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Navy Cost Is Cut.

Owing TO the necessity for economy In
expenditures, / have directed the cur
tailment Of recommendation for naval
appropriations 50 that they are thirty
eight millions less than the correspond
ing estimates Of last year. and the re-
quest for new naval construction is
limited 10 two first-class battleships ana
one repai vessel.
The use 81 a navy is for military pur-
poses, anc there has been found need
In the department Of a military branch
dealing directly with the military use
Of the fleet. The Secretary Of the Navy
has also felt the lack OF responsible
advisers TO aid him in reaching conclu-
sions and deciding important matters
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Of it's business which it do at a loss
were the secCnd-class lGal- service, in
which the loss, as already said, was
S63, 600, 00e. and the free rura4 delivery in
which the loss was SIS, 0O0,O 900. Those
losses were in part Offset by the profits
of the letter postage and other sources
Of income. II would seem wise to re-
duce the loss upon secoud-cIass mail
matter, at least to the extent Of pre-
venting a deficit in the total operations
OF the department
I commend the whole subject to Con-
gress, noe unmindful Of the spread Of
intelligence which a low charge for
carrying newspapers and periodicals
assists. I very much doubt, however.
the wisdom of a policy which constitutes
so large a subsidy and requires addl-
tional taxation to meet IL
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can properly be undertaken, Il seems
10 me unWise TO attempt It.
The amount OF transformation that
crecps into arguments FRO and con in
respect 10 tariff rates IS such as 70 re
quire the kind OF investigation that /
have directed the tariff board 10 make,
an investigation undertaken by Il Who'll
ly without respect to the effect which
the facts may have I'm calling for a
reimbursement of the rates Of dntV
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Joint Board.

The military and naval joint board
have unanimously agreed that II would
be unwise to make the large eXpendi-
lures which at one time were contem
plated I'm the establishment Of a naval
base and station in the Philippine Is
lands, and have expressed yheir judg-
ment. in which I fully concur. in favor
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Saving Possible.

A great saving might be made. amount
ing to much more than half OF the loss,
by imposing upon magazines and peri
odicaIs a higher rate Of postage. They
are much heavier than newspapers, and
contain a much higher proportion Of
advertising and reading matter, and the
average distance Of their transportation
is three and a half times as great.
The total deficit for the last fiscal
year IN the POstOd1Ce Department
amounted to S17, 800 eco. The branches
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miralty procedure in the Federal courts
is under the control Of the Supreme
Court, but in the pressure Of business
TO which that court is subjected, II Is
impossible to hope that a radical and
proper reform Of the Federal equity
procedure can be brought about.
therefore recommend Legislation
providing for the appointment by the
President of a commission with author
ity to examine the law and equity pro-
Cedure Of the Federal courts Of first
instance. the law Of appeals from those
courts to the courts OF appeals and
to the Supreme Court. and the costs
imposed in such procedure upon the
private litigants and upon the public
treasury and make recommendation
with a view o~simplifying and expe-
diting the procedure as FAR as possible
and making it as inexpen siye as may be
10 the ltigant of little means.
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statl Dire and be OF no effect after
seven $ from the issuance thereof
or wit any time less than that period
which The court may fix. unless within
such seven days or such less period. the
injunction or order is extended or re-
newed after previous notice and oppor-
tunity 10 be herd.
Ny judgment is that the passage Of
such an act which really embodies the
best practice In equity and is very
like the rule now in force in some
courts viii prevent the issuing Of i'll
advised orders of Injunction without
notice and will render such orders
when issued much less Objectionable
by the short time IN which they may
remain effective
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Regards Creation of Tariff Board AS Advanced Step
Asserts That He May Recommend Re
vision If Report Warrants.

expenses OF the Government for the
next fiscal year ending June 30. 1911,
ere less than the appropriations for the
current fiscal year by S42,SlS,000 So far
IS the Secretary Of tine Treasury is able
70 form judgment as to future income
and compare 10 with the expenditure for
the next fiscal year ending June 80. 1911.
and excluding payments on account OF
the Panama Canal. which will doubtless
be taken up by bonds there will be a
surplus Of So q3f 900
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Frauds In Customs.

1 regret TO refer TO the fact Of the
discovery of extensive frauds In the
collection Of the customs revenue at
New York city. in which number OF
subordinate employees In the weighing
and other departments were directly
concerned. and In which the beHeiici-
aries were the American Sugar Rein
Ing Company and others. The frauds
consisted Ia the payment OF duty on
underweights Of sugar. The Govern
ment has recovered from the American
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Consolidate Bureaus.

request Congressional authority 10
enable the Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor TO unite the Bureaus Of Manufac-
lures and Statistics. This was recon-
mended by competent committee ap-
pointed in the previous administration
for the purpose Of suggesting changes
in the interest OF economy and ell
cheney, and is requested by the Secre-
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Supreme Court.

It is not impossible 70 cut down still
more than IT is cut down, the juris-
diction of the Supreme Court so as 10
confine II almost wholly TO statutory
and constitutional questions. Under
the present statutes the equity and ad-
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White Slave Trade.

I greatly regret to have TO say that
the Investigations made in the Bureau
Of immigration and other sources Of
information lead to the view that there
is urgent necessity for additional legiS-
latiOn and greater executive activity TO
suppress the recruiting of the ranks OF
prostitutes from the streams OF immi-
grafton into this cOuntTy-an evil which.
for want of a better name. has been
called The White Slave Trade "
/ believe IL TO be constitutional to for
bid. under penalty. the transportation
of persons for purposes Of prostitution
across national and state lines; and by
apprOpriatinS a fund of $4,000 % De
used by the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor for the employment of special
Continued on Page sixteen)
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Postoffce Department.
Second-CIass Mail Matter

Second-CIass Mail Matter
The deficit every year IN the Postofhce
Department is largely caused by the
low rate Of postage Of / cent a pound
charged on second-class mail matter.
which includes not only newspapers.
but magazines and miscellaneous peri
odicals. The actual loss growing out
of the transmission Of this second-class
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IAIL A REPROACH.

No action hns been taken by the
Congress with respect 40 the Dis
trict Jail, the conditions OF which
are still antiqunted ard unsRRitHry.
II is "a rePrOReh TO the National
GOverh=.Ssit.
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Maximum and Minimum.

Two features of the new tariff act call
for special reference. BY virtue Of the
clause known as the maximum and
minimum clause. II is the duty Of the
Executive TO consider the laws and
practices of other countries with refer
ence to the Importation into those coun-
tries Of the products and merchandise
Of the United States. and II the Execu-
tive finds such laws and practices not
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the Constitution, 10 unite under one
form Of action the proceedings at com
mon law and proceedings in equity in
the Federal courts, but IL is certainly
not impossible by a statute to simplify
and make short and direct the proceed
ure both at law and in equity In those
courts.
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Time for Hearing.

Moreover. every such injunction or re-
straining order issued without previous
notice and opportunity by the defendant
to be heard should by force of the
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Iniunctions.

The platform of the successful party
in the last election contained the fol-
lowing:
THE Republican party will up
hold at all times the authority and
integrity OF the courts, State and
Federal. and will ever insist that
their powers TO enforce their proc
ess and to protect life. liberty, and
property shall be preserved invio-
late. We believe. however, that the
rules of procedure in the Federal
courts with respect to the issuance of
the writ Of injunction should be more
accurately defined by statute. and
that no injunction or temporary re-
straining order should be issued
without notice, except where IRE
parable injury would result from de-
lay, in which case a speedy hearing
thereafter she uld be granted"
I recommend that in compliance with
the promise thus made. appropriate leg
islatiOn be adopted. The ends OF justice
will best be met and the chief cause
of complaint against ill-considered in
functions without notice will be rem owed
by the enactment Of a statute forbid
ding hereafter the issuing of anV in
jUnCtiOrA or restraining order. whether
temporary or permanent, by any Fed
eril court, without previous notice and
a reasonable opportunity to be heard on
behalf of the parties TO be en- jOined: I'M
Of the court that the delay necessary
70 give such notice and hearing would
result in trreparable injury to the com
plainant and unless also the court shall
from the evidence make a written find
ing. which shall be spread upon the
court minutes. that immediate and IT.
reparable injury is likely to ensue To
the complainant, and shall define the
injury, state why IL Is irreparabIe, and
shall also indorse on the order issued
the date and the hour Of the issua.
OF the order
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WHITE SLAVE TRADE. -

There Il urgent necessity for ad-
difiOnaI legislation to suppress an
evil which, for want of n better
name, has been called 'SThe white
Slave Trade"
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countries in Europe where control is
thus exercised by central authority
thought 70 be inconsistent with proper
thought 20 be-. inCoRsist with a proper
financial anG banking system.
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Department of Agriculture.

I commend to your careful considera-
ton the report Of the Secretary Of Agr-
culture as showing the immense sphere
Of usefulness which that department
now fills and the wonderful addition
TO the wealth Of the nation made BY the
farmers of this country in the crops of
the current year.
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WOULD UNITE BUREAUS.

There seems TO he no reason why
tho bureaus which have TO do with
the public health shOnId not be
united.
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SUGGESTS INQUIRY INTO SUGAR TRUST FRAUDS
MIGHT RESULT IN IN1MJNTTY-DISCUSSES TARIFF BOARD


Ipgrt oefeo exenS nu IN a
AmnnunSu f
wftS trust wi Of
granted idd ErHonn o o tariff
Noone bSekng tariff o aouGng0
have directed o
the acts mayh n a o
efdssa by ar board a o
old lutte by the
the naeSi TO aci
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this session a bill framed on the same
lines and with the Same purposes may
hnpOu1p = law
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COURT CHANGES URGED.

In my judgment change I'm iu-
dIcInI procedure constitutes the
grentest need i'm our American IN
stitutiOns.
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ON INJUNCTIONS.
recommend that In compliance
with the promise made I'm the plat
form, appropriate Legislation as to
InjunctIOns be adopted.

nected with the Navy Department at
only fraction Of the cost OF the present
Naval Observatory.
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SPECIAL MESSAGE NEXT.

prefer to embOdy suggestions
a. 10 amendments of the ANTITRUST
and interstate commerce laws In a
special message
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INCREASE IN GOLD.

ghs prOportIOnate increase in the
output OF gold furnishes substan-
tIaI explanation of nt least n part
of the increase I'm prices
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The platform of the successful party
| in the last election contained the fol-
| lowing:
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CONTINUED on Page Sixteen)
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
CITIZENS 8 MILE RACE.

In hopes tnat every athlete will
read the following suggestions, they
are herein printed for their guild
ance.
First, before competing, or even
entering upon the course of train
ing necessary to compete in this
event safely, each athlete is ad-
vised to have his heart examined.
Second, not only should the athlete
his practice, but he should likewise
wear loose fitting pair of long
woolen trousers, and he should have
his feet well protected, by strong
soles, from the pebbles and hard
road, and thus avoid bruises.
While the man running feels
warm, his arms and shoulders being
exposed to the cold air it is very
easy for him to contract rheuma-
tism and colds, which will result
later in life in much pain and dis
comfort.
The training should be started
with long walks at a rapid gait with
frequent jogs, and the distance of
the jog should be gradually in
creased until by the Is of May every
contestant can safely jog at about
two-thirds his best speed the full
course of five miles without great
inconvenience. He should be es-
pecially sure to cover up warmly af-
ter his work, and after his heart
and lungs have resumed their nor
NAL rhythm, and his temperature
has become normal, to be rubbed
down in a warm room, free from
draughts, after which he should rest
in bed warmly covered up for at
least an hour.
Since the race is to be in the af-
ternoon, the best time to train for
this race is at that hour.
Tobacco and liquor should be
avoided, as no man can get in his
best condition and partake of these
things; especially is this true of the
young athlete who has not formed
the habit of depending upon these
stimulants.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
Market Reports.

WHEAT-Dull and one cent lower; con-
tract grade. May. sl.39a1.4 40.
CORN-One-haif cent lower; May, 79iaa
SOC.
ceipts. 1903 packages; creamery, specials,
27a2T1sc.; Official 27c.); extras, 261ac. :;
thirds to frsts 22a26c.; held, Ha25c.; state
dairy, common to finest. 2la26c.; process,
common to special, 17a2315c.; western, fac
tory, 17a20c. imitation creamery, 21a22c.
CHEESE - Lower and weak; receipts,
952 boxes state, new, full cream, special,
13a13lkc.; small, colored, fancy, 12hc. !;
large, colored, fancy, 12hc.; small white,
fancy, 1219c.; common to fair, 9a11c. !;
skins, full to specials, 2a11c.
EGGS - Weak; receipts, 24,966 cases;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby, fancy,
selected, white, 23laa24c.; fair to choice,
22Ra23c.; brown and mixed fancy, 22hc. !;
fair to choice 2la22c.; western, storage
packed, 22c.; firsts. 2laIkc.; seconds. 2Oa
2012c.; southern, tirsts, 20lAc.; seconds 20c.
POTATOES - Firm; domestic, old, in
bulk, per $50 lbs, s2.75a3.12; per Dbl. or
bag, $250a215; European, old, per 16S lb.
bag, $l.75a2 10 Bermuda, new, No. l, per
bbl., $45Oa475; No. 2, SO. 25a3.75; southern,
No. l, $4.25a475; No. 2, s3a3.75; sweet, per
basket, $1.50a2.
LIVE POULTRY-Unsettled chickens,
broilers, per lb.. 25a30c.: fowls, 17al7hc. {;
old roosters, 1Ohc.; ducks, l2c. geese,
Ease.
DRESSED POULTRY-Firm; broilers,
nearby, fancy, SQUAD, per pair. 60a75c; 8
BIS. to pair, per h., 35a37l2c,; fowls, bar
GELS. 16l@c.: old roosters, 121eC.; spring
ducks, nearby, 24a25c.; squads, white, per
doz.. $2a4.25; frozen turkeys, No. l, per h.,
23a25c; broilers milk fed, fancy, 2ia25c. !;
corn fed, fancy, 2la23c.; roasting chick
ems, milk fed, 23a25c. corn fed, 17a20c. !;
fowls, No. /, 161aal7c. old roosters. 12lhc. !;
geese. 12a14c.
HAY AND STRAW-Steady; timothy,
per hundred, 7Oa9Oc.; shipping, 65c. clo-
yer, mixed G0aS0c. clover. 55a61ihc.; long
rye straw, s1,4Oal.45; small bales, 21aa5c.
less.
"What would our wives say if they
knew where we are tonight?" remark
ed the captain of a vessel beating
about in a thick fog.
Il wouldn't care what they said" re
piled the practiced mate. IF we only
knew where we are ourselves. Lon
don Telegraph.
every slippery floor" remarked a
young man as the band played a popu'
lar waltz. "It's jolly hard to keep on
your feet"
"Oh, then, you are really trying to
keep on my feet, are you?" said his
partner. 81 thought at first it was ac-
cidental. ."--London Mail.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
Liohtninq and Petroleum.

At the beginning Of September some
of the petroleum wells fired by a vic.
lent thunderstorm near the end Of
June at Boryslaw, Galicia, were still
burning. like torch flames 40 or so
feet in height. 1t is said that not less
s wells are struck by lightning every
year at Boryslaw, the cause being
ascribed to the obligatory use of sheet
iron coverings for all the installations.
The iron surfaces communicate with
the system of metallic tubes, thus
forming, during a thunderstorm, a
sort Of Leyden jar, which provokes
lightning strokes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
Stone Ships.

Eleven years ago an Italian engi-
neer made a boat of artificial stone
or cement which excited much inter
est. 1t was an excellent boat and Is
yet in use. The framework, of light
iron rods, was covered with metal
lie trellis, and then coats of cement
were applied. inside and out, to form
the hull. 1t proved surprisingly re-
sstent to shocks. Since then the
same engineer, Ga5ellini has made
many more "stone" boats, of various
sorms, and among them a barge, about
81 feet long and between II and 1S
feet broad, which for several years has
been employed fer carryir-' coal in
the harbor of Genoa. He also makes
pontoons of the same material, which
have been used to replace wooden pom
toons on the Po. The material lasts
better even than iron, and is not at
tackled by salt water.-Youth's Com
panion.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14

Never visit sick person with an
empty stomach, especially if the COM
plant be contagious, as this disposes
the system more readily to receive
the contagion.
A Scotch teacher gave this advice to
her pupils eff you have cholera or
Scarlet fever in the house, put some
onions under the bed, and they will
sweep away the disease"
Years ago when the cholera ragged
through London. the onion proved of
value. 1t was noted that in the most
unsanitary district, they were exempt
from the disease, being Italians and
great onion eaters. and in their homes
had strings of onions suspended across
the ceiling. The opinion is said to be
a powerful antidote against disease.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14

Under this name Commandant Sou
lie de C:nac Of the French Legion
of Honor has designed a pince-nez, or
eye-glass, which enables the wearer to
see at the same time on all sides, and
even behind. This is ingeniously ef-
fected by means of reflections. At
the same time the glasses are so con-
structed as to correct myopia, and
other errors of vision. A use for the
instrument that the inventor did not
think of has been revealed to him by
deaf persons employing it. They say
that it increases their safety by en-
bling them to perceive the approach
of dangers O. which their ears give
them no warning.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
The E,pe and Primitive Man.

Mr.. S. P. Werner points out that the
recent discovery of the chimpanzee
in a part of Africa where it had not
been known to exist enable us to de-
fine few regions where the gorilla,
the chimpanzee and the pygmies exist
in conditions suggestive of the possi-
bility of discovering the fossils of
their ancestry in good preservation.
The pygmies are row known to have
existed practically in suit for 5000
years, and it is probable, Mr.. Werner
thinks, that the two great anthropoids
may have been there for as great or
a greater, length OF time. He Is try
ing to indicate localities of limited
area in which the likelihood of dis
covering the fossils mentioned is very
great.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
FEAT BY COLONEL ROOSEVELT.
Ex-President at Risk Of His Life Kills
Bull Rhinoceros.


a Bull Rhinoceros.
Nairobi, British East Africa, May Il.
Colonel Roosevelt undoubtedly owes
his life to his GOODNESS and unerring
aim, which combination brought death
to Il huge bull rhinoceros that was fu-
riously charging the former president.
Mr.. Roosevelt fred bullet into the
rhinoceros' brain when it was but
fourteen PAGES from him and rushing
forward like wild engine. The bull
let was fatal, but SO fierce was the
rush Of the giant rhino that it plunged
on almost to the feet of the colonel be-
fore topping over dead.
The bull came into the clearing mt n
point about 100 yards from Mr. Roose-
welt and Immediately charged upon
the party. Realizing the danger that
beSet Mr.. Roosevelt, others in the party
were on the point of firing but Mr..
Roosevelt held them in check while
he stepped Immediately in the path of
the oncoming infuriated beast and put
a bullet in its brain.
Mr.. Roosevelt was warmly congrat-
ulated for his coolness and skill.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
BEETLES IN BIRDS NESTS.
New Region for the Efforts Of Bug.
Collectors.

In the Entomoligists' Monthly Mag.
azine Mr.. N. H. Joy indicates an ap
parently little explored region for
rare" beetles. Having last year OBJ
tained various species looked upon as
rare by collectors in birds nests, Mr..
Joy was led to doubt the genuine rar-
ity Of these species. He further con-
cluded that If the nests Of our familiar
birds and manuals were carefully
searched many species of beetle might
cease to be labeled rare in the records
of entomology. Mr.. Joy has put his
theory to the test, and finds that
birds nests are productive of many
rare and interesting beetles. And in
searching the nests of smaller British
manuals this enthusiastic collector has
been even more successful. Is it not
even possible that when such situa-
tions are more carefully and exhaus-
lively searched new species of beetle
may reward the collector?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-14
Worlds Sugar Production.

1t is estimated that the total pro.
duction OF sugar throughout the world
is about 100000 tons per annum. OF
this quantity nine-tenths are afforded
by the sugar cane. 25,000,o00 tons of
which are required to produce the
above quantity of cane sugar. The
average of saccharine matter In the
ripe West Indian sugar cane is from
1S to 21 per cent. Of which only
per cent is available to commerce.
The total value of the sugar in the
cane, If it could be extracted, would
be about $2S0,00C 900, but one-half
is lost in the process OF manufacture.