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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18
TRAIN AND TRACK TALK.

Prussian railway cars have only
about three-tenths the carrying cI-
pacity of those used in the United
States.
New and heavy all-steel cars are
about to be put into service for tie
transportation of mail between Bos-
ton and New York.
On January !, 1909, the Bayarian
government will take over the 500
miles OF steam railway In the Fala-
innate at a cost OF S60,000.000.
Express trains Eow run from Mex
leo City to st. Louis in 591a hours
an average of 80 miles an hour :cr
1877 miles.
The bill for the naturalization of
Japanese railways, as amended by the
house of peers, has finally passed .ne
diet. The measure provides that II
railroads shall be purchased within
ten years at a cost rot exceeding 1920,
100000.
Sir Charles Metcaife, the consnltsn5
engineer OF the Rhodesian railways,
claims the worlds record for RAPID
construction on the railroad above Mic
toria falls. Five and three-quartSrS
miles of track were laid in IL hours.
William C. Brown. who has just
been chosen first vice president OF
the New York Central lines, With
salary of $4,000. the best paid vice
president of railroad in the Unisci
States. was in the early '7O's tele-
graph operator and messenger 10y
to- II fxytr1
and delivering them himself.
Andrew Jackson Buchanan e.terad
the Western & Atlantic railruad shops
at Atlanta 67 years ago last OctoUer.
His name is still on the pay roll as
competent mechanic. though he is
nearing his elghty-seventh birthday.
rhe old gentleman shows few signs of
age, standing as straight as. ne did
at 10. and moving with a wonderfully
elsst ster.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18

INDIVIDUAL RACK FOR GARMENTS.
and key. and adapted to secure the ar.
ticles he has to deposit temporarily
against exchange or deliberate theft.
1t frequently occurs that a valuable
hat. coat or other garment disappears
by exchange when a number Of persons
have to hang up similar articles to-
gether aud leave them without attend
ants. This rack is intended to avoid
mistakes Of this character and to at
ford absolute protection to guests and
patrons. giving each person his or
her own rack, which can be securely
I,cked nntil opened by key in the
possession of the owner Of the gar.
Jnents. The rack is in the form of a
fancy wooden box, inside Of which
IRE the necessary hooks, etc, for hold
ing the garments. The door is hinged
at one side, and after being swung
into locked position. the garments can
ftot be pulled out The hat is held
against removal by q knob which
presses against the rim.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18
ELECTRICITY ON RAILWAYS.
Enormous Growth Of the systrn-
Fast Encroaching on Steam
Traction.

1t Is now IS years since an electric
motor propelled the first street car
through the streets of Richmond, Va.
As time passed this motor became the
prop bling force OF the suburban lines,
then OF the interurban and recently
there have been many electric roads
consf 'ucted to parallel the steam
lines The more general use OF this
motor is due to the fact that the old
15-hcrsepower motor has been super
sedeG by motors having from 400 to
500 horsepower.
The enormous growth of the ele,-
trio Railways. therefore, has led many
steam railroads to utilize the latest
system and practically every trunk
line :ailroad company has already be-
gun the installation Of electricity on
its lines, or is making preparations to
do so in the immediate future.
or the largest steam systems 1t Is
noteworthy that the New York Cen
trail railroad il equippfng Its main
line with an electric system to run
trains from the Grand Central depot
in NSw York city up into the state Of
New York as far as Albany. At re-
cent meeting of the directors 1t was
decided to issue millions of addition
al stock to be used in extending their
lines in New York by electric roads.
Thu Pennsylvania railroad has op-
erate1 electric trains for some tims on
its l ong Island division. and this
work is being extended constantly.
This company is said to have recently
made another contract for the cleo
trical equipment OF Its line from lai!-
adelpaia to Atlantic City.
Tha New York, New Haven & Earb-
ford contracted recently for 30 electric
locomotives to be 'installed on its line
betw zen New York city and Stamford,
Conr.
Tho Erie, Grand Trunk. Illinois Cen
trail and other roads are also making
preparations for the introduction Of
electricity, and the electric locomotive
may be said to have become great
propelling agent for railroad trains.
The progress made IL the propulsfon
Of cars by electricity is certainly re-
markable and fulfills the predictions
of the electricians made a dozen years
ago that this system would be adopted
ultimately in whole or in part by the
steam roads. The managers of the
steam roads naturally have been con-
sentative and have watched carefully
the development of the electrical sys-
tenn. When the largest railroad sys-
TENS in the country, however, which
have been furnishing the finest and
speediest trains ever run in this ceun-
try, l,egin to substitute electricity for
steam as a motive power, 1t ID evident
that no such radical step has been
taken wi hout the closest investiga-
ton and with a view to the best
business management.
The electric system is being brought
forward. therefore. to bring about
faster travel. The steam roads with
their accustomed enterprise, do not
hesitate. hut are willing to try any
thing thar will suit the great throng
OF travelei.,. Hence about $500, 900. 900
has been Appropriated by various rail-
road companies In the United States
to be used In the purchar, of electrical
machinery.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18
THE 1NcANpEscENr HEATER.


Its own stop-cock. Thus satisfactory
degree OF control is assured. There Is
never observed setting back Of the
flame. nor explosion. nor whistling.
nor flame that deposits SCOT owing to
scarcity of air-supply, nor lack of SYM
metry and consequent poor control of
the flames. 1t is possible to put
out one of four burners out of five, II
1t is desired to lessen the heat-supply.
and this arrangement Is much prefer
able to that in which the flames are
turned up or down together. The way
in which the nantes are mounted on
the burners makes 1t easy to handle
them. The whole collection forms
a rigid body which may be lifted up
and carried about at will. On the fore
going principles numerous types Of
crate have been devised.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18

An important discovery has been
made at Russian castle, in the Isle of
Man, which dates f1pm the tenth cen.
fury, the foundations of minting
house having been unearthed. The
sunken fireplace is almost perfect. and
portions Of the crucibles, some copper
dross, and large number OF Derby
coins were found. 1t is conjectured
that here We're minted the coins which
the Stanleys made currency vixen
kings of Man.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18
TEACHES PARROTS TO TALK
Of the Photographic APP
paratus TO the Education Of
the Birds.

That the photograph is now used
with success to teach parrots to talk
is asserted by the Technical World.
Says this magazine:
1.-The teaching of parrots to talk has
occupied the attention Of bird enthusi-
asts for many years. but 1t has re-
NAMED for one Mrs. Hope. of Philadel-
phia, to utilize a modern invention to
relieve the weary tedium OF teaching
Polly. The parrot learns by sound, not
by the sense of what 1t hears. and 1t is
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18

0rnnge Trees to Acre.
On orange plantations the trees AZ
ususlly planted 10 to the acre.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18
POLLY LEARNING FROM PHoNo-
GRAPH.

only by machine-like repetition of the
sentence that Polly can be made to
talk. Mrs. Hope has done away with
the necessity for this drudgery by plac-
ing a phonograph close to Polly's perch
and, by keeping the talking machine
repeating for hours at time the SEN
tence which the parrot is to learn, she
accomplishes the best and quickest re-
suits. In this way the parrot will
learn a sentence in a week, while to
become proficient in a number Of SEN
fences requires about six months"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18

Siemens ana Halske. the noted en-
eineers of Berlin, announce that they
have invented pen made from tal;ta
lite, which is practically indestructible.
Sheets of tantalite are the hardest OF
known metals. and a pen made from
them is said to be harder, yet more
elastic, than one of steel, and more PHI
able than the gold nib.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18

]. Elster md H. Geitel, two German
chemists, have found that rock salt is
an effective screen against the A-rays,
aud thus against radium. 1t is imper-
vious to gases. absorbs the rays and
has a very slight radio-activtty OF Its
own.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18
;S'!lj;illiI:N(,E{;M5zSaiiIIelli.
INDIVIDUAL GARMENT RACK
Device ty Which ons's Clothing Can
Be Kept Safely In Public
Place,

The device illustrated below is In
tended to supply the need for an In
dividual hat, coat and umbrella rack.
SO that anyone who visits public
place. such as hotel. restaurant, hall
or other place of popular gathering.
may have q rack of his own under lock
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18
A FISH TRAP.
Entirely New Scheme for Catching
Eels and Catfish as Animals
Are Trapped.

The genuine fisherman thinks more
of getting "bites" than he does OF
really landing the fish. He may sit
on the bank Of the stream all day and
not fish to show for the days sport,
but II he has had few dozen bites,
he will be satisfied. To this class
of fishermen the trap shown here will
be OF little interest. The inventor has
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18
knowledge.
lmute SPOKE proudly.

Commute spoke proudly.
so excellent is the train service to
Communicable" he said. that
actually go home to lunch, thus max.
ing daily six nine-mile trips"
six trips day" said Bach. 81
suppose. then. you know the country
between the city and Communicable
pretty thoroughly"
Know it?" cried Commute. WHY,
hang 1t, I can repeat every advertise
ment along the way by heart"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-08-18

FOR CATCHING EELS AND CATFISH.
utilized The principles Of the animal
traps and adapted them for use in
the water. There is little chance Of
the fish getting away, once he is I'M
paled, and the latter is easily accom-
plished. The trap is suspended in the
water on dipsy, .the bait being on
the end OF line In the center When
the fish pulls on the bait a spring Is
released, bringing the sections to-
gether and impaling him. 1t was de-
signed particularly for catching eels
and catfish. ehectually preventing
ths.- escape.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
SAYS CARMEN ARE CARELESS
Chief Lips Asks Mayor to Enforce
Ordinance Protecting Fire
Apparatus

Fire Chief Lips had harsh words for
the street car companies at yesterday
mornings session of the fire commits
sion. He blames them for much damage
to the citys fire fighting apparatus
through carelessness and sometimes
wanton destruction.
Fire engines have the right of way
over street cars and every other means
OF conveyance, but this is not always
accorded the department and In one
case recently a serious injury to two
firemen has resulted.
According to the report of Chief Lips
yesterday morning M. N. Richard,
driver, and c. Grossman, hoseman of
engine company No. 8, are both at the
California hospital, badly hurt as re-
suit of a collision between the fire en-
gine and a Maple avenue street car last
Monday.
Collisions between fire engines and
street cars are becoming more frequent,
according to the chief, and the mayor
will see that the ordinances compelling
street cars to stop when a fire engine
is approaching are obeyed..
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
POLYTECHNIC IS IN
HANDS OF VISITORS
HUNDREDS MAKE A FRIENDLY
CHARGE ON SCHOOL
superintendent Moore and Gymnasium
Teachers Are Called to the Stage
Amid Applause-Luncheon Parties
Are Held In the Corridors

Visitors day at the Polytechnic high
school was observed yesterday.
All the classes were in regular ses-
sion during the morning and long be-
fore noon hundreds of visitors inspected
the school.
The class rooms were prettily draped
with flags and flowers of varied coors
were abundant. Many visitors ate their
lunch in the school dining hall, which
was quite a novelty to most of them.
The students were dismissed for the
day at 1890 p. m.
In the afternoon the boys and girls
gymnasium clubs gave a splendid ex-
hibition on the stage of the auditor
ium. The girls went through fancy
drills and exercises, while the boys did
q number of feats on the horizontal bar
and rings. The boys also did some
handspring work and a number of poses
on two ladders
At the close of the exercises the root
ers set up a cry for Director Lousley.
Mr.. Lousley was forced on the stage
and made a short address.
superintendent of Schools Moore also
made a short address Miss Ross, who
has charge of the girls gymnasium,
was also brought on the stage amid
applause, as was also Mrs. Parsons.
After the exhibition there was a gem
eral reception In the gymnasium in
honor of the officers of the boys and
girls clubs.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
POLICE INVESTIGATE
DWELLING HOUSE FIRE
EXPRESS BELIEF BLAZE is IN.
CENDIARYS WORK
Residence of Mrs. Storiker on East
Sixth Street Partially Destroyed
Woman Says She Has No Enemies
Flames Cause Unexplained

Fire of peculiar origin partially de-
stroyed the dwelling house at 416 East
Sixth street, owned by G. H. Bauer
and occupied by Mrs. Lovina Storiker,
at 1890 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Storiker furnished the cottage
and made her living by renting rooms.
At the time of the fire the only persons
in the house We're a man and woman
who rented the front room about two
weeks ago.
The woman had been cooking on a
gas stove half an hour before, but says
the stove was turned out and she and
her husband were eating their noon
meal in the front part of the house.
They smelt the smoke, investigated and
found the back porch and adjoining
rooms in flames. An alarm was turned
in and the firemen succeeded In pre-
venting the flames from spreading to
any of the adjoining buildings.
Mrs. Storiker was away from home
working when she received word that
her home was in flames and she arrived
in time to save a small part of the fur
niture.
The strange origin of the fire led the
police to become suspicious and two
detectives were detailed to make in
Vestigations. Mrs. Storiker says she
knows of no reason why anyone should
desire to destroy her property and she
has no enemies. She had no insurance
on the furniture.
Several fires of mysterious origin have
aroused the vigilance of the police de-
partment and 1t is believed that many
of them have been caused by an incen-
diary.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
WILL MANDAMUS
CITY OFFICIALS
CONTRACTORS LAWYER TO
TAKE ACTION
Board Of Public Works involved In
Controversy Over Awards for
Construction Of Retain-
ing Wall

Chairman Anderson of the board of
public works may not be a poker play
er, but he has one essential character
istic that would help some in a game
on the green table, He knows how to
call a bluff, and he did it to perfection
yesterday afternoon when former Dis
trict Attorney George M. Holton
threatened mandamus.
An altercation between the board and
Attorney Holton arose over the con-
tract of James A. Hill for building
retaining wall on Hope street. The
board wanted to discuss the question,
"The time for discussion has passed"
suggested Attorney Holton, sit is now
time for the members of the board to
sign the contract"
"We'll ask the city attorney about
that" answered Mr.. Anderson.
The city attorneys opinion was to
the effect that the board might dis
cuss the question as long as it pleased.
"Well," said Holton, eff the board
is to take the opinion of the city at
torney, myself and my client will have
to ask one of the judges to give a
little opinion as well.'
Is Result of Deadlock
"Go ahead and do it." answered Mr..
Anderson, and the chairman of the
DOdIu hL OliCC WCiib W OtiACA 40
result the board will probably be
mandamused to compel it to sign Hills
contract.
This contract is an echo of the dead
lock between the mayor and the city
council that occurred from Jan. l to
March 1, when the board of public
works was appointed. The contract is
for the construction of a retaining wall
on Hope street, between Second and
Third, and involves nearly $4,000. Bids
for the wall were received in Novem-
ber and the contract was not finally
awarded until February, when the
councilmanic board of works gave 1t
to Hill. At that time the present board
of public works should have been in
office, and the council is said to have
exceeded it's authority in awarding the
contract. When it was sent to the
mayor for his signature he refused to
have anything to do with it, and re-
ferred it back to the board of public
works for such action as that body
saw fit to take. He was sustained in
this by the city attorney.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
RECEIVE BIDS ON
VROOMAN WORK
PROVIDE FOR SIDEWALK AND
STREET IMPROVEMENT
Board Of Public Works Invites Prop
erty owners to state If Bids
Are Deemed Salts
factory

Bids have been received by the board
of public works for a number of inn
provements under the Vrooman act,
and interested property owners are
asked to appear before the board and
give their opinion of the cost of the
work before the contract is finally let.
Following are the bids received this
week:
To improve Wallace avenue. from
Douglas street to Helen street,. Helm
at $4.S5 per linear foot for grading and
graveling; CSC per linear foot for curb;
lie per square foot for gutter; lac per
square foot for sidewalk.
To improve Helen street, from wal
lace avenue to Carrillo street,. Helm.
at 81 so per linear foot for GRADING and
graveling: 3Sc per linear foot for curb.
lie per square foot for gutter; lac per
square foot for sidewalk.
To curb and sidewalk Third street,
from CUMMINGS street to st. Louis
street-F. w. Whittier, at 40c per linear
foot for curb; 14c per square foot for
sidewalk.
To improve Sutherland street. from
Sunset boulevard to Galveston street
T. d. Donegan, at $3.50 per linear foot
for grading and graveing: 3Sc per lin
ear foot for curb: 10c per square foot
for gutter: lac per square foot for side
walk.
To sidewalk Kellam avenue. from
East Edgeware road $50 feet west
j. Helm. at 1Sc per square foot for
sidewalk.
To curb and sidewalk Fchandia
street. from Brooklyn avenue to Bridge
street-George Rheinschild, at 3Sc pei
linear foot for curb; lac per square foot
for sidewalk.
To improve Cortez street. from Lake
Shore avenue to Belmont avenue-C. w
Shafer. at $4.33 per linear foot for grad
mig and graveling; 3Sc per linear foo!
for curb: &c per square foot for gutter;
1910 per square foot for sidewalk
To curb and sidewalk Ninth street
from Spring street to Figueroa street
II. J. Mcclure, at 40c per linear foot
for curb; 15c per square foot for side
walk.
To sewer Thirtieth street, from Ar
lington street to Western aVenue-R.
f. Ware, at S1649 for sewer complete.
To sewer st. Louis street, from Hol-
lenbeck drive to 1912 feet south of
Fourth street-R. F. Ware, at $7S9.33 for
sewer complete.
To sewer st. Louis street. from Boyle
avenue to Hollenbeck drive-John Cen
lila. at $542 for sewer complete.
To sewer Thirty-irst street. from
Arlington street to Western avenue-R
#. Ware, at $3.50 for sewer complete.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
OPPOSED TO SPUR FRANCHISE
Date street Property Owners Flight
Southern PsoIflc's AppIica-
tion for Franchise

The Southern Pacific yesterday filed
a petition with the city clerk asking
the council to grant It franchise for
a spur track on Date street, from its
present tracks south Of Macy street and
with tracks on Alhambra
avenue.
While the proposed spur is but six
and a half blocks long the property
owners on Date street are preparing
a vigorous protest to the granting Of
the franchise and will oppose any tracks
being laid on that street.
Date street, between the two points
where the franchise Is sought, is but
forty feet wide and with a track
through the center of II there would be
no room for any other kind of traffic.
It Is on account of the narrowness of
this street that the franchise will be
opposed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
soes to Berkeley

Goes TO Berkeley
Professor Hugo de vries went north
yesterday. He will deliver a course Of
lectures before the summer school Of
the University Of California.
Boy Is Missing
Mrs. J. o. Taylor reported to the
central police station yesterday that
her 10-year-old son had been missing
from his home, 1858 Merchant street,
since last Friday.
Fined for Speeding
Police Judge Rose yesterday fined
l.. Bly, S5 for exceeding the speed law.
Patrolmen Mojonier and Berchtold ar
rested BLY, Thursday for speeding his
motorcycle on Washington street.
Speaks on 1.-THE Talmud"
Rabbi Isadore b., Myers, b. A., will
lecture on "The Talmud" next Thurs
day evening at Simpson auditorium.
A musical program will precede the
lecture. Gertrude Cohen and Prof. N.
Blumenfeld will take part.
Lummis Will Lecture
Librarian Charles r. Lummis will
deliver a lecture before the public
library staff this afternoon. The sub
iect will be taken from the trips of Mr..
Lummis through Arizona and his ex-
periences in that country among the
Indians.
Mining Man Robbed
C. w. Wright, mining man, re-
ported to the police yesterday that he
had been robbed Of 1920 the evening
before while in a saloon at Fifth and
San Pedro streets. He could give the
officers little information as to who
robbed him.
Fined for Theft
On a. charge of stealing a $25 suit Of
clothes from a wagon belonging to the
Pasadena Electric Express company,
Louis A. Salazar was fined $50 by
Judge Rose yesterday morning. Sal
azar did not pay the fine and probably
will take sixty days on the chain gang,
Mrs. Beses Receivers
Mrs. r. c. Beggs. who was shot by
her ex-convict husband, who since
committed suicide, left the county
hospital yesterday and went to her
home on Diamond street. The woman
has recovered from her wounds, which
were considered by the surgeons as
fatal, and says she expects to secure
work as soon as possible.
Struck by Auto
John Henry an aged man, was
struck by an automobile last evening
near First and Broadway and was Sc
riously hurt. No blame attached to
the driver of the automobile, who
stopped his machine within few feet
of where the man was struck. 1t is
said Henry ran in front of the ma
chine when aighting from a Grand
avenue car
Says Man Is Imposter
Major Percy Morton, division COM
mander of the Salvation army warns
business men Of Los Angeles against
a man who wears uniform similar to
that of the Salvation army, and who
under the pretext that he is connected
with that body, solicits money and
clothing. He further states that all
Salvation army solicitors have letters
of reference which authorize them to
solicit.