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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Strike May Bring Another
English Election.
GOVERNMENT MAY RESIGN.
Reported to Be Willing to Submit to
Laborite Pressure Fixing Minimum
Wages For Miners, but Will Not
Yield to Schedule Demand
cd by Miners.

London. March 21.-The political pos
coal bill overshadow the main question
in the lobbies of parliament. Talk of
the resignation of the government has
become the paramount topic, and II is
reported that agents of the Liberal
party in the country have been hur.
election. 1t is stated that If the gov.
ernment resigns the Unionists are pre-
pared to take office.
The parliamentary supporters of the
government admit that the situation il
acutely critical. They believe that the
government is willing to yield to Labor
lite pressure and include shillings II
week as the minimum wage for adults
and shillings week for boys, but in
no case will they insert in the bill the
miners schedule. as demanded by the
miners conference. If the government
is unable to get a majority without in
serting this schedule it wfll either
abandon the bill, let the strike continue
or resign.
The announcement was made tha'
Mr.. Balfour would move that the sec
ond reading of the bill be postponed
for six months. This came like bomb
to the Liberals, but they see more
serious danger in what they believe to
be tory plot to make a deal with the
laborites TO overthrow the government
According to rumor, a number of un-
official Conservatives, disregarding
Bonar Laws disavowal of any inten-
ton to make party capital out of a ma.
tional crisis. have offered to support
the Laborites if the latter introduced an
amendment refusing to accept the bill
unless it contains schedule, but not
the federation's schedule. If this ma
lures the government is doomed. As
the Laborites have agreed to support
the second reading of the bill. the ulti-
mate crisis is not expected until March
%, when it is sent to committee.
London, March 21.-The meeting OF
the miners representatives adopted
resolutions denouncing the minimum
bill introduced in parliament and in
sisting on some amendments. The res
olutions further demand the inclusion
in the bill of the district schedules
which the premier had declared impos
sible.
The Scotch mine owners, it is learn
ed, are determined to open up theil
mines with nonuniOn labor if the un
ion strikers do not resume on Monday
They have asked for adequate police
assistance.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Taft's Conference Called OF.

Washington, March 21.-After a con
ference between President Taft and
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Ma
gel, the announcement was made that
there will be no conferences in regard
to the coal strike at the White House
at this time. The president had indi-
Gated that lie had invited President
Baer and John Mitchell to attend such
conferences. The conferences TO be
held at the White House We're design
ed merely for the purpose Of allowing
the president to become acquainted
with the situation. Notices will he
sent to Mr. Baer and Mr., Mitchell that
the conference will not be held Mr.
Taft had no intention of interfering in
any way in the strike situation.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Elite Club Rannnef.

The third annual banquet OF the
Elite club was held in their new
quarters in the Ames building az
Hawley on Tuesday evening, March
19, 1912.
The banquet was a brilliant af-
fair and many from Honesdale at
tended, among them being +. A.
Jenkins, w. b. Lesher, j. A. Bodie.
Jr., II. G.. Rowland, w. NJ. Fowler,
E. w. Gammell, James Fisch, l.. A.
Howell, Charles Truscott, Leon Katz.
s. A. McMullen, Jr., G. p. Searle, c.
w. Dorflinger and ID. G. DorfiingerI
Music was furnished by Honesdals Z
orchestra. The program was as foil
lows:
Invocation, Rev. Robert f. B. Gardil
ner.
Song, America"
(a) Solo, Mr.. Harry Madden, o1
Scranton.
Cb) "silver Threads Among thd
Gold"
Solo, Charles Truscott, Honesdale.
Song, "Old Kentucky Home"
Solo, Harry Madden.
Song, Annie Laurie"
Solo, Charles Truscott.
Song, "Auld Lang Syne."
Address, by Homer Greene, Esq, al
Honesdale.
Address, by Col. l.. A. Watres, q,
Scranton.
Toastmaster, V. A. Decker, ESQ.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
LEDGEDALE.
Especial to The CltizenD

Ledgedale, Pa, March 21.
Miss C. NJ. Reidy is the guest of
friends at Yonkers, n. Y.
Grover Sheerer spent Sunday
with Mr., and Mrs. Henry Meyers at
Sterling.
The dam at this place, known as
the Ledgedale dam, was torn out by
the ice last night, and it will prob
ably not be rebuilt.
Grover Sheerer has received or
ders to lay off his crew of men. Mr..
Sheerer and crew have been engaged
for several months clearing brush
from the Paupack Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Decker, OF
Peckville, Pa, are the guests Of c.
f. Kellam and wife.
Mrs. John Becker received word
today of the death of her father
Robert Lockhart, at Nicholson, Pa
Mr.. Lockhart was a former we'll
known resident of this place.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
LAKEVILLE.
Especial to The Citizen)
IakeVille. Pa. March

LakeVille, Pa, March 20.
George Hess, Scranton, recently
visited his grandparents, John Bis
hop and wife here.
Mr.. and Mrs Harlan r. Locklin
passed Sunday with Arlington rela-
tives.
Mr.. Daniels, agent for the Lead
er's Chemical Mfg. Co., was a guest
over Friday night at Goble's.
Mrs. William Everly entertained
last week Mrs. r. f. Warg of Haw-
ley.
Miss Grace Tuthill was called
home on Saturday to care for her
mother who is seriously i'll at Salem.
Miss Elizabeth Alpha is visiting
friends in Carbondale and Scranton
for a week.
Miss Gertrude Smith passed Sun
day at home returned to Hawley on
Monday
Mark Kelliam. Sr., recently pass
ed some time at Honesdale.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs. A. Goble on Thursday, March
IA, 1912. Forty-four were present,
Proceeds $3.50, will be used in re-
novating the parsonage.
Mrs. Walter Walker, daughter
Olive, of White Mills, and Mrs. H. B.
Cross, of Hoadleys, are the guests
of their parents, G. l.. James and
wife here
Mrs. Sarah Pennell is in Scranton
for a time.
Ralph Spencer, salesman for Pat
zold Cigar Co., of Binghamton, pass
ed Sunday last in this place.
A number of boys attended the
dance given at the home of Albert
Tetsloff on Saturday night last, and
reported a most delightful evening.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Goshen Races This Year.

The Goshen track will offer $780,
900 for nine classes in its three-day
meeting this year. Although it will
not be a member of the Grand Cir
cult this season, the fact that it Of
fers so much money will insure the
best harness horses in the country.
The dates decided upon for the meet
ing are August 20, 2l and 22.
Six of the classes, with a total val
ue of $l4 900, are for trotters. This
leaves only three events and $4,000
for PAGERS. The value of the eight
classes is uniformly $4,000, while the
feature of the card, the 212 trot
will be worth $4,000, both record
amounts for a half-mile track
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
LAKE COMO.

Rev. w. S. German is attending
conference at Scranton. His wife
will be with him over Sunday.
The Epworth League will hold a
social at Mrs. Wright Spencer's Fri
day evening, March %. Refresh
ments will be served. All are invit-
ed.
Mrs. Kingsbury spent few days
in Scranton with her son Harry.
The Epworth League will have a
special program next Sunday evening
All are invited to attend.
Helen Woodmansee. Ethel Wood
mansee and Ruth Gilchrist, spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends at
Hancock.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. j. F. Jaycox Wednesday, March
27, for dinner.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Live Stock Markets.

Pittsburgh, March Il
SATTLE-Supply light. market steady
choice, $7SOas.i5 prime. 81. .40a7.65. good
sc. 76a7 80: tidy butchers, Sc. 25a6. 70: fair
$5.3a6l0: common and good fat bulls, S3a
6; do. cows S2T5a5.5o; heifers. t3.5Oa6. %
fresh cows and springers. s25a60.
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Supply light
market steady; prime wethers, S. 70a6
good mixed. $56a56S; eulls and common
s.. .boa35O: lambs. SAILS: veal calves, ssa
$50; heavy and thin calves. S5a6.
HOGS-Receipts light. market higher
prime heavy. heavy mixed. medium and
heavy Workers, t7.b5a7G0; light, tI.&a7. -
pigs, Ss.6Oa6.75; roughs. S6a6.50.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Five Millions of IIIiterates.

Washington.-A preliminary CEN
sus statement issued to-day by Direc-
tor Durand shows that in 1910 there
were 5,5l7,6OS illiterates among the
71,5SO,27O persons ten years of age
or over in the United States. This
was a reduction OF from 1O.7 per
cent. since 1900. The native born
whites constituting Is per cent. OF
the entire population, had only
three per cent. of illiterates; foreign
born whites had 1913 per cent, and
colored persons 3O.5 per cent.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
$1,000 ANDY's WEDDING GIFT
Librarian at Nashville Gets Check and
Note of Praise From Carnegie.

Nashville. Tenn, March 21.-Andrew
Carnegie sent a wedding gift OF $1,000
to Miss Mary Hannah Johnson, libra
rian of the local Carnegie library, who
soon is to become the bride of DR.. p.
P, Claxton. United States commission
er of education.
A note in Mr.. Carnegie's handwrit-
ing praising Miss Johnson's devotion to
public service accompanied the check.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
MINERS TO QUIT TWO WEEKS
Work Will Be Suspended on April I
While Negota tations Are Going on.

WITTY ENOSOtT"e'0rrS W.T.
Cleveland, o., March p. All the
mines in the bituminous coal fields of
western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois will shut down on April /,
and 100000 miners will quit work for
at least two weeks, according to the
operators and miners union officials,
who conferred here.
1t will not be strike, they say, but
merely a suspension of operations
pending negotiations for a two year
wage scale to follow the present one.
which expires March 81.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
LOOKOUT.
Especial to The Citizen)

Lookout, March 20.
There will be a box social at the
home of S. j. Rutledge Friday
evening, March %, for the benefit of
the pastor All are most cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs. OConnell, of Honesdale. and
daughter, Miss Madeline O'Connell,
of Braman, were guests of Mrs. j. G..
Hill Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stalker, of Ty-
Ter Hill spent Sunday at Clarence
Stalker's.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
GoULDsBoRO MEN IN COURT.
VI. III. Heller Files Petition in Ian,
Dispute Against j. s. Bachman.

M. Fl. Heller, of Gouldsboro, Wed
nesday filed a petition in Scrantol
court asking for a rule on his neigh
Dor, ]. S. Bachman, to show caus,
why Bachman shall not begin actioi
in ejectment within six months OF
show cause why such action shoulI
not be brought. Court granted thI
rule returnable April 29.
Heller alleges that he owns a trad
on the Plank road leading frod
Gouldsboro to the Lackawanna std
tion there, and that Bachman hd
trespassed in tearing down fence]
cutting trees, taking firewood and b
threats and assault asserted title d
the land. Heller now wants Bach
man to prove that he does own tn
land in some other way. Clarend
Balentine filed the petition for HE'D
ler.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
esneaIoaist,s Wife Dies.

New York, March 21.-Mrs. Marie
Nelke filed suit for divorce from Da-
vid |. Nelke, a genealogist and presi,
dent OF the American society. Nelke
has compiled genealogies for many
families
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
PENSION FOR HERo'S DAUGHTER
Child Of Commander at Bombardnent
Of Fort Sumter Gets $50 Monthly.

Washington, March PA pension OF
$40 a month was granted to Mrs. Ellen
Fish Biddle. widow of General James
Biddle In an omnibus pension hill
passed by the senate. Senator Bran.
dagee Of Connecticut proposed to in.
crease the amount TO $50 month, but
did not insist on his amendment, and
the amount stood at $50.
Mrs. Biddle is the daughter of Cup-
tain John McGown, who commanded
the Star OF the West AZ the lombard
ment OF Fort sumter.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
BORN ON IMPORTED SOIL.
Prince Victor Napoleon and Princess
Clementine Parents of Daughter.

Brussels. March 21.-Former Prin.
cess Clementine Of Belgium, the wife
of Prince Victor Napoleon, gave birth
TO a daughter. This is the first child
born TO the couple.
1t was stated some time ago that the
prince was so anxious TO have the child
born on French soil that sacks of earth
were brought here from France and
placed in the room where the accOuche.
ment was ordered TO take place
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Waathar Probabilities.

Snow today; tomorrow snow in
northern, rain or snow in southern por,
lion; brisk to high northeast to east
winds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22

1t is rumored f. W. Tegeler, who
recently sold his farm will move
over to Damascus.
Mrs. Benz. Kays is somewhat i'm
proving in health.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
MILLS RAISE WAGES.
Increase of 10 Per Cent Announced by
New Yorker-5,ooo Affected.

Fall River, Mass, March 21.-M. c.
D. Borden of New York, owner of the
seven cotton mills here, announced
that he would advance the wages of
his 5000 operatives 10 per cent.
The other manufacturers have de-
clined to increase wages more than 5
per cent.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22

Menner &c Co. are closing out a Il
of Ladies' Tailor Suits at half pric
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02

ASHINGTON. D. c., March a.
M One Of the handsomest motor
cars in the United States is
provided for the use Of the speaker Of
the house But he never uses 1t. 1t
stands idle in its Well-appOinted gar
capitol, while Champ Clark rides on a
street car. He VIII use no ether We
hicle. More often, however, he walks.
Congress bought the autom Oblle for
uncle Joe Cannon. who knows now 70
appreciate the comforts Of life So
likewise. does 1Ir. Clark, but mis- ideas
On the subject are different Though
1ndlspOsed 20 motor cars, he is by no
means inclined TO rigorous self-denlaI
which would be rather absurd for,
man whose income is anywhere from
$40, OcO 70 $4,000 a year
Er. Clsrk's salary as q member OF
IN addition, his pay as speaker Is
$500, making q total Of $4,000 The
1ncome be makes by lecturing varies
good deal. necessarily He does quite
czsionally at other times, and he IS
always able 10 command $500 a lecture
IT g hardly worth while to say that he
never rides IN a private car, though he
might have one for the asking on
t1nany a railroad
IN Washington the speaker lives in
some state, occupying the entire sixth
floor OF an apartment house IN l0In
LEfeeLr near ~ his KAT mas Ll4A &c I'd ms
and IS somewhat spacious FOR the oc-
-eupsncy OF a family Of four, cOmpris-
-fng Mr.. Clark and his wife. son p
years old CWho is studying law, and
q daughter OF II. The speaker tells
his friends that the boy was born on
Jackson day and the girl on Thanks
giving day.
Never An Idle Minute.
such are the domestic surroundings
81 the second most powerful man In
the United tSates. But luxury has not
modified habits formed in earlier days,
when Champ Clark rarely had as many
as two dollars to Jingle together in
his breeches pocket. He never has an
fdle minute. and punctuaIity IN every
thing IS for him one Of the fundamen-
tails OF life.
he gets Up every morning at eight
o'clock sharp But when he gets up
he has already started his days work.
He has looked over half a dozen news
papers Oaid on the table at his bed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02

side at 7:3O), and has thoroughly
mastered their contents. One faculty
he possesses is that Of grasping the
'gist' OF an article at q. glance, with
out going through the process of read
ing It, When it IS understood that
the speaker is an old newspaper man.
having run the Riverside Press in the
town OF Louisiana, No, for a year IN
the later 70's, this Will be better IN
derstoOd.
By nine o'clock Mr.. Clark, having had
his breakfast, starts down town.
Whenever possible he walks. If the
walking IS too bad, he takes a street
car Like other members o. con-
gress, he has errands to do for his con-
stituents which take him to the white
house and the departments. Many such
constituent is an old friend-aRd he
has an astonishing number OF such
friends-he invariably prefers to at
tend to the matter himself.
By 1890. or q little before, he
reaches the capitol. The handsome Of
flee provided for his use by the nation
is on the main floor, scarcely 80 feet
from the chamber Of the house. 1t con-
and an anteroOm about twice as large
for the reception Of visitors Both
rooms are beautifully furnished with
leather covered armchsirs and sucn
other comforts as befit the physical
environments Of q speaker.
Having hung up his OTercoat and
hat, Mr. Clark descends to the floor
below and goes into the house barber
shop to be shaved. He Invariably re-
ceives the ministrations of the same
barber. a coIored man named John,
who has shaved him for IS years John
IS getting old and rather blind, so that
he is obliged, as Mr. Clark says, TO
feel for his whiskers' as he plies the
razor.
Holds to His Friends.
The case of John. the barber, illus
trates one Of Mr.. Clark's most marked
characteristics. He never lets 60 Of
anybody who has once become at
tached to him If he can help il. His
private secretary, Wallace D. Bass
ford, has served him in that capacity
more than IS years. Warren Hatcher,
the messenger at the speakers ia
ble" who keeps tab on the time OF
members spea king, worked for him as
far back as 1890. when he made his
first successful race for congress.
His face duly scraped, the speaker
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02

to hear your name mentioned so ire
0uently for the presidency.
Mr. Cannon took his cigar out OF MS
mouth, and with a twinkle Of his eye
replied: You won't hear it mentiOned
any more in that connection after L
have appointed my committees
Under present circumstances, Delng
deprived Of this power, Mr.. Clark is
able to retain his friends and to keep
the party together, which, Of course,
has an important bearing upon mis-
prospects as a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination.
The speaker likes to go to the thea
ter and is especially fond Of plays with
politics in them. Also. he finds much
entertainment in broad farce. "A Tex
as Steer" which combines the two, he
goes to see every time it comes to
town Not long ago he went to see
1.-THE Man from Home" a drama in
which sturdy American manhood, as
opposed to effete European ideals,
wins out" and was so pleased with 1t
that he had Mr.. Hodge, who took the
title role, to lunch with him at the
Rene Bach.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02
Knees Became Stiff
Five Years Of Severe Rheumatism

Five Years OF SeVSFS hit5uIfIatIolLi
The cure of Henry J. GOldstein, Il
Barton Street. Boston. Mass, is anoth-
er victory BY Hoods SaFsaparilla-
This. great medicine has succeeded in
many" cases where others have utterly
failed. Mr.. Goldstein says: Il suf-
fered from rheumatism five years, it
kept me from business and caused ex-
cruciating pain. Ny knees would be-
come as stiff as steel I tried many
medicines without relief, then took
Hoods Sarsaparilla, soon felt much
better. and now consider myself en-
tirelv cured. I recommend Hoods.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called SaPSatanS'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02
Why Women Are Not RICH.

! a
not scientists have that the normal has Eve mill
million cubic UnEetre Of blood
decrease number Of red blood corPusc and looks pale
blood probably
disOrdered.
Dr. R. v Pierce found Of golden
OREGON hoodrOot black hey would help
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02
RENE BACHE's BUDGET
RENE BACHE's BUDGET
one DAY WITH SPEAKER CLARK
KEEPING TAB ON THE WAY He SPENDS TWEEN
TY-FOUR HOURS

a Man Devoid of "Frils Who Prefers Street Car to
a Motor Carlow He W orks and Plays Queer
Correspondents Relieved Of the Necessity of
Making Enemies Shaking Hands With
Sightseeing Tourists in Capital City.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02

way the blood cOrpusces. medicine he
called Dr. Perces Golden Medical Discovery. By assim
lane the food the system nourshed and the blood
takes rich red color. Nervousness IS only the cry
of the for food and when the
fed rich red blood the person lOOses those irritable feel
ngs sleeps well night and is refreshed in the morning.
attacked with disease which caused By
Wash
Tenn Route Box g. An friends thought would die and
Pierces
Golden Medical Discover and derived much benefit from Ny
/ highly
further aig before Their
diseases have long that there cured
Adviser 81 stamps to pay wrapping and mailing only
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-02

w-I AsHNGTON. D C.. March a.
NI O1e of fra handsomest motor
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-06-13
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
HOnored In Washington.

Christopher Columbus, discoverer
of America, last Saturday was fit
tingly honored by the nation whose
foundation be made possible. Oh
the plaza in front of Union Station
his likeness in abiding marble was
unveiled by the nation s leaders,
while cheering thousands from the
uttermost parts Of the United States
did him homage. Celebration after
celebration. lasting all through the
day and night, marked the final out
ward recognition OF the magnificent
achievement Of the great Genoese
explorer.
The imposing unwilling ceremo.
MES we're participated in by Presi-
dent Taft, Marquis Cusani Confalo-
nieri, Italian ambassador to the
United States, and others almost
equally prominent. Elaborate de
tails and unbridled enthusiasm fit
ting TO the man who opened the
western hemisphere to civilization
marked every part OF the celebra-
ton.
The Knights OF Columbus, the
order which had such q large part
in the unwilling exercises, was
founded by act OF the general assem-
bly, OF Connecticut, March 9. 1882
and from that time on It's growth has
been rapid, now having a member.
ship OF nearly 100000 It's objects
are TO promote practical Catholicity
among It's members, TO promote
Catholic education and charity, and
the rendering Of mutual aid and as.
sistance to its members and their
families.