PAGE TWO THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY i, 1913. j. V SHE INSPECTS STRANGE CLOSE TO NATURE CLUB. French Woman Writer Finds Clothes less Idea Is Chaste. Marguerite Le Fur, the well known French writer, recounts In nn article In the next Issue of Le Mcrcuro lie France liovr for the purposes of lnvesll cntion sho recently paid a visit to the Frcyabund Society of Men and Wom en, founded three years ago In Berlin by Dr. Kuster for the exercise of sports and gnmes In a state of nature. The Freyabund possesses at Lank wltz, on the outskirts of the German capital, a large park, securely closed in from the eyes of the curious and containing level fields, shady alleys and swimming ponds. Here tho mem bers, who belong about equally to both sexes, meet together sovcral times u week, when the weather is sufficiently mild. Mmc. Le F-j'r states that after long conversation with tho founder, during which sbp became convinced of tho ab solute parity of both the ideals and the practice of the society, she decided to accept Dr. Raster's Invitation to see for herself what it was like. Sho accord ingly joined the club and one One morn ing journeyed to the park', where tho Freyabund have their air baths. Sho describes her own experiences thus: "I wandered across the sunny lawni and along the shaded paths, experienc ing intense childish pleasure at feeling myself nearer the flowers, trees and streams. "Joyous and free like the light where with I was bathed and penetrated, I found in myself unsuspected treasures of sympathy and goodness and had an intense Impression of participating In the unity and harmony of things. "When, in tho evening, I resumed my clothes It was with real regret. The contact of linen and stuff produced nt first a frankly disagreeable Impres sion." Since then, says the writer, she has repeatedly renewed her experience without a discordant note ever break ing in. "Having lost my false shame, I feel myself freed onco and for all from the false ideas which centuries of conven tion had Implanted in me, and now I realize' that truth is essentially chaste, that tho admiration of beauty may be devoid of morbidity and, in fact, be lieve that I thus acquired a little of the antique and happy nalvenoss of the women of Hellas." Mme. Le Fur adds that on none of these occasions was thero tho slightest breach of modesty by anybody. RUSSIA TO HAVE STATE PAPER Will Disclose Details of Passport Trou ble With United States. News has been received from St. "Ppiers'uun? that the Russian govern- 4. I - 1 J . ,11.. r. ! nn at the end of the month on Rns- the passport question, as well as tho ICRUllli IU 1111! 1. 11. 1.111111 ies of notos exchanged between both governments. At a meeting held recently at tho Russian ministry of eommerce to de cide upon tho course to be pursued on tho expiration of the commercial treaty with the United States it was decided for the present not to make any altera tion in the existing customs duties on American Imports unless such action should be necessitated by American discrimination against Russian exports. One report says that the passport question cannot be further discussed because the manner and form in which the question was ralssd by tho United States was a serious offenso to Russia as a great power. Under other condi tionsthat is, had Amorlca broached -the subject in a more diplomatic and considerate fashion tho caar is report ed to have said that the question might havo found a different and a favorable solution. FOOD ON SCIENTIFIC LINES. I Man's Provender May Hereafter Be In Form of Tasteless Powder. now soon mankind's food will be limited to n tasteless powder Is the question which scientists are endeavor ing to answer. The problem is due to M. Effront, the distinguished Belgian chemist, who not being content with having manufactured a substitute for meat, composed of tho refuse food ob tained from hotels, etc., has turned his attention to tho utilization of tho nour ishing elements which form the basis of hay and forage. M. Effront's argument Is that it Is unnecessary that sheep and cattlo should transform these into the com plex product butcher's meat, which Is only of nutritive use to man after it has been digested and split up into Its simple constituents. Accordingly the Investigator hopes to replace those animals by composing a chemical food from the simple elements of pasturage. The composlto food has already been discovered, but whether It Is palatablo has not yet been made public. At any rate, II. Effront confl flnnflv nrpdlets that the food nroblem ..111 ttnnllvr lift cnlVAil h ft (llMn tnfitA. less white powder of Immense nutri tive value. Woman Kills Big Game. rM TTonn. Tilaafnn nf Thllnriainnln brought down a huee mountain lion, nbouft to spring on her, and later a fierce bobcat by her unerring marks manship. Mrs. Dlsston, with her hus band, brought h&me the skins of four mountain llo;is, one lynx and tho bob cat frotn their litmtlnjf trip In Colorado. NICARAGUAN WAR iSTRESS Dr. Maximo Asenjo Is Found Penniless in ftew York. ONCE HEAD OF A REVOLUTION. Noted Exile Formerly Was Governor of Province of Leon Suffered Im prisonment and Torture Opens Of fice as Oculist When Given Aid In Big City. Major Wallace Wlnchell, superin tendent of tho industrial department of the Salvation Army in New York, was approached in the army headquarters In Fourteenth street by a crippled man, who said he was an oculist and ex plained that he was In need of assist ance until he could pass an examina tion entitling him to practice his pro fession here. Struck by the man's ap peal and appearance, Major Winchell took him over to tho army's industrial home in Jersey City, and, having con firmed nil tho statements made by the oculist, Major WIncholl straightway accepted his services in the industrial home. Several days ago Major Wlnch ell set up an office for him in tho army's new Industrial store at 100 Montgomery street, Jersey City. When the sign of tho oculist wrb placed in tho front window it rovealed tho name of Dr. Maximo Asenjo, for merly governor of the province of Leon In Nicaragua, later minister to Chile, delegate to tho first Latin-American congress and leader of Nlcaraguan rev olutionists. Dr. Asenjo studied medicine in somo of the leading universities of Europe, and he speakB Spanish, Italian, Ger man, French and English fluently. Aft er being graduated from Granada col lego, in Nicaragua, in 1887, ho studied for eight years at neldolberg and Mu nich, taking the degree of M. D. He then resumed his studies in Paris, where he spent three years under Dr. Panas, the celebrated oculist of the University of Paris. Named Minister to Salvador. Returning to Nicaragua, Dr. Asenjo was appointed by President Zelaya minister to Salvador, whero at tho same time he continued his medical pursuits as professor of pathological anatomy in the hospital of San Salva dor. Two years later he was recalled to Nicaragua to becomo governors of tho province of Leon. "This provlnco was very hostile to the government," said Dr. Asenjo, "but I succeeded In subduing the spirit of tho people. Returning at the end of a year to Managua, I was the ob ject of such a great demonstration on the part of the people of Leon that the president became Jealous of mo. This, added to the divergence of our polit ical views, caused mo to resign. "Soon afterward I wont to Salvador, where tho president, General Regala do, who was my intimate friend, im mediately appointed me director of tho military board of health. Zelaya, fear ing my Influence there would be hos tile to him, recalled me and offered to make mo his secretary of state, but I refused and remained in Salvador. "When war broke out between Sal vador and Guatemala I was sent as an envoy to Honduras to enlist their mil itary support, and my mission was successful. During tho war, however, Rcgalado was killed, and I returned to Salvador. Sovoral months later the republics of Salvador and Honduras declared war on Nicaragua, so I has tened to Honduras to Join tho Nlcara guans, who wore lighting against Ze laya. I was at the battle whore our combined armies were defeated by the forces of Zelaya. Wo fled to San Sal vador, and on arriving thcro Minister of War Flqueroa, my personal enomy, who had become president, In order to avenge personal offonsos had mo thrown Into prison on tho pretext that I had been responsible for tho defeat, which ho knew was a He. "I was In the military prison In San Miguel for four months, watched day and night by sentinels, who I knew had orders to put mo out of the way secretly. An opportunity offored itself ono night when the sentlnol turned his back for me to make my oscape through one of the skylights of tho prison, but tho strips of bed clothing by which I attempted to lower myself over the prison wall broke, and I fell from a considerable holght Into a courtyard of a neighboring house. I received contusions of tho splno which completely paralyzed me and from which, as you see, I havo never recov ered. Nursed by Our Vice Consul. , "I was again taken to prison, but was released after five days' horrible tor ture through tho intercession of tho American vice consul, Mr. Lord, who had mo removed to a cottage retreat in Ban Miguel, whero I slowly recovered under the treatment of Mr. Lord and his wlfo. Meanwhile my friends in ts'Iearagua thought I was dead." At Granada Dr. Asenjo earned inough money at his profession to buy out a livery stable, which ho later sold on deciding to come to tho United States to pursue his medical studios. From this property, ho said, he should now be receiving a sufficient Income to sustain him In a comfortablo fashion, but tho fighting recently starto by General Mena, with headquarters In Granada, has cut Dr. Asenjo oft from it vmmnntonflnn with his cpuntry. RAILROAD INDICTMENTS. Tho criminal 'proceedings which 'have been instituted against the re sponsible officials of the Now York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and tho Canadian Grand Trunk Rail way are In various Tespects excep tional and extraordinary. They are so in tho first placo for the reason that two of tho defend ants are British subjects, whose domicile lies beyond tho Federal jur isdiction. Charles S. Mellon, of the New Haven road, and Edson J. Chamberlain and Alfred W. Smlth ers, of tho Grand Trunk, 'have been Indicted under the first clause of tho Sherman Anti-trust act, which makes it a misdemeanor, punishable with fine or imprisonment, or both, to form a combination in restraint of trade, and as the conventional crlmo thus created Is presumably not extraditable, tho Canadian of ficials could hardly havo been reach ed had they chosen to stand upon their rights and take full advantage of their opportunities. It seems that they are not Intending to do so. Mr. Chamberlin, president of the Grand Trunk, has already pleaded not guil ty to the Indictment and 'has been released on ball, while it is under stood that Smithers, chairman of tho Grand Trunk Board of Directors, who lives in London, is intending to como over to bo tried. Apparently neither of these Is suffering from a guilty conscience in the premises or is -seriously concerned over the out come. Another extraordinary feature of the proceedings is the nature of the charge which forms their .motive. In every other action that has been tak en under the anti-trust law the mov ing cause has been of a positive or affirmative kind. The Indictment, where tho proceedings havo been taken in the criminal court, or the bill of equity where the suit has been a civil one, has 'been founded on the averment of an undertaking or agreement which has operated, or would operate, or was meant to operate, to restrain trade or to re strict existing facilities. In the pres ent instance this Is not the case. The facts here are that tho Grand Trunk Railway Company had planned tho construction of certain lines in New England which had they been built and worked would have competed with lines forming part of the New Haven system. It 'also proposed to establish a steamboat service be tween Providence and New York. It had actually begun work on this pro gram, .hut a few months ago, to the intense disappointment and indigna tion of the community In Interest, the enterprise was abandoned, and it presently transpired that the reason for this abandonment was that traf fic arrangements had been made with the New Haven road which eli mlriated the previously existing in centive. It will therefore bo seen that the issue raised is whether the Grand Trunk Railway is withdrawing for a consideration from the purpose It had entertained committed an un lawful act and rendered itself amen able to the clause of the Sherman law under which it has been indict ed. It was under no obligation to build the lines whose construction it had begun, 'but tho contention of the prosecution is that, having be gun to build them, it could not le gally desist from their construction in Teturn for concessions made by the company with whose lines they would havo been in competition. The offer of such concession and the ac ceptance of them are alleged to have constituted such a conspiracy in re straint of trade as the law forbids, and this in spite of tho circum stance that tho community affected has not been prejudiced, that it Is as well off today as it was when the Grand Trunk Railway formed and started to execute Its subsequently abandoned design. No more can be said than that it has been disap pointed In not receiving a benefit it had expected. Under the conditions which have been described it can be understood why the government decided to in stitute a criminal Tather than a civil suit, for it is hard to Imagine for what relief a bill in equity could have prayed or how a decree re sponsive to Its terms could havo been framed. There Is no existing combination to be dissolved and no process Is imaginable by which tho Grand Trunk Railway could bo com pelled to execute its original pur pose. Apart altogether from the question of jurisdiction, It has not yet been claimed that railroad com panies can be forced to build branch lines if they prefer not to do so. The prosecution which has been started is not likely to amount to much. Philadelphia Inquirer. MONEY TRUST. The following letter (from which the foregoing figures are taken) en titled "Facts Alinnt TtnTilMnp- Pnn. centratlon," was published in the iew xorn evening Post or Decombor 7th, from the pen of A. Piatt An drew, formerly Assistant Secretary of tho Treasury of the United States. It is especially interesting at this time, when tho public mind is con centrated on the so called Money Trust. An Impression seems to 'have be come current that tho tendency of banking In this country is toward concentration and monopoly. It has been widely voiced In the press, on tho stump, and in tho halls of Con gress. It has been popularly ac cepted, and, as frequently happens with popular bugbears, no ono seems to havo taken tho trouble to submit it to the sober test of facts. A Tendency Against Concentration. An examination of the reports of tne uontroiier or tho Currency for tho current year in connection with those of earlier years suKcests some conclusions, however, that are widely at variance with tho prevailing views, mo uontroiier's figures, in laci, snow mat, contrary to tho pop ular belief, tho actual tendency dur. ing recent years among our banks has been toward the rapid multipli cation of their number and an ever- widening diffusion of their capital UUU ICBUUaCB, Country's Resources Steadily Iiit creasing. A comparison of the srrowth if banking capital and resources In tlifi . 1 Hln i i j 1 -,nsvA Duiuiui auiiua mucu vuu year xru shows that tho banking capital of thirty-nine other States has Increas ed more rapidly than that of New York, and that tho banking resources of forty-one other States havo In creased more rapidly than those of Now York. There exists, therefore, no statistical ground 'for the popular 'belief In a growing concentration of 'banking assets in Now York. It is, of course, obvious that the units of tho banking business in New York, as in all financial centres, have of late been growing larger. Growth and consolidation in banking have been inevitable accompaniments of tho growth and consolidation which have been taking place in manufac ture and transportation. As the business of tho country .has como to bo conducted upon a larger and larg er scale, It has required credit facili ties in larger and larger units; but it is unquestionable that the size of the banking -units in this country has increased less rapidly than the size of the concerns engaged In Industry and transportation. Number of Banks More Than Doubled in Twelve Years. Tho Controller reports for 1912 with regard to no less than 25.17C separate 'banks, a number nearly two and a half times the total of such institutions in existence in 1900, only twelve years ago. This means a rate of increase almost double that of the population during the same period. In other words, while there was in 1900 a bank for every 7,357 people, these institutions have so multiplied in the Interim that now there Is a bank for every 3,788 of the population. Such a situation and such a ten dency are without counterpart any where else, but, In order really to ap preciate this fact, and In order thor oughly to grasp the significance of these American figures, one should place beside them 'he record 'for other countries. In 1908 the Mone tary Commission collected banking statistics for Great ' Britain, France and Germany, upon the most thor ough scale that had ever been at tempted. New York Far Behind Other Bank ing Centres. One has only to compare tho num ber and size of the banking units in New York with those of tho financial centres of other and much smaller countries to realize how laggard has been the movement towards concen tration and consolidation in the United States. In New York there are only three banks or trust com panies with resources In excess of $200,000,000. In London there are ten such institutions. In Berlin there are five, in Paris four, 'in Rome two. In England In 1908 ten Lon don banks held 03 per cent, of the total commercial deposits of the en tire country; In France, four Paris hanks held 85 'per cent, of the total deposits, as reported; but the ten largest financial Institutions In New York to-day hold only 7.C per cent. of the deposits of the United States. Tho Clearing House Question. It Is Interesting In passing to ob serve that the charge sometimes made that the Clearing House in New York City is excessively limited In membership and Is tending to con centrate the banking power of this locality In a few hands, Is scarcely confirmed by a comparison of Its membership with that of tho clearing houses of other financial centres. The fact Is that the number of banks belonging to the New York Clearing House exceeds by 50 per cent, the aggregate of all the banks belong ing to the clearing houses of Lon don, Berlin and Paris taken togeth er. The Clearing House of London has eighteen members, that of Paris eleven, that of Berlin nineteen, mak ing a total of forty-olght, while tho Clearing House of New York has a membership of sixty-four distinct in stitutions. Those who think that tho banking business of the United States is be coming dangerously concentrated in Now York should consider numerical facts and take heart. MUSKRAT HOUSES. All along the Delaware river you will see, if you aro observant, little mounds from the size of a bushel basket up to the size of ono ordinary haycock, which look like heaps of leaves. These aro muskrat houses built of leaves and sticks and plas tered up with mud very much re sembling beaver houses, only much smaller. These little houses are of ten occupied 'by as many as ten or fifteen rats. They are usually built around a small bush or tree to hold them from washing away In high water. But very often you will see them standing on a gravel bar out In the middle of the stream with not a bush or a tree to hold them; and so well are they built that the water will rise and flow entirely over them without carrying them away. Some old settlers say that when you see muskrat houses along the Tlver it Is a suro sign of a mild winter. Oth ers say just the reverse and that it means a cold and long winter. These little 'huts are very plentiful along the river this winter. Downsvllle News. If you want fine Job printing Just give The Citizen a trial order. We can do GOOD work. $6,000 Farm for $4,500 If sold within a week One of the best farms In Wayne county, assessed at $6,000, will be sold for $4,500. Farm contains 118 acres of land, 50 of which are cleared and balance In pasture land, except ing 20 acres of good young growth of hickory. Ideal place for dairy farm. Milk station two miles from place. Good farm nouse, two barns. On R. D. Route. Telephone con nections. Locatea in Berlin town ship on main road 3 miles from Honesdale. Remember this farm is assessed at $6,000. If sold Immediately we will close the deal at $4,500, Buy-U-A-IIomo Realty Co, Box 52 . Jadwlu Building Hone6da!e,Pa. NOTICE OF- ELECTION. Notice Is hereby given that tho an nual meeting of the Wayne County Farmers' Mutual Flro Insurance Company will be held In the office of the company in Honosdale on MONDAY, JANUARY O, 1013, at ten o'clock a. m. for tho transac tion of general business and that an election will be held at the samo Dlaco of mnntlntr hptwnnn tho hnn of one and two o'clock p. m. of said aay, tor tne purpose of electing ten members of said company to act as directors for the ensuing year. Every person Insured in said com pany Is a member thereof and en titled to ono vote. PERRY A. CLARK, Sec. Honesdale, Dec. 4, 1912. 97w4 CHICHESTER S PILLS Chi. che. ters VUm iiia m uca inn bo it, sealed with Take no other. ftut known uBest.Sifst, Alwtyi Relltbl SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE REGISTER'S NOUCE Notice is hereby given that the accountants herein named have settled their respective nccounts In the onice of the Register of Wills pt Wayne County. Pa., and that the same will be presented nt the Orphans' Court of Bald county for confirmation, at the Court House In Honesdale. nn thn third IVfnnHmr it January next viz: First and final account of Charles A. McCaTty, executor of the estate of Rose Sheeren, Honesdale. First and final account of MaTy Tierney, executrix of the estate of Bernard Tierney, Texas. First and final account of J. G. Bronson, administrator of the estate of Cortland Brooks, South Canaan. First and final account of Myrtle Swingle, administratrix of the es tate of J. Lee Swingle, South Ca naan. First and final account of Prank Hauenstein, executor of the estate of Nancy Hauenstein, Mt. Pleasant. Second and final account of Alonzo T. Searle, executor of the estate of Muria A. Huftelm, Preston. E. C. Mumford, administrator of the estate of Fannie E. Brown, Da mascus. Third and final account of H. T. Wright and John Pago Spencer, ex ecutors of estate of John Page, Mt. Pleasant township. W. B. LESHER, Recorder. COURT PROCLAMATION. Whereas, the Judge of the several Courts of the County of Wayne has Issued his precept for holdlnc a Court of Quarter Sessions, Oyer and Terminer, and General Jail Delivery In and for said County, at the Court House, to begin on MONDAY, JAN 20. 1913. ana to continue two weeks : And directing that a Grand Jury for the Courts of Quarter Sessions and Oyer and Terminer be summoned to meet on Monday, jnn. 21, ui 2 p. m. 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