THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1912. PAGE THREE COMPENSATION AGT IH MODEL How lira Federal Government's Plan Works. THE INJURED GOT $704,814 Relatives of Those Killod Received $112,879 Solicitor Earl Gives Fig ures From Aug. 1, 1908, to Dec. 1, 1911 $300,000 More Since. Charles Earl, solicitor of the depart ment of commerce and labor, lias sub inltled to Secretary Kneel of Hint de partment a compilation of his opinions dealing with tho government work men's compensation act, under which compensation Is granted for injuries to artisans or laborers employed by the United States. This is the pioneer among compensation acts in this coun try Since Us enactment sixteen states have passed laws of a similar charac ter, and the number Is likely to be In creased during tho coming sessions of state legislatures. The money benefits paid under this act between Aug. 1, IPOS, when It be came effective, and Dec. 1, 11)11, aggre gated $704,Sl-t.OO paid to injured per sons on account of nonfatal Injuries and 5112,870.02 paid to surviving de pendents on account of fatal Injuries. Since December, 1911, additional bene fits amounting to nearly $300,000 have been paid. During the first year after the passage of the act 1,803 claims were submitted, of which 1,689 were allowed. During the second year 11,152-1 claims were submitted and 2,499 al lowed. How Statute Applies. Tho present statute applies only to artisans or laborers employed In cer tain specified branches of the public service or In certain hazardous occu pations under the government. Any workman covered by the act who Is In jured In the course of his employment Is entitled to receive for one year there after, unless sooner able to resume work, tho same pay as If he continued to be employed, except where the In Jury was due to his own negligence or misconduct. If the Injury results In death during the year the compensa tion allowed Is payable to the widow or children or dependent parent. Mr Enrl emphasizes that feature of the act whu h permits of the establish ment of a simple and direct mode of proi edure, whereby the technicalities and delays are avoided and the relief provided can speedily be given, and the further feature whereby the govern ment is forbidden to exempt Itself from liability by any contract, agrce ment, rule or regulation. Solicitor's Statement. In this connection he says: "The prompt payment of compensa tion at a time when the breadwinner Is strUken and money Is most needed, without forcing tho claimant to pur sue an elaborate, expensive and dila tory process of proof, Is one of tho striking benefits of the act. Being In Its nature a remedial statute, It Is rightly susceptible of a liberal Inter pretation, as contrasted with a strict Interpretation, iu order to bring home the benefits intended. Such has been the Interpretation regularly applied by tho secretary of commerce and labor without, of course, disregarding any of the limitations of the statute or ex tending It beyond its term." In speaking further of the nature and benefits of tho act the solicitor states that It marks a distinct step In advance and substitutes an enlightened modern view for certain obsolete doc trines of the common law Blnco It not only gives a remedy where none ex isted before, but It waives the right of tho government to exemption from lia bility and dispenses with the necessity of appeals to congress in Individual The solicitor notes that more thnu ii.vw uvi-jueiiia were rujiurieu uuuer the act during the first three years of Its operation, whereas only about 8.000 irnm i .i ..... . . . , i r'nninu u'nrn tiinii .lit.. tt mii..ii ....... u.vu, V 11 J llU 1 1 Ul 4 it:v. scope of the law, and strongly urges this as an indication of tho need of ex tending the benefits of tho act by sup plementary legislation. Such legibln tion, In fact, has been recommended by the secretary of commerce and la bor and measures designed to enlarge tho scope of tho act are now pending in congress. ENLIST FOR SEVEN YEARS. Soldiers to Serve Four V.ir. Witt. Colors and Three In Reserves. Adjutant General Georco Andrews )f tho armv has lnfnrinnri ifficers that in future all enlistments nust be for a period of seven Instead if four years. This Is the first appll atlou to the recruiting service of the ong term provision of the new luw. While tho full enlistment term will o seven years hereafter, only the first our years win be for actual military lervice, After Mint Mm cn illr ivlm Iocs not care to ro-eulist will be trans- erreu to the nrmy reserve, without tay or allowance, but subject to recall u a moments notice. 2,300 Love Letters to Bachelor. Twenty-three hundred love letters, Iatlng from 1830 and written bv manv afferent women, hnvo been fminri moi ? mo en wis nr n iinpiifiini lied in Melbourne. Australia. oIi?Mv. wo years old. TORPEDO BOUTS TO PIECES IN Atlantic Fleet Will No Longer Use Canvas Screens on Rafts. TUB Atlantic flcot In target prac tice this fall and next spring will make sevoral lmportuut de partures. These Include: Firing lit actual torpodo boaU in stead of ennvau targets Iu night prac tice Firing actual torpedoes, minus ex plosives, at real ships. Firing on tho old San Marcos wrack at short run so lnstond of long rnngo. Uerotoforo tho fieet iu practice flrcd at targots mudo by hoisting screens of canvas on masts orected on rafts of heavy timbers, which were anchored on tho ninj.0 at various points, their exact location lining unknown to tho firing vessel. Tht.o iwreans were paint ed dark gray, vlth a whlto streak at tho foot, supposed to roprosont tho bow wave of an oncoming torpedo boat. There wero usually four targets, and tho firing ship each ship manouvered and fired alone was directod to steam along a certain prescribed courso. At a certain point, marked by anchoring another vosel. brightly lighted up, on tho range, the firing ship was permit ted to turn on her sonrchllghts and be gin hunting for tho targets, of which thero were usually two on each sldo. When sho found thorn tho ship had a certain number of minutes allowed her lu which to hit all four targets. Genuine Targets. Tho targots tills year will be genuine torpedo boats. Orders have been Is sued to prepare three of tho old and i out of date torpodo craft of tho ro I servo division for service as targot ves- 6els. They will be built up amidships to give them tho high freeboard and as nearly as possible the general np poar.ince of a modern destroyer nnd will bo filled with cork to kcop them afloat as long as possible, oven though riddled with rapid fire shells. One ship from each class of vessels that Is, one Dreadnought, one battle ship of tha Connecticut class, one of the Georgia class, and so on will do tho actual firing. Tho ontlre fleet will form In column to come on tho range. The guns of tho broadside battry will bo allowed five rounds of ammuni tion aplocc for this practice, and In addition a few rounds of tho now twclvo Inch shrapnel will bo distribut ed for uso lu the turret guns. Shrapnel Fire Murderous. Shrapnel consists of a thin steel shell filled with a groat number of steel balls, which are arranged around n small charge of powder called the "bursting charge." A fuse Is attached, VVy 100,000 GREEKS MAY LEAVE UNITED STATES. Mora Than 8,000 Have Gone, and Other Thousands Walt For Ships. Since tho call to arms was Issued more than 8,000 Greeks and moro than COO Bulgarians hare left the port of New York for the seat of war. Before many days have elapsed it la estimat ed that fully 30,000 Greeks, resident In the United Btates, will have re sponded to tho call. They havo been gathering In constantly Increasing numbers from all parts of the country and hnrve departed for Greece as fast as they could find transportation. It Is believed that if tho war con tinues 100,000 Greeks will leave tho Cnitod States to take part in it. The steamship Patrls of the National Greek line carried 2,000 Greeks home to fight the Turks. Business men declared thnt If the exodus continued Industries employing Greeks would bo sure to suffer. Greeks aro employed In large numbers In the manufacture of tobacco and con fectloncry nnd also in tho Iron, stm and coal trades. Thousands of Greeks are employed In the coal mines of Utah. There nre many Greek restau rants which employ exclusively Greel' waltors, nnd many Greeks work In American hotels as waiters, dlshwash ers and helpers. . The places In which Greeks are cm ployed have been affected only mildly by the exodus as yet, but before long the proprietors of thoso places fear they will be confronted with a serious shortage of labor. MADE ROPE TO HANG GUITEAU. Spinnor of Nooses For Murderers Dead In Baltimore. The man who for a half century mado the ropes which brought to nn end the lives of many criminals died recently In Baltimore Ho was Wil liam II. Meyers, seventy-six years old. He mado tho noose which strangled Gulteau, who murdered President Garfield. He also made tho rope which ended the life of the notorious Adam Horn In Baltimore more than fifty years ago nnd for othor murderers since linngnd there. Tho lives of tho Molly Magulrcs, who wero hanged In Pottsvlllo nnd Mnuch Chunk, Pn., In 1878, wero taken with ropes spun by Mr. Moyers. He never would attend the hangings where his roiKis wero used. WILL BE SHOT NIGHT PRACTICE Real Torpedoes Are to Be Pro pelled Against Actual Vessels. ! timed so that Just beforu tho sholl reaches tho target It burst and scat ters the steel bulluts. When used on shore shrapnel fire has often been positively murderous, ; Uie rain of bullets tearing whole rogl i mcnts to pieces. It Is generally be lieved to be the most efficient defunfo against aeroplanes, nnd Its application ! to defense against torpedo attack U I based upon similar reasoning. A 1 twelve Inch shell, It Is said, could bo ' loaded with enough shrapnet to tear tuiy torpedo Iwat to bits. Iu previous years tho battleships fired their torpedoes nt a long not stretched between two anchored bonts and representing tho side of a hostile I battleship. Last year the experiment i wns tried of firing at a net towed through tho wator by anothor ship. i Kext spring tho battleships will fire I torpedoes at each other. J Spotting Practice. ' Tho torpedoes will not bo fitted with ! their war heads of guncotton, of I course. They will have n sort of col lapsible noss, which Is expectod to bear tho shock of Impact when the torpedo strikes and savo both torpedo and battleship from Injury. The firing division and tho division to bo fired nt will paBs each othor In parallel lines, C.500 yards apart. The firing ships will steam at fifteen knots, the speed of the "enemy" will bo kept secret nnd changed between runs, "When the two divisions como nearly opposite each other upon a given sig nal the firing ships will let slip their torpedoes, j To Fire at Shorter Range. Spotting practice will again tako place next spring In Tangier sound, firing again on the wreck of the San Marcos (the old Texns), but on n more extended scale. For the first tlmo a whole division of battleships, one from each class of ships as In the night fir ing, will fire. Two hundred and sixty twelve-Inch shells and as many eight Inch, 520 huge projectiles In all, will be hurled at tbo few battered rem nants of tho old ship which still re main above the water. One Important chango In tho rules, however. Indicates that at present It Is believed that tho next naval battle will be fought at rather shortor ranges than were expected In previous years. , In 1010 and 1009 ships fired at ranges of 12,000 ynrds and over, and there was talk of even higher ranares to come. This year tho rules specifically state that no ship shall bo requlrod to fire at a range exceeding 8,000 yards. -Yy:y- PROJECTILES FOR NAVY WILL BE MADE ABROAD. English Concarn Outbids United States Firm For Contract. A contract for part of tho armor piercing shells for the United States navy, on which tho Hatfield Steel com pany of England recently underbid all American competitors by nearly $200, 000 on less than a $1,000,000 contract for 2,000 fourtcen-inch shells nnd by about $300,000 on a contract of about $1,000,000 for 2,500 twelve-Inch shells, will be awnrded to the English con cern, It has been announced by Acting Secretary Wlnthrop. Just how many shells will be mado by tho English company has not been dccldod, but It Is said only enough will bo contracted for to serve as a test Tho Hatfield company offered to make tho twolvo inch shells nt ?1S7 apiece and tho fourteen Inch at $305 apiece, whereas their nearest Ameri can competitor, tho Washington Steel nnd Ordnance company, offered the former at $277 each nnd the lnttcr at $100. Other higher bidders were the Crucible Steel company of Pittsburgh, tho Bethlehem Steel company of Beth lehem, Pa., and tho MIdvalo Steel com pany of Philadelphia. Attorney General WIckersham has given an opinion ns to tlio application of the eight hour law In connection with the award. This, however, it Is said, did not affect tho question as to whether the contract should be award ed to tho English steel company or to Americnn concerns and was asked for only to decide at what point in the preparation of material for tho sholls all luborors connected In any way with tho work must comply with tho eight hour requirement The decision has not been nrado public. It has been tlio policy of tlio navy department In tho past to award its work to homo concerns, even if the bid was slightly above some foreign offer. Prince Edward Island Oysters. In 1882 Prlnco Edwnrd Island pro vided o7,000 barrels of oysters. In 1007 it had only 0,072. Tho depletion is duo chiefly to tho process of gath ering mud nnd oyster shells for ferti lizing purpose In behnlf of tho farm ers. By this proceeding the oyster beds nro cut to pieces and the oysters suffocated by tho deposits of mud that settlo down. Tha 8lna of tha Father. Ltttlo Jack was struggling through his homo lessons, nnd thoro wore many signs of woe and perplexity written on his Impish young face. "Ma,M ho beffau, In rather a quaver ing voice, "what does ber-e-dlt.T mean 7" Mother wasn't quite uurc herself, but was sulncleiitly artful not to saj so outright, so sho answered vnguoly: "Well. John, It In -er-lt's something to do with what you got from your father or me" Little .lack pondered deeply for a few moments. Suddenly n look of knowledge tho outcome of past un happy experiences appeared on his countenance. "Then Is whipping heredity, ma?" he asked. New York Journal. Tha Poet' nnd tha Sunsets, rtta gorgeous grandeur of tho aunsrts thrills ro, The brilliant colors and tha golden glow. I think sometimes It must be I'm a poet. For poets all say It affects thorn bo. I lova to watch the Blnklog sua'a de parture And miue and wonder why It gota away. It learea with retrularlty, I'vo noticed, And always at tha closInK of tho day. It fills ray soul with deep poetla feeling To watch the dally netting of the sun. I've started sVi.u poems on the subject. Hut somehow I Have never finished one Hut noun tlio Ihss the rinlly sunsets till mo With VfiKue pottle feellti nnd unrtvit. Another thluc I'va noticed about sunyeti You regularly p them in the weal. Somervllle Journal. New Game. "What's the matter with this mule's shoes?" asked the village blncksmith. "I put them on day before yesterday. and they look all right to me." "Never mind how dey looks," replied Erastus Plnkiey; "you jest take dom shoes off an" put on yuthur ones. Mo an' Samson Smiley will stnn' dc ex pense." "What has Smiley to do with It?" "He's helpin" me finance a spo'tln' proposition. WVb got a bet on how many times you kin fool nroun' dat mule's feet befo' you gits laid out." Washington Star. Mother's Politics. In years to come when women vote And have a Hsht to mix In every wrangle on the mop. Including politics, When national conventions meet With bonnets In the van. Among tha female delegates Perchance may be a man. Then when he rides with tho rest To lift a timid voice And some one ftBks him who will bo His presidential choice This declaration proud and pat WU1 l.iauo from his throat: "I always vota the same old way That mother used to vote." New Tork Sua. Mutual. ne was trying to make an impres sion on a pretty nursemaid who had a llttlo boy out In tho pnrk. 'I wish you were my governess," ho simpered. "Bo do I." snid the girl. "What would you do?" "I'd tnke those cigarettes away from you and get your hair cut.' Then he passed on. Loulsvlllo Con-rier-Journui. Wash Day. When Eve held forth In Paradise 6he found much pleasure In it. For when she did her Monday wash It only took a minute. Milwaukee Sentinel. And when tho washing blew away Eve didn't fret or whine. She merely sauntered forth and picked New carments from the vine. Springfield Union. Bhe didn't scold the laundryman. She didn't give him slack. Because he happened by mlstako To bring the wrong leaf back. Tonkers Statesman. Insult and Injury, "She's tho most insulting woman I over met" "I never liked her myself." "Just think! The last time sho visit ed us she didn't wipe her feet when she enmo In, but she did wipe them when sho went out." Spokane Spokesman Itevlew. The Day of Days. Every dog may have his day, As the ancient saying 1b, But It does him little good. No dog ever understood Which day happened to be his. Tet why blame the foolish dog For his failures to perceive? If each man might know bis day When It dawned how many, pray, Would have any causa to grieve? Chicago Hecord-IIerald. Just Walt a Little. Irato Householder Why can't you answer this bell sooner? Tho Ore's out again. Whore have yon been? Maid of nil work (restfcncd and leav ing) I've been pnckln' up my tilings. I can't stop to do that. It'll light Itself soon. The 'ouso is afire! Punch. Or Hit by Falling Brick. Now, going up In an aeroplane Or going down In a submarine Seems dangerous and scarcely Bane. 'Twere better to keep to the golden mean. 'Twere better to plod the solid earth Than to sink or soar till the ncnues reel. Btlll, the walker's lot Is of little worth If he's run down by an automobile! Chicago News. Not In Them, aro they rehearsing "What papa?" for. "For some pantomimes, my dear." "Is in am mn to be in 'em?" "No, my dear; no one does any talk ing in pnntomlmes." Yonkcrs States man. Oh, Fudge! A wild man who flourished a knife Was busJy chasing his kwlfa. ttA.lt) he, "I'm a nut, But I'm going to cut Tha ties that have bound us for kllfs." Cincinnati Enquirer, SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE HEAL ESTATK.-Bv virtue of process Issued out of tho Court of Comraob PleaB of Wnyno county, and 8tnte of Pennsylvania, and to mo dlrecUd nnd dollvored, I havo levied on ana will exposo to public sale, nt the Court Houso In Honcsdalo, on KKIDAY, NOV. 15, ii P. M. All tho defendunt's right, title, nnd Interest In tho following do scribed property viz: By virtue of tho nnncxed writ of fieri facias I havo this day levied upon and taken in execution tho throe following described pieces or parcels of land situate, lying and i holng In tho township of Damascus, county of Wnyno, and common , wealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described ns follows: Tho first: Be ginning nt a stones corner of Lot No. 1 and tho north-east corner of lot No. 2, in subdivision line of tho Adam Swcygart lots, and in east lino of original survey; thence south thirteen chains and olghty-fivo links to a corner between Lots 2 and 3; thenco west fifty-eight rods and four feet to a corner; thence north thir teen chnlns and eighty-five links to corner; thenco east fifty-eight rods and four links to tho placo of be ginning, Bald to contain exactly twenty acres, bo tho samo moro or less. The Second: Beginning at a stake and stones corner, tho south east corner of Lot No. 4 and south cast corner of tho original survey of said Adam Sweygart warrant; thence west one hundred and forty perches to a corner; thenco north ninety perches to a stake and stones corner in lino of land fomcrly of Virgil Conglln; thenco cast ono hundred and forty perches to a stake and stones corner In east line of tho said lots; thence south ninety perches to the placo of beginning, containing seventy-four acres, he tho samo more or less. Tho Third: Beginning at tho northwest corner of Lot No. 4 of said lots at a heap of stones; thenco south thirty-four and eight-tenths rods to stake and stones, tho corner of lot In the warranteo name of Adam Sweygart; and southwest corner of Lot No. 4; thenco east seventy-one rods to stake and stone corner; thence south thirty and four-tenths rods to a stake and stones corner; thenco cast sixty-one rods to a heap of stones; thonce north slxty-llvo rods to a stake and stones corner; thenco west ono hun- 1871 ABSOLUTE The Leading Financial Institution of Wayne County Wayene Codsmtfy Savings Bank. Honesdale, Pa. Capital Stock Surplus and Profits Total Capital Resources We aro pleased to announce to our CUSTOMERS and FRIENDS that by the Increase of our CAPITAL STOCK to $200,000.00 we have the largest CAPITALIZATION of any Bank in this SECTION. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED OFFICERS: W. B. HOLMES, President H. S. SALMON, Cashier A. T. SEATtLE, Vice-President W. J. WARD, Asst. Cashier. DIRECTORS: A. T. SEARLE C. J. SMITH H. S. SALMON J. W. FARLEY W. B. HOLMES T.' B. CLARK W. F. SUYDAM July 15, 1912. Bregstein Bros Trading in tho wrong direction mutter how little, and not getting lasting merit. AVo offer you nt tlio lowest prices tho best Metropolitan Rejidy-to-AVcar Attire, because wo havo eliminated the high cost of do ing business, through our system of retailing our product direct ly to you from our Work-Booms through our own Retail stores. Does an actual saving of S.".()() to 910.00 on a Suit or Overcoat interest you? With prldo and enthusiasm do wo extend to you a cordial Invi tation to visit our Suit Section to-day and view this collection of clever originations in Men's and Boys' Suits. The latest materials, tho latest colorings, In most appropriate and attractive styles. The moderateness of our prices Is another Interesting featuro of this display. Priced from $8 to $25 New 1912 Overcoats Ready For Your Approval Tho critical and well Informed dresser will at once recognize tho Stylo Supremacy of our stock of Men's and Boys' Winter Coats. Just try on a Coat from this store, then look In tho mirror It will reflect hack to you a garment to ho proud of. Coats of all popular materials In all colors. Invitingly Priced from $10 to $20 Display of Fall Fashions We Extend an Invitation to Our Customers and Friends to View this Elegant Stock of Hen's Fall Suits and Overcoats Our line of Children's Suits and Overcoats is the Largest and Best on the market. We have a Complete Array of the Most .Stylish Gent's Furnishings. Remember the Place Bregstein Bros0 Leading Clothiers Honesdale, Pa. drod and tblrty-two rods to tho placo of 'beginning, containing thlrty-sov-on acres, bo the same moro or less. Excepting and reserving a lot twenty by thirty foot occupied as a grave yard, a part of Lot No. 4, with right of way to and from tho gravo yard to tho heirs of Cornelius Bolts. Upon tho said premises Is a dwelling houso, two framo barns and other out buildings, apple orchard, and other fruit trees, somo timber and nearly all Improved land. Seized and taken In execution as tho property of Michael Harris at tho suit of Frnnk L. Brush. No. 323 Juno Term, 1912. Judgment ?2, 000. Lee. Attorney. TAKE NOTICE All bids and costs must bo paid on day of sale or deeds will not bo acknowledged. FRANK C. KIMBLE, Sheriff. Honesdale, Oct. 21, 1912. C. Have The Citizen sent to your address. Only $1.50 per yea The Jeweler t would like to sec you If I you arc In the market. ! JEWELRY, SILVER-! j WARE, WATCHES I CLOCKS, : DIAMONDS. .; AND NOVELTIES "(luuTJiiteod articles only oold." , SECURITY 101. 1200,000.00 350,000.00 550,000.00 3,050,000.00 H. J. CONGER F. P. KIMBLE E. W. GAMMELL menus spending, money, in return anything thnt no lias
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