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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-20

In st. Johns Lutheran church,
M. subject. Die Menschliche znnge,'
1880 p. m, "The Christian Under
Restraint" Services will be held in
White Mills at D. m.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-20

FOR SALE OR RENT A GOOD
farm q mile from Erie Railroad
and Milk station at Milanville. APP
ply to "Buyuahom" Realty Co.,
Honesdale, Pa, Box 524. 73tf
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-20

LET THE LACKAWANNA DO
your laundry. Thomas F. Bracy,
Honesdale, agent. Look for our
wagon with the sign 'Lackawanna
Laundry Co." 57tf
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-20
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE CHBAP-Bedroom suit,
mattress and springs, extra bed, 3
tables, dining room set and lamps.
Inquire at 1905 East street.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
Officials Assert That Many Wives Are lndolent

A SHARP arraignment of the farm
n ers' wives and daughters Of the
country and incidentally their city
sisters Is contained in a report made
the other day by George K. Holmes,
chief of the division OF production and
distribution Of the agricultural de-
partment. Although wages have ris-
en- steadily during forty-four years.
Mr.. Holmes declares that the women
Of the present age have forgotten or
are too proud to indulge in household
work on the farm. The lure Of $50.
ciety," which has reached out to the
farm, he says, is much to blame for
the conditions, which he described as
acute"
Country girls, as well as city girls"
says Mr.. Holmes, In reporting to Sec
rotary Wilson, seem to regard house
hold labor for hire as undesirable
Joined with this fact Is the other one
that the women of the farmers fam.
lily are neither able nor willing to re
peat the maRual labor performances
of their grandmothers on the farm"
The raising of the standard of liv.
ing on the farm, the report continues,
is responsible in a measure for the
women of the farm now engaging in
social functions" which the govern.
ment expert holds to be 'incompati,
BILE with the performance of household
labor" The passing Of the old-time
domestic Industries is deplored, and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
liver Optic Is Barred in Washington Library

Horatio Algeris Juvenile heroes have
too ready a road to success. OF Ayers
works the committee said: "G. A.
Henty, while not writing any better
class Of literature than does Alger.
stands Just across the border line
which divides the good from the bad.
The mediocre writings Of Henty
based on historical truths inspire the
boys to read better literature. Alger
spoils the capacity for better read
ing"
The "Elsie" books, dear to the
hearts of every schoolgirl OF the '70s,
and sos and heretofore regarded az
harmless because so highly moral, are
roundly condemned as tending to
make a girl retrospective and "goody-
goody." The anne charge with less
vehemence Of u%tterance is laid at the
door Of the "Pancy" series.
Only a shade worse than Old.
Sleuth and Nick Carter" is the view
of the library committee with regard
to a list including the revolutionary
series, by George Warren; the college
sports series. by Lester Chadwick:
the Jack Ranger series, by Clarence
Young; the Boy Hunter series, by
Capt. Ralph Bonehill; the Motor Girl
series and the Dorothy Dale series, by
Margaret Penrose.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
New Herd Of Bison Of

VIZ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS scien-
W lists in Washington displayed
great interest in a dispatch from Win
nipeg a few days ago, announcing
that Harry v. Radford, the American
explorer, had discovered more than
800 wild buffalo in the Slave lake dis
tr1ct Of the Hudson Bay country.
The wild buffalo of the American
plains are gone and nothing remains
OF them save a few museum and
geological park specimens.
Outside of the national geological
park in Washington, the Bronx Zoo,
In New York; Yellowstone National
park. and a few other collections of
domesticated bison there are no
known living specimens of the buffalo
In this country, and the last wild herd
In the United States is believed to
have been exterminated. For many
years reports have come out of the
Hudson Bay country concerning the
existence of a new and distinct spe-
cies of buffalo, but only within the
last ten years have scientists agreed
that this species is a different variety
from the American bison.
we are very much interested in
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
When a Herring Is a Herring It Is a Herring

A CCORDING to Secretary Of the
"A Treasury MacVeagh a herring il
a herring when a herring.
The secretary Of the treasury. who
returned to his office the other day.
was called upon to render a decision
on what Is a herring, and he did it &C
cording to the foregoing paragraph.
He decided also that a herring is not
any one of a number of fancy fishes
popularity classed as herring, as many
Of the importers would like to have
the customs officials believe that they
are herring.
Like the question, What is whis-
key and rs a hen a bird" What Is
a herring" has caused considerable
trouble to custom officials. Assistant
Secretary Curtis wrestled with the
herring, that Is the herring question,
and then passed it on to Secretary
Macveagh and the latter Che having
been a Wholesale grocer for many
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

Mr.. Holmes adds that lit is rare that
one of the younger women know how
to knit"
Throughout large areas" he says,
the pride of the housewife in great
stores of preserves, dried and picked
fruits, berries and vegetables exists
chiefly in history, and dependence is
placed mostly upon the local store for
the products of the cannery and the
evaporation"
Within the period mentioned Mr..
Holmes reports that wages paid to
men laborers on the farm have arisen
as high as 70 per cent and that har-
vest hands are now paid upward Of
$40 a month with board. For the
farm laborer who lives on the farm.
the year around, MI. Holmes declares
the money paid does not represent the
real value Of his remuneration, for
the cost of living" virtually is solved
for him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
SCHRANK IN OSHKOSHASYLUM
Commission Unanimously Finds Man
Who Shot Roosevelt Is Unable
to Plan Defense.

Oshkosh, Wis.-John Schrank,
who shot Colonel Roosevelt, was
placed in the northern insane asylum
here today.
The commission Of ~alienists inves-
tigating as to his mental condition re-
ported unanimously that he is insane.
Schrank was ordered to be commit
ted to the northern insane hospital
by Judge Backus, after a dozen wit
nesses had offered testimony in con
nection with the shooting of Col.
Roosevelt.
The conclusions reached by the
commission are as follows:
John Schrank is suffering from in
SANE delision, grandiose in character
and of a symtematized variety.
"In our opinion he is insane at the
present time.
ION account of the connection exist
ing between his delusions and the
act with which he stands charged, we
are of the opinion he is unable to con
fer intelligibly with counsel on the
conduct of his defense"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
PENSION FOR Ex-PRESIDENTS
Carnegie to Relieve Future Former
Executives from Pecuriary Cares
widows Provided For.

New York, N. Y.-Future express
idents Of the United States are to be
pensioned in the sum Of $4,000 each
annually by action o! the Carnegie
Corporation of New York The grant
is provided for with the idea of ma
bling former executives of the nation
to devote their unique knowledge,
gained in public affairs, to the public
good, free from %pecuniary care. A
similar amount is to be paid widows of
ex-presidents as long as they remain
unmarried.
The pensions are to be promptly Of
fered TO the ~ex-presidents or their
widows, SO that no application will be
required from them. Payment is to
be continued as long as the recipients
remain u~nprovided for by the gov
ernment." @.gas
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

m LIVER OPTIC, Horatio Alger. Mrs
~ Alden ("Pansy"), and a score OF
more of the lesser lights Of the juve-
nile literature Of a generation ago will
suffer a permanent eclipse in the pub
lie library of the District Of Columbia.
The executive committee of the II.
brary is cooperating with the teach.
ers to discourage indiscriminate read
ing Of Juvenile stories by the youth OF
Washington.
In the opinion of George F. Bower
man, librarian, books that tend to in.
stitute false ideas In the minds of the
growing youth. those which force an
retrospective trend in little girls and
those which falsely depict actual con.
ditions of history must be set aside.
Oliver Optics works are classed a.
'purposeless."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
NATIONAL ChIgl{lld1Q
AFlElluQS 81
Interest to Scientists

Mr.. Radford's discovery" said d..
Richard Rathbun, assistant secretary
Of the Smithsonian institution, In
charge Of the United States nationa,
museum. I'VE know this explorer
very well. The object of his expedi-
ton was to visit the home of the
wood bison in the almost unknown
region of northwestern Canada, west
of the Slave river. and north OF the
lower Peace river. This expedition
started in 1909 and has included track
surveys over many hundreds of miles,
and furnished Mr.. Radford the oppor-
tunity of closely studying the wood
bison In its haunts, and of making the
first recorded observations on this
rare animal in life.
Eighteen specimens were seen by
him during the first part of his ex-
ploration tour, and under a permit
from the Canadian government one
was killed by him. 1t weighed 2.402'
pounds, and both the skin and skele-
ton were preserved. The skin was
presented by Mr.. Radford to the
Provincial museum at Edmonton, Al
berta, while the skeleton was obtained
by the National museum at Washing
ton.
"This skeleton and the skull are
very fine specimens, and the skeleton
is probably the only one of a wild
buffalo in any museum. Our infOrma-
ton was that Mr.. Radford had not re-
turned, and that his expedition con
tinued into the Slave lake country
and beyond. This is the first word
we have received from him since this
specimen was obtained"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
61,377,oo0 POUNDS FRANkED BY
DEPARTMENTS.
Postmaster General Hitchcock Has
Long Urged Restrictions to Pre-
vent Great Waste.

Washington, d. C.-Political cam
paign material transmitted free of
postage through the mails accounted,
according to postoffice department rec
ords, for the difference between a
postal surplus and a postal deficit for
the last fiscal year, ending June 30.
An account of franked mail for
warded for congress, the executive
departments and other government es-
adjustments shows that postage at
the ordinary rate on this matter would
have netted the government nearly
100000, 900. About $780, 900 of this
would have been paid on political doc
uments.
The postal service handled during
the year 80, 100000 pieces of franked
mail, weighing 61,377, 900 pounds.
This was 3.S per, cent of the total
weight of all domestic mail carried.
All Political Documents.
During the presidential and congress
sional primary campaign in the last
quarter of the fiscal year, as disclosed
by comparison with the amounts of
free matter sent during correspond
ing periods of previous years, an ex-
traordinary amount of franked matter
was sent through the mails at public
expense.
This matter consisted of political
speeches, reports and documents of
all kinds and even of one complete po-
litical campaign book, all of which
had been made technically frankable
by insertion in the Congressional
Record.
1t is computed that the total weight
of this franked matter was between
1000, 900 and 100000 pounds, all of
which was transmitted as first-class
mail.
Commenting upon these figures,
Postmaster General Hitchcock, who
has long urged that restrictions should
be thrown around the use of the
franking privilege, said:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
WAGE BODY URGED
TO AVERT STRIKES
AR5ITRAToRs IN ENGINEERS
DISPUTE ASK LAWS TO SAFE
GUARD PUBLIC.
80, 900 GAIN PARTIAL VICTORY
General Increase on All the Roads
Held Not Observation-Disclosures
iHtimates Fight viii Be Re-
newed on May I Next.

Washington.-Thirty thousand loco.
motive engineers on ifty-two Eastern
railways gain a partial victory in their
demand for more wages under the
award announced by the board of ar
bitration
In its decision, however, the loard
holds that the public, which had no
voice in the controversy and no choice
but to abide by the decision, had more
at stake than either engineers or rail-
roads, and the report emphasizes the
necessity of plans to safeguard the
public against the possibility of a f1-
ture strike, whose consequences it de-
plcts in somber vein.
1T would be difficult to exagserate
the seriousness of such a Calamity"
reads the report, 1T is safe 70 say
mat the large cities of the East wonld
nnd h supply of many articles of
food exhausted within a week. OF so
important a commodity as milk. thew
would have no more than a days sur
ply If a strike of the character last
ed only a single week, the suffering
would be beyond our power of descrip-
Clon' The interests of the public SO
tar exceed those of the parties to a
controversy as to render the former
paramount. To this paramount inter.
est both the railroad operators and
he employees should submit"
To place such a strike beyond the
realms of probability, the board adyo-
Gates the creation of federal and state
wage commissions. These commits
sions, the board suggests, should be
vested with practically the same pow-
ers over organized labor as public
antilles commissions now exercise
over quasi Public corporations.
1T is the belief of the board" con.
tinues the decision, that IN the last
analysis the only solution is to qualify
the principle of free contract in the
railroad service"
From this suggestion, P. H. Morris
sey, the representative of the eugi.
neers on the BOARD, d~issents.
While the award increases wages
on some railroads and for some class.
es OF service, it holds that a general
increase on all roads is not warranted.
The award dates back to May l last.
n Will hold FOR ono year from that
date.
MorrisseS representing the engineers
already has indicated doubt as to its
renewal. In the Fast, with several
notable exceptions, the contracts be-.
tween the roads and the engineers
have been renwed annually.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
s20,DDO,000 FREE MAIL 173 HELD IN J.. S. NET
GOVERNMENT STARTS RAID ON
VENDORS OF MEDICINES.
New Move Follows Ruling That Fake
Cures Are Largely Immune
Under Pure Food Laws.

Washington, d. C.-With q drag
net out for every kind of "Quack'
doctor using the mails, and manufac-
turers of Illegal remedies, the United
States department of justice ordered
the arrest of 173 persqps in u cities
in % states.
The government officials had made
careful preparations to begin whole
sale arrests simultaneously, and re-
ports of those wanted being taken, be-
gan to come in almost as soon as word
had gone out to proceed.
Attorney General Wickersham start.
ed the machinery of the department
of justice last spring against makers
and distributors of "quack" medicine
and others and, after secret investiga-
ton, partly directed to ascertain if an
association existed among those treat
ing maternity cases, ordered the
wholesale arrests. Simultaneously
action was taken to prevent suspected
persons informing others and making
possible their escape.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
been accommodating evidence for
months and inspectors have been in
vestigating the activities of all med
ical advertisers in the various news
papers throughout the country. 1t
was understood that chemists of the
department of agriculture have been
cooperating in the gathering Of evil
dence for the crusade.
Practically all of the indictments,
it was admitted, either charge the
sending of Objectionable matter
through the mails or using the mails
to defraud.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
SUGAR FIRM SUED BY u. S.
$4,000 Under Valuation Is Charged
in New York Suit--criminal
Action Doubtful.

New York.-Suit was brought
in the United States district
court by Deputy Assistant Attorney
General Runyon on behalf Of the gov
eminent for the recovery from the
Federal Sugar Refining company OF
$~119.OSo.S8. The government alleges
under valuation Of 420 cargoes of i'm
ported sugar. Whether criminal &C.
tien is also to be brought was not
stated.
Personal service of the complaint
was obtained on President G. A.
Spreckies of the company. The Of
lenses complained of cover a period
between 1902 and 1908.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

years and an importer Of herring)
promptly held that a herring is a her
ringl and that a%nchovies, brisling. car
dimes, sprats, pilchards and alewives
are impostors and hereafter shall not
be herrings.
To the importer this means that
behring's when imported will be as
sessed 1 cent q pound II fresh. and
half q cent q pound If packed any 9TH
or way. and that the importers shall
pay 2 duty Of three-fourths Of a cont
q pound. or 80 per cent. ad valorem.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
HYDE FORCED BANK TO LOAN
J. G. Robin, Bank Wrecker, Tells of
Former New York City Cham
berIaia's Financing.

New York, N. Y.-Joseph G. Rob-
in testified at the trial of former City
Chamberlain Charles H. Hyde that
Hyde by his control of city deposits
forced the Northern bank to loan the
Carnegie Trust company $1S0,0O0
when the latter institution was about
to collapse late il 1910.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
Subtle FIattery.
"Blobsley is a crafty fellow"

"Blobsley is a crafty fellow"
why do you think so?"
he was telling me yesterday about
MS winter sleeping arrangements. Dur
ing cold weather he and Mrs. Blobsley
turn on the steam in their bed-cham-
per and open a window before retir-
Ing
Just SOL
The next morning when they wake
biobsiey tells his wife she is the dear
est woman in the world. After that.
ne pretends to doze. Then she slips
out Of bed, pulls down the window and
turns on the steam"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
Sane Christmas Society.

Chicago.-Resolutions condemning
the Christmas custom of b~artering
gifts placed the Sane Christmas asso-
citation of Chicago on record as advo.
eating the abolition of the present-day
exchange of presents. The associa-
ton was formed by women who are
pledged not to give costly Christmas
gifts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

Says Shooting of Mother Accident.
Burksville, Ky.--James Wells, 21
years old, vas arrested here on the
charge Of shooting his aged mother,
Mrs. Susan Capps. Wells admitted
shooting the woman, but claimed it
was an accident. ,.as
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
Progressive Senator Wins.

New York.-Henry Salant, candi-
late for state senator on the Pro
gressive ticket in a New York city
district at the recent election, was
elected by a plurality of So votes, it
appeared with the completion of the
canvass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

There Is a disagreement as to
whether the time of the sun crossing
the equator makes any difference with
the air currents and the tempera.
lures. But 1t is a noticeable fact that
equincctial storms come along regu.
IarIy twice in the year, spring and au-
tumn Just the same.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

To be simple and to be without
guile is to triumph over all. Is there
not the case of the young woman who
when congratulated upon the quality
and strength of her perfumery said
that she was glad he had noticed 1t?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

1t Is doubtful If Andre de Fouaui-
eres will succeed in his announced
purpose to persuade us to dress aft
or the French fashion, since American
men have a rooted prejudice against
wearing corsets and hoopskirts with
their frock coats.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
BANK GETS A RECORD LOAN
Mutual Life Furnishes Continental Of
Chicago Six Million Dollars for
New Building.

Chicago, Ill.-A new record for
big loans in the West was established
when announcement was made that
negotiations were closed for the Con-
tinental and Commercial National
bank to borrow $4,000, 900 from the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company.
The money is part of SIP, 100000 to
be used in the erection of a new bank
building which will be the largest in
the West.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

A London gentleman, opposed to tip-
ping, let his whiskers grow rather
than bestow a honorarium upon the
~tonsorial artist. Wonder IL the new
style whiskers have anything to
do witt this latter day crusade against
tips?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

A wealthy business man in Connect.
cut recently married his telephone op.
orator, II was a brave experiment,
for now instead of having his opera.
tor call him up, he has given her the
legal right to call him down.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
Free Mail Cost 90 osn q

MISUNDERSTANDING compiled nv
The p~ostoffice department show that
campaign documents sent through the
mails postage free during the last
campaign by senator's and congress-
men would have netted the govern
ment $S,:25O,0O0 if stamps had been
affixed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
FAMILY SLAIN WITH AN AXE
Three More Are Sacrificed as Cult Vic
tins in Mississippi Is Theory
of the Police.

Philadelphia, Miss. = The bodies
of William Walmsley, his wife
and 4-year-old child, were found in
their home here. All had been muir
dered with an axe.
The police believe they were vic
Tins Of the sacrifice sect" to which
they were reported to belong.
Clementine Barnabet, high priest
ess of the cult, who admitted taking
eighteen lives, is in prison at Lafay-
cite, La,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
Three Railroads Indicted.

Chicago.-The federal grand jury
found indictments against the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern, the Big
Four railroad, the Chicago G Indiana
Southern railroad and the O'Gara Coal
company.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

Indianapolis, Ind.--Mayor Samuel A.
Shank is suffering from lumbago and
1T is likely he will have to call off his
"turkey-at-cost" in his personally con-
dusted sale at the city market, sched-
uled for next week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
Mexican Ambassador to Retire.

Mexico City.-Manuel Calero will
resign his position as Mexican ambas-
sador to the United States early next
year, according to an announcement
by Foreign Minister Las Curain. Sc
nor Calero will devote his time to pri-
Eate business.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28
Nebraska Prairie Fire.

Kim5all, Neb,-A prairie fire orig.
mating in Banner county, Neb., swept
across the whole north part of Kim
ball county. 1t was started by a
threshing outfit, and famed by a so.
m~ile-an-hour gale, was checked with
difficulty.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-28

st. Louis.-Anthony Janus hydro
a%eroplane, in which he was attempt
ing a recordsbreaking fight from
Omaha to New Orleans, was destroyed
by fire in the presence of a crowd at
the foot Of Market sweet. 81.