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THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1012.
PAGR
ILLITERACY IN
THE UNITED STATES.
Statirtlct Utusd by Director Durand of
tho Camus Bureau,
A preliminary statement of the re
suits of ttio thirteenth consus enumcra
Won regarding illiteracy In the United
States has been made by Director I)u.
and of the bureau of the census, de
partment of commerce nnd labor, it
etiows that in 1910 there were 71.680,
270 persons ten years of ncc or over in
Uio United Stntes, of whom 5,517.008
were unable to read or write, constitut
ing 7.7 per cent of the population.
The native whites, who constituted
nearly 75 per cent of tho ontlre popu
lation, had the smallest number of il
literates 1,535,530, or 3 per cent. The
foreign born whites had 1,050.519 illit
erates, or 12.S per cent of their num
ber. The colored had 2,331,550 Illiter
ates, or 30.5 per cent
Comparing 1910 with 1000, there
was a gain of 13,040,450 In the popu
lation of ten years of ngo nnd ovor, but
the number of illiterates fell oft 003.
401. Thero was consequently a decline
In tho percentage of Illiteracy from
10.7 to 7.7 per cent for tho aggregate
population.
Among native whites the number of
Illiterates diminished 378,081. and na
the population increased tho percent
age fell from 4.C per cent In 1000 to
3 per cent in 1010. Among the colored
there was a decrease of 017.304 Illit
erates and a diminution of the per
centage of illiteracy from 44.5 pur cent
to 30.5 per cent
Among the foreign whites there was
the slight increase of 3G3.3S4 In the
Dumber of Illiterate persons; but. as the
whole number of foreign whites had
largely increased, the percentage of il
literacy remains practically the same
as ten years ago. being 12.8 per cent in
4010 and 12.9 per cent in 1900.
NEW STAR DISCOVERED.
Professor Errebo of Norway Reports It
Verified at Harvard.
Professor Krrcbo of the astronom
teal observatory at Dombaas, Norway,
has given the heavens a new star.
His discovery was announced in a ca
blegram from Professor Kobold of the
observatory at Kiel, Germany, to Pro
feasor Edward C. Pickering, director
of the Harvard observatory. On the
receipt of the news the photographing
force at Harvard went over the nega
tives of the skies made and came
apon two plates taken recently which
confirmed tho finding of Professor Er
re bo.
The plates show tho star to bo of
the fifth magnitude, while Its dlscov
orer found It only of tho fourth mag
nitude. The position of the star for
1855 is R. A. 0 hours 45.5 minutes and
its declination 32 degrees 17 minutes.
This position places It in tho constel
lation Gemini, and It Is about 1 degree
CI minutes south of the Thota Gem!
riorum. In the last twenty years about fif
teen new stars have been seen.
BROKEN AORTA TIED.
Surgeon Performs Rare Operation at
New York Hospital,
One of the rarest operations in sur
gery was performed at Bellevue ho?pl
tal. New York, by Dr. William C. Lusk.
who inserted a twelve foot coll of plati
num coated gold wire Into the extend
ed aorta of a conscious patient.
Henry Grlflln. fifty-three years old. a
stationary fireman, was suffering from
aneurism of the aorta, the large nrtery
elose to the heart. Even the slightest
mistake of the surgeon would huvt
caused almost Instant death of the pa
tlent. The operation was pronounced
a success. A thin needle, several inch
cs long, was employed. A spool of fine
gold wire specially manufactured for
the occasion was fed into the needle
until it almost renched the point. Then
a puncture was made in the wall of
the aorta with the needle, barely suf
ficient to admit the gold wire. The
puncture was true, the wall of the aorta
held, nnd no blood was lost. Au end
of the wire was colled about the out
Bide wall and made fast.
GUARD MORGAN ART WORKS.
Ooo ooc
Promise and Performance
What the Republican
Platform of 1908
Pledged.
Ooo
And What President Taft
and His Party Have
Performed.
Unusual Precautions Taken to Prevent
Theft In New York.
With tho arrival at New York of sev
eral shipments of J. P. Morgan's Euro
pean art collections tho police are tak
ing extraordinary precautions to guard
a fu l list theft at the Metropolitan muse
am, here the treasures ar to b
housed
A direct wlro is Installed from the
museum to the nearest pollco station,
and twelve men are assigned to sta
tions forming a complete cordon
around the museum buildings. Orders
have been given to all these men t
watch cloueiy any ono who approaches
Uio museum after nightfall.
They have been especially warned to
allow no one who carries a parcel of
any sort to pass through tho lines with
out being challenged.
Work has been about completed on a
number of large fireproof vaults In the
basement of tho museum. Tho Morgau
treasures will bo stored In these vaults
until room is found for displaying them.
Gets Prize Money After Fifty Years.
Hiram Towsley of Garfield, Pa., has
received a check from the United
States government for $105, which was
tho balance due him In prizo money for
services rendered during tho civil war.
Mr. Towsley was one of tho crew of
the gunboat Connecticut For valuable
cargo captured his share amounted to
$2,400, of which $105 bad not been paid
awtntr tn an nrmntaht
PROMISE.
Tariff revision along protective lines,
vith a maximum and minimum provision.
Free interchange of products with
Philippines.
Development of permanent currency
system.
Establishment of postal savings
banks.
To increase power of government to
control trusts and secure greater pub
licity of corporation methods.
National supervision of railroad
stocks and bond issues.
Enactment of employers' liability law
and other laws further advancing in
terests of American workingmon.
To define authority of courts with re
gard to writ of injunction and uphold
integrity of courts.
Extension of rural free delivery.
More federal aid in agricultural ex
periments. Enforcement of fourteenth, fifteenth
and sixteenth amendments to the con
stitution. Conservation of natural resources
and improvement of waterways.
To maintain and promote American
army and navy.
Expansion of foreign commerce
Liberal pensions for war veteran.
Protection ef American citizens
abroad.
Obedience to and maintenance of civil
service laws.
Greater efficiency In publio health
agencies.
Statehood for New Mexico and Ari
zona. Extension of principle of arbitration.
Citixenship for Porto Ricans.
volved eighty or more defendants.
Eight out of twelve defendants were
convicted on one Indictment after trial
by Jury uud their conviction confirmed
by the court of appeals, and thirteen
criminal prosecutions nre pendlug
A brief review of tho cases brought
under the anti-trust law during the ad
ministration demonstrates clearly Its
value to the American people in their
protection of that equality of opportu
nity which is declared by tbo plntform
of the Republican party to be the right
of every citizen.
rtoference to a few of the anti-trust
cases brought by the Taft administra
tion gives an excellent Idea of the hard
ships some of these Illegal combina
tions entail upon consumers. In the
prosecution of a case against a number
of Individuals who attempted to corner
all tho free cotton remalnlug of the
crop of 1003 it resulted in u raise In
the price of that commodity to the
spinners, prevented some from making
any purchases nnd was therefore re
straining interstate commerce.
In like manner the government took
cognizance of the pooling In the wire
industry, with the result that nine In
dictments were found in New York
nguinst elghty-thiee persons engaged
In thnt business. It was an Illegal re
straint of trade, and when the court
proceedings had been finished the va
rious defendants were fined In amounts
averaging $1,000 each, with the excep
tion of the supervisor of the pool, who
was fined $45,000.
One of the most outrageous cases of
combination in restraint of trade nnd
n notable violation of the Sherman law
was thnt of the hand blown window
glass Industry. Practically all of the
manufacturers (elghty-threo In num
ber! formed n company which control
led the entire output of hand blown
glass. As a result tho price was ad
vanced 100 per cent within less than a
year. Tho indictment of the men re
sponsible, the imposition of fines nnd
the restoration of the business upon its
former lines were followed by a sub
stantial reduction In the price of hnnd
blown glass.
The federal government is prosecut
ing suits against the beef trust and the
lumber trust with every promise of
victory.
No Brass Band.
Brass bands and megaphones have
not been needed to herald the accom
plishments of tho administration of
President Taft All of the great
achievements for which the president
Is directly responsible have been ac
complished quietly and without the
slightest semblance of noise or bluster.
The voters of the country displayed
their faith in President Taft and bis
policies in 1908, and they are prepared
PERFORMANCE.
Payne bill, reduction downward, tariff
board, maximum and minimum, veto of
bills which violated principle of protec
tion. Embodied in Payne tariff act
Report of currency oommission sub
mitted and pending.
Postal banks in operation. Millions
already deposited.
Federal incorporation act recom
mended, anti-trust law strictly enforced,
corporation excise tax, providing (or
publicity imposed by Payne tariff act.
Stocks and bonds commission created
exhaustive report on subject submitted
Employers' act submitted, law limit
ing hours of employment enforced
compulsory compensation act pending
bureau of mines established.
Measure based on president's recom
mendation pending, Arizona recall pro
vision vetoed.
Rural free delivery extended.
Operations of agricultural depart
ment vastly enlarged.
Strictly enforced. Sixteenth adopted
by congress, submitting income ta
amendment to the states.
Bond issue for irrigation projects.
"pork barrel" method of river and liar
bor appropriations abolished, compre
hensive conservation policy adopted.
Army reorganized, maneuvers that
gave it mobility, two battleship pro
gram submitted.
China opened to American finance,
increased commerce with all the world.
Pension roll liberally maintained.
Russian treaty abrogated because of
discrimination against American citi
zens.
Laws obeyed to the letter and en
forced, extensions put in effect and
others recommended.
Bureau of health recommended, pure
food laws enforced.
New Mexico and Arizona admitted.
Arbitration treaties with Great Brit
ain and France negotiated, ratified
with amendments.
Measure pending.
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Deservos Another Term.
Representative .1. Humptun Moore,
who Is well Utiown in many different
sections of the country on account of
his active Interest in waterway lni
provemeuts, In discussing the ndmlnH
tratlon of President Taft has this to
say:
'President Taft ought to be renom
Inntcd and elected because he stand-t
for stublllty. He rhould be nominated
because It has been generally conceded
by Republicans since the first day ho
entered the olllce that the same treat
meat would be accorded him with re
spect to a second term that Is usually
accorded to Republican presidents who
have done well. There Is no good
party excuse for not nominating lilm
lie should be elected because, while
not a political president In the sense
that he has played politics to the satis
faction of all elements of his party, he
has In fact been a broad gauge presl
dent, conservative in all matters af
fecting the dignity of the ofilce and the
obligations assumed by him to sustain
and uphold the constitution and the
laws of this country."
SNAPSHOTS AT
CELEBRITIES
W. B. MoKinley, Manager of
the Taft Campaign.
T" lltlSlT
To Patrons Along the Scranton
Branch of the Erie Railroad.
Tho aftornoon train leaving Scran
ton as per schodulo following, runs
dally directly to Honosdalo, giving
pcoplo timo to transact thoir businoss
at tho county scat and return homo
tho samo evening.
ARRIVE. LEAVE.
8:20 Scranton 1:30
8:13 Dunmoro 1:37
8:02 Nay Aug 1:46
7:64 Elmhurst 1:55
7:43 Wlmmors 2:07
7:40 Saco 2:10
7:34 Maplowood 2:16
7:20 .Lako Ariel 2:34
7:09 Gravity 2:41
C:59 Clomo 2:51
6:53 Hoadleys 2:66
6:37 West Hawloy.. ..3:27
6:12 White Mills 3:38
0:03 East Honosdalo .3:47
6:00 Honosdalo 3:50
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Published by tho Greator Honosdalo
Hoard of Trade, Honosdalo, Pa.
rhoto by Americas Press Association.
Representative William llrown Mc
Klnley of Illinois, manager of Presi
dent Taft's campaign for renomlnatlon,
is also rhalrman of the Itepubllcnn
congressional committee In chargo of
the general fight for the election of
Republicans to both houses. From his
headquarters at Washington Mr. Me
Klnley will direct the preconvention
contest. After the convention he will
probably relinquish bis temporary du
ties and ugaln take up the work of
tho congressional committee, although
there Is a possibility that he may be
come national chairman to handle the
fight against the Democratic nominee.
Four years ago Mr. McKlnley was
considered for the position of national
chairman to conduct Mr. Taft's cam
paign for the presidency, but Mr.
Hitchcock was finally agreed upon.
The new Taft mnuager Is a politician
of wide experience. Already ho has
handled two congressional campaigns,
in one of which, four years ago, he was
successful and in the other, two years
ngo. he was swamped, losing the house
to the Democrats. Mr. McKlnley be
sides being an aggressive politician is
a business man of uncommon ability.
He is a native of Illinois, tlfty-six years
old, and by occupation Is a farmer and
banker. In business ho has becu very
successful and owns n network of trol
ley lines that gridiron tho middle sec
tion of Illinois. He is serving his
fourth term as a congressman.
New York's Health Officer.
Dr. Joseph J. O'Connell, tho new
health otllcer of the port of New
York, Is a personal friend of Mayor
Gaynor and was recommended by the
lntter for tho post. Tho port of New
York Is that of the city of New York,
nnd the health officer; Is an ex ofllclo
member of several city boards.
Although a general practitioner. Dr.
O'Connell has made a specialty of
Taft's Efforts For Peace,
Honesty of Intention, stability of
purpose and a firm faith in the prin
ciples of the party of Lincoln, Grant
and McKlnley are some of the charac
teristics of President Taft Familiar
with the horrors of war. as well ns
the enormous expense thnt It always
entails. Independent of the vast ex
pendltures required to keep n great
nation upon a constant wnr footing,
tho president has persistently sought
to promote a worldwide peace of na
tions by International agreement Any
failure of accomplishment In further
ing this worthy cnuso cannot be charg
ed to the president
Heard Every Day.
"Beaten out of $5," said the gold l?af
dejectedly.
"I hopo I make myself perfectly
clear," said the water as it passed
through tho filter.
"Experiences like this tend to harden
one," the egg paid when it was drop
ped into boiling water.
"I'll stay and see this thing ont," snld
the man who was at the dnnttst's to
have a tooth pulled. Itostou Trun
scrlpt Political Pointers.
Send us tho nows of your com
munity. Wo havo btoh 'phones.
Wo aro always glad to get it.
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mental and nervous diseases. He la
a native of Brooklyn, forty-five yearr
of age, and Is a graduate of St
Xavlcr's college, New York city. Ho
has been connected with the health
service of tho city for fifteen years.
Ho was formerly inspector for the
board of health of tho old city of
Brooklyn at the time when tho city
was threatened with nn epidemic of
cholera and yellow fever. He was
also associated with other branches of
tho city government nnd has bad
twenty years experience In this Una
of activities.
Tho man who would rather bo right
than bo president Is almoRt always
right Washington Post
Most of the candidates, however,
are taking no chances on the otllco
doing tho leap year atunt Detroit
Mr. Wlckenham'a Wit
Attorney General Wickersham is not
an easy man to make answer a ques
tion that he docs not wish to answer.
Not long ago one of tbo newspaper cor
respondents snld to him:
"Sinco you dissolved the oil trust the
price of keroseno has advanced A cents
a gallon. What havo you got to Bay
about that!"
"It may l true." remarked Wicker
iham. "But I haven't bought any kero
I lene for a wek." New York Press.
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907, on extreme outside work where it was not
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11 that was required as there was plenty of body still
:ft, only dead here and there.
I have tried all kinds of outside varnish here
fore, but must say this is the best of all.
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