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Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31

the nozzles of hitherto concealed lengths ol
hose, while certain others attach the hose 10
hydrants, which are placed all over the snip
Some pull axes and saws from hiding places,
or seize buckets. Still others run TO tne
various glass-covered skylights leading down
TO rooms under the main deck, and cover
them with heavy tarpaulins to close up rents
which might feed air to the flames. At the
same time scores Of sailors tumble below, and
man the fre-extinguishing apparatus there
Others run to the doors of the various water
tight compartments to close and seal tnem,
i necessary, to prevent the spread Oh 'ne
flames
The engineer turns on the water, so that,
should the alarm be real instead OF mock,
all would be ready. Boat crews have taken
places at the dayits, and the marines have
been drawn up ON deck, fully armed, to exact
authority in case of panic. In two or three
minutes the ship has been turned into
great fire-fghting machine, with every man
at his post. Then the bugle sounds again,
and the men replace their apparatus ana re-
turn to their regular work. =,
After awhile there is another bugle call,
and SQUADS assemble for the 'setting.up
drill. They gather on the main deck. ihey
are in divisions, each division In charge oil an
officer in full uniform.
The drill consists of the usual calisthenlc
movements as practised in the gymnasiums;
Its purpose is TO keep every seaman IN good
nhvaicai condition. The men are required
to bend their bodies back and forth and side
ways. to stoop and sink on the nauncnes'
and to exercise their arms.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31

Another very important call is that for.
drill, and nobody is excused from this 4
unless on the sick list. The big guns red
many men, the smaller guns very few
IN readiness for any emergency, every
is carefully trained to the duties Of e]
other man.
Some stand by the guns; others hurry
low, and make ready to hand up the pm
tiles as they are needed; still others
positions in various parts of the ship,
such duties as are likely to be requiredl
ing naval engagement. The guns are ~
round and pointed at imaginary foes, and,
motions of loading, aiming and firing
gone through with. Every once in a 4
the sailors get practice at targetshootine
Another special call occurs about twi1
week. and is for collision drill" whicl
reduced to. such system that any par|
another vessel, can be completely shut
from the rest by steel and rubber barrier
an incredibly short time. n
The sailor is also instructed in the IL
code, the signal alphabet being the NJ
telegraph code. The three elements 81
code, the dot, dash and space, are indie
by three different motions Of the flag.
The signaling is generally done by
sailors on the forward bridge, one of VI
handles the flag, while the other reads
answer through a pair Of marine glasses.
To be a ready signal-man, one must
education enough to spell well and rapi
and to express an idea in good English
requires no Insignificant skill, either, to-
come an expert in the handling Of the X
and to be able to read the rapid execution
the many fast operators in the service.
A large proportion of the sailors on ev
man-of-war can be called on at any mor1
to receive or to transmit messages. In
off hours the sailors frequently get flags
practice on deck or from bridge to bridge.
All the sailors, too, are experts in the
and meaning of the various signal flags WI
vessels run up when wishing to commune
with their consorts, as well as with
thousand forms which contribute to the %
and ceremony of naval life.
This seems like a record Of very h
work, but nevertheless the man-o warsn
is, as rule, healthy and happy. He has
own messes and is allowed thirty cents a
for his food, which he cooks himself
adding trife from his own pocket. he {
an occasional cheap luxury to his daily far
When in port, he gets fresh meat ev
day. When on cruise, he is not kept
salt meats all the time. He frequently Z
beef and mutton, canned fresh, and cam
vegetables. He sleeps in hammock, in
warm room, under all the
clothes he wants. The man-o'-warsman le
q busy life. but in comparison with his B
ther Of the merchant marine, 1t is one of e
and comfort.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31

man all the same, for he must be ready to
meet any possible emergency following upon
the disabling Of the steaming machinery of the
ship, But his chief daily duties are essentially
peculiar to war ship.
1t used to be that the captain or his repre-
sentative issued his orders through speak
ing trumpet, but that has been done away
WITH Speaking trumpets are furnished to
every war ship, to be used in cases of emer-
gency, but all except minor and special or
ders are given with the bugle, and tie calls"
are in general way similar to those used in
the army.
When any one of the many small boats on
the dayits is ordered away, for instance, the
brgler sounds the particular call. and the crew
of that boat respond. Many of the calls are
long and complicated, but you can't find a
sailor aboard ship who doesn't recognize each
an quickly as he would vocal order. The
bugie also comes into play when the men haul
the heavy boats from the water up to the
davits. They then have to pull hard and all
together. Aboard the merchant ships they
chant to the time kept by their feet On the
war ships the bugler plays a quick march, to
which the men fall in.
Every day, at some unexpected hour, the
bugle sounds the fire call. This ia something
that merchant sailors know nothing Of The
man-o,war's men, however, jump quickly to
their feet, dropping everything they may be
doing &C the time, and hurry to the stations
ALLOTTED for such an emergency.
There ls scene of almost indescribable
confusion for minute or two. Then every
thing is orderly activity. Certain men grasp
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31


IoI is not easy to enlist in the navy any
more than the army, the physical
- examination being SO rigid that
very large number of applicants are
rejected
After entrance into the navy the drill and
discipline is so thorough and constant that
nisn-o wars man may be truly said to De
very accomplished individual.
He knows everything about handling ship,
and he is soldier as well as a sailor; he can
handle the musket in good style, and knows
all the passes with the cutlass; he is an ex.
perienced gunner, familiar with every detail
Of the modern navy; he is, besides, an expert
at several minor crafts, any one OF which
alone might yield him better money returns If
pursued ashore, than his total sailors pay; he
aboard ship, and he works uncomplainingy at
all his trades for the same pay for which his
brothers Of the merchant marine work at one.
He is an industrious fellow, too. There are
four hours day. only that he can call his
up couple Of them. At peace or at war,
cruising or fighting, or lying at anchor In
home Of foreign port, it is all the same with
him.
The sailors on board a man-of-war begin
their day early Some of them, of course, are
on duty all night, and all of them are out of
their hammocks. dressed and have had their
breakfasts before daylight. Then they must
turn in and clean ship.
stem to stern and deck to keel every morning
before colors are hoisted at the taff-rail at
sunrise.
Water is brought up in buckets and spouted
upon the decks through hose Scrapers, brushes
and brooms are welded by many hands. There
is not square inch of painted or vanished
surface left unbrightened, and every foot of
deck is sprinkled with sand and rubbed down
with holystones worked back and forth by
ropes in the hands of sailors.
When all is through, if any spots in the
paint, however Insignificant, are found to be
worn or scratched. paint pots. are produced
and the sailors carefully brush them over until
everything is perfection.
All sailors must learn to paint, and very
frequently it becomes their duty to paint and
varnish the whole ship, inside and out.
The official day aboard ship begins with
sunrise. At the exact minute, as indicated by
a signal from the bugle, the sailors assigned
to the duty hoist the national colors at the
taff-rail. No matter how cold. the weather,
every man, from the captain down, removes
his cap and remains uncovered until the colors
are floating in the wind. Then the sailor-man
begins his days routine.
The modern man-o'-war has few masts and
sails as compared with merchantmen Of equal
tonnage. The sailor must be an expert sea-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31
A Railroad on Stills

the odd little road varied from twelve to
twenty-five feet, according to the lay of the
land in the valley through which it was
built.
Without this elevation the scheme OF the
inventor would have been impossible. The
cars fitted on the rail like saddle-bags, hang
ing down on each side and were really two
story cars, the upper portion being used for
passengers, and the lower story for freight.
The grotesquelooking train was headed by
two engines connected with each other, one
on each side of the main rail, the two bal
ancing like the cars.
When the fireman put on more coal he was
obliged to descend to the furnace by lad.
der. The engines and cars ran on a set of
central wheels, which protruded through the
floors into wooden hoods put on to prevent
their damaging passengers.
The cars were narrow, and the main rails
were broad. Whenever the car tilted, side
wheels caught the wooden rails and aided to
preserve the equilibrium of the train.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31

ROBABLY the most unique railroad
IT, ever built in this or any other coun-
IL try was the Bradford and Foster
Brook Line. 1t connected bradford
and Derrick City, Pennsylvania, and was only
four miles long, but did an immense business
during the boom days in the oil regions.
1t was built in 1877, and, two wears later,
went down in smash that killed a number
of people. The road was appropriately nick
named the "Peg-leg' from its peculiar con-
struction, for it was built on stills, and the
passengers entered the cars from the second
stories of the stations.
There was but one main rail- which was Of
iron, but there were two auxiliary wooden
rails. The main rail rested on strong wooden
beams, supported by massive stanchions,
strongly braced. Two feet below the top
beam were two wooden rails eight inches in
width, which were securely nailed to the sup
porting stanchions The wooden rails were
mainly for balancing purposes. The height of
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31
ON (
Board
AMn


OPULAR opinion to the contrary, 1t
is not easy to enlist in the navy any
more than the army, the physical
examination being SO rigid that a
very large number of applicants are
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
WALLACE q. TRLL
ORATE HE WILL

Salem special TO Portland Tele-
gram;
There were warm doings in che
University Prohibition association
whom a resolution was introduced
aimed directly at Wallace C. Trlu,
who proposed 90 enter the prohibit
ton oTaJorical contest IN March
rrill proposed 90 redeem himself
before the students.
During the heated argument the
whole afrair OF last year. when Trill
was accused OF Plagiarism ana striken
from the contestants, was rehashed
aud many recr'mlnations indulged IN.
Some of tho students thought ii
would not be for the honor OF the
university 10 have Trim represent Il
after tho charges made al the state
oratorical contss, last year. Mr..
rrill again denied haying copied the
speech from Reyeridse. ana pleaded
bis cause In and eloquent manner.
When ig came Co the vote a major
Ny was I'm favor of Trlr's being al
lowed Go taxi part IN the local con-
test Mr. ruu has grcat many
friends in the university and they
rallied to hls support ans save him
a vote of conndeuce
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
ANOTHER STEAM
LAUNDRY OPENED

The Capital Steam lanndry on
Market and Broadway in north sa.
lem has been purchased by Charles
O. Combs and Charles Heaner of
Portland, who opened the establish
ment this morning. The laundry has
been closed for the past several
weeks owing TO extensive repairs and
the installation OF new machinery.
The latest and best equipments
known 60 tho business have been
purchased by the proprletors and the
laundry Is now one OF the most up
to-date establishments OF its kind lG
the state. and is prepared both as TO
machinery and competent help 20 care
for every line OF the trade from the
heaviest blankets TO the most deli
cato fabrics. MessrS. Combs and
Heaner have for many years been
associated as head washer and head
marker respectively with one OF the
largest laundrics In Portland and
understand every department and
phase OF the business. The laundry
a. conducted by these reliable young
men viii doubtless add materially to
saems thrifty circle OF business
firms
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
EUGENE COUNCIL
ASKS Federal AN
Trading city In Dry County Wants
Help From the General Govern
ment.

AZ the meeting OF the city council
in addition to the passing Of ordi-
nances assessing the cost Of paving
Willamette street between Eleventh
and Thirteenth and OF certain sew
ers. as mentioned in yesterday =
Guard. II passed the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That Il is the judgment
OF the common council OF the city OF
Eugene that the bill now before con
gress, commonly known as the Till
man bill. which permits the prohibi-
ton OF the shipment OF intoxicating
liquors into prohibition territory, Is
demanded by good public policy and
should be enacted into law; and be
it further
Resolved, That oar senators and
representatives be and they are here
by respectfully asked TO use their
best endeavors to secure the pass
age Of this act as speedily as may
be.
THAT this resolution be properly
authenticated by the mayor and city
recorder and a copy hereof forwarded
TO each OF our senators and repre-
sentatives"
The resolution went through by a
vote OF 6 TO /. Councilman Fisher be-
ing the dissenting member and Coun-
Gilman Barbaugh being absent. Nj.
Fisher gave as his reason that he
thought congress knew its bushes
without any suggestions from the
Eugene council.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
A PANAMA
CANAL REPORT

tuuhed Press Leased wlre)
Washington. Jan. 26.-The report
on work done on the Panama cana
during Dcocmber shows that the rec,
ord for excavation has been broken
the 100000 oubio-yRrd limit hav,
ing been passed foe the art time,
Tho Erand total OF excavation In De
eembcr waa a.s0o.bss cubic yards.
Tho largost preceding monthly
record was that Tor October last. 1 i.
eeS,7s2 cubic wards. which the Dc.
cember total vNcoods by SSI,StO
cubic yards. OF tho 2,gOO.5sg cubic
yards exeayated 2.096,5t2 were TAX.
ca from the canal prism -i,siS,s5S
by steam shoyels and 711.60t by
drcdgee
Ia the culobra division the million
oibie.yard limit was not only
reachcd. but paa 4 Tor tho nrat time
GA rcoord, the total excavation there
belng i.oa6,ts5 cubic Yards The
larEcs, preceding monthly total for
this division was thaJ OF Aprll last,
s7s,sgf cubic Yards. which the Dg-
ccmber total oxoeeds by itb,5gf
enhle yards The average number OF
sieam shoyels was virtually the same
IN both months
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
MASKED men
ROBBED HOTEL
UNITED press Leased wIreO


San Rafael, Cal, Jan. 25.--Aftcr
shooting one man fatally and rob-
bling him and four othor9 In the bar
room of the hotel late last night, a
masked man jumped on a waiting
bicycle and rode swiftly away. sher
IN Taylor and a posse are vainly
seeking the thug, while the wounded
man, Edward Edwards, former con-
stable az Tiburon, his physicians
sny. will die in few hours.
whllo william Luke, proprietor
OF =: hotel; David Ericsson, his bar
tender; A. y. Smith. Charles schea-
rcr, Joseph sohraf. and Edwards
we're standlng at the Der. the bur
glai. masked with whIto towel
and carrying a heavy revolver, en-
tored and in a grun voice shouted
Throw up your hands. quick. /
have no time to waste"
An oboycd except Edwards, who
thOught that the man was Joking.
sco'ng Edwards hand stu at his
side. the intruder shouted. Hurry
up, there, or IN get you" Edwards
was about 10 obey the command
whom tho highwsyman fired. The
bullet took effect in Edwards neck
and no fell TO the floor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27

~ = Newman, a pioneer oFegoa
CiV hotel man. Is dead
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
GOLDEN EVENT
lNG0LDEN STATE

oakland. CAL Jan s6- rhourh
the nimofi Effort has been made Ia
ksep sooreg lhe aioly. ths interesting
nev- icak a oui into soyiey circios
shet Niaa Panss Perkins. che young
80 iaughier of Uultod States S.u.
e,or 0ooreo G. Perkins snd Ms Per
klns ana az seiand Rakor. son az
Az ana Mira 0eorge ~ Bakor. are
fneeRcd to he married. and a m.
manes which bssan in their schoai
days eili calmlnate as uuo roman,e
sh0uid
70 mat annoaneymgnt 90 thu noos
has eon resofyei for some time
honee
clesslant hakor Is nop la Nevada
phero he Is integote in mnlnr utth
his hroiher kay nskoy The fam-
~ Nese early naid,nls ~ she sl.
Yes siaie. naheF sr having bsen ons
- 'ae shiof counsel tur lhs s.alheru
feeins Company and a. psedsc,r
sAs centrai faeiac Railroad Ia that
elSTiet y asa sSo lhe Rakers
nesed to oaklana.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-27
JAP GOVERNMENT
RESTRICTING
EMIGRANTS

Omitted Press Leased Wire)
Toxic. Jan. 25.-An imperial or
der prohibiting all Japanese from
omigratlng 90 the Hawaiian islands,
excepting those who have relatives
thcro. was Issued today. Tho steam
ahip companies are vigorously oppos-
ing tho order. and their managers
have personally appealed to the for
oign once 10 modify g. So far they
have mot absolute refusal Another
order declares that the deere OF pro-
hibltlng emigration TO the United
States and Canada must be rigidly
observed.