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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-07
BANDS Ct NSA5S.5 HOLD POWERFUL SWAY

its destination, a well known and "hon-
orable' merchant without a word In
another case the young son of q GER
tain prince was kidnapped and a sum
of 100000 francs was demanded for
his return. The prince Immediately
sent the money without breathing a
syllable to a single soul about the in
cident, which only became known to
the police some time later from a dis
covery of the letters of negotiation.
Rivals of the Malta.
Much more farreaching and almost
as terrible is the Camorra. an organic
ed band of assassins who infest Tur-
key and stretch their fearful tentacles
over almost the whole of the Levant.
This society had its origin in the for
mer kingdom of Naples, where it plum
dered and terrorized the country. prac-
ticed wholesale smuggling and under
took for a suitable reward to commit
any crime from murder to arson.
Candidates for membership swore
upon an iron crucifiX a fearful oath of
fidelity and secrecy and only after a
long period of training and probation
received the two knives of peculiar
form by which the Camorristi recog-
nized one another
In Turkey. where the Camorra is
particularly active at present, incen-
diarism is its chief occupation. 1t is
said that three fires out of every four
in ConStantinople are the work of the
Camorra, whose method is to remove
all valuables from the chosen house or
shop, saturate the walls and floors
with petroleum and set fire to it. The
agent who refuses to pay the insurance
money is promptly assassinated
Other Dreaded Societies.
But the services of the Camorra are
available to any who are willing to
pay heavily enough for them, from a
jealous wife who wishes to get rid of
a fair rival to the tradesman who can
not collect his debts. If threats fail
a stab in the dark invariably settles
the business satisfactorily. Like the
Malta, the Camorra draws it's members
llolll lll NldSSSS, Ii jill tllV w III Ii
to the man of rank and fashion. and
any disloyalty means death to the rec
reant member.
Among many other secret societies
in Europe-the Carbonari, in Italy; the
Nihilsts. in Russia-the Hetaira has
had princes and even kings among its
members. The Car Alexander I. owed
allegiance to the Hetaira. and Napo-
leon III. was throughout his reign sub
missive to the grand master of the
Carbonari, whom he joined as a young
man. The Grand Duke Nicholas Con-
stantinovitch, who was exiled to ST.
IBERIA for stealing his mothers jewels,
was a member of the Nihilist society
and had for a wife Nihilist. daughter
of the postmaster of Tashkend
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-07
Giant M sIons.

Giant watermelons and muskmelons
grow in Diarbekir, Asiatic Turkey.
Some Of them are as large as flour
barrel. They are raised in the beds
of rivers which are almost dry in sum-
mer. Their meat is coarse and not
nearly as sweet as that of smaller va
rieties grown elsewhere.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-07
TAG BABIES "N0 NE BESE.'

Campaign Inausurated Against Pro-
miscuous Kissing of Children.
The latest fad in the nursery is to
equip children with printed labels
bearing the words. mo Me Bese" C'Do
Not Kiss MeD.
The tags are the result of a Euro
pean campaign against the promiscu-
GUS kissing of children. The wording
is in Spanish because the idea is said
TO have originated with Queen Vic
toria of Spain.
On hygienic grounds the queen di-
rected that her three children should
not be kissed by the sundry court at
tendants who desired merely to show
their loyalty.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-07
MORE PEANUTS IMPORTED.
Uncle Sam Increases His Liking For
Coolers.

OnCie OdHl lHCTSdScS tbs LlNil9 EoT
Coolers.
1t may have been due to the increase
in the number of peanut eating fans
at the baseball games or it may have
been because of the more extensive de.
mands of the confectioner but the fact
is the imports of peanuts to the United
States for the year 1910 assumed un-
precedented proportions.
Consul General Gaulin at Marseilles,
France, where great quantities of pea
nuts are raised, reports to the depart
ment of commerce and labor that pea
nut exports to the United States for
the year 1910 rose in value from the
comparatively insignificant total of
$S,772 in 1909 to $371 ,56S. Large pur-
chases of peanut oil by Americans also
were recorded. and the trade was the
briskest in years.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-07

subjects which kick The weather of
High hats sufgsm etc. The
the better,
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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-07

~A HE trial of Il band of Gamer
rists mt Niterbo. Italy. draw
"a attention to the secret suciC
ties of Europe which have' iol
their object murder or any form of vic
lence and crime that will promote
their views or fill the pockets Of thc
scoundrels who belong to them.
The whole continent is honeycomhpd
with such societies, who set all laws ~
defiance and are a constant terror &c
law abiding people.
Morountzeff, the man who dieu
through being accidentally shot by :;
fellow criminal during the attemptet
burglary in Houndsditch. was known
to the continental police as the dcs
perate leader of a gang of hooligHn
and thieves which he had got tO@r. l.
er, known as the "Zmowa RobgotnlC-
"a" the members of which devoted
their energies to robberies with vio
lence and attacks upon banks and CON
mercial houses. In these outrages saT
en- persons were killed. Twelve mem
bers of this gang were ultimately caI..
tured and hanged. but MorountHeff es
capped.
One of the most terrible of these
leagues of criminals is the dread,G
Malta, which has terrorized Sicily / >
several generations and is said to J..
especially active just now. Its ami
bic code of honor is to defy the ilN
and to rule the island by threats anG
violence.
Includes All Glasses.
According to NJ. Gianelli. the Mafia
is "an unapprOachable and multifurm
union of persons of all classes. who
aid each other, in spite of the law anG
morality, to murder, to intimidate ana
sequestrate landed proprietors, to r.: 80
a ring in the corn market to forge
wills, to influence the results of trials
and TO push their best men into GOV.
ernment Offices" Its ranks include
men of all classes, from outlaws tn
mayors and judges and from thieves
and sharpers to members of parlia
ment.
At one time this remarkable band
confined its efforts principally to kid
naping the sons of rich families ana
to coming false money. Now they
draw most of their revenue from levy
ing blackmail on wealthy landowners
in return for their protection and 10y
assisting smugglers. Direct robbery
and violence are resorted to only for
vengeance.
How powerful the Malta is is shown
by the following stories: One day !
large case arrived at the Palermo Gus
toms labeled Biscuits The custom
officials opened it and discovered 500
900 francs in forged banknotes. No
one of them, however. dared TO speal
The case was recosed and sent on t.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-07
New York's Marriages.

New York's marriages decreased
3,59S in the year following the finan-
cial furry of 1907. Since then they
have gained steadily, recovering the
loss and bringing the figures higher
than those OF any year before 1907.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-07
Livery.
Certified Nurse,
ERIE TRAINS.

Trains leave Onion depot at 8.25
a. M and PAS p. m. week days.
Trains arrive Union depot at LEO
and sos p. m. week days.
Saturday only, Erie and Wyoming
arrives at 3.4h p. m. and leaves at
$50 p. IN.
Sunday trains leave 2.48 and ar
rive aI 7.02.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-07
Attorneys-at-Law.

CHARLES A. McCARTY,
" ATTORNEY q COUNSELOR AT-LAw.
Special and prompt attention given to the
collection of claims. Office over Reifs new
store. Honesdale. Pa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-07
FORTY YEARS IN BED.

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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
NO MORE CAR AHEADy
UNLESS RIDERS AGREE.
Public Service Corporation Is
sues Strict Orders TO Carmen.

Bulletins have been posted in the
various car houses of Public Service
Railway Company conveying to motor
men conductors strict instructions
regarding the turning back of cars be-
fore reaching the end Of designated
routes.
In cases of emergency starters and
inspectors ma order cars turned back.
but the only time car crews will be
permitted to shorten runs of their own
volition and without the consent OF the
passengers is when a car becomes Grip
pied and a to be removed from
service.
Provision is made, however, that
where passengers consent to taRe the
"car ahead" or car following crews
may turn cars in case OF a blockade
or tie-up If it is necessary to do so to
maintain the timetable of the line. In
such cases conductors must explain the
a for turning bach in requesting
passengers to change cars and the car
to which the passengers are asked to
change must be in readiness to receive
them. If passengers refuse to comply
with the request made, the crews must,
except in the case of crippled car. con-
tinue to the end of the line. AS the
only object of turning a back is to
overcome unlocked for delays and keep
as near to the timetable as possible,
the company hopes for cooperation fro
riders in enforcing the rules.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
FREDERICK B. KEIM.

n funeral OF Frederick B. Keim, AZ
years old, superintendent OF general
delivery at the local p~ostof1ce, whose
death Saturday followed an illness of
four days will be held tonight at the
home, $40 Bergen street. Services will
be conducted by the Rev. William II.
Morgan, pastor of the Central Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Representa-
tives of the p~ostoftlce and the numerous
lodges with which Mr.. Keim was
affiliated will also be in attendance.
Incarceration will be held tomorrow at
Rosehill crematory. A widow, Mrs.
katharine Keim, a daughter, Miss
Marion c Klein, his mother, Mrs. WAL
burga Keinl. and brother, Bernhardt
Keim, survive.
Supervising officers in the different
departments at the p~ostoffice haze
formed themselves into honorary pail
bearers to act at the funeral tomorrow
of their former associate, Frederick E.
Keim. r. T. Stokes, Lewis A. Ed
wards, David Sanford. Henry Jaud II,
Frank Hand and T. W. Frampton are
the pall-bearers.
A number of floral pieces will be sent
TO the home as tokens of regard from
the many associates which Mr.. Keim
had been connected with. According
to the wishes of the widow the flowers
win be sent to public hospitals after
the funeral.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
ILLINOIS VOTEsSELLERS
FACE MUSIC LIKE OHIO'S.

DANvILLE. ILL.,, Jan. 2S.-vermillion
county's grand Jury. on beginning to-
day the second week OF its existence.
faced a situation which may prove a
crisis in the affairs of the county.
The outcome of this weeks investiga-
ton of the vote-selling which has been
generally known to have been taking
place in the county for years. may
fairly be said to depend upon Circuit
Judge z. r.. e. Klmbrough and Fore
mar Isaac woodward, of the grand
jury.
Judge K~imbrough. it is generally be-
lieved, will hold the buyers immune, 50
that only grand jury pressure will
bring out their stories. Fear of
the alleged sellers of votes of sum-
mary punishment If they are found out.
Is believed to be the factor which will
start things" Little evidence in the
vote situation was expected to be Eaken
when the grand jury reconvened late
today. as murder trials will be con-
sidered first.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
CHILDREN AIM TO
MAKE ". ORANGE
TOWN BEAUTIFUL
One Little Miss Gives Her Views
on How Youngsters Can
Help in Scheme.

AS an incentive to the school children
OF West Orange the Junior Civic League
Of West Orange. Mrs. Farnham Yard
ley, chairman, will publish In the Eve
ming STAR honor rolls of the young
folk in h various grades. and the first
issued today includes many pupils.
Suggestions for improving West Orange
were the topics of compositions sub
mitted by the little folk, and some
ambitious plans are being made in the
Juvenile minds as indicated in the
bright letters sent.
The following was submitted by
Bessie Baldwin, grade v. st. Marks
School:
What can children do to improve a
town? They can do a great deal. They
can beautify the town by keeping the
grass cut and making fi~ower-beds. In
winter, when snow and Ice are o N the
sidewalks, they can clean 1t off and
keep persons from falling and hurting
themselves. They can pick up papers,
and keep the yard looking neat. 1t
makes the house much more attractive
to have some pretty flower boyes out
on the porches. After the refuge cans
have been emptied the children can
carry them from the street. They can
also keep leaves and banan skins from
the gutter. II bird houses were built,
more birds would come to town, too"
'In the town they can dc many
things. too. Some of the streets of
West Orange are not marked, and
when strangers come to town they do
not know the streets. Boys can print
the names OF the streets on pieces Of
wood and put them at the corners
Near st. Marks School the hat factory
fence can be improved by planting
vines there. Children can keep others
from chalking buildings and sidewalks
and making places and trees unsightly
by cutting pictures or initials upon
them.
81 think It will be g. good plan to
have the Junior Civic League. Fathers
and mothers of the children who be-
long will be interested, too, no doubt,
and help the work along"
Miss Baldwin's associates on the
honor roll for grade v are Ldnnle Bed
ford, Florence Blank, Lillian Dodd.
Samuel Garteniaub. Rudolph Kinzel,
Helen Klein, .Gussie Kolker, Edith
WirtE and Dorothy Brown. Grade ".
list includes Thomas Bradley. Hazel
Carberry, William C~harleBworth, Mary
Christiano, Marguerite Freddy. Henry
Hedges, James Longstreet. Margaret
Mulvihill and Frank yosburgh. Grade
III. has William Belott. Douglas Dan
gler, Harry Fletcher, Lillian Fletcher,
William Smith, Kathryn Carberry and
Fannie Bavosa.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
TRAIN YOUTHS As
wPICKpOCKETS AND
SEND Them HERE
Trio of Boys, Sent to Newark
from Manhattan, Are
Quickly Arrested.

That professional thieves on the lower
East Side of New York city are train
Ing young boys as p~ickpockets and
sending them to Newark and other
towns In New Jersey Is the claim made
by Detective-Sergesnts Ryan and Far
rell, of police headquarters. Their con-
tention seems TO be borne out by n
fessions secured from two of three lads
arrested in Centre Market Saturday
night.
The lads arrested are Goldie Stein, II
years old. OF PIG East Thirteenth street;
Daniel Deutsch, 10 years OF age, 225
East Fourteenth street. and Abraham
Kampel, IS years old. who lives on
East Twelfth street, Manhattan.
Stein confessed this morning that he
and his companions. left New York
Saturday afternoon and came to New
ark to pick pockets. As soon as the
trio reached here they got busy n
after visiting q number Of department
and Ave and ten-cent stores went to
the Centre Market. where they opened
the pocketbook of Mrs. Lydia Barrett.
of 100 Schley street, and obtained 81
In cash.
Finds Money In Pocket.
Ryan and Farrell had peer following
the trio for some time and shortly
after Mrs. Barrett's money had been
stolen arrested the lads, the "a stolen
from Mrs. Barrett being found pinned
inside the trousers Of young Kampel.
Stein and Deutsch were held by Po-
lice Judge Hahn in the First Precinct
Police Court this morning in $1,000 bail,
while Kampel is confined in the House
of Detention as a Juvenile offender. In
police court this morning Stein admit
ted that he and his companions had
been sent to Newark 'by a man, I
don't know his name, to learn how to
pick pockets"
ut will be some time before you have
g. chance to learn any MORE about the
game remarked Judge Hahn, as he
held Stein and Deutsch to the grand
jury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
WILL SUBMIT CANADIAN
COMPACT TO CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The new
Canadian reciprocity agreement Will
be presented to Congress next Thurs
day, accompanied by a strong message
Of Endorsement by President Taft. AL
most simultaneously Mr.. Fielding, the
Canadian minister OF finance, will sub
nit the agreement to the Canadian
Parliament in session at Ottawa. In
each case the agreement win be ceom
panied by detailed statements of the
precise effect of the changes econ
mended in the existing tariff law, with
comparisons Of the existing and pro-
jected rates.
Absolute silence still is maintained
by the officials here as to the nature
of the changes, but there is reason to
believe that they are sure of hearty
approval in at least n quarter, and
that is by the American publishers and
OF print paper.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
DhVID \. MERRITT.
NOTED NEWARK
MERCHANT, DIES
T. .-~----
Pioneer in Metal Ceiling Bust.
uessNSucCumbs After Three
Weeks Illness.

David II. Merritt, for sixteen years
secretary and treasurer OF the Merritt
Metal Ceiling Company, at SO Academy
street, died early today. A compllca-
tion of diseases after an illness Of
three weeks caused Mr.. Merritt'e death
at his home. 40 Marin place,
On August 16. 1867, David II. Merritt
a born In Morris county. When 10
years old he came to Newark with his
his city since, In 1894. with his brother,
George 3. Merritt, he established the
metal ceiling company, which at that
time was one OF the few concerns In
that line here. With his brother as
president, the small business crew until
it attained its present mark of prog
ress, and during those years David II.
Merritt made an enviable reputation
among the contractors and builders OF
Newark.
Member of Political and Social Clubs.
Mr.. Merritt was a member OF the
George H. Adams Council, Jr. o. U. A.
M; West End Club, Sixth Ward Re-
publican Club, the Road Horse As
ISOLATION and severe other political and
social organizations. He was also a
director Of the Conservative Building
n Loan Association.
The funeral will be held from the
Nairn place address Thursday after
mon at 2 O'Clock. A delegation of the
Jr. o. U. A. M. Council will attend.
Burial will be made In Woodland Gene
terry.
A widow, Mrs. Matilda Merritt, a
daughter Dorothy, one son, Leslie Mer-
rift, a sister and two brothers survive.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
FIRE TIES UP RAILROAD
DIVISION OF ESQ MILES.

ABERDEEN, l.. D.. Jan. 23.--The
division headquarters, local freight
houses and passenger station OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road here burned today. Loss $500, 900.
The fire started from the explosion OF
a heater in the freight shed and spread
so rapidly that the train dispatchers
managed to get out of the building only
with their ~typewriters. The movement
of trains on the entire Montevideo
division for ESQ miles is tied up until
wires can DO restored.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
FRANK HOLT.

The funeral of Frank Holt, the
teweler. who died on Friday. was held
this afternoon from the home. "a He'd
den terrace. Services were conducted
by the Rev. Henry R. Rose, pastor Of
the Church OF the Redeemer.
Mr.. Holt Is survived by a widow. Il
daughter, Miss Marguerite Holt, and a
son, Sydney T. Holt.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
WOULD-bE SLAYER
DIES OF WOUND he
INFLICTED DEG. e
Stuart Jones, Who Shot Self
After Attempting Murder,
Passes Away.

After a fight for life, lasting several
weeks, Stuart r. Jones, the Central
railroad fireman, who shot himself IN
the head after attempting to murder
Station Master George M. Smith at the
Broad street station, December %. sue
cumbed to his wound at st. Barnabas's
Hospital yesterday afternoon. His
body was removed to the undertaking
esta blishment of Joshua Brierley. pend
ing the completion of funeral arrange
ments Jones's intended victim, whom
he shot in the hip. recovered rapidly
Hospital a few days after his admit
lance.
h double shooting on h station
platform occurred in view of scores OF
travellers, who had just alighted from
an incoming train. Up to hat day
Jones n his superior, Smith, had been
on the best Of terms. In the afternoon
Jones returned an order given him by
Smith, and. leaving the station, bought
q cheap revolver and a box of cart
ridges at a store nearby. Returning,
Jones found Smith standing on a plat
form experimenting the drilling of a
string Of o cars.
shoots ninth in HIP.
With an oath Jones whipped out his
weapon and while standing several rods
away opened fire on the station master.
The first two bullets went Wild, lar
rowly missing several persons who were
within range OF the freman's pistol.
rTt,o 4tir1 vntrctla IoI-oI (ya.. Cr,(kHsa
hip. There still remained two I'M
used cartridges IN Jones's weapon when
he saw Smith fall fainting to the plat
form. and, turning the pistol on himself,
he 9 one of them Grabbing into his
brain, just back OF the right eye. Five
minutes after the shooting the fireman's
father, n of the oldest engineers in
the employ of the road, came into the
station with his train. He collapsed
when he was informed OF his sons act.
Jones lived in Seymour avenue. He
is survived by his parents, his wife and
two small children.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
CORPSES PILED HIGH IN
PLAGUE CITY STREETS.

HARBIN, Manchuria, Jan Zs.-Fud-
ziadian. a suburb OF Hardin, and the
particular plague spot OF Manchuria. is
to be isolated as the first systematic
step toward ex~terminating the plague
that has grown more threatening every
day. Corpses are piled high in the
streets and in the yards adjoining the
homes. Last week there we're 1900
deaths in Fudziadian. Tho pneumonia
type of the plague Iredominates
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23

be made in the Cemetery of the Holy
Sepulchre. Mrs. Kings death on sat
urdey resulted from pneumonia after
an illness oe one week.
Seventy-one years ago Mrs. King WIS
born in County Westmeath, ireland.
When Is years old her parents died, and
she %journeyed to this county. Shortly
after her arrival in America Mrs. King
made her nome in this city and had re-
sided here since. Three sons, Harry
J. and John v. King. architects, and
Mart King and two brothers survive.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
MRS. SARAH E. VAN DIYNE.

The Rev. George G. Vogel, pastor Of
the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church. will off1ciate al the funeral
services his evening for Mrs. Sarah
e. Van Duyne in the home, 24s Clifton
avenue. Burial will be made at Lower
Montville. Mrs. Van Duyne. who was
SO years old, succumbed to a complica-
ton of diseases on Saturday. She was
the widow OF the late Martin De Witt
Var Duyne. Two sons, Giles n Edwin
Van Duyne. and two grandchildren sur
yive.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
JEWISH sIsTnRHoop "Ar HOME

The members of the board Of man
ayers of the Jewish Sisterhood will be
Eat home az the institution, los Mont
gomery street, on Thursday afternoon.
when the public is invited to come and
visit the classes and see the work that
Is being carried on by this organization
Mrs. Abraham Rothschild. is chair
man of the committee and assisting
her will be Mrs. Bernard Strauss, Mrs.
C. Stern, Mrs. Louis Piaut and Mrs.
s.. 3. Walters.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23
DOGS UNDER SURVEILLANCE.

in the Hyde Park section Of East Or
ange a few days ago is believed to
have bitten several other dogs. One
died yesterday of the rabies, and the
others seen In its company are under
surveillance.