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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
A CRUSADE AGAINST RATS.

Not long ago the newspapers told
of a campaign against rats begun
by the citizens of a certain town.
They determined utterly to destroy
this pest. The idea was a splendid
one. Every town in Pennsylvania
would do well to adopt it. The rat
is one of the greatest menaces to
the public health.
The common brown or Norway
rat infests our towns and cities by
the millions. Aside from great
damage which it does to property, it
carries with it germs of many dis
eases. 1t inhabits sewers and dump
heaps of all kinds. No one knows
to what extent the rat is responsible
for many epidemics which spring up
from time to time. 1t has been
proven to be an active agent in the
spread of the Bubonic plague, his
torically called the black death.
Rats are susceptible to a disease
which very much resembles leprosy.
They carry numerous internal para
sites. Among these are the trichina
or flesh worm, which is the cause of
trichinosis. 1t is said that this dis
ease will never be eradicated from
man until all rats and mice have
practically been destroyed.
To rid your home and your town
of rats will mean the saving of lives
and property. The rat is a filthy
disease carrying animal and a cam
paign against it will be decidedly
worth while.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18

general committee in agreeing to
recommend the bill to establish a
commission.
These public hearings have been
announced: February 1S, state taxa
tion bills; February 10, workmen's
compensation or employers liability,
and February 20, hunters license
bills.
An effort made to secure unanim-
Gus consent for the consideration of
a resolution to put the mercantile
license law repeater on the calendar
in spite of a negative resolution, but
objections were made.
Warriors as Guests.
Members of the House, in pa
triotic mood, amended the Senate
resolution providing for the trans
portation of veterans to the celebra-
tion of the semi-centennial of the
battle of Gettysburg at the battle
field next July, to provide that all
men who enlisted in Pennsylvania,
in army, navy or marine corps,
should be the guests of the State.
This would include the men who en-
tered the so-called emergency regi-
ments, and those who served on the
seas. The members of Pennsylvania
regiments and the Confederate vet
erans in this State are already taken
care of.
When the resolution came up
Messrs. Mitchell, Erie, and Wiltbank
of Philadelphia, moved to make
changes, and half an hour was oc-
cupied in discussion, at the end of
which Mr.. Allen, while the members
whistled Marching Through Geor-
gia," drafted an amendment which
took care of everyone who might
have claim to having been a Penn
sylvania soldier or sailor.
The resolution goes to the Senate
for concurrence in the amendment.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
GROCERs' ANNUAL CONVENTION

Wilmington, Del, Feb. 17.-Great
interest is manifested here regard
ing the seventh annual convention
Of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware Wholesale Grocers' Asso-
citation, comprising the $50 whole
sale grocery firms in the states
named, to be held in this city. March
1918, in the new million dollar Ho-
tel du Pont.
The wholesale grocers here, the
hosts to the convention, have COM
pleted arrangements to give the del
egates a royal welcome. The Will
mington Chamber of Commerce will
issue a special invitation to the
members of the association, assuring
them that this city is looking for
ward with great interest to the
coming convention and that Will
mington feels highly honored in
having been selected for this years
meeting.
The officers of the association are
Robert G. Bursk, president, Phila-
delphia, and A. NJ Graves, secretary
and general manager, Bourse Build
ing, Philadelphia.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
UNIFORM DIVORCE.

Representative Shern, of Philadel-
phia, has introduced into the Legis-
lature the uniform divorce act rec
commended by the National Divorce
Congress.
The bill has attracted compara-
lively little attention, but it deals
with a subject which is of vital i'm
portance to society.
Divorce is an evil which must be
recognized, but it is infinitely worse
when it is looked upon as a purely
local matter. The marriage ties
should be equally binding in every
State of the Union, and likewise, a
legal severance of them should be
valid in California as well as in
Maine. Reno is a blot upon the
map
Marriage is a universal custom,
as old as the race, and any conhic-
ton of State laws, which declares a
man and woman married in one
State and not married in another,
is discreditable to our common sense
and an affront to decency.
To exert ourselves in combating
the social evil" seems to be rather
beside the point so long as, under
conditions now existing, marriage it.
self may be an evil
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
GREAT WAVES POUND LINERS.
Sailor, Demented, Dives Into Storm
Swept Ocean.

New York, Feb. 17.-With one sailor
lost at sea in terrific storm which de-
layed the vessel twenty-four hours, the
steamship Baltic of the White Star
line arrived in New York badly batter
ed by the gale. The Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria of the Hamburg American
line, and the Provence of the French
line arrived just ahead of the Baltic
also reporting heavy storms encounter
ed in midocean, in which they We're
severely shaken by the waves.
Passengers of all three vessels re-
ported most unpleasant voyage. the
constant sweep of immense waves over
the decks forcing every one TO remain
below
The loss IF the seaman from the Bal
tic occurred on Thursday and was a
case of suicide. The man, Patrick
Ward of Liverpool, who is believed to
have been demented, threw himself
from the main deck at the height of
the storm and Immediately disappear
ed. SO heavy were the waves that it
was llllpOSSlDlC W llltDOul,
and nothing could be done to rescue
the sailor.
Gales were encountered by the Bal
tic from the moment of leaving
Queenstown. John Cantor, the pilot,
could not be put ashore and was COM
PEELED to make the voyage across the
Atlantic. Several lifeboats on the up
per decks We're smashed by the waves,
ratings We're broken and twisted and
other slight damage done.
The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
brought 200 cabin passengers, all of
whom showed the effect of the rough
voyage The vessel was but little
damaged.
The ratings of the Provence were
bent by the great waves encountered
on Thursday. Among the passengers
was lie Roy White, a relative of An
drew G. White, once United States
ambassador to Germany. Officers of
the Provence reported that the gale at
one time reached a velocity Of ninety
miles an hour.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1s, 1913.

ture of the money derived from the
bond issue we feel quite certain that
they will regard this important mat
ter from an entirely different view
point. Surely if the Commonwealth
wants to come into Wayne county
and give us good roads with money
paid into the State Treasury by the
large corporations of the State our
people would be most foolish to Of
fer any objections by their votes.
The bond issue should pass by all
means
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
WHY l BUY AT HOME.

The Michigan Tradesman (Grand
Rapids) recommends merchants to
have the following declarations
printed in big type, framed and
hung up in the store, also given to
the editor of the home paper and
otherwise made public:
l buy at home because my inter-
ests are here.
Because l want to see the goods.
Because l sell what l produce here
at home.
Because I want to get what / pay
for.
Because I believe in transacting
business with friends.
Because the man / buy from
stands back of the goods.
Because the community that is
good enough for me to live in is
good enough to buy in.
Because the man I purchase from
pays his part of the city and coun-
ty taxes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
ENFRANCHIsMENT OF WOMEN

A bill has been presented to the
Senate by Hon. Archibald w. Pow
ell, of Allegheny county, and to the
House by Hon. Frank H. Rockwell,
of Tioga county, for the submission
to the voters an amendment to the
State Constitution enfranchising the
Women of Pennsylvania.
The bill has passed the third read
ing in the House.
The state of Pennsylvania has just
as noble men as the nine states in
which the women have been en-
franchised, and when the voters
come to realize what an injustice
has been practiced upon woman by
the fundamental law of the State,
making it crime or disability to
be a woman, they will arise in their
manhood and take this foul blot off
the escutcheon of Pennsylvania and
place their wives, mothers and sis
ters at their sides politically. The
state has trusted the foreign broth
er, often ignorant of our laws and
institutions, freely with the ballot;
can it not as safely trust the native
born American woman with the
franchise?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
FREE ROADS FOR THE FARMER.

There seems to be considerable
objection to the passage of the $780,
100000 bond issue for road pur-
poses especially in the agricultural
districts. This opposition arises to
a large extent, no doubt, form the
fact that the people do not fully un-
derstand it. The bond issue will not
impose any tax upon any individual
in the state, except stockholders in
corporations.
There is now no State tax on real
estate although many people imagine
that there is. The expenses of the
State are borne almost exclusively
by the receipts from corporate tax
alton and the bond issue will be
cared for in the same way. 1t will not
cost a farmer in Wayne county or
in the State a single cent, but, on
the other hand, will give him most
excellent roads to his county seat
and to other places in his county.
When the people fully understand
conditions and realize what they are
receiving in return for the expendi-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18

We go on paying high insurance
rates rathes than take fire precau-
tions. The latter strike the Ameri-
can as being expensive; the former
he does not feel or else regards them
as inevitable. In five years the fire
losses in this country have consider
ably exceeded a billion dollars. In
only one of the five years was the
loss less than 100000, 1000. We
have more lumber than Europeans
have, and therefore there is more
temptation to use cheap building
materials; but the notable fact about
these heavy fire losses is the amount
of them that occur in cities where
no wood is allowed as a primary
structural material. Hotels and
business blocks burn readily, partly
on account of the large amount of
wood trimming in even a so-called
fireproof building, and partly be-
cause we do not, as a nation, main
tain effective supervision.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
HAWLEY.
HaWley, Feb. Is

lioWlcy, II Ops Il 1Os
Miss Daisy Killam, of Spring
street, entertained about twenty of
her lady friends on Tuesday even
ing. Cards were the chief amuse-
ment. A prize for the best playing
was won by Mrs. Catterall and the
BOBBY prize by Mrs. May Plum. De-
licious refreshments were served.
May Killam of Honesdale called
on friends and relatives here We'd
nesday.
c. c. Gumble, of Paupack, was in
town Wednesday.
Hazel James, of Lakeville, is visit
ing friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Harry Cross, of Hoadleys
spent few days with relatives here
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Atkinson, OF
Academy street, left for New York
Thursday. From there they will &c
to New Orleans, Texas, New Mexico
Arizona and California, where they
will spend some time. Then they
expect to go to Portland, Oregon
Seattle, Washington; Vancouver
British Columbia and Yellowstone
Park, Wyoming. They expect to
spend some time in Chicago, return
ing home about May 1st.
Mrs. G. H. Woodward of Chestnut
street, is i'll.
Mrs. May Plum, of River street
entertained at cards Wednesday af
ternoon in honor of Mrs. Raymond
zimmerman, of Wilkes-Barre.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
CORPORATION TAXES
MUST BE PAID SOON.

Corporations in the Ninth District
of Pennsylvania whose returns of
annual net income have not yet
Collector H. l.. Hershey, of Lancas-
ter, that the returns must be in his
hands on or before March 1st, 1918.
The penalty fixed by law for failure
to make the return within the prop
er time is from $1,000 to $4,000.
The Ninth district is composed of the
following counties: Adams, Bedford,
Blair, Bradford, Carbon, Center,
Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland,
Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Hunting
don, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancas-
ter, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming,
Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, North
ampton, Northumberland, Perry,
Pike, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Sus-
quehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne,
Wyoming and York.
Within this territory are located
4,500 corporations. OF these only
about 1000 have thus far made re-
turns. Collector Hershey regrets
the laxity with which this matter
has been treated so far, and urges
prompt compliance with the law
in order that the returns may be eX-
amined and tabulated in ample time.
He is very desirous that not one cor
Doration shall render itself liable to
the penalty through failure to make
this return by March 1st. The law
inflicting this penalty is mandatory,
and will be enforced. No officer of
the government has power to remit.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
WILL TRAVEL WITH STUDENTS
Wilson to Go to Washington on Prince
toms Special Train.

Princeton. n. j., Feb. 17.-President
Elect Wilson explained his plans for
the Inauguration. Mr.. Wilson and his
family will leave here at IL o'clock in
the morning on Monday, March 3, on a
special train as guests of the student
body of Princeton university, arriving
at Washington at o'clock in the after
noon. He will attend a smoker given
that evening by the Princeton Alumni
association of the District of Columbia,
to which Princeton graduates generally
have been invited.
He said he would not make a speech
He believes that his first utterance in
Washington should be his inaugural
address. On March A the usual pro-
gram of the inaugural ceremonies will
be followed. The Wilson's will have a
few guests at luncheon at the White
House, but have made no plans for any
other social functions.
1--WE will follow precedent that day."
said Governor Wilson.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
STALKER AND BRAMAN.

Stalker and Braman, Feb. II.
Chas. Cargin is busy again filling
the creamery ice house.
r. j. and o. G. Stalker are getting
out a nice lot of excelsior wood
Miss Emma Woolheater made
business trip to Binghamton recent
ly.
We are glad to hear that Mrs.
Addie Young, who is sick with pneu-
monia, is improving. DR.. Frisbie
and Emma Stalker are attending
her.
Mrs Jacob Kellam and Heeman
Cole are also on the sick list
Mrs. John Schnackenberg return
ed home Wednesday night with her
granddaughter, Dorothy McKechnie,
after an extended visit at Jersey
City.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs. R. j. Stalker Feb. 18th. Twen-
ty-six were present and all enjoyed
a pleasant time. The next meeting
will be March 18th with Mrs. Chas.
Cargin
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
THE TRAVELLING SALESMAN"

One of the most delightful plays
dealing with a phase of American
life and character, THE Travelling
Salesman" by James Forbes, au-
thor of the slang classic THE Chorus
Lady" and "The Commuters" will
be shown at the Lyric on Thursday,
February goth. The play comes to
us from long runs in New York and
Chicago. The locale of the play is
Grand Crossing, a Middle Western
village. The story opens on Christ
mas Day, and in the first act is
shown the interior of the railway
station, where Bob Blake, the travel
ing salesman, and Beth Elliott, the
pretty ticket agent, meet and are
speedily attracted to each other.
The story is related by widely con-
trasting types of villagers and drum
mers. Without question, ''The
Travelling Salesman" provides more
hearty laughs than any other comedy
on the stage at the present time.
Included in the company which
will appear here are many artists
who are well known to our play
goers. The leading comedy role,
Bob Blake, will be interpreted by
Karl Hewitt, an actor of much abil-
ity and prominence in light comedy
characters, and the leading lady is
Rosalind Randolph, charming and
capable actress.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
GOULDSBORO.

l. Obs
A very interesting program was
rendered at the Lincoln services held
in the NJ. e. church Thursday eve
ming. The Gouldsboro cornet band
rendered several patriotic selections.
A. H. Flower read an essay on Lin
coin. Mrs. F. Robinson had a read
ing from THE Critics" that was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. Many
who were unable to attend the SER
vices Thursday night have expressed
desire that Mrs. Robinson repeat
the reading in the near future. The
pastor gave a short talk and read
some interesting clippings from New
York newspapers published shortly
after Lincoln had received the nomi-
nation for President.
Mrs. A. G. Swartz of New York
who has been visiting her sister
Mrs. Joseph Matthews, and her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Schin-
nerling, of Thornhurst, returned
home on Friday. Her little nephew
Gus Matthews, accompanied her.
The Ladies' Aid society of, the NJ
E. church were delightfully."- enter
tanned by Mrs. e. F. Sebring at g
Lincoln Tea Thursday afternoon. The
principal decorations were hearts.
Mrs. Thomas Scales of Bingham.
ton, N. Y, has been visiting her par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kelley
at Lackawanna Mountain House.
w. G. Tiger, who has been sicE
for a long time, was taken to the
State hospital Friday evening.
Peter Waldorf, who was convalesc
ing from a long sickness, had re
lapse on Friday and is much worse
Miss Hilda DuTot, who has beer
sick for some time, is very little
| better.
The Valentine social and dance
given by Clifton Grange was very
well attended and about eight dol
lars cleared.
The Ladies' Aid society will serve
Dime dinner in the I. o. o. F. hal
on Wednesday.
Mrs. E. F. Sebring slipped ant
| fell on the ice in front of Carr!
store Friday morning, severely in
! juring her right arm.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
WILSON'S DISTRIBUTION OF
PJUMS.

Interest in New Jersey politics now
centers in the appointments to be
made by Governor Wilson in the
closing days of his administration
there. Long lists of names fill the
news columns of the papers. This
man is to have such and such a
berth for such and such a service to
the President-elect. That man is
to get another office for another
favor. After looking over the en-
tries we should judge that the re-
firing Governor means to overlook
nobody in this final distribution of
plums. He will pay his personal
debts in full, with the funds of New
Jersey, even as he accepted the finan-
cial support of that State while cam
paigning about the country for the
Presidency. Wouldn't there be a
roar of protest, if the New Jersey
senate should refuse to confirm these
appointments? But why shouldn' t
it, if the United States Senate re-
fuses to confirm the ordinary rou-
tine appointments for the retiring
President?
Mr.. Taft has no personal debts to
pay with offices. Nobody helped
him into the Presidency last fall.
The only help he got was out of it
and that carries no obligations. His
appointments are merely designed
for the best interests of the govern
mental machinery, which does not
work smoothly unless all parts are
properly manned.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
BASKET BALL.

The management of the Rink has
succeeded in getting the Maple City
Five together again, and the first
basket ball game since Christmas
will be played at the Rink with
Seelyville on Wednesday evening.
While it seems a little late in the
season to start up basket ball, there
is good prospects of several local
games which no doubt will be the
only kind that will pay at this sea-
son. The G. G. club, Texas No.
and Hawley and White Mills all have
good teams and these with one OF
two outside teams to help out, will
be enough to finish the season.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
HyOmei Inhaler
FOR CATARRH?
If You Own One.

Then you ought to know that
druggists everywhere will hand you
a bottle of Booths HYOMEI for only
so cents. Pour a few drops of
HYOMEI into the inhaler and start
this very day to breathe the healing
Balsamic vapor and destroy the Ca
tarrh germs.
With every package of Booths
HYOMEI comes a little booklet
which explains how easy it is to end
the misery of Catarrh and Group.
1t is made of Australian Eucalyptus
and contains no harmful drug.
But best of all Peil, the druggist,
is authorized to refund your money
if you are dissatisfied. If you
haven't the HYOMEI inhaler ask for
the complete outfit, $1.00. Just
breathe it-no stomach dosing.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
Stops Scalp Itch
Dandruff and Every Form of Scalp
Disease Cured Quick by Zemo.

Dandruff ana EVERY Form OF scalp
Disease Cured Quick by Zemo.
1t is simply wonderful how Zemo
goes after dandruff. You rub little
of it in with tips of the fingers. 1t
gets right down into the glands, slim
ulates them, stops the itch, and
makes the head feel fine. No, it
isn't sticky! Zemo is a fine, clear,
vanishing liquid. You don't have to
even wash your hands after using
Zemo. And what a wonder it is for
eczema, rash, pimples and all skin
affections. A 25-cent bottle at A. M.
Leine's drug store, Honesdale, is
guaranteed to stop any skin irrita-
ton.
zemo is prepared by E. w. Rose
Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo-, and is
regularly sold by druggists at 81 a
bottle. But to prove what it will do
at trifling expense, Zemo is now put
up in 25-cent trial bottles.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
FRANK p. WOODWARD
WITH THE CITIZEN.

The Citizen Publishing Com
pany is pleased to thus an
nounce to the good people of
Wayne county that it has
: added to it's staff of workers
and writer's Frank P. Wood
7 ward, well known throughout
7 northeastern Pennsylvania for
: his qualities as descriptive
writer and as an advertising ex-
pert.
Mr.. Woodward will hereafter
publish his own newspaper,
The Wayne Countean, right
here in Honesdale, at the coun-
ty seat. That paper, he an
nounces, will be better, if posi-
BILE; and The Citizen readers
will also hereafter have the
benefit of his original writings
in Wayne County's news and
advertising fields.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
THOUGHT FOR TODAY.

Small kindnesses, small courtesies,
small considerations, habitually prac-
ticed in our social intercourse, give
greater charm to the character than
the display of great talent and ac-
hments.-Kelty.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
WILL APPLY FOR LICENSE.

Ferdinand ]. Crockenberg, of
Scranton, intends to make formal
application for retail Ii
quor license for the John Oyer
place, opposite the entrance to the
fair grounds. A petition is being
circulated in behalf of his applica-
tion. Mr.. Crockenberg was born at
Hawley, Wayne county. He is a
hotelman of considerable experience.
Stroudsburg Press.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
Weather Probabilities.

Cloudy today; much colder in south
portion; tomorrow unsettled, probably
snow durTies in north portion; mod
crate, variable winds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18
P. o. INSPECTOR RESIGNS.
Robert S. Sharpe of Tennessee, Chair
man of Parcel Post, Leaves Service,

Washington, Feb. 17.-RObert s.
Sharp of Tennessee, chief postoffice in
spector, resigned to enter business.
rarter B. Keene of Maine has been ap-
pointed to succeed him.
Sharp was chairman of the commit
tee which worked out the details of the
parcel post organization.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-18

THE Travelling Salesman" will
be the attraction next Thursday
evening.