PAGE EIGHT THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1913. THE ARMY AND NAVY CALLED OFF ARE 1'ItKSIDKNT ISSUES ORDEKS PRE VENTING ANYTHING RESEMB LING DEMONSTRATION. Reason for tho Move Docs Not , Want Any Misconstruction During Negotiations with Japan. I Washington. May 17. President I Wilson has determined that no war ship or troops shall be moved or any thing resembling a military or naval demonstration carried on by the United States while diplomatic ne gotiations with Japan over tho Cali fornia alien land legislation are in progress, so that no alarming Inter pretation can be placed on oven the ordinary maneuvers of tho army and navy. This decision of the president was announced at the White House last week. It answered a report current in official circles that precautionary movements by the army and navy were contemplated and had been dis cussed at a conference between the president, Secretary Daniels of the navy department, Secretary Garrison of the war department, and Acting Secretary Moore of the state depart ment. Mr. Moore went to the White House, it was explained, to discuss the framing of a reply to tho recent Japanese protest against tho Califor nia land legislation, while the war and navy secretaries called to dis cuss routine affairs of their depart ments. White House officials said there had been no changes In the diplomat ic phases of the Japanese question and that the situation was promising of an early settlement. It was em phatically denied that army or navy maneuvers, or movements of any kind not included in ordinary plans arranged months in advance of ex ecution, had been contemplated at any time. The rumor which called forth the White House statement probably be gan its rounds when the war depart ment made public orders to three of ficers and two companies of coast ar tillery to sail from San Francisco for Honolulu about May 24. These or ders, It was explained, wore in con formity with the program for the cre ation of a permanent and sufficient garrison in Hawaii, outlined in the last annual report of the secretary of war, and merely carried out plans of long standing. GREENTOWN. On Friday of last week about 30 relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. George Robacker quietly Invaded their home and gave them a genuine surprise party, it being the occasion of Mr. Robacker's 70th birthday. Those present wore Maurice Roback er and wife of Stroudsburg, Edward Schleicher and family of Tobyhanna, Byron Robacker and family of Pan ther, Rev. and Airs. Schwartze, Geo. Waltz and wife of Newfoundland, John aag and wife, William Haag, Mrs. Sophia Waltz, Frank Waltz. Refreshments wero served and a very pleasant day was spent. All loft wishing Mr. Robacker many more happy birthdays. WEST PRESTON. West Preston, May 19. Mr. and Mrs. James Buchanan and mother, of Thompson, wore guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens Sun day afternoon and attended church services at tho school house here in the evening. Alexander Rounds attended the graduating exercises at Thompson Friday evening, May 9 th. Geo. Hubbard, who for some time has been working at Syracuse, is now spending a fow days with relatives and friends here. Chas. Meyers, of Thompson, was recently doing painting for C. B. Jenkins at his summer home, Lake Coxton. Ransom Hubbard, of Carbondale, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hubbard, Monday last. Lena and Mabel Buchanan were callers at G. M. Wallace's Sunday afternoon. COVERS LARGE WOUNDS BY SKIN GRAFTING. Volunteering to undergo whatever of suffering might be caused by the operation for the sake of their little sister who was dangerously burned at their home at Knob, Piko county, a month ago, Daniel, Jr., and Miss Daisy, children of Daniol Hatton, gave more than 300 square inches of skin to bo grafted over tho extensive wounds of little Linda Hatton. The operations, which were the first ex tended operations of skin grafting in this vicinity, were performed by Dr. F. A. Lobb assisted by Dr. A. C. Voigt, of Hawley. Linda Hatton, 10 years old, was burned when her clothes woro Ignit ed by a flro of brush and dried leaves when her brothers woro cleaning their yard a month ago. For a week her condition remained critical, and then her physician, Dr. Lobb, an nounced that she was on tho road to recovery. Ho said, however, skin grafting would be necessary before the wounds could heal. The opera tion was described and the brother and sister at once volunteered. The final operation was porformed last Sunday when more than 200 square inches of skin were removed from tho thighs of Daniel, Jr., and transferred to tho ' abdomen and thighs of his sister. This complet ed the covering of the burn wounds. The first operation was performed on Thursday, May 1. At that time the Jlttlo girl and her older sister, Daisy, were placed side by sido and DUt under an nn.msthnHn Tin T.ni.. and Dr. Voigt then removed nearly one nunarea square inches of skin from the thighs of tho older girl and grafted on tho back nf hnr olafor Tho skin was removed In strips auoui an men wide and three inches long and was spread over about one third rtt tha 1m been treated with an antiseptic solu tion. iuo operation took about two hours. Both doctors declare that tho skin transferred was plear and healthy, -which was proven by the fact that In three days conditions showed that tho graft had taken and the wound was healing nicely. Miss Daisy recovored quickly from tho ef fects of tho anaesthetic and of the operation and was able to come down stairs the following day. Hawley Times. PUBLIC UTILITIES BILL IS AMENDED. The Rockwell public service com mission bill was passed by tho Houso on second reading recently and made a special order for third reading to night at 9:30. , During the consideration of tho bill on second reading, but one im portant amendment was made, re quiring street railways which connect to Issue transfers. All others, in cluding attempts to give the commis sion control of stocks and bonds to eliminate provision that the com mission might givo permission to a company to go through a municipal ity without consent of local authori ties, were defeated. The point of order was raised by Mr. Humes that the bill was uncon stitutional because it referred to the full crew act enforcement only by the title of the act of 1911 and not by the next. This was overruled by the Speaker. A new tltlo was inserted, changing the phraseology and speci fying authority over grade crossing, and to a certain extent, over muni-1 cipallties. When the very first section was read last Thursday Mr. Humes, ' Crawford, entered tho lists and stay-1 ed there most of the morning. The Democrats held together pretty well, . although they were unable to do much and they let the salary provis ions go by without a Bingle scream. Mr. Humes, Crawford, attacked the provision empowering tho com mission to grant permission to a public service company to cross a municipality without consent of lo cal authorities. He denounced it as "destroying the last vestige of home rule" and asserted that it was con trary to tho progress of tho times. TOOK REST CURE WHILE WORK ING. A nrnpMnnl nlnn fnr Vr!ncr!nr lmMr health Is told by the woman who dis covered it. in HarnAr'o Hnnp Slio calls her article, "Taking the Rest oure vvnne wonting, and in de scribing It Slln BilVS' "T llilfl nmroi. realized before what unfair demands upon my weary self were made by mose trivial conversations and sim ple evening pastimes at home. It seemed that Rn HHIa Enolni it 7cyc Inn would be needed anyway. Tired-out, nervous people do not need diver sions or stimulants or exercises or druCS unless tlio Inttnr hn nflpacenrv for concomitant conditions. The cry- ins neeu or nerves "worn to a frazzle' is rest, rest, rest. " Tllfi first tiling nnraienn to n place to rest in; a sanctuary where uuuu muy ever intruae; where with in the walls may be found tho balm of unruffled peace and unbroken si lence. If you have a comfortable, well-ventilated room, removed from the stir of the household life, which you can set apart for your own use, with the understanding that, once across its threshold, there will be no demands mnflf llnrm vnn n n 011m. mons of any kind, no vagrant calls to iiiucu you anu neep you m touch with the affairs outside during your restincr norlnrlpt. vnnr rntroof to n ' J . , ,,wu la lib hand. "If this cannot lin linrt wlMiIn own home, go outside. "Then t.iko rnrnfnl mnncni ,m. yourself. Eliminate from your daily milium 01 living overytuing possible of effort, strain, stress and disturb ance. You will soon learn how to rest If you will give the matter at tentive, deliberate thought, and your self tho proper opportunities." COSTLY FOREST FIRE CAUSED BY CIGAR BUTT. Rowland, Pa., May 15. A forest flro yesterday afternoon near this town burned over a tract of more than 500 acres. thrpntoninr- tlin homes of two or three families. A score of residents with backfires and a shifting wind saved tho town. starting on Bald Hill, on tho Lackawaxen-Hfiwlov rnnrt frm o discarded cigar butt of a passerby, carelessly thrown into the brush, the names naa gaineu considerable head way before discovered. Tho nrincinal losers from tho blaze wero the G. H. Rowland estate, lumtjio Lumber company, Conrad Solverson and Henry DeWitt. PAUPACK. Miss Helen and Emoline Singer Of Tafton snent Rnnclnv nt Pnnrn.l Gumbles. Mrs. A. G. Deacon and sons, Harry and Russell, returned homo Saturday after a fow days at Wilkes-Barro. Miss Louise Vetterloln is visiting friends at Milford. Mrs. F. E. Jones and daughter re turned to Scranton after visiting for a time with Mrs. Jones' parents, C. A. Pellett and wife. Wedding bells soon to ring here! Mrs. A. Decker of Dunmore, 're turned homo after a weeks' visit at Shiny Mountain. Hon. M. C. Rowland, and Miss Rowland were entertained at W. Vet terlein's on Sunday. .MISSIONARY RALLY. A sub-district missionary conven tion will be held In Honesdale on Thursday of this week in the Cen tral Methodist Episcopal church. There will bo two sessions, 10 a. m. and 1:45 p, m. The meetings will be under the auspices of the Home and Foreign Missionary societies of the church.- Noted speakers will be in attendance and a most cordial in vitation is extended to the public to bo present. Miss Elizabeth Campbell, of Scranton. Whn hna linnn In Trwllr, will speak in tho interest of the For- uieu missionary movement, while Mrs. Henry, of Sayro, will talk for tho Home worknrn. Delegates are expected from the luuowing piacos: waymart, Lako vllle, Carley Brook, Beachlako, Cherrv niriirn. Wnwlm, Whitn unii and South Canaan. Lunch will bo servea in tno church parlors to dele gates and members of the local so cieties. The rnllv will nlnon n tltna so that delegates in attendance can iuuo ine ueiawaro ana Hudson 4:40 train home. It Is hoped that tho abovo places will be largoly represented. E iS FOR ITER ROADS Appointing Committee to Handle Alt Dills. FEDERAL AID iS POSSIBLE. Congressmen Henry of Texas and 8hackleford of Missouri Are Leading Figures In the Movemont Senti ment For Improvoment of Highways Is Increasing In Congress Each Year. By ARTHUR W. DUNN. Washington, May 'J?. Special. A good roads movemont which means business has been startod In the house. Congressman Henry of Texas has re ported his resolution for a commlttoo ou roads and lias no doubt about its adoption. Tho ways and means com uiitteo, which Is making up tho list of house committees. Is tentatively mak ing a roads committee, which will have harge of all measures relating to roads. It Is expected that Dorsey W. Shackloford of Missouri will be chair man of the now committee. It was Shncklcford who proposed tho amendment to tho postoflico bill in the first session of tho last congress, which looked like real government aid for roads. For this gervlco ho was called "Dirt Road Shack" By those who op posed the movement. But that did not hurt him in his district. What the Committee Means. Tho creation of this new committee will moan that tho twonty-flvo or thir ty road and highway bills that have been introduced and sent to tho post office committee, tho Interstate com mittee, tho ngriculturo committee and sovcnil other committees will all bo referred to the roads committee with a view of working out a bill which will mean federal aid to roads In tho most practical manner. The road sen timent in congress is growing stronger every year. A Knotty Problem. For more than six months tho su preme court" has had before it tho Bornhnrt-Bourno law relating to news papers and periodicals and at tills writing has not been ablo to solve tho problem. It must bo a knotty ques tion that puzzles such eminent Jurists so long. Tho question is whether con gress can compel publishers to make statements in reference to their owner ship and bo compelled to label reading matter advertisements ns such before they are allowed second class mall rights. The law was Intended to get at the ownership nnd control of publi cations and to provent "veiled adver tising" under the guise of reading mat ter. Murdock's Difficulties. "I can't find places for all my fel lows," complained Minority Loader Murdock of tho Progressive party. He referred to committee places. There nro nineteen members of tho third par ty and only about a dozen committee places of any account Some of them must be left, and each one thinks he Is Just as important as tho other. And thnt Is tho trouble which a minority leader with commltteo places to dis tribute always encounters. Interested In Underwood. When tho Englishmen and Canadians woro in Washington on the peaco mis sion they went to tho capltol and met Speaker Clark. It so happenod thnt Chairman Underwood was In tho room, nnd they really showed more In terest In the mnn who made tho tariff bill than in tho speaker. "I hopo your bill becomes a law," remarked several of tho foreigners to tho Alabama man. Judges and Their Time. When tho houso was considering n bill for an additional district Judgo in Pennsylvania considerable opposition developed, "Thero are ninety-eight district Judges In tho country," snld Hamlin of Missouri, "and fully half of them do not work over half tho time." "You could dispense with twenty five of them," said Douavan of Con necticut, "nnd still have enough to per form all tho duties." But tho bill for tho additional Judgo was passed Just tho same. Experience of a Watchdog. Congressman Flood was putting a resolution relating to on International conference and Watchdog Mann was asking questions as to money from tho treasury. "Thoro Is absolutely no appropriation provided for in this resolution," said Flood. "Well," replied Mann, "I have heard things liko that before and tho gontle mail had his lingers crossed when ho answered. Tho trouble Is that It's like ly to come back from tho senato with an appropriation and tho gentleman will yiold." Both Flood and FitzgeraKL who have chargo of tho appropriations, assured Mann that he need havo no fears this time. Qoulden'a Peanuts. J. Hampton Mooro of Philadelphia Was talking tariff, particularly about peanuts, when Congressman Goulden of the Bronx district Interrupted him. "Why do you defend tho Virginia peanut?" ho asked. "Why not look after your own products?" "Why," replied Mooro, "I have seen tho gentleman on a ferryboat, on his way from Now York to Philadelphia, and on the railroad train, eating pea nuts all tho way, und I know bo Is a friend pt tho peannt." HOOS BE PRESENTS CASE FOR CALIFORNIA Editor Explains the Feeling Against Japanese, NOT VIOLATION OF TREATY. Writer Points Out That Australia Has Strict Antl-allon Law and Asks Why Japan Is Not Protesting to Great Britain Eastern People Cannot Un derstand tho Situation. California's case In tho controversy orer the untl-allcn land law question Is briefly and forcibly presented in a letter written by Charles K. Me Clatchv. editor of tho Sacramento Bee, to tho cdltoi" of the New York World and printed recently in that paper. The letter follows: "To tho Editor of the World Will you penult 1110. a native Callfornlan, to occupy some space In your valuable paper to give tho views of California upon this antl-allon laud law proposi tion? "In tho first place, wo claim it is a problem the e.ist docs not understand nnd which easterners cannot under stand unless they live In California and see for themselves. But I ven ture to say that no intelligent, home loving easterner could study tho sub ject properly In California for one year and not bo as strenuous thereon as is any native Callfornlan. "California Is not proposing In her nntl-nllen land law to do anything that she has not a right to do under tho treaty with Japan. Thnt wnB con ceded by Secretary of Stato Bryan while here. Tho point ho made was not that California hud not a right to do what she is about to do, but that It would bo very Impolitic for her to do It. Turned From Purpose. "One reason why California is de termined upon this matter is that she thinks she lias procrastinated long enough. She was turned from her pur pose at tho behest of tho national gov ernment some years ago. Tho govern ment at Washington wants her to turn from her purpose now on a promise that the president and tho secretary of stato will do what thej can to got the Japanese government to acqulesco in some friendly arrangement thnt will suit California, but California does not believe that such 'friendly arrange ment" will amount to anything, and she has grown very tired of being put off and put off nnd put off from doing that which it has been conceded she hns a right to do. "Tho question is not whether the Jnpaneso nro affronted or will bo af fronted by anything that California has done or will do, but rather whether tho Japanese havo any right to bo af fronted. California is not proposing to do to tho Jnpaneso anything moro than the Japanese do to Americans or oven ns much. She is not proposing any law that goes one whit beyond tho laws now In force in Washington and Arizona. She Is proposing to treat tho Japanese fnr better than they are treat ed by tho government of Victoria, in Australia. "The following letter will speak for Itself. F. T. A. Fricko, tho writer there of, is tho representative in North Amer ica of tho government of Victoria: "Sah Francisco, Cal., May 5, 1913. "Mr. Charles K. McClatchy, the Dee. Sac ramento, Cal.: "In reply to your Inquiries I deslro to Inform you that under tho commonwealth Immigration act and regulations all col ored persons, including Asiatics and Pa cific Island blacks, are oxcludcd from Aus tralia. The rulos, however, allow for the landing of all persons of tho European race. Armenians, Syrians, Arabians and Persians are not regarded ob of tho Euro pean race. Thero Is an arrangement by which Japanese, Chinese, Indians, Bur mese and Cingalese of the merchant, stu dent and tourist travelers' class who are holders of passports from their respective governments may bo admitted to Austra lia for a period of twelve months. With, regard to other classes of colored persons It Is neoessary that satisfactory arrange ments bo made for sureties on their be half. E. T. A. FIIICKE. Orientals Called Menace. "You do not hear tho Jnpaneso gov ernment protesting to Great Britain and suggesting war becauso of tho act of these Australians. "Theso orlcntnls aro a groat menace a menaco In overy way, a mcnaco to tho working classes, a menaco to morality, a mcnaco to the home, a mennco to our civilization. "Tho only light in which tho legis lature of tho stato of California should viow this matter Is the light of Jus tico and of right If this proposed leg islation bo not Just and right and In tho interost of tho pcoplo of California, then It should nover bo ennctod. "But if it bo Just nnd right nnd in tho Interest of tho people of California thpn it should ho enacted by the stato nnd enacted now. And wo of Califor nia claim taat it is Just and right nnd Jn tho interest of tho people." History on a Vase. Lost for a half contury, a Greek vnso dating back to tho sixth century before Christ hns been discovered in tho an thropological museum of the University of California, and through tho dlscov ery Professor Oliver M. AVnshburn of tho department of classical nrclmeolo py Is found to nmplfcy records of his tory nnd mythology, From this black figured Attic vase, which was given to the university ' by Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, the story of the killing of the ion of Priam has been deciphered. HARDER BUILDS Everything for the Farm. DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI HE WILL ROW, ROW, ROW. Ncvy Quartermaster Gets a Big Order For Muscle. Quartermaster Andrew Koehn of tho United States navy has been directed by tho government to row the entire length of the Mississippi river from Lake Itasca to tho gulf of Mexico in a ten foot rowbont, starting Juno 1 from Park Rapids, Minn. Qunrtermastcr Koehn, who has been on recruiting duty in St. Louis, Is said to bo nn expert oarsman, former mem ber of sovcral champion navy teams, a champion single sculler nnd winner of prizes In rowing contests in different parts of tho world. IIo expects to make tho trip In ninety days, finishing nt South Pass Jetty, on tho gulf of Mexico, 110 miles below Now Orleans. In order to keep himself in condition for the trip, Koehn has been In light training since October, using rowing machines. He hns planned a boat especially for the trip, tho craft to be of galvanized steel, with a forty-five inch beam nnd a wooden floor. Tho forward end of tho boat will bo docked thirty inches abovo the floor to provide a sleeping apartment. For stormy weather Koehn will havo a rubber dock curtain buttoning to tho gunwnlo, with n holo provided through which ho may put his head. Tho navy department Is arranging tho run ns an advertisement to attract recruits. FOOTBALL STAR TRIBAL CHIEF Edward R. Rogers Elected Head of the Chlppewas. Edward B. Rogers, the former Car lisle and University of Minnesota football star, was elected chief of the Chippewa Indian tribe by the tribal council recently. Itogers captained tho Carlisle Indian eleven nnd later played left end nt the University of Minnesota In 1001 and 1002. Since ho loft tho university he has been practicing law at Wadena. Minn. I MU 1 BHHnHHBHHBnHHHHHHHHHeH I Gentlemen, 1 Vk -ti We Save You (3.00 to $5.0 on Every Garment When Ready for Spring or Summer Suit Then come hero and make us provo it. The Spring garments are now in full display and we are mighty proud to show every one of them. Never was a likelier lot shown in this city. Both conser vative and extreme models are here, so that we are sure to please you. We offer at $10, $12 and $15 most ex ceptional values In Men's, Young Men's suits in tho newest models and colorings, strictly all wool material, including tho new Norfolk. We'd liko you to see these garments before buying. Our prices aro the low est in town. $1 SPENT HERE For Furnishings, Hats, Caps and Shoos will bring you more value than any other store In town. ENTERPRISE CLOTHING HOUSE A. W. ABRAMS, Proprietor polo agent for Hart Schaffnef Men's Clothes, W. L. Douglas Shoos, Young's Hats, THE BEST SILO Spruce, Hemlock, Pine or Cypress Not how cheap but how good is the Harder motto. Iff you need a silo this year it will pay you fo call or write for price on the Harder, iff you want a silo why not the best. RRAY CO. Honesdale, Pn. REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE Farmers and Me chanics Bank, OF HONESDALE. WAYNE COUNTY. PA at the close of business, may 1. 1913. RESOURCES. Reserve fund $ Cash, specie and notes, $13,706 00 Due from approved re servo agents J19.5T0 01--33,296 Of Nickels, cents and fractional currency 230 17 Checks and other cash Items 1,021 91 Due from banks and trust com- Iianles not reserve lills discounted : Upon one name 10,700 00 " " Upon two or... moro name 113.151 63 Time loans with collateral 2G.791 60 Loans on call with collateral 33.878 88 Loans on call upon one name 350 00 Loans on call upon two or more names 28,627 10 Loans secured by bonds and mort gages 7.371 00 Bonds. Stocks, etc.. Schedule D.. . . 78, 005 00 Mortgages and Judgments of record Schedule D-2 95.073 0G Olllce Building and Lot 18.800 00 OtherUlcal Estate $1,102 18 Furniture and lixtures 2,000 00 Overdrafts Miscellaneous assets $ 451.001 40 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in $ 75,000 00 Surplus Fund 20,000 CO Undivided Profits, less expenses nnd taxes paid 9,075 85 Deposits, subject to check $70,189 29 Individual deposits. Time 27(i,72S 34 Cashier's checks outstnnd'g 10.92-346.928 55 $151,001 40 State ol Pennsylvania. County of Wayne ss. I, C. A. Emery, Cashier of the above named companj do solemnly swear that the abovo statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and bellel, C, A. EMERY. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of May. 1913. My commission expires Jan. 19, 1915 Rena S. El-gett. N.F. Correct attest:. M. E. Simons, 1 J. S. Brown, Directors. M. J. Hanlan, I 37wl LEGAL BLANKo ror sale at Tho Citizen office: Land Contracts, Leases, Judgment Notes, Warrantee Deeds, Bonds. Transcripts, Sum mons, Attachments, Subpoenas, La bor Claim Deeds, Commitments, Ex ecutions, Collector's and Constables' blanks. Kememoer
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