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GY0T IS $50 p. m, any night you
IEI please and for miles through the
kA1 yards OF East Chicago lights are
I&fPI swinging semaphore arms are
moving men in clicking signal
towers are juggling with electric buttons
and pneumatic levers, target lights on
hundred switches are changing from red to
green from green 10 red; everything Is
clear, everything is all right, the Lake
Shore Mail IL coming, with eighty tons OF
letters and papers in it's pouches. Relays
OF engines and engineers have brought
these messages, this news OF the world,
thus far on their journey. Up the Hudson
they have come and across the Empire
State and along the shores OF Lake Mich
igan, nearly a thousand miles in twenty
four hours, which IS not so bad. although
the hottest. maddest rush is yet to come.
1t is fine thing to know the men who
drive the engines on these trains; just to
see them is something. and to make them
talk OF you can do IT'D is better business
than interviewing most celebrities you have
heard about
To this end I set out, one evening early
in January for the great roundhouse of
the Northwestern road. that lies on the out
is this to one who approaches it unprepared
"a place where yellow eyes glare out OF
deep shadows. where fre-dragoRs rush at
you with crunchings and snortings, where
the air Kisses and roars. 1t might be some
demon menagerie there in the darkness.
To this place of fears and pitfalls 1 came
an hour or so before starting time, and here
/ found Dan White, one or the Northwest
tba loo Il
touches to locomotive 9Os before the nights
hard run. In almost our first words my
heart was won by something White said.
had mentioned Frank Billiard of the Bur-
lington read. rival by all rights, and i'm
mediately this bluff. broad-shouldered man
exclaimed: "Ah, he's a fine fellow, Bull
lard is. and he knows how to run an en-
CINE" White would fight Billiard at the
good words o. him.
''Tell me-" said /. "about the great run
you made the other night" From a dozen
lips l had heard of Whites tremendous
dash from Chicago to Clinton, Ia.
"Oh. it wasn't much; we had to make
the time up. and we did it. Didn't We,
Fred?"
This to the fireman. who nodded in as
sent, but said nothing.
You. made a record, didn't your
''Well, we went 13S miles in 143 minutes;
that included three stops and two slow
downs. don't know as anybody has beat
that-much."
BY dint OF questioning. 1 drew from this
modest man some details of his achieve
ment- The curve-bent stretch of seventeen
miles between Franklin Grove and Nelson
they did in fourteen minutes, and a part
of this. beyond Nachusa, they took at an
eighty-mile pace They covered five miles
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dents also-even those who are active in
social affairs-express themselves as want
ing relief. So many receptions and parties
are great drain on both time and money,
In my opinion college life should not be
severe, but ii should be simple Any other
policy will keep hundreds Of young men
and women from obtaining an education.
1t is needless to say that we shall insist
upon the needing of our regulations"
What about the university's finances?"
"Of course, need more money. Apart
from the expense of the buildings / men
toned a moment ago we should have $780,
600 more of straight endowment. This
lars. While we are still cramped for lack
of funds, it is still fair to say that the uni
yersity is not in the distress that held 1T
several years ago. Our trustees are ex-
1t seems to be the policy now not to enlarge
our annual budget again until We have
natural income equal to our necessary out
go. After that we can devote our efforts
to enlarging our endowment instead of
spending time and strength in raising funds
for current expense deficiencies. We have
splendid financial system. Our endowment
funds and our current expense funds are
kept forty miles apart. Our investments
are made with the greatest care. With
good investing committee and the Union
Trust Company, of Indianapolis, we have
an excellent acknowledgement system of
managing our finances. / doubt whether
any institution i'm the country has a better
or safer method at this point. With our
management, as 1t now is, men of means
Will feel on investigation that their phllan-
thropic investments with will be care
fully guarded and used"
"What about the general outlook"
81 feel encouraged in every way. Re-
markable evidences of interest and conf
dence are coming to us from all over the
State. l am daily receiving requests for
catalogues and information. We have pro-
jeeted an excellent teachers course for next
spring term beginning March rs. and the
indications are that we shall have a large
attendance. Our present enrolment is
fua a
a year ago. This is hopeful because it was
perfectly normal. No special effort was
made for an increase of students We all
| have been most kindly received by trustees
| faculties and students. l have great hopes
| for De Paw University Every added day
| conviction of the university's work and
/ prosnects"
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the Interstate oratorical contest over ten
contestants, and it is a somewhat note
worthy fact that his most bitter opponent
for the honor was De Pauws representa-
tive, Wikerson.
DR.. Hughes's graduation from the Boston
School of Theology took place in 1892, after
a course of work which brought many
honors to the young preacher. He after
wards had special work in favorite lines of
study. DIR. Hughess connection with the
Center Church at Maiden, Mass, began in
1896 and 1t continued until the acceptance
of the resignation that followed long de-
liberation over the question of coming to
De Pauw. During his work at Maiden he
was frequently sought by other larger con-
gregations, but he preferred the place he
then had, and gave it up only because he
believed he saw divine guidance in the &C
ceptance of the invitation here. While he
was pastor at Maiden his church became
the leading one of the New England con-
ferences.
In speaking of DR.. Hughes one prominent
divine has said: IF any one adjective de-
scribes the strength of DIR. Hughes ii must
be symmetrical He is at once a preacher,
a pastor, an administrator and a man of af-
fairs, and in each OF these functions he
possesses traits that are not often found
together. AS preacher he Is at once both
an orator and a thinker, Astounding in
forceful enthusiasm and in sane and ju-
dicial poise. Probably no one of our young
ministers is more sought for counsel by
leading laymen throughout the church. and
this in connection with the most diverse
and difficult problems. both ecclesiastical
and otherwise"
A graduate of De Pauw, who knew DIR.
Hughes at Maiden, said: He is pre-emi-
nently a young mans man, filled with a
young mans hope. optimism and courage.
1t is believed that one of the factors that
entered into his final determination TO come
to De Pauw was his interest in young peo-
pie"
DIR. Hughes is of the highest type of the
fraternity man, and was far several years
its national president.
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THE NEW PRESIDENT.
Character Sketch of DIR. Hughes
Preacher, Orator and Educator.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 4.-The res
ignation of DIR. Goblin from the presidency
of De Pauw University, after years of able
and faithful service, made vacancy in the
chief executives chair at a time when the
institution over which he had been presid-
ing was about to enter on a new period of
usefulness. DR.. Hickman had resigned as
chancellor also, and it was finally decided
by the trustees that 1T would be better if
one man were found to do the work that
had been in the hands of both DIR. Hickman
and DR.. Goblin. without the teaching that
had been done by the latter. The require
ments for the new president were multi
piled. He must be able to command atten-
ton from the public in connection with
the university's cause: he must be 6. good
public speaker: he must be a business man,
to watch the institutions civil interests; he
must be a man closely in touch with the
most modern educational ideas; he must
be prominent I'm the great denomination by
which De Pauw is mainly supported and
he must have the power Of securing an in
huence for good among young people. Such
a man would seemingly be hard to find, and
the task did prove hard one. but the trus-
tees were eminentIy successful in getting
the one who Is about to be inaugurated as
president of this great institution of Meth
odist education.
DR.. Hughes assumes the burden of the
presidency at time of life when his phys
ical and mental energies are at their best
| and the friends of De Pauw confidently be-
| lieve that the good work that has been done
will be carried on In a manner that will be
most satisfactory to those who have its
best interests at heart.
DIR. Hughes Is the son of Rev. Thomas
B. Hughes, who is now a member of the
Iowa Conference. The sons first home was
| at Moundsville, w. Va, and he will be
| thirty-seven years old this coming Monday.
His preliminary education was secured in
| the public schools and in the West Vir-
ginia University, then he went to Ohio
Wesleyan, but when his father was trans
| ferred to the Iowa field the Iowa College
at Grinnell was exchanged for Ohio Wes-
leyan for time. However, he graduated
| from the latter institution and in the spring
of the year OF his graduation. 1850. he won
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laboratory and will march to East College.
Most of the people In line will be In aca-
demic dress. At 10 o'clock Senator Albert
Jeremiah Beveridge, of the De Pauw class
of SO, will deliver address. President
Newkirk will then deliver the keys of the
university to President Hughes, and the
charge to the president will be given by
Rev. James w. Bashford ID. D., LII. D.,
president of Ohio Wesleyan University.
which is President Hughes's alma mater.
DIR. Hughes will close the inaugural with
an address.
DIR. Hughes becomes the ninth president
of De Pauw. He was preceded by the fol-
lowing:
Rev. Matthew Simpson, d. D., LII. d..
1s39-1s4S.
Rev Lucien w. Berry, d. d., 1S49-lS54.
1857 NeV' Dan's' curry T. D'' LIZ D. i''4-
Rev. Thomas Bowman. d. D.. 1S5S-1s72.
Rev. Reuben Andruss, D. D.. 1s72-1S75.
Rev. Alexander Martin, ID. d., LII. d.,
lS75-lSS9
Rev John Price Durbin John, d. d. 1889
1896
Rev, Hillary A. Goblin. A. NJ. D. D.. 1886
The accession of each of these has meant
much 10 the university, but comparisons
the duties and equipment OF college pres
idept Of the time OF DR.. Simpson were so
unlike those OF the present generation
While the duties differ, IL Is a fact that the
character OF each OF the men has been Of
the very best each being not only 8 minis
ter Of power. commanding the highest re-
spect as Sucn, out man OF the most COM
plete education Of his time.
The cornerstone of the first building of
De Pauw was laid June 20. 1887, and that
occasion was the most important the coun-
~ had seen. 1t Is said that 20. 900 people
Were present on that day and listened to
the sermon by DR.. Henry b. Bascom, Of
Kentucky. who became one of the bishops
OF the Methodist Church South. The cor
nerstone that was laid that day is yet a
] portion Of the beautiful West" college, in
which are located the academy rooms. the
gymnasium and the very extensive uni
| versity library. From that day the growth
| of the college was persistent, notwithstand-
| ing many hardships financially. and it final
| ly. under President Martin. reached the
| full stature of university, with depart
ments of liberal arts. law, music art, medi-
| cine, theology. normal and preparatory
work. and the name was changed from AS
/ bury 70 De Pauw. In appreciation of the
| gifts of Washington c. De Pauw, of New
| Albany, whose estate still provides a con-
| siderable revenue for the Institution. The
| law and theological departments have been
| discontinued. but the other schools are now
| In a most fourishing condition. A COM
| bination has recently been effected with the
| Central Medical College of Indiana where
1 by the work formerly done by the De Pauw
| School or Medicine may be resumed. The
last alumni register, published I'm 1900
| shows a list of 121 classes graduated from
the various schools. with 2.0S2 graduates
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go to his death that way only last week
on the Union Pacific run? After all, why
not this death as well as any other? Have
we not valves and tubes in our bodies that
may snap at any moment?
''Hov-fast?" / call out
ty-miles-an-hour," says Billiard,
close to my ear, and a moment later pulls
the rope for grade crossing. 10000
oeeoo-oo-oo," answers the deep iron
voice. two long and two short calls, as the
code requires. go-killed-two-men
here" he shouts as we whiz over the
road ''Struck-buggy-thr ew-men-sixty-
feet" / wonder how far we would throw
them now.
In the 206 miles run to the Mississippi we
stop only twice-for water, at Mendoza and
at Galesburg-nine minutes wasted for the
two, and the gale blowing harder. Our
schedule makes allowance for no stops;
every moment from our actual going is so
much dead time that must be fought for,
second by second, ana made up. Drive her
as he will, with all the cunning of his
hand Billiard can score but small gains
against the wind. And some of these he
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loses. At Mendoza we have made up seven
minutes but we pull out thirteen minutes
late. At Princeton We are fifteen minutes
late at Galva fourteen minutes, at Gales
burg eight minutes. but we prn out twelve
minutes late. Then we make the last
forty-three miles. including bridges. towns.
grades and curves, I'm forty-tour minutes.
and draw into Burlington at "a q. Mon
time TO the dot This because Billiard had
sworn to do il; also because the road be-
yond Galesburg runs west instead Of
southwest, and 1t is easier f,Nr a train to
bore straight through gale, head on, than
TO take ii from the quarter.
We took the big. steady curve at Prince
ton, a down-grade helping US, at a hundred
miles an hour-so Billiard declares. and
what he says about engine-iriving I be-
lieve. Indeed. these great bursts can be
measured only by the subtle. senses Of an
expert since no registering Instrument has
been devised TO make reliable record.
Across the twin high bridges that span the
Bureau creeks we shot with a rush that left
the reverberations far back, in the night
like two short banks. And just as we
rounded a curve before these bridges,
saw a black face peering down from the
boiler-top, while voice called out: ''wahr
-wahr-wahr-wahrv To which startling
apparition Billiard, undistur bed, replied:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Then the
head disappeared. Dan from his side. WA
telling Billiard that he had seen the safety
light for the bridges, and Billiard was an
swering something about hitting Il up
harder. How these men understood each
other in such tumult is a mystery 20 one
with ordinary hearing. but somehow they
manage IL.
Half way between Kewanee and Galva a
white light came suddenly into view far
ahead. 1 knew il for the Headlight of a
locomotive coming toward US on the parallel
track. Already we had met two or three
trains. and swept past them with a smash
ing of sound and air. But this headlight
seemed different from the others, paler in
its luster, not so steady in its glare. The
ordinary locomotive comes at you with a
calm, staring yellow eye that grows until
II gets to be huge full moon But IL comes
gradually, without much jumping OF waver-
ing: This light danced and flashed like a
great white diamond / watched IL with a
certain fascination and, ~ II came nearer
and nearer, realized that here was a train
of different kind from the others, coming
down on US at terrific speed. And Billiard
shouted: MISUNDERSTANDING mail "a
Then added, the train passed like the
CLEAN of knife: 'She's-going-too.
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INTERVIEW WITH DIR. HUGHES.
The Field, Social Life and Finances
of the University Discussed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. Abr.
Hughes was recently asked his impressions
of the field of De Paw University.
WELL" he said, "the field is in many
ways much larger than 1 had expected it
would be. 1 frequently receive letters say
ing that such a tcwn or such church has
not received a visitor from De PAW Uni
versity for several years. AS / figure it
out, from seven to ten years will he re-
quired to get over the State and touch the
universitys natural constituency. A new
conner to Indiana is struck by the wonder
full growth of many places here-espeeially
of towns in the gas belt. The fact that
our normal constituency is so immense
makes work difficult at the outset. One
feels as if one had been thrown out into an
ocean. But ii makes the work hopeful for
the long run. 1t takes longer to inform our
people, but when they really understand
what is being done here at De Pauw Uni
versity they will be only too glad to give
US larger aid in every way"
versity itself?'
"We have a good plant here. We need
a new library and new gymnasium. Be-
sides, several thousands of dollars should
be spent on repairs and improvements |
visited some of the German universities
a year and a half ago. Few of them would
equal US, so far as buildings were con-
cerned. We have, too. an able and harmo-
| NOUS faculty. Take it all in all. doubtless
no college of our kind in the central West
does any more thorough or effective work
than De Pauw University. Then We have
a magnificent student body. Every visitor
TO our chapel is impressed by this fact.
You will not find anywhere a more alert
| or promising group OF Students
What have you 10 say about the social
| life of the university"
I'VE are meeting the common problem of
| all colleges. Last spring l saw the June
| calendar OF one of our prominent colleges
| for womenn. The list of social events was
| amazing. In every ipatitution there il a
| tendency with some students to overdo the
social side OF things. Our policy will be to
| keep society functions In normal proper
! tons and within reasonable hours. Parents
insist that this be done. Some Of our stu.
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edition. See those last bags swung in
through the panel doors! Not even the
president of the road may ride here without
permit from the government.
Billiard takes up a red smoking torch
and looks $50 over. He fills her cups. and
prods a two-foot oiler into her rods and
bearings Dan Cleary, the fireman. looks
out of his window on the left and chews
complacently. Down the track beside him
Locomotive 1909 backs up, a frst-class engine
she, but $50 bulks over her as the king of a
herd might over some good. ordinary work.
ing elephant. AS she stands here now,
purring through her black iron throat, $50
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WILL BE A GREAT FEATURE.
Primary OPatorical Contest at DE
Pauw ON Monday Night.

SIeciai 10 the Indianapolis journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 4-The in
dications are that the primary oratorical
contest of De Pauw students next Monday
evening will be one of the most interesting
the university has seen for some years, be-
cause of the seeming closeness of the can
didates. The speakers will be NJ c. Wright,
]. NJ. Devers, w. L. Hargrave. Fred Will
liams, Miss Nellie Sandifur and j. p. STAFF
ford. 1t will be one of the features of the
inaugural week.
The whereabouts Of w. M. Porter, a
young minister who is attending college, is
worrying his friends. He has been preach
ing at Knightsville and carrying on school
work at the same time, but a week ago ne
resigned his pastorate and has since gone
away. One young man claims to know
where he is, but refuses 20 tell, and others
of his friends are afraid there is cause
for alarm. Ii is rumored Porter has en-
tered the navy, but such report Is hard
ly oelievable TO one who is acquainted with
the missing student. Porter came here from
Oklahoma and was well known in college
and town.
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the repair man with his kit. and makes
sure that every contact is right. then pulls
rope four times at the rear. whereupon
four Kissing signals answer in the cab.
Billiard shuts off the air.
"It's all there Is to stop her with" says
he, 80 we take no chances with 1t. She's
got high-speed brakes on her, $50 has-11O
pounds to the inch. Twenty-four. Dan,
he adds, and snaps his watch. I'VE start at
thirty"
Dan chews on. bad wind tonight" he
says; ''reg'lar gale"
Billiard mods. II know it: we're fifteen
minutes late, too.
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Meeting OF Normal Trustees.
ecial TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Dec. 4-The trus-
tees OF the Indiana Normal are holding a
two days session to dispose of much BUSH
ness, including the adoption OF the annual
reports TO the Governor and the prelimi-
nary arrangements for building the train
ing school. The report OF the official board
of visitors has been received and is very
complimentary TO the management of the
school. Ii will be inclosed In the annual
report of the trustees for the States fiscal
year ended on Oct. 81. The plans OF a
number Of architects for the training school
building have been received, but IL Is like
~ that selection will not be made at
this meeting.
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CARELESS BANK MESSENGER.


BALTIMORE, Nd. Dec. 4.-Stewart Hill,
messenger for the Merchants National
Bank. went into the registry division of the
postoffice In this city to-day. He laid his
pouch containing $1,000 In bonds. coupons
and stocks on table while he registered a
letter. While his hack was turned, two
men entered. one of whom grabbed the
pouch and made of. followed by his COM
panion. The messenger gave an alarm. but
both OF the men succeeded In escaping.
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City Funds Involved.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARTINSvILLE. Ind, Dec. 4-The aud
iting committee reported to the City Council
tonight that the account of ex-Treasurer
Thomas r. Burns showed a discrepancy of
William and John Downey. A. c. Hobson,
III. ]. Hnson, !. +. Robinson aud r. L.
Singleton are his bondsmen.
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measures sixteen feet three inches from
rails to staek-top. Both engines blow out
steam, that rolls up in silver clouds to the
electric lights.
Billiard climbs to his place at the right,
and a hiss of air tells that he is testing the
brakes. Under each car sixteen iron shoes
close against sixteen wheels, and stay
there Down the length of the train goes
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make Burlington on timer"
"Got to; you hit it up, and I'll skin her.
Twenty-six, Dan"
Four minutes to wait. Two station off,
Gals come up with polite inquiries. The
thermometer is falling they say, and we
shall have it bitter cold over the plains.
They reach up with cordial handshakes i
pull my cap down, and take my stand be-
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and 25S honorary graduates, who received
degrees OF various kinds. OF these grad
yates, 156 are credited to Indianapolis. 1t
would be difficult to find a department or
public life in which there are not De Pauw
men and women among the leaders.
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From Cleveland Moffett's
Careers OF Danger and
Daring" by Courtesy Of The
Century Company. Copy
right 1905. All Rights Re-
served.
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One Night With a -
Locomotive Engineer

How Feels Ride in the Darkness on
Locomotive Going Ninety Miles Hour