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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-19
PASSES CUT OUT IN PENNSYLVA-
MA

Beginning January 1, 1914, passes
will no longer be allowed on rail-
roads or trolleys throughout Penn
sylvania, except for use by employees
themselves. Lehigh Valley Railroad
employees plan to appeal to the At
torney General to declare illegal
the Interpretation set upon the pass
law that bars their families from en-
joying this privilege after January
/. They claim that they can show
that the act governing passes went
through in 1874 and that it has not
been changed in any way since.
! -Suhscriha now for The Citizen.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-19
EXPAND THE SOUL.

The plowmanThat turns the clod
may be a Cincinnatus or a Wash
ington or he may be brother to the
clod he turns. 1t is in every way
'creditable to handle the yardstick
and to measure tape. The only
discredit consists in having a soul
whose range of thought is as short
as the stick and as narrow as the
,tape--EEorace Mann.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-19
BARS HAWTHORNE's STORY.
Atlanta Warden Won't Let Writings
Be Taken into Prison.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. T.-Warden Will
liam H. Meyer has issued an order bar
ring from the Atlanta federal prison
ell writings W Julian Hawthorne.
When Hawthorne was released he
made statements rejecting on the man.
agement of the prison. He alleged that
the convicts We're insufficiently fed,
and many We're tortured for trivial of
fenses and their health ruined. 1t Is
supposed that Hawthorne's attacks OF
the prison management led to the or
der barring Grticl> written by him.
The order is a great disappointment
to the 800 convicts, VINO We're eager tt
read Hawthorne's story Of his life il
the Atlanta prison.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-19
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Officers OF the order Of Carabao sent as
surances to administration officials that
they entertained no spirit or purpose Of
hostility to President Wilson's Philippine
policy, when at their dinner last week
they gave travesties and satires on mem
bers of the cabinet and other public Of
fieials. Rear Admiral Howard, honorary
president of the order repudiated the
work of the press agent who furnished
advance stories about the dinner, which
declared that what was said and done
was designed TO show the lack of SYM
pathy for recent developments and tend
encies in the Philippine government" Ad-
miral Howard said neither he nor any
other official knew such statements were
being given out
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-19
Plan to Hold 1914 Gather.
ing Is Rejected.
DEBATE WAS VERY SPIRITED
Committee May Put Reforms UP to
State o~sanizstions--vote Was 35
to IA Against Liberals Scheme
to Save .Eepubican Party.

Washington, Dec, 17.-By a vote Of
30 to IL the Republican national COM
mittee rejected the plan to hold a spe-
cial national convention next spring.
The fourteen delegates who voted for
the resolution supporting the conven-
ton were from Indiana, Kansas,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Missouri, New Mexico, New York,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylva-
mia, South Dakota, Washington and
West Virginia
When the committee went INTO Sc
J cret session it was practically assured
that the plan for a special convention,
as proposed by the progressive ele-
ment, would be abandoned and that a
compromise would be effected whereby
the committee would submit to state
| organizations for ratification the vari-
Gus reforms in party procedure and
| management under consideration
The discussion at the dinner given
by Chairman Hilles indicated that
most of the leaders feared that a spe-
ciai convention would tend to empha-
size the present factional troubles in
the party and probably knock into a
cooked hat plans for harmony now be-
ing formed by various state organiza-
tiOns.
| The early indications were that be-
/ fore adjournment the committee would
adopt a unit of representation that
would curtail the influence of the
south in Republican conventions, such
unit to be recognized as party law
upon acceptance by two-thirds of the
recognized organizations in the states.
The committee will pledge itself to
other reforms advocated by the pro-
gressives. In the resolution proposing
a new basis of representation designed
to minimize southern influence in party
councils it is provided that recognition
shall be given to state primary laws
and that canvassing board, instead of
the national committee, as in the past,
shall pass upon the credentials of del
egates applying for admission to con-
ventions.
cummins Fights.
The resolution thus outlined, which
represents a compromise between those
who advocated a special convention to
carry out party reforms and those who
were opposed to such gathering, was
introduced by National Committeeman
Warren of Michigan, who is identified
with the so called regular faction of
the party.
Although the discussion at the Hilles
dinner seemed to foreshadow the de-
feat of the plan to hold special con
vention, Senator Cummins and other
progressives carried the fight to the
floor of the committee. They argued
that since it seemed to- be agreed 10y
practically all leaders that the party
should reform its methods of doing
business. such reforms should be
adopted in a convention where the full
est sort of publicity for the Qarty's
work of rehabilitation would be af-
forded.
Mr. Cummins had the support of
Representative Woods of Iowa, who,
as chairman of the Republican con-
gressional committee. spoke for that
organization. Chairman Woods re-
minded the national committeeman
that the congressional committee had
gone on record in favor of a special
convention "to be held at the earliest
practicable date"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-19
Questions Progress abroad.

Are we progressing or are we not!
Cam it be that this progress, for which
we sacrifice our pepose. our tranquil
lity and sometimes even our lives, is
only an illusion? This is the supreme
problem which presented itself to me
as the result of all 1 saw and learned
during my travels in North and South
America.
'In former times quality was more
important than quantity, We have
now reversed the world In which our
ancestors lived, piling up riches has
become our aim. We have won liberty,
destroyed almost all the limitations of
the past. but we have had din the proc
ess to abandon almost all the ideals of
artistic, moral or religious perfection
held in veneration 10y our ancestors.
Thus there are two standards by
which we may judge civilization, the
standard OF quantity and the standard
of quality. One is typified by the civi
lization of America and the other by
the past civilization OF Europe. Either,
judged by the others standard, will
appear deficient.
you cannot reproach presidential
candidate in the United States who is
compelled to make half dozen
speeches during the day If his style is
ret so polished nor his phrases so
nicely turned as those of Cicero. Nor
could you expect such gems Of oratOry
from Cicero if he had been called upon
to comply with the same demands as
are made upon the modern orator
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-19
MAINE RAISING COST 100000.
For Tablets and Monuments From
Relics $104,354 Remains.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE raising of
the battleship Maine in Havana har-
Dor cost Uncle Sam 100000, it was
shown in a final report submitted to
congress by the war department.
There is yet remaining Of the appro-
priation $104,354, which is available
for construction of tablets and monu-
ments made from portions of the ves-
sci.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-19
To Capitalize and Punctuate.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Representatve
Curry of California has introduced a
bill to require telegraph companies to
capitalize and punctuate all kilograms
under penalty,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-19

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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-19
MILITANTS FIRE A CHURCH.

aged by Blaze.
Liverpool, Dec. 1.-THE police blam-
ed militant suffragettes for fire in st
Anne's church. The incendiaries enter
ed through a window. The church
pews were destroyed, the pipe organ
was damaged and the whole interior
disfigured.
The usual suffragette literature was
found scattered about the place.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
A TRUST AND THE TARIFF

Sioux City Daily News: Do you
remember how the wooden trust mag
mates, during the Lawrence strike,
were dead certain they couldn't pay
higher wages without going "broke?''
And how, when the tariff was being
tinkered, they just had to have more
protection or the cheap-labor foreign
bogie man would get 'em sure?
What, then, must be your surprise
to read in the Boston News Bureau of
American Woolen, preferred. is up
8 1.2 points since lower tariff was
assured; that though Woods COM
pany doesn't have to operate more
than 60 per cent of its plant to fill
current orders it expects to maintain
it's "unbroken preferred dividend rate
Of Is years.; and that ION its big
selling lines it is Offering prices
which actually defy foreign competi-
tom?
Think that over. Paying more
wages and working only part of the
plant, the trust is defying competi-
ton and yet earning its usual divi-
dend rate.
1t must be that there's merit in
making a trust hustle for a living.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
D1vIsIONIsTs ARE BUSY

Because last year enough votes
were secured in the western portion
of Stanley county, which is the larg-
est in the state, to secure all the
county offices, an endeavor is now on
foot to move the county seat of that
county from Fort Pierre, in the very
eastern edge. to Philip, in the west
ern portion, for the inspired of this
thought believe sufficient votes can
be secured to make the change, as in
dicated by the strength in voting last
year.
Some moves have been made to di-
vide the county, but individual diff
culties in each portion has prevented
this being brought about, so now the
western portion seek to have at least
the county seat. They will leave the
officers elected living out in Philip,
from which portion of the county
they have been selected by the great
est vote. should the change be made.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
FOUR WERE INJURED

In an anto accident near Gettys.
burg four persons were injured and
the machine totally wrecked, with
the driver, the only one in the party
coming out without any injury OF
mement.
w. j. Breene was badly scalded
from the hot water in the radiator.
Miss Minnie Wslch suffered q broken
leg. Miss Bessie Hemsted suffered
concussion Of the brain and a badly
.lacerated shoulder. Albert Tousley
came out with q dislocated wrist.
Kron Shartvet was able to assist
the two men from under the machine
where they we're pinned and get TO q
telephone and ask that aid be sent
out for the party.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
SHERMAN OUT FOR CONGRESS

Belle Fourche Post: Belle Fourche
never has taken back seat when it
comes to producing things, or starting
something, and our very latest produc-
tion is full-grown, life-sized candidate
for congressman from the Third district,
and he's in-the-wool democrat of
the Woodrow Wilson type, too. This
aspirant for the democratic congression-
al nomination is Mr.. ]. B. Sherman, for
the past several years law clerk in the
Belle Fourche land office, and resident
of this state for some twenty years.
He has all the necessary qualifications
to make competent representative
and proposes to use all honorable means
to secure the nomination and election tc
the office to which he aspires.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
NORTH MEXICO REBELLIOus-

Huronite: There is nothing to en-
courage the expectation of peace in
all OF Mexico as result of the pend.
Ing election in the announcement of
Governor Carranza, leader of the
constltutionalists in the state of
Sonora, the farthesJ north state of
the republic.
The governor declares that whom
ever proclaims himself president Of
Mexico in consequences of the Octo-
Der election will be deemed a traitor
and II he falls into the hands of the
party OF the governor he will be sum
marily executed.
The threat is made that the law of
1852 would be applied in that event
and that law provides that "all trait
ors shall be executed without trial" !"
Notwithstanding this dire promise
Federico Gamboa has inaugurated his
campaign for the presidency under
the nomination bestowed upon him
by the Catholic party.
The announcement by Carranza
shows that the constilutionalist are
not going to accept any terms of set
Element rendered them by the govern
ment side of the difference. They
want things their own way.
In the adjoining northern state Of
Chihuahua the constitutiOnalists are,
endeavoring TO provoke intervention
by the United States by warlike dem
onstrations against the United States
Last Saturday their troops fired on
American troops patrolling the
boundary line, though without pro-
dncing any casualties.
These demonstrations make it evil
dent that the north of Mexico is de-
termined to resist the effort of the
| Mexican government to pacify the
government at Washington, being de-
termined to maintain hostllities
what is done in the interest Of peace.
Possibly the north of Mexico may
follow the ancient example Of Texas,
secede from Mexico and eventually
become absorbed by the United
States.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
RICHARDS DOING THINGS

Alexandria Herald: There is no
getting around the fact that the news
paper boys of South Dakota should
have friendly feeling for Hon. r. U.
Richards of Huron. Mr.. Richards is
no niggard when it comes to paying
for services asked of the newspapers
He inquiries the advertising rates OF
the papers he wishes to use, and then
sends along his check in payment for
the publication of his personal adver-
tising. Candidates for political of.
fees might take lessons from Mr.
Richards in the matter of paid adver-
tising, thereby making the newspap-
ers Of the state better paying PROPOSE
tions. sAss @
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
CHANGE IN RUNNING TRAINS

Northwestern passenger trains
have changed time coming into and
leaving Pierre, the schedule for the
new hours going into effect Sunday.
The train going west at night will
come in from the east at 2 a. m. in.
stead of 2:50 and will leave at 2:30 a.
m. instead of 3:15. The train coming
in from the west at night will come
in at 3:40 and 60 east at $3.50, and the
afternoon train, made :up at Pierre
will leave atE3:2O instead of 1856 p
m. as formerly for the east. This
train comes in from the east, at 1:4t
as usual, and goes no farther than
Pierre.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
BATTLE AN OLD ONE

Sioux Falls, Sept. 28.-It doubtless
will be several weeks before decision
is written in case involving passenger
rates in South Dakota, in which oral
arguments were made before Judge
Willard, of the United States court,
few days ago. Ten days have been
permitted the attorneys for both the
state and the railway companies in
which to file briefs in the case. The
state seeks to have 2-cent rate put
into effect, while the railway companies
oppose both the proposed 2-cent rate
and also 11a-cent rate, claiming that
because of the comparatively thinly
settled condition of South Dakota they
cannot carry passengers at less than 3
cents per mile in order to secure rea-
sonable profit on the business.
The litigation between the state and
the railway companies having lines in
South Dakota, with reduced passenger
fares as the bore of contention, had it's
inception March a, 1907, when the leg
islature enacted law authorizing the
state board of railroad commissioners to
establish 211a-cent passenger rate on
| railroads within the state. On Septem-
ber 20 of that year the railway commits
sioners issued an order classifying the
railroads and providing that most of
them should put 211s cent rate into
effect. On October 3, 1907, the rail-
roads affected by the order, secured
temporary injunction preventing the
railway commission from putting the
proposed rate into effect.
John FL. Gates, now judge of the state
supreme court, was appointed special
master, and after an exhaustive inves-
tigation made a report recommending
that rate of 21a cents would be rea-
sonable. On February 2, 1908. the leg
islature enacted law fixing cents per
mile as the passenger rate in South
Dakota. Another temporary injunction
was secured, preventing the state au-
thorities from putting the 2-cent rate
into action, and this still is in effect,
pending the decision of Judge Willard
in the case argued before him few
days ago. Both sides are hopeful of
having their contention sustained by
Judge Willard.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
INDIAN EXHIBITION

Reports from the Indian fair on
Goose creek the past week indicate
that there was splendid>showing of
agricultural products, and warm
competition among the Indians as to
who could make the best showing.
Among the full blood Indians Red
Eagle appears to have been able to
show more progress than any other
individual Indian in the way of prog
ress in farming; with Fred LaPlant
taking the lead among the mixed
bloods.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
LOT OF PUBLIC LANDS

Tie opening of the Fort Peck In
dian Reservation was called one Of
the last great drawings of land Uncle
Sam can hold. He is not nearly at
the end of his spare land. however.
There remain 682. 900 900 acres Of pub
lie lands. More than half of these
are in Alaska. but there are in the
old United States enough lands to
make ten States the size OF New
York.
Rather more than enough land to-
make : Connecticut, Maasach achusetts5
and Rhode Island was patented III
the fiscal ysar of 1o1l s sslI
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
OFFICERS ON PICNIC TRIP

The judges of the supreme court
with their families, the governors
family, Doane Robinson and Louis
A. Munson, Chas. L. Hyde, James
Mcknight and families, with several
other guests chartered a launch and
made trip up to Old Fort Sully Sat
urday, upon an annual picnic, the
gentlemen of the party being mem
bers of the Pierre whist club, which
meets regularly during the winter.
The usual ideal autumn weather
Pierre has at this season made the
trip one of unusual pleasure for the
entire day.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
CLOSEUP TAG ENDS

Washington. Sept. 27.-Democrats
of the joint conference tariff commit
tee went to work today on the proofs
of the conference report to be sub
mitted to congress early next week
All disputes have been compromised
between the two houses except the
proposed tax on cotton futures.
The work of the democratic con.
ferees will be submitted to the re-
publican members Of the committee
Monday morning for their forma
consideration.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
HEARST IS HIT

Chicago, Sept. 29. John F. O'Mally,
a former democratic state senator and
Roger Sullivan man, was today
awarded q verdict of s75.OO against
the Illinois Printing and Publishing Co,
publishers of the Hearst papers, for al.
legged libelous statements printed in the
Chicago Examiner Of Nov. "a, 1911.
The paper referred to O'Malley as
the gambling king Of Chicago. O'Mal.
ley sued for 800. 600.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
coMMERc1ALFRE AT LAST

The most important thing done by
the new tariff law is it's lowering of
the high and prohibitive tariff rates
created by the Payne Aldrich act to
point which will insure foreign
competition sufficient to prevent COM
binations of domestic manufacturers
formed behind the tariff wall charg-
ing monopoly prices to the consumer.
For this reason democrats rightly
call it competitive tariff" 1t
means commercial liberty and an
even chance. If it doesn't lower the
cost of living one penny it will justi-
fy itself because it means restora.
tion of normal conditions is trade.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
AFRAID OF JOHNSON

It comes to the Argus-Leader by
grapevine telegraph that Senator
Crawford thinks that with the ina
j0rity" nomination for senator, he
will have no trouble in getting the
republican nomination, but that he
fears if Edwin s. Johnson, of Yank-
ton should be nominated for senator
BY the democrats, johnson would
beat him in the direct election to be
held in November 1914. Mr.. johnson
showed himself good deal of vote
getter in the last campaign when he
came within few thousand votes of
defeating Byrne, and we can readily
see why Mr.. Crawford, who has done
all that he could to demoralize the re-
publican party, should now be some.
what alarmed at the situation which
has very naturally developed. In a
fight between johnson and Crawford
for senator, the latter would be up
against fight of his whole career.
Now, if Ed. S. Johnson should run
for United States senator as q demo-
crat, and if Woodrow Wilson and
Secretary Bryan should come to the
state and make few speeches for
him, and should ask the people of this
state to send down to Washington a
senator who would back up the ad-
ministration' s policies. and if Coe l.
Crawford was the nominee of the re.
publicans-well, what do you think
would happen?-Argus-L Leader.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

Political boiling has become so
common that the ignominy of it is
hard to locate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

Money spent for good roads is not
only promoting present convenience
but is doing something for prosperity.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

The state land department has re-
ceived for signature q joint agree.
ment by which the state and the gen.
eral government will each pay half
the expenses of administration of the
Short Pine reserve in Harding coun-
ty, as each controls practically half
of that reserve.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

After the drought and corr short
age stories have cleared away it is a
pleasure to find that everyone is bet
ter off than he thought he was.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

After adopting resolutions denounc.
ing woman's suffrage and prohibition,
the German American Alliance of South
Dako ia concluded it's annual convention
in Aberdeen with the election of officers
for the ensuing year. Hans DeMuth,
of Sioux Falls was elected president.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

South Dakota was honored at the
recent meeting of the general grand
chapter of the Order of Eastern Star
in Chicago, when Mrs. C. N. Harris
of Aberdeen, was elected right worthy
grand Martha of the general grand
chapter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

Hurley Herald: Strange that Rich
ards name should be used in a dem
ocratic scrap. Wonder if Dick has
been flirting with the old lady?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

Nebraska is somewhat disturbed BY
an anthrax invasion which has at
tackled many herd of stock, in the
cattle country and hundreds Of head
are being reported lost. It will be
remembered that about q year ago
Nebraska lost fifty per cent of its
horses, this summer it dried out and
this fall promises to loose a big quota
Of its cattle.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

Property owners have an additional
month in which to pay the second in.
stallment of their taxes, The new law
makes the date when taxes become de-
linquent April l, and November 1.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02

1t is worth something to the state
of New York to have one Of its over
rich citizens pass into the beyond.
Last Saturday the state received a
check Of $500 in part payment of
the inheritance tax against the estate
Of J. Pierpont Morgan. The check
represt nted q valuation of sos. .0eO. 600
and that is not Ill Of it. It covers
the part upon which an agreement
has boon reached. That Mr.. Morgan
could not have accumulated that
much money through legitimate earn.
ings WAS IN impossibility.