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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07

lin, Clarke w. Crannell, and George
T. Hughes to carry this proposal into
effect.
The Committee decided that the
most appropriate memorial would be
a gateway at the entrance to Library
Lane. 1t is estimated that the en-
tire gateway, so feet in width, will
cost $4,000. The committee is rails
ing this amount, by popular subscrip-
tion, ranging from 81 to $1,000.
So much interest has been shown
in this undertaking that it is within
the range of possibility that a great
er sum may be realized than the
cost of the proposed gateway in
which event this surplus will go to-
wards the establishment of a chair
of English Poetry at Union College.
The alumni committee consists of
George Alexander, 'GG, N. Y. City,
pastor University Place Presbyterian
church; Frank Bailey, 'S5, Brooklyn,
n. Y, Vice-President, Title Guaran-
tee and Trust Co., Charles A. Rich
mond, Schenectady,aN. Y, President
Union College; Homer Greene, 70,
lawyer, Honesdale; Conde Hamlin,
'S3, N. Y. City, New York Tribune;
c. E. Franklin, 'S3, Elmhurst, l..
l., Asst Supt. Schools, n. Y. City;
George T. Hughes, '93, N. Y. City,
Leslies Weekly.
The honorary committee consists
of Joseph H. Choate, n. Y. City,
former Ambassador to England;
Charles E. Hughes, Washington, D..
c., Associate Justice, U. S. Supreme
Court; st. Clair McKelway, Brook
lyn, n. Y, Editor Brooklyn Eagle;
Hamilton w. Mabie, N. Y. City, As
sociate Editor Outlook; Henry
Van Dyke, author, Princeton, N. j.;
Joseph E. Ransdell, Member U. s..
Congress, Lake Providence, La
The history of the eccentric John
Howard Payne, man of most
enormous egotism, is that of poet
actor, dramatist and diplomat He
appeared with many different COM
panies, in many roles, in cities both
in America and abroad. His immor-
tai song Home, Sweet Home, :"
which has had more universal cir
culation than any other song written
hefore or since, he introduced in his
sspera "Clari, the Maid of Milan"
The song was sung by Miss M. Tree,
sister of Ellen Tree He wrote the
song when he was occupying a small
lodging room in the upper story of
building near the Palais Royal in
Paris.
"Mid pleasures and palaces though
we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place
like home"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
Reserves Decision In
Mans-COon Controversy
SQUIRE SMITH SUGGESTS SET
ELEMENT AS BEST WAY OUT.

Fortenia turned out en- maSSe last
Friday morning, when witnesses and
interested friends of both parties
filled Squire Robert A. Smiths
Office and overfiowed into the court
house corridor at the hearing of
Fletcher Coon, who was arrested by
deputy constable p. j. Moran charg-
ed by Frank j. Mang, Texas town.
ship, with being disorderly in the
public highway of said township,
on May %, 1911, and wanting to
fight with deponent, and using vul-
gar and vile threats against depon-
ent and his family, and with being
very disorderly.
Attorney P. H. Iloff appeared for
the prosecution, and F. p. Kimble,
Esq, was counsel for Mr.. Coon. The
prosecution called as witnesses
John Moser, Thomas Grove, Fred
Horst. For the defense Fletcher
Coon, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hauser, and
Miss Goodnough testified. Frank p.
Mang, Jr., and Allen Bryant, who
testified at the preliminary hearing,
Wednesday morning, were recalled.
The case was an extremely leng-
thy one and lasted until almost
dinner time. After hearing the
evidence in the case, as well as the
arguments of the attorneys, Squire
Smith reserved his decision, and
suggested that it would be we'll if a
settlement could be effected in the
matter.
The whole affair, it is alleged, is
simply a neighborhood quarrel, the
outgrowth of Mr.. Mang's failure to
get a license at March term of
Court. The alleged offense was COM
mitted last Sunday afternoon at
Fortenia, when, it is alleged, un-
complimentary and unprintable COM
pliments were exchanged between
| Fletcher Coon, the defendant, who
was sitting on Mr.. Hauser's front
porch, and Frank P. Mang, Jr., who
was passing along the road in front
of the house with Allen Bryant.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
REFUND.
First Time Post Office
Dept. Has No Deficit
MIR. HITCHCOCK'S MASTERLY
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
SOLVES DIFFICULT
PROBLEM.

The Postoffice Department for the
first time in nearly thirty years is
self-supporting. Postmaster General
Hitchcock announced last week that
the Department is now able to meet
its entire expenses without aid from
the Federal treasury and has accord
ingly returned to the Secretary of the
Treasury S3,000,000 which was set
aside from the public funds to de-
fray the expenses of the postal SER
vice in the current fiscal year. Not
only is the service now self-sustain-
ing but there is at present, according
to the Postmaster Generals an
nouncement, postal surplus of more
than $1,000,000. The Postmaster
General expects that this surplus will
be greater for the entire year unless
extraordinary expenses occur in the
next month.
The wiping out of the postal deficit
within two years is regarded by Pres
ident Taft as one of the most salts
factory accomplishments of his Ad-
ministration. When the Taft admin
istration entered upon its life it in
herited a deficit of more than $17,-
100000, the largest in the history
of the postal service.
The Postmaster General contends
that the big deficit has been wiped
out not by curtailing postal facilities
as some of his critics have contended
but by introducing business methods
in the Department and extending the
service along profitable lines. The
percentage of increase in expendi.
lures in the current year has been
somewhat compared with the aver.
age annual increase in the last de.
cade. At the same time the increase
in revenue has fallen considerably
below the normal record.
Were it not FOR reforms in the
financial system of the Post Office
Department adopted under the Taft
administration it would not be pos
sible to make the refund of $4,000,
600 to the Federal Treasury, ever
though the postal revenues for the
current year had exceeded the ex
penditures. An accounting pla1
adopted about a year ago insurel
the prompt deposit in the Treasur,
of postal funds not Immediately re
quired for disbursement at post
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
Homer Greene, Lawyer-POet, On Committee To
Erect Memorial Gateway At Union College
JOHN HOWARD PAYNE, FAMOUS SONG
A
YEARS

Homer Greene, the well-known
Honesdale lawyer, who has sung the
praises of Wayne county in poetry
and prose, and whose fame as writ
er of short stories extends from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the
Great Lakes to the Gulf, has been
chosen as a member of the alumni
committee of Union College who are
engaged in raising money to erect a
John Howard Payne Memorial Gate
way at Union College.
When seen by a Citizen man at his
Office Friday afternoon, he talked in
terestingly of his alma matters plan
for honoring the memory of the
author of Home, Sweet Home"
81 attended quite a number of the
meetings of the committee in New
York. | shall be present at the eX-
ercises of commencement on June
49," he said.
Mr.. Greene was graduated from
Union College in 1876, and conse-
quently this year will be the 35th
anniversary of his graduation which
will be celebrated by a class reunion.
He attended the 30th annual reunion
five years ago.
When asked what induced him to
go to Union College?' Mr.. Greene re-
piled:
"At the time l went there, Union
College had one of the best engineer
ing schools in the United States and
still has. | went there and took a
course in engineering. l remained
and took a full course and got the
degree of B. A
The only other Honesdale man
who attended Union College, he said,
was a man by the name of B. B.
Smith, who lived here many years
ago
One hundred years ago John How
ard Payne, author of Home, Sweet
Home" was student in Union Col
lege. Throughout his wandering
life he never had another real home.
At a recent meeting of the Union
College Alumni Association of New
York, Mr.. c. E. Franklin called at
tention to this anniversary and re-
marked that two songs most widely
known and sung were the 'Marsel-
laise," the song of unrest, of pro-
test against the established order
an appeal for greater equality of OPP
portunity, and Home, Sweet Home"
the song of rest. He proposed that,
on the College domain, a suitable
memorial of the poet Payne be erect
ed. The Association accordingly ap-
pointed a Committee consisting OF
DR.. George Alexander, President c.
A. Richmond, DR.. Frank Bailey, and
Messrs. c. E. Franklin, George F.
Seward, Homer Greene. Conde Ham
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
1T REQUIRED TWELVE STITCHES

Twelve stitches were required to
sew up a severed artery in the arm
of Andrew Hessling, which he sus-
tanned last Friday afternoon by fall
ing on the roof of the Florence Silk
Mill, his arm penetrating a skylight.
In company with Joseph Herzog, Mr..
Hessling was engaged in painting
the roof, when in attempting to
leave the roof he fell, and cut deep
cash in his arm. DR.. w. Il. McCon-
will was called and the patient was
made as comfortable as possible
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
NEW ARNIORY ACCEPTED.

The new $4,000 Park Place
Armory was formally accepted last
Friday night, by Brigadier General
Charles Bowman Dougherty, Wilkes
Barre, representative of the Arm
ory Board of the State of Pennsylva-
mia, at a meeting of the Honesdale
Armory Board. The formal dedica-
tion ceremonies, which were to
have taken place in June, were
postponed until the forepart of Sep
tember. 1t was decided to hold a
military ball the last of June.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
Split MILK.

An exciting runaway took place on
lower Main street, Sunday morning,
when a team of horses hitched to a
milk wagon, belonging to August
Heyne, Adelia, took fright at a pass
ing automobile, and dashed down
along the Erie tracks until they
came to the Lackawaxen river.
where they stopped. The wagon was
smashed and the milk dumped into
the streets, the horses escaping with
a few scratches. Two boys, who
were the sole occupants of the wag-
on, jumped out and escaped unhurt
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
RIGGER RoRDEN BuILDING.

Borden officials, d. j. Purdy, of
the manufacturing department, New
York, G. w. Laidlow, boss carpenter,
Oneonta, N. Y, Frank Smith, milk
agent, and A. F. Trimble, Erie di-
vision engineer, Scranton, came to
Honesdale Friday and visited the
East Honesdale plant of the COM
pany, which it is rumored is to be
replaced by modern $25, 900 build
ing. Under the efficient management
of Superintendent George Lambrecht
the plant there has outgrown Its
present quarters, carload of milk
and cream being shipped to New
York daily.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
A SURPRISE PARTY.

A delightful surprise party was
given Harry Leftwich in honor of his
21st birthday last Saturday evening
at the home of Anthony Rickert, In
dian Orchard. A very pleasant even
ing was spent. The celebrants were:
Misses Clotilda Smith, Agatha Man
ger, Agnes Smith, Name Welch, Kate
Mangan, Mabel Wagner, Charlotte
Austin, Bessie Gregory, Margaret
Dean, Mary Major, Anna Smith,
Sophia Gutheil, Clara Laurtonius,
Florence Rupert, Laura Hertle,
Mary Laurtonius, Loretta Spinner,
Mary Gutheil and Messrs. Harry left
wich, George Manger, Frank Coon,
Noah Gregorg, George Rogers, F..
Wagner, John Smith, Leo Weeks, G..
Smith, Lawrence Tenbus, Tracy Bis
hop, William Austin. Dainty refresh
ments were served.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
Death of Mrs. Mary E. Barns.

Mrs. Mary E. Barns, widow of the
late George Barns, entered into rest
Tuesday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Charles e. Dodge,
1922 Main street, in the 74th year
of her age, being born October 21,
1887. Funeral services will be held
at the home of her daughter, Thurs
day afternoon, at 3 o'clock, Rev. A.
l.. Whitaker officiating, with inter-
ment at Glen Dyberry cemetery.
j. T. Lynn, of the Tribune-Repub-
lican, Scranton, spent Tuesday in
Honesdale.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
DEATH OF ALBERT FALK.
Especial to The Citizen.l
New York CITY. June

New York City, June 6.
Albert Falk, formerly a resident of
Corning, died Monday morning, June
5, after brief illness.
A telegram to this effect was re-
ceived late Tuesday afternoon from
Mrs. Arnold B. Heine, 26 West 72nd
street, New York City.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
SAFE AND SANE FOURTH.

Governor Tener has signed two
bills which are to make the Fourth
of July practically harmless through
out the state this year. The meas
ures place strict regulations around
the manufacture and sale of any fire
cracker of more than six inches in
length. This marks the doom of the
cannon cracker and the dynamite
torpedo.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
LET'S TALK 1T OVER
No. 2.

of idea that they'd be pretty popular with the ladies'
But imagine pleasurewhen told the
other day that he made grab for them before his wife,
"Ha, ha" chuckled, 'and wherefOre?'
replied, 'While a check
dislike the
made Fashion
Editor gives which where
off, Savvy?"
We savvied all right DO you?
BY the faster than the kicks did
detective
believe Sherlock Holmes had appetite Solid
Spvn he must kept Dr. Watson busy writing dyspepsia
scriptiOns
Friday In the meantime have
tons about anything at all, write phone wire.
Sincerely
BARRETT HANSON WITHERBEE
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
Play at the High School Auditorium.

The class of 1911 of the Homes
dale High school will present a play
at the auditorium on Thursday even
ing, June s, at S:15 entitled Grad
uation Day at Wood Hill School" I"
The cast of characters includes:
Horatio Elihu Jones. Leon Hagaman
j. Pepper Jones Charles Markle
Miss Emily Jones. Dorothy Dein
Miss Alice haywood. Agnes Carr
Miss Flora Uldberry. Helen Caufield
Adelbert Rensselaer,. Roy Leinbach
81 Green Arthur Saunders
Miss Amy Lee Gertrude Krantz
MISS Nellie Green ..... Dolla Cody
Mr.. Joshua Brogg. Merton Garfield
Miss Eva Smart. ..... Anna Kilroe
Miss Flossie Bright Ethel Schiessler
Miss Abigail Shuck. Florence Sluman
Mr.. Hiram A, Pryor -. Joe Jacobs
Miss Fannie Marks. Bessie Kimble
MISS Maria Brogg. Julia Storms
Mr.. Ira Lowe. ....... Ray Dibble
MISS Matilda Mogg, Margaret Rickard
Act | represents the living-room
| of the Jones farm house.
Horatio, the simple CHEEKY soul,
an admirer of Lincoln and formerly
a teacher at the Academy, is to
speak at the graduation exercises.
He loves Alice Mayhood, formerly
his pupil. His brother, Pepper, "at
odds with the world" makes fun of
-Ioratio.
Adelbert Rensselaer,, from the city,
is Horatio's rival.
Act II-Wood Hill school on the
night of the graduation exercises.
Speeches, recitations, songs and
| a little love making help to make
this very enjoyable act.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07

to know if the council wouldn't put
up a wall to connect with theirs,
there being one at Kimble's and
BunnePs but none at the foot of
High street. The matter was left
to the Street Committee with power
to act.
1t was decided to spare the tree
on High street, which it is alleged
spoiled the view, of one of the citi-
zens of Honesdale, down to West
street. This same resident, who
first asked the council to cut the
tree down, later relented, and told
one of the members of the street
committee, that che thought, if it
was trimmed up, it would help
some"
1t cost just S95O.91 to run the
Maple City in May, as the following
itemized list of bills and claims,
which were passed and ordered paid
shows:
Consolidated Light Heat and
Power Company [40 arc
lights at S5.S4 a month,
$236.62; 121a incandes-
cent lights at 81 month,
$12.50, etc, ETC., etc. J.. $263.41
l.. Weidner, [team hire, eX-
ira man and his own payl 106.27
T. Sweeney [labor] .... 1882
]. Thomas, [laborl ... 35.1S
NJ. Stapleton [labor] ..... 65.93
Sam Brown [for use of stone
cruSherI .............. SO. 90
P. Tallman [team hirel.... 1850
F. Rickert [team hire] go. 1850
j. Ordnung [team hirel. 49,. 1920
Francis Weidner [team hire1 1850
H. Stevenson [team hire] :. LEO
H. Knorr [laborl.. ....... 20.60
j. Bell [labor] .......... 1910
L. Robins [labor] ........ 9.26
H. Knapp [laborl ........ 1880
j. Fischer [laborl ........ 32.1S
l.. Braman [team hirel.... 1900
Cortright & Co. [team hire] 1876
Jim Murray [labor].. 9.26
Fred Mauer [laborl ..... 1882
Honesdale Cons. L. H. & P.
Engine room fixturesl. 3.35
T. Canivan [police duty].. $500
7. Canivan [disposing of one
dogI ............... LOO
Levi De Groat May police
SerV1ceI ........ 5000
l.. S. Collins [surveying See
lig lot and drawing deed
for samel ......... 600
George P. Ross [making du-
plicate of borough tax,
1911 ............. 500
Bell Telephone May service1 $40
e. w. Gammell recording
deed of Seelig landl 2.25
Consolidated Light H. & P.
Co. ............... 2.71
Balance on Seelig Land -. $500
Total ......... S950.91
After giving the neWSnapers ner-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07

Large Amount OF Business Transacted At Regular
Meeting OF Borough Council

MAYOR KUHBACH EXPECTS DEFINITE ANSWER ON
/ MARKET STEAM ROLLER
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07

The great Sparks circus will soon
be here. The young as we'll as the
old will be glad when that day comes
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07

mission to insert free notice warn
ing people against throwing garbage
into the river, council adjourned at
9:55 p. m, Mayor Kuhbach stating
that he expected to receive definite
information on the street pave
question, from State Highway Com
missioner Hunter, within few
days.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07
GREAT DETECTIVE is T vaED AGAIN
Solid Ivory SpIivnS Returns From Dyberry After
FruitIeSS Search For Missing Editor

CLUES; PERHAPS YOURS is
LUCKY WINNER; FRIDAYS ISSUE WILL TELL; DON'T
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07

CONTINUED ON Page Four.)
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
Bulldog Breeders Protest
Draft Letter to Governor Sanders of Louisiana
Condemning Batting by Monkey.

he was asked 10 do because we know the
true bulldogs nature, and we pity the GO
rllla, but for their masters and the spec
tators, no one of them high enough in sim
pie morality or humanity, We have moth
ing but feelings of profound contempt
loathng and sense OF bitter shame, in
the face of all dumb and decent animals,
because they are still considered human be-
ngs, and, categorically, our fellow men.
We voice this protest 20 you not only as
dog fanciers and humane sportsmen. but,
and even more so. al citizens of the United
States, Of which the State of Louisiana is
a powerful and prominent part, and as citi-
zens we feel IL our right to resent such eX-
hibitions as tending TO degrade our nation
in the eyes of the whole civilized world.
We therefore fancy that your eXcelency
will take coenZancs Of the affair and II,
after bringing 10 it the scrutiny OF
searching Investigation, the facts warrant,
you will mete out the proper punishment to
the promoters, the spectators and the au-
thorites who countenanced Il. Respectfully
submitted. w. 5. GURNEE. JR.,
Signed-H. d. Coghlan, Harold w. Gould,
John w Merriam. A. d. Gillette. John w.
Minturn, c. p. Read, Il. r. Smith. c. r..
Wood, Thomas Grsdale, Elisha Dyer. Mrs.
II. S. Oakley. Walter Murray, j. Cooper
Mott and Robert Adams
The officers Of the association are: Elisha
Dyer, president: Henry D. Coghlan. vice.
president: j. Cooper Mott. vice-president;
+. Ralph Smith. treasurer, and W. 5. Cur
nee, jr. secretary.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19

Influential members of the Bulldog
Breeders Association of America protested
TO Governor Jared Y Sanders OF Louisiana
yesterday because Of the batting OF bull
dog by a gorilla o. monkey of the larger
species. During the show at Madison
Square Garden last week the members be-
came all worked up over the accounts OF
the ghastly exhibition that were received
from the South. At a meeting held at No
309 Broadway yesterday afternoon a pro-
test was drafted and forwarded. In part it
states:
II tho reported batting be true we wish
TO voice an indignant protest that such
debaSing aud degrading exhibition be per
mitted and the promoters and spectators
go unpunished by the authorities of a SOW
ereign state of civilized country.
The thoroughbred bulldog is the national
dog of q great empire. In the popular mind
the bulldog typifies all that the English
make for in rugged honor, faith and clean
craftsmanship The English bulldog is one
of the Oldest known breeds. and in all the
years of its being ii has stood for loyalty
and obedience personified.
Ard il was because he stood stdnch TO
the faith Of his breed and his inhuman mas
ter told him 10 go that the bulldog Terry
went unquestoning and unafraid to his
death al the hands of the gorilla, who, in
turn, acted only upon the principles of tile
first great law of nature.
We pity the dog in the shameful thing
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
CROWD SEES GREEK GAMES
Relay Team of Public School 186
Wins Only Open Event.

All the Greeks of the city and the innne'
date vicinity were apparently crowded last
night into the c2d Regiment Armory, where
the first annual games of the Greek-Amerl-
can Athletic Club were held. The Greek
Ambassador at Washington was expected
IN attend. but the club officials received
telegram from him late in the afternoon
saving that It would not be possible for
him 10 be present.
There were all sorts Of athletic contests
on the programme. ranging from ordinary
snrinting races to tests Of strength and ski'i
in handling heavy weights. There were
also wrestling matches. gymnasuc exAloi-
tions and a bicycle race. Georgas Safouna
wen the 6O-yard dash, and then raced home
in the lead in the threemile run.
With the exception of ousrter-mie re-
Law race. open to the public schools. the
games were open only to members of the
Greek club. Public School lss won Inc
relay race after stiff struggle with Public
School 1ss both Of Manhattan.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
CORNELL WINS THE TITLE
Defeats Dartmouth in InterC0I-
Iegiate Hockey Game.
EEv rslegraph 70 The Trihune.

Boston, Feb. 1S.--The championship OF the
intercollegiate Hockey League went TO
Cornell tonight at the Arena, the Ithacans
defeating Dartmouth by score of to /.
and thus finishing the league season with
out being beaten. Cornell was master of
the play at all times, and there never was
any doubt OF the outcome OF the match.
The sevens attack was vigorous, but the
teams play was not as good as in its
previous matches
At the beginning Of the match Dartmouth
showed a lot of spirit and speed, and with.
in two minutes half dozen hard shots
Seaton. Vail turned aside all OF them.
After this Cornell's attack began to get
together, and in two minutes and forty
three seconds Magner scored the Ithacans
first goal, after a long pass from Grass
weller.
Ten minutes later Vincent came away
down the ice. shooting a goal after re-
turn pass from Crassweller. Less than
minute later Vincent reached the cage
alone, and scored on high shot past Me-
Carthy.
Dartmouth started the second half spirit
edly. and within three minutes Strucklin
Gagged the puck after a splendid rush from
the side of the Cornell goal. This goal
Cornell Immediately redeemed on a scrim-
mage shot by Magner. crassweller made
the NTH goal after some pretty passing
from Vincent and Magner Dartmouth was
not In the game after this.