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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24

Harvey Borcher. who was brought
to this place last Tuesday from Tan
ners Falls, his home, on information
sworn to by Herbert Stanton, of that
place, to the effect that Borcher
was of unsound mind, committed
suicide on Saturday morning about
eleven o'clock rather than be taken
to a sanitarium.
On Friday afternoon the commits
sion composed of Attorney C. A. Nc
Carty, f. II. Crago and DR.. II. B.
Ely, appointed by the Court to in
quire into the sanity of Borcher,
held a hearing in Mr. McCarty's
office in the Ref building. A num-
Der of witnesses, who were neigh
bors of Borcher, testified that he
was of unsound mind and acted
queer at times. They said that they
were afraid of him because he was
in the habit of carrying a revolver.
1t was brought out in the evidence
given at the hearing that Borcher
had been affected as at present
since February, 1911, but lately he
had been much better. He had not
been working for some time on ac-
count of his nervous temperament.
The testimony before the commission
and the mans actions could only
bring one verdict. They decided
that Borcher must be confined in a
sanitarium for the welfare of others.
He was to be sent to Danville on
Monday and was to be accompanied
there by Sheriff Kimble.
That night he was allowed to go
to the home of his sister, Mrs
Brown, on Maple avenue, and his
mother agreed to watch over him
through the night. Saturday morn
| ing he arose with the rest of the
| family and while waiting for break
| fast told them he wanted to go out
| of the house to smoke. They did
not think anything of it until he
| failed to return in a reasonable
| length of time. About nine O'Clock
telephone message came from
Tanners Falls saying that Borchel
was there. He had walked along the
road as far as the fair grounds ant
then had cut across fields to Tan
ners Falls. On reaching there ht
went to his mothers house by the
back way and proceeded to start {
fire where he cooked his break fast
After that he fed the chickens ant
hoed about four rows of potatoes.
The Sheriff was then notified tha
Borcher had gone back home and h,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24
BUST OF FATHER MURPHY,
FORTY YEARS A PRIEST

In honor of the fortieth anniver-
sary of his ordination to the priest
hood, a bust of Rve. p. ]. Murphy,
pastor of st. Patrick's church, Oily
phant, has been cut from granite by
c. f. Quigley, of the Quigley Granite
Company, of Barre, VT. The bust
has been placed in the mortuary
chapel and will remain there veiled
until Father Murphy's death.
Father Murphy was ordained forty
years ago, last Sunday by Bishop
William O'Hara, at st. Peters cathe-
dral. He became pastor of st. Pat
rick's church, Olyphant, in 1889 and
has become so attached to the people
there regardless of creed that he has
frequently declined to accept trans
ferring to other parishes in the dio-
cese.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24
LAWN FETE
WAS A SUCCESS.
Sodality Members, as Japanese Girls,
Make Hit at st. Mary Magdalen's
Social on Thursday Evening.

Something new in the line of a
lawn social was given by the mem
bers of the Sodality of st. Mary
Magdalen's church on Thursday even
ing on Wasman's lawn, opposite st.
Mary Magdalen's church. 1t was
called a Japanese Lawn Fete, and
the costumes of the Mattresses and
decorations all harmonized to that
idea. 1t was something novel, and
IL one judges by the large number
present, 1t was also a big success,
both financially and sociably. The
lawn was beautifully decorated with
Japanese lanterns and presented a
striking appearance. Set off to one
side was the booths where Japanese
novelties, fans, trinkets, table mats
and kimonos were sold; also home
made candy found a ready market.
Among the attractions were a Tea
Table and Pagoda which completed
the Japanese Tea garden effect. The
tables for the guests were set out on
the lawn and the members of the
Sodality, dressed in every particular
like Japanese girls, acted as wait
resses and fulfilled the wants of the
many guests. Ice cream and cake,
lemonade, sandwiches and coffee
were served. The merry making con-
tinued until about eleven O'Clock and
a large number of people remained
or new ones continued to come until
that hour. 1t was a delightful even
ing.
An orchestra furnished music for
the evening. The girls cleared in
the neighborhood of $1S6 on the So
cial
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24
SIGN POSTS FOR THE HIGHWAYS
Will he Erected by State Highway
DepartmeHt-First Lot Will Con-
sist of 1000 Posts of a Stand
ard Design.

Harrisburg, July 22.-The first
sign posts to be placed along the
highways of Pennsylvania will be
put into position this summer by
the State Highway Department, and
lists are Iow being made by the en-
gineers in charge of the operations
of the road branch of the state gov
ernment, so that the localities most
in need of markers will receive at
tention.
Until the locomotive superseded
the stage coach the sign board was
a necessary adjunct of travel and
was maintained with great care, but
in recent years little attention has
been paid to index boards in Penn
sylvania, and although the law
charges constables with the duty of
reporting the absence of sign posts,
| there are many cross roads in the
state without stick to indicate the
way to nearby towns. Some pro-
| gressive communities have under
| taken to cure the evil, and motor
clubs have done their part, but the
State will now look after such mat
ters along the 5000 main highways
embraced in the plan for compre-
hensiye improvement. The sign
| post is to be given as much atten-
J tion as the condition of the road.
State Highway Commissioner E.
NJ. Bigelow has let contract for the
first 1000 sign posts, deliveries to
begin next month. These posts will
be of iron, with the name of the
road or town to be shown in iron
letters fused on an iron plate, the
| direction to be indicated by an ar
row also of iron. This style was
determined upon after extended in
vestigation in other states and coun-
ties. Although the posts and signs
are practically indestructible any at
tempts to deface or injure will be
vigorously prosecuted. Not only the
state road maintenance officials, but
local officers and citizens will be
urged to prevent tampering with
the sign posts, because of their value
to the public.
Placing of the posts will be in the
hands of a department attache who
will also inspect them when erected
He has been visiting many counties
checking up on the necessity fol
signs at points reported for such i'm
proyements. AS fast as locations arC
determined upon orders will be Civ
en- for the work which will within
a few years raise Pennsylvania from
the disrepute into which she haI
fallen in the minds of her own peo
pie and visitors from other states
for neglect of one of the most es
sential accessories of travel.
AS the system of improved road
, develops under the plans made il
anticipation OF the voting of tn,
$50,00O,000 bond issue for high
ways, the new roads will be properl!
marked. The bond issue amend
! ment to the constitution will be act
ed upon by the legislature next win
ter for the second time and /
adopted, as now seems probable tn
people will be called upon to vot
on the question in 1918.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24
Death of ReynoId B. Porter.

Reynold Beldon Porter died at his
home in Liberty, N. Y, on Saturday
afternoon of heart failure. He had
been in failing health for the past
three years. Deceased was born in
Liberty, May 15, 1885, and had liv-
ed there all his life. In early life
he had run stage from Jefferson
Vile to Liberty and later he and his
son handled the express and freight
for the merchants OF Liberty. He Is
survived by five sons and one daugh-
ter. The funeral was held in Lib
erty on Tuesday afternoon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24
Death of George Splitter.

George Splitter, aged 50 years,
died Saturday at his home, 1l05
Meadow avenue. He is survived by
the following children: Mrs. Ray
Hayden, Mrs. Charles Shopp, George
Splitter, Jr., Susie, John and Joseph.
The funeral took place Tuesday
morning at 8 o'clock. Services were
held in st. Mary's German Catholic
church and burial will be made in
st. Mary's cemetery, Scranton.
He is also survived by one sister
Mrs. Joseph Dish, of Honesdale. Mr.
Spitzer was former resident OF
Honesdale and will be remembered
by many people here.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24
WILL PAY TOWNSHIPS FOR
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Heavy Amount Will be Sent Out For
Primary Elections and Other
Objects, Too-First Week
in August Will See
Many Warrants
Drawn.

Heavy payment for appropriations
in behalf Of schools, road improve
ments, reimprovements, reimburse
ment of. counties for primary cleo
tions and other objects will be made
by the fiscal authorities of Pennsyl-
Vania between now and the first
week in August and hundreds of
warrants are being drawn In pre-
paration for the distribution of a
couple of millions of dollars of State
cash. The arrangements for the
withdrawal of this large sum OF
money from repositories are under
way.
To begin with, the State will
soon pay $250,000 to 1900 town
ships entitled to receive money un-
der the act providing that fifty per
cent. OF cash road tax collected by
them shall be given by the State as
a bonus. The appropriation avail
able for two years is 100000. A
couple OF hundreds of thousands dol
lars will be paid to counties in re-
payment of cost of holding the pri-
maries in April. The auditing oi
these bills is a slow process and
about thirty have been paid.
The distribution of the State
school appropriation will begin be-
fore very long, the drawing of war.
rants being well in hand. The mon
ey is paid to districts which file re-
ports showing how they expended
their cash in the school year ending
July /. Hundreds of checks will be
sent out to pay the school districts
within the next thirty days.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24
MRS. ROSENTHAL TESTIFIES
Wife of Murdered New York Gambler
Goes Before Grand Jury To-day
Sensational Developments Are
Expected This Afternoon.
Especial to The CitiZen.)

Especial to The Citizen.)
NEW YORK, July 23.-Mrs. Her
man Rosenthal, widow of the gamb-
Ter who was murdered in front OF
the hotel Metropole in New York re-
Gently, went before the grand jury
this morning and told facts about the
men who murdered her husband,
The police have made several arrrsts
and more will follow this afternoon.
Mrs. Rosenthal's testimony this af-
ternoon is expected to implicate
Lieut.. Becker. Some OF the men who
are supposed to have been in the
death car" are thought to have
gone to Chicago and agents of the
Burns Detective Agency are on their
trail.
Harry Ballon, who Is alleged to
have been one of the men in the
death car" gave himself up this
morning and is now in the Tombs
awaiting a hearing.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24
BOY SCOUTS TO CAMP.

Bright and early Monday morning,
the Boy Scouts of the Berean Bap-
tist church, Carbondale, were up and
doing, and within a short time were
on their way to Elk Lake, Wayne
county, for a weeks encampment
The party will occupy the Giles-Ely
cottage and four military tents,
Twelve boys made the starting party
and a number OF others arrived at
the camp today and some will arrive
on Wednesday.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Archie Crossman ct ux. of New
York City, to Arthur Drescher, of
same place, land in Damascus town
ship; consideration 81.
Heirs OF John r. Dooley, late OF
Waymart, deceased, to Alfred H..
Howell and Carrie e. Howell. land
in Waymart borough; consideration
$4,000.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24

former president of the United Mine
Workers of America, was to-day
sentenced by Justice Wright to serve
8 months in Jail for contempt OF
court, while the Buck Stove Com
pany case was in progress.
Mitchell was not present when
sentenced was passed but his council
Immediately took up an appeal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24
MITCHELL SENTENCED TO TERM
IN JAIL
Vice-President of American Fedora
ton of Labor Sentenced to Serve
8 Months in Jail for Contempt
of Court,
Special to The

Especial to The Citizen.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 23.-
John Mitchell, vice-president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24

The Citizen is Getting New ADJ
vertisers Every Week. Merchants
Know This is a Good Advertising
Medium.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-24

Why Wait for Buyers? The
Want Ad Department of The Cid-
zen Gets Them Quick. Only q
Penny a Word.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
MAN WHO OWNED
GLOVES WORN BY
SHAKESPEARE, DEAD
DR.. H. H. Furness, Noted Scholar,
Had Greatest Collection
of Relics of Bard

Philadelphia, Aug, 14.-Dr. Iior-
ace Howard Furness, a noted Shakes
pearean scholar, is dead at his home
in Wallingford, near here. He was
10 years of age.
DR.. Furness leaves behind him the
most valuable collection of Shakes
peare relics ever assembled by an in
dividual. One wing of his great
mansion at Wallingford is given up
entirely to the relics. works and
memorials of Shakespeare. Here are
found case after case containing all
that has been written about the
great poet, together with priceless
editions OF his works, The eollec'
lions of relics include not only
souvenirs of Shakespeare himself,
hut relics Of all the actors and ac-
tresses who have essayed Shakes
pearean roles.
One notable exhibit, for example,
is pair OF gloves traced authentic
ally to Shakespeare's possession
They were once owned by David Gar
rick and afterward by Mrs, Siddons
and Mrs, Kemhle. Other relics in
the house are the Shakespeare mask
an old payroll of David Garrick and
the skull over which Kean, Mac
Ready, Forrest and Booth success
lively exclaimed "Alas. Poor Yorick.
The famous scholar was taken Ill
with Il hacking cough Monday morn
ling. owing to his age his family
insisted that he 20 to bed. He ex,
pired al o'clock last night. while
| he was sleeping The members Of
his family had been unable to bring
themselves to believe he was dan
Eerously ILL.,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
BIG NEWPORT SENSATION.

Newport, r., l., Aug. 14.-Mrs.
Alexander Dallas Pratt, of New
York, granddaughter of II. IT, Rog-
ers, walked into the Casino this
morning arrayed in a one-piece
gown OF white aud smiled engaging
iy at her numerous acquaintauces
She was greeted rs usual, but left al
near open~mouthcd inefedulity in
her wake as polite society can
eVince, For under her snow-whitn
skirt there peeped one ankle clad
quite Conservatory in white. while
the other was in sombre black.
Society has had but very few SEN
sations this season and gossip has
been surprisingly lacking. But here
was the opportunity, here was the
sensation and it was seized eagerly.
Bets were made that she would not
do 1t again, and found ready takers
among Mrs. Pratt's friends, who are
positive that she viii wear pink and
blue stockings If she cares to.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
ACTING governor
DOES NOT PROVE
EASY ASRUNORED
Senator Rodgers, Relieving Gov.
Donaghey, Besieged by Par.
don Applications

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. Ia
When it became known that Gov.
Donaghey would take an extended
vacation, leaving State Senator W.
G. Rodgers, of Nashville, to act as
governor. someone started a rumor
that pardons would be easy to OBJ
tain from the acting executive,
Senator Rodgers did not arrive as
soon as he was expected but when
he did reach Little Rock and go tic
the capitol to take possession he
found a crowd waiting for him, each
desiring to get someone released
from the penitentiary by either q
pardon or a parole.
The acting governor had some diff
dculty getting through the waiting
petitioners and into his office hut he
soon cleared the corridors with an
announcement that while he was
acting governor there would be nc
radical action Of any kind, that he
was simply serving temporary term
and did not propose to take ad-
vantage of Gov, Donaghey's absence
In regard to pardons and paroles he
announced that such applications
would be taken up in the regular
routine Of business and considered
by the Penitentiary board in tho
regular way.
Following the statement the as
crowd of clemency seekers
drifted slowly away wondering who
it was that started the story about
Senator Rodgers being easy"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15

sssssssxsssEsa S1s1sgSsss

Shelby Z. Brown, Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Petitt visited
,elatives at limo Sunday
Postmaster Miller, of Cairo, was
..ere last Wednesday
Earl Bracken is reported sick
j. P. Lightner, of limo, was here
asst week.
Mrs. Martha Stephan was called
o Cape Glrardeau Tuesday TO attend
funeral nf relative.
Mrs. street is visiting relatives in
Pine Village, Ind
John Miffln, Of Commerce, Mo, is
listing his relatives here
". T. Thompson has moved from
uper to lower Thebes.
Mrs. Lucy Johnson, Of Anna, is
asiting her parents here.
Ernest Callwell and family. of Nc
lure, visited their relatives here
Sunday.
Mrs A. Drawn visited friends in
ape Girardeau this week.
DR.. BIackridge, of Commerce, was
allied up here to see the sick people
IN Monday,
Mrs. Philip simpkins and child
en-. of Dram, Mo, are visiting rela-
ives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. simpklns
made a business trip TO Fayville last
week.
Mrs Julia Durham has bought the
reen store building from y. G, Nc
ZEE. She is having the building
orn down. There will be a nice
lew house in its place.
J. Y. Lynch has returned from
East st. Louis, where he visited rel
ltiyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. II. Hill have re-
urned from Marion.
l.. F. Keohler made business
rip to cairo Tuesday.
Mr. Roy Cannon has moved to
Illinois
Ray Brown is visiting relatives In
1airo.
Scott Wallace, OF Lolbourn, Mo,
here visiting his parents.
A. G. Brown made a business "trip
% limo this week.
Master Berry Dougherty, of Fay
lille. was here Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Bennefield visited
elatiycs in Fayville last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Clark, Of Fayville,
visited their friends here Tuesday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
LINVILLE WANTS
ALL TRASH TO BE
PLACED ON CURB.

William Linville, the street
cleaning contractor makes the re-
quest of citizens to place all trash
on the curb or grass plats instead
of in the cutters as many have been
in the habit Of doing. He says the
trash placed in the cutters fill the
catch basins and stop up the sew
er openings after every rain. He
suggests that if the people along the
streets he cleans would place their
trash on the curb in the afternoon If
the days ii is collected it would not
place the city in an unsightly ton
dition during tho remainder of The
time Trash ID collected south %
Fifteenth street on Saturday and
Wednesday nights, north of Fif-
teenth to Twenty-eighth every Fri
day and Tuesday nights; north of
Twenty-eighth street Thursday AMI
Monday nights. If residents would
remember these days he says the
city would make better appear
ance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
OWN DEATH CERTAIN;
SAVES W0MAN'S LIFE

Patchogue, L. l.. Aug, Ii
Avery, proprietor Of a summer hotel
1t Blue Point, who ran his own au-
tomoble, saved a womans life yes
terday afternoon whtn he was PIN
ned under the wreck of his car,
She had been thrown clear Of the
machine when it turned over on the
Waverly-SoltsyilI turnpike. When
she crept back to the broken car to
help Avery he told her to get out
If danger, because the gasoline tank
was going to blow up The gaso-
line exploded before she had gone
10 yards. Avery was burned to
death.
Avery was taking fthe woman,
Mrs Francis Blake, to his hotel,
where she was going to visit Mrs.
Avery. After the explosion she
made desperate but vain efforts to
quench the fire by throwing sand on
IT, Averys hands and feet were
burned off.
When he finally ordered Mrs.
Blake to desist in her efforts to save
him, he said: "Tell mother This
wife) | leave here well fixed. |
have had my life insured for $685.
|ff0r
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
SENATOR VOTES TO
AGREE WITH HOUSE
ON PENSION AGENCIES
Associated Press Disnafch

Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE Sem
ate today yielded to the demands of
the House for the abolition of pen-
sion agencies throughout the United
States and passed the $4,000 600
pension appropriation bill, with a
provision for the establishment of
the eighteen agencies January 81,
1918.
The action Of the conferees was
the elimination of the dispute
which has held up the payment Of
over s9,o00,o00 of pension pay
ments due civil war veterans on
August 4, and has thrown the fnan-
cial operation Of the pension bureau
into chaos The House probably
viii accept the Senate provision re-.
garding the abolition of the pension
agencies throughout the country.
Under the Senate provision the
payment to all pensions would. after
the date named, be made directly
from the pension bureau at Wash
ington.
The change would abolish
eighteen $4,000 jobs and result in
the retirement or removal to Wash
ington Of several hundred district
clerks. A saving of about $250.000
in administration Of the pension
laws would follow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
100 PHILADELPHIA
RESORTS ARE CLOSED.

Philadelphia, Aug. 14.--George
D. Porter, Director of Public Safety,
by closing more than 100 tenderloin
resorts, yesterday at daylight be-
gan his crusade against persons who
are trying to break mp his home and
estrange him and his wife.
The latest attack upon Porters
character was that of woman or
The tenderloin, who, with child
in her arms, called upon Mrs. Porter
and alleged that the Director was
the father of the child. The whole
sale cleanup was Immediately or
dered and more than 100 resorts
were closed. Three hundred and
eighty persons were arrested, every
one of whom will be put through
the third degree>in an effort to learn
who arc the instigators Of the ut
tacks upon the Director.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
| NEWS Of The RIVERS
Cairo Gauge.

AT p. m. yesterday the river
stood at 16.7, a rise of i during thu
previous "a hours.
Str. Stacker Lee arrived yester-
day at 4;30 a. m. from Memphis;
left at for st. Louis.
Government Str Genl. J. II
Simpson, In port since the 18th, de
parted at a. m. yesterday for thu
upper Mississippi.
Str. Rees Lee arrived at 9:45 8
m. yesterday from st. Louis; depart
ed at p. m for Memphis.
The Cairo and Paducah packets
Rapids and Ed Myer. arrived and de
parted ON schedule time.
Rescue arrived at p m. yester
day from Hickman.
River Forecast.
The Ohio, from the mouth Of tb
Wabash to above Cairo, will fal
at slow rate for the next two
three days.
The Mississippi, from below ST
Louis to Cairo, the Wabash, at Mi
Carmel, and the Tennessee, from
Florence to the mouth, are expecte,
to change but little during the mex
day or two r. 7. LlNDLEY,
Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-15
SCALES AND CRUsTs ON SKIN
CAUSED BY ECZEMA AND ADD
ING TO ITS HORRORS.
Try This Remedy at Our Risk.

AIy 1liS heHiEuy Ut Uul AiShs
The thick, hard crusts or scale
that accompany nearly all kinds D
skin diseases. not only cover the sur
face but are SO irritating that the,
add greatly to the suffering of tn
patient.
Alcoholic washes and ordinar,
ointments cannot penetrate these
but treatment with our new ski.
remedy, Saxon Salve, not only re
moves them painlessly but quiets tn
itching an dhurning. 1t also keep
the inf1amed skin soft and comfort
able and banishes the eruption
bringing the skin back to its norma
healthy condition.
Saxon Salye Is mild enough for
children's remedy, yet Is equally sat
isfactory for grown persons.
Try Saxon Salve If you have
skin disease Of any kind If you ar.
not satisfied We give back YOU
money. Paul G: Schulz & Son
Druggists, Cairo. Ill,