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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
SWARTz CHARGED WITH
FELONY SUES FOR 81 $1,000
ACTION is RESULT OF CHARGES
MADE BY FLOYD BORTREE
OF ARIEL.

In Two Trials in Wayne County
Within Last Two Years SwartZ
Was Indicted-Turns Around and
Asks Damages.
George w. Swartz, of Ariel, started
suit in the Wayne county courts
here Saturday through his attorneys,
R. H. Holgate, of Scranton, and
Kimble & Mumford, of Honesdale,
against Floyd Bortree of Ariel,
claiming the sum of $4,000 for
SANDER and defamation of charac-
ter at the hands of Mr.. Bortree.
The declaration set forth that G.
w. Swartz, a citizen of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, was in the
employ of Floyd Bortree, at the lat
ter's mill at Lake Ariel up to Octo-
ber 1911. At that time he was
charged with larceny of money and
merchandise from the mill and was
taken before Squire l.. j. Pelton
where he was obliged to give bail for
his appearance at court. He was
subsequently indicted by the grand
jury on eight counts. In the trial
that followed he was acquitted by
the jury who brought in a verdict
of mot guilty" In March of 1912
he was again arrested on a similar
charge and was again acquitted by a
jury.
Mr.. Swartz claims that his good
name and standing in the commun-
ity has been ruined by these actions
to impeach his honesty and he
h-ings the action for damages as
pS.a payment of the disgrace he has
suffered on account of it.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
ROWLAND, THE JEWELER,
IN NEW QUARTERS.

Harold G. Rowland, proprietor Of
the Rowland jewelry store, located
in the Schuerholz building, opened
his new store to the public on Satur-
day, May 31st. The quarters are
neat in appearance, original in de-
sign and convenient for the public.
The store embodies all that goes to
make a modern and up-to-date place
of business. The fixtures, display
cabinets, desks and moulding are of
mahogany finish, while the ceiling
and walls are white. The harmony
is exquisite. Well stocked cases of
silverware, clocks and other valuable
articles give the store metropolitan
effect. Suspended from the ceiling
and over display cabinets are several
artistic Roman gold electric chan
daliers, which give a daylight effect
at night. The Frink system of win
dow lighting is of latest design and
something new for Honesdale. The
wiring was executed by Richard
Hartnett.
Mr.. Rowland is entering upon the
third year in business, having open
ed his store to the public in the
Giehrer building, from which place
he has just moved, October 29, 1910.
He engaged A. A. Oehlert, of Scran-
ton, a practical jeweler and optician,
who has been in Mr.. Rowland's en-
ploy and is still associated with the
house. Mr.. Oehlert is highly quail
fed for the position he holds and has
made a number of warm acquaint-
ances while here. By exercising the
slogans, " Promptness is a habit"
and Your satisfaction is our sue
cess" the Rowland jewellery store
has established a handsome business
in Honesdale. Mr.. Rowland is one
of the Maple City's promising young
merchants. He is exceedingly popu-
lar among the young people, has a
host of older friends and the pros
poets for a prosperous business ca
reer are very bright.
The Rowland jewelry store is the
third of it's kind to have been To-
Gated in the Schuerholz building.
P. p. Brown conducted store there
about 75 years ago, G. p. Eldred
later on and now Mr.. Rowland.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
TWO INJURED WHEN
SURREY TURNS TURTLE
FRANK TAYLOR OF CHERRY
RIDGE AND MRS. f. PETHICK
SLIGHT SUFFERERS.
Harness Lets Pole of Surrey Drop in
Going Down Hill Turns and
Throws Occupants Out-Horses
and Surrey Tumble into Cellar.

Harness Lets Pole of Surrey Drop in
Going Down Hill Turns and
Throws Occupants Out-Horses
and Surrey Tumble into Cellar.
Frank Taylor suffered a severe cut
over the eye and Mrs. Frank Pethick
sustained a badly injured foot as the
result of an accident Friday even
ing about half-past nine o'clock
when they were driving down Green
street on the hill near the Genung
school house.
Frank Stegner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Pethick and three children
and Frank Taylor were in the sur
rey. They were returning from Mr..
Taylor's farm that evening after
spending the day there. The team
of horses driven by Mr.. Taylor were
very spirited and when they were
descending the hill the neckyoke of
the harness broke and the tongue
of the surrey dropped to the road
suddenly, and tipped it completely
over in the road. The occupants
were thrown out. All sustained
injuries of some sort, but
Mr.. Taylor fell, striking his head on
a sharp stone and Mrs. Pethick bruis-
ed her foot.
The horses did not stop, however,
and dragged the surrey down the
hill about two blocks where the
whole thing, horses and all, fell in
tangled mass into the pit dug for
cellar near the foot of Green street.
They were not badly injured but
were marked with bruises and cuts.
The surrey was completely de-
molished.
There was a sharp turn in the
road near the foot of Green street
and instead of turning the horses
went straight ahead and fell head
long over the cement wall of the
cellar of the house Mr.. Policy is
erecting near the foot of the street.
Neighbors came and helped get
the horses out of the pit. 1t took
an hour to get them out. DR..
Griffin was called to attend Mr.. Tay-
lor.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
PRESTON PARK GIRL
DIES FROM BURNS.

Anna Haines, aged six, of Preston
Park, died in the State hospital Sun
day afternoon as a result of burns
received in a fire which destroyed
the home of her parents and fatally
burned her 14-year-old sister, Vera.
The older sister died in the hospital
few days after admittance.
On May 18th Vera poured gaso-
line on slow burning coal fire to
quicken it. She believed that the
liquid was kerosene. There was an
explosion and the clothing of both
children was set on fire. The girls
rushed to the village of Preston
Park, half mile away, where they
fell exhausted. Their parents were
visiting in the village and the chill
dren not knowing what to do ran to
where their parents were.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
Death of Harry KarsIake.

Harry Karslake, we'll known to a
number of Honesdale and Wayne
county friends, died of catarrh of
the stomach on Saturday at his home
in Long Island City, N. Y. Mr.. Kars-
lake was born in England about 6S
years ago and had been a resident in
this section of the country for a
number of years. He is survived by
wife. William H. Karslake, of
Dyberry, is nephew of the de-
ceased. While in Honesdale Mr..
Karslake was employed at the Allen
House. The remains will be brought
to Honesdale on Tuesday for burial.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
BASE BALL SEASON OPENS
WITH TWO GAMES FRIDAY
G. G. CLUB MET TEAM FROM
OLYPHANT MEMORIAL DAY
ON LOCAL GROUNDS.
Loose Playing Featured Both Games
First Went to Olyphant, 6-2!
Second Called Off to Catch Train.
Score Stood 1919 Favor of Locals.

Loose HlaylnS fedtufeu DOun UdHeS
First Went to Olyphant, 8-2!
Second Called Off to Catch Train.
Score Stood 1919 Favor of Locals.
The G.. c. Club opened their base
ball season here on Memorial Day
with a team representing Olyphant,
in two loosely played games. In the
first game Olyphant made 6 runs
on hits while the Honesdale team
only made runs on 8 hits. None of
the pitchers were very well support
ed, but Rose and Loll of the G. G.
club suffered the most. Rose, who
started to pitch for the G.. G. club,
was, very wild, although the boys
from over the hill couldn't hit him
when he got them over. Olyphant
made their first when Taylor got in
the way of one of Roses slow ones,
and went to second on McGlaugh-
Inns sacrifice, which Bales muffed,
letting him go to third, and came
home when Shilling juggled Bales
high throw to catch mclaughlin at
second. In the third Rose took his
trip in the airship when Zevin was
safe on an error by w. Polt, Schen-
ocki on error by Mangan and Rose
hit Barnett, Rolls and mclaughlin
while Taylor made a nice single,
which, coupled with an error by Bal
les netted 4 runs.
Loll, of White Mills, started in
the fourth for Honesdale, and al
lowed two hits and one run for the
balance of the game. His work was
the bright spot in the G.. G. side of
the game, as he seems to have a fine
assortment of curves mixed with lots
of speed; ]. Hessling, however, has
trouble in holding him.
The G. G. club made their first
in the second on hit by w. Polt, a
passed ball and hit by H. Bales.
Another run crossed the pan in the
fourth on an error by Corsak, a sac
rifice and another hit by H. Bales.
The G. C.'s best run was made in
the sixth on an error by Colin and
hits by Mangan and Schilling.
The second game really ended in a
tie, 9 to 8, as the Olyphant players
had to catch a train. They allowed
their side to be retired in the first
of the seventh after only one man
was out, and Honesdale in taking
their bat in the last of the seventh
made on run on a three-bagger by
Bales and a sacrifice fly by Hoef-
lein. This run, if counted, would
make Honesdale a winner, 10 to 8,
! as the game ended at that point, but
the score should revert to the end
of the 9Th inning, making the game
tie, 8 to 8, because Olyphant was
entitled to full inning in the first
| or the seventh. The lineup:
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
ON THE COLE LINKS.

Memorial Day on the Honesdale
golf links was enjoyed by num-
Der of its members. There were two
tournaments played, one among the
gentlemen and the other with the
ladies. Two fine silver cups were
captured. Charles Weston, of Car
bondale, secured the gentlemen's s
handicap cup, while Miss Faith Clark
was successful in securing the ladies'
handicap. Mr.. Weston's score was
89 for the two rounds. About 100
people were served to dinner, thus
closing a very pleasant Memorial
Day spent on the heights.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
THE KNAPP TRIAL ON.

The trial of Charles ]. Knapp of
Binghamton for alleged irregularities
in the transaction of the business of
the Binghamton Trust Company, of
which he was president, opened at
Ithaca on Monday last before Justice
Kiley.. A Jury was easily secured of
men who had no previous knowledge
of the affairs OF the Knapps or of the
trust company. OF the 12 men in
the box nine are farmers, one a
travelling man, one a glass worker
and one the fire marshal of Ithaca.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
HONESDALE-Second Game.
WAITED FOR PRINTER TO
DELIVER MARRIAGE LICENSE

Instead of Prothonotary w. j.
Barnes delivering the marriage Ii
cense that would make happy a Haw-
ley couple when they called at the
court house on Thursday last, the
printer delivered the license. The
supply Of blank notices had become
exhausted before Prothonotary
Barnes was evidently aware of it and
before the applicants, Edgar Shelp
and Electa Tyce, of Hawley, could
obtain the necessary legal document
the printer had to strike some off.
The ink was yet "green" when the
certificate was made out The couple
remained in Honesdale all day.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LUCKY.
Fierce Flames Robbed of Their Prey
Through Recent Removal of 5OO,-
600 Documents.

Through Recent Removal of 5OO,-
600 Documents.
The savage f1re which broke out
in the basement of the Geological
Survey building on Sunday, May Is,
while in a sense disastrous, did, in
fact, far less damage than was at
first supposed. The bulk of the dam
age was in the large document room
containing Survey reports and geo
logic folios and a similar number of
topographic maps. Fortunately,
over 80 per cent. of the Survey bull
letins, water-supply papers, mono
graphs, and other reports had been
transferred last winter to the Gov
ernment Printing Office and work
had but just begun on the transfer
into the resulting space, from the
adjoining Annex" of the three and
half million topographic maps con-
stituting the Survey stock. Thus
had the fire occurred earlier the loss
in documents would have been many
times greater, while if it had occur
red a little later than it did, after
the transfer of the maps, the loss
would have again been several hun
dred thousand dollars. AS it is, about
a quarter of a million topographic
maps were slightly damaged and the
stock of geologic folios was more or
less damaged by fire and water, but
from 80 to 80 per cent. of the folios
are believed to be usable. All these
folios, the regular price of which is
25 or SO cents copy, are now offer
ed to the public at 5 cents each, with
no further reduction for wholesale
| orders. The reserve stock" of the
Survey publications is largely a
mass of ashes and charred paper
| Many of these reports, from 20 to &c
years old, are now rare books and
this loss perhaps constitutes the
most serious damage. A careful es
innate of the damage caused by the
fire corroborates the original state
ment of loss of $4,000.
Construction of New Fireprooi
Building Delayed.
The last session of Congress, aftel
26 years of more or less constant i'm
portuning, authorized the construc
tion of a new fire-proof Geological
Survey building at a cost not to eX
ceed $2,596,000, but before actua
work can be commenced this amour
will have to be made available in
regular appropriation bill. Thi
means an unfortunate delay of an
other year before any work can star
other than the preliminary estimat
ing by the Supervising Architect o
the Treasury Department. 1t ma,
be stated, in justice to the presen
rented Survey building, which is fire
quently referred to in the newspa
pers as "fire trap" that this is
correct statement largely because O
the fact that the congestion due t
! the necessary crowding of a yer
large bureau into a much too smal
building has necessitated the ereC
tion of some two acres of thin wood
en- partitions and other internal al
rangements which make the buildin
a very bad fire risk.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
WILL SELL FAIR GROUNDS.

The directors of the Delaware
County Agricultural Society have de-
cided to sell the fair grounds at Del
hi and will obtain an order from
Judge Sewell for this purpose. The
Delhi fair has been losing PROPOSE
ton for years, and big responsi-
bility for any set of men who un-
dertook to manage brownsville
News.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
HORSE BITES OFF FINGER.

Clarence Snyder, of Walton, met
with a severe accident Saturday.
He had been attending the auction
horse sale in the afternoon and was
helping a purchaser put a halter on
wild animal. In some way the
horse grabbed the second finger and
bit it off, pulling a cord or muscle
six inches long from the hand and
arm, making a terrible wound. At
the Austin horse sale Saturday over
100 horses were sold.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
MAKES BUTTER FOR THE NAVY

The Aver and Mckinney creamery
at Meridale has contracted and al
ready has begun making butter for
the navy. Their contract is to make
one hundred thousand pounds
townsville News.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
Rev. @. C. MiIler's Address.

Fellow Citizens and Friends:
Let us reverently tarry here a
|noment to pay a tribute of respect
70 the memory OF our sailor dead,
Fho like our soldiers. sacrificed their
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03

Miss Maude Ridd has been spend
ing a few days at her home In Siko.
Postmaster M. B. Allen is in New
York City.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03

Plenty of news in this paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY EPISCOPALIANS
Rev. BabCOCk Chairman Of
Congress

Charleston, s. c., April 8. - At the
session of the Church congress, a ma
tional Episcopalian organization, this
morning, officers were elected as fol-
lows: General chairman, Rev. DR..
Charles Henry Babcock of New York;
general secretary, Rev. DR.. A. G. Car
stensen of New York; treasurer,
Thomas Whitaker, of New York; as
sistant secretaries, Rev. DR.. Charles
B. Smith and Rev. John M. Erich
son.
Mr.. Whitaker begins his fortieth
year of service as treasurer.
These ministers were elected to fill
vacancies on the executive commit
tee: DR.. Robert Rodgers, of Brook
Ign; John NJ Ericsson, of Yonkers,
N. Y; George Alexander Strong, Of
Boston; ]. Townsend Russell, of
Washington
Frank K. Meyers, of Charleston,
was made a member of the general
committee.
At the forenoon session the con-
gress considered, How Can the Holy
Scriptures Be Made More Edifying in
Public Worship" the writer's being
Rev. DIR. Harp P. Nichols, of New
York, and Rev. DR.. Harry j. Mikell,
of Nashville, Tenn, and the speakers
Arthur A. Mitchell, of New York, and
Rev. Mr.. William Norman Guthrie, of
New York. The congress continues
through tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
FARMING CONDITIONS NOT
BAD AS REPRESENTED
Says Well Known Lee County Farmer
While in Americas.

Among the visitors in Americas Fri
day was Mr.. Lee Childers. one OF
Lee county's substantial farmers and q
former resident here. Mr.. Childers +
presses the belief that farming condI-
tons are not nearly so bad as gen.
orally supposed, and are far better
than at this date year ago.
The excellent work done in January
and February has not been obliterate1
by the recent rains, and with fai:
weather for time the farmers, he
believes, will quickly recoup the losses
sustained recently. They are now
planting cotton in Lee county, he said.
Mr.. Childers has put in half his cotton
crop already, and will finish planting
next week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
YELLOW FLOOD near
TOP OF CAIRO LEVEE
River Stands at 54.6 Feet.
Highest on Record

Cairo, H., April 3-Rain falling in
steady downpour and flood water
washing against the sacks of sand
piled on the concrete levee wall,
changed conditions materially here
last night Although the weather
change naturally would carry with it
a negative outlook for the welfare of
the city, a confidence seems to have
sprung up among the citizens who
have worked hardest to prevent Cal
ro's destruction that appeared to off
set it.
Day after day the residents have
watched the food water climb on the
guage until tonight it stood slight
ly above $40. The old record was
54.5. There is only a few inches of
space between the surface of the wa
ter and the top of the concrete wall.
Ensign Melvin in charge of the dis,
patch boat service between Cairo aRa'
Mound City, ILL.,, reported last niglt
that the Ohio river had backed into
Coach river to an alarming height and
that the levee back of the town ap-
peared quite weak Most of the 900
persons there are now encamped in
the courthouse, including two conf
panies. of guardsmen.
Lieut.. S. B. Buckner, U. S. A., has
ordered constructed fifty fat boats
to be placed throughout low sections
of the city in case of emergency. A
planning mill reported it would have
that number completed today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
BUSY DAYS NOW FOR
STATE VETERINARIANS
MOuItrie Has Strange Disease Among
Horses.

DR.. p F. Bahnsen, state veterinary
surgeon, is spending day at his
home in Americas on his return from
a trip into Southeastern Georgia,
where he has recently delivered adj
dresses upon the eradication of the
cattle tick. DR.. Bahnsen will go t.
Reidsville next Tuesday to address the
farmers there upon the same subject.
DR.. Bahnsen has also been re-
Guested to come to Moultrie, where a
disease in virulent form has broken
cut among two carloads of horses
shipped there from st. Louis to a To-
cal dealer. DR.. Bahnsen wired the
Moultrie parties to secure the services
CT another veterinarian who would at
tend the animals until he could reacn
Moultrie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
SUPT. pOOLE'S RESIGNATION
WAS VERIFIED YESTERDAY
He viii Leave the SGabOard
Today

Reports current here recently re-
garding the probable resignation If
Mr.. A. j. Poole as general superintea-
dent of motive power of the entire
Seaboard system, were confirmed yes
terday in a communication received
here from Mr. Poole and addressed to
one. of his friends. Mr.. Poole's resig
nation will become effective today.
Mr.. Poole did not set forth his fu-
ture plans beyond the mere state
ment that he would soon be in a sim
liar position elsewhere, but whether
with Chicago system, or in the
South, he did not say. Two such posi-
tons have been open to him recently.
Mr.. Poole's resignation from the Sea-
board is very much regretted among
his friends in Americas and more es-
pecially among the master mechanics
and engineers of that system, to whom
he was personally known. He went up
from the ranks, where he worked with
them to the position long occupied.
For six or seven years he has been
general superintendent of motive pow
err, with headquarters at Portsmouth,
Va. He began his career with the Sea-
board in the Americas shops and held
other higher positions in other cities
before attaining the one he now holds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
OPERA HOUSE
TODAY
Saturday,,
APRIL 5th

Saturday is always bar
gain day at the Opera
House, the performance
begins promptly at eleven
O'Clock a. m. and continues
until eleven p. m, and then
we always have an extra
program for Saturday. We
have a standing order with
our film company to send
us something good for
Saturday show. They have
certainly filled the order
this time.
Remember that you have
only two more days to get
chances at the fifteen prizes
of Silverware. The prizes
will be given away at the
Opera House Monday night
at nine o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-05
PROMINENT OFFICIALS
OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS
Will be in Americas Next
Monday Night

Announcement was made here yes
tcrday that two prominent officials of
the Royal Arch Masons, Grand Higl
fIiest W. G. England, of Cedartown,
and Grand Lecturer f. A. McHan will
be here Monday night as guests of the
local lodge of Royal Arch Masons.
These Masonic officials are well
known in Americas, and their coming
Monday night will be greeted WITH
pleasure by Masons who have met
them, as we'll as those who wish to
know them. Messrs England and Me
Han will be in Americas for only a
short time.