THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1912 PRESIDENT APPOINTS BUTT'S SUCCESSOR Major Rhoada, Native of Pennsylvania, Becomes Military Aid. For the first time In the history of Iho government the president has se lected nn army surgeon for his military nla nt tho White House. The odlecr Is Mnjor Thomas L. IthondB, No. 00 on Ihe list of majors In the medical eornn, who succeeds Major Butt. Major Ithonds has been In command of the Walter Heed hospital at Wash ington, lie Is a native of Pennsylva nia, forty-two years old. lie was Brad uated at the Jefferson Medical college and was for several years a special student under 1'rofessor W. W. Keen, professor of surgery In Jefferson col lege. Major Rhoads entered the army as a contract surgeon In 1S0S, going llrst to the Philippines, and In 1000 was com missioned as assistant surgeon with the rank of captain. Ho has served two terms In the Philippines. Tho first time he was stationed In the Philip pines Mr. Taft was governor of the Is lands. He won the lasting friendship of the president 1 y performing 011 him nt the Klrst Reserve hospital In Manila a d I Moult operation. Major Rhoads has also been stationed at the hospital at the Presidio of San Francisco and at West Point. Ho has been for several months the personal physician of tho president and lias ac companied tho president on his trips around tho country. When Major Butt went abroad two months ago Major Rhoads was tempo rarily designated to take n s nlure which he has done with eminent satis faction to tho president and the execu- tlvo household. STORIES OF HEROISM IN NAVAL DISASTERS Bravery of American and British Officers and Men on Record. TO HONOR COLUMBUS. Get Ready In Washington For Unveil' ing of the Statue Juno 8. President Taft has annotated tho fol. lowing committee In charge of the Co lumbus unveiling ceremonies June 8, and it is expected that more than 100,. 000 persons will be entertained In Washington on that date. Hero Is tho list of commissioners: Kdward 1 nearn of New York. Colonel Spencer l rosoy, commanding the United States army engineering corps, and twenty flvo deputy commissioners throughout the United States. Colonel Crosby will draw up the plans for the parade and the handling of the large crowds, while Commissioner Uearn is expected to ap point committees, complete plans for receptions and In general to direct the affair nationally, representing Presl- ucm inu and tnc Columbian memorial commission. Convention hall In Wnshinirtnn will llf thn KMno nf Mm nrlnnlnnl ntitni4nlTi. ...rut. iiiiii i m i ii 1 1 ii'i - it'ifir- .1 irm-iinrv lUStlco of thn snnrnmo onnrt- nt Vnip York, nnd Joseph Scott, president of i lit" i ii.i i ii i ir in f'nmmorno nm tun ti of education of Los Angeles, will be the principal sneakers. Delegations from Canada. MmIco. I 'llrl f I f 1 nr Tim IJ I Innlnn Ir.lnn.l.. .1 iui.ii. itiii.uuuua VWIU IUU UUL1UHU1 I)U- k"iv uuin nee UBlUf ill UUUU1 Ol IIMJ UIS- uvifnr (it Ainnr M I I rftn ni70HAic ami - -- " .uvui vttjuuibiiuvili U11U ue united MntfV pfivprnmnnf nltrinnh JLiixzuiia. HARVARD AWARDS HONORS. th Sheldon Fellowships. The Frederick Sheldon traveling AIimVKhlns fAP 1010 nnrl 1010 Txrn tvi nil tnnAni n n I - - i rni. Kiv viuiuvu in numuer ana proviaeu or instruction in different subjects in u. iuuo luuuura iu uuui me new nnu t.i . . . till wfiruiu Henry Wadsworth Loncfnllnw hn rnHnlontc nrl Iwv m 1 -' ab Mill 11U ILi i w j. uia. uiiiJLiii'r wiiiiiir. win mir. j.iic hnoiaon traveling lenowshlpd ry oequost or airs. Amy Richmond rcuuncK biieiuou, class or jjh.'. The Rayard Cutting Fellowship was iLuujumi, inu., ror researcn worn in -.II. 1.1.1.1 I rtl I uiiuiti, jr., ui new ions. -till i nimiu o. enrnou or l'roviaonco R. I.. r ii nuiiini i in .incnnii ti Trt 1 1 nxzr- hip for research In education. HEATH SKIRT RPnil 5 PlfillPC TDuucmg a rtaee or Knockkneod Vo- men. Says Doctor. Dr. Knrl Trancke, tho eminent Mu- - 1UVUIV.UI v x.ivuui nivit ,t res, stunting development and pro- J 11 U 11H.-1J, i 1 1 f ( t fir" v ! i " u inn iimi.a 1 . ralght unless tho muscles nn. mi,,-. ... m oniv nnsRium witn wiiin ci-irta Tho time muBt come, says Dr. rancue, wuen it win tx a crime to ear tight sklrta. Switchmen to Wield Gavel. Bamuel D. Bradner, a pwltcbman in THE wrecking of the Tltnnlc, with Its attendant stories of heroism nnd suffering, have quickened the memories of na val officers of sea disasters of the past. From the records In the.keeplng of the navy it would seem that: American nnd British discipline has been well mnln talnod in the times of stress nt sea. Tho bandsmen of the Titanic went down to death playing. When the tempest of 1RSS struck thn Kamnim coast, and tho wreck of the American man-of-war Trenton. Cantata Farnuhar commanding, was imminent, the mem bers of the shin's band took to the rig ging of the old wooden ship nnd were lashed there by the sailors. The bands men played "The Star Spangled ltan ner," and the music was heard above the storm, heartening the sailors who were battling with death. There wero forty-seven American olllcers nnd sea men lost in that storm. The records of the officers of the three American iiins told in full tho tale of tho hero- Ism of the enlisted men, but snld noth ing of their own. Tho story of the American officers' deeds came from the pens of admiring aliens. The story of the sinking of the Brit ish troopship with tho soldiers drawn up in lines upon the deck and going to death unflinchingly nnd iu parade for mation, is known to every schoolboy of whatever land, now many are there who know that this net of heroism has a parallel in the deeds of the olllcers and crew of nn American man-of-war? In January of the year 1870 the United States steam sloop of war Oneida went to the bottom of the sea of Yeddo. carrying with her twenty-four olllcers nnd 1C2 men. Tragedies of the Trenton, the Oneida, the Huron and the Saginaw. Running Down of the Oneida. It was a dark, fogcv nluht. Sudden ly out of the gloom loomed the nrow of a great steamer. Before even the discipline of a man-of-war could do anything to avert disaster the stem nf the approaching steamer crashed into uie stern of the Oneida and carried away its whole quarter. For a reason unexplained to this dnv ttm which struck the Oneida and which afterward was found to bo tho liritisii steamship Bombay did not stand by to learn tho results of the collision or to offer aid. A large numler of tho (Whin's imnu wero smashed in the collision nmi mmii. useless. In the boats that there was room for onlv Milrtv mm These boats were lowered, and then Captain E. P. Williams ordered the sick brought up from below. These men were placed in the uninjured boats, completely nilinir them. Cn ntnfn Williams then ordered the surgeon to go with the invalids, ne demurred, saying that he preferred staying by the ship. "Your nlaco is there, doctor." r.-iIiI Captaiu Williams. "Mine is here. I order you to go." The surgeon took his nlaco in nm. nt tho boats nnd cast off. tho convales cents acting ns oarsmen. Captain Wil liams and his officers wont to the bridge. Below them stood tho men in groups, calm nnd motionless. The sick stood by in their bonis nnd last scene of that tragedy at sea. The ship's lamps threw a faint light upon tho bridge and over the forward deck. The Oneida slowly settled. Soon her decks were awash. There was one last throb of Uio cneines. a trembling of the whole shin's stnicttiro nmi tho sea claimed 170 gallant American souls. Loss of the Huron. In November. 1877. tin. nnu- imn American man-of-war Huron was bound south from New York. When off Nag's head on Uie coast of North Carolina, the Huron struck thn m.-s and in leas than an hour the disaster was complete. There was a tremen dous sea running. Thcro nnnnnrod to. be only ono chance to save any part of the crew. Tho boats wero useless in that pounding, grinding sea. A volun teer was asked to atterant to mm- n life lino to the shore. Ensign Lucien Young, now n rear admiral, volunteer ed to make tho attemot. nlthoni'ii ho was told by his captain that the cljanco of life was not one in a thousand. A seaman named Williams volun teered to accompany the young officer. The two took what is known as n bnl. sa, attached n ropo and, making their way out upon a sour, doouod into tlx. water. A -wnvo beat them back against mu oiiur, uiiu ioung waa severely bruised bv tho contact. TTo ntnM.- tn his task, however, and. with Williams. succeeded in escaping death among the storm beaten rocks and in gaining a foothold upon tho Rands beyond. The result of their heroism was tho saving Df a part of tho Huron's crew, thodgh tho vessel went to pieces so quickly that tho rescue of nil was impossible. An uncharted reef la to Uie sailor like "tho pestllenco that walketh in dark ness." Thnro ts no knowlne It and aa dodging It To Uio nautical mind thew is moro roason for ordering a court of inquiry when a emp aaa bcon sunk by a Elmoom than thorn ia when it croa down as a result of bumping Into somi- thing of which thouaands of years of navigation and map drawing bare fail ed to show the existence. However, courts of inquiry nhvays are ordered. Tho cruiser Charleston ran on a rock of which no ono knew the existence off tho Philippine coast In the year 1000. Tho case is not without many parallels. Admiral Slcard, who died soon after the Spanish war, once lost the ship of which he was In command In the south Pacific. The admiral nt that time was a lieutenant commander In charge of the steam sloop Saginaw. Ho had been ordered to tho far south to look un the possibilities of Ocean 1st land ns nn anchoruge nnd as a place of replenishing wnter supplies. Wrecked on an Uncharted Reef, It was one of those errands on which a government sends Its naval vessels when It hasn't much for Its olllcers to do. The Satrinaw neared the latitude and tho longitude of the Island sought nt an early hour of the morning. All night long tho commanding officer had been on deck. The sea on which 1i was sailing was tiracticallv tinexnlnrod. Tho vessel's speed was diminished to four knots, then to less than three, and there were constant soundings with the lead. There was a light wind dead nstefii. Suddenly the crv "Break ers ahead!" came from the bow, nnd tho command was given to back tin engines. The Saginaw's topsails had been set for some time, and with the breeze where it was there was not power enough In the engine to drive the ship back. It was an uncharted reef that tho Saginaw had struck in a minute or two, and the water pouring Into the great hole In her bow soon compelled tho crew to take to the boats. Daylight showed Ocean island, nnd there they landed, subsequently lemoving to tho shore largo quantities of tho stores from tho vessel. Ocean island was uninhabited, it was far out of the line of ocean traffic nnd 1,500 miles from the nearest port from which aid might bo summoned. Commander Slcard asked for five men to volunteer to attempt to reach Hono lulu in an open boat. It was a weak hope, but every man In the Sni'irnw's outfit volunteered for tho attempt. Commander Slcard selnctoii T.tnnt onnnt Talbot, Coxswain AVilllam Helford and Seamen Peter Francis. James Atnir nmi John Andrews for the expedition. Ono or me baginaw's small boats was part ly decked over, a mast was put in pliee, and provisions and a compass were stowed on board. For a week tho little boat kept on its way, officers and men working by turns nt tho oars. Some times the wind helped a little, but more frequently it was dead ahead, and they could only creep along through la boring hard at tho oars. lhen a gale camo down unnn thorn and threatened them with annihilation. I'or forty-eight hours no man slent. Two of the crew worked to keep the nttio hoars hend up to the wind, while the others baled. Flnallr tho storm fell, and for twentv.fnnp hnnr the craft lay to to give exhausted na ture a chance to recover. The provi sions had been almost ruined 111- sen water, and almost all Uie fresh water nad been lost. Tho food nauseated the men and created a burning thirst, which they dared not fullv nnonoh ho. cause of the shortness of the water supply. Lieutenant Talbot was seem ingly at Uie point of death, yet he man aged to keep up n cheerful face and to Inspire his subordinates by force of a plucky example. Water Doled Out by Drops. After da.vs of but little honi increasing exhaustion the officer In command came to tho conclusion that one of Uio marine instruments was at fault and that they were out of their course. This knowledgo came to the men like a death stroke. The boat's head was changed, however, and on they went once more. Three day. passed by. The water was doled out by drops. Two of the men were so far gone that they lay almost uncon scious at the bottom of Uio boat. The tongues of nil were so swollen that thoy could no longer swnllow food. At tho close of one of these dreadful days land was sighted. Lieutenant Talbot and Coxswain nalford, with a will born of spirit rather than of strength, managed to head the Iwat toward tho shore and to make some little progress by rowing. At dawn tho next dnv thnv snw Mm shore leforo them beyond n white wall or surr. Tiicro were men on the beach, and the mariners knew that they wero seen. At this supremo mo ment of Joy tho little craft struck a reef nnd was overturned. All of that heroic crow were too weak to strug gle, nnd all savo ono went down to death with tho longed for land almost nnder their feet nalford nlone was saved. A great breaker boro him to ward tho sandy shore, and men, rush ing Into tho surf, drew him to land. When they had resuscitated him tho coxswain found that ho was on one of tho Hawaiian iBlunds. nis story was soon told, and within a day steam ships wero sent from Honolulu to tho roscuo of BIcard. Tho Saginaw offi cers and crew wero found all well. Four men had laid down their lives to make tho rescue- possible. Tho earliest and sluinlest conrontlnn of transportaUon Is a man astride a log propelling it through tho water with his hands nnd feet. Don Meat. Willie Amundsen nnd others differ ns to tho edibility, digestibility, flavor nnd nppctlblllty of polar dog meat, old Un clo Hippocrates, tho first great scien tific observer of tho world nnd one of tho most accurate, reckoned n fat puppy as ono of tho greatest delicacies Greece offered. Deep Breathing. Air is to tho body what coal Is to the furnace. The deeper the breathing the moro drafts arc turned on and the brighter life burns. Costly Fishes. Tho most beautiful nnd costlv fishes in tho world come from China, says tho ionuon Mall, and tho rarest of all is the brush tall goldfish. Specimens of these have sold for as hlch ns Mn each, nnd in Europe tho prices range iro too to 100. Tho brush tail gold fish Is so small that a hair crown piece will cover It. and nrobablv there la nn living thing of Its size nnd weight that Is worth so much money. Rubber Tires. Although rubber lias been In use since 17-15, it was not until 100 years later that It was applied to the wheels of carriages. The Coffee Treo. Tho coffee tree in the valley of the Amazon yields four times as much fruit as in Mexico. But It Is not a ua tivc. It was introduced from Africa. Flags. It can hardly be doubted that Hags or their equivalent were used very early In the world's history. Among the burled remnants of early races and civilization nre found records of objects which wero apparently used ns ensigns. These are accepted as evi dence that the ancient Egyptian sol diers were not without their stand ards. The Assyrians nnd Jews also carried something similar In design nnd purpose. Queer Springs. In Spain there Is a snrtacr of water said to cure lovesick people. Another queer spring is situated in Mexico, the waters of which cure alcoholic crav ings, so the legend runs. Sea Legs. To keep your footing in a car or on n boat walk with your feet wide apart. This is all there is to "sea legs." i Fusel Oil. Fusel oil Is n byproduct nroducod In the distillation of alcohol from various substances, Including grain, beet and cane molasses and wood. Its chief uso In the United States Is in connec Uop with the manufacture of exnlo- slves. It Is also used In maktacr arti ficial fruit essences. Trout and Salmon. A trout is a trout from Uie day It is bom, but not until it cots into tho ocean is a salmon a salmon. Whilo it lives In a river It is a parr. Music and Flowers. Professor Hans Teitgen of Munich has discovered that flowers aro sensl Uvo to music and betray their Individ ual natures by exnandlne their netnls under the influeneoof certain melodies. Elephants In Siam. Tho wholo elephant tribo Is looked upon with great veneration by the Siamese. The elephant Is tho symbolic animal of tho country, and. thouch his ponderous strength is dally used in his masters service, ho Is man's colaborer, not his beast of burden. Names In China. In China married women nresorve their own names after marriage, the namo of a person being regarded as very important In that country. A Famous Tea House, Tho firm that exported tho celebrated chests of tea which wero sunk In Bos ton hnrhnr In Ktlll tolnr lmslnoea In London. Tho firm Is tho oldest estab lished tea house In England Wedding Funerals. In Japan. land of flowers, thev hold funeral services at the home of the bride's pnronts the night sho is mar ried. This is to show that tho young lady is dead to her father and mother. Borneo's Marriage Ceremony. In Borneo Uie brido and brldetrroom sit on metal logs before Uio priest, who gives them cigars and betel while ho blesses tbem. no waves above them two fowls bound together. Tho bride groom then places tho betel iu his bride's mouth nnd a cigar between her Hps. They aro then married. A Secret, A clever woman once gavo a very smart designation of a secret as some thing for one, enough for two, nothlui; for three. Austrian English. Tho proprietor of a hotel at Prague, Austria, has appended tho following noUco to his English rato card: "Dis satisfied guests nro pleaded to bring their afflictions to my own person." 3 Tlio Kind You llnvo Always Bought, and whlclt Las been in uso for over 30 years, lias borno tho signature of y2 , e 9 nnl lms 1,0011 nMlo under his pcr- X7m2 Bonnl supervision sinco Its Infancy, "sr '-ccccaw. MXovl J1Q ono t( decolvo you ,u thbh AH Counterfeits, Imitations find" Just-ns-frood" nro but Experiments that triilo -with and endanger tho health of Infants and Children Experience nyalnst Experiment. What is CASTOR IA Castorla Is a harmless suhstituto for Castor Oil, Paro gorlc, Drops and Soothing' Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotlo substance. Its ngo is its guarantee. It destroys "Worms and allays Fovcrishncss. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho Btomnch and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Boars the Signature The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC OCNTAUH COMPANY, TT HURRAY (THCCT. NCW YORK CITY. Wayne County avmgs Bank HONESDALE, PA., 1871 41 YEARS OF SUCCESS 1912 BECAUSE we have been transacting a SUCCESSFUL banking business CONTINUOUSLY since 1S71 and are prepared and qualified to rendorVALU ABLE SERVICE to our customers. BECxVUSE of our HONORABLE RECORD for FORTY ONE years. BECAUSE of SECURITY guaranteed by our LARGE CAPITAL and SURPLUS of 550,000 00. BECAUSE of our TOTAL ASSETS of S3, 000, 000. 00. BECAUSE GOOD MANAGEMENT has made us tho LEADING FINANCIAL INSTITUTION of "Wayne county. BECAUSE of these reasons wo confidently ask you to become a depositor. COURTEOUS treatment to all CUSTOMERS whether their account is LARGE or SMALL. INTEREST allowed from the FIRST of ANY MONTH on Deposits made on or before tho TENTH of tho month. OFFICERS : W. 11, HOLMES, PRESIDENT. II. S. SALMOX. Cashier. IIOX. A. T. SEAIlliE, Vice-President. W. J. WAItl), Asst. Cashier T. B. CLARK. E. W. GAMMELL W. P. SUYDAM, DIRECTORS ; H. J. CONGER, V. B. HOLMES, C. J. SMITH. H. S. SALMON. J. W. FARLEY, P. P. KIMBLE. A. T. SEARLE, The Largest Loom. Germany has Uio world's larcost loom, ia which felt disks for papor mills up to 233 feet iu circumference can be woven. KRAFT & CONGER HONESDALE, PA. ReoresenfReliable Cmnoanies ONLY Advertise in THE CITIZEN TRY A CENT-A-WORD
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