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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
STORES TO BE CLOSED JULY 23.

In compliance with request made
by the Business Mems Association
the merchants of Honesdale have
signified their willingness to close
their respective stores and places
of business on Wednesday, July 23,
the date for the annual picnic. The
different committees are working
hard to make the outing a success.
Special trains have been ordered and
arrangements have been completed
regarding connections with the Erie
trains for eXcursionists. Parties
from Hawley and White Mills desir-
ing to join their Honesdale friends
at Lodore can make excellent con-
nections. The first train arrives at
Honesdale at sos a. m, connecting
with the Delaware and Hudson spec
ial, leaving at 9:15. Leaving the
Lake, a special at 5;15 arrives in
Honesdale in ample time to connect
with the o'clock Erie train.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
VOTE DAY.

To-day, Friday, July IL, is the
date specified by the borough coun-
Gil to vote upon the increased in
debtedness of Honesdale to the ex-
tent of $4,000. Therefore vote at
the court house between the hours of
Z a. m. and p. m. for better ma
terial for Main street. The town has
had mud for many years and now
is the time to shake off the dust
of madiaeval years, come to the
front, display your colors and cast
a vote that will count for Brick Pave.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
FRIDAY, JULY II, 1913.

about her body, which she received while
playing with a 'sparkler," on the night
of July Fourth
The fatal accident happened on Friday
night about 10:30 o'clock, directly in
front of the child's home. Hazel had
lighted a harmless sparkler," when one
of the sparks ignited her dress. At once
the child was enveloped in flames, and
before the fire was eXtinguished by a
neighbor she was badly burned. The
child was hurried to the hospital where
every effort was made to save her life,
but last night she suffered an internal
hemorrhage and died a few minutes
later.
There you have it!
The "sparkler" must be classed
in the same danger class as the gun
which the "old woman" declared
was always dangerous, even if it
didn't have lock, stock or barrel.
The best way to celebrate Inde-
pendence Day is to cut out all of the
Tom-foolery part and get down to
common sense.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
CLAIMS ENGINEER
ATTACKED HIM.

John NJ. Black, aged soldier and
storekeeper at Winners, was called
out of bed on the night of July 4
and beaten by Sol Bird, stationary
engineer of Drinker, jefferson town
ship, according to information sworn
to by Mr.. Black before Alderman
Koehler. Koehler held Bird in $500
bail for his appearance in court on
charges of threats to kill and as
sault and battery. Black is 70 and
Bird so years of age.
1t is alleged by Black that Bird
told him he came to the house to
kill him and that his wife (Mrs.
Black had to drag Bird off her hus-
band while he was choking the aged
man. BLACK appeared at the alder
mans office with his head badly cut.
He says that the injuries were in
flicted by Bird.
1t is alleged that Bird, who is an
engineer at the washery owned by
Kirby and Howard at Drinker, ran a
grocery bill at the store conducted
by Mr.. Black. Black claims that he
made several efforts to collect and
failed and that when he went to
Gettysburg last week with the veter-
ans he told his wife not to give Bird
any provisions without cash until the
old bill was paid. Birds son went
to the store and was refused goods
on July 3.
Mr.. Black testified that he came
home from Gettysburg on July A and
went to bed about 8 O'clock. He said
that along about 10 o'clock he
heard loud rapping at the door and
| thinking that somebody wanted
something in the line of provisions
he went downstairs and opened the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 \ 4 4 4 + + 4 4
The CITIZEN Is A GENUINE
PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER

The Citizen believes in and ad-
vocates paved streets in Homes
dale. That is progress.
The Citizen believes in and advo-
Gates good roads built at the least
cost by the State. That is pro-
gress.
The Citizen believes that the
time is fully ripe for women to
vote, and unhesitatingly says so.
That is progress.
The Citizen believes that if
Honesdale and Wayne county gen.
orally are good enough to live in,
they are good enough to spend
our money in. That is progress.
The Citizen is always on the
alert to discover good points for
Wayne county and her people, and
then to advertise the same. That
is progress.
No matter how good The Citizen
may have been in the past, 1t eX-
poets to be better, and ever bet
ter in the days to come. That is
progress.
The Citizen believes in clean
newspaper and as high standard
of morals as humanity can possi-
bly, attain. That is progress.
Whatever is right, and good, and
true, and beautiful, and just, and
merciful, those things The Citizen
contends for and believes in.
That, surely, is progress.
If anybody has a brand of Pro-
gressiveness that is any better, we
are anxious to be introduced to it,
for we believe in the wisdom of
the best bit of advice" Get the
Best"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
HARRISBURG LETTER

Harrisburg, July 10.-By common
consent there was little discussion
Of legislative and political matters
by the Capitol Hill regulars who
were in this city last week. 1t was
felt for one thing that it would be a
good thing to let such matters rest
for a day or so after six strenuous
and troublous months during
which little else was thought of and
talked about. Moreover, Governor
Tener was out of the city attending
to his duties as the official host at
the celebration of the fiftieth ami
versary of the battle of Gettysburg.
When it is taken into considera-
tion that even in the House the
"Progressives" were star-spangled
failures from the start, when they
sacrificed every possibility for real
usefulness in a disgraceful scramble
to secure a few petty offices, to the
finish, when they prevented the en-
actment of a child labor law be-
cause some of their leaders thought
they could make a little political
capital out of the failure of the bill,
" must be admitted that there is
Some justification for the opinion ex-
pressed here one day last week that
to openly print an expression of that
kl@s "going some"
A 49, matter of cold fact the ses1
NRh Was progressive to marked d.
= ", but the so-called "progressiV
mad absolutely nothing to do
&he aeXeplishment Of this
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
SUFFRAGETTS PARADE
AT ERIE TUESDAY.

All roads led to the cool shores of
Lake Erie on Tuesday when the
women from all parts of the State
gathered in honor of the first Suf-
frage Parade ever held in Pennsylva-
mia, which took place in Erie in con-
nection with the Perry Centennial.
The Suffrage Division was led by
Mrs. Frank M. Roessing of Pitts
kpurg, President of the Pennsylvania
Woman Suffrage Association, who
arried the beautiful blue and gold
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11

place. Bird he claims was standing
outside and grabbed him by the
throat striking him several times and
throwing him to the ground. He
started to call for help and with
the assistance of his wife got away
from his assailant. Birds employers
furnished bail for his appearance in
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
Astonishing Monday Specials
Every Department Participating with
Values that are Of Noteworthy Merit

The stores enviable reputation Honesdales best and
favored value giving will be ably sustained
than it will be Monday Every department in the store has
contributed of its best merchandise unusually low prices
make Monday day of who shops at this
live Read this ad carefully note the bargains quot
ed remember that these only few of the many all
the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11

L. J. Dorfiinger and Charles Dor
finger of White Mills, left Tuesday
for New York to be absent several
days.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11

court. He was represented at the
hearing by Attorney Frank M. Boyle.
Scranton Times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
Other DepartmentS--Mai Floor

Final Clearing Sale Ladies Hats, $500 value ST 9S EACH
Cleanup Lot Chdren's Hats, special, sc each.
New Cloth Ratine, latest out 25c value, yard
Famous Kekko Silk, all coors, 35c value, 25c yard.
YardWide English Percaes all cOors value, yard
32 in. Scotch Gingham, styles special, I1c yard
Mems Work Shirts, all coors, soc value 43c each.
Ladies' Lse Vests, sleeves, CSC value, ISc each.
Beached and Unbeached Table Cloth soc value 43c yard
Ladies' Medium Weight Stockings, black and white, extr
value, pair
Turkish and Huck Towels special, &C each.
Fine Unbeached Musin value, SC yard.
Mating and other Suit Cases, special SIIo each.
Ladies' Coored and White Marqusette Dresses $500 value
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
Second Floor Specials

Junior Coored Dresses ST so value, S1.1o each.
Junior Colored Dresses, $I.75 value, $I39 each.
Childrens Wash Dresses $oo and SIPS value Soc each
Childrens Wash Dresses SOC value 49c EACH
Hodges Fibre Mating, 800 vaue 32c yard
Union Ingram Stair Carpet, 35c value 29c yard
oxI2 Administer Rugs, special, $Io.5o.
Crex Porch Mating, soc value, 43c yard.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
MONDAY, JULY IA
Grocery Departments:

Fine Granuated Sugar, 25-pound bag, $1.2o.
Pure White Rose Lard, 1o-pound pail, $I.45.
Pure White Rose Lard 5-pound pail, 75c.
Pure White Rose Lard 3-pound pail, 45c.
Evaporated Apples, I3c value, 1oc h.
Blue Label Ketchup, 25c value, zoe bottle.
Argo Starch, we'll known, sc value, &C pkg.
Quaker Puffed Wheat, Ioc value, &C pkg
Quaker Pulled Rice, I5c value, I3c pkg.
Whole Japan Rice, SC value, &c lb.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-31
MAIL CARRIERS
LOSING PROFITS
ON SERVICE
DEPRIVED OF EXPRESS BUSINESS
BY THE GROWTH OF THE
PARCELS POST.

Red Harding of the Consolidated
Auto company is one man in Tono-
pah who cannot share the pleasure Of
handling parcels post matter He
stands to lose several thousand dol
lars next year by the arrangement, as
it takes away his express business
and adds a mass of bulky matter that
has to be handled for next to nothing.
This refers to the mail contract,
which is carried by auto between 70
nopah, Manhattan and Round Noun
tain.
Last year Harding's company re
ceiyed from Wells Fargo $2S6.SO fol
delivering express p, ckages between
December ~ and 27, including the
bulk of the holiday trade. This year
the government pays him the liberia
sum Of $5l extra monthly for hand
ling parcels post and the express
business this year was wholly with
drawn To accommodate the govern
ment the mail contractor has to place
extra machines in commission at an
actual loss of approximately $500 a
month
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-31

and flames poured into the house.
When the curtain fell the most of
the seats on the orchestra floor had
been emptied by the panic-stricken
spectators, and they were crowdng
through the exits as fast as possible
When the smoke and flames poured
into the auditorium, sweeping the
whole interior. hundreds were over
come They fell in heaps at the
exits and were suffocated By the
smoke and heat
Those on top of the pile Of human
ity were scorched beyond recognition
The situation was made worse by the
fact that the ushers had fled at the
first alarm, without stopping long
enough 70 unlock the safety exits
with which every floor was provided
The spectators, finding the safety
exits bolted and locked, we're com
PEELED 70 seek their way out through
I me main entrance ana lobby OF the
theater This entrance Immediately
became iammed and hundreds per
lshed before they could reach tn,
open air. A few fortunate ones savet
their lives by way Of planks stretched
from the upper floors Of the theate
across an alley to the buildings oppo
site
The fire was soon under contro
At first it was not thought that tn
loss Of life had been great, and tn
full extent Of the disaster was nc
realized until the firemen reached tn
balcony and galleries Of the hous,
where they found the dead piled II
six or eight feet high
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-31
WESTERN UNIONS
NEW MANAGEMENT
SHIFTING OF EMPLOYEES OWING
TO THE EFFECT OF THIS
ALTITUDE.

H. T Gibson, manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, will
leave Tonopah on Friday morning
for his former station in Petaluma,
with the same company. Mr. Gibson
has been here since April and in that
time found the altitude was too
much for his wifes health. For this
reason only he requested a transfer
and was restored to his former billet.
He will be succeeded by Joe Sayant
formerly of Goldfield, but who comes
to Tonopah from the Vallejo office.
The new manager has a sister living
here.
Mr.. Gibson's resignation was ac-
eepted with regret by the company,
as he has given eminent satisfaction
in handling the enormous business of
the brokers and operators.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-31
DEATH FOLLOWS ACCIDENT ON TAG.
AND YOUNG MAN JUST FROM IRELAND
SUCCUMBS SHORTLY AFTER INJURY

On this trip he was sent out by the
trainmaster, and it is not thought
there will be any reason for disput-
ing the claim Of his parents against
the state. The boy was born in Bel
fast, ireland, and was a linenworker
by trade Last Monday he was cut
ting off the air in switching freight
cars when, in taking up the slack
the cars ran back and caught him be
tween the bumpers. He was hurried
to Tonopah for surgical attention but
he never rallied from his internal in
iuries, although he was conscious up
to ten minutes of his death.
Fred Meek, the only brother in this
country. took out his regular train
yesterday morning, as he did not eX-
pect any serious termination Of the
accident, but towards noon the gray
ity Of the injury became so apparent
that w. d. Forster, general superin-
tendent of the railroad, from Gold
field, ordered Jack Peck, agent at
Tonopah, to send out an engine with
caboose to overtake the passenger
train at Blair Junction and bring
Fred Meek back to the bedside Of his
brother. At the same time Mr. For
ster notified Mrs Fred Meek at Gold
field and ordered an automobile tC
bring her to Tonopah. Both husband
and wife met at the deathbed, ant
desire to extend their thanks to Mr.
Forster for his thoughtfulness
Deceased leaves a father mother
and two sisters at Warren Point, Ire
land. The body was taken in charg,
by Wonacott & Cavanagh and pre-
pared for interment at Goldfield thii
afternoon.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-31
NEW MOVING PICTURE SHOW LEASES
OLD STOCK EXCHANGE PREMISES
WHICH WILL Be REMODELED SOON

definitely set, but il is believed that
the seats and appointments, ordered
from San Francisco. can be installed
within a period of three weeks The
management proposes to reconstruct
the interior by raising the floor to
give pitch to the seats in the back
of the hall and to erect stage and
hang a screen. One OF the best fea-
lures of the new company is prom
ised in the elimination of advertising
between acts.
D. Shemanski who has occupied
the corner store opposite the Mzpah
hotel for his jeweIry business, will
move west to the middle of the block,
TO the premises formerly occupied by
the Hub saloon The old stand will
be taken by the Amigo brothers for
cigar stand at an advance in rent
Mrs. Matthews. the Goldfield caterer
and candymaker. has leased the west
side of the Palace hotel ground floor
lately occupied by a saloon and will
bring over her complete establish
ment' from the southern camp. The
Eagle restaurant has moved from the
junction of Main and Florence avenue
to the same block as Shemansh,
At midnight Joe Monahan and Jack
Murphy will take over Miners Ex-
change saloon and the han upstairs
from Plamenaz & Flood.
The proposed improvements on
Brougher avenue have been dropped
temporarily.
The county commissioners have un-
der advisement the offer of tie
school trustees to sell the old high
school for a county hospital and are
wayering between the purchase and
the construction of new wing to
the old shack that does duty now 70
the housing of the county poor There
is considerable opposition to retain.
.ng the county hospital in its present
location, as citizens in that quarter
say it is a detriment to their inter
ests They will not countenance any
further construction that would mean
permanency Of the poor farm in their
midst.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-31
MINOR ASSAY OFFICES DESERVING
OF BETTER SUPPORT BY THE GOVERNMENT

Il has been urged as an objection
TO the minor assay offices that they
are not self-sustaining. but as a mat
ter Of fact there is no reason why
they should be. The mint service like
many other departments OF the gov
erument, was not established primar-
lily as profitsmaking business but
for the accommodation Of the public,
and the net cost to the government
for the maintenance Of the six offices
now in existence is less tnan 100000
per mnum These so.called "minor
offices are located at Boise, Carson,
Deadwood. Helena, salt Lake City and
seattle The office at St Louis was
discontinued June 30, 1911 and that
at Charlotte, June 30, 1912
The excess Of operating expenses
over fees collected during the fiscal
year. 1912 at the New York assay Of
flee was $ll7OaS.96 while at the
seven other offices Boise Carson
Deadwood, Helena, salt Lake. Seattle
and Charlotte at all these combined
the excess was only $9O22S.51, a diff
ference against the New York office
of $26,S7O45.
The Philadelphia mint, the mos
splondidly equipped institution Of it,
kind in the world, is only two hour
from New York, and any one havinl
business with the latter city could
with almost equal facility. transac
that business with Philadelphia Ie
for the sake of the trifling conyen
fence It is to the New York banks {
have an assay office there, We ar
called upon to expend more than !
required to maintain seven assay o
fices, the two nearest of which ar
not less than 400 miles apart an
which are scattered among the gol
producing states. just where they ar
needed, and which accommodate tho'
sands OF people. 1t should be remen
bered also, that the poor man Is tn
one who is benefited by these sma
offices; they make it possible for hi
to continue the business Of prospec
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-31
NEW MANAGEMENT AT THE
MINERS EXCHANGE HALL

When the clock sounds twelve to
night the management Of Miners
exchange hall and saloon will pass
'nto the hands Of Joe Monahan and
lack Murphy, who have leased the
entire building Mr. Monahan is too
tell known in Touopah to need any
extensive recommendation and his
parter has been one OF the most
active members Of the Fraternal Or
der of Eagles AZ the convention
two years ago be was elected dele
gate from the Goldfield aere Mr..
Murphy halls originally from Cripple
7reek and since coming to Nevada
has always been a popular and eff
eient saloon man In Coldfield he
was identified with the Hermitage
the Bank. the Northern, the Palace
and The Goldfield hotel bars
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-31

ing. and it is the prospector who, in
the first instance. has discovered the
great mines which have added so
much to the wealth of the nation
IT, then, the offices which fail to
collect enough in fees to offset their
operating expenses, should be put out
of business, the New York office
should be the first to go. since that
costs more than all the rest com
bined. But it is said that that office
is worth the cost because of the ac-
commodation il affords to trade; then
III this justifies the expenditure, we
are even more justified in expending
whatever sum may be necessary to
maintain a sufficient number Of
smaller offices to accommodate the
men who are taking wealth out Of
the ground at the risk of life and
limb, and at great uncertainty of any
return upon their investment: partic-
ularly when it is remembered that,
/ BY minting their product, the govern
ment makes a direct profit of S5,000-
600 annually, and that the sum re
quired for their maintenance is less
than 100000 One would scarcely
argue that the New York banker is
entitled to more consideration thar
the western prospector Mining ant
Engineering World.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-31
TEN YEARS SINCE IROQUO|S FIRE
COST THE LIVES OF SIX HUNDRED

CHICAGO, Dec. 31--Ten years ago
Chicago was the scene Of fire catas-
trophe that shocked the whole civil
ized world the burning af The new
Iroquois theater. IN which f52 per
sons. mostly women and children LOST
their lives.
Today large proportion Of thr
etys population paused ia the pur
suit Of their usual occupations to pay
tribute to the memory OF the dead
Hundreds OF persons Joined in the
program Of memorial services held at
the lroquois Memorial Emergency
hospital Similar services were held
in number Of churches In the
downtown district the flags on many
buildings were a haU mast silent
pugrimages were made to The various
cemeteries, where wreaths were laid
on the graves Of the victims Of the
disaster.
The burning Of the lroquois theater
was the most appalling disaster Of its
kind In the history OF America. and
sin long be remembered by huR
dreds Of families who lost one or
more Of their members IN the catas
trophe.
The fire originated on the stage
Of the theater during the matinee
performance Of December 30, 1908
at time when every part Of the
house was crowded with the usua
holiday audience Of women and chill
dren The theater was practically
new. having been opened only a few
weeks previous 70 the fire 1t was
playhouse Of the first class and wal
Of so-called fireproof construction. Al
matter Of fact, the house itself suf
fered comparatively little damae
from The fire The official nvestlga
rion showed that the great loss o
life was the result Of panic amonl
The spectators
The attraction at the theater oi
The fatal day was the Christmas sped
tacle Of "Bmebeard. which had bee
running az the lroquois since tn
opening Of the theater 1t was tn
general belief that sparks from on
of the spotlights stationed in tn
wings Of the stage ignited some q
the flimsy pieces Of scenery and in
few moments the blaze apread ul
wards toward the flies.
Some of the actors and employc
tried to beat out the flames. but di
not succeed. and the signal was give
to lower the fireproof curtain. OWN
to the fact that rope. with whic
the aerial ballot was manipulate
had been so fastened that il obstruc
ed the movements OF the curtain. ii
latter could not be lowered for son
time.
When the curtain was finally +
leased the fire had made such pro
ress on the stage that the employ
became panie-stricken and opened Il
large double door in the rear Of Il
stage This resulted in terrii
draft that caused the asbestos CT
tain to bulge out into the auditorium
In few minutes the curtain tore a,
fell and an immense volume Of smo
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-31

Herbert Meek, the youngest EN-
ploye Of 'ne = & G. railroad, died
yesterday affevnoon at $3.50, at the
Mine Operators hospital, from the
of injuries received while he
was working with freight crew on
the main line through freight train
operating between Goldfield and
Nina. The body was removed to
Goldfield this morning and delivered
to the family by William Zimmerman
Of No. "a.
No inquest was deemed necessary,
although there was talk of conduct
ing autopsy for the purpose of pro
yidng indubitable testimony for the
state industrial commission, which
carries all risks Of this railroad
With this object in view Or Turner
came over from Goldfield last night
and held conference with DR.
Grigsby. after which it was announc
ed that no inquest would be neces
sary. as no room Tor doubt as to th6
cause Of death existed in the minds
of any of the parties concerned
Herbert Meek arrived from Ire
land only three months ago and soor
found a place in the service of tht
railroad through the influence Of his
brother Fred Meek. conductor Of tn,
passenger train He was employed
as a student preliminary to qualifying
for brakeman, and had just passed
/ the examination and taken his plac,
as a candidate for the next vacancy