TirE CITIZKN, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15, 1011. PAQI3 8 GREAT GROWTH OF THE NAVY, Since the Columbian and tlie Dewey Parades. SHOWN BY REGENT REVIEW, A Fleet of Twelve Warships In 1893 os Against 102 In the Line Which Pass ed Before President Taft at New York Mobilization. It la most surprising us well as In teresting nnd instructive to compare the great assemblage of 102 ships Which recently was reviewed In the Hudson river by President Taft with former reviews, such as that held In celebration of Admiral Dewey's return In tho Olympla, his flagship, In 1S9! tin I nfVinM winmnwn I.Ta nntnn In April, 1893, which marked tho Colunv reviews maUe n comparison of Amcrl cud nuvui SLrUUUUl UUIUIU W111U1J astounding and highly satisfying to many enthusiasts. It shows that for tho Columbian eel ebratlon, to which nil tho great pow- of twelve ships, tho flagship being. Un protected cruiser Philadelphia Rem Admiral Ghernrdi, and including th" protected cruisers Chicago, Atlanta nu loruiown ana mo dynamite cruin- The American ships in this review wpro rrrpntlv niitniimhprivl hv tlip lotnl ent. Tho comparison of this dozen r' show of battleships, to say nothing i " uju iuiki; cruisers auu ouiur yussl-is d, tbo Inst eighteen years. Rut the little Araerlcaii fleet vliWi iTPKHlpnr filovplnnrl r:iw nr. tho timn Rspmnimi in tun ininnnn. -i nn i n Boston, formed the famous VhI'o ,nn f 1 cor - .1 . . 1 - i !,,.. lino rn h nw mir iMifr nan en m m: winr nr ( Snm wnc flrmirr in ( in tvn v nr -Uila 11 UULIIIII U1UULT11 WUISL11IJS. These vessels were built at the yard he four. Tho Phlttiiro. whleh wns ihn iiil'cmi. III i :iiki THUS f I 1 SI 1 1 1 1 f I 1 1 1 1 II I jur mum uiiLLurv hud iiiiu luur eium- nnii mins nnn pip nr r t. inn itiiiir. C1U Ul OiUUU utu-u Very smnll iudced would these ship:" 1UV I J111KHM 1 jri'lllirillllUIlIN. W II It'll II I I j50 feet long and of 22,000 tons dls- The Dewey parade, a little more than dx years after tho Columbian review, itrides in naval construction. In fnot. other chesty. But even tho show!". uado In '03. when President McKln'.e; eviewecl the ships, seems mease if tho present fleet. As a squadron of welcome to Ad nlral Dewey thero lay off Tompkins- intin nnrf Mnaannlmcnf fa trir. Gnnfin, lass battleship Texas and the ar norcd cruiser Brooklyn, nil of these essels having been In tho Santiago icui. .iso in me review wnicn rn - owed wore tho Chicago of vrhlvi ither gunboats und half a dozen of our irst tornedo boats. This fleet, which volcomes the hero of Manila, repro ented a great part of our naval treugth at thu Spanish war stage, md In comparison it made the fleet I1M. The Grant monument review c' nrll. 181)7. was mnde un of a cool uany or tuo snips tuat appeareu in t'!' 5owey celebration. In tho ITudson '"ulton festivities of two years ago a orooast was given of what might bo tone in tho wav of mobilizing n b!c vmerlcan fleet. But tho total number f American ships In that review wa3 nly about a third of tho number In he recent one. - inn mm m m p m m a .... nexoocted Kesults From Experiments by the Government. Experiments conducted by Dr. A. K. urvey in tho trapping and poisoning f English sparrows have developed nnxnecieu results. Tnn povprnmpiir dentists havo established tho fact IV II I.U L H UUHL'IVUUUU IIJML Hlllli ril VS ling to 'prescribed localities and that n entire space can bo trapped clear 0 . I. The extensive grounds of tho agrl ulturnl department, In tho heart of Vushlngton, have been practically nf'KN nr rnn niriiM ruiiifH uu mill imwii be streets that bound tho depart aont's park. It is tho belief of the lsed cheap enough to be universally ERS FIRST 0 TIE ATLANTIC Took Him 49 Days, but He Says the Trip Can Be Made In 30. WITH his descent at rasadonn, a suburb of Los Angeles, Cal., Calbralth P. Itodgctd ended the first coast to coast aeroplnno flight and established the greatest cross country record in the history of aviation. Itodgers started from Sbeepshe&d Bay race track, New York, for tho raciflc coast on Sept. 17, nnd has covered 4,2,11 miles, which more than triples the previous -world's record of 1,205 miles made by Harry N. Atwood In his St. Imls to New York flight. Ills Journey to tho coast was full of accidents in which his life was endangered several times, and weather conditions and delays pre vented liini from winning the William II. Hearst prlzo of $50,000, for which he originally started as a competitor. Uodgers mnde several flights of over 200 miles a day. Ho covered the great est number of miles on Oct. 14, when he flow from Kansas City to Vanlta. Okla., 250 miles. The flight was made with stops nt Moran and Russell creek, where he took on a supply of gasoline and oil. His longest flight without a stop was made on Nov. 3, when he flew from Stovall to imperial Junction. Cal., 133 miles. Eodgers an Athlete. Rodgers is one of the tallest aviators in tho world, standing six feet four inches in height. He is a member of the New York Yacht club, played on the Columbia and Virginia university football teams and made n motor cycle trip from Buffalo to New York iu u day. He won tho duration prize rtur ing the Chicago nviatlon meet in Au gust. Rodgers started on his long flight on Sept. 17 from Sheepshead bay ut 4:23 p. m. and made his first stop at Mid dletown at C:18 p. in., covering tin; eighty miles in one hour and fifty-three seconds. He might have made bettor time on his first day's journey, but he became confused by the railroad tracks at Greycourt, N. J., and had flown off his mapped out route for some distance before he discovered his mistake. He was up early the following morning, intent on making tho longest one day flight ever made, but met with his first accident, when, at n height of twenty feet, ono of his planes struck a tree, which threw him out of his course, and ho crashed full speed Into another tree. The branches of tho tree partly broke tho force of his fall, but his machine was almost completely wrecked. The next three days were spent in making repairs, and he was able to resume his flight on Sept 21. With a favorable wind he left Mid dletown, and, nfter covering n distance of ninety-six miles in slxry-nlno miu utes, ho had to descend at Hancock be cause of engine trouble. An approach ing storm forced him to abandon his trip for tho day. Ho had better luck on the 22d, reaching Elmlra after cov ering 172 miles during tho day. On the 23d ho was compelled to land at Canlsteo, fifty miles further, becauie of engine trouble. In making his de scent toward what he thought was farm land ho landed in a swamp so heavily that the lower part of his bi plane was smashed. Crashes Into a Wire Fence. He was able to continue his flight on the 24th, however, but again met with an accident at Red House, near Sala manca, after a ninety-nine mile flight. He alighted near Red House to repair a spark plug which bothered hlra, and after tuning up he took his seat for u fresh start. Tho uneven surface of tho ground and tho peculiar slant of tho wind bore down on tho plane3 of his machine, and he crashed into a doublo line of barbed wire fence. Both propeller blades were shattered and ono wing was torn to ribbons, but Rod gers escaped without a scratch. Repairs and a storm prevented a flight for tho next three days, but on tho 28th he reached Kent, O., with u flight of 204 miles. Another storm on the 20th kept tho machine on the ground and on tho 30th ho flew nlnety flve miles, landing at RIvarre, Ind., near Decatur. Ho battled with three violent rainstorms on Oct. 1, in which his llfo was endangered several times, but managed to reach Huntington, Ind., thirty-six miles away. Rodgers came to grief on Oct. 2 while attempting to make a test flight at nuntlngton before resuming his coast to coast trip. His biplane crash ed into a sharp rise in tho ground when he tried to dodgo some telephone wiros, a swift wind preventing him from gaining any altitude and forc ing him to pass under tho wires. The accident delayed him tho next two days, and on Oct. 5 ho was again on his way, reaching Hammond, Ind., nnd bringing him 123 miles nearer Chicago. Rodgers had planned to cross the stato lino from Hammond to Grant Park, 111,, but weather conditions forced him to postpone the attempt. It was not until Oct. 8 that he was ablo to make tho flight which carried him Into Chicago and 1,100 miles from his starting point in New York. Up to that time he had covered tho 1,100 miles in a total flylug time of 21 hours and 58 minutes. Later in the day he 10 FLY F9 TO IF PACIFIC His Life Often In Peril In Journey of 4,231 Miles In Air. from Chicago, increasing his total dis tance from New York to 1,234 miles. He was able to reach Springfield on Oct. 0 after covering the distance from Joliet In eight hours, including stops at Strcator, Peoria and Mlddletown. Oct. 10 saw Rodgers at Marshall, Mo., aft er a flight of 214 miles. In this flight ho broke the world's record for a cro-w country aeroplane flight by 133 miles. The previous world's record of 1,205 miles was made by Harry N. Atwood in his St. Louis to New York nir jour ney, which ended on Aug. 25. Up to this tltne Rodgers had flown 1.308 miles. At the Halfway Point. A flight of eighty-four miles landed hlni in Swopo park, Kansas City. Mo.. the following day and brought hiiu halfway iu his flight to the coast. A heavy fog prevented a flight until Oct. 14, when he reached Vanlta, Okln., 230 miles from Kansas City, leaving him 1,300 miles still to go to reach Los An geles. Bad weather held him back on Oct. 15, and on tho 10th he was forced to descend nt McAlester, Okla., owing to engine trouble after covering 127 miles, and lie had to postpone his at tempt to reach Fort Worth, Tex., on tho same day. With a flight of 101 miles on Oct. 17 he reached Fort Worth, and a thirty mile flight brought him to Dallas, where he gavo an ex hibition at the Texas State fair. In his 100 mile flight to Waco on Oct. 10. which he covered in ninety five minutes, Itodgers had a race with a big eagle, which followed him for twenty miles at express speed nnd nearly 1.000 feet below him. The timely discovery of damage to the rudder wires of his machine prob nbly saved his life nnd delayed his de parture from Waco a few hours. lie descended at Austin on Oct. 20. A se vere storm held him back on the 21st, and he reached San Antonio on Oct. 22 after a flight of eighty-eight miles, in which he had a race with two express trains, overtaking both of them, nis arrival in San Antonio made his total distance covered since leaving New York 1,789 miles. Oct. 23 was spent iu having the aero plane overhauled and rewired, some of the parts having been worn through. A flight of 132 miles brought him to Spofford on Oct. 24, and he reached Sand., .-son on Oct. 20 with a flight of ICS miles. High winds prevented Rods crs from leaving Sanderson on the 27th, but he got up early on the follow ing morning with tho intention of mak ing El Paso, 312 miles. At the very start ho crashed into a fence when u current of air struck his rudder, throw ing him around and causing him to lose control of the machine. Tho acci dent delayed him almost three hours. He remounted his machine, but after Ave hours' flying he found that ho could not reach El Paso and descended at Sierrn Blanca, n 222 mile flight from Sanderson. Meets Fowler on Way East. His flight to El Paso on tho 20th. was delayed by more engine trouble, forc ing him to descend near Fort Hnncock to make repairs, no resumed his flight and reached El Paso on tho same day, ninety miles from Sierra Blanca. Rodg ers laid up in El Pnso on tho 30th nnd tho following 'day reached Willcox, Ariz., n flight of 222 miles, with stops at Deming and Lordsburg. nis en trance into the latter town broke up n circus performance, tho people nnd performers gnthcrlng around him. On Nov. l h'o stopped at Tucson, Ariz., where he exchanged greetings with Robert G. Fowler, the other transcon tinental aviator, who is flying east, nnd continued his journey to Maricopa, hav ing covered 177 miles during the day. In many of the western towns Rod gers had been greatly disturbed by having the people gathered in the landing places picked out for him, making it difficult for him to land. The lack of polico protection nt Phoe nix and with tho people scattered nil over the landing place prevented him from making his landing, and ho was compelled to fly to another part of tho town. Ho took on a supply of gaso line and oil and started off once more, landing at Stovall, 108 miles from Phoenix. Stovall, a tank station, proved to bo tho best landing place ho had encountered since leaving Now York. The villages In that part of tho country are about 100 miles apart, and as ho Innded in a desert alongsldo tho railroad tracks not n person ap peared to greet him. Rodgers decided to make Colton on Nov. 3 nnd from thero fly to Los Angeles and end his transcontinental flight, as it is on tho coast, no left Stovall on Nov. 3, but had to make a landing at Imperial Junction, Cnl be cause of motor trouble. The distance between Stovall and Imperial Junction is 133 miles, and ho covered the dis tance in 125 minutes. It was also tho longest single flight he has rando with out having to mnko n landing for gas oline. His arrival at Imperial Junc tion left him 107 miles to go to reach Los Angeles. On Nov. 4 ho reached Bornlng, 100 miles nearer his goal, and it was from thero that he flew on Nov 5 to the end of his iournev. CSS T sw An Unusual Honor For Miss Langford. MIS IltENB LANGl'Onn. Moving picture shows are a popular form of amusement that appeal alike to both juvenile and grownup audi ences. But on account of the often meretricious character of these shows many parents have forbidden their young children from frequenting these places of entertainment. Now this ban of disapproval may be safely lifted for recently n board of censors has been appointed to pas? upon the moral nnd educational view point of the picture piny, and not a film can be used by nny manager with out the stamp of Its approval. In lino with woman's activities in all branches of civic work Miss Irene Langford of New' York city, a grand opera singer, who has always been in terested in stage uplift movements, has been appointed a member of the rensors' board. This unusual honor came about at a meeting of the board ut which Mls3 Langford was an invited guest. At this meeting tho question of allowing Alms to be made, depicting the life of Beulah Binford, was raised. Miss Langford protested on behalf of the profession. The feeling aroused by her vigorous words put an end to the aspirations of the girl's manager. To Miss Irene Langford, too, belongs the honor of being the first woman to make a deposit in the first postal sav ings bank that opened Its doors to tho public in Now York city last spring. Suppressing the Grandmother. Happy in having placed tho fathers under control, the next great step tak en by the promoters of the automatic baby was tho formation of the "So ciety For tho Suppression of Grand mothers," according to Ells Parker Butler's article in Success Magazine. Tho grandmother is tho greatest ene my of the sterilized, unrocked, un klssed, uncuddlcd baby. Tho adaman the stubbornness of a grandmother Is almost beyond belief. She will kiss the child! Regardless of germs, mi crobes. Infusoria and rules, sho will take the little cuddly thing in her arms, hug it up tight -with cooing words and kiss it right on the mouth too! Tho members of tho society had to be exceedingly firm with tho grand mothers. "Mother," the member would say, "please do not kiss tho child on tho mouth!" "Very well, very well!" the grand mother would say, Just a little huffed. "But I am sure, my dear, I kissed you on the mouth a million times when you were a baby, and you seem nono the worso for it." "I prefer, mother, not to have my baby kissed on the mouth." "All rlghty, Mttle baby," tho grand mother would say, patting the baby on the cheek, "grnndma can kiss the pretty 'ittle footsies!" "Please, please, mother," the mem ber would say appeallngly, "please do not kiss baby on the foot! Baby might put her foot in Ucr mouth after wardl" "Well," the grandmother would say, pulling her shawl over her shoulders and arising with tears in her foolish old eyes, "I see this is no place for a grandmother. Goodby, baby; I am not wanted here." "Goodness! Goodness!" the member would exclaim as she washed out the baby's mouth with an antiseptic nfter tho grandmother had gone. "Mother Is so old fashioned!" A Millinery Hint. Largo black velvet hats stretched over stiff frames are trimmed with what looks like nothing more nor less than the fat, chunky cord nnd tassel of a bath gown. Made of tho plainest, softest white wool yarn, the cord goes around the crown once nnd Is tied in n knot nt one side, the ends finishing with a tassel. The cord from one's brother's dressing gown would trim half a dozen hats, provided he did not miss it and one did not grow tired of an abundance of this kind of trim ming, To clever people almost everything is laughable, to wise people hardly any thine. GoaUir. 'on NOTICE PUBLIC SALE OF PER SONAL PROPERTY. There will bo a public sale of eight maplo logs on Saturday, tho eigh teenth day of November, 1911, at two o'clock p. m at tho Wlnwood station of tho New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company, at Win wood, Wayno county, Pennsylvania, by the New York, Ontario and West ern Railway Company for freight charges demanded nnd unpaid, costs of salo and advertising, the said logs being on hand, and boing consigned by Cox and Son Co. to Daniol Le Barr, tho samo having boon forward ed from Bridgeton, N. J., to Wln wood, Pa. New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company, By JAMES E. BURR, Attorney. 85tC DR. E. F. SCANLOtM,; Only Permanent Resident Specialist In Scranton. TEN YEAHS' SUCCKSS IN THIS CITY. CURING VARICOCELE Varicocele Impairs the vitality and destroysthe elements ol munliuod. I daily demonstrate ttint Varicocele can be posi tively cured without tbf orcims belnc mtitilntrd: they are prepurved and strengthened; pnln censes nlmot Instantly; swelling soon subsides; healthy clrculiition 1 s rapidly re-established, and every nnrt of the organism affected hy the Dr. K. F. Scanlon, Varicocele Special ist uisenc is inoroueniy re- stored. A written guarantee with every case Tnrvent. Write If you cannot call. (.onsultntloii and examination free. Credit enn be arranged. Office HourB! 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.,' and 7 to 9 D. m.J Sundays, 12 to 1 p. m. Offlces-433 Linden St., SCRANTON, PA (Opposite I'ostolllce.) OOOSOOOGQCCCCOOO 8 Ail Wool Auiumivo tscsi I Fabrics. JaCket StlltS LLLIJ For Lies and Juniors At MENNER & Go's. Store. New Long Coats in Real Kms, Plushes and Stylish Weave Cloth. Separate Voil find Wool Skirts. In our Ladies' Dress Waist stoclc can be found the Accepted Style for the Season. lip" iSP i fl yoiisig meo's cEothes that fit men 3 we don't mean freaks os fads. We do mean and we have suits and overcoats out ed figures of young men9 in youthful, stylish models and designs. Suats9 brown and grays; overcoats, Bight and heavy. Children's suits and overcoats, raincoats. 5a $10, 512, $15, S2S and up. Ready-to-Wear. Full line 4 Gents' Fnrnishfngs B GSTEI N BRO HONESDALE, PA. Roll of HONOR AtterMon is called to tne STRENGTH of the Wayne County The FINANCIER of New York City has published a ROLL Ol HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks nnd TriiBt Companies of United States. In this list the WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BAN.K Stands 38th in the United States, Stands 1 01 ! in Pennsylvania. Stands FIRST in Wayne County. Capital, Surplus, $527,342.88 Total ASSETS, $2,951,048.26 Honesaaie. Fii.. December 1. into. ATT nc 1111 Ml r nr.rtfri': m avis an we say9 men's and s
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