PAGE SIX
THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1913.
FRANKLIN K. LANE.
Secretary of Interior Urges
Government Railroad In Alaska. J
There should be about 900 miles of gov
ernment built railroad In Alaska, In the
opinion of Secretary Franklin K. Lane
of the department of the Interior, who Is
on his way west for an Inspection of In
dian reservations and several Irrigation
projects. "I firmly believe that Alaska
should be aided as far as possible In open
ing up her Immense resources," the eec
fTetary said. "The first step should be a
government owned railroad to the sea
board from the coal fields. Let congress
appropriate money for the first Alaskan
railroad, and there will be In the nest
two years a colonization movement to the
northern territory which will pale Into
Insignificance the rush to the government
lands within the nation proper."
CAMELS SOON COMMON
IN AMERICAN DESERTS.
Texas Stockmen Plan to Import Two
Hundred From Orient.
J. II. Trimble, oue of the leading
stockmen of Texas, Is at the head of
an association which purposes to trans
port camels from the oriental deserts
to those of New Mexico, Arizona and
California and the semiarid wastes of
Texas. The association purposes to
import 200 camels and plaeeUbcm on a
ranch on the Itio Grande, about 150
miles south of Cupo Verde.
The areas mentioned, although tbey
offer great possibilities to the seeker
after valuable metals, aro little trav
ersed either by railroads or wagon
roads, such as would be suitable for
motor trafllc, for the soil, which is
largely drifting sand, makes the con
struction of durable roadways impos
sible. The camel, with his thick paddod
feet, seems to have been expressly de
signed by nature for Just this sort of
travel, and, added to Its ability to trav
el over these sandy wastes without tir
ing, the animal's other characteristics,
its swiftness, burden bearing power
and the fact that it can go long dis
tances without food or water, mako
it as avallablo for these American des
ert regions as for those of the orient
This la not the first occasion on which
an effort has been made to start camel
culture in the United States. Jefferson
Davis, when he was secretary of war
in President Pierce's cabinet, was the
originator of a project for the raising
of camels by the government That
experiment also was mode in the
neighborhood of Capo Verde, and the
old buildings, modeled after a caravan
sary in Asia Minor, are still In exist
ence, although now dilapidated.
With tho Idea that the camels would
bo useful in Indian warfare bocauso
they could carry dlsputclies more
swiftly than liorses and that In other
ways they could bo made useful in tho
deserts, tho government Imported forty
camels, with twelve Armenian drivers
and their families, In 1850.
But Just when tho camel's were about
to demonstrate their ability to bo of
service In tho now land tho breaking
out of tho civil war nnd'tho election of
Davis to tho presidency of the Confed
eracy Interfered.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MOVIES.
-Biblo Pictures and Plays a Gre.it At
traction For Children.
A three months' successful experi
ment of teaching tho Biblo by moving
pictutes ended recently, at tlio Univer
sity Congregational church in Chicngo.
In that time dozens of picture plays oi
a religious nature, scenes from tho
Holy Land and tho city slums, wero
thrown on tho screen and their lesson
explained to tho children.
"Wo beliovo that children learn bet
ter through tho eyo than through the
ear," said tho Iter. Oscar O. Helming,
tho pastor. "We not only have increas
ed tho attendance, but tho older chil
dren aro staying. Thoy aro interested."
Snake Not Used to Hard Eggs.
Hunting for egg8 in her henhouse at
East Swartawood, N. J., recently, Mrs.
Jackson Koso beheld a blacksnake
colled in a nest Her husband killed
tho snake, which failed to show fight.
Noticing a large lump in tho snako's
throat, Boso cut the reptllo open. A
china egg was lodged in tho throat
The snake's fondness for egga bad
proved its undoing.
IN
SYSTEMS
EFECTS ii
Germany Can Send Goods to
California More Cheaply
Than New York Can.
of the many remarkable In
consistencies of the United
States parcel post system, ex
hibited most conspicuously in
Its relations and contrasts with the
systems of other countries, appears in
the experience of a largo dry goods
house of New York city, which has es
tablishments both In this country and
In Germany. It appears to bo a fact
that that house In New York could re
ceive an order from San Francisco and
have it flllpd by the branch in Ger
many, whence the goods could be sent
to San Francisco by parcel post fully
50 per cent cheaper than If it wero
sent from New York to San Francisco.
This, of course, leaves out of account
any nllowanco for import duties.
Tho New York house could send an
eleven pound parcel from Germany to
any of the countries named below by
parcel post for $1.32. But the German
house could send tho same package for
less than a dollar, In some instances
for 50 cents, the rates being from Ger
many: To Colombia 3.C0 marks, or 90 cents
To Costa Rica 2.20 marks, or 65 cents
To Cuba 2.00 marks, or DO cents
To Mexico 2.20 marks, or 53 cents
To Nicaragua 3.40 marlys, or S5 cents
To Panama 2.40 marks, or CO cents
To Uruguay 3.40 marks, or S3 cents
Another table will show the absurd
ity in another way:
From From From
Great Ger- United
Destination. Britain. many. States.
West Indies .. 72 cents 40 to 90 cents $t32
Mexico 81 cents 40 to 00 cents 1.32
Chile 9G cents CO to 0 cents 1.32
Venezuela ...J.03 cents &5 to 75 cents 1.32
Hongkong.... T2 cents DO to 70 cents L32
Japan 9G cents 43 to C5 cents 1.32
Italy CO cents ..to 33 cents 1.32
Peru 90 cents 75 to 95 cents 1.32
Germany and Great Britain haw ex
port parcel rates similar to or lower
than those mentioned above to many
other countries with which wo have
no parcel post relations whatever.
Far Behind In Parcel Export.
The average German parcel brought
by post to tills country In 1912 weigh
ed about six pounds; our average re
turn parcel about two and one-half
pounds. Our parcel export business
for 1012 amounted to less than 710,000
parcels, but In 1011 Great Britain ex
ported more than 3,-100,000 parcels val
ued at about $34,000,000. Our parcel
post export business Is less, in fact,
than that of some of tho smallest
countries in Europe.
Reference to tho "dollar diplomacy"
of tho United States always amuses
tho well informed foreigner. Ho knows
that in practical operation there is
hardly another country calling itself
civilized that does not take better care
of Its commercial Interests abroad than
tho United States in terms of mere
provision for tho convenience of those
who have goods to export. The ex
porter gets little relief through govern
ment intervention from the extortion
of transportation companies. To the
onlooker it seems that we have taken
particular pains to mako tho export of
INCREASE IN FOOD ANIMALS.
Number Killed In United States Dur
ing Fiscal Year 57,628.491.
Reports to tho department Of agri
culture show that In the fiscal year
ended Juno 30 last 57,028,401 animals
wero slaughtered under federal inspec
tion in tho 700 slaughtering establish
ments in 225 cities and towns of tho
United States, an lncrenso of nearly
0,000,000 over tho previous fiscal year.
Of tl animals Inspected by govern
ment officials In tho last fiscal year
there wero 7,215,5S5 eattlo, 2.277.054
calves, 14,070,354 sheop, 72,871 goats
and 33,052,727 hogs. Slaughtering es
tablishments and meat food factories
increased from 010 to 040 in tho fiscal
year.
Chicago, with 12,010,500 animals
slaughtered under federal inspection,
leads in numbers. Tho other principal
points of federal inspected slaughter
nro in tho following order: Kansas
City, 5,040,101; South Omaha, 4.G00,
055; New York, 3,034,085; National
Stock yards, East St Louis, 2,000,202;
South St Joseph, 2,071,443; Boston,
1,820,01-1; Indianapolis, 1,508,503; Sioux
City, 1,520,007; Buffalo, 1,381,271.
Tho total condemnations at the time
of slaughter for dlseaso or other
causes numbered 232,087 whole car
casses and 404,328 parts of other car
casses, or a total of 727,015 conderana
tlons. In addition, nearly 18,000,000
pounds of prepared meats and meat
products were condemned on relnspec-
tlon because they had become un
wholesome subsequent to tho first in
tpoction. Weather Tips by Radio.
Hereafter tho powerful naval radio
station at Radio, Va., and Key West,
Fla., a few minutes after 10 p. m. will
distribute broadcast a weather bulletin
which will deal particularly with wind
conditions and barometric pressure
nnfl give special warnings of severe
storms along tho Atlantic coast All
ships tud wireless stations within
ranee will receive the bulletins nJshtly,
Y
U.S. PARCEL POST
Parcel Export Facilities Far
Behind, Though Law Af
fords Speedy Remedy.
the smaller merchandise as difficult as
possible.
Tho common export postal rate of
tho United States Is 12 cents per pound.
Great Britain has more than 200 for
eign parcel post conventions; Germany
has more than 12a The United States
has forty-seven. Tho table above shows
clearly enough that our rates to tho
few countries that we do reach are 50
per cent higher than Great Britain's
and nearly 100 per cent higher than
those of Germany.
Our law allows no indemnity on lost
or damaged foreign parcels, even if
registered, and tho payment of our ex
orbitant ten cent registration fee ap
plies Insurance only to first class for
eign mail up to 10 in value, first class
domestic matter up to $50 and domes
tic parcels up to $25.
Comparison of Totals.
A comparison of parcel post totals
shows how far tho United States was
in the rear of the procession in respect
of total business. The figures for for
eign countries are for the year 1000, as
compared with the total of the United
States for 1911:
Ordinary par
cels not Parcels of
valued, declared value.
Number. Number. Dollars.
Germany 15,840,127 BO9.3S0 35,205,000
Austria 16,321,220 4S7.230 124,818,000
Franco 5,450,750 850,000 37,CS9,000
Great Britain .. 2,700,830 250,320 25.000,000
Hungary 3.CCS.117 318,009 9,764,000
Switzerland .... 1.712,535 292,625 18,306,000
United States... 615.2C0
President Could Remedy.
Section 303 of tho revised statutes of
tho United States shows that it lies
within tho power of rresident Wilson
and Postmaster General Burleson to
nbolish this condition of things with
tho stroke of a pen:
"For the purpose of making better
postal arrangements with foreign coun
tries or to counteract their adverse
measures affecting our intercourse
with them tho postmaster general, by
and with tho ndvleo of the president,
may negotiate and conclude treaties
and conventions and may reduce or ln
crenso tho rates on mail matter be
tween tlie United States and foreign
countries."
Extend Domestic Service. -It
thus lies within tho power of these
two officers to extend our entire do
mestic postal service or any part there
of to any country or to the whole
world either by treaty, as in the case
of our general postal conventions
with Mexico and Canada ond of our
special parcel post conventions with
Germany, New Zealand, etc., or by
executive decree, as in the extension
in 1003 of our domestic postal rates to
Shanghai.
Under .the rules of the Universal
Postal union every nation keeps for it
self Its postal receipts upon export
mall. The foreign rate is therefore
immaterial to any other nation, and as
tho free delivery in each country of
the incoming mail from tho other im
plies n reciprocal courtesy nil nations
gain, potentially at least, whenever tho
system is liberalized.
COUNTIES TO TEACH FARMER
Intensive Practical Training Planned
n Southern Minnesota.
Intensive practical education for tho
farmer and rural betterment aro the
alms of tho Southern Minnesota Devel
opment league, which covers thirty-ono
counties.
Startling census statistics published
soon after tho fodeml count in 1010
wero chiefly responsible for tho organ
ization. These showed that tho popu
lation of these counties had decreased
from 1000 to 1010, tho loss being almost
entirely in tho rural districts, while
tho cities generally showed an in
crease. To mako tho rural sections
moro attractive and tho farms moro
product! vo 'was tho manifest problem.
Tho league, which was incorporated
in April of this year, will begin by or
ganizing farm bureaus In each of tho
thirty-ono counties. Thoso bureaus aro
to bo Incorporated under tho state law
and will havo charge of all develop
ment work within tlo separate coun
ties. Tho work of each bureau will bo
divided into departments, such as pub
licity, highways, beef eattlo, dairy cat
tle, silos, alfalfa, public nffairs and or
ganization, sheep, poultry, domestic eel
once, rural schools, town and country
clubs. County farm agents will work
through this bureau and in co-operation
with tho state and federal agricultural
departments.
Tho officers of tho league have been
impressed by tho fact that many coun
ties in Illinois and Iowa have increased
their resources $500,000 or $000,000 in
a Blnglo season through county agri
cultural agents, and they believe sim
ilar results can bo obtained in Minne
sota. Big Demand For Peanuts.
Slnco peanut butter has come into
general uso tho demand for peanuts
bos grown enormously. Tho vulua of
last year's crop is estimated as at
least $14,000,000. This year the state
of Oklahoma alone has planted 200,000
ncrea to DeanuU.
SHOW
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FROGS BEING PIANTED.
Bullfrogs by tho thousands aro be
ing placed in tho streams of Penn
sylvania by tho State Department of
Fisheries, and it is, expected that by
the end of July moro young frogs
will havo been distributed than ever
before handled by the State's fish
propagators.
The frogs aro being shipped from
tho Union City, Torresdale and
Wayne hatcheries in cans, each con
taining a thousand or so in tho tad
pole stage, and aro consigned either
to llsh wardens or to persons inter
ested in fishing, who see that they
are promptly placed in the proper
localities.
The propagation of frogs was un
dertaken a few years ago by the de
partment when the domand for the
greenbacked "bullies" became so
great on tho part of hotels and res
taurants. This year the hatching
has been attended by much success
and tho "planting" of the young
frogs is being vigorously pushed.
Superstitions on Crickets.
The cricket on tho hearth is still a
t'clcome guest In thoso English house
olds that he deigns to visit. His com
ing is a harbinger of good fortune,
while If he leaves the bouso that is an
infallible sign of imminent disaster.
A correspondent in Notes and Queries
refers to a belief prevnlent in Lanca
shire "that crickets are lucky about a
house and will do no harm to thoso
who use them well, but that they eat
holes in the worsted stockings of such
members of tho family as kill them. I
was assured of this," adds the writer,
"on the experience of a respectable
farmer's family." London Spectator.
NOTICE OP UNIFOItM PRI
MAHIES. In compliance with the Act of the Gen
eral Assembly approved July 12th, 1913,
notice is hereby given that nominations
will be made for the offices hereinafter
set forth, and elections will be held lor
the party offlce3 named below, by the
electors of Wayne County at Primaries
to be held in the several election districts
of Wayne County 'between the hours of
seven a. m. and seven p. m. on
Tuesday, September 10, 1013.
ELECTIONS.
STATE COMMITTEE.
One person shall bo elected a member
of the State Committee by each of tho
following named parties, viz:
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
One person shall bo elected in each
election district within the county a mem
ber of the County Committee by each
of the following named parties, viz:
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
NOMINATIONS.
JURY COMMISSIONER.
One person shall bo nominated for tho
office of Jury Commissioner by each of
tho following named parties, viz:
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
OVERSEERS OP THE POOR.
Two persons shall bo nominated for tho
office of Overseer of tho Poor in each
Poor District within the County whose
overseers are chosen by tho electors of
said district by each of the' following
named parties, viz:
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
JUDGE OP ELECTION AND
INSPECTOR.
One person shall be nominated for the
office of Judge of election in each election
district within the county: and one tier-
son shall be nominated for the office of
inspector in each election district within
the county by tho electors of said dis
trict by each of the following named
parties, viz:
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
REGISTRATION ASSESSOR.
One person shall bo nominated for tho
office of Registration Assessor in each of
tho following election districts: Berlin,
Buckingham, Clinton, Damascus, Man
chester, Preston, Scott, and Texas; by tho
electors oi eacn or the roilowing named
parties, viz:
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Thero will be two nersons nominated
for School Director in each school dis
trict for the term of six years. Thero
will also be nominated one person for the
term of four years in Damascus Town
ship; and one person for the term of two
years in Sterling Township by each of
me louowing parties, viz:
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
SUPERVISORS.
There will be two persons nominated
for tho office of Supervisor within each
township in the said County for the term
or lour years uy tno following parties,
viz:
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
COUNCILMEN AND BURGESS.
Tho boroughs of Bethany, Honesdale,
Prompton, Starrucca, and Waymart will
nominate four persons for council and
one person for Chief Buruess The bor
ough of Hawley will nominate sfx persons
for Councilmen and one person for Chief
jiurgess, uy eacn or tho toiiowing parties,
viz:
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
TAX COLLECTOR.
One person shall bo nominated for the
office of Tax Collector for each township
unu uoi-ouun uy oacn or tne louowing
named parties, viz:
WASHINGTON: REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
AUDITOR.
Two persons shall bo nominated for tho
omce ot Auuitor ror each township ana
borough by each of tho following named
parties, viz: '
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
CONSTABLE.
Ono person shall bo nominated for tho
office of Constable for each township
and borough by each of the following
nameu parties, viz:
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
JUSTICE OP THE PEACE.
One person shall he nominated for Jus.
tlco of the Peace in each of the following
townsnips ana boroughs: Bethany iioro.,
auuoji, tiieuy xmukv, V.11I11UU, Ajuuma-
cus, Dyberry, Lake, Mount Pleasant, Ore-
nun, i-mmyra, i-aupacK, tsaiem, ocott,
South Canaan, and Wavmart Uorouch.
And two persons shall be nominated for
Justice of the Peace in each of the fol
lowing townships and boroughs: Berlin,
Lebanon. Manchester. Promnton Bor
ough, Salem, Starrucca Borough, by tho
electors oi eacn or me ioiiowmg named
parties, viz:
WASHINGTON; REPUBLICAN; DEMO
CRAT; PROHIBITION.
Petitions may bo obtained ot tho Com
missioners' office.
All petitions must bo filed at the Com
missioners' office on or before Monday,
August 25th, 1913.
JOHN MALE.
EARL ROCKWELL.
NEVILLE HOLQATE,
Commissioners.
Attest: Thomas V. Boyd, Clerk.
Commissioners' Office. Honesdale, Pa.
60eoM w.
GOVERNOR TENER
SIGNS MANY BILLS.
Harrishurg, July 21. Governor
Tener today approved the bill which
increases the salaries of county so
licitors In counties having not less
than 250,000 population nor moro
than 1,000,000 to '$2,000 per year.
The population of Lackawanna coun
ty is about 259,000, and this places
it among thoso affected by tho pro
visions of tho bill. Tho present
county solicitor, John B. Jordan,
Esq., receives a salary of $1,500
now, and under the provisions of tho
new act of assembly will havo his
salary increased to $2,000. Tho in
crease also extends to Solicitor Wil
liam S. McLean, Jr., of Luzerno
county.
Tho governor also signed tho fol
lowing bills:
Requiring the receiver of taxes in
Philadelphia to open his books on
January 25 and to close them De
cember 31, requiring fifteen days
public notice and providing for list
ing of delinquents by January 15.
Fixing salary of register of wills
in Philadelphia at $10,000 per year,
and requiring all fees of the office
to be paid into tho county treasury.
Allowing cities of first class to ap
propriate proceeds of bond Issues for
extension of transit facilities within
city or within adjacent municipali
ties or for other permanent improve
ments.
Providing that county commission
ers shall provide rooms for detention
of delinquent children awaiting trial
and shall heat and furnish such
places.
Authorizing appointment of state
districts foresters.
Providing that courts may make
orders of maintenance against es
tates of men who have deserted wives
and whose whereabouts are un
known. Three bills presented by Senator
Buckman relative to orphans'court
procedure:
Validating sales of real estate of
decedents made by virtue of decree
of orphans' court, but not properly
advertised.
'Regulating manner in which muni
cipalities may acquire sqwer systems
owned by companies, unincorporat
ed associations or individuals.
Repealing parts of act relative to
fees of office in Allegheny county
where inconsistent with act of May
1, 1879.
The Benson resolution calling on
congress to authorize a convention
to propose an amendment to the
constitution to prohibit polygamy or
polygamous cohabitation in the
United States.
The Citizen has the news.
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