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The Washington times., 1913-02-27
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The following Masonic organizations
viii meet tonight: Lodges-The, New
Jerusalem. No. .. NJ. NJ: George C.
Whiting, No. .; Temple. No. q, E. A
Royal Arch Cha6;er-Washi,gson No
2. NJ. Scottish Rite-Maundy Thurs
day service and banquet at the cath
edrai. Eastern Star-williar F. Hunt
Chapter. No. Is.
The following ]. o. o. F lodges VIII
meet tonight: Columbia. No. 10. and
Salem. No. ., degree; Excelsior, No
Il; business.
The following X. of p. lodges win meet
tonight-webstey. No. 4. rehearsail
! Excelsior. No. IA: Germania, No. Is,
Capital. No. "a; Myrtle. No. :5.
The following National Union Councils
win mset tonight: Bancroft and Dahl
gren.
The following RedfMen.s tribes VII
meet tonight: LogaE. No. s: Sioux,
No is
Song recital for the blind In National
Library at o'clock.
Harvard Club banquet IN Rauscher's.
Ambassador Bryce to address COMMITTEES
On future development of WashinStoD
in home of Arthur I. Parsons
Meeting under the auspices OF Mrs. e.
len Spencer Mussey, at headquarters
of Tent No. J, Daughters of Veterans.
Grand Army Hall, at O'Clock Irs
Mussey and Mrs Mary Beard viii
speak on the pageant.
Meeting at Friendship House. s2s vir.
ginia avenue southeast at ais o'clock
Mrs. Gutenberg and Mrs Patricia
Street will speak on the pageant.
The Washington times., 1913-02-27

II the New York legislators are in
earnest about wanting a cure for
graft. We suggest that they make it
illegal.
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We Hadn't Thought of That.

G. 8. K.-What are you bowling
about? Folks with buildings to decor
ate merely have compromised with the
inauccommittee. They are using the
white. but not the green. See?
ERNE,STn
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Unnecessary Caution.

A FTER midnight on some of the
~ suburban trolley runs the mo
n Smoking rule is n dead letter.
There are no women aboard to
object. and the conductor winks the
other eye. About 1:aO the other morning
gentlemanly stranger got on a car
toward the end of the journey. He was
smoking n cigar. and said to the con-
ductor:
'.All right for me to smoke now. isn't
it?"
Sorry. Cap" replied the knight of the
bell rope, but you amt sposed to-.
Rules is very strict"
''Wcl.' said the traveller, somebody
has been smoking here. | can smell II.
And look at all those cigar and cigar
ette butts on the floor. Where did
they come FROM"
''Aw," explained the conductor. them
was left bv guys that didn't ask
Nweark Star.
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TO THE INAUGCOMMITTEE.
The rose Is red;
The violet's blue;
Inaugdeeorations
Are those eolors, too.

And the Herald" has its own ideas
about what constitutes ornamentation.
Flags. bunting and decorations" is the
way they put II.
The Washington times., 1913-02-27

The c. c. c.. it appears. is even more
exclusive than it thought it was.
The Washington times., 1913-02-27

Chevalier Andre Do Fouquieres, the
Partisan dress authority
The Washington times., 1913-02-27

1t can go chevychase itself, says the
Gov.
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Amusements.

Mathematician Mason in The Attack
Sis D. m.
Selasco-"The Merry Countess" s:r
y. m
Coium5ia-"The Merchant of Venice
2:l5 D. m: "Othello.'' S:l5 D. IN.
Chases-Polite vaudeville. 2:15 and S:p
Polrs-"The Man o; the Hour" Ell
and Sis p. m.
Country Boy" 2:l5 and
SIS p m.
Cosmos-Vaudeville.
Casino-Vaudeville.
Lyceum-Sam Rice's Show. 2:Is and
S:15 D. m
Gayety-"Merry-Go Founders" 2:1s and
Bis p. m.
The Washington times., 1913-02-27

Though We confess he scooped US on
big doctors bills" We hadn't stip-
ulated the size Of the doctors.
The Washington times., 1913-02-27

he made a will giving away his
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01
SPORTING NOTES.

Many men who are credited with
knowing something about the great
national game expect to see the peer
less Mathewson at his best this sea-
son. It will be remembered that at
the opening of last season the report
was circulated that "Big Six was all
in as a hurler for the big show.
Mathewson's record of won and lost
during the season of 1912 speaks for
itself. The Factoryville wonder
would have gotten away with one of
the greatest victories of his eventful
career on the diamond had one Fred
Snodgrass squeezed the flying ball a
little bit tighter and had not execut-
ed his famous "muff" much to the
delight of Boston fans who had bet
heavily on their home team.
The G. C. club defeated the Maple
City Five on Thursday at the Rink
in the second game of the series by
the score of 22 to 13. The Maple
City Five played with only four
men during the last 15 minutes,
Mangan being nable to finish the
game on acci It of a cold, beside
being hurt.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01
INTERESTING INTERPRETATION
BY MRS. FRIEDEWALD.
Fiona Macleod by Mrs. William
Sharp Was Subject of Reading
The Dual Personality of
William SharD.

Mrs. Salo Friedewald entertained
quite a number of her regular audi
ence in the high school auditorium
Saturday afternoon by her reading of
Fiona Macleod" by Mrs. William
Sharp. Mrs. Friedewald more than
delighted her audience as this was
one of the most interesting interpre-
tations of her series. She brings out
that Fiona Macleod and William
Sharp are one and the same. Will
liam Sharp has a dual personality
and Mrs. Sharp discovers this trait
in her husbands character after her
marriage to him. At times he is
completely under the spell of Fiona
Macleod and most of his writings
were done under that name and even
the handwriting did not belle the
name, for it was a feminine hand
as we'll.
Mrs. Friedewald gave a sketch of
the life and personalities of William
Sharp as seen and told by Mrs.
Sharp. He would go away and be
gone months at a time and on his
return would talk of Fiona Macleod
to his wife as person existing. He
made many brilliant friendships and
even received proposals of marriage
from men who had fallen in love
with his writings and believed him
to be a woman. When the mood
wore off he was the normal William
Sharp. Mrs. Friedewald read from
a book of poems written by William
Sharp. The next reading will be on
Saturday, April 12. 1t will be a
dramatic story by Fiona Macleod,
the dual character of William
Sharp, "The House of Usna."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01
PETER POLT COMES BACK TO
TROUBLE
BROKE PAROLE BY COMING
BACK TO HONESDALE; WAS
SENTENCED TO LEAVE
TOWN IN 1911.
Attempted to Kill Leonard Mebs on
Main Street Near Midnight Satur-
day-Hearing Tomorrow.

day-Hearing Tomorrow.
Leonard Mebs, a glasscutter of
this place, was stabbed in the face
by Peter Polt, on lower Main street,
Saturday night about midnight. The
attack on Mebs was preceded by
some words and Polt struck him
with what he supposed to be a knife
although he was not positive. The
injured man was treated by DR.. Grif-
fin, who was Immediately called and
who stated that Mebs' injuries were
not serious. He had received a cut
on the right lobe of the nose and
over the left eye.
County Detective N. B. Spencer
was notified and arrived down town
about one o'clock nut before he had
arrived Polt had left for parts un-
known.
Sheriff Kimble, assisted by N. B.
Spencer and officer Canivan made a
thorough search for Polt and it was
not until late Sunday evening that
a clue to his whereabouts was dis
covered. Spencer learned that Polt
and friend was headed toward
Narrowsburg in a rig hired from M.
Lee Braman's stable. The young
men must have gone to Narrowsburg
and later for some reason came back
into Wayne county, and when some
distance from Beachlake their buggy
broke down. They were both under
the influence of liquor, probably Sc
cured in NarrowSburg. They tele-
phoned to Honesdale and tried to
get Braman's livery barn on the line,
as they wanted Braman to send a
team out to bring them back to
Honesdale. N. B. Spencer was on
the line and overheard their con-
versation with the operator so he
decided he could go out there as
we'll as Braman. He got Sheriff F.
G. Kimble and together they went
to the place where the trouble oc-
CURED and found the two huddled
in a summer house. They offered
no resistance and came along peace
ably. They arrived here about 3
o'clock this morning and Polt was
placed in the county Jail. A hearing
in his case will be held before Squire
Smith tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
There was no warrant out for the
arrest of Polt until Sunday morning
but the sheriff had in his possession
an old capias. He is charged on the
warrant with attempted murder.
Polt bears a bad reputation and
has been up several times before.
Once for attempting to kill his moth
er and once for resisting an officer,
besides many other times. On July
9Th, 1911, he was arrested for chas-
ing his mother with butcher knife
and plead guilty. Instead of pro-
nouncing sentence, Judge Searle told
the man to leave town and stay
away. This agreement was broken
when he came back here not long
ago.
When Polt was found a search was
made and the only thing that could
have been used to cut with, was ra-
Zor. He had no knife.
1t is said that Polt has made
threats to the effect that he would
get'' the whole Mebs family.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01
ASK FOR $I25,OOO APPROPRIA-
TION.
House Committee From Harrisburg
Inspect Farview Criminal Insane
Hospital Saturday.

The commission representing the
Farview Criminal Insane hospital,
consisting of G. H. Dorflinger, of
White Mills; Senator William c..
Sproul, of Chester; H. 7. Walton, of
Philadelphia; John B. Fassett, of
Tunkhannock; J. P. Denny, of Mont
rose; James Marsteller, of Allen
town; Senator Walter McNichols
and e. A. Jones, of Scranton, met
with the State legislators appropri-
alton committee on Saturday. All
members of the hospital committee
we're present excepting Senator
Sproul, who is i'll with rheumatism,
and Edgar A. Jones, of Scranton.
Twenty-one members of the
House committee visited Farview on
Saturday and thoroughly inspected
the buildings and premises. They
expressed themselves as being very
much elated with the surroundings.
On Saturday of this week a commit
tee from the Senate will visit the
States institution.
The members of he Criminal In
sane commission feel confident that
the appropriation of $425,0O0 asked
will be granted.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01
HONESOALE SC ! I TO CLOSE
JUNE zvth
COMMENCEMENT SERMON WILL
BE DELIVERED BY REV. w.
III. SWIFT JUNE is.

Commencement Exercises Will Be
Held on June 19-Class Night Ex-
ercises on June 17-Other School
Notes.
Prof. H. A. Oday, of the Honesdale
High school, has just announced the
dates for the annual school COM
mencement and Glass Day exercises
and also the day on which the school
will close for the annual three
months vacation.
The Honesdale school will close on
Friday, June 20, at which time the
work of the present school year will
have been completed.
The annual commencement eXer-
cises of the graduating class for 1913
will be held on Thursday evening,
June 10. The place where the exer-
cises will be held has not yet been
decided upon. There are twenty
three members of the graduating
class this year.
The Glass Night exercises will be
held on Tuesday evening, June II.
The place has not yet been named.
The commencement sermon will
be delivered by DR.. w. H. Swift in
the Presbyterian church on Sunday
evening, June 15.
High School Notes.
w. H. Bullock, assisted by Prof.
Davies, will give demonstrations to
the members of the Agriculture class
of the Honesdale high school on
Thursday, April 8. The demonstra-
tions will be made in Prof. H. A.
Oday's orchard and will include
pruning and grating.
Miss Arnold and the grade teach
ers are working very hard to get
the children ready for an entertain
ment to be held on Friday evening,
April IL. The proceeds will be used
to buy more apparatus for the gym
nasium. An apparatus for measur-
ing the capacity of the lungs, a grip
| test and a forearm tester, have just
been added to the equipment.
The three gymnasium classes of
the school are preparing for an
| athletic contest to be held in the near
future. The contest will be between
the Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
night classes. The events will be as
follows: A 35-yard dash; 1 lap race;
4-lap relay race; throwing basket
ball for distance; throwing basket
ball for goals; tug of war; forearm
! test; basket ball race.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01
EAGLES MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Held in st. Mary Magdalen's Church
Last Evening-One Hundred
and Twenty Eagles Attend
i'm n ROdy

The first memorial services for
the Honesdale Aerie, No. 1853, Fra
ternal Order of Eagles, was held in
st. Mary Magdalen's church Sunday
evening. The Honesdale order num-
bering about one hundred and twen-
ty attended in body. Many attend
ed from Hawley, White Mills and
Waymart. The services began at
1880 and the following program was
given:
Prelude ....... Eagles Orchestra
Holy God st. NJ. Magdalen's Choir
Opening Ceremony ..........
:. ..oficers Aerie 1858, F. o. E.
Solo .... ..... Fred Truman
Solo, selected Mrs c. H. Rockwell
Veni Creator ..... ....... Choir
Memorial Sermon DR. ]. w. Balta
o Cor Amoris ............ Choir
Obligato ..... Mrs. c. H. Rockwell
Closing Exercises Officers F. o. E.
Solo ..... Mrs. c. H. Rockwell
o Salutaris ... Trio and Chorus
Tantum Ergo ................
-. Double Quartette and Chorus
Sacramental Benediction
Closing Hymn, Nearer, My God to
Thee
Postlude ... -. Eagles Orchestra
DR.. j. w. Balta addressed one or
the largest congregations st. Mary
Magdalen's church has ever held.
His sermon was based on Lib
erty, Truth, Justice and Equality.
The officers of the Honesdale Or
der of Eagles are the following:
Thomas Solomon Worthy President
Jos. Schiessler 80. .Vice-President
Philip Slater ..... Financial Sec'y
w. H. Burkhart Recording Secy
Fred Corey ........... Treasurer
Henry Rhodine Worthy Chaplain
DR.. P. J. Griffin. Worthy Physician
Robert Stuart Worthy Conductor
Louis Wagner ..... Inside Guard
Edw. Warwick .... Outside Guard
Worthy Trustees-L. G. Weniger,
Benz Loris, John Theobald.
Memorial ommittee-Philip Will
liam Slater, Chairman; VIM. F.
Bales, w. H. Burkhart.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01
BURYING FLOOD VICTIMS.
Secretary of War Garrison Has Taken
CHARGE at Dayton.

Columbus, o., March 31.-With Day
ton, Hamilton and Columbus burying
their dead, caring for the homeless
and fighting against pestilence while
they begin the work of reconstruction
and the recuperation Of their vast loss
es, the danger point in this state Is
now in the lower Ohio valley. Mari
eta, Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Iron.
ton are in the most serious condition,
with the danger from flood and fire
increasing rather than diminishing
Secretary of War Garrison has as
sumed complete control of the situa-
ion at Dayton by arrangement with
Governor Cox, though the federal an
thorities are not formally in control.
Portsmouth, o., is completely inun
dated, and fires are reported to be
raging in various sections of the city,
with no possibility of the fremen do
ing anything to eXtinguish them.
Wire connections with the town are
impossible, and there Is no word as to
loss of life.
In Marietta the situation is critical.
The city is still submerged for almost
its entire area, and communication is
constantly interrupted. There has
been no estimate of loss of life or
property here, but the fact that the
town has been under water for more
than three days will undoubtedly re-
suit In the collapse or at east the con-
demnation of many buildings, and the
loss will run into the millions.
Bodies of Horses Burned.
Under Secretary Garrison the work
Of recovery in Dayton is being pushed
rapidly. 1t is hoped that water will
be turned on in all city mains, avert
Ing some of the danger of pestilence.
The martial law prohibiting the sale
Of liquor is being rigidly enforced.
There will be no gas or electric light
for a week.
| The bodies of 200 horses were burn
ed in Dayton, and the funerals of the
food victims are being held as rapidly
as the bodies can be recovered and
identified. More than fifty have al
ready been buried. There is still need
Of food and money, although the con-
tributions from all sections of the
country have been generous. Rail
road traffic is still seriously impaired
and there is considerable difficulty in
reaching the devastated city.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01
A. TRANsUE GOES TO wAYMART
Succeeds Frank Stephenson as ID. &
H. Agent at That Place-Ray
Dibble to Take Mr.. Tram
sues HOnesdale Position

Alvin B. Transue, who since May
81, 1907, has been the obliging and
courteous ticket agent at the Union
station, representing both the Della
ware and Hudson and Erie railroads,
has been transferred to Waymart. Mr..
Transue will start his duties at that
place this Tuesday morning. Ray
Dibble will succeed Mr.. Transue at
the Honesdale station.
Coming from Tanners Falls, where
he kept store, Mr.. Transue took up
the work of ticket agent nearly six
years ago, succeeding Charles e.
Chapman, who is now in the Wilkes
Barre union station. In making the
change Mr.. Transue greatly betters
his condition. He will not only be a
representative of the Delaware and
Hudson company at that place, but
will receive a certain commission on
all express handled, also on all coal
sold at Waymart. 1t is this that Mr..
1ransue considered worth while
making a change for.
Owing to the resignation of Frank
Stephenson, who for several years
has been agent at Waymart, it left
vacancy at that place. The posi-
ton was advertised and on Monday
morning Mr.. Transue received a
message from Superintendent G. E.
Burr of the d. & H., of Carbondale
that he had secured the position. He
is also allowed a helper in the Of
fee.
For ten years Mr.. Transue was
employed by the Erie company as
agent at Georgetown, now Gravity,
from 1892 until 1902. He then
went to Tanners Falls, where he re-
sided until 1907, when he came to
Honesdale Mr.. Transue will live
in Honesdale, committing between
this place and Waymart for an in.
definite period.
His many friends congratulate
him upon his new position and wish
him unbounded success.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01
TRAIN PLUNGEs INTO RIVER.

Fonda, n. Z, March 31.-The Buffalo
New York Central railroad was derail-
ed three miles west of here. Eight
cars were partly submerged in the Mo-
hawk river. The engine and three cars
remained on the rails.
Although the cars were we'll filed
only seven passengers were injured,
and these only slightly. John e. j.
Claire of 2707 Preston avenue, New
York city, who was cut by flying glass,
was more seriously hurt than any Of
the others. After being attended by
physicians from this place the other
passengers were transferred to anoth-
er train and proceeded to New York.
Mr.. Claire was the only passenger
who did not proceed to New York on
the special train which was made up
to take the place of the derailed train.
He was taken to hospital in Fonda
and probably will be brought to New
York today.
The passengers who came on to New
York all said that little If any excite
ment followed the derailment and that
only a short time elapsed before every
body was taken from the wrecked
cars and removed to solid ground.
Soon after the specinl train arrived
the New York Central gave out state
ment announcing that "the cause OF
the derailment was undoubtedly due
10 the water of the Mohawk river cut
ting under the embankment, causing
It to settle"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01
NEW MILFORD FLOODED
WHEN DAM BREAKS.
ed by Water Which Overlooked
the Town LackaWanna


Tracks Undermined.
One of the most damaging floods
that has been experienced in New
Milford in many years occurred on
Thursday when the dam at Moons s
pond, which is situated about two
and .one-half miles east of Milford,
gave way. The creek was bank full
from the recent heavy rains and
when the water from the dam was
added to it flowed over it's banks and
flooded the town. Several times in
the past the creek has overfiowed its
banks, but never has it caused as
much damage as this time. The dam
was owned by the New Milford Light
& Power company and was consider
ed perfectly safe. The dam was an
old one and had been re-enforced by
heavy concrete wall, but the roche
of the water caused about one-half
of it to give way. The main street of
the town was raging torrent and
many side walks and fences were
washed away, and streets badly dam
aged. The loss will amount to sew
eral thousand dollars.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01

ROME, March 30.-J. Pierpont
Morgan is in most critical condi-
tion. This is the official announce
ment made to-day by the attending
physicians. For several days he has
been unable to take any nourish-
ment and his weakness has given
rise to the gravest apprehension.
Up to Saturday night Mr.. Morgan S
son-in-law, Herbert L. Satterlee, and
his physicians made every effort to
conceal Mr.. Morgan's true condition.
The bulletin issued tonight, however,
indicates that the worst is to be fear
ed if a reaction does not speedily set
in.
DR.. NJ. Allen Starr, of New York,
the noted nerve specialist, was sum-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01

All attempts to make the patient
swallow anything, even water, have
been in vain. The physicians found
that this is due to the lack of func-
tional vitality in the nerve centers,
which under such conditions arrest
the functioning of the organs. They
are opposed to the desire of Mr.. and
Mrs. Satterlee to remove Mr.. Morgan
to London, considering that any eX-
posure at present would be extreme
ly dangerous.
Only tonight did the gravity of
Mr. Morgan's condition become gen.
orally known in Rome and anxious
inquiries concerning him are pour
ing in. Even King Victor Emanuel,
who has always remembered Mr..
Morgans generosity in returning to
Italy the famous Ascoli Cope, when
he learned that it had been stolen,
has privately inquired concerning
the financier's progress, although his
majesty is at present absent from
Rome.
Brief Sketch of Morgan's Life.
John Pierpont Morgan, the great
financier who has just died, was born
in Hartford, Connecticut, April II
1887, and was consequently nearly
76 years of age. He was mainly edu.
Gated at the University of Gottingen
Germany. After returning to the
United States in 1857 he became
connected with the banking firm ot
Duncan, Sherman & Co. In 1871
he became a partner in the great
banking firm of Drexel, Morgan
Co., but the name of the institution
was changed to j. Pierpont Morgan
G. Co. He became a great organizer
along railroad and industrial lines
Twelve years ago, in 1901, he affect
ed the organization of the creates
and largest financial concern in the
world, the United States Steel Cor
poration. This corporation waI
composed of all the Carnegie stee
interests as we'll as others of an!
considerable magnitude. The capi
tai is incomprehensible to the hu
man mind, being one billion one hun
dred millions, and it has working
capital of two hundred millions.
Although a very wealthy man
and subject to much adverse critic
ism, the fact remains that Mr.. Nor
gan has been large donor to charit
able and educational institutions.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-01
WEDDED AT HOLIIsTERVILLE.
Harry Louns, of Dunmore, Weds
Miss Almeda KiZer of Hollister-
ViIle

Among the recent weddings in
Wayne county was that of Miss
Almeda Kizer, of Hollisterville, who
became the bride of Harry Louns of
Dunmore, on March 25th. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Cooms, of Maplewood, at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Kizer. The bridesmaid was
Miss Lois Mehne, of Hollisterville,
and the best man, (outside the
bridegroom of course), was Walter
Olmstead, of Carbondale. Miss Mil
dred Elliott played the wedding
march. Only the immediate mem
bers of the families of the contract
ing couple were present at the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Louns will re-
side in Dunmore, making their resi-
dence on Shoemaker street.