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THIS SCRANTON TMBUNIC-THlJtSDAV, M'X'EMHISK H), 1001.
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' gtffS'ctfnf til Zt&mt
PuMUIict Dally, Ktefpl Fumhjv tjr The Trio.
, luc l'ubllnhliiR Company, it Fifty Cctitl a Month.
J.tVtf P.? IttCttAltll. Alitor.
'0. I nv.lli:i!, llmlncM Momiser.
itw York OftVol 130 N'asumt St.
s, s. viiKr.r.Am
Boln Agfnt for I'orclgn AdrrrtUlnc.
l.ttcicJ it 1li lolomc at "Wanton. I'l., i
Rconil Clmi M.ill Miller.
When apace will permit, The
Tribune Is nlwnys glntl to print
short letters from Its friends bear
ing1 on current topics, but Its rule Is
tllnt these must be signed, for pub
lication, by the writer's renl nnme;
niul the condition precedent to ac
ceptance Is that nil contributions
shnll be subject to odltorinl lovlslon.
Till! FLAT HATH I'OU ADVI'.nTIStXO.
The follmrlnpr tabic rhov tho nilro per Inrli
ich Insertion, jpaco to be mnl within "no year;
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The Trlliun makes a charce of 5 cent
linn.
Rite for ClaalflcJ Adverthtnir furnished on
application.
TWELVE PAGES.
HCIJANTOX, DKCICMHKR lit, t9i)l.
The street railway finployes of I'JilIu
Iflpliln are to lip roiiKiutulutecl tinon
the prudence of their derision not to
follow the afltator.s who have horn try
lap to sot them to declare a .strike.
They worn wise in koIiik to the meet
Ins and voting on the proposition. If
that had been clow in Sc-rnmnn; that is
to Kty, if every member of the street
railway employes' union had been pres
ent and voted when the question or
strike or no strike was decided, wo very
much doubt that there would have been
a strike in fcScranton.
A dreat fllstake.
w
'SS the American Fed
eration or Labor de
clared an unjust boycott
upon I he National Cash
Register company, of Dayton. C) it
did Itself a grievous injury. The
American people are fair. They sym
pathize with organized labor in alt
things just and lair, but they cannot
stand for tyranny. The action or the
Federation was tyrannical. It was a
trial without opportunity ot defence.
It was a star chamber proceeding. The
accused had no notice. Their side was
not heard. What Is worse, even the
representatives or the allied trade
imions of Dayton protested against it,
'a.viiig that the company had been
misrepresented and unjustly treated,
"lie of the vice presidents or the Feil
"i at Ion. -Mr. Kiilcl. indorsed tills. The
ninripal managerial body ol" the Kod
i.itioa, tin- executive council, advised
gainst the boycott and tried to stop
l. Their advice and munsel went for
i.i light. The boycott was rushed
through by the votes of men hi no
way concerned in the matter. Tt was
adopted "with cheers." Tt was an act
oi lawlessness; a llagiant act, an net
punishable by the laws of thp land
wllh line and imprisonment. Yet this
iet was committed by the high court
'f labor, the supreme tribunal before
which all subordinate ti ado-unions in
America must bowl ll was a great
mistake, for not only was it indefen
sible in itself, but it also puts labor
lu a harmful light as wishing to stand
for that which is un-Amrrlran ami ac
cursed. The act has been done and it
may not be possible now to recall it.
But It should be held before all or
ganizations of worklngmen as an ex
ample of what organized labor should
not permit itself to do or allow to be
done in its name.
With the utmost respect for the
gentlemen who are now running the
Philadelphia Press, wo are inclined to
think that that excellent paper will
become si much better paper when
Charles Kmory Smith lesumes
direction of it.
active
Important If True.
BI3FOKE the American Medi
cal association recently Dr.
Charles A. L. Heed, or Cin
cinnati, a. physician of high
slnnding, in discussing the sad sani
tary condition of our military camps In
lho summer months of S!is, due to the
inadeauacy of our preparation for sud
den war, created a sensation by assert
ing that a great scandal relatlmr to
this phase of the Spanish. American
war has up to this time been sup
pressed, He said;
"A commandant was la chaise of n
quarter of the entile army. Ills com
jnatul was madoup of lho ilowrr or
American manhood, and was encamped
at a health resort, lie, Iiowevei'.'ln o
latlgn of, tho precedent of Uly usually
cuftluifeifind compiHnt gentlemen of
theHtne,- but acting under the ncnnls
dim of existing army legulutiuns, not
only set aside leconnuendatlons ,,r ,s
-4JlHlil'. iWlh nr.s;. .Jim -by. jiepMmal es
.lunnlc Incited .h'a men to violate the
most funda menial sanitary laws."
Jlere, evidently, Or, lte. i ,rm s to
Camp Thomas, at (hlrlaiinaug.t Park,
At Jioqther. point did Uio.rieurctiir ot
war'ntiiseniblo as mait u f.u.rJtni me'ii in
1S!S. Nowhere, else could the events a.
'ijBed bv Dr. Itced have occuned. lie
pniei.'ods:
Tfio Wsult wn.-i what might lMV
A",'f.n.'lV?m'ViPd. or tin, ,,. ,m lty
thousand men In IiIh coimnaud twelve
thousand wem invalided, while nearly
n Ihournnil died fioni preventable
causes, " t surprlHlng
thtvt.titfirM iiijvo lm madu to sup
press knowledge or It, am advised
that the arn'iy iuvemlgutiiig coinmlttee,
In tjjtj luterosi or public decency,
omitted I rum Its public rtpori uiiii'li
tehtlmoiiy on this piiate or the i'ouduct
of tlie war,"
In relation to this last asseitlou (lie
Waslilngtoii Pout, onu DC whoso rdltora
served as secretary ot tlo jirpiy. n
vrstigatlng lonnnlttir, says:
Dr. Herd lu llii-' iio' 8tijli,lll ',iti4us1i,Vi.
iptlni: one ileUllv';lf ,i,y,J jru(S lltiat'ilv flu
'iftlBJtliiit ('imiiiililun"-ui'r iiinliii'l nr kliiu.ii
ntrwijlhjii; hi,l(."ii(Jjl.U'iicpoi., Tn Iwulu
shh, I li.ir i'i)iiiiiil-lnii "'lonxi, ntui'ly oiulit
'lid Oodupul UU) ,Uullublo UCl 111 Hit' iiilliu
Hull of Slillliir on
' rSPt,V. P.ipnr lloailinu-
oil tlinn fiOO Indies .0.1 .273
f.00 InrliM.. 20 .21!
:; in .173
" 133 .17
WO " if, .If,, I
roiinerdon. One of incniticn wit lr. P. S.
Conner, of rinclniMll, a lilgh-nitnitcil Bcnlliiu.iii,
patriotic iltlien, ami nptlppcil (or the iluly
then III liliul liy mine ,c.lt of oilin .u uti
ni my Mincron durltiir tin- nhlt wjr. Anil ill,
tWitr lint, In liN illorti to elicit nit the trjili,
tin1 idmIIiI co-opir.lt Ion iilnl niitmi mi'liii'iit of
Itie etillro idiiiiiiII.mi. Ilr, llcml'j inUtnki in'i.
"Nil In hN niimptloti lli.il nny "pnhllf repon"
if tin! UMIiikiiH tu !r In imi iniilc, 'llifli.'
u tM.iiM. 1,,. tcftlrioiij iiivitwl nil Ilir point
lllilllMlnl ,v (In- llnihil III IlK nililh'v. 0i,leil
.ill of tin 111 miipleliOj Imi tli.it Irtllmoiiy lu
Iimhi jrl n'di Hie llulil. Pitlnpt llieii' mi' lii.l
lift HUM III lliv I'lllllll HlltM Willi lim- M'lll ll.
ixiiiiiliinl II. mill I.ihw what jliniiiltuilili' lApiH
met It niiil.iliii,, 'll,,. vImiIc ii-innt ,.i ip.
piiwid Jii't ,it llii pl.iU'i III been li'iill.i tiudi'
iiaih liir Hi,. pti", mid ll iimv lli' ii.ii-i'il"d
In oinii irnii'iiiiiidil ri'llir, Iuti- oilmcli help
tn lililo ll fnmi tin' p.'i.pli' l rl jlit fill .iop-
uly It l.
II rail readily lie believed that the
wltliholdliiK "f farts stH'h as Dr. Herd
asserts mlRhl be jtistlllablr In a time
of pnhllr exrllrinenl, when military
operations then In proKress would he
hampered by their pubHrntliiii. N'ow.
however, this danger Is past; and If
what Dr. Herd and the Washington
Pint sa. with regard to t'amp ThomaM
and lis commanding olllerr N true, or
If ll Is not true and Is not supported In
testimony whlrh has bent withheld, It
would seem to lie due to the nllleer In
tiestloii and to the people that the
whole truth should he made known.
The Irrigation Problem.
(I'li.tn mi rl'ilc by lli.u, Tlitmi.i-i I'. W.iMi,
Pifdiliitt of the N.uioiul Irrlipillim A-,ila-linn,
in Hi- Vitlun.il M.iualni'.i
I.S no (iltestion before
Ameilean peuple Un
I the
successful solution of which
piomlses greater rewards
and Is laden with such momentous
bearings upon the present and the f n
ture of our country as the reclamation
of our arid lands by irrigation,
Through the building of national reser
voirs and the storage or the waters in
the Hooded season, a large pari ot the
now unproductive lands can be brought
under the highest form of cultivation,
thereby adding un immense area to the
productive lands or our country, ex
tending from tho seml-tropleal climate
ot southern Arizona to the boundary
line or British Columbia, and from the
Missouri river to the Pacific ocean.
This area possesses every variety of
climate and tho richest of soil which,
when watered, is capable of producing
every fruit, cereal and plant grown or
needed by man. Tills vast arid terri
tory is equal in area to one-third or
that of our entire country, and if only
one-half of it cm be brought under
inlgation, what a. lnagnltleent new
country and what new markets it will
open up and provide for our people!
One or the great advantages of the
irrigation system in addition to the
certainty or raising crops which It
gives, is tho groat variety or fruits,
vegetables, and other products which
can be grown upon a small farm, com
prising every necessary of lire. The
visitors to the irrigated valleys of the
AVest during the summer months will
llnd alfalfa growing so luxuriantly that
it taxes the farmers to keep it cut and
stacked. On every farm they will see
fields of the lincst of small grain and
vegetables; fat. glossy cattle browsing
in rich pastures of clover and timothy;
orchards bearing the most luscious or
peaches, pears, apples, plums, and
apricots, besides the smaller fruits;
well-designed modern houses, their
front yards beautiful with evergreens,
the air perfumed with the fragrance
of roses and other flowers; and, sweeter
and better than all, they will hear the
merry laughter and see the sunny,
bright-eyed faces of happy children le
veling in the pure air and wholesome
sun oundings or their country home.
Less than twenty years ago these Mil
leys were a, deseit waste. The diversion
by Inexpensive ditches or the running
waters has converted them into ideally
perfect farm houses.
The great beneficial changes brought
about by private capital can bo dupli
cated on a proportionate scale by the
construction of storage reservoirs and
the storage of the Hooded torrents that
now not only run to waste but carry
destruction to the lower countries
eveiy spring. Private effort has made
homes for thousands. This new Held
would make homes for millions, and
would cover a region vaster and larger
than shelters n dozen European na
tions. Congress should take up the
work of building these reservoirs be
cause It Is wise and just from every
standpoint. Our population is inci cas
ing by leaps TTml bounds; the desirable
public lands aie nearly all gone. See
what a rush theie vtis to secure farms
at the Oklahoma reset vatinn opening a
short time ago. If all the water In this
arid reslon which, In Hooded season,
goes to waste, can be stored and util
ized, it productive territory capable of
supporting L'u.uOO.OOO people will be
added to the l.'nited Slates.
Fiom a business point of view, the
seilllng of what is now a worthless de
strt will add enormously to the wealth
or tin' louniry; it will open up new
markets for every manufactured aitl-cl-;
It will beneilt every workshop,
loom, and foundry between Maine and
Alabama; ami II will furnish homes for
the over-crowded population of our
congested cities. Every pot lion of the
Culled Slates will feel the stimulus
or the IncreasLii wealth created anil or
the new maikeis formed right in tho
iuid.il of our country Willi our own peo
ple, For this reason every portion of
our laud Is eiiially Interested in hav
ing the wot It started and pushed to a
suicessl'ill conclusion.
Our o-.tfciiH'il i imtciiiiiui'.ii'iiH, Hm
Ti'illli ami Timet!. Ianl ci'i'iilm; IhfiiimI
very Iniuicstliitr inul iiiusiiciouh-IooUIii,'
riii'intintiH iiumbi'i-c, miniii'lHliiK hcuhuiio
able i i-ailiatr iimtti-f ami a kcik-'Iuiis
Hliuwliit; ol' iiiinouiu'Pir.outsi fmiu mir
iiu'rclimitH. Thubo If.suus ili'itiiiiihtnito
tlmt in nlt of thu iiiviilliir iliaw-Ii:h-1;h
tliiTii Is t-t ill it lot of llfx left In
tills ulil town. Wi ufi'et' our lieui'tlenl
foiiyiatuliillmis.
In aililltlim to its liKufuliii'Mi in 'Til,
Lllii'lly Hi'll iiri'tmlK tjiiocl I'llllnili'U
plllllllK III! OITIlhlollIll opiioi'tlliiliy tu Kot
away from homo on a plrnwinl Junket
us iiU'iiihciH nf thu ".pwliil rsi'ot'i,"
Dr. OBiitry, Hie ('IiIcuko hvulvr, who
Ikih liven ittlumptiiiK to luacticu in
I'lilliuh'lpliiii, Iw entitled to civil It In
oin u'tpii'i. Ik. frankly calls himself
a "ilcvll ilui'tor."
Much to thi illasust of the Demo
wutli' (r.'tiuiiu the ivulmmilon of I'ost-
devoid of
.Mr. t lumpers wisely believes that the
goose that lays the golden egg should
be allowed to live. Their idutilld lie
mote labor leadeis of the same opinion,
Peeretary Hoot pi opuses that the I'll
ban elections shall come orf on schedule i
time, lie inrnim buslnesit. Tim "man
ana" cry does not appeal to him,
The rleiueiUH liuisl to be dreaded In
the levlval of the Schley agitation In
roomers air the threatened Volumes of
undiscovered eloquence.
The Hoods appear to have subsided,
but the memory or ye oldest Inhabitant
has nol yet recovered fiom tile shock.
PROUD OF HIM.
I.ibliii ei 'I lie 'I i Hi, Hi".
Ml : i Ann ili'.ui iltiA'hi, iiii"pitlii' i.f pat
It, we "iilil In In- pimiil nf, nnil th.inWul In,
tlm lli'tiiiinlili' .liilm ll.ii, imr miiii.iI.v uf Mile,
f'H his ulli'lul un, I patient in iMlljtinn uf I he
inn u:i.'ilhi'it with llri.it lli.lnlti iiiMi.llna; tho
i'-'h, Mt I Jl (tu u.) iMliml.iii i. mil. Tlie Mintf's
ipM.il .M'-tenlij. bi ,i into nf 7.' In I,. Is .ill
the i'!'kl.ll unlet ;ini. nt Mi, 11.1,1V ;uil mil:
HCl'ik . iv tiuly I, HIM,
Wallii .1. Ililiaul,
Ml . I in. i li, V V., Pei'. 17.
AWAITED.
Mtlmii,'li I il.ue In . iv
My lie.itt nut iinlsl,i , fiuiii it.i.i I.i d.iy,
Mis iici, ii l.nie. lli.u .mi Hiui'th ul me
I'lnlll -III IMS 1.1 pt II'.' till.
lint .1 I iiou Inn', hat I.
Aiiu-s li,. ,,,,ih tint 'pin the vu uy ll.uk,
ll Hie le.nl iliuls I imi -tmii tu do
Welt' iloii" lii'cnns'.' "( j, in.
All the while llmnxhls I bid
Wile but pure llu.M'is Id niie il.ij mil, yu kIju;
Kutv lliipnninir lit, i.ieli little y nr,
lliui.l'ly. iIimi nne, I t .it i
ll.ir k In my hope nt ion,
l.miT. lou befnin iniii Muiiilinii. f.ii I laieu ;
li. )our wlnt" n, uinu. bileul .nil in mm,
Mule mo nml Kept mi ili.m!
- ( h.irli'H M.in-oi' Tnui,' ill Sunn N't,
Hill & Connell's
Holiday
Furniture
There can be no more
appropriate gift than one
of the following lin s, all
of which are marked in
plain figures:
master Oenetnt Smith was
sensational fra lures.
Uiitiiiir lle-l.'-, T.uuiiui-,
liii'vliu I'.il'li-. Unrk I'abli'.i,
r.inei 'r.it,it. r.i-i rii.iii,
I hel.il (111 liili Cliills.
I'.lllnr ( .iliini'l-, IiiI.imI I lull,.,
Mii.i,' Ciliitul. IUhI.us,
luiin t'lliui,'.., Slniln 't.inil.,
Dunk l.'.l.-l-, I'llll-I.lls,
Suei'ii", ,.iillnli'UK,
Mnni-, I luii'i.
Low prices and large
assortment to select from,
of well made and desir
able patterns.
Hill & Connell
121 N. Washington Ave.
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Our Stores are filled from heel to
toe with common-sense Christmas
Gifts, irom 25c
MgCTiwTwAwtiri7iTvai)jT7i7fjrTi,'rj
riin mrji-iflc
and Confidence
The Jevohy husinesa Is to n
p.rent extent hullt on canfldonco.
ConfldDiice In the honesty nnt! tt
integrity of the jeweler Is nl- ;
ways especially necessniy when i
buying1 diamontlfa. Tlie Confl-
tlenco Scr.inton people hnvo in us 1
tc it.l.r. mnlfno .1.1.. tl.n lAn.llM '
vi ,.,, i. .t.t..t. una v.iu iuauit;
Uinmond Stove of this city. A I
two-fold hvger stock of Din- !
inoitdB thrui nny other houso i
n
cci anion.
E. SCHiriPFF,
317 LacUa. Ave
,a KtKtK&tsmwriitipiaffYjrjassu
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stylish
last.
YES, WE DO JOB PRINTING.
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If Yon Want to
u
Embezzle Money
got a cnshieishlp iu a bank; if
you want to make money, get it
job in n mint; if you want to
llml money, go to Klondike
but if you want to unvo money
ou Diamonds, como to
IE.
SCH1MPFF,
317 Lacka. Ave
bubbI
a 51
J9ME3X. UME OF SHOES fo
$4 Qualities at S3
There's a reason for this shoe sale, and it's a good .
reason. You may have heard of our famous $3 shoe.
It's a favorite, and we have sold more than we expected
during the past season. We have decided to take our
$4.00 shoes and mark them $3.00. Just to fill in sizes
and at the same time make room for new Spring Styles
that will very soon arrive,
$4 Shoes in Our Corner Show Case, $3
$4 Enamel Box
A very dressy shoe. It's suitable for
street or dress wear, in several
diffeient lasts. Reduced to $o
$4 Patent Calf
A soft, flexible patent leather shoe,
stylish and dressy, single or
double soles. Reduced to j)3
Box Calf
serviceable leather,
but comfortable
Reduced to
made on
fitting
$3
14 Black Russia Calf I $4 Vici Kid
A soft, pliable leather that It's as soft as a glove and as
meets the requirements ot tender serviceable as a Box Calf, Ke- .
feet. Reduced to ip3 duced to 3
We are authorized sole agents for "Hanan" Shoe for gentle
men and the famous "Sorosis" Shoe for ladies.
.
Samter
Complete
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I THIRD NATIONAL BANK
V OR SCRAMTOM.
0 Organized 18 7 2.
Depositary of the United States.
Capital, $200,000 Surplus, . $550,000
Tliii discount iutn tit ilapDiitois Is .-, 'r ei-nt. jut milium.
SiOi'ii.lnlto!illoii ulum to till a -.units wlu-tlier lars-'or tm i-.l.
ilpeu i-atiirilivc-Noalius still i'iMn;.
Tliicu pr uuMiti IntrivU pslil on i-.ivliii;s ilvpiHlts.
li liTi'st I'liiiipiintiili'il .lanimiT HI uinl .Inly 1st.
WILLIAM CONNELL, President.
HENRY BELIN, JR.. Vice Pruoidout.
WILLIAM H. PECK, Caahter.
DIRECTORS,
William Connell, Jamoo Archhtild,
Honrv Belin, Jr., Luther Kellor,
Gao. H. Cntlin, J. Benj. Dimtniuk,
Thomas II. Wutlcins. Jnmoo L Couuell.
W. D. Zehnder.
BThe Holiday Season 8
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Is moviu,cj toward us and promises to prove
a corker in everything in the jewelry line.
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LAWYERS.
Tlie Tribune Job Department is prepared to print your briefs
in a surprisingly short time,
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$4 Patent Coltskin
A leather tth.it has proved very dura
ble for gentlemen's wear. It's a
leather that'll not break; reduced to $3
$4 Wax Calf
A neat shoe that we consider the
veiy best for wet or rough .
weather. Reduced to $3
$4 Velour Calf
A comfortablo walking
with broad double sole.
duccd to
Brothers
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Headquarters
for
Incandescent
Gas Mantles,
Portable Lamps.
THE NEW DISCOVERY
Kern Incandescent
Gas Lamp.
Gunsterli Forsyth
3-2.l-ri27 Pcnn Avenue.
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A Second-Class
City with a
First-Class Stock of
Gut Glass,
Sterling Silverware
Clocks, Etc.
Suitable tor
Wedding Gifts.
Merceread & Connell,
132 Wyoming Aveune.
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