THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1913.
PAGE THREE
URGES NEED OF
AIR FLEET IN WAR
Expert Declares United States
Is In Great Danger.
COULD BE INVADED EASILY.
Aircraft Publisher, In Letter to Con
gress, Tells How This Country,
Which Is Far Behind In Aerial Mili
tary Equipment, Could Be Devastat
edNeed $10,000,000.
AERIAL FLEETS AND EX-
PENDITURES OF GOV-
ERNMENTS.
(Approximate.)
Aero- Dlrlgl- Expend-
planes, bles. iturca. :
Germany 310 22 $10,000,003 5:
Franco 280 19 8,000,003
Russia 130 10 5,000,000
Italy .... ou t o.vw.wv
.II1$1UI1U . UU U A(UW,WV
Austria 30 4 1,000,000
Japan 25 3 800,000
Biazll 18 8 600,003
Belgium 12 2 250.000
Greece 10 0 160,000
Bulgaria 9 0 140,000
Spain G 2 120,000
United States. 6 1 100,000
In an open letter to congress, copies
of which were sent to each member of
the sennto nnd house, Alfred W. Law
son of New York, publisher of Air
craft, one of the foremost advocates of
nvlntlon in this country, calls attention
to tho lamentable and dangerous posi
tion of tho United States In the ad
vance of the now science of flight.
"As I write," he says, "tho United
States of America stands thirteenth on
the list of governments that have made
expenditures for the purpose of aerial
development. China ranks still below
us, but so pitifully Insignificant have
been the American appropriations for
this work that China could overtake
nnd go beyond us In n day."
Mr. Lawson states at the outside his
opinion that "tho time has now ar
rived for this nation to start tho con
struction of a great aerial fleet both for
offensive an'd defensive purposes. In
fact, in view of the great progress of
other nations along those lines, further
delay on our part must be considered
little short of criminal negligence. De
lay is jeopardizing tho best interest of
our people and of the army and navy
in particular. For every year wo delay
now two years will ho required later
to overtnke the nations that now lead
us and are increasing that lead with
every setting of the sun."
United States Should Spend $10,000,000.
Mr. I.nwson's estimate of the needs
of America is an immediate appropria
tion of $10,000,000 by congress for an
ndequate aerial fleet of both aeroplanes
and dirigibles, besides the necessary
personnel, tho removal of duty from
foreign airships (rigid dirigibles) for
two years to stimulate their importa
tion, while maintaining a heavy tariff
on aeroplanes and otherwise stimulat
ing tho manufacture of both types In
this country by subsidies and govern
ment purchases.
"Germany," he says, "leads the coun
tries of the world in governmental ex
penditures, having expended to date
approximately $10,000,000 for aeronau
tical equipment.
Asserts Possibility of Invasion.
"Germany, for instance, could play
havoc with this country if war broke
out today. Yes: within thirty day
it could have within our Bhoros and
right over our heads at least ten great
armorclad air cruisers of the Zeppelin
nnd Schuette-Lmiz types and 200 or
more of tho latest pattern war aero
plnues. How? you ask. The easiest
way possible. These ten great air
cruisers could bo accompanied across
the ocean by a flotilla of steamship
with supplies, Just as a fleet of naval
vessels are accompanied by colliers
and supply ships on their long vorages
"They could bo reprovlsloned, re
gasollned and recharged with hydro
gen gas ns often ns necessary en routo
by these supply ships and again In
numerable times while standing off
our very shores say a hundred miles
nway and out of sight of our forts aud
fleets. These airships, which have a
radius of action of about 1,200 miles
and nre capable of staying In the air
for forty-eight hours without tho ne
cessity of having to be restocked with
gasoline or hydrogen, could float over
our forts and fleets as though they
never existed and And their way right
to the very hearts of our great cities.
No Defense Available.
"It would require but two or three of
these great ships of tho air to float over
Washington nnd lay its magnificent
public buildings in waste. They could
pour down shot and shell in fact, tons
of ignltlblo explosives right over tho
halls of congress themselves, nnd the
atraugest part of tho whole affair would
be our absolute helplessness to prevent
it. They could come nnd go by day or
ty night without opposition by merely
Islng high enough. All they would
havo to do would be to discharge their
rargo of explosives and return ovei
our great fortresses, without fear oi
harm to their ocean convoy, reload
nnd repeat tho operation.
"Japan hs oven now stealthily collect
lng a fleet of both aeroplanes and dirigi
bles. Within one short year sho hai
outdistanced us in governmental ap
propriations for aeronautical work at a
ration of abdut 8 to 1."
INDIAN ORCHARD.
Indian Orchard, Feb. 20.
Mrs. It. R iBayly is on tho sick
list.
Josephine Schmidt, who has been
quite sick, is improving nicely.
'Minor Crosby and wife are enter
taining friends from Aldenvllle.
Mamio Schmidt, of Oakland farm,
Is spending tho winter at White
Mills.
Tho school realized a ilno sum of
money from their entertainment and
box social.
Philip Murray, Jr., of Honesdale,
was hustling among his many friends
here Monday.
Cal Schwelghofer of GIrdland, was
in this vicinity to-day buying calves
and fat cattle.
During the past week Samuel
Saunders was attending business at
the county seat.
Mrs. W. D. Buckingham, who has
had a severe attack of grip, Is soma
better at present.
Mrs. Mary B. Barnes, of Beach
lake, spent Sunday at the homo of
Charles Jay and wife.
Cora Weeks, of Grand View farm,
Is helping care for the sick at tho
home of P. L. Braman.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cohvlll, of
Torrey, were the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. L. It. Garrett on Sunday.
P. L. Braman and daughter, Mrs.
George Ham, who have been very
sick, are on the road to recovery.
W. H. Marshall and wife were re
cent visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Tuman of White Mills.
O. D. Henshaw of Galilee, spent
Saturday and Sunday with his fam
ily here.
Mrs. John L. Young Is quite ill at
the homo of her daughter, Mrs. Al
bert Mitchell.
Nelson Decker, of Niagara, N. Y.,
spent Thursday last with his sister,
Mrs. J. W. Spry.
Mrs. Addle Itice, of White Mills, 13
assisting In caring for her father
and sister, at Maple Lane farm.
Mae Richmond Is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Howard Bishop, of East
Honesdale. The latter is seriously
111.
Miss Nellie Hall, who is spending
the winter at Honesdale, Is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. II.
Hall.
Barbara Williams, of Seelyvllle, is
spending a few weeks with her par
ents, W. Williams and wife, of
Hough Lake.
C. T. Weeks and William Wil
liams are filling F. T. Bishop's Ice
house at the Half Way House. Chns.
Wagner is assisting them.
Anna Schmidt, teacher of the
Swamp Brook school, treated her
school to a slelghrlde last Friday.
The little folks had a good time.
J. T. Swartz, who Is employed at
tho Wayne Milling Company's mill at
East Honesdale, spent Sunday with
his family at the Hed Ridge farm.
Several of Mrs. Richard Ham's
friends made her a birthday sur
prise on Monday evening last. She
was a recipient of several useful
presents.
Mrs. Tryphena Smith and daugh
ter, Mrs. W. D. Hillor, were royally
entertained at the home of Mrs. Wil
liam Weeks of White Mills one day
last week.
Mrs. W. D. Hillor and daughter,
Geraldlne, who have "been visiting
relatives here and at tho lake, have
returned to their home in Bingham
ton, N. Y.
The dairymen at this place are
harvesting osme line ice; some are
getting their supply from Beachlake
while others are getting It from P. L.
Braman's.
The funeral of Lewis L. Ham
held at Christ church on Sunday, of
ficiated by D. S. MacKollar, of Haw
ley, was largely attended. Interment
in Indian Orchard cemetery.
Mrs. Charles Schwelghofer and
children of Lebanon, have been the
guests of the former's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Avery of the Bethel
Fruit Farm, during the past week.
On Saturday last the Berlin teach
ers attended the district Institute at
Honesdale, where they received
much Instruction that will be of
great benefit to them In the future.
Cole and John's are busily engag
ed at hauling lumber from the A. J.
Williams lot, and E. C. and Jesse
Hame have finished hauling tho
props from the George Ham lumber
tract.
W. C. Spry made a business trip to
Twin Lake on Tuesday of last week.
He called on E. Miller, proprietor of
the Twin Lake House while 'thore.
He said that he enjoyed the latter's
kind hospitality very much.
Down at Mrs. Frank Bishop's on
Thursday last tho members of the
Ladles' Guild had a good time, four
teen members and several visitors
being present. The next meeting
will be hold at tho homo of Mrs.
Samuel Gregory. All are looking
forth to a good time.
At our last Grange meeting,
Brothers Elery Crosby and W. H.
Dunn favored the grangers with ex
cellent talks, which were enjoyed by
all. Bro. Wm. Karslake, of Pleasant
Valley Grange, was present. Wo are
always pleased to have Bro. Kars
lake visit us. Ho gives us good
talks on poultry and tho use of fer
tilizers. Tottering Turkey.
The Young Turk continues to mani
fest his attributes as the enfant terri
ble of European politics. New York
World.
Turkey Is the undisputed champion
bluffing, vacillating nnd procrastinating
heavyweight of the world. Council
I'.luffs Nonparlel.
Automobile Runs.
Gasoline has gone up 100 per cent in
Vlx mouths. Best news pedestrians
hove had in some time. New York
Herald.
Do not forget to enrry a pencil aud a
pad of paper, bo that you may take
down the number of the motorcar that
runs over you, Chicago News.
After this chauffeurs in New York
must keep sober while running cars or
go to Jail. This measure is regarded lu
the light of a first aid to tho census.
Baltimoro American.
SURGEON STOPS
A BABY SAOREFIGE
Ship's Doctor Disperses Hai
tian Voodooists,
STUMBLES INTO CEREMONY.
Baron Hendrik van Renken Stam While
Hunting For Flowers Burstn Upon
Wild Scene of Blacks at Barbaric
Worship Ready to Kill Infant He
Knocks Medicine Man Down.
That voodoolsm In all its horrors ts
practiced in the interior of Haiti by
the superstitious natives has long been
known or suspected by residents and
visitors to the tumultuous island. Tho
white men who have ever had the ex
perlcuce of seeing the voodoo worship
ers in the midst of their fearsome
orgies might well be enumerated on
tho eight Angers. One of the few who
have had tho ghastly experience arriv
ed In New York recently. He is Baron
Hendrik van Renken Stam, tho ship's
surgeon.
Dr. Stam has had many thrilling ex
periences, but It remained for tho voo
doo worshipers of Haiti to give him
the thrill of thrills.
"Talk about tho spinal shivers," said
the surgeon in discussing his experi
ence, "well, I had them for fair. I
had the experience about two weeks
ago, and my sleep Is disturbed with
frightful nightmares yet.
Hobby Leads Him Ashore.
"My hobby since my college days has
been botany, and In my rambles about
the world I have nlwnys taken the op
portunity to explore the out of the way
places for botanical specimens. It was
this hobby that made ine a witness of
the voodoolstic ceremony. The ship
was lying in the harbor of I'ort nu
Prince, nnd I took the opportunity to
go ashore with my collecting case to
seek rare flowers in tho hills back of
the Haitian capital.
"I started early in the morning, and
midafternoon found me wandering
about through tho hills. I started back
blindly, nnd in n few minutes the real
ization came over me that I was lost.
"As I marched blindly through the
wooded hills I heard tho sound of
drums reverberating. At first tho drum
heats sounded nfar, and then they
came nearer and nearer. I thought
that I must bo approaching some set
tlement, nnd at tho thought I quick
ened my footsteps. Then I discerned a
faint light and felt certain thnt a vil
lage was near.
Stumbles on Worshipers.
"As I neared the light tho sound ff
tho drumming became more and more
Intense, nnd then I distinguished voices
raised in a wild chnnt. Like a flash
tho realization swept over mo that I
was coming upon voodoo worshipers
in tho midst of their weird rites. I
had henrd the story of tho voodoo wor
shipers for years, and at tho thought
of seeing the natives in tho midst of
their ceremony I forgot danger nnd de
cided to see for myself what voodoo
worship was.
"The nearer I came to tho light,
which I soon saw to be a big fire, tho
more cautious I became in my move
ments. I soon found It necessary to
get down on my hands and knees nnd
crawl through tho underbrush. The
beating of tho drums was awful, but
tho noise served to cover my not alto
gether silent approach through tho
brush.
Crawls Through Underbrush.
"Nearer and nearer I crawled toward
tho Are, and then I found myself in a
clump of bushes from which I could
see tho natives in their orgy, not two
score feet away. About thirty blacks
were in tho party, and they stood or
sat about the fire, tho half dozen drum
mers pounding their instruments for
dear life, while tho others raised their
voices in tho awful chnnt. During nil
this a native, with face besmeared with
vermilion streaks and with trinkets
hanging nbout his neck nnd waist that
rattled as he moved, strode up and
down before tho fire, chnntlng some
wild Incantation. Suddenly he ap
proached a native holding a bundle In
his nrms. The chnnt grew wilder and
tho drums beat tho louder.
"The bundle which tho medicine man
or voodoo chief seized was a living In
fant, Above tho sound of tho voices
and drums I caught tho infant's wail.
I saw tho voodoo man raise n knife
above tho child, and, blind with rago
and forgetful of my own safety, 1
sprang to my feet nnd dashed from my
place of concealment toward tho
heathen. If tho devil himself had sud
denly popped Into their midst those
voodooists could not have been more
astonished. Tho chant broke off sud
denly, tho drums ceased their thun
dering, nnd half of tho worshipers
1 took to their heels Into the forest.
Fells Medicine Man.
"Tho voodoo medicine man stood with
mouth agapo watching my approach,
and tho next instant I had hit him
over tho head with my collecting case,
nnd ho dropped llko a poled or. I
lasscd through tho remaining worship
ers and Into tho dark. As I ran my
fear increased and, with tho growth of
fear, my speed. Fnr behind mo I could
hear tho howls of my pursuers, but I
had a good start and n great fear to
keep mo moving.
"Luckily I had headed right in my
run, nnd nbout tho timo I had exhaust
ed myself I saw tho lights of Port au
Prince, nnd I kept at my best effort
until I was in the town."
DAMASCUS.
Damascus, Fob. 20.
Some people are so mean and evil
disposed that their wretchedness
gives them no peace so that they are
ever reaching up to pull down those
of noblo character to a level with
themselves and this is generally done
behind .backs.
Mrs. Katie Burke, widow of the
late Philip T. Burke, and who lived
on a 'farm a mllo and a half from
Galilee, toward this village, has
bought the Arthur Edwards houso
and grounds in Galilee village. She
had moved to this place about De
cember 1.
While assisting at putting up a
telephone line for Stanley Van 'Natta
Charles Appley had a narrow escape
from serious injury. It happened in
this wise: Mr. Van Natta did not
wish to set poles through the woods
and decided to fasten tho wire to
Bmall trees. To prevent strain upon
the wire by tho swaying of the
trees, it was concluded to out off tho
tops at the proper height for tho
wire. Mr. Appley scaled the flrst
tree with a pair of lineman's climb
ers on and had severed the top. In
dodging the falling top he lost his
balance and fell to the ground. He
was badly shaken up, and bruised
but not seriously Injured, but how
he escaped this Is a miracle.
'Nelson B. Alfast, writing from Los
Angeles, Cal., states that California
is oven more than he expected to see.
There had been but one rainy day
since 'ho had been there. Tho day
before he wrote he and his family
had visited the famous Busch Gard
ens; also an ostrich farm at Pasa
dena. Stanley Van Natta and a force of
men are engaged in denuding tho
tract of timber land known as "The
Shaker Tract." This tract lies north
west of Fallsdale and formerly com
prised some 400 acres. But sections
of It has lately been sold off. A few
years ago tho late William Penwar
den purchased the remainder of the
lot. The timber is mostly or all hard
wood and of tho very best quality.
It Is said that some of the trees show
that there must have beon a fierce
fire passed over this tract very many
years ago as at tho butt thore is
charred wood grown over with a
thick growth or layer 6f sound wood.
Mr. Van Natta took the contract to
cut and saw all the tlmbor on the
tract. He erected a portable steam
saw '111111 that has a capacity of about
8,000 feet a day. It is reported that
the Messrs. Penwarden havo con
tracted with a piano company for the
entire output of lumber, and it is
possible that the shipment will be
made from Skinner's Falls on the
Erie as this is the best grade to get
it to rail. Mr. Van Natta came here
from Berwick, Pa., with his father
several years ago and cut off several
tracts of valuable timber, cutting
from one tract alone nearly two mil
lion feet, much of it a desirable
quality of pine. He Is an expert as
a sawyer, having passed nearly his
entire life at that work. Ho spent
several years in tho pine forests of
Virginia. That climate and tho wa
ter did not agree with him and he re
turned north again. Mr. Van Natta
Is a son-in-law of Fred S. Price of
Damascus.
i Feb. the abbreviation for Febru
I ary, but stands for freeze everybody.
1 That Is generally the case and this
February has beon no exception to
tho general rule. Tho cold weather
fell upon everybody so suddenly that
they take bad with It. When tho
mercury drops from mild to from six
to ten below zero no wonder people
go around humped up llko a half
open jack knife.
We said In our last letter that T.
F. 'Conklin was a "stono carpenter"
and not a "stove carpenter" as It ap
peared. This was only a slight .mis
take. B. H. Dodson, who is denuding the
Yerkes lumber tract, has his mill
moved to a now location on tho lot.
That Is one great advantage of these
portable saw ipills they can be set
at a location to favor stocking. It Is
only a matter of small delay and
expense to move one of these mills
loaded upon skids, and it very much
facilitates starting in largo, heavy
logs. Ho expects to have tho job
all finished except the acid wood.
Everything largo enough to make a
stick for acid wood will be cut. With
the exception of a few small clumps
of pine and hemlock reserved for
private use, tho only remaining tim
ber available In this Itownship is
hardwood, and that mostly beech.
There Is one 400-acre tract of this
timber, but it has been cut over
once, taking all then that was con
sidered suitable lumber.
Tho bi-weekly attraction at Laurel
Lake last Saturday afternoon drew
nbout a half hundred of tho sporting
class from tho surrounding hamlets,
tho magnet being speeding horses for
amusement only, no purse being put
up. Only four entries were made on
this date, viz. "Doe" Cade, Thomas
Jackson, Jacob Blschoff and Free
man Brown. It was a walk-over
for "Doc." Ho took third money
at Lako Huntington, N. Y., a week
ago.
Mrs. Dermody died at her home
in Cochecton Inst Thursday. She
never fully recovered from tho
shock of her husband's sudden
death at tho homo of his friend,
Michael McCue, whoso homo he had
just reached to see Mr. McCue who
had died that day. That was in
November last.
And They Call Men Strong.
The fair and gentle maiden's rls
Is planned In wondrous wise.
Her hat looks aoven tlme3 too bis
For one of her small size;
Her Bklrt Is made no very tight
That she must walk with care.
For If her steps were long she riilght
Cause useful seams to (bar;
Her ankles are exposed to all
The biting winds that blow;
Her soles are thin, her shoes are small
And cut extremely low.
With nothing on her throat or breast
To keep away the chill
She braves tho storm and does her best
To be enchanting still.
If I were dressed as she Is dressed
I Bhlver. as I write
They'd call the doctors in for me,
And by this time next week I'd be
Put safely out of Bight
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nnd
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Experiments that triilo -with and endanger tho health of
Infants and TJhildren Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
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and Flatulency. It assimilates the Pood, regulates tho
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
Tho Children's Pauacca Tho Mother's Friend.
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