iIAGIS 3
OUR GREATEST
NAVIOEVIEW
Will Be Held In New York
Waters on Noy. 1.
PRESIDENT TAFT' INVITED.
Asked to Change Plane Which Call For
i Flnjehlno His Trjp,, at Waehjngton.
' All Available Ships bri Atlantic Coast
i to Participate.
President Taft has boon asked to re'
Ylevr the most Imposing naval demon'
etratlon ever held In American -waters.
It will take place at New York early
In November. Secretary of tho Navy
lleyer has written a fetter' to 'Mr. Taft
asking' hliri to 'terminate his present
trip at New York sclty on Nov. 1 in
stead of nt Washington, as Is contcm
plated. Aether Mr. Taft will bo able
to change, his Itinerary nndj attend tho
review or not. Secretary Meyer will
,bo on hand to Inspect the assembled
vessels.
Tho mobilization of all tho available
vessels on tho Atlantic coast at Now
York has been decided on In place of a
fall cruise. Recently there huvo been
many protests from ofllcers of tho At1
lan tic Beet that .they have been work
ed too hard by protracted foreign
cruises. This sentiment led to the
abandonment of tentative plans for a
cruise to tho "West Indies and the Tan
ama canal, which had been scheduled
for Oct. 15.
Opposition to a Cruise.
Mr. Meyer thinks that the efficiency
of the navy would bo promoted qulto
as much by an unexpected moblliza
tlon of u largo fleet as by cruises. For
this reason and In view of the opposl
tlon among officers and men of the
navy to a cruise decided upon the
mobilization.
While the list of ships tq participate
In tho demonstration has not been se
lected, It will be tho aim of Hear Ad
miral Richard Waiuwrlght to have as
many vessels as possible present.
There will be about twenty-flve bat
tleshlps, sixteen belonging to the At
lantlc fleet and nine or ten battleships
of tho reserve fleet. Armored cruisers,
gunboats, destroyers and submarines
will also take part. Both in size and
in naval strength tho aggregation of
war vessels will be far superior to
that at Oyster Bay on Labor day,
1900, when the last naval review was
held. At that time a total of about
forty-flvc fighting vessels were array
ed, In command of Itear Admiral Itob-
ley D. Evans, for review by President
Itoosevelt. . There were then only eight
een battleships in the fleet formation.
Next mouth the now Dreadnoughts
1' ionaa nnu utan, recently piacea in
commission, which have a displace
ment of 28,000 tons, will lead in size.
The fleet will be in command of Rear
Admiral Hugo Osterhaus. The spec
tacle will last only about three days.
There will bo short divisional cruises,
but the fleet will remain in home wa
ters until early in January, when it
will proceed to Guantanamo for a pe
riod of extensive battle exercises with
the torpedo fleet, which will last until
the middle or end of February, 1912.
On Pacific Coast Too.
A similar mobilization will take place
ii luu j. uciiiu l'uusl. LU(! neec Will
be assembled near Los Angeles. This
be much smaller than on the Atlantic
lfi.
The officers on duty in tho navy do-
i.iii inr inn imTnnnmmi' mnniMTn.
n mnrrpr Rpnror nn innrr no mooih A
so that It would be in the nature of a
mrprisc test. Secretary Meyer's plans
eaked out. All tho orders necessary
nr tiii i-nrrvinir nnr. ni inp n mnn nr ma
lepartment have not been sent out,
although the' movement is well on its
j t Alii. uiuLcia ui tuu ucuaiuutuiL
Izatlon -without much notice in order
hn florin rftiinnt nnrt ihn nnrw nl a
f preparedness for emergency. This
ccame imposslblo when Mr. Meyer's
llan was made public. As it is the
lavy will have only about four weeks
f Tlronnrn frtv ihn tnaf
No decision h.a been reached as to
ho number of war vessels now in re-
erve which will bo placed in commis
Ion to take part in the demonstration.
ii iH Avi 1 1 iirnmi niv nan Ann nnvn rna
nmnnr nr Konmnn nvni nh a rtsm tnA
raining stations.
Wireless Talk With Japan.
The wlrejess operator in the HJI1
reat station, San Francisco, was re
ently in direct communication with
apan. Although signals -ware faint
or a time, they conld bo read clearly
t a distance of a llttln mnrn than
.uuu miles. '.rue oneraror Ipnmpfl ihnt
he call came 'from the Japanese wire-
-vac a'fnlfnn In . 1. nln,.J1 ,.1. I
xtremo northern Japan. The opera
ors exchanged messages for some
ime, and then connection was Ipat.
Vincent Aston to Be a Lawyer..
Vincent Astor, soii of Colonel John
acob Astor, Is to become, n lawyer.
oijng Atpr has entered uarvara ror
special three years course. After
lis It is his intention to take up the
GOOD EFFEfi IS OF
REFORMVIGTORY
Quaker Oily Gimpaign Inspira
tion to Party in State,
INTEREST IN COUNTYGONTESTS
Chairman Walton Emphasizes '.Im
portance of Issues Pennsylvania In
the Elections of' 1912. 1 5
Philadelphia, Oct 17. The victory
of the reform forces In" p' ladelphla
at tho recant primaries has pioven an
Inspiration to the Republican part7
throughout tha state. In every county
vptera view the .regeneration or the
party lu this' cltj with gratification
and confidence. Siuco the primaries
State Chairman Walton and other Re
publican leaders huvo received let
ters from men In every section of the
state commending; the action of the
Philadelphia Republicans in brmglns
about genuine reform within their own
ranks, Philadelphia Is tho strongest
Republican city in tho country. No
other city oven approaches it in tho
extent of the majorities it records for
the candidates of the Republican
pnrty. Tho decision with which Re
publicans hero followed the leader
ship of Senator Boles Penroso In his
fight for tho city's political advance
ment by tho removal of Blntster Influ
ences from local party control clearly
Indicates the temper of the people
They demanded reform and they re
fused to enlist under the banners of
opponents of tho Republican party to
secure It. Senator Ponrose's clear cut
attitudo towards local political condi
tions rece-Ived an Immediate and em
phatic indorsement from Quaker City
Republicans. Ho pointed out that there
must bo reform that would bo lasting
reform within the Republican pany
Itself. To accomplish this, ho declar
ed, tho Republicans must nominate for
tlio mayoralty a candidate who would
require no defense, a man who would
not be under political control or dic
tation, and of such high character and
ability for the office of mayor as to
command tho confidence and loyal
support of Philadelphia's best cltlzon-
ship.
Election of Reform Ticket Assured.
The nomination of George H. Earlo,
Jr., whom Senator Penrose so earn
estly supported, by a sweeping mai
jority, was tho answer of tho Republi
can party In this city to the call of
reform. The candidacy of Mr. Earlo
has placed tho Republican party In
Philadelphia upon a high plane. Op
ponents of the Republican ticket enter
the campaign disheartened over the
certainty that Mr. Earie will be elect
ed. The success of the reform forces
in the primaries is especially gratify
ing to public spirited citizens of Phlla-
phia, who have grown tired reading
vicious attacks constantly made upon
this city. With the advent of new po-
litlcan conditions tho era of villifica
tlon will bo brought to an end, for the
reason that Mr. Earlo and his asso
ciates are determined to provide an
administration of public affairs that
will bo free from corrupt Influences.
The Republican leaders hero are
keeping in close touch with the cam
paign for tho election of county tick
ets throughout the state. Although
Pennsylvania will not elect a state
ticket this year, the headquarters of
tho Republican state 'committee have
been opened as usual, and the party
leaders aro co-operating with county
committees In the work of organising
the voters. Reports received at state
headquarters Indicate a general dis
position by Republicans who voted
against their party's candidates last
year Jo return to the Republican
party. .
Duty of the Republican Voter.
The leaders are anxious for Rn.
publican victories In tho county elec
tions because of the effect an old-time
Republican showing will have upon
the campaign next year. Tho Keystono
state's Importance In the national elec
tlons of 1912 will he greater than ever
before. The apportionment bill, nassed.
by congress at the recent extra ses
sion, increased Pennsylvania's repre
sentation in tho house at Washington
from thirty-two to thirty-six members,
thus increasing Pennsylvania's repre
sentation in the electoral collage from
thirty-four to thirty-elithL and tho num.
ber of delegates to which tho state is
entitled In tho Republican national
convention from sixty-eight to seventy-'
Six. The Views Of tho rtftnnhHcnn
leaders relative to the political situa
tion tnis ran were outlined today by
Chairman Walton, of th rtannhi!
state committee.
'This year for the first tlm H Tin.
publican voters of Pennsylvania will
not be presented with an onnortunttv
to record through concentrated action
their aanerenco to their party's prin
ciples." said Mr. Walton. "ftutaitri of
a statewide campaign tho contest will
not extend Deyond county llnea, except
In, a few Judicial districts. An unusual
condition tikua confront n tk
ed with tho marshalling of tho Ropub
neon nosts or tne state at the polls,
Tby must overcome tho indifference
of tho voter in an 'off year;' thoy must
Impress .him with the fact Uiat the,
elections will Involve vastly more im
pqrtant Issues than tfioso of merely
locl slifnincancof they must convince
t.1 . V. . . 1 . .
mui iuui mo weuare or Pennsylvania
W(i ipe nauon, aemand that pis ballot
ohall be cant for the. entire Republican
ticket. , -
'Pennsylvania at the Polls.
"Tho elections this fall will have a
direct bearing upon the contest which
awaits the Republican party for su
premacy in the nation. Tho rosult of
tlio campaign of 19l2 will affect the
material welfare of every man, wo
man and chlid In this state. Encour
aged by their success In the congres
sional elections last fall, opponents of
the Republican party nro active, alert
nnrt hopeful. They believe that next
year they will elect a Democrat presli
dent and that they will secure con
trol of both branches of the Sixty-
third congress. If they do this Demo
cratic tariff agitation w'th Us destruc-'
Uve influences upon tho Industrial
and commercial organizations of this
country will only have fairly started
And Democratic free' trade tariff legls
latton will be the Inevitable result.
"The outcome of the elections In
every state this year will be accepted
as an accurate indox to the sentiment
of the peoplo relative to the adminis
tration of President Taft and his ef
fective efforts to prevent Democratic
tariff revision. The triumph of the
spirit of unrest In 1911 may moan Its
triumph In 1912.
"If there Is a state in the Union
which should emphasize at every elec
tlon its, uncompromising .adherence to
the protective tariff system Pennsyl
vania Is that state. Indifference of
Republican voters and Democratic vic
tories this fall will be construed by
low tariff advocates as an .Indication
that Pennsylvania no longer demands
a continuance of tho conservative and
constructive policies of the Republi
can party. The state committee is do
ing its utmost to impress upon Re
publicans tho importance of getting
together' at the polls this fall prepara
tory to tho battle for Republican prin
ciples in 1912."
PATENTS CONCERNING SHOES.
Some 1-1,000 Have Hecn Issucd-
About Half Now In Force.
Of the 1,000,0,00 patents which
had been granted In this country be
fore the end of last July tho shoe
and -leather trade was directly rep
resented Dy nearly 14,000. This
number Includes several inventions
of importance, such as the McKay,
Goodyear and lasting machine and
the chrome tannage achievements
As just about half of these patents
nave expired, tnere aro about 7.000
now in rorce.
Of tho several classes into which
they are divided shoemaking takes
the lead in number, 5,529 patents of
tnis class naving been Issued. This
includes all the machinery which has
been developed for the production of
iooiwear, witn the exceptions of
nailing, sewing and eyolettinc.
Some of the specifications occupy
nuout a nunured pages or text and
drawing, and tho legal expense alone
or such undertakings would be 'Dro
hlbltlve to any inventor who was not
well assured of tho practicability of
nis improvements.
Next In number of issues comes
the department of shoes, with 4,
15G In tho eamo period. This In
cludes all new Ideas, practicable and
Impracticable, In footwear. In nail
ing machinery nearly 1,000 patents
have been granted in tho classes
which include shoemaking; perhaps
50 would cover those strictly for
shoo worK.
'Button, eyelet and rivet patents
may ue estimated at 550. which an
ply to shoes. Shoo sowing patents
number 620: Adding these to the
shoemaking class would give a total
of 7,004 machinery patents. In
tanning and leather finishing pro
cesses and machinery 2.150 would
probably bo a close estimato of tho
number of inventions patented.
In footing up the above figures all
patents which gave evidence of hav
ing been Intended for any ultimate
product other than shoos have been
excluded, except In tanning. Still
there have been many Inventions of
a more general nature which have
been of vital Importance to the
trade, such, for Instance, as the
lathe for turning Irregular forms.
Tho patent office cannot take up
on Itself the function of judging as
to tho merit of inventions. This In
times past has been attempted by
other nations, and, of course, has
failed. It Is often the duty of tho
patent attorney to do this for his
client, and It Is to bo regretted that
he so frequently allows useless
claims to incumber the records rath
er than lose his fee.
Some slmplo-mlnded victim of icy
sidewalks devises a clumsy shoe at
tachment to prevent slipping, and
takes it to a patent solicitor. The
lawyer should know at once that It
is valueless. If not, when he makes
his search through the records for
Interfering claims hewlll come on a
hundred or so better devices. 'But
the poor client usually gets his pat
ent and pays his money.
Again, tho office cannot pass on
priority except as Bhown by record.
For instance, a good many manu
facturers have probably experiment
ed with celluloid for toe stuffing, and
have, for the time at least, decided
not to adopt it. Yet vory rocently
patents have beon granted to foreign
patentees which, if they woro sus
tained, would practically debar Amer
ican -manufacturers from the uso of
celluloid, or at least hamper them
in the manipulation of it by slmplo
processes which have long been un
derstood. From -tho Shoe and
Leather Reporter.
THE TACTLESS WOMAN.
The term of 'being "well mean
ing" when applied to many a woman
carries with it a certain amount of
opprobrium.
For It frequently ,menns that the
person thus designated is utterly de
void of tact, and is constantly saying
or doing the wrong thing, and her
friends have to resort to this term
In explanation of her conduct,
But to say she "means well" nev
er wholly exonerates her behavior,
and vory often only adds to her of
fense. Do wq not all number such
a woman among our acquaintances?
You may bo qulto certain that the
tactless woman is fond of you, and
devoted to' - your interest, but you
can never bring yourself to feel any
affection for her in return. Tho
knowledge that you have -constantly
to oxerclso forbearance in her pres
ence makes you often wish, in spite
of your best resolves, that she
would never come near you again.
The tactless woman is often self
sacrlflclng' and sympathetic to an
ombarrasslng degree, and is genor-1
ally quite in her element where there
Is sorrow or distress,
No doubt sho means to bo kind.
but It Is certainly very unlucky that
wnen sue visits any or her acquaint
ances in misfortune all they recall
of her Visit is the unhappy manner
in which sho expressed her sympa
thy; her dismal words seomed to
have added to their grief Instead of
cheering them, and heightened the
tension of their already overburden
ed nerves.
Alas! in Joy or sorrow, the tact
less woman, being' devoid of the
faculty of adjusting herself to, cir
cumstances, is nothing more or
less, than a nuisance.
If you haye Jus,t purchased a
smart new hat, and fondly imagine
that .you have securedi a chapeau
that is the dernier cry of fashion, and
utterly unllko any other hat In the
circle ofi your acquaintances, the
tactless woman is sure to tell you
that ".Mrs. Smith had ono 'exactly
like It last season," or that "that
color doesn't suit you at all, my
dear. It makes you look more sallow
than usual."
If she numbers among her ac
quaintances a. bride, the tactless
woman is qulto In hor element. She
will inundate the unhappy little
housekeeper with hints and sugges
tions until, though sho, may be
shocked at her lack, of appreciation
when the tactless woman means It
all so kindly, the brldo will positive?
ly dread to see hor make her ap
pearance. The tactless woman Is mostly of an
Imperturbable natnro, and is also
very forgiving. Hints, Innuendoes,
and even snubs are quite lost upon
her, or, received with the utmost
good humor.
If you tell her quite nlainlv that
you do not care to discuss the af
fairs of a mutual friend whom you
have both just been visiting, It may
quell her loquacity for tho .time be
ing, and even make her a little re
sentful, but her displeasure Is not
lasting; tho next time sho sees you
sho tells you pleasantly that she has
overlooked your remark of the oth
er day as something must have put
you out, and, of course, you never
meant It.
This tendency to do and sav thlncs
that may be displeasing to others
does not proceed from any spirit of
mischief-making, but simply from
her lack of imagination' and percep
tion. What is that indeilnable aualltv
oi iaci auer an out imagination, a
putting of ourselves in the place of
others in the varied circumstances
that we pass through in our journey
inrougn ine.
But how valuable a gift It Is and
how It smoothes out the little vex
atious worries and annoyances that
beset, our daily life.
Nothing can quite make up for
this priceless talent, or cultivated
quality, for It is by no means Impos
sible to cultivate tact as has already
neen snown.
Fortunately the tactless woman's
blunders are not lasting, or their of-
xecis, out. certainly thoy leave a
most Irritating and unpleasing ef
fect on the minds of those whom she
is anxious to help and befriend.
We sigh over her deficiencies, anil
wish she we're different. Let us see
to it that we ourselves are not cull-
ty of a want of tact on manv occa
sions totally unsuspected by us.
SUBMERGED ORANGE GROVES
EvIflfcTlpn ta npiiiTrmlnHnfi- fViat o
wuiiuy group oi mo snauiest Kind or
green goods men, namely, fake land
scheme nromotors. Iirva honn nw tn
cause the suppression of a govern
ment ropori wnicn threatened to in
jure their business.
Their hllslnpRa pnnalota nt aamltnrr
out literature bearing fine pictures of
norma orange groves," on tho
strength of which they already have
sold millions of dollars' worth of
Florida land at prices ranging all tho
way from fifty cents to a hundred and
fifty dollars an acre. The only draw
back to this Plnrlfln ln'nH tr-nm tV,a
standpoint of tho Investor, Is the fact
that It lies in the middle of the fam
ous Florida Everglades, the largest
swamp in the country.
The state of Florida Is engaged in
tho greatest reclamation enterprise
ever undertaken; the reclamation of
somo four thousand square miles of
the Errpat. swnmn -thnt invnra n in.rm
part of tho peninsula. Tho federal
government is not concerned with
una enterprise. .Nevertheless, the
eovernment smir n nnrna nt oniinura
to investigate the project, and these
uugiueurB, nt great expense, prepared
a report.
That renort nmiiRiul iha hnatllltv nt
certain land promoters who aro en
gaged In the nefarious business of
soiling " Florida orange grove? " to
people who wero never within a
thOUSand milps nf 'Plnrlfln nml mhn
have no way of knowing that these
ueuuuiui ana proutamo orango
groves aro all tho way from five to
fifty feot under water.
Consequently, by somo mysterious
Influence, tho report or part 'of it,
was sunnrpssArl Ww ,,r.c.ttsn
'lull k U l L.Ult
arises: (How can certain men, when
It suits their pleasure to do so, mani
pulate government reports?
This is tho question that Demo
cratic leadnist fn pnnpriwi VinvA tnnn
asking since the party' camo into
iiu)ver una u is more man iiKeiy mat
they will continue to ask' it, perhaps
with more persistency than ever,
when an investigation of this Flor
ida proiect Is takn
auredly will be.
Out of the supprepslon ot this
government report hae develpped a
number of rumors, aside from the
wen aumeniicatea one mat xne
fi(nttnl tn ncavan4lnn ltd nnK1lr)o-
tlon. One of these ruinors is to the
eueci mai pqwenui railroad ana n-
opposed to tho state plan of reclaim
ing the swamp, brought about the
suppression of the report as one
ineans of ma.k)ng a failure of the
state's scheme In order that they
themselves might drain the swamp
and tHen'- get" possession', of tho un
derlying lands. J ,
At anyrate tho fact Btan'ds out
that certain men; from purely selfish
motives, were able to step in and toll
tho government that It should not
publish a report which In tho nat
ure, of things contained Information
of great Interest to tho people at
largo.
It is this BOrt of meddling with
government reports by selfish Inter
ests that tho Democrats in congress
propose to stop; and it is curious to
note that the further' they proceed
along that line, tho greater they aro
finding tho necessity for, s,uch' procedure.
AROUND THE HOUSE.
The best way to clean wall pa
per, cover a boarcj 4x12 Inches with a
piece of sheep" pelt, tacking It on
firmly. Then fasten ori a long han
dle. Brush the walls tho ordinary
way.
Stovo Polish Mop. A dish mop
for- blackening tho stovo will save
the hands from a disagreeable soil
ing. Keep" a mop for this' purpose
only. "When It is new wind a cord
several times' around the spring, to
bind up all tho loose ends. In using
the hiop, moisten it before dipping in
tho blacking and applying to the
stove.
Wo print envelopes,
Wo print circulars.'
DR. E. F. SCANLON,
Only Permanent Resident Specialist In
Scranton.
TEN YEARS' SUCCESS IN THIS CITY.
CURING VARICOCELE
Varicocele impairs the
elements of manhood. I
dally demonstrate that
Varicocele can be posi
tively cured without the
organs being mutilated:
iney are prcservcu ana
Q t :r o r rt t h ex n n rl . nnln
PP.1BPSI ntnint ttiatnnHw
swelling soon subsides:
iivuui.j v.. Line, liwii i a '
organlsm affected by the 1st.
dlseaso Is thoroughly re
stored. A written guarantee with every cato
i uttcin. , jii; ii you cannot CU11.
I .fin Qllltntlnii nnrt nrnnilnnltnn f.nn "..mitt
bAU.l. ,1,(1, iii., rfn,uit
can be arranged.
Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., and 7 to
9 p. m.; Sundays, 12 to 1 p. m.
Offices 433 Linden St., SCRANTON, PA.
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OF MILWAUKEE, WIS.!
Agency at Honesdale, Wayne Co., Pa.
FItOM TUfc. GJd ANNUAL, RBPOUT.
Total admitted assets 273,813,063.65
Total Insurance In force 1,080,239,703.00
Total number policy-holders 425,481.00
New Insurance Reported and paid for In 1910 118,789,033.00
Increase In Insurance In forco over 1909.., 67,?40,613.O0
Total Income for 1910 5979,892.2S
Total payment to policy-holders 32,809,899.00
rtatlo of expense and taxes to Income 12.78 per cent.
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.
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Comparative Growth of Deposits:
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May 2nd 1010,
May 1st 1011,
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