PAGE TWO
THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1912.
CAUTIOUS SINGE
TITANIC'S LOSS
Nothing Is Overlooked by tlie
Stearsship Linos.
SOUTHERNMOST ROUTE TAKEN
More Lifeboats on Vessels and Better
Manned Wireless Most of the Com
panies Are Exerting Themselves Far
Beyond the Law's Demand.
The world knows now thnt murine
construction litis not yet designed and
built nn unslnknblo ship nny more than
nrcliltects hnvo discovered the abso
lutely fireproof building. Something
cun happen which can send to the bot
tom of the ocean the strongest steel
and the most perfect joining that man
Jias yet done, but today It Is safe to
ay thnt never before In the history
of mercantile marine of nny nation
have life savins nppllnnres aboard
ship been brought to their maximum
efficiency so quickly ns has been done
by all nations since the Titanic dWas
ter taught its tragic lesson.
The ships that are now going out of
the port of New York or from any oth
er port, for that matter, are as safe as
man can make them, and the oh.nx-ps
of life are so near 100 per cent ns to
call for Infinitesimal fractions to. ox
press the difference.
Change of Course,
1'assenger liners going from Now ,
York to ports of northern Kuropc and '
the entire llritish isle-! are tnklutr a t
route many miles to the south of the 1
Iceberg zone, at least according to the
best data of the hydrographers. They I
nro going out equipped with more life
boats than ever before, and these boats
are ready for service. There has been 1
a sharper assigning of crews for all
boats, with necessary drills in the har
bor. Life belts have been overhauled,
inspected and made ready; lookouts
forward hnve been re-enforced, and,
supplementing this, the efficiency of
the wireless equipment has been raised,
not so much by the improvement of
the apparatus as by additions to the
human force. . The trend Is toward the
entire elimination of the "dead hours."
when the "S O S" or "C Q D" might
souud vainly in the unused receiver of
a ship only a few miles from a great
vessel In distress.
The change of course from the dan
gerous northern route to one south of
Ihe Iceberg belt came almost simulta
neously with the first definite report of
the disaster. Ship owner nnd agent
got Into communication with each oth
et and with the United States hydro
graphic office, ns a result of which It
was agreed to instruct all captains to
proceed west by a great circle to lati
tude 39 degrees north and longitude 4.1
degrees west, then to 39 degrees north
latitude and longitude 50 west. Going
cast captains are to steer to 38 degrees
nnd "0 minutes north and 50 degrees
west longitude nnd thence along 3S de
grees and 20 minutes north latitude to
45 degrees west longitude; thence by
great circle to destination.
Out of Iceberg Region.
The original routes called for the
crossing of westbound liners at the
danger point of the banks at a much
higher latitude and in a lougltude that
Is now the very heart of the iceberg r
gion that is, at latitude 42 degrees,
longitude 47 degrees. The original
castbouud course called for the cross
ing of longitude 47 degrees at latitude
41 degrees. These routes have been
fixtures for many years, and, although
there have been several collisions and
narrow esenpes on the part of some of
the crack ships, there never has been a
serious effort to shift the courses be
low tho fog nnd ice limit.
The final and what are regarded as
tho absolutely safe lanes, eastbound
and westbound, are far out of tho re
gion where icebergs have been seen
even In the record years for soft and
comparatively harmless bergs and far
from the region of frequent fog. The
westbound point In tho danger zone
under the new regulation is 100 miles
to the south of the old course and
about 140 miles to west of It. This
means the adding of more than 200
mll's to the long southerly course In
use in the season of ice and fog, from
Jan. in to Aug. 23.
Kvery boat builder along the Atlantic
coaU within reach of the port of New
Yoik has been working overtime since
tho Titanic went down.
Maritime Congress Likely.
When It comes to tho wireless serv
ice of the ships the larger liners which
go out of New York were unable to add
anything to the precautions heretofore
taken. Every big bout going out of
New York either across tho Atlantic or
down Its coast carries a doublo shift of
operators. One man Is supposed to
have the telephone to his ears all the
time, while his apparatus has not only
a malu power furnished by the dyna
mos, but storage batteries for enter
jen:les as well.
Hat one obstacle to uniform life sav
ing appliances on all ships remains, and
that is tho maritime laws. Every coun
try has a different law, and by a con
vention tho United States Is required
to recognize and paBs without Inspec
tion a vessel of a country which has
laws approaching those of the United
States. Doubtless out of this conflict
will como a maritime, congress of tho
powers or a convention at Tho Hague
which will mnko regulations uniform
nil nirwMva '
NEW CHINESE MINISTER
WAS FAMED YALE COXSWAIN
Chung Mun Yaw Wns Classmato
Prosidont Taft's Orothor.
of
Chung Mun Yew, the old Yale cox
swain, who has been nppolnted minis
ter of the Chinese republic at Wash
ington, i9 perhaps more widely known
11 tlie United States than any other
Chinese who has lived here. From
his student days nt Yale, where he
steered the college boat to victory
against Harvard in 1883. up to the
present time ho lias been extremely
popular in this country and kept
In close touch with American affairs,
which ho studied with close attention
In tho years he spent at Washington as
Interpreter at the Chinese legation.
Leaving the Hartford public school,
where he made his preliminary studies,
Chung entered Yale In 1SS3. He was
made coxswain of tho Yale crew nnd
made a notable record.
lie devoted much time to n scientific
study of the Thames currents nnd
wind conditions, to such good effect
that Yale won that year's contest with
Harvard. lie was elected to the Delta
Knppa Epsilon fraternity, the only one
of his race to be so honored. Chung
wifs called back to China before com
pleting his studies nt tlie university.
He returned to this country some
years later anil was Interpreter nt the
embassy in. Washington when Dr. Wu
Ting Tang was minister for the first
time nnd served In a similar capacity
under Wu's successors. From Wash
Ington Chung went to the legation at
Madrid and thence to Manila, where he
was Chinese consul general in 100-1.
lie wns also it member of the opium
commission.
Chung's next visit to the United
States was in 1D0S. when he came here
us a member of tin- suit of Tang Shao
Yi. now the premier of tho Chinese re
public and one of his warm friends.
At that time there were minors that
Wu Ting Fang, again minister nt
Washington, wns to be recalled and
that Chung had been chosen to suc
ceed him.
On his return to China Chung en
gaged in railroad work and gave valu
able aid to the government In its va
rious dealings with foreign financiers
regarding loans for the purpose of
building railroad communications.
Chung is a widower. He has one son,
who has been educated In the "United
States.
Among Chung's classmates nt Yale
was Horace D. Taft, brother of Presi
dent Taft.
FOUND COLD ENDURING PLANT
Discovered Cherries and Apricots
Thriving at 30 Below Zero.
naving discovered during two and a
half years' travel that a number of
fruits, plants and grasses which will
stand cold equal to that of tho Ameri
can northwest, Frank N. Meyer, ex
plorer for the department of agricul
ture, hns returned to Washington.
Most of his time was spent In Bussla,
Siberia and central Asia.
Mr. Meyer found a Siberian bush
cherry which will live In n tempera
ture nearly 40 degrees below zero. He
came across an apricot which a tem
perature of 30 degrees below zero will
not kill. Seeds and cuttings of both
fruit plants were sent to this country.
They will prove of value, agricultural
experts believe, to farmers In Minne
sota, the Dakotas, Montana nnd other
cold northern states. Alfalfa which
will endure much cold and various
kinds of grain also were found by the
explorer.
During his wanderings In Siberia,
Afghanistan nnd other central Asian
countries Mr. Meyer was arrested as a
Bpy several times. Ho never was held
long.
BRYCE ON WORLD TOUR.
Ambassador Probably Retiring From
Diplomacy For a Literary Career.
Tho British ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce are making a round the world
trip to Include a visit to Australia and
New Zealand. Mr. Bryce will visit
these countries with a view of com
pleting his work on tho historical nnd
political features of both.
Although not officially stated In Lon
don or at the state department at
Washington, It is believed Mr. Bryce Is
retiring from diplomacy to devote the
remainder of his life to the literary ca
reer Interrupted by his nppolntment
to Washington five years ago.
CAS DRIVER FOR CONGRESS.
"Hungry" Hogan Landed Nomination
In Illinois.
"Huugry" Ilogan, a Chicago cab
driver, got the nomination for con
gressman at largo on tho Democratic
ticket. He was put on us aJoku and
beat William K. Williams of I'ittsticld
15,000 in Chicago.
A humorous Democratic boss named
Ollllgau put Hogan on the primary
ticket. Ilogan obtained his popularity
by his appetite. It Is marvelous. He
spent 1)0 cents for campaign expenses.
?100,000 For Rat Trap.
Benjamin Card, an amateur electri
cian, who is still in tho high school nt
Fox Loko, Wis., has been awarded
$100,000 by tho 'United States govern
ment for a rat trap that will solve tho
problem of exterminating ruts on board
warships.
Norway's Wild Animals.
Of the wild animals of Norway
wolves, fores, minks, weasels, badg
ers, martens, otters and seal are trap
ped. The beaver is protected tho year
round. Bear and doer are shot, not
happed.
ADMIRAL PEARY
WRITES M ICE
Says Searchlight Will Find Bergs
on a Clear Night,
BUT NOT WHEN THERE IS FOG
"Growlers" the Chief Danger They
Are Submerged, Hard as Rock and
Tako the Color of the Water About
Them Opinion of an Expert.
One of tho best of authorities on the
subject of nrctle Icebergs nnd the use
of searchlights for their discovery is
undoubtedly Kobcrt E. I'eary. In re
sponse to a request Adinlrnl I'eary has
written for the Army nnd Navy Jour
nal a statement of his exicrt opinion
on this subject. He says:
"A powerful searchlight would be of
great assistance In determining the
presence of Icebergs In a ship's course
In clear wenthcr. In dense fog it would
be useless ev-epf nt such short range
as to be of no value. There Is no rea
son why a searchlight on a transatlan
tic liner should not be equally ns ef
fective In determining the presence of
Icebergs or field Ice In any direction
ns the searchlight on a battleship or
cruiser In determining the presence of
torpedo boats or other craft. And tho
same conditions which would nffect the
usefulness of the searchlight in the one
case would also affect it In tho other.
Large Bergs Least Dangerous.
"Large bergs, with their mnrble-IIke
sides and towering pinnacles, are the
least dangerous of nil, as they are most
easily located and avoided. Under cer-
tain atmospheric conditions the pres
ence of these bergs can be detected
even while below tho horizon, some
times by the reflection upon the sky
above them, sometimes by the little
cloud of condensed moisture hovering
over them.
"At closer range air temperatures,
water temperatures, the whistle and
megaphone, the sound of breaking seas
nnd the searchlight may all be of as
sistance In detecting the danger, and.
on the other hand, under adverse con
ditions all these may bo useless in giv
ing warning In sufficient time to pre
vent disaster.
"The value of all these methods Is
largely vitiated by the high speed at
which modern steamships travel.
The "Growlers."
"The most dangerous ice menace to a
steamer Is the last remaining frag
ment of n berg, usually a mass of dense
translucent Ice, hard ns rock, almost
entirely submerged, absorbing the col
or of the surrounding water and al
most Invisible, even in broad daylight,
until close aboard. These masses of
Ice pres-ent no surface to. tlie air to af
fect its temperature, to cause conden
sation to catch the eye, to send back
an echo or to form n sea. Nor Is the
size of the mass sufficient to affect the
temperature of the surrounding water
to nny distance. I know of no way of
detecting them except by the eye, nnd,
ns noted, even that Is often difficult
even under favorablo conditions.
"These dangerous fragments of bergs
wo know in tho arctic regions as growl
ers. I recall one occasion in Melville
bay when my second mate in broad
daylight, with no other Iceberg or frag
ment of ice in sight from the crow's
nest, smashed the ship full speed on to
ono of these submerged ice rocks with
a force which carried nway the cabin
table, broke some of the couplings of
the engine room nnd nearly sent the
topmasts overboard.
"The stout little wooden ship, with
her solid bow and elastic sides, car
omed off it like a billiard ball without
Injury. A steel ship would have had
her bilge torn open from bow to quar
ter. For our huge modern steel steam
ships, traveling at high speed and in
tensely vulnerable to puncture, there is
no certain protection ngalnst Icebergs
except to give the region whero they
may occur tho widest berth.
His Own Experience.
"In my northern work with my sung,
strong little wooden ship, the Boose
velt, mindliiit Its helm quickly and go
ing at moderate speed, Icebergs never
gave use much concern. When in a
largo fleet of them in fog and dark
ness I usually slowed down. Only two
dangers threatened us one the possi
bility of running upon a slanting sub
merged spur In such a way as to throw
the ship on her bilges or beam ends
and ullow her to fill, tho other of being
smashed under by a hugo mass of ice
breaking off from a berg alongside nnd
falling on our deck. We had some
nnrrow escapes from this last.
"At times the icebergs were eagerly
sought for shelter and protection. The
wnko of n berg or group of bergs often
enabled us to hold our position against
tho drift of largo fields of Ice. And
in Ilobcson and Kennedy channels
grounded Icebergs frequently offered
us a partially protected position be
tween them and tho rocks of the shore
against tho onset of heavy floes of field
Ice." '
Finger Printing Babies.
Thnt babies can bo finger printed as
accurately us grown people, has just
been proved In tho bnbles' ward at
Bellovuo hospital, Now York. All tho
features which characterize tbo adult
finger print loops, whorls, arches,
ridges, deltas, etc. are distinct tho very
first ' days of a baby's life. What's
more, they do not chance.
DAMES AND DAUGHTERS.
Mrs. Mary E. Ewlng of Chicago is
said to be tho first woman in this coun
try to qunllfy as n contracting and
consulting engineer.
Miss Emmn M. Perkins has been np
polnted a member of the bonrd of edu
cation in Clevelnnd, She Is professor
of Latin In the College For Women of
Western Itescrvo university.
Professor Emmn M. Perkins, daugh
ter of tho Into Sarah M. Perkins, one
of tho pioneers of the woman suffrage
movement in Ohio, has been appointed
n member of the board of education of
Cleveland,
Miss Mnbcl Bice of Denver Is believ
ed to bo tho only wouinn in tlie United
Stntes who drives a water wagon as a
regular occupation. She has secured a
position driving a sprinkler on tho
Denver streets, nnd her pay is $1.50 a
day. She owns the pair of mules she
drives.
Mrs. J. B. Coryell of San Francisco
is said to have one of tlie finest collec
tions of orchids in the world, but that
her collection may be even more excel
lent her husband has engaged a man
to penetrate the Sulii archipelago and
the Isles of Borneo and Java to bring
honie anything she may not have.
Pert Personals.
Good for King George! He says.
"The queen and I." Boston Globe.
General I.eontdas Plaza has been
elected president of Ecuador. Cer
tainly Plaza will be on the square.
Galveston News.
J. PIcrpout Morgan celebrated his
seventy-fifth birthday recently, nnd
yet he shows no signs of drifting back
to the minor leagues. Milwaukee Sen
tinel. Dr. Wu Ting Fang has just thought
of a few more questions he would like
to ask and Is coming back to the Unit
ed States for his answers. St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Royal Box.
The kaiser has a passion for old uni
forms and boots and shoes of antiq
uity. The czarina is said to be of a frugal
mind nnd even to be guilty of having
costly hats sent home on approval,
copying them and then sending them
back as unsuitable.
Queen Mary, If she had not been born
In the purple, would have been an able
typist. She can tap the keys of her
typewriter as quickly as any profes
sional. King George is also able to
manipulate a typewriter, though he
doesn't use It to any great extent now
adays. Flippant Flings.
It has been said sarcastically that
Everglades building lots are selling at
$1 a gallon, but Isn't that pretty rea
sonable for Florida water? Washing
ton Post
Circus g''s In New York have join
ed the woman's suffrage movement.
So fnr ns the bearded lady is concern
ed, we are in favor of giving her a
vote anyway. Springfield Union.
Congress has passed a law prohibit
ing the making of certain kinds of
matches to prevent "phossy jaw." If
there Is one thing congress is deter
mined to protect It is jaw. Washing
ton Post.
Foreign Affairs.
Whether Japan wants to buy renl es
tate on Magdalena bay or not, It's Just
as well for her to know that sho can't
have It Albany Knickerbocker Press.
The Chinese populace Is awaking- to
tho solemn fact that it takes more
than n unanimous hair cut to estab
lish a republic on a practical basis.
Washington Star.
Judging by the current exchange of
amenities between Great Britain and
Germany, they'll bo fighting directly
over which ono loves tho other more.
Washington Post
Political Quips.
By the way, who Is running for vice
president? Mllwnukeo News.
We presume tho national conventions
will seloct a vice presidential candi
date, though no ono would suspect It
from tho present development of the
campaign. Boston Traveler.
Again the enemies of the gayety of
nations are proposing to make the term
of tho president six years and limit
each incumbent of tho office to a sin
gle term. Boston Transcript.
Telephone Calls.
Tho New York telephone cnll aver
necs n minute nnd n half in length.
Tho world's telephone scrvico com
prises about 80,000,000 telephones.
London has 200,000 telephones, nnd
tho calls average 1,125,000 per day.
Nearly every English town now has
telephone service with Franco through
the uew British channel cable.
English Etchings.
Five thousand pounds a year is the
salary of tho speaker of tho house of
commons.
According to tho latest census returns,
thcro nro in England 500,503 men of
case nnd leisure who live upon their
means.
The number of British subjects in
all parts of tho ctnplro roso from 303,
004,000 In 1881 to 410,318,000 in 1011.
Tho volume of trade, foreign and in
terlmperial, expanded from 085,078,000
in 1800 to il,770.8S8,000 in 1010.
Polly Miss Yollowleaf says sho al
ways tries to get her beauty sleep.
Dolly Well, all I can say Is sho
must surfer frightfully from Insomnia.
Woman's Home Companion.
Ho said sho wns his shining light.
They wed nnd enmo to town.
Now when sho asks for money, why.
Ho always turns her down.
Cincinnati tinuulrcr.
Die So you lost that handsome little
dog you had?
She Yes, in n railroad accident. 1
was saved, but tho dog was killed.
He What a pity! Boston Tran
script Bcnhnm Wo need a reform In our
banking system.
Mrs. Bcnhaiu Yes. It's a shame
that a wife can't overdraw her hus
band's nccount Judge.
Thcro wns n man In Michigan
Who used to wish and wlchlgan
That spring would como.
So ho could bo mo
And go away and flchlgan.
Chicago Chronlclo.
"no said I was a hero, eh?"
T don't know whether ho meant you
were a hero or a coward."
"What did ho say?"
"He said you were afraid of noth
ing." Houston Post.
A reputation for honesty Is tho best
policy. Puck.
I'vo noticed that I never feel
Llko working whllo I'm smoking:
Then Indolenco will o'er me steal.
My mind In drowses cloaking.
When first this fact got In my head
I told my wife alack oh!
"I'd often wondered why," sho said,
"You men so love tobacco."
Kansas City Star.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
Farmers and Me
chanics Bank,
OF HONESDALE. WAYNE COl'NTY. PA.
nt the close of business. May. 3. 1912.
RESOURCES.
Kescrvofund $
Cash, specie and note.s. $16,lyj 00
Due from uimroved re
serve agents 13,518 47 29,711 47
rsicKeis, cents anu fractional
currency
Checks and other cash Items
Due from banks and trust com
panies not reserve
bills discounted : Upon one name
" " Upon two or...
more names
Time loans with collateral ,
120 36
117 55
119.V72
'Si .Via Ki
Loans on call with collateral W.lVi 13
Loans on call upon two or more
names 13,955 00
Loans secured by bonds and mort
gages 11.4.V 51
bonds. Stocks, etc.. Schedule I) 67, &i 75
Olllce building and Lot 18.NW 00
Furniture and fixtures....- L'.OW 00
Oven rafts 22
Miscellaneous assets 7.325 to
$ 4U2.533 49
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid In t 75.000 03
Surplus Fund 20.000 00
Jnmvfilprl 1'rnMts. Ipsa esiipnses
and taxes paid 2.G17 52
Deposits, subject to checK oU,KH nt
Cashier's rheeks outstand'c
Individual deposits, Time 245.321 78-301,915 97
&02.533 49
Stale ot I'ennsvlvania, County of Wayne ss
I. C. A Emery. Cashier of the above named
companj do solemnly swear that tho above
statemen' Is true to the best of my knowledge
and bellel,
C. A. EMERY. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day of May. 1912.
My commission expires Jan. 19, 1911
ItENA S. Edqktt, N, 1".
Correct attest :
M. K. Himo.vs, )
M..I. Hanlan. Directors.
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