PAGE TWO
THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1912.
BOY SCOUTS
EDITED BY
ONE OF THEM
Many will find their way Into the
woods within the next fow months,
consequently, ndvlco on forestry as
given by Olfford Plncliot, who hns a
summer home at Mllford, Pa., Is or
especial Interest at this time.
.Mr. Pinehot was formerly chief
forester of tho agricultural depart
ment and now chlof scout forester of
the Hoy Scouts of America. He
urges upon tho youthful scouts nnd
tho boys In general tho need of
knowledge of forestry. Ho tells tho
boys how they may learn tho ago
of a tree, estimate the size of tho
tree ten, twenty, or thirty years ago,
and how to gain practical and valu
able knowledge on their excursions
into tho woods, says tho Now York
Herald.
"If you can get Into tho woods,"
said Mr. Pinehot, "whore cutting is
going on, even If It Is only of small
stuff for firewood, I suggest that
you do this: Count tho rings of
growth on tho stump of a tree, first
making sure what kind of treo It Is.
Count the rings from the center out
ward. Each ring means a year In
tho life of tho tree, and tho whole
number of rings means tho ago of
the tree.
"Then measure tho thickness of
the tree across the stump. If tho
treo has not yet been worked up In
to logs or into firewood, you can
easily measure its height by run
ning a tape line or a piece of string
from the butt of the first lo:; to the
top of tho crown, adding the height
of the stump. If you make several
of theso" stem analysis' on trees of
different sizes and then comparo the
results, you will find out many in
teresting things about how that
kind of tree grows; for example,
that It may grow fastest when it Is
young, fastest in diameter when it is
older, and that later on in life di
ameter growth falls off and height
growth is very, very slow.
"But even a stem analysis of one
tree teaches you a great deal. It
tells you not only how old was tho
treo when it reached the size at
which it was cut, but also how old
the treo was at all sizes slnco it was
a littlo seedling, for every treo has
its own Ufa history written on its
ring of growth. Suppose you have
measured an oak and found it to bo
fourteen inches thick and 70 years
old. All you need to do to find out
how thick that oak was when it was,
say, 30 years old. Is to measuro out
from tho centre the distance covered
by the first 30 rings, multiply that
distance by two and add an inch for
tho bark. That tells you very close
ly how big the tree was 40 years ago,
long before you were born.
"While you are making tho stem
analysis, don't fail to study the
woods in which the cutting goes on.
How do they look? Will they grow
trees again like those that have
been cut or has tho forest been de
stroyed by cutting? Is tho brush
piled so that It can be burned up,
or are the big tops lopped so that
they will not quickly, or is all this
trash strewn over the ground whero
it would burn fiercely and kill what
trees are left standing.
"Have too many trees been cut, so
that Instead of a forest there are
only a fow scattered trees left, or are
there enough to shed seed to plant
the land to forest again? Have the
trees been 'felled carelessly, so as to
Injure other trees or crush down
young growth, or have they been
foiled skillfully. Aro the stumps cut
close to tho ground so as to wast
no timber, or have they been cut
high up in lazy-man's fashion? Have
the logs all been taken out, or Just
the best ones, leaving a lot of wood
lying on the ground?"
The department of forestry of
Pennsylvania has Issued a pamphlet
urging boys to become forest fire
fighters and teaching them how to
prevent and fight fires.
The Veto of the Army Bill.
President's Taft's veto of tho army
appropriation bill shows him at his
best. In spite of all the perplexities
with which ho Is faced at tho mo
ment ho has not hesitated to veto
this measure because of tho indirect
and vicious attempt to legislate Gen.
Wood out of office as chief of staff.
What will bo the result of so bold a
step on Mr. Taft's part cannot at
once be foretold. He ought to ho up
held. That tho attack on Wood has
mm Disappointed 11
serves if you seal them with ilfflfill
If (pbCMHMVlX I
I j (Pura RifintJ Paraffine) 1 1
I I Absolutely air-tight 11 1
! jSS ETuse tTd "n CVCrS ill
1 mjcc SoW 1Y Grocers and l)ruerita Kwrpvhcro. i
been duo to a plot In which Gen.
Alnsworth, who was forced to resign
Inst February to avoid court-martial,
has had a hand has been as obvious
ns that Its success would bo pro
Judicial to tho discipline of tho army
nnd becoiuo n precedent for further
iio.iu nl interference.
The scheme of attaching a ploco of
spcl.,l legislation as a "rldor" to
one of the regular appropriation bills
in the hope thnt tho presldont will
not hnvo tho courago to faro tho con
fusion which might bo caused by n
veto, cannot bo too severely con
demned. Tho 45th Congress ad
journed March 4, 1S79, without hav
ing passed cortaln of tho appropria
tion bills, owing to an lrrcconcilablo
struggle between tho Houso, con
trolled by tho Democrats, and tho
Senate, controlled by tho Republi
cans. The special Issue was tho at
tempt of tho southern Democrats to
attach to tho army appropriation bill
a "rider" substantially repealing a
law passed in 1SG5 undor Lincoln,
permitting the use of tho troops to
"keep tho peace at the polls" on
election day. President Hayes
promptly convened the 4Gth Congress
in special session, but tho Demo
crats, having como Into control of
the Senate as well as tho House,
passed tho army appropriation bill
with this provision attached, and on
April 29, 1S79, President Hayes ve
toed it in a forceful message. In
their inability to mtistcr tho neces
sary two-thirds to pass It over tho
veto, the Democrats finally passed
the army bill without the objection
able clause.
Tho fiscal year of tho government
expires June 30. After that Mlato
funds must be made available, oith
er under the regular appropriation
bills or some hurriedly-passed emer
gency act, for running tho depart
ments of the government. In view
of President Taft's action on tho
army bill, the veto of other appropri
ation bills bearing "riders" such as
that which would abolish tho com
merce court may apparently bo ex
pected. ,lune 30 is near at hand, and
with two conventions to occupy tho
public mind, the pot is already boil
ing over, without tho additional fuel
of a new fight between tho presdent
and Congress. But 'Mr. Taft is
right. Those at Chicago who think
ho has no backbone should look to
ward Washington. Springfield Re
publican. ItKI) MUX AIHMT IXSUKAXCE.
Pennsylvania Great Council Decides
to Pay 9:130 to Bereaved Families.
A proposition to form a funeral
benefit association for the Red Men
of Pennsylvania, by which the sum of
$350 will be paid to the wife or fam
ily of any member in caso of death,
was brought up in the executive ses
sion of the great council at Williams
port last week, and was debated for
more than two hours. At tho end of
that time it was adopted.
By the plan, the family of a Red
Man will now receive $350, instead
of the $100 or $250, as tho case may
be. An Increase of only $100 would
I )m (11 n .1 A In n n!,.. n.l.lnL 1 9 t - A
rate, as in Wllllamsport, -while tho
full increase will bo effective in the
other places. Tho rate of insurance
paid will bo correspondingly less In
the cities which receive the less in
crease. The plan provides that members
shall pay 20 cents each month for
tho $250 Increase. This sum is
added to the regular dues and really
gives a cheap insurance.
CHAT OVJ3U THE BUEAKFAST
CUP.
"Tho Citizen certainly knows how
to do things," remarked a business
man to the writer after our Taft
special of Saturday night was dis
tributed through town. "It is tho
coming newspaper," he concluded.
One of our business men said:
"Well, Callaway, you evidently did
not play quoits Saturday night.
That was a great edition."
A young lady of promising years,
and by the way attache of one of
our contemporaries, extended con
gratulations on our special edition
Monday, saying that it was fino.
"How nice It seems," remarked a
Honesdale woman to the writer Sun
day morning after wo issued our
special edition on tho result of tho
Republican convention, "to go out
upon your porch In the morning and
find your paper there, telling ono
of tho news of tho convention and
who was nominated. The Citizen
is coming to tho front fast."
PENNSYLVANIA COMING STATE
Tho Improved Harbor Facilities Will
Pluco It Anions Uio First in tlio
Nation Considerable Credit
Duo Dlrwtor Xorrls.
In tho nrnlnrlH nf unrt Imnrnvn-
tuent now undor way in virtually!
ovory Atlantic and Pacific coast
Statu that has a harbor of Its own,
no feature stands out with more
prominence than tho general move
ment townrd public ownership and
administration of water-fronts. Tho
demand for port Improvements Is tho
logical result of an Industrial pros
perity that Is now approaching its
maximum undor present conditions,
nnd which must look to n material
broadening of commercial policy If
succeeding years aro to show an nd
vanco in keeping with tho record
thus far established. Tho determin
ation of States and municipalities
to regain control of their harbor
fronts Is a long stop in tho right di
rection. It is realized now, wherover port
problems have been studied, that
private ownership of wharves and
piers, existing to any great extent,
is an additional tax upon tho port's
commerce, stllles competition, en
courages monopoly and impedes com
mercial progress. Such a condition
is antagonistic to every phase of real
port dovolopment or commercial ex
pansion, and tho present universal
tendency toward public ownership
and supervision Is a direct blow at
such monopolistic evils.
Roadways aro free to all who caro
to use them. Railroads aro common
carriers bound by law to convey any
person's commodity who can pay tho
fixed transportation charges. Our
rivers and harbors aro open to all
vessels, certainly there is no sound
argument to bo advanced in favor of
private enterprise, bo It railroad or
terminal company, controlling the
point where of necessity the mode
of transportation must change from
land carrier to water carrier, and
vice versa, and whero such private
enterpriso may at will favor ono
shipper or carrier as against another,
or refuse docking facilities to an in
dependent vessol owner while allow
ing tho same prlvllego to some other.
Such discriminations aro charged
against private control of port facili
ties wherever it exists.
'A river or harbor front undor the
management of individuals or cor
porations is eventually manipulated
for the dividends it can bo made to
produce for those Individuals or
companies. Power becomes concen
trated in the hands of a few, and
combination is substituted for com
petition. Tho destiny of the port is
in their keeping, and thrugh tho ar
bitrary fixing of rates and privileges
commerce may readily be stimulated
or depressed. What from every point
of law and economic consideration
should be public property, admin
istered In the interests of the entire
community, becomes, under such con
ditions, special privilege in malig
nant form.
On tho other hand, port facilities
that are under the supervision and
control of a municipality are not
operated upon tho profit-bearing
'basis, but solely from considerations
of sound economy. Favor and dis
crimination aro eliminated, and tho
only dividends expected aro in the
form of a greater commercial inter
change through that port because of
superior advantages offered every
shipper, carrier and consumer. Only
under such a policy as this can a
port bo built up to a high standard
of efficiency.
Massachusetts, California, .Louis
iana anu other seaboard States have
appropriated large sums to refrain
control of tho water-fronts of their
respective ports. The right of emi
nent domain has been legislated to
tno oranch or the Stato or munici
pal government having jurisdiction
over the port, and the policy of
pudiic control or piers is being put
into effect as rapidly as possible.
New York City now owns more than
half of the docks and wharves In Its
harbor and Is steadily acquiring tho
others. In Bristol. England, the
municipality owns tho entire port
and its facilities and every foot of
us water front.
Since ho was placod In chargo of
tho ' Department of Wharves and
Docks, at Philadelphia, a littlo more
than six months ago, Director Geo.
W. Norrls has conducted a vigorous
campaign for tho development of
that port, which Is Pennsylvania's
nntural outlet to tho sea. In a re
port recently submitted to tho Mayor
and Councils Director Norrls mado
live distinct recommendations as a
general outline of how that de
velopment might hest bo carried out.
And ho supplemented thoso recom
mendations with this statement:
"Theso conditions can "best bo
realized by a publicly owned water
front and a publicly owned Belt
Lino, and It will bo my aim and
purposo to accomplish theso things
as rapidly and completely as tho
available means will permit."
Bishop Talbot Abroad.
Mrs. Etholbert Talbot, wlfo of Rt.
Rev. Etholbert Talbot, bishop of the
Bethlehem Dioceso, who Is sojourn
ing at Hot Springs, Va., left there
on June 20. and with tho bishop and
his secretary, Miss Jester, sallod on
tho steamship Merlon from Philadel
phia, on the 22nd or this month for
Europe.
WEST PRESTON.
West Preston, Juno 27.
Miss Ella Coroy, who has been at
tending school at Cortland, and Mar
guorlto Coroy, who attended school
at Carbondalo, returned to their
homo horo Saturday last.
Sonio from this way attonded the
Children's Day exercises at Ararat
Sunday afternoon.
Charles Parslo worked for Henry
Whlpplo Monday.
Seward Carpentor and wlfo spent
Sunday with friends hero.
Whllo doing somo paperhanging
at her daughters ono day last week,
Mrs. Charles Leo fell off tho bonch
on which sho was standing, Injuring
ono foot quite badly.
Miss Bertha Buchanan was a
caller at Delia "Wall's Friday
DoWltt Buchanan Is working for
Victor Bartleson.
O. Chamberlain, veterinary, was
professionally engaged at Frank
Crosior's Tuesday.
TN THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE
1 UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYL
VANIA. John J. Bauman ts. Honesdalo Shoo
Company. No. 109 February
Term, 1911.
NOTICE OF SALE.
By virtuo of nn order of tho Cir
cuit Court of tho United States for
tho Mlddlo District of Pennsylvania,
bearing date May 29, 1912, In tho
above entitled cause on tho 29 day
of June, 1912, nt cloven a. m. nt tho
promises, corner of East and Thir
teenth strcots In tho Borough of
Honesdale, County of Wayno nnd
Stato of Pennsylvania, tho Receiver
of tho Honesdalo Shoo Company will
sell nt public salo to tho highest bid
der, subject to confirmation of tho
Court, all of tho property of tho
Honesdalo Shoo Company, both real
nnd personal, Including tho fran
chises of said Company and uncol
lected nccounts, Tho following Is
a description of the proporty to bo
Bold:
1. All of the estato, real, person
al and mixed, lands, tenoments and
hereditaments, rights and privileges,
easomcnts and appurtenances grant
ed and conveyed by William II.
Krantz ot al. to tho said Hones
dalo Shoo Company by deed of con
veyance dated tho 17th day of Feb
ruary, 1S99, nnd recorded in tho
Recorder's offlco In and for tho
County of Wnyno and Stato of
Pennsylvania on tho 18th day of
February A. D. 1899, in Deed Book
S4, p. 388, etc., designated and de
scribed in said deed and being as
follows, to wit:
All that certain lot ot land situate
In tho Borough of Honesdalo.
Wayne county, Pa., bounded on tho
East fifty feet by East streot; on the
North one hundred and fifty feet by
Thirteenth streot; on tho West fifty
feet by a lot now or lately owned by
Mrs. Appley, and on tho South ono
hundred and fifty foot by a lot now
or lato of Henry Ames: tho forego
ing real estato being used for the
business of tho defendant as a shoo
factory and being Improved with ono
three-story and basement brick
building, with a boiler houso at
tached, barn and shed and with fix
turea therein consisting of boiler,
elevator, and engine, shafting and
hangers used In manufacturing busi
ness.
2. 'And tho licenses, franchise and
corporate rights of said company.
3. Bills receivable and accounts
due tho Honesdalo Shoe Company
aro as follows:
H. A. Wise, Luxora, Ark. $125.00
Morris Wolfson, 520 Foroat
Court, Scranton, Pa. 9.72
Arminius Coal Co., Scottford,
W. Va. 112.20
The McKinney Co., Coving
ton, W. Va. 271.80
Hamilton Coal & Coke Com
pany, Howard Adams &
Frederick A. Husted, Re
ceivers, Marino Bank Bldg.,
Baltimore, Md. 391.40
L. F. Krantz, Honesdalo
Footwear Co., Honesdale,
Pa. 2.90
W. H. Krantz, Honesdalo
Footwear Co., Honesdale,
Pa. - 22.00
Massey Bros., Masseyvlllo,
W. Va. 313.95
Louis Blom, Barnesboro, Pa. 103.20
T. F. Kelly, Montrose, Pa. 2.85
Louis Morris, Athens, Ga. 184.80
Abe Klnstein,' Kimball, W.
Va. C9.00
D. Wiseberg, Donora, Pa. 108.42
Z. F. Fisher Estate, C. W.
Grimm, Administrator,
Cynthiana, Ky. 32.10
Saom Golob, Wllkes-Barre,
Pa. 1C.17
Knapp Sanders Co., Rich-
wood, W. Va. 1G3.01
Monarch Coal Co., Penning
ton, Va. 271.35
J. J. Jowell & Co., Statesvillo,
Tenn. 817.20
Aaronson & Koploa, Patton,
Pa. 81.00
Miss Lulu Adklns, Elliots-
ville, Ky. 3.85
Wilder Bros., J. N. Saundors,
Referee in Bankruptcy,
Stanford, Ky. 31.19
Ridgoview Coal Co. 157.78
Bockley & Campbell, Elms
burg, Ky. 172.20
Iko Joseph, Forest City, Pa. 3.80
R. J. Stanflold, Lockerby &
Bowen, Attys., Quincy,
Mich. 129. GO
All of said property will bo sold
free and clear of all lntorest, Hons,
encumbrances, wages, taxes, and
charges in tho nature thereof.
Terms of salo twenty-flvo por cont.
at tho time of salo and balance at
timo of confirmation.
In pursuance of tho order of
Court, tho Receiver roserves the
right to require full paymont In
cash for all personal property sold.
Full Information may bo obtained
from
SCRANTON TRUST CO.,
'Receiver,
51G Spruco St., Scranton, Pn.
Warren, Knapp & O'Mnlloy,
I Council Bldg., Scranton, Pa.
O'Brien & Kelly.
Menrs Bldg., Scranton, Pa.
'Solicitors for Recolver. 44w4
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We have added to our list a number of attractive bargains
which we invite you to read over. The goods are not damaged
to a great extent, therefore it behooves you to take advantage
of our great fire sale.
REVISED LIST
Vails 50 cents to $1.50 per keg.
Hlnge3 6 cts. per pound, now 3c lb.
Locks 30 cts. each, now 15c each.
Axes $1.25, now 75 cts. each.
Sweeping compound 25 ct. pkg. now
15 cents.
NIcklo Tea and Coffeo pots $1.25,
now 65 cents each.
Hatchets GO cts., now 35 cents each.
Belting at greatly reduced prices.
Heating Stovos $20.00, now $10.00
each.
Meat Choppers ?2.00, now $1.35.
Wood measures 35c, nowlO c each.
Metal Polish 50 c, now 30c can.
Flies 15c, now 7c each.
Woodscrows 1-4 original prlco.
Pocket Knives COc, now 25c each.
Razors $2.50, now $1.00 each.
Padlocks 40 conts, now 15c each.
Bath Room fixtures at greatly reduc
ed prices.
Ropo 12 cts. lb, now 8 cts. lb.
Poultry supplies at greatly reduced
prices.
Varnish Stains, greatly roduced
prices.
Shot guns, greatly reduced prices.
Hunting Coats $2.25, now $1.25 ea.
Shot Gun shells, (smokeless) CO cts.,
now 40 cts. box.
Carving Sots $3.50, now $1.50 sot.
Saw Clamps, $1.00, now GO eta. each.
Saw 60ts 75c, now 50 cts. each.
Mrs. Pott's Sad Irons $1.15, now 85
cents per sot.
Asbestos Sad Irons $1.75, now $1.25
set.
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SALE
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HARDWARE !
Axes and all kinds of handles at
greatly reduced prices.
Barn Door Hangor3 75 cents, now 40
cents per pair.
Stovo Clay, 35 conts, now 25 cents
package.
Stove Clay 25 cents, now 15 cents
package.
Stovo Clay 15c, now 8c pkg.
Fishing Tackle, greatly reduced
prices.
Steel Tapes 35c, now 20c each.
Bread Mixers $2.00, now $1.25 each.
Stewart Clipper $7.50, now $5.50.
3 H. P. Gasoline Englno $135.00,
now $75.00.
Cultivators, $S.00, now $4.00.
Steel Barn Brushes S5c, now 50c.
Cupboard catches, 10c, now 5c.
Brass Surface Butts 25c, now 15c.
Bronzo Surfaco Butts, 15c, now 8c.
Drawer Pulls 15c, now Sc.
Drawer Pulls 10c, now 5c.
Agriculture wrenches 15c, now Sc.
'Hammock hooks 10c, now 5c,
Spool wire 10c, now lc.
Stew pans 25c, now 12c.
Plo tins, Sc, now 3c.
Sink baskets 30, now 15c.
Garment hanger, 3 for 5c.
Coat and Hat Hooks, 10c doe. Gc.
doz.
Mouse Traps 5c, now 3c.
Mouso Traps 10c, now 5c.
Bolts per 100, 50c.
Wash Boards 40c, now 25c.
Butter Bowls 75c, now 50c.
Grass Scythes 00c, now 15c.
Scytho Stones 15c, now Cc.
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