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THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1913.
ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH
PRAISES WM. FLINN
Says Head of Keystone Progressives
Is One of Country's CJrentest Men.
Philadelphia, March 14. Col.
Theodore Hoosevolt tonight spoke
for iifteen minutes at the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel at the banquet of the
Pennsylvania Presidential electors;
who voted foj him at the latest elec
toral college. The Colonol failed to
suggest anything now along Progres
sive lines. The most remarkable
portion of his extemporaneous ad
dress wns when ho lauded William
Flinn of Pittsburg, the Progressive
"boss" of Pennsylvania, as one of the
greatest men in the country.
Col. Roosevelt predicted victory
for the Progressives in 191G. He
didn't say he wouldn't be a candidate
and he didn't say he would be. He
left the R00 diners, 100 of them be
ing women, making a fair guess that
the Colonel "might bo persuaded" to
become the standard bearer of the
party once again.
The Colonel urged that Progres
sive legislation be enacted and de
clared that the Progressives elected
to Congress should continue to be
Progressives and stand together on
all legislation, even though there
might be but three or four of them,
and that defeat seemed almost cer
tain. William Wilhelm, chairman of tho
Presidential electors, acted as toast
master. Other than the Colonel the
speakers were Albert J. Bevoridgc,
Clyde Kelly, Mrs. Maudo Howe El
liot, daughter of Julia Ward Howe,
and Judge Charles Nb. Brunn of
Schuylkill.
In contradiction of the Colonel's
plans to pass progressive legislation
P. T. Henry Walnut, a member of
tho State Legislature, informed the
delegates to the Progressive confer
ence, which has been in session to
form a State party, that it was easy
to talk of Progressive laws from a
lecture platform, but it was different
when it was a question of endeavor
ing to force a Legislature to enact
those laws.
Representative Walnut cited laws
at present before tho Legislature as
examples.
Col. Roosevelt had a busy day
visiting old friends and making new
ones. He spent part of the time in a
visit to the Mayor, quite informal, of
course, but of sufficient importance
when that official announced that the
Progressive leader had called to as
sure him that his criticism of the
power which tho Judges of this city
exercised over appointments was
both just and timely.
In speaking of his call Col. Roose
velt said:
" I understand that in your city
the Judges appoint the Board of Edu
cation, the Board of Revision of
Taxes, the Board of City Trusts, as
well as other purely executive bodies.
These Judges when they make these
appointments are executive and not
judicial officers."
After being introduced to Direc
tor Porter of the Police Department
and the heads of other departments
the Colonel was shown through tho
building and then returned with Dr.
J. William White to the latter's
home, where they awaited the arrival
of those who had been invited to
meet the Colonel before luncheon.
Among thoso who called were Dr.
Witner Stone of the Academy of Nat
ural Sciences and Dr. Spencer Trot
ter of the Swarthmore faculty.
The ex-President and several
friends then went to tho home of
Thomas Robins, where they had
luncheon. Following this a trip by
motor was taken through Fairniount
Park and the" party then returned for
tea at the homo of Dr. White, where
women interested in the Progressive
cause were introduced to tho Colon
ol. After this tho guest of tho city
rested until the dinner.
While the Colonel was being
shown about tho city and explaining
his policies to some of the most in
fluential men of the city, his adher
ents were having a busy session at
tho annual conference of tho Pro
gressive League.
Representative T. Henry Walnut,
who has introduced several Progres
sive measures in tho 'Legislature at
the present session, was the speaker
of the day who aroused the greatest
enthusiasm. Dr. Samuel Zane Bat
ton of the department of social sor
vico of tho Northern Baptist conven
tion made an address in which he
advocated the application of tho rule
of the sea to the principles of tho
Progressive party.
The plan of tho Progressive league
is to use industrial measures as the
issue for which the party is to fight
until the next Gubernatorial election
in this State. It was for this purpose
that tho conference was planned at
this time and that Col. Roosevelt was
selected to come hero and enthuse
the members of tho new organiza
tion. Last week Leland Shiner and Juno
DuMond of Lake Corao started for
Apex. As they neared their destin
ation they attempted to jump from
O. & W. train No. 2. The result was
June has a bsftidaged head, a broken
nose and sprained wrist.
Windsor has granted an electric
light franchiso to Messrs. C. F.
Wright and W. E. Bennett of Sus
quehanna. They have purchased the
Windsor Gas Co.'s plant and promise
to have tho lights installed within
one year.
Firo March 13 destroyed tho plant
of the Elmira Telegram Publishing
company, the N. Y. Thompson whole
sale dry goods house, T. J. Connolly,
groceries, the Amusu theatro and
several other small establishments
with an estimated loss of J350.000.
Tho paper was issued as usual on
Sunday.
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.$a,000,000 For Princeton University.
Princeton University got a bequest
last week of nearly $3,000,000 un
der tho will of Ferris S. Thompson of
tho class of 1888, who died in Paris
on February 18th. Tho announce
ment of tho gift at Princeton brought
great joy, and occasioned much sur
prise, because Mr. Thompson had not
visited thoro for four years. His only
previous gift was a $50,000 gateway
to Osborno athletic Hold two years
ago.
It was revealed recently in Scran
ton that cats occupy a prominent
plnco on tho payroll of tho city.
When tho pay roll wns being compil
ed thero was one item of $14.48 for
milk. Upon investigation it was
found that cats aro employed 'in tho
city's stables to catch tho rodents
that aro won't to overrun that place,
Stnto Teachers' League to Meet in
r- llnrrisburg.
The fourth annual convention of
tho State Teachers' league will bo
held in the auditorium of the School
Department in tho Capitol building,
at Harrisburg, Tuesday, March 18,
1013.
Morning session Reading of min
utes; reports of committees; election
of nominating committee; business
session; president's address.
Afternoon session Election of of
ficers; round table conference; a
public hearing before the legislature.
Tho executive, auditing and
amendment committees will meet on
Monday evening, March 17, at the
League headquarters.
Letter From President Wilson.
Woodrow Wilson Kauffer, aged
ono week, of Wilkes-Barre, has re
ceived a letter from President Wood
row Wilson, wishing him a long and
prosperous life. Tho boy was born
on March 4 th, to Mr. and Mrs. Jos.
Kauffer, and he was named after the
president
Hoy Killed by Logs.
'Towanda. While Charles Strope,
aged 17, of Union Valley, Rome
township, was taking a load of logs
to saw mill near Rome, tho rear axle
of the wagon broke, causing the wag
on to tilt over and the seven logs
rolled over on the youth, instantly
killing him.
To Bar Freo Lunch.
Philadelphia. The Philadelphia
Liquor Dealers' Association, through
its attorney, Walter B. Saul, last
week took legal steps to restrict or
eliminate entirely the saloon free
lunch.
Lemons to lie Free, Lower Tariff on
Other Products.
Washington, D. C. The Ways and
Means Committee has decided to put
lemons on the free list and to reduce
the tariff on all other citrus fruits
to a nominal rate. The committee
found that the fruit growers of Cali
fornia had a combination to fix prices
and to exclude from this country all
foreign products of the ordinary
class. In spite of tho arrangements
between tho growers tho committee
found that considerable high class
fruit was imported.
During the last ten years tho im
portations have fallen from $3,000,
000 to $100,000 worth annually. The
value of the product of this country
is $1C,000,000 on the farm, but it
Increases in value several times be
fore it reaches the consumers.
Charges Against Eric.
Scranton. Charging the Erie rail
road company with discriminating
against the Marian Coal company,
W. P. Boland, manager of tho coal
company has filed a complaint with
the state railroad commission in Har
risburg. Mr. Boland has presented a
vast amount of evidence in support
of his allegations and included the
Lackawanna Railroad company as
being in what ho calls " a grudge
game that is being worked on him"
because of his prosecution of charges
against Judge R. W. Archbald. Ho
declares tho Erie refused to accept
shipments of coal.
Canal Zone liars Out Any Mora
Families.
Panama, March 15. After the
first of April tho Isthmian Canal com
slon will place obstacles in tho way
of employes intending to bring their
families to the isthmus by withdraw
ing the present reduced rates of
transportation.
This action is rendered necessary
by reason of tho serious congestion
in the employes' quarters in towns in
tho canal zone, and also by tho pros
pective speedy abandonment of the
quarters at Gorgona. The situation
is not expected to improve until new
buildings have been erected else
where in tho zone.
5(1 PATIENTS INOCULATED.
Sufferers of "White riaguo" Given
Treatment by Fricdninnn.
Montreal. Dr. Friedrich F. Fried
mann of Berlin, demonstrated his
treatment for tuberculosis upon 5G
patients at the Royal Bdward Insti
tute last week in tho presenco of a
representative gathering of physi
cians. Dr. Friedmann's patients were se
lected from a list of ninety odd cases
presented by Dr. E. S. Harding and
his colleagues of tho medical board
of the Institute. The patients so
presented were chosen from a list of
several hundred who applied person
ally or through their physicians for
treatment. Tho medical board in
making its selections was guided by
a desire to see cases typical of every
class and every stage of tho disease
with the exception of cases so ad
vanced as to be hopeless. The num
ber treated is by far the largest ever
Inoculated in ono day or in ono city
by Dr. Friedmann, outside of Berlin.
Dr. Friedmann's methods wero
followed with tho closest attention by
tho GO or more physicians present
and his rapid diagnosis of'tho cases
presented and his professional tech
nique wero the subjects of comment.
The cases represented tho three
main divisions of tuberculosis infec
tion pulmonary, glandular and
bono or joint affection and ranged
from the early stages to well advanc
ed cases of several years' duration.
CHESTNUT IILIG1IT PLANT
LIKE AUTOMATIC RIFLE.
Seed is Shot nn Astonishing Distance
Millions of Spores Produced.
A parasitic plant which not only
is continually forming millions of
spores, or microscopic "seeds," but
shoots them out into tho air from
tiny tubes, like a 'miniature regi
ment of soldiers with automatic
rifles, is both a formidable plant to
combat and an Interesting plant to
study.
It was through tho investigations
of the scientific staff of the Pennsyl
vania Chestnut Commission, which
have proved so useful In the past
two years of successful field work,
that the "shooting" habits of this
dangerous 'fungus were discovered.
Tho igun-like necks or tubes are
found in the red pustules or fruiting
bodies which break through the dis
eased portions of tho bark. It is in
teresting to watch, under the micro
scope, how they shoot oftener and
oftener each day until a climax is
reached, suddenly subsiding after
the climax to begin all over again,
like a besieging battery which must
make a new start. The quarter of an
inch that the spores are shot seems
like an Immense distance when one
realizes that it is six hundred an'd
twenty times the length of the
spores. If a bursting peach were to
shoot its seed say six hundred times
the length of that seed, it "would go
hurtling 'fifty feet through the air.
It Is by this "battery method"
that 'the parasitic fungus wliich
causes the chestnut blight dissemin
ates or scatters itself. More than
this, although '.belonging to one of
the lowest orders of plant life, Dia
porthe parasitica, as tho chestnut
blight fungus is called, has a second
method of getting where they can
start new plants, a plan almost as
odd and quite as effective as the
shooting method. In warm wet
weather, the plant forces out of its
fruiting bodies long yellow "horns,"
which aro really threadlike masses of
spores. These "horns" dissolve in
tho first rain and the millions of
spores which form each thread are
washed down the trunk of the chest
nut tree to find new brealts in tho
bark, in which to grow, or possibly
to be carried by winds, birds, squir
rels or Insects to neighboring 'healthy
trees.
For each of these methods of
propagation there is a 'different kind
of spore. Tho smaller spores, the
kind forced out in horns, are single
celled. At first they wero called
"summer spores" because they were
supposed to be formed chiefly in
warm wet 'weather, when the
"horns" appear. But recently it has
been discovered that they aro pro
duced In great numbers in winter
also, although not in the form of
horns. All the year round these single-celled
spores are being formed in
millions. An idea of their tremend
ous multitude can be obtained from
the fact that in a single small spore
horn there have been found, by act
ual calculation, to be 115,000,000
spores. It must be remembered that
each canker or diseased spot on a
blighted tree produces many spares
after every summer rain. The num
ber of single-celled spores 'produced
on one diseased tree in a year is
practically infinite. The larger
double-celled spores which are shot
out into the air are not produced in
such immense numbers. However,
they can only be reckoned in 'mil
lions. The Commission is gathering to
gether seeds of some of the most
promising varieties of this kind with
the idea of using the seedings next
summer in breeding experiments. A
very unusual variety of the Chinese
chestnut has been secured which
promises good results. As a hybrid
chestnut will often produce nuts in
two years from the seed it will not
take long to establish a now variety
of chestnut resistant to the blight if
such a one can be developed. Even
a new race of resistant forest trees
might be produced for the next gen
eration that would be free from the
disease if these experiments are suc
cessful. So far no blight has been
found in any Chinese chestnuts ex
cept in a single case where artificial
inoculations were made and even
there the experiments have not gone
far enough to be sure that definite
cankers have 'been produced. There
Is much promise, therefore, in tho
Chinese chestnut as tho parent of a
possible new, vigorous blight-free
variety.
CONFESSION OF FIREBUG
CHIEF DANIES.
Says Vast Amount Has Been Collect
ed From Itlazcs Ho Started.
Chicago. John Danies, of Now
York City, alleged chief of tho Arson
Trust, has made a confession to
Frank Johnston, First Assistant
State's Attorney. Danies, according
to Mr. Johnston, named forty mem
bers of tho arson ring, including sev
eral men " higher up," and admitted
he had sot more than twenty fires in
Chicago.
Tho confession is said to be even
more startling than that made re
cently by Benjamin Fink, who con
fessed complicity in 100 Incendiary
fires. An aggregate of $500,000 in
insurance money was collected from
tho Danies fires, said Mr. Johnston,
iwho announced that at least forty
warrants for business men, public
Are insurance adjusters and actual
incendiaries named by Danies would
bo issued.
Tho ramltfications of tho trust, as
described by Danies, aro almost be
yond belief," Mr. Johnston contin
ued. Tho gang seems to havo worked in
almost every State in the- Middle
West. Danies and Fink wero chiefs
of tho firebugs, although they did not
belong to the same gang. Both men
say they do not know each other ex
cept by reputation."
"I tried to get out of tho business,"
Danies' confession runs, "but people
would not let me alone. They kept
sending for mo to do jobs for them,
and d kept going in the same old
way for fifteen years. My experi
ence with fires happened In my own
home, and when I settled for the in
surance an adjuster told mo that I
could make lots of money by setting
incendiary fires. That's how I got
mixed up in this rotten stuff."
KERRY PRAISES CATHOLICS.
.Methodist Bishop Extols Their Char
itable Institutions.
Philadelphia. Bishop Berry, pre
siding over tho Philadelphia Metho
dist Episcopal Conferenco last week,
declared that the Methodists would
have to take a leaf from the books
of tho Catholics if they hoped to
grow and become a world power. He
said the Catholics could teach the
members of other denominations a
great deal through their charitable
work. He said:
"I do not say that tho Roman
Catholic church with premediatlons
and plans uses its great charitable
lnstituion3 as a method for propa
ganda for evangelism, but I do know
that the Catholic orphanages and
hospitals and all its great institutions
have become a tremendous force all
over the world.
"I do not say of Protestants who
go to Catholic institutions and hos
pitals that there is any attempt to
proselyte them, because I do not
know, but these patients cannot help
but be impressed by tho spirit of
benevolence displayed there.
"Tho Methodists are too busy with
revivals to do much. We began too
late."
Bishop Berry showed his progres
slvism along other lines when ho
demanded that nearly all aged minis
ters be placed upon tho rotlred list
in order that their places may be
taken with "young lighting men."
Tho demand of the bishop was acted
upon immediately and it was decided
to retire eight of tho best known
ministers, members of the conference
owing to their advanced ages.
Pittsburg. A $10,000,000 endow
ment fund, the income to be used to
pension ministers of tho Presbyter
ian church who are too old to occupy
pulpits, is to be raised by that de
nomination. The campaign will be
opened in November.
At the Fort Pit Hotel, 120 promi
nent Presbyterian clergymen met to
hear the Rev. Dr. William H. Foulds
of New York, the new secretary of
the ministerial relief board, discuss
the subject. The sole purpose of
the fund is to provide a suitable al
lowance to ministers who have be
come disabled or are too feeble to
continue work.
FALLSDALE.
Mar. 17. J. R. Sheard and S. D.
Noble made a trip to New York City
early this week.
Mrs. 'Lawrence Senft Is spending
several weeks in tho city.
Mrs. C. H. Allen is seriously ill at
this writing.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. M.
G. Noble this week and although the
weather was not all that could bo de
sired, a good crowd was present.
Much interest is manifest in the
meetings and a good social time en
joyed by the ladies. So far it is a
success, both financially and social
ly. Next meeting to be held at the
grange hall an old-fashioned quilt
ing bee.
Many will be pleased to hear that
Miss Maud Noble has so far recover
ed since her operation as to be able
to resume her teaching at Burcher
Hill school.
Students from Bloomsburg State
Normal are expected home to-day for
the Easter vacation.
Horace W. Orr will continue to
carry mail from Boyds Mill to Milan
yllle and return during the next four
years.
W. D. Orr and wife attended the
supper at Tyler Hill on Wednesday
evening.
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