The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, October 17, 1902, Page 4, Image 4

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.SrUA.VTO.W i.K'TUUKIt 17, II"'-'.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
, State.
Govciuor-rl.. V. I'KNXVI'Af'KI'll.
Lieutenant Uoveinor W. M. ItltOWN'.
Secretary iH', lltli'iititl A ff nil's -ISAAC U
UltOWN.
County.
c'onBi'..ns"viM.iA.i ro.VN'i:i.!..
Jmltc-A. A. VoSIII'Kti.
Commissioners JOII.V roi'ltlKtt MOW
ItlS. JOHN I'KN.MAN.
Mine Inspectors -U.IIWIII.VN M. IR
AN'S, DWIll T. WILLIAMS.
Legislative.
Senator JOHN I!. ,IOHIAtt.
IlepieseiitiitlVes
I'lrsl District. HfSKI'll Ol.fVt'.lt,
Second OMilot 'IOIIN'K(.fli:i Vllt. .IK.
I'lilHl Ijiftrlcl KDWAIll) JAM IIS.
Koiirlh DlMlirt- P. A. IM 1 1 1.171 N'
Kli-rllon 4ln'. Nov. I.
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Till' scli'i'tlull l. President Kuoscvrll
of Air. Thomas II. Wutklns n. one nf
the members ill' t lit anthracite com
mission Is :i tlitlnsr recounltion uf ex
traordinary business nblllty uml ."iii'
i't'Srtil tuiistpiy nf t'Xt'i'iillvp ntnl ail
milllslr.'itlvc iinbi-ms. No ninii of hi."
ypHis lilt hIiiiwii a UfPin-f InslslU Into
nntlujiclti' busiin'-s rumlitluns Llmii .Mr.
Wutkins iir Is ninii' highly i-sti'i'iiii'il lor
yntuifl JililsiniMit uml st 1-oiik' Ph.irni'lpr.
His nppolntiiit'Mt, iiioiviimt, is j)iii
lit'liitc friitii Hit- I'iict thitt Iip rppii'sciits
Hip rlileC coiniMiinity In llif iiiillirarlte
torrllnry iiml will lii'lp tu put SitiiiiIoii
In a proper Unlit, as to Its Impiirlaniv.
The Basis of Peace.
TIIK I'OJI MISSION hl.-h hns
hcc'ii tuiiiieil by I'lvsklf lit
ItoiKi'vi-lt to imiitlif cx
hiitistlvply Into the unlliia-rlt-
linlustiy will, without ilonht. riiiu
iiiiinil, pulilk' I'oiillilciii'f, 1I0 its wni'U
tlioiciuulily and ivpnrl foiuluslntis ami
rcconnni'iiilntlon.s morally bluilitm upon
all I'oncfriii'il. It must be inure than a
makeshift to tide over a temporal y na
tional crisis: it must lay broad and
(lu'ralile foundations for a reioiisirin'-'
tlon of the anthracite business to ihe
pnil that onlcr. discipline and .1 Jut iv
muueratiun of capital ami labor shall
prevail Indefinitely. The n-coynlliou of
the public's equity in the premises con
tained In the enfurceil Mibmlsslnn of
lioth belliKerents to lis Inlerposliion
pn-supposes and must en'i'ci t tits.
Otherwise, all' thai this strike has ctwt
will have been expended In vain:' and
government, which on this occasion was
proved poweiless to cope with the situ
ation' by means of its fstnliH.-hed Insti
tutions and which was driven to cieate
for the protection of public Interests an
extraordinary temporary mechanism of
adjustment not titithorli'.ed by law. will
have been put to Ihe shame of witness
iliST Its Impotence made permanent.
It Is preinatuie lo say towaid which
fUle the balance of victory Inclines. As
we look at the mailer, there Is no vic
tory yet for any Interest save that of
the empty i-n.il pull. This empty coal
pall uill'be ivlllled In time to avert
wholesale stifferins and possibly uide
spreail distill baiuv. The process uf
general Industry and. Indeed, ihe yiu
rral .welfare have been savrd fitiiu lm
pendliiK' calamity. This larger Interest
has been conserved while the interest
more immediately Involved, those local
to the mliiliiK- business, remain as Ihey
were, awaltliiK tnoie leisurely anil, It Is
hoped and believed, mote scleullllc and
tnorp Immune adjustment than would
have bet'ti possible tluoilfili cii'iylng
nf the strike on o the Ihtiit of eti
flltrnnee, Tltt one Imnndlale local pioblem of
Kreatest dllticully and seriousness
lirmiKlit to the front bv this enforced
aeceplaiice of presidential mediation-Is
the protection or Ihe worUIUKIllell who
have' mil Joined hi the slrlke, The con
dlllou named by the uperatois. Unit
they shall not be illserlndnated against
or interfered with, is without fou-e or
effeet save liutofar as it shall be ..p.
fonjyl he.rea.rtcr. V think It Is plain
to CJ'tsoifs'-'iVsldiiiK in the coal fields
thaflthe operators ate powerless to en
t'ong It, and ihn..ttlie cl niitliui'lileM
havfi not In .r-si shown eliher n
finiftwlll or anj'efrj'cilve nblllty to ep.
fntvg It. Audtte'ulilnu It cut be ac
((lirl NliiHitf'i;rton op the Mod
'Itijgor MT'WltKI1 K I'''" '"lleaKlles
tllHVlthfta(lnfhi5tlljll 'Milch they Jiave
luilltnpV"JpniH feel ral(ci upon o o
to dyi 1 t&ft'iSh In iiiIoviik: It.
T1S IWfl.';iili nliiiut this problem
liPoilB, iaMi;ii(. that the men who
hllVf,l't'l)i"liJl"i loyfil to (heir einnloviix
hnvflbeei'tfjgft by ii, hemls of the coat
...ipeiillillir ir'pi'PMH I'M. Vltll lehU'lahee.
to li .siire.niltlie Um'th'tiilll nit I't'lcs of
all Igihtilb'jl iK'(il'sn)i'trueiit. nppatently
infttmrdetl o'ipnp.;r hut pitiably ,,.ip.
lesisu nttj. yjiu, sj.iiif. or iiiiiiyx. the
tllroR I'telltiiti'nf ontsile InteilVreme,
plittSs tipttti oiHiJulneii ifovernmeni, from
the Jjiesldiut of-the (jljlted sitates down
to tjt hiliillHesV Voiftible In the coal
fleldM a 'lfiU'W U nitist eliher
pcrfflrm iiilfiiibltely'-nr.ainl cotivU'leil
nf iC-xi-usiilile iieKllKence, .n the New
Toig Trninne wl says, "this Is a
mujjT which far transceinis In liuport-
ilieo Hit" JiTiUviiltial Interest's of the
K office workers innueillutelv 1011.
tl. What happens to a rejv j UuuT
pctsoiiH ul rl'uSivVli ' I'cnittlylVaiilii
little lliometit'i'onipurril Vvlth. Iho-
st or'thyiwliiAi' fintl'uV th lr!iWi-
Jttlji'wi uirike setlletl. Am many nten
r-(v'iM.wt,'V'M jrt.rtwrmff
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eel
mU lntuiltly ftlsli to ttnrrllli'O tlloin
spIvs In butllp fur tlielr rnttiitiy's xvt'l
ftii-i?. Kill Ihe principle lit Make III pin-
Mt't'tlltif llliise I'eniisylvntilu tnlliels Is
line wlileh atti'M to the rotntllatloli of our
iiatliinul life, I'tiles rite ii'tpti limy tlll
etlKllKP III (heir lilwl'lll OPCUpil I loll." Ill
their livMi pleasure, (hell the petMillut
Xllilfiinlees of Ihe I'titiktlltltlull life It
J ilenil letter ittul our iloettllies of human
t llhpfly lllldi'r 11 'lepllblleiilt Koveriilltent
I ale ouluiowtl, Artt'f the slllkt; Is settled
' those wotkeiH will have lo lace a Ioiik
I tlMl'lllll lit llll'UUIllll I. Ill ti'lll..!. ..'Ill l.ltl I...
the less cruel because of a Untitle
which does mil call lor the stationing
til lilllllniy Htiatil.-. 'The men who have
cimlltttieil working in the inlnos Will be
reniembeled, tJ It it tht! strikers Will lost;
no opportunity to punish them. That
Is sotnethliiK- which the companies ami
the public me hound lo look out Itu."
It. Is to be ussiilileil. thai both John
flerptml. .Morifitn. repi'eseiitlnB the pres
sure from within which caused the
operators to leceile, ami Theodore
l"ouevell, ie)ieselitliiB the popular
pressure for i;o,t on any lernis, have
Klven lull thiamin to (Ids iibllKiillon.
As the prliielpuls In the iiuiVeiift'iit
which has broilKht about this critical
sltiiulloii In the .'inthraclle lenliory
llley Will lie'jiistly expfcled to exhallst
evi-ry reijurce al their cummuliil lo
oveicoine the lesser though iiioie dlttl
etlll, as they liae Inasteled the larger.
but l-ss Intricate,' peril.
The larne lesson of the sell lenient is
the public luieresl III such tllspt'ites ami
Its insistence upon consideration riom
holh lielllsereiiii.' lor the carrying H'
this les-on -tliroiiKll ellorinous tlllllcill
lles. lo practical sticceHS Ihe public Is
ehlelly indebted to the president, 'bice
atjulll has Tlleodore lloo-evell's sll'enu
uilsl'iess pi'evulli'il over all kinds of ob
stacles nitd wrought for hooiI when
the majority anticipated only ill re
sults. It Is pilinarlly Ids triumph; but
Ihe'publle must niil overlook Its debt
.to bulh John Hleipont .Murtsau and
John Mitchell. They, too. contributed
Kfeally In ih brUlKltiK nf a seemingly
Impassible chasm.
We shall soon be able to snap our
MliKers at ihe llueals of Jack Krosl.
A Simple Remedy for Truat Kvlla
"yt JK l,0,'K tllal ,!V,,'-V I'eatler
"' 'l'M'' Tribune-read core-
fully the speech of Attor
ney Uenernl Knox on
trusts, in Wednesday's Issue. The
strike, it i.- 1 rue, has left the most of
us little leisure for other subjects of
letleetion: but while It Is temporary
uml now apparently solved, the prob
lem illscllsxeil by Ihe chief of the lib
eral department of justice Is likely to
jeiiiala with us fur many years anil to
affect the American people al many
points of contact. What 'he said about
it is. Iherel'oie, of mole tbuu transient
Intel est.
By this lime we all know pretty well
what the evils of trusts ale. It does
not take much Intelligence to enable a
m. 111 lo see that gittaiitlf .stock-watering,
the attempt to adtl two to two so tf
lo'iiiuke live, six or ten. Is a business
wrong, the penally of which may not
full oil the promoter, but sooiiei or
later Is sure to fall heavily upon Ihe
public Then, loo. the use of couiiner-
cial power to hlt'conipi-tltnrs below Ihe
bell: the grasping of unfair, advan
tages, either by rebates in transput la -lion
iji tliioiigh Hie corrupt niaulpiil.i
tlon of legisliituies or by other unright
eous way-; In short,' the neglect ordi
nance of public Inteiest and ' public
equity all these evils. tire apparent and
do not nerd, to be argued.
The nieill'of Attorney tleiierul Knox's
speech was that he pointed out a Very
simpl- and immediately available rem
edyone I bat can be put into operation
whenever u inajoi Ity In congress so
elects, Tu stale his remedy In the
simplest possible language, without
technical ob-ciirities. It is this: t'on
giess under the constitution litis power
lo regulate commerce between or
among the stales. t'ongre.-s, lor ex
ample, now says that lottery tickets
shall not go through the malls or be
.carried by an luterslaie carrier. Why'.'
lteciiilse Ihey a re' deemed Injltrluu- lo
Ihe public interest and contrary to pub
lic polity. So wlih poisons and explo
sives. Ihe carriage of which Is either
piuhihiteil or safeguarded, t'ougress.
I fie attorney general claims, on the
same giotind can pass a law saying
that whenever a shipper shall be proved
to have'conimllteil one or more of the
evils previously id'em-d io, in. must
stop it and make amends or have the
door to liilerslale commerce closed In
his luce, in other words, congress can
say that ilu trust, cuipoivitlon, assocln
I lm. tlnu or I11dlvl1lu.il shall be permit
ted to use the in. ills or the rails to Hit
an Injury to the American people.
In ihe part of .Mr, Knox's speech
which We printed III yestel day's Issue
there is a clear statement nf what Hie
prc-fiit :uliiilusratlou has done lo en
force existing laws on Ihe subject of
trusts. "My their fruits e shsill know
them": mid Hie limits of liepubllcmi
administration, largely owing to Theo
tlol'e Itoo'evelt, are already a courage
ous enforceiiieiil of law such us has
lint beel known lie I'll If. with Hie U'olll-
Ife of addliloiiiil results when congress
shall clollle tile executive with In
creased power, The way to help on
this good work Is lo elect a licpiibllcun
collgiess, In this, county the way lo
show appreciation of I'leShleill I'.oose
vell's course Is to Vole for t'oiigrcss
lllilll' t'lillllell ami the entire Cepubll
can ilcket.
The reporls nf the proceedings ill the
sell lenient of the unllliiii'ltc coal sttike
have again ilemoiistraieil the superior
ity of the home dally newspaper over
that or the lllcll'iipollluu ptess us it
medium of Intelligence. While the city
dallies printed for' country illstrlhuiinii
were obliged to go lo press at all hour
when tie ell'cctlve negotiations m Hie
white house hiid scarcely begun, TIip
Tribune received news up to :!.;ti a. m
yesteriluy, ami was able to present, to
Its readers al the hieaktast tabic a
complete account of the proceedings,
Including the names of the couuuis
slop appointed by the ptckldein, and to
give icsiiIlK ami other most Important
fi'itluicsi of the inee'tlng which the city
Journals weie unable to obtain.
f It Is now snively uiiuounced that tht
banish Islands may not hetedeil to nfc
t'pllftl iSliiti'N. If Ihe liulustrlaliiroh.
leliis, lioweveh tile siillsfnotoi'lly nil
Jtlstcil, II Is iiiilia1ili-iltnl tile i(.'opte
will he nlili- to hear Up tinder this neu
entlse rnr Kiler. '
The ti"W turn lit strike iilTitlrs has
doubtless iilnttil Ihe moist blanket Upon
11 IiII'kp illlioillit of smokeless citlnpalKIl
lllllllltltlltlllll.
The alleinnte tllfpaleheM lelllitiT "f
victory and rullnie In' Venef.itelu hull
ente Hint Ihe career uf t'usllti Is Indeed
checkered,
The limiting season has opened with
nothing In particular to hunt.
Hou; Pennsylvania
Raises Ifs Taijes
EVIIItV lltiMI! ownir In l"ennslvu
tilu has 11 vital IntPiot In the ap
proaehlng eleclliiu. It Is not uul. a
ipiesllnli of DPinoernl or Itepillill
t'ltli, or I'uttlsiui or I'eniiypaeker, but It Is
a iliinltcr of dollaiM and cents to every
owiiei of a lout of lit ml hi the eotnniiiu
weallh. II was the Democratic paity
that plunged Ihe stale Into a deli! of
$ii.imu,iiii Uml has reiUhed forty .ears of
lit publican rule to lift. Itcpulillcnii"
should tint rorgei this. And .let, In pc
of tlih tat t, Ihe Itepulilleiin sydem of
stale .llliances lias been Hie subject of
the most persistent alliieks fioni Its
enemies. I lellloi'llltle lellllels, when llley
iissall Ihe licpulillcuu llnaneial system In
I'etin.ylvaulii know that llley ale tlellh
erately iiilstepreseutliii.' tile riiels. t'n-
I'.l. I ...in I ..lo ,1... ....I. II.. ..I I .I...... I...I
." . I " I, . 111.' .l,,'l. Ill I, lip' .l."r i,"t
seem to liuti' 11 very clear men 01 Hie
nielhod by which stale luxes are assessed
ittul collected,
I'lliler Hie wise and benelleetil legl.-la-.1
ton or Ihe Itepulilleiin party In Ihe past
thlrly-llve .wars, Hie biii'ibns of stn'u
IiimiIIoii haw been lifted, from Ihe -boulders
of Hie Individual 11111I placed upon
Hie coi'iiiiiallniis of the state. All 1 in
plcs-dmi plevnlls lllllollg the people that
Ihe.i nie iiimiI tor all the appropriations
llliole to Hie public schools, eluirllilble In
sllllltlolis, tin. Jlltllcinry, legislative ex
peuscM Hie new eapllol, etc.. etc. As to
uialtei of fact, our citizens pay 110 -.tale
lax except a llillor Hct.nse tn'. anil one
mill in the dollar when' they own per
sonal securities, such as hands, niorl
gitges, etc.. Ihe tax 011 Ihe same helnv:
four mills, tlin I' which 111 leinrneil
III Ihe iesieetlM- counties. Motley for lilt
epeuses of the slate comes from Ihe
corporation.
In direct coiiinisi to (tds, has been the
iililtitdc of the IVnioeratle parly and lis
legNliillnn. Iteloie the licpiibllenii parly
'came Into iiowii', all real estate, neeupn
tii.ii. ..,'. .1 t"iiii ii-.' ..1 1. 11,., ....iti.. ..I..
. .v... ..... v . .- .1 11 . . v .,
were taxed h Hie' Deiiioeia I le parly In
tune or pet : mid even Willi tins ennt-
nious tu blllllell It el a debt of over
$t'i,( jii.( In pen. to be provided for and
lilleil by Hie lb-publican iatty. And the
Itepulilleiin patty bus redeemed the credit
of I In- slule: II stands toda.i before the
world free from tlehi.
Tin- manner In wbleh the various col
lectors of taxes of the coumiuuweiilth
hitxe their hills, mid neelpt- printed Is
kirjji ly resp'o'iisllde for Ihe iiilsaiiprehen
slon llini ell In the minds of the pen-
pie Upon lid.-. llelloil of Male t.'IMtllllll.
Iii alums! every Instance. Instead of hav
ing ascnatute item for slnje t ixes. lo
be 11-eil wlieie Ihe person has nioiiey at'
hiii-ii-si siilil.i'i in in vat Itin. anil not
iilhe'wise, almost all bills that are -nil
on! by the tax collectors lnte one Hem
enililed "Slate ami t'otuily Tux." opiiu-'
site ihls licnd i placed the amount of
the enmity tax. nnd the person receiving
the bill Is naliiialli miller Hie Iniptc-.slnii
.that tin iniioiiiil charged repiescnts u
cijuiblnnlloii of suit,, uml cniiiiiy taxe-.
and If .iiiieslloned upon Ihls pnlnl the an
swer Is iilwajs the production of a tax
leeelpt showing the payment of a certain
sum Of nioiiev miller Ihe head of "Stale
and I'minti Tax." The laxes jiahl lo the
various u, cnlleeinrs. under the uVMg
nallon "Slate and t'oiiniy Tax." go
dlieetly Inio the county treasury for the
exclusive p.., ,if the couiit.i auihoritb'S
The coustiini aim of lie publican legl-la-
lleii has 1 11 to telievt- the Individual
tiixpu.vor. Prior to xx:: the linllgeni In-
.,ll ill III. 'll'llllilv ..I' ll... Ul'lt.t '..,..
-wholly silipoilei by lb" vai lolls, local
miiioeipauii,.s. tins was a burilen upon
Ihe individual taxpayer. As the state
debt was reduced under the judicious
lunnageini nt,' It was believed that the
.commonwealth could ntl'ord lo as-lst the
'counties In Ihe suppoil and iiiiiluleiianee
nf t lull luifiiriunale poor, lly the act
Of June Pith. Iv;. the expense of the tale
ami tteatuieiit of Ihe insane poor of ihe
state Was oiUall divided between the
slate and the several counties. The
amount pa Ul. I.i the stale sine,. ls",. un
der this act. amounts In Jii.;,'.:i.imii. mole
Ihaii 'it-Xiim aniiually.
Just as the bullion uf taxation has been
lll'teil lo Hie -boulder- ol the .stale lo thai
t-tent Iuiim tin. Tou-it-Mii iill...j tin. I
i" 1
counties I n aided uml ovcihui'df ncd
real eMat,. owners a.-sl.-ted. In the two
Items of indlueiii In.-aiie ami inihllc .
schools. Ihe siali' pa.vs mil of lis tivns-
11 ry nearly j.t.i'itHi.tjuii a car. To that ex-1
lent 1 VI'I'V llilllle. owner hi the eolimi,lll
Weillth i- col'l,.Sionillllgl.v iietletlttetl,
It.V Ihe IteVclille .let of June Mil, sl.
ihrei-tourlh of Ihe in 1 -ninii property
tax Is letllllled to the I c-pocllve counties.
Tile IlinitUOl I'hI lll'lli'it I'nl' 111,, vt.ne uml.
log November :'.tith. Iva.".. al the close or.
He- HeiiiueiaHe iiiliiillilsli.itlon, was 51.
r.7r..iil:i.7ii. The amount of piiMiual lux j
lol III lu-il In Hie several eoiiuties for Ihe,
year eliding Ntnenibr ::tih. liml. was J'- 1
.'72,'iM. I
I'lliler the act of June !l, lvi. the!
llolliil' licetihs Hi. 10 t!il:..n l'i-..tn lit.. li.l.. '
mid given to tip- illl'l'el'elll loealllies, ''s
was an additional beiu-iu to the laxpavir
becall-e prior to that all liquor licenses
has been palll llllo the stale IrellHIIO.
The.i mnoiuil lo aboui .ej.Kiu.iiiiu aniiually
n addition to all llu-sc things, the stale
pays Hi,, entile cost of tin .ludlelmy.
wlili-h atiiou'uis to iipw.ii'ils of half a mil
lion annually.
The following Is 11 partial lis) or ihe
amount pulil nut of Hie treasury of ihe
stale for the hellelil of lip- different
localities: ami muiileliiallile-:
Amouiil paid amiuallv. since IWi.
for the iiitllgcui iusi t i;.,s.iin
Amount paid ammally for com.
iiiiiii schools .'. 7,iil.",,7;'il
Amoiuit of peisonal lax rotuiiifd :'.:.7:','iTri
Lblllor licenses llle-eii limit Ihe
slate. to the local irciisiulcs .tnKi.tirm
Anioiuil paid lo support the Judi
cial ry. annually i".L',tii,L'
Tin- amount paid annually by
Ihe stale I'or local purposes. .. K'.xw.uv;
Annual saving 011 111 count of the
c iciiiptinii from luxation of
I'c'il estate, hur.es and cuttle,
mid 1 111 ilcs. ' oci iipulloiis mul
professions - 7.ito.l,tJiO
Total mniual saving to the re
specllve ' localities annually,
s lice the Itciiilhllcuns assuineil
couiiol ol Hie stale affairs $I!i.Mi:i.u."7 1
I'lor lo Hie passage of Hie act or ISs.'.,
the whole miiiiiitit or moneyed capital n
t in lu-il for the piirpo.e nt slate tiiMilion
was but ii.'iiimi.iim. In that .scar, even
under tin. bnpi rfect wotklng ol the act.
the illinium icluriied lor laxallon was
:.!i.1.iiiiu.iiih. an increase or $ivi,iii.i.ini. ,(.
col'dlllg lo Hie auditor General's 11 mul or
lttl. the atiioiuit or Ha four mill tax 011 ,
prisoiiiii property aiuoitntcil to 5;...t.t..
:;7'i.i'-. mid of this lax Ihcie was ! lurmd
lo tin sevel.il counties f.'.Si!.!!;, ;.
These facts mul llgiuvs speak for Ihrin
seiyes. They me inure iniprcsslvc limn
ny Wiiiir could posslhl.i be 'In demoii
Mrillug what Ihe Itepilbllean party has
ion hi the way or lifting the burden of
slate IiimiIIoii Ii'oiii Hie sboulibis of the
.mall home owner-anil fanner.
The total revenue of the slaty during
Hie ye.r ending Deeeinher 1st, ItHI. was
I7,7'.,7.II'.. Of this amount, Jlii.yiii, 1'i.l was
ilerveil, illroclly. front ihe I'lJiporatloiis by
the Millous foi'iiis of taxation Imposed
upon these aillllclal botlles. The only
dltci'l taxation alTeellng the hiilivhluiil
win Unit .upon money at Interest, fioni
Which Ihe slate cnlloctetl j2,.V,n.:t7,'i, its
slnlrdi above. This In reality Is Hint a
slate hut a Infill tux, collected by Ihe
."lulu iltitl returned to the Vallolls ititllll
elpalllles. The aggregate leveiilii' or tlin
fotiiiiiniiwenlih for uml, nfter tletliif Hug
I lie persoliiil lux refimtled, was $IS.I,Mi"ii.
t't .which itinminl the forpotatlniis pilld
$IO.::v7,l:!:i! fcM.V.',ai was derived from li
censes; JI.'-'y.iN:' front the lux 'on collitleial
lllhellllllicf. These thiee Items iitnoilllleil
tu JI:!,n:i,7M. leaving the .11111 of Jl.lKl.oll
teceleeil I'roin a Vitilely of sources, Hone
uf them tiu-fcllhg the Individual elllzelt.
1 ll Wjlll he seen, tlieret'ore, Hint out of
the entire revenue of Ihe coinuionweiillll
ll illy portion that eonlil lie eolitiu It d
Into 11 ilheet lax upon the citizen was
t Itu t part of the minify at Interest not to
turned to the municipalities, amounting to
oile-folll'lll or the 1 1 it it I eiillci'leil ffolll
that source mid iiitiiiitutlug lo the liisli;
nlllfi'lll sum or about In cents per nlllllltu
for each person,
WHY LEAVES CHANGE COLOR.
I'Yinn the Wiiliian's Home ('01111101111111.
A Iftt f Is t'otnposeil of 11 great number of
cells, Hie walls or, which -ai'i . brown. In
the spring mul summer those cells are nil
illled with iliiltl, colored with minute
grains of led. yellow ami other pigments,
which, nllxcib together, appear green, lit
Ihe iiittumn, llitoiigh the colli, oxidation
and other changes (alas place. In tip. l-al-eellM.
ile'stroylng'tiiiilf nr less rapidly rrr
I'lln o Hie eohir-f leiiH tils. As soon as
one of these elements Is gone the leaf no
longer appeals' a uoritliil green, but as
sumes the-shade of I lie 1 ijiiinliiiler of the
iVilofeli'inentS inK'Pil Ineiher. When
only the reil .elclilciil Is left Hie leal' Is
fed; when the elloW illoiic remains tile
lent' Is .M'llow. and when all the eoloilng
inaller has gone Hie leaf Is brown.
Flos! Is mil Hie sole cause of Ihe
clmngcs ol' ruler, hut ll is 1111 linpoilant
chump The-moie gratlual the rhungts of
teinpernliiie I'roiii summer heal lo winter
fold, llihe greithr will be Hie variety of
Ihe auiiuuu leal cs,
A MAN WHO CAN DO THINGS.
I'rom the Phllatlt Inhla I'fes..
I'resldeiit Itoosi.-veli ciiiergcs fioni the
"trlke with evcr.i step he lias taken Jus
lltleil. Success was sure to justify him,
and sin. cess has come la full and overflowing-
incisure. Tie- ptcldeiit bus ilonn
his work. Ills share Is complete. What
ever may iiiim' In Ihe future ami tlnat
iiil.lilslnienl of. discoid mid illl'ferelifes.
Ihe president has rendered It possible, for
the public lo gel coal, Such success
changes the position of Theodore I loose
velt beloie life - American people, lie
rounds Ids llrsi year of service with a
great suljstuuthc achievement. A piob
lem which halted other men he has
soheil. lie has won Ihe confidence or
the mass, lie lias coniiuereil the respect
ol' business men. Apart from his posi
tion, his pollev, Ids programme ami Ids
spceclu-. tills slllke leaves llllll visibly
befoie Ihe laud a mall who ran do
tblnus.
APPROBATION ON FAITH.
Uiie of Ihe clergymen who was pies -nt
at the opening of ihe (teneral Theologle.il
seminary was speaking of tin- bashful,
ness of tlii- lali- I lean HoiTnitii.
"The dean." said Ihe clergyman, "was
called upon lo speak at a mass meeting
'held In the lut -rests ol a cause whb h
iccclvcd ni.inj liiMiefacti. ns lioin him. lb'
spoke In-lelly of the infills ol the cause,
and l lieu said, apologetically: j
" 'I am not much of a speaker.'
"Amen:' responded a Meihotllsl broth- '
er l nun Ihe lli-st row.
"The item, somewhat disconcerted, con
tinued awhile.' liuti iluu said:
" 'I'll ileliilu you only a moment long
er.'
"'Alleluia:- again broken hi Hi.' man ir
tin- front row. ami ihe ticui sal down
lory red in the face, but he cii.inu-il 11
all luigely. wliia he li-armil afterward
thai llii' man In ibo front in wais very
deaf and had Interiei-ieil his upprnhuHoIi
eiitin-ly on faith, not on healing."- New
Vork Times.
The
Crane Store
Opportunities pre
sented for a peep at
what
Mistress Fashion
Has consented to
approve for
Early Fall.
Take Elevator at
324 Lackawanna Ave.
.. . 4.4.,,..4, 1
When in Need
4.1
;
i
4.1
,2, Of anything: in the line of
,j. optical goods we can supply it.
Spectacles
J and Eye Glasses j
fr
4. Properly fitted by nn expert
'jf optician, 4.
J From $1.00 Up
Also nil kinds of pieacrlp-
T tion work nnd repairing,
jt
' 4.
Alercereau & Connell,
132 "Wyomine: Avemte. 4.
8.4.4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. .;. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4, 4, .j. .. 4. 4,
b :
1 Apples
In Bowls
Are always tempting, hut
the. possess n double at trac
tion whoi) icstlny; In one of
the handsome upplo howls for
sale In our Pyrogi.iiiliy
Studio.
.Not (inly Apple Howls hut Desk
aiid Smoking fcels, Curi! Tntys,
in fact anything iiiukcn'blu you
will Uml fur sale here.
Don't mistake the locution,
211 Washington Avenue,
GRIFFIN ART SHOP,
This is
Clothing House in Scrantoo
Seekers of
Fit in Suits
ah experience 01 51
I proves everything, if
1 A
3 sSi
Pay a visit to our Hat and Shoe Departments, where
you can see all the latest styles at popular prices.
Green Trading Stamps
Free with All Purchases
Complete Outfitters
999
We have been kept quite busy in the Furniture Department the
past two veeks showing and delivering Wedding Cifts. Useful articles
of furniture are becoming more popular every year as tokens of friend
ship, and why should they not? They not only please the recipient but
In a substantial and lasting manner convey the friendship of the giver.
Can you not select from this list?
China Closets Dressers
Sideboards
Dining Tables
Dining Chairs
.A
Williams
Carpets, Rugs, Wall Paper.
129 Wyoming Avenue.
BED ROOM FURNITURE
We have now in stock the finest display
of these goods ever made in Scranton,
Mahogany sets in the Colonial and Na
poleon post bed styles. They are ele
gantly rich.
Dressers and Chiffoniers in beautifully
finished Mahogany; Colonial and Louis
XIV styles.
We Invito Inspection Whether You Are Going to Buy nt Onct: or Nut.
Hill & Connell, Washington Avenue
the Best
Correct Style,
and Overcoats.
years has proved it. Time re
Kramers merchandise had not
always been reliable they
would have gone back
ipstead of increasing their
trade steadily as they
have. The i: a 1 1 and
Winter stock proves that
their mode of progres
sion is still ripe, and you
are cordially invited to
see it.
rcoals
Made only by the best
wholesale tailors in
America. All the new
lengths and materials in
Overcoats. All the swell
patterns and cuts in Suits.
Handsome and complete
lines at
Full -line of Rain Coats
in all colors and grades.
to Men and Boys
SE32S3E2&3ks55
S
Brass Beds
Wash Stands
3-plece Parlor Suits, Odd Rock
ers, Tables, Book Caieo, Ladies'
Desks, Library Tables, Tabourettes.
Pedestals Odd Upholstered Pieces,
Den Furniture.
These and many other beautiful
articles in the furniture line are to
be seen on the second and third
floors.
The Drapery and Curtain De
partment will be found full of choice
patterns In Table Covers, Lace
Curtain's and Over Draperies.
Fell Soils and
live
ill
fcAiilty,
C
How to !
Help
and
Women
Secure
Educations
r
44 YOUNG MEN and
7 YOUNG WOMEN
ni-o ..iljleiivnilnr to sucure ciltlt'Ullntts
through TIIK TmurNK'S KUIICA
TIONAI'i I'O.VTIIST, 111 which I'.".
HC'IIOIU:KimS. ntlla'il nt oyer
H,r.(itl, arc nlTeri-il. Tllu "Cliulnrslilps
lire;
H Syracuse University.
1 Bticknell University.
1 University of Bochcster.
t Washington School for Boys.
1 Willininsport Dickinson Semin
ary. 1 Dickinson Collegiate Prepara
tory School.
1 Newton Collegiate Institute.
1 Keystone Academy.
1 Brown College Preparatory
School.
1 School of the Lackawanna,
1 Wllkes-Barre Institute.
B 1 Cotuit Cottages.
1 scranton Conservatory of Music.
S 4 Hardenbergh School of Music
and Art.
3 Scranton Business College.
B 5 International Correspondence
sciiools.
2 Lackawanna Business College.
2 Alfred Wooler's Vocal Studio.
Ki'veral ol' these m:liolaiMlilis Inclililo
not only liiltloti, hut also hoard, mom,
heat, light ami laundry for periods or
two to four yearn. Among these, flfty-
...... 1.. .1 ,...A !.!.. 1...
vim- ,,iiuii it.jii!; tocic .lie uiiii.1' g
tlitee who ure i cully strlylliK to secure 1
educations, and their names appear on
anoiuer pane 01 'iiio irimme every
iiioriiln. in the tabic allowing the
"StnmlliiK or Contestants." Tlicy
s'lioulil he encouraged In their com
mendable endeavor.
HOW YOII TAN HELP
1( you arc not already a subscriber I
to The Tribune, send a note to Home
0110 of the contestants, reittiestliiK a.
call.
Or, better .still, send your subscrip
tion to The Tribune, together with the
money to pay for same, designating
some contestant which you wish to ie
eelve the credit. '
I'onti'Stajits urn credited with one
point for every month you pay in ad
ance. The pike of The Tribune 111
advance Is:
Points.
One month $ .HO 1
Three months 1.2. "
RIn mouths 2..'.n R i
One yen- ."i.OO 12
I'UKSKNT Sl'MSfltlJIHnS rail ficl
contestauls materially by furnishing
them with n list of friends who mlgM
he induced lotultc The 'I'rihtme.
Or. they can personally request tbess
friends to snb.scrlbe.
Or. they can send The Tribune, to
Iheli- friends, paying the money tliem,-,
selves. Many are doing this and liie
contestants are very grateful for this1
whole-hearted aid.
OJJ1.V Xi:V Sl'l'.SCIUBETtS AUK
f'Ul'NTHD.
TO CONTESTANTS
Kemcmber: The Trlbimo's Kditca
tlonal Contest closes October iio, at R
p. in.
Xo points not In The Tilhuno offli:e.
liy the Ihst strolo' of S. as told by the
Court House clock, will be counted,
I:.T;T: Those received liy mall
and postmailu'il at or before S p. m.
SPECIAL HONOR PRIZE
FOR OCTOBER
FIVE DOLLABS IN GOLD to
the contestant bringing in the
largest number of points during
the week ending' Saturday, ucto
J
her 18.
EDUCATIONAL.
Do You Want
a Good Education?
Not a tltort course, nor an tisj coitrar.
Dor a cheap .our-c, but the best education
to t; lull. No other education la worth
tpi-ndliC time uml money on. It jou do,
rite tor latalecuo ol
afayette
College
Easton, Pa.
aliirli orTor.i thorousli prrpjratlon In th
l.nginrciitiK and C'lieiulcal l'rolcssloua u vrelt
a tlit regular College courses.
STATE NORIYIAL SCHOOL,
EAST STROUDSBURG, TA.
K.-guliir .State Normal Courses and
sipeci.il i p.irtilicnlH "f .Music. .Kloeii
tlon. Ail . luawiug. Sl"ii.igr,tph mill
Tpi wilut.it. Hit iiiib I'nlicye 1'iepaiu
lory Ui'i.arimeni.
TREK TUTION,
Hoarding en'iiu''s !; per week
I'uplls odlliltled in mi) Utile Wlntei
Tei in ot ns l''i' ."lb Willi- for cala
U,iil'"' B. L. KEMP, A. M.,
Prlin-lp.il
BCRANTON COKKESPONDENCE 3CH0au
fcCU.VVIOV. IA.
T. J. l'oter, i'rmdunt, i.lmer II. I.wll, lieu,
tt. J. Falter, Btanlv l, Allen,
Vlca l'rctldnt. Secretary.
Lawyers
The Trillium will guurauteo to pn'it
your impt't' book i, dicker tliau uny it,U
cr in-lilting house in thu city,
I
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