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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18
THE FUNCTION OF THE SPEC.
ULATOR.
By J. r. Pickell.

National Crop Improvement Servicel
Public opinion has failed thus far in
the study of grain marketing to COM
prehend the principle that it is the
function of the speculator to take
reasonable chance. AT Washington,
when the anti-option bills were being
considered in committee, Represen-
tatives and Senators with uniformity
Of thought propounded this question;
"If the speculator takes the hedge of
the grain dealer or miller, thus pro-
tecting grain purchases or sales, and
flour purchases or sales, who protects
the speculator"
The speculator asks for no protec-
ton. It's his business, based upon
his experience, his training, his knowl-
edge of supply and demand and the
capital at his command, to take the
chance the marketing of grain affords.
If the speculator was absolutely pro-
tected in his trading as the grain
dealer or the miller, then there would
be no speculation, for it is not specu-
lation to hedge grain or -four. It's
insurance.
The producer takes his chance when
he plants the grain. If he was abso-
lutely certain that a specified amount
of grain could be produced per acre,
and that it could be sold at fixed
sum per bushel, then there would be
no speculation in production, but the
laws of nature which make produc-
ton uncertain, make the grain busi-
ness, by its very nature, speculative
proposition.
Speculation, as it is commonly un-
herstood, in the grain business, re-
moves the business just as far as pos
sible from the realm of uncertainty
and reduces fluctuations in grain
prices to the minimum. The specu-
lator seeks no protection. Desires
no protection Could get no protec-
tion, and still be speculatoF. Specu-
lation Is the natural desire of a nor
NAL man who is not afraid to take a
reasonable chance.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18
COLD SPRING.

Cold Spring, July 17.-Farmers
are all busy in the hay field.
We are glad to hear that Matte E.
eager of Girdland is again engaged
to teach our school. Matte taught
our school five years ago and was
well liked by all.
VIM. Thorpe, our popular black
smith, was confined to his home last
week by illness. We hope for his
speedy recovery.
Aretas Yale, of Susquehanna, is
rusticating at his summer home here.
Robbins Douglas and Earl Coons
are assisting the latter's grandfath-
er, G. H. Douglas, with his haying.
Arthur Parsons, of Pine Mill, was
fishing in our trout streams on
Thursday after the heavy showers
and caught a fine fry.
Coon's automobile of Seelyville
was seen whirling on our streets last
Sunday.
Emmett Megivern was summoned
by phone Friday to the home of
Patrick O'Neill of Flat Rock to fur
nish the music at a party given in
honor of William O'Neill and wife
of New York city.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18
ARIEL.

Ariel, July 16.-The Ladies' Aid
society is arranging for a bazaar to
be held on the church lawn August
18th.
Mrs. Edward Smith entertained
the Sunshine club at her home Fri
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Emery have re-
turned from an auto trip to Atlantic
City and Asbury Park. They were
accompanied by Scranton friends.
Mr.. Butt, who is supplying the pull
pit of the Union church, will spend
the next two weeks in Allentown.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bigart motored
to Stroudsburg Sunday.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18
JAPS SWARMING IN HAWAII.
They, With Chinese and Koreans, Make
Bulk of Population.


Bulk of Population.
More than half of the population of
Hawaii is composed of Japanese, Chi
nese and Koreans, according to stats
tics of the thirteenth census not here
tofore made public. OF the total popu'
lation of 191 300 the japanese number
ed 79,675, or 41.5 per cent. japanese,
Chinese and Koreans combined mum
bered 1O5.SS2, or 55,2 per cent. From
1900 to 1910 the Japanese increased
52.S per cent; the Chinese decreased
159 per cent.
Caucasians In the Hawaiian Islands
numbered 44,04S, being 22.9 per cent
of the total population. OF these %
301 were Portuguese, 1890 Porto Ri
can, 1890 Spanish and 14,S67 of other
Caucasian descent. Pure Hawaiians
numbered 26,041. a decrease Of 1876 per
cent in the ten years. OF the Japa-
nese males twenty-one years old or
more, numbering 41,71S, only eleven
had become naturaliZed. OF the for
eign born male population of Hawaii
twenty-one years or older 91.9 per cent
were Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
More than half of the entire popula
ton cannot speak English, the highest
portion being Korean, ST. per cent,
and only slightly lower among the Jap
anese, 10 per cent.
Statistics of occupation and the own
ership of homes are not included in the
report.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18
TRACTOR FOR DEEP FLOWING
By Raymond Olney.
Power Farming Expert, LaPorte, Ind.

National Crop Improvement Service.l
Why is it that farmers do not plow
deepere Best practice considers it
essential for increased yields. 1t pro-
vides larger moisture reservoir by
loosening up greater portions of the
soil. This allows the water to enter
the ground more easily and to
greater extent The increased water
storage insures the crops against
drouth. But deep plowing takes pow
er. A farmer can plow as deep as he
likes if he has the necessary power.
The plowing season is short and the
work hard. Extra horses are required,
even more extra horses are needed
than ordinarily. It is not profitable to
keep more horses merely to furnish
this increased power, which is needed
for only short time, During the
rest of the year they are idle and it
costs money to keep them. Unlike
horses, it costs nothing to maintain
tractor when doing nothing. When it
stops work, expense stops. Less pow
er capacity is required, where trac-
tor is used, since by providing two
crews, a tractor can be worked day
and night, thus doing the work of
twice the number of horses equaling
it in power. A fifteen horsepower
tractor will do the work of thirty
horses, and it will also have the en-
durance of forty-hve When through
work it requires no attention.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18
COMPANY IS REoRGANIzED.

independent Harvester Accepts Resg-
nations and Elects New Managers.
Officers and directors of the Inde
pendent Harvester company at Plano,
ILL.,. whose methods Of stockholding are
being investigated by the government,
have resigned, and new officers have
been elected. William Deering Stew
art, president Of the Plano State bank,
replaces w. @. Thompson as president
and general manager.
The company is a $1O.000,OO0 corpora
ton and has issued approximately ST.
100000 of stock, but only $4,000 Of
the stock is common or voting stock.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18
TO PILOT AIRSHIp
over SEA IN 1915
Count Zeppelin Himself Eay
Direct Atlantic Flight
FOR PANAMA EXHIBITION.

According to Plans, Two Machines Are
to Be on View at San Francisco Ex-
position, II Is Said-Flight to United
States, It Is Estimated, Will Take
Three Days.
Count Zeppelin is seriously planning
to drive one of his airships, across the
Atlantic, according to private advices
received in New York lately by an
aeronautic authority. The news is
made more dramatic because of the
fact that the letters say that Count
Zeppelin himself will pilot the huge
ship if his health at seventy-seven
years, continues to remain good.
The report, which originates in
highly reliable source, says the trip
will be made in the summer of 1915,
by which time the engineers at the
great Zeppelin works at Friedrichs-
hafen expect to have completed an air
ship twice the size Of the present Yep
pelins. The ship is to be 1000 feet
long and fifty-two feet beam, with FIVE
to six motors, and the time estimated
for the ocean passage is three days.
The plan contemplates that the air
ship will follow the ocean steamship
lane, so that the air craft will be in
continuous wireless communication
with ocean vessels in case Of emer-
gency.
Airship's Powers Known.
DR.. Colsman, director Of the German
Airship Navigation company, which
operates the passenger Zeppelins in
Germany, has announced that the ra-
dius of the Zeppelin airship Is now
known so definitely, owing to its con-
servation system for retaining its gas,
that there is no longer any doubt Of
the airship's ability to cross the At
lantic.
The same information says it is prac-
tically assured that at least two Yep
pelin airships will be sent to the Pan
anna exposition at San Francisco by
way of the ocean and overcontinental
fight. Zeppelin engineers, it is said,
will visit the United States this year
to test the atmospheric currents and
decide on the best route across the
continent and to select bases for re-
plenishment Of the airships en- route in
case the heat of the American plains
has a more powerful effect ON the ships
gas supply than over the plains of the
upper Rhine valley.
Zeppelin May Come Here.
Count Zeppelin, so the private cor
respondence says, may come to the
United States with his engineers.
Some time back the count denied a
similar report that he was contemplate
ing the achievement Of crossing the
ocean.
Expert aeronauts in this country who
have visited Germany and have been
passengers on the zeppelins and are
acquainted with many of the COM
manders Of the Zeppelin airships and
members Of the technical staff have re-
turned here, convinced that the devel-
opmsnt of the Zeppelin airship has
very nearly approached the long ex-
pected perfection that would enable it
to traverse the ocean.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18
TWO BLACK FOXES SOLD FOR
$4,000,

st. Thomas, Ont, July 15.-Sim
Coil and H. S. Bates, who have fox
farm at Ridgetown, purchased from
Ruck & Hubbel two fine female black
foxes to mate with their own stock.
The price paid was $4,000. They
were successful in raising eight pup
pies this year from two pair.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18

Hot weather makes aching
corns but why suffer? PEDOS
CORN CURE will give instant
relief.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18


social conditions
incidentally
by
argepar in and o.
international Columbia
the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18

himself credited with having written
though
politics he sought Office
resemblance Enhu
amusing situations he frequently mistaken for
that
Miss Alice Paul chairman of the Congressional Union of the National
association laid
The association to conduct campaign in congressional dis
will fall
leisure coming months
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18

pressed to what Miss Wilson will make of the
notes she jos down everywhere she
other evening entertainments She carries
a very tiny gold lead pencil and small piece of paper
folded in the palm of her glove That society and
orally believed.
ingenious person out in Arkansas recently sent
the president trap eighteen inches long and foot in
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18

whom President wilson leans IN al matters dealing Win
our foreign relations MoOres capacity and ability IN
respect make him of the few in the United
States whose worth is recognized in all civilized nations
His atainments have been made Of by Democratic
and Republican administrations alike, and 1t took lot
of persuadng the part of President Wilson, Secretary
of State Bryan and others to get him to give his
pleasant berth in the Columbia faculty and come to the
capital
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18


diary of her daily daughter
the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18
relief.
Gossip From
01asb11Sfor,

VAT ITH the intention of having the national capital
WM set example for other civic and state gov
w ernments in the framing Of marriage laws,
Cuno II. Rudolph, commissioner of the District
of Columbia is work bill which will be presented
congress in the future. Fundamentally the pro-
posed law would make COMPULSORY the production of
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-18

The Citizen Office is fully equipped
to do all kinds of Job Printing.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06

leaves and grass are raked and gathered with the utmost care.
 The Tasmanan apple orchard e;ght years old will net the owner in an average year from $2OO to $500 an acre. The increase of orchard area in Tasmania IS at the rate of 2,000 acres year.
 Chlnamen are at present showing strong sentiment in favor of using Chinese products instead of those of foreign origin This tendency is especially noteworthy in the case of tobacco.
 The coast land of western Norway is almost devoid of forests except where pro- lection is afforded from the sea winds. The bulk of the forests, consisting of pine, birch and spruce, are found farther in the in- terior, at the heads of the fjords and in the valleys.
 With the completion of the Canadian Pa clfc railways new passenger station, at cost of S1 100000, and the terminals of the Great Northern railway and the Canadian Northern railway, at a cost of several mil lions of dollars, Vancouver will be 8 rail way center of importance.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06

Assessment Work Blanks at Pioneer
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06
HOW LIVING COST
 HAS INCREASED

Washington, Oct. 1.-The startling in- crease in the cost of food products to the consumer within the past 23 years was graphically shown in tabulated report here by the bureau of labor statistics. This table chronicles an increase during that period of from 2S6 per cent on flour to 1295 per cent on bacon.
 The only commodity on the American table which was shown to have declined n price was sugar upon which the Wilson administration has centered its fight for free trade This article decreased 8 per cent
 A comparison of the retail prices June l5 1913 in 40 widely distributed cities of the United States, with the average prices in the same cities for a ten-year period, 1890 to 1899, shows the following advances:
 Bacon, l2S.5 per cent round steak, 1925 per cent; hens 76.S per cent rib roast, 755 per cent; corn meal 57.3 per cent; butter, 41.3 per cent; milk, 3S4 per cent; pork chops, III per cent; smoked hams S4.5 per cent; sirioin steak, 75.2 per cent; lard 665 per cent; flour, 2S.6 per cent.
 The average increase in prices of food June l5, 1913, was 592 per cent above the average price of food during the 10-year period, 1890 to 1899; 3.3 per cent over the price June 15, 1912, and 144 per cent above the prices of June l5, 1911.
 Prices were investigated in Atlanta, Bal timore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo Charleston, s. C., Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver Detroit, Fall River, Mass, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Fla, Kansas City, Mo-, Little Rock, Ark, Los Angeles Louisville Manchester, N H., Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Newark, N J., New Haven, Conn, New Orleans New York, Omaha, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland Ore, Providence, R. l., Richmond Va, St. Louis, St. Paul, Minn, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Scranton, Penn, Seattle and Washington, D, C.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06

Coed dog feed, l0c lb,
 Iditarod Meat Go.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06
MASQUE BALL NEW YEARS EVE

What promises to be one of the most enjoyable events of the coming holiday season will be the Comic Supplement Masque Ball which is scheduled to take place at A. B. hall in this city on New Years eve, under the auspices of the en- tertanment committee of Camp No. 27.
 It is proposed to give numerous and valuable prizes for the best make-ups of the many humorous and ridiculous char acters which have appeared in the colored sections of the big Outside Sunday papers, and it would be difficult to conceive any thing more ludicrous than large and bril- iantly lighted ball room full of katzenjam- mer Kids Hooligans, Gloomy Guses etc, cutting up all sorts of capers and dancing about to the time of entrancing music.
 The committeeman will hold frequent meetings to perfect the many arrangements, and will be glad to receive suggestions from anyone that may add to the mrth of the occasion. Splendid arrangements for the convenience of out-of-town folks will be made with the stage line people to enable guests to reach their homes immediately after the big event
 If you want to start the New Year of right, make your date book read: Big Masque Ball at Iditarod Wednesday eve, December 31, 1913. Good night, old year"
 Tom Aiken and Red" Ellis left last Monday for Candle creek, on the kusko- kwim river where they will spend a few days, and then proceed toward Ophir, Grip pie, Poorman, Long Ruby, and then go to Hot Sphings to look after some mining in terestS.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Mat Pesola and E. OkSanen, and to yol
 heirs and assigns:

To Mat Pesola and E. Oksanen, and to your
 heirs and assigns:
 You and each of you are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended in labor and Improvements the sum Of one hundred dollars ($tOO.O0) for each of the years Of 1911, t9t2, 1913, upon placer mining claims numbers five and six (NOs , and e above discovery, situated on Yankee creek. d tributary of innoko river, in the Innoko mining and recording district, District of Alaska.
 Location notices therefor being of record in Vol. at Page 63, and in Vol. :. at Page 2S9, of :he records of location for said mining district.
 You are further notified that if at the expiration of ninety (90l days after the last publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure, your interest in said claims will become the property of the undersigned, your CO., owner, under Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
 Date of first publication, Dec. 6, tot3.
 Date of last publication, March :, 1914.
 CHARLES ANSIO, Cot Owner.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06
PAP (!

all Alaska ,nd Iukn distinction the will be 30 speaking white voluntarily make application order members 500 lodges scattered from Nome Panama and Berlin Manila and only 25 old club house Moose widows college education absolutely free.
  work funeral benefit of death fee s1O and joining Dues only SIS no
  director Loyal studio sreex,F Flat City ..--~
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06
POSTOFFICE NOTES

There will be no inbound mail until Sun day, December IA, which consignment will contain a small outside mail.
 The outbound mail will close every Sun. day -four times each month at II D. m Registry closes at 1 p. m.
 The first large through Outside mail, con taining the limit of 400 pounds (via Fair banks), will arrive here about the 18th of this month.
 No mail will be sent in over the Seward route this winter, as was generally sup posed.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06

Dogwood the principal source of shut ties for use in cotton mills is growing scarcer year by year, and various substi- tutes are being tried, but with no great success
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06

Oysters cannot live in the Baltic sea, The reason is that it is not salt eonugh. They can only live in water that contains 37 parts of salt in every 1000 parts of water
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06

Mrs Dickson, we'll known throughout the district is now in charge of the dining room at the Adams house, in this city.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06

A. B. Rome, the hustling young clotbier of Discovery, was visitor in the city Igst Wednesday,
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06

Danny Bryce arrived in town last Sun day from Bear creek After remaining a few days he started over the Seward trail on business trip to the States. Paralysis, locomotor ata1la, scientifically treated st the Crosby Massage and Bath Parlors
 Fine and npe Imburger cheese.
 Crowley < Porter.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-12-06

Charles E. Seneca who has been con- nected with the transportation business of the camp for the past three years has left or will shortly leave over the Seward trail for the Outside
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-11-14
ST. MARTINS Dedication
AuspiciOUs Event mt Lacey sunday
Bishop and Governor Speakers.

An event which promises to be one
of the most suspicious in the history
of st. Martins college, Lacey, will
take place next Sunday when promi
nent Catholics from all parts of the
state will participate in the dedica
ton of the colleges handsome new
building, just completed at a cost OF
approximately $4,000.
The exercises, which are in charge
of committee from the local knights
of Columbus consisting of John S
Lynch, chairman, Joseph Reder, P. ]
O'Brien and j. F. Gillies, will begin a:
2:30 and continue throughout the af
ternoon, big banquet being served
about 6 o'clock. The Tacoma knights
Of Columbus will attend the dedica
ton in body, going to Lacey on a
special train, while the local Knights
have arranged for an auto service and
many private cars are also expected
to make the trip.
The following program has been ar
ranged for the ceremonies:
Dedication March," composed by T.
Reeve Jones-College band
Address-John D. Carmody, state
deputy, Knights of Columbus, Seattle
council
Overture-College band.
Address-Hon. Stephen j. Chadwick
of the supreme court.
Selection-College band.
Address-His Excellency, Ernest
Lister, governor of Washington.
Selection-College band.
Address-His Lordship, the Rt. Rev.
Edward ]. O'Dea, D. D.
March-College band.
America" by the audience.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-11-14
SHELTON BOAT sALvAGED

The City Of Shelton, which struck
on the rocks at Libby Point in the Big
Skookum en- route to Shelton during
the heavy fog Monday night, was tied
up to the dock at Shelton Thursday
morning where an examination devel-
oped that the boat was not as badly
injured as at first thought, according
to local officials. As the result it was
announced that the steamer would be
repaired Immediately and would he
back on the Olympia-Shelt run with
in short time.
The Shelton was carrying some IS
passengers and a heavy load of freight
when she struck the rocks at ebb tide,
tearing a big hole in her bottom. The
in-rushing water soon flooded the en-
CINE room, putting out the fires and
electric lights and starting a panic
among the passengers. All passen-
gers and crew, however, were taken off
by the tug Mizpah, which was en-
route from Shelton to Olympia and
answered the distress signals.
This is the first accident that has
happened TO a vessel in this end of the
Sound for years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-11-14
RUTH BRIDGE UNSAFE
: .mnissicners Call for Bids for Steel
Structure Over DcsChutes.

Receiving report from County En-
neer w. Fl. Yeager, Jr., that the Ruth
bridge over the Ees Chutes east OF
Rainier is in dangerous condition.
the county commissioners this week
again declared an emergency and di-
rected the county engineer to notify
AS many bridge contractors as possible
to submit bids for new steel bridge
The bids will be opened at 2 o'clock
next Monday afternoon.
The bridge is located on the river
road few miles east of Rainier, and
as in the case of the Prather bridge
in the southwestern part of the coun-
ty, boring with an auger revealed the
fact that the interior of the timbers
was rotten making the bridge dan
gerous for travel. The engineer recon-
mended the construction Of steel
bridge and the commissioners adopted
his recommendation, calling for speci-
fications on bridge of 90-foot span,
and IS foot roadway, to be supported
by 30-inch steel piers 25 feet high.
In the case of the Prather bridge the
commissioners let the contract for the
construction OF a new bridge on the
day they received a report as to the
condition of the old bridge. This time
they have allowed a week for the
preparation and submittal of bids.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-11-14
PLEASANT GLADE.

The mill of Frank Guslander has
shut down for few Gays, shiugie
bolts being scarce.
Harwood Palmer is making a bus
mess trip TO Seattle
About a men met at Andy Pugh' 5
home Tuesday and assisted him in
digging his potato crop which amount
cd 10 about go sacks The dinner and
music were very much enjoyed.
Miss Lizzie Pugh has returned home
after spending a couple of days visit
ing friends.
Miss Owna Glenham of Vancouver,
B. c., and Clara White of Tacoma are
spending a few weeks at the home of
E. T. Palmer.
Fred Robbins is caring for the Fred
Hawthorne place during the owners
absence.