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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09

New York, Oct. S.-The longest
private telephone lines in the world
are those used by American railways
and the telephone is becoming so es-
sential a part of railroad manage
ment that it is even being employed
to some extent in the handling of
trains.
Though opinions differ about doing
away with the telegraph entirely in
operating trains some very interest
ing trials of the telephone in it's place
are being made. On a freight line
which the Pennsylvania Railroad has
recently constructed in West Phila-
delphia, for example, the telephone
supersedes the telegraph altogether in
train management. The departure will
be watched with greatest interest by
railroad men the country over, for its
success may mean the general adop-
ton of a new order of things in one
of the most important departments of
their business.
Advantages Over the Telegraph.
Now, on thoroughly equipped rail-
roads, as train rushes along on its
tourney its passage from block to
block is reported by the ticking Of
telegraph keys. It flashes past a sig
nal station-one of those little. yellow
painted structures by the side of the
tracks; Immediately a semaphore as
sumes a position which says stop"
as plainly as if the word was painted
in letters six feet tall, and no other
train may pass that way sc long as
the warning arm is appraised. When
the next signal station is passed, the
telegraph gives notice that the train
is safely by and the operator back
at the first point moves the sema-
phore to the position which indicates
that the track is clear. II the use
of the telephone in place of the tele-
graph in this way proves feasible,
1t will be no longer necessary that
the men in the signal towers should
be telegraphers and what is more
important, the towermen will have a
mQans of instant oral communica-
ton which, offers several advantages
over the old fashioned method.
Used I'm Boston Terminals.
Whether the telephone is adapted to
general use in train dispatching is a
question on which railway men have
widely differing opinions, but there is
no doubt of it's success in the intricate
operations of the largest railway yard
in the world, that of the South Termi-
nal station in Boston. Here nearly
800 trains arrive and depart every day
and the opportunities for delay are in
Vulnerable. The maze of tracks-there
are thirty that terminate under the
trainshed alone-is spanned by steel
bridges bearing the semaphores, and
from the switchtowers that control
both rails and signals radiate tele-
phone wires to all parts of the yard,
the telephone being used exclusively
in transmitting orders and intelli-
gence.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09

the birds that had been in his possess
sion the longest. would be unbearable,
did not secure for him the leniency
Of the court. He was held for the
Court of Special Sessions. under 500
bail, and the birds were taken to the
headquarters OF the State Game Pro.
tective Association, No. Madison ave-
ME.
flutter of interest spread through
out the court room when a court off,
Ger carried the cage OF birds to the
magistrates desk Here they remain
ed subject of comment from Magis-
trate Flammer, whose interest in nat
ural history was aroused by the testi-
mony.
Had 1t not been for the recent or
ders to the police to enforce the law
against the obstruction of fire escapes.
Josten probably would not have been
deprived OF his pets.
A policeman from the East Sixty
seventh street Station discovered the
cage Of birds basking in the sunlight
on fire escape. and as a result of
the inquiry he made the game warden
was notified.
your honor, you little realize what
great loss il will be 10 me If you
deprive me of these pets, especially the
largest bird, that has been in my pos
session for the last eight years" said
Iosten.
why are you so attached to the
birds?" inquired Magistrate Flammer.
well, the oldest bird" replied JOS
ten, is my alarm clock. BY a lit
tie persistence and training / have got
this bird so that It wakes me up az
a regular hour in the morning. What
is more, Judge, / get up good-natured,
which / couldn't do If was awaiS-
ened by the rasping buzz of a regu-
lar clock, instead of by the sweet notes
of a bird
Until ! got possession of this bobo-
link / was always in trouble, because
of an alarm clock ] was formerly
IA shoemaker, working for another
man, and / had TO get up about 5
O'Clock In the morning.
zone time the alarm clock TO which
/ trusted to awaken me, failed to work,
and as a result, / lost my job.
ION another occasion, the alarm
went off too soon. AS a result, I left
the house half hour before a credi-
tor Of mine came to pay re $f09 he
owed me. never saw the man again,
because he left for Europe that day
So you see the old alarm clock cost
me 800 that time.
"Still another incident / have 10
relate to your honor. ! lived at one
time in a lodging house. To get up
at the required time / set the alarm.
1t used to go off with a bang, wake
everybody else In the place. and much
III feeling was caused. Out of this
grew a quarrel, whereby / was forced
to engage in disgraceful fist fight.
$50 much for the alarm clock judge.
Now, take the other three birds If you
viii. and do what you wish with them.
but spare me my bobolink alarm clock
Although expressing regret, Magis-
trate F'iammer said that the law was
fiscated. The prisoner was held for
trial.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09

geographical work with his poor
equipment and resources.
Have Had Many Martyrs.
Arctic and Antarctic explorations
have had many martyrs in recent
years. The missing members of the
Duke of the Abruzzi's party were
never found. although an expedition
was sent out to look for them. DR..
Euzensperger, a member of the recent
German Antarctic expedition, died on
Kerguelan Island of beri-beri last
year. All hope that Andree, the bal
leonist, is alive has been given up.
The death of Leonidas Hubbard of
starvation in Labrador is fresh in the
memory of newspaper readers. These
are only a few cases out of many
At the present time fears are enter
tanned that at least two expeditions
have been lost. One is that taken to
the Antarctic by Lieutenant De Ger
lache: the other is Baron Won Tolls
expedition to Bennett Land. De
Cerlache has not been reported for
three or four years: Won Toll, not
since July 10. 1909. A relief party was
sent out for the latter, but it failed to
find him.
Why Expeditions Fail.
The loss of an Arctic expedition is
usually to be attributed to lack of
funds for proper equipment. for re-
lief parties, and for the establishment
of depots of provisions. Although
good work has been done by small,
badly equipped parties like those of
Stein and Bauendahl, it is nevertheless
true that money talks" in the matter
of Polar exploration as well as in most
other things.
Give me your millions to play with,
and l will give you either the North
or the South Pole, whichever you pre-
fer" says the Polar explorer to the
millionaire; but the millionaire does
not respond as generously as the ex-
plorer would like, and consequently
the Poles remain unmarked on the
map.
Peary's expedition will, however, be
one of the best-equipped that has ever
sailed north. He says he is confident
he will get the money he needs. He
may not reach the Pole. but he will
have an excellent chance of doing so.
If he falls some future expedition,
with an even larger sum of money at
its command will surely succeed.
That is the judgment of nearly all
geographers who have studied the
subject, and of explorers who have
had practical experience In the Arctic.
Copyright, 1904. by T. c. McClure.)
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09
Money Talks in
Arctic Exploration.
Reaching the North Pole Is Mainly Question of Funds
orh Pole Is Mainly a Question of Funds.

devoted his large fortune to Arctic ex-
ploration; Capt. Stalker. an Italian
who went out to loo for the missing
members of the Duke of the Abruz-
us expedition; DR.. ]. Hort, a Norwe-
gian friend of Nanserfs; Babe and
Bauendahl. two German commanders:
Herr Erich Won Dryalsl1i. leader of a
German expedition to the Antarctic,
TO cooperate with the great English
expedition in the ship Discovery; DR..
Otto Nordenskjold, who led a Swedish
party into the Antarctic to work with
these German and English expeditions;
w. 5. Bruce. who has taken a Ma
t1onal Scottish Expedition" to the Ant
arctic in rivalry with the English one
and Capt. Amundsen, who led a small
expedition from Christiana last June
to determine the position of the north
magnetic pole.
Here are over two dozen distinct ex-
petitions, but they by no means ex-
haust the list of recent efforts in the
Arctic and Antarctic. There are many
small parties constantly going north
and south with hardly any equipment,
and seemingly not the slightest chance
or success; but sometimes they do Won
derful work
STEMS Explorations.
One of the most remarkable of
these little expeditions was led by a
MIR. Stein in 1900. There were only
three men in the party and they were
very poorly provisioned; but when
they landed at Dundee, Scotland, in
November, 1901, after nearly year
in the Arctic, they were able to report
that they had explored many hitherto
unknown portions. of Ellesmere Land,
and gone further north than many ex-
plorers whose fame is world wide.
Bauendahl, a daring German, took
an ordinary North Sea fishing smack,
manned by eight men, up into the
eternal ice and made some remarkable
northing. Although he broke no rec
ords. he did a great deal of NaIra HE
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09
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WITH CHARITY FOR ALL.

Miss Lola La Toilette, the daughter
Of the Governor OF Wisconsin, goes on
the stage this fall. says the Baltimore
Herald. A Madison woman said Of
her the other day:
Miss La Toilette has ready and
rather caustic wit.
AT meeting that we held here for
O charitable purpose, Miss La Toilette
was one of those who passed through
the audience with plates for contribu-
tons.
"a rich miser Sat In a rear seat
alone. and when Miss La Toilette ex-
tended her plate to him, he said, grim
ly:
I have nothing-no
THE. young girl knew the man was
wealthy, and with little smile she
said
Take something, then. This colIec-
ton, you know is for the poor
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09

kept in touch with each other by a sim
liar system. When a train is at u
standstill it is possible. Of course, to
run a wire into the cars so that pas
sengers may talk over 1t with anybody
in reach of the local exchange and this
is done regularly at some places where
minutes
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09
FOUR BOB0LINKS IN COURT.
They Called Josten in the Morning,
and All His Days Were Bright.
From the New York Post.

fNtf VIZ @fNW AStN SeN-
For eight years a trained bobolink
took the place OF an alarm clock in the
home Of Peter Josten of 1856 Avenue A.
So he said in the Yorkville Police Court
to-day. He was arraigned by j. II.
Oyerton, state game warden, charged
with having four bobolinks IN confine-
ment, contrary TO law.
Josten's plea that life without one Of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09

The Grocer-"see here. my lad, II
there are any more mistakes made be-
hind this counter you walk The Boy
Yes, sir" The Grocer-'Eh, what's
this? How did this SIS gold piece get
among these pennies?" The Boy
Took II In by mistake. SIR" The
Grocer-"Eh? Mistaken Well, we
won't count this one. cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
DUST FROM DIAMOND.

| The Black Hawks beat Herbert'S
Colts so to IA Saturday.
Kohley MiIler's work in Saturdays
game was worth the price of admis
sion. \
! Tomorrow is an off day in the league
Rock Island opens at Springfield We'd
nesday.
Lally was fined s. Saturday Tor
questioning a second base decision of
Umpire Milan's.
Another game like that yesterday
| and heart stimulant Will be a house
hold remedy in Davenport.
Smith was off yesterday in throwing
to second. Davenport took advantage
of it and seven stolen bases was the
result.
Rebseher and Miller are out of the
game today. both sick. Lister has
been shifted over TO second. LuRdin
placed at short and Donahue at first
The Young Centrals defeated the
Twelfth street Sluggers Saturday by
n score Of to ). The batteries were
Appe lquist and Bledsne and Osterman
and Wright.
The Big Joes were defeated Satur-
day by the Illinois Smokers 13 to :.
]ahns and Smith for the winners and
F;clen and Jensen for the losers were
the batteries.
Peoria is not 10 have baseball after
all. The negotiations for a berth in
the Central league have fallen through.
Joe ORed) Wright, the former Rock
Island first baseman who has been in
Peoria trying to work up team for
that city in some league, is indignant
and is going to quit the place. lie
says he has offers from Minneapolis
and Springfield and may accept one
or the other.
The baseball writer for the Rock
ford Republic would do better by his |
town. if instead Of trying to create |
disccrd in the ranks of the Rock ISL |
and team, he would devote his cner-
gies to attracting the natives to the |
games played in that city. Rock ISL |
and. in the series played there last |
week, from its share of the receipts |
had just enough to pay the hotel bill |
for the team, with nothing left for
salaries or railroad fares.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

Rock Island and Davenport this af-
;ernoon at the park Oh the Iowa side
are playing the rubber i'm the series
If three games opened Saturday. The
Colts won Saturday and Davenport
pulled out with the long end of the
argument yesterday afternoon in a
contest prolific of excitement and SEN
'ational and glaringly stupid plays.
There was brilliant work by boil
;ides. but il was overshadowed by the
costliness of laundering. The Colts
we're crippled at second base. Kohley
Miller being out of the game on ac-
'ount of sickness. He has been com
planning for several days and it was
thought best to allow him Il layofi
yesterday. Arthur Lundin, the pitch
n, covering the bag, and did well con
,idering that he was playing out of his
position. His messing of roller from
ichocnhoven in the opening inning
gave Davenport the first run. When
ne Colts went to bat in the ninth Dav-
IMPORT had lead of four scores. The
otis had their first batting rally of
the game here, and came within one
# tieing the score.
Mchenna, the youthful Southpaw,
Who has proven the chief Jonah t.
tock Island during the season. was
ent to the firing line again by Capt.
Williams. McKenna worked steadily
until the final inning. and when the
otis alighted on him the wiseacres
mong the Davenport fans who have
)een predicting that his airship was
iue to make an ascension feared that
his time had arrived, and that the
strings were to be cut loose by Thorn
tons swatters. However. it was not
to be, and McKenna will have another
chance to show what he can do
against his old time rivals from this
side of the stream later on. Hager-
man pitched for Rock Island, allow
ing IL hits. Ten were made off Nc
Kenna. The errors were three and
four. Davenport having the most. Nc
kenna famed six men and Hagerman
two.
LalIy begins With Home Run.
Rock Island went to bat first. Lally,
Thornton, who had flied to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
Bergman Collection
agency and Information
Bureau. 80.

2O7-209 Brady St., Davenport, Iowa.
Claims, accounts and informations col.
lected everywhere. Both phones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

Summary: TwO-basc hits-Thorn-
ON, Miller, SchoCnhovcn. Struck out
by Lakaff. 4; Scott, ]. Bases on balls
off Lakaff, /; Scott, 1. Double plays
-Lakaff- Miller-Nandine. Passed ball
Smith, /. Hit by pitcher-Miller. Sac
rifice hits-Smith. Lyons. Ives. Stol-
en- bases-Ives. Time of game-1:5O
Umpire-Milan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

on, Miller, SchoCnhovcn. Struck out
by LallaT. i; Scott, j. Bases on balls
off Lakaff, /; Scott. 1. Double plays
Notwithstanding. Passed ball
Smith, /. Hit by pitcher-Miller. Sac
rifice hits Smith. Lyons. Ives. Stol-
en- bases-Ives. Time of game-1:5 so.
Umpire Milan.
Dubuque 8, Decatur 4.
Dubuque, Iowa. May 23.-After De
catur had scored three runs in the
first half of the sixth inning rain
stopped the game. the score reverting
back to the end of the fifth inning.
which gave Dubuque the victory. The
score:
Dubuque .4O2OO-6 ,
Decatur ............... 3 90 o. IA 3
Batteries - Eastman and Mulcahy;
Weigand and O'Connor.
Cedar Rapids 4. bloomington 3.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May Ga The
locals tied the game in the ninth in
ming, but Bloomington added three
scores in the 10th. All the pitchers
were hit hard, but Bloomington did
the best base running. Score:
Cedar Rapids ...0OOO13 5000 s IS 4
Bloomington .5OOO1O11 3-11 16 )
Batteries-Fiene and Ludwig; Nc
Greevy, Bishop and Donovan.
Springfield 1, Rockford 3.
Rockford, ILL.,, May 23.-Rockford
fell before the good pitching of Case.
who was steady at critical times.
Hoffman's double and triple drove in
most of Springfield's runs. Score:
Rockford anna a. 4
Springfield .......01O 100000 s 3
Batteries - Raymond and Stark;
Case and Latimer.
In Big Leagues.
Chicago, May 23.-Following are the
base bah scores:
League saturdays: At Pittsbulg-
Boston 3, Pittsburg D: at st. Louis
Brooklyn 2, st. Louis 3; at Chicago
New York 3. Chicago o; at Cincinnati
8, Cincinnati 10. (Sun
day. At Observation-Disclosures 3.
Cincinnati 4; az st. Louis-Brooklyn
=, st. Louis 3; at Chicago-New York
l, Chicago 3.
American Saturday: At Washing
ton-Detroit o, Washington O-ten in
nincs, darkness: at New York-Chica-
SO II, Ne" 1OTk at 10OSJOn-SI.
Louis ;. Boston 3-thirteen innings;
at PhiladelDhia-Cleve o. Phila-
delphia Z.
Association (Saturday): At St Paul
- Columbus 4. st. Paul 3: at Mil |
waukee - Toledo &. Milwaukee .; at |
Minneapolis - Louisville 9, Minneap- |
oils ,; at Kansas City - indianapolis |
4, Kansas City &. Sunday At Mil |
waukee - Toledo 3. Milwaukee S; at |
nneapoiis-LOuisville 8. Minneapolis |
o; at Kansas City-Indianapolis IL,
Kansas City 10; at St PauI-Cclum-
bus =, St. Paul 4.
Western Saturday: At Omaha -
Sioux City 4. Omaha 8; at Des MSines
. Colorado Springs o. Des MOines B;
at st. Joseph - Rain. Sunday AT
Omaha-Sioux City 8. Omaha II; at
st. Joseph-Denver IL, st. Joseph >;
at Des Moines - Colorado Springs 5.
Des Moines .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
Ladies' and Children

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Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

Summary: Two-base hits - Hager-
man. Lundin. Home run-Lally. Bases
On balls-off Hagerman ?. Struck out
by McNenna 6. by Hagerman ,. I'M
pire-Milan. Attendance-3,0T4.
Dave port OaIpIayed Saturday.
The Colts outplayed their neighbors
ON the opposite side of the creek Sat
urday afternoon. winning handily 10y
Il score of 4 to >. Here is the sum
mary:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

left field in the opening inning. con.
nected with the first ball that Nc
kenna passed over the plate to him
and dropped it in the cabbage garden
on the outside of the left field fence
Tor home run. 1t was terrific hit
and even the Dayenporters could not
help joining in the ovation that was
occasioned the player when he planted
his foot on the home base. Lister
flied, Nandine singled and Corkhill
expired pitcher TO first. In the sec
ond Mckenna had three successive
strikeoutS, LunGin. Rebscher and
Smith. Hagerman. Thornton ard Lai-
~ were up on the third. all fiying. Hits
by Lister and Vandine and three err
| rOrs added to the Rock Island column
| in the fourth. Corkhill was at third
and Smith at first and Hagerman at
bat. Smith started TO steal second
Williams made a bluff at throwing to
catch him. and Ccrkhill bit and was
tagged on shoot to Alperman, thus
-nding Rock Islands chances in that
inning. LalIy singled in the fifth, but
there was nothing doing. Hagerman.
Thornton and Lister not reaching
first. In the sixth Nandine and Cork
lill flied and Lundin went out on
push to short. Only four men were up
the seventh and three in the
eighth. In the ninth the explosion
started after Corkhill had been retired
IN a sensational stop of a line drive
" Cassiboine at second. Lundin hit for
two bases, Smith singled. Hagerman
irove tall one into the right gar
Ion 4
up the good work, planting a safe |
one in left, Lundin, Smith and Hager-
man scoring. Lally, already with a |
home run and n single to his credit |
was the one on whom depended the |
settlement If the game. and he made
IN heroic effort, but McKenna handed |
him one with peculiar twist. and it
shot straight up like rocket and fell
into the palms of Dial Williams.
How Davenport Got Runs.
For Davenport, in the first inning.
after Ives and Ruby had been retired.
Crockett singled, stole second and
came home on Lundin's messing of
Schoonhoven' hit. Alperman hit safe
$. but Scott struck out. In the sec
md but three men were up. no one
getting to first. y hit by Ruby, who
stole second and third, pass to
rocket and Rebscher's wild throw to-
irst of Alpcrman's drive, rolled up
wo in the third. Crockett being al
owed to score while LunGin and Lis
-er were playing tag with Alperman
between first and second. Williams
rev n hit i'm the fourth. Scott, CASH
Doine and McKenna making outs. In
he fifth Ives and Ruby dropped to
iebscher and Crockett was tagged
hort to first. Scott and Williams
in the sixth. Scott was
'aught at the plate on a throw from
-undin, but Smith dropped the ball
md the score counted. The outs in
his inning were made by Schoon-
loven, Alperman and Cassiboine In
he seventh. after McKenna and Ives
we're down. Ruby drew hit and pill
cred, Crockett received his second
BASS. and Ruby was brought in on
hit. Alperman died
econd to first. In the ninth there was
ingles by Scott, Williams and Ives.
With sacrifice sandwichcd in by
'assiboine that produced two more
cores. McKenna retired on a poke
O Lundin and Ives failed in an at
empt to steal second. The tabulated
|
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

Independents ....3 ; 0 % 6 0-13
CentraIs ...O 90 / 0 0 0 / ,
Summary: Home run SeIImer.
Three-b base hit - Atkinson. Two-base
hits-Sellmer ., Kelley, Sample, Nc
Ginley. Struck out-by Appelquist 5,
by Sample II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
GAME Is SENSATIONAL
Colts Take Eating Rally in Ninth
aud Come Within Score
OF Tying.
Results SATURDAY..

Rock Island 4. Davenport ..
Springfield ), Rockford 4.
Cedar Rapids 8, Bloomington 8.
Dubuque ;, Decatur 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
tEDEPENDENTS DEFEAT
THE CENTRAL TEAM Is TO 8

The Independents won from the
Centrals at the Twelfth street park
yesterday afternoon IS to 3. Here is
the story:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23
Results Yesterday.

Davenport Z. Rock Island G.
Springfield 4, Rockford 3.
bloomington II, Cedar Rapids S 30
nnings).
Dubuque 6, Decatur 1 Give innings).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-23

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children. Sold by all druggists.