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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
DAWSON AUTHOR OF BILL
TO REORGANiZE NAVY

Washington. Jan. 10.-A navy reor-
ganization bill. designed To put the
navy on u business basis. o as II
weapo and as Industry was intro
duced in the House by Mr.. Daw-
son. of Iowa. member of the House
committee on naval affairs. The bin.
which is said to be in a measure the
result of last summers exhaustive in
v~estigation of navy methods by seven
members of the committee, divides the
navy into two grand sections and
places its control partially in the hands
of civilians. II was referred to the
committee OH naval affairs.
The bin divides the navy into Il di-
vision of personal and Il division OF
material. the former to be admins
tered under the secretary of the navy
by the first assistant secretary who
shall be Il laval officer not below
the rank of captain. the second by n
second division assistant secretary who
shall he Il civilian. The division of
the personnel would include all mat
ters relating to the officers and men
of the navy and of the use of the
navy as a weapon. and the division is
to be subdivided into Il bureau of navi-
CATION and IL bureau of medicine and
surgery The chief of the bureau OF
navigation is to be appointed from the
line officers and each navy yard and
naval station is to be in charge of u
civilian.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
LIVE FAGIN
AND FORTY THIEVES

!ittsburs. Jan. ga new enterprise
in the education OF crooks was exposed
by the police on the North Side when
Assistant superintendent of Public
Safety Glenn. With n squad OF Police.
descended on a house mt 200 Anderson
st. and arrested JAS. Young. 52 years
oldi wilbur Laird, 16. of Cleartield. Pa:
John Humphrey, %. of Boston. and
Robert Elliott 23, of Cincinnati. The
men We're sent to The workhouse for 30
days as suspicious characters.
When arraisned before Magistrate
Had!iHd. Laird told Il tale that reads
like ii messenger boys library. Laird
said while only two others had been
found in the house besides himself.
there were sometimes as many as 20
there. His description OF Young rep
resents that individual as Il Fagin I'm
actual life. He said the nan would ar
range a regular classroom in the house
on one of h upper floors and drill the
students in the manner of picking
pockets. A specially OF Young's was to
teach his pupils how to simulate n deaf
mute. One of the drills was to a w a
pupil come before the class. and. after
being warned that he must not appear
to notice n sound. suddenly n silver
dollar would be dropped behind him. II
the pupil turned. which is almost an
imperative impulse. he would be repri-
manded by Young. and another subject
was tried.
To the advanced pupils in the simula-
ton of a deaf mute salutations were
suddenly made, as though IL friend were
overtaking the pupil on the street. In
addition to these courses. d~einonstra-
tions We're made before the class In the
various intricate manners of picking a
pocket.
Laird said that the pupils were prom
Used employment by Young when. in the
estimation of the INSTRUCTOR, they
a become proficient. They were to
be sent to various cities and were to
work on Il commission basis. A GER
tain percentage of their stealings was
to be paid to the headquarters in Pitts
burg. Laird was to go to New York,
Humphrey TO Philadelphia and Elliott
TO Baltimore.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
OVERDUE SHIP
REACHES IRISH PORT

Qucenstowr, Jan. 9.-Tho long over
due steamer, Mount Royal. steamed
slowly into Queenstown today and
news Of her safety was received with
%gladness in shipping circles.
The Mount Roya! belongs TO the Cam
adam Pacific railways Atlantic serv-
ice. She left Antwerp December Z for
st. John. n. b.. having on board 300
Hungarian immigrants and a crew OF
about i0G men.
Trouble with her boilers was the rea-
son the Mount Royal had to put back.
Shortly after leaving the British coast
she ncountercd n series of violent
gales. She battled with heavy weather
for a fortnight, until Christmas v
when serious trouble with her boilers
developed. The engine room STAFF ulti-
mately succeeded in obtaining q mod
crate supply of steam, but the weather
was such that the captain reluctantly
decided it was best to make for the
irish coast. The passenger and crew
sire all we'll.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
PRESIDENT URGES ANOTHER
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY LAW

Washington, Jan. 10-President Roose-
welt has decided to send a special mes
sage to congress urgently requesting
the enactment of another and more
comprehensive employers liability bill
to take the place of the law declared
unconstitutional by the United States
supreme court.
The president is einphatically in earn
est in this matter. In his Judgment it
is a great social injustice to compel an
employe, or rather the family of a
killed or disabled victim. TO bear the
entire burden of such an inevitable sac
rifice. In other words, the president
declared society shirks it's duty by
laying the whole cost on the victim,
whereas the injury from what
may be called the legitimate risks of
trade.
If the president can have his way the
new legislation will contain a provis-
ion awarding limited but definite COM
pensation for accidents to all workmen
within the scope of federal power, in
Guiding employees in navy yards and ar
Senals. If this should be done he be-
ieves the old mt inadequate remedy
of suit for negligence would then grad
ually disappear.
Senator Knox. of Pennsylvania. has
introduced a bill which is intended to
remedy the defects in the present law.
The bill ts so drawn as to make 1t ap-
plicable only to corporations engaged
In such m as congress has the
right to control and 10 en-
ployes OF such corporations engaged eX-
clusively in interstate commerce. The
existing law Is so broad as to cover all
transportation between states, but Mr..
knox's bill SO modifies it as to limit
It's operations to common carriers which
are operated by steam or similar mo-
tive Lower.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
TO NAVAL HEROES

san Diego. cal, Jan. 9~.-Admir:l &.
f. Goodrich. L. 5. N. paid eloquent
ribute to the heroes of the navy this
afternoon ut the exercises OF dedication
OF the Bennington monument, which
commentaries the death OF sailors and
marines in the accident on the Rem
ntngton n yea and Il half ago. Admiral
Goodrich said:
The finished obelisk stands here to-
day. 1t makes no p-etensc to elaboration
of design or of ornamcn,ation for /, com
mc'norates the hcroism OF nipple men
whose guiding motive was devotion to
duty. To all 4, teaches the lesson thai he
VIII" enters the service of his country does
$" unreservediI in fact as well as Ia
word. AT any moment aud In any manner
he may hc called upon to fulfill that oh
legation to the letter. His life Is one OF
pcrils and privations. Long years are Dc
voted by him to preparation for one brief
hour. upon whose issue may hang the very
existence OF the nation.
1.-THE end of those who rcposc here was
not less exalted in It's patriotism than IL
the end of those who fail in battle. In
some respects it seems to be on Il still
more exalted ~planc-for to them were de
MED the laurels OF the victor and tbs
shouts of AN applauding populace. Moth
Ing We can do will add to their fame.
Vet. knowing this full we'll. we. their com
radcs. here declare that. 80 far as our
poor efforts can accomplish 1t, the lesson
Of their great sacrifice shall not We lost to
their native land. In this spirit we dedi-
cato this monument to their memory in
token of our own affection and OF the
reverence in which The navy holds It's
iilustrious dead.
brothers. you havc but gone before us
into eternal rest, through the wide portal
Of suffering and pain. hut you a left
us who lingcr. the lamp of your eXample
I" shine 50 long as the navy of the United
States shall exist. chcrishing its living and
cvcring those who fell at their post.
from this sacred snot the youth OF our
'.road country who enter Its service will
icaw fresh inspiration. Living they will
b. loved and helped along their way: and
wi,en the last shall come finer
tribute they cannot receive. than that they
met their ate as bravely. as Loyalty and
as urregrcttingly as did the dead OF tina
United states ship Bennington"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
CRIPPLED C
WINS HERO MEDAL

Washington. Jan. 9.--The president
has awarded IL railroad life-saving
medal to Edward a. McGrath. of Mil
waukee, Wis. McGrath is station agent
for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
a railroad at Stowell station, Mil
Waukee. He is a cripple. making il
necessary for him % wear a piece OF
wood attached 10 tho bottom of one
shoe.
In August OF last year. while Nc
Grath was on the station platform. the
crossing gates being closed. Emma
Huinmich. 6 years old. attempted to
cross the track il. trent Of an approach
ing train.
McCirath shouted 10 her. but she
failed to heed the warning and vas in
imminent danger Of being run down.
McGrath ran to her aid and at great
risk to himself succeeded IN lifting her
from III front OF the train a. II 'uahed
nv
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16

in London between a. Il. Stickney. of
ST. Paul. president of the railroad. and
the English financiers who own most
of the securities of the road. Mr..
St!c!lney has been in London several
days.
At "A meeting of the noteholders of
the Great Western held in london this
afternoon it was decided to appoint a
receiver for the company n maintain
a status quo during the time necessary
to prepare the first mortgage Bond to
cover all the Indebtedness of the road
and to obtain n vote of the s%tockhold-
ers or this measure. There were many
noteholdcrs at the meeting.
Reasons for Action.
The following statement regarding
the eaSon for the receivership was
given by MIR. Kellogg:
The receivership is not the result
of the action of any single creditor or
careful consideration by all parties in
terested. many of the creditors and
members of the board of directors. The
immediate reason for the receivership
was the failure IL obtain extension of
the notes now due and coming due dur
ing 1908 which were given for money
borrowed for improvements and bet
terments of the property.
"Tha company has spent about sl9,-
900, 900 during the past 10 years and
has outstanding notes for his purpose
to he mount of $40, 900. 900. Last
spring a plan for financing the road
was agreed to by the board OF direc-
tors, but owing to the stringency in
the money market and other unfore-
seen causes they have been unable to
carry it out. The earnings of the COM
pany We're very materially decreased
during the autumn by a strike at the
shops at Oelwein. Ia. which tied up the
equipment. Tke receivership will be
temporary pending the time required to
carry through Il plan for financing the
road"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
HEN e PLEADS
HE'S NOT GUILTY

New York. Jan. 10.-Ausustus Heinze,
arrested yesterday charged with over
ce:titication of checks while president
OF the Mercantile National bank. today
ente: ID II plea of not guilty when ar
raiSned before Federal Judge Chatield.
Through counsel Heinze reserved the
I 1t to withdraw the plea of not guilty
and demur to the indictment any time
before January 20. The bail bond of
$50. 900 which Heinze furnished yester-
day was allowed to stand.
The Charge.
The indictment specifically charges
that Heinze. while president of the
Mercantile National bank, overcertifcd
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
TO PROHIBIT N
SMOKING IN CAFES

New York, Jan. Am ordinance for
bidding women TO smoke in the cafes,
restaurants or other places of public en-
tertainment was introduced at the first
meeting of the new board of aldermen
by Councilman sullivan. 1t was re-
ferred to q committee and will have a
public hearing. The ordinance places a
maximum penalty of u SIS fine and
ten days imprisonment upon cafe pro-
pr!etors. etc.. VITO permit women 10
use tobacco In their establishments.
The action of .he Cafe Martin in al
lowing woinen to smoke on New Years.
eve is given US the cause Of the resclu,
ton.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
WOULD PUT SENATORS ON
RECORD ON PROHIBITION

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Clay.
of Georgia. announced that he proposed
to have a vote in the nat to test
the sentiment of the body on its reso-
luton favoring Il federal law to up
hold states in their efforts to make
effective prohibition within their bord-
crs. He wanted the Senate to pass his
resolution i~nstructing the committee
ON judiciary TO bring in a bin to ac-
complish this purpose, but on objec-
ton by Senator Nelson the resolution
was allowed to 81 over until the next
meeting.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
AFRICAN EXPLORER
STARTS LIBEL SUIT

Cologne, Jan. g.-Dr. Carr Peters. on.
time governor Of crman East Africa.
and widely known as an African cx-
plorer. has begun M action for libel
against the CHER clector and Berlin
correspondent or The Cologne Gazette.
Peters claims damage, for the publ
cation OF the statement that he sent
a letter to an English bishop in which
he confessed to having executed ne
grOes In Africa because of their sexual
misdoings. 1t Is expected :he whole
scandal IN connection with :l,e Peter.
g~overnorship of Last AtrtI.. vIli Du
gone over again.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
GREAT WESTERN
GEES Into HANDS
OF RECEIVERS
English Note Holders Demand
Action Pending Adjust
ment of Affairs.
MORTGAGE TO SECURE
Whiie Arrangements Are Being Made.
Business Will Be In Statu Quo
Stickncy in Conferences With
London Financiers.

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. lO.-Frank KEEL
logg and other attorneys representing
creditors OF the Chicago Great Western
railroad. after a conference with Judge
Sanborn of the United States circuit
court today. announced they would APP
pear before Judge Sanborn this after
noon with an application for Il re-
ceiver for the railroad.
The action follows and is resultant
upon , series of conferences conducted
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
IN CONGRESS
NEW MEXICO DEMANDS
SEPARATE STATEHOOD

Washington. Jan. 1O.-A petition for
support OF the bill for the adj
mission of New Mexico To separate
statehood was received in Il letter
from Chairman w. s. Hopewell, of the
New Mexico statehood league. to Rep
rcsentativa Miller. of Illinois, and re-
ferred to the committee on the ter
ritories.
The letter states that II delegation
representing every Anty in hat ter
ritory will visit Washington this month
to urge the passage of the bill.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
NEW COMMISSION OF
GENERAL LAND OFFICE

Washington. Jan. 10.-Richard A..
l5allinger. commissioner of the general
land office. has rendered his r%esigna-
ton of that office TO President Roose-
welt and il has been accepted. to AXE
effect March 4. Fred Dennitl. assist
amt commissioner. has been appointed
commissioner.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
OMAHA FIRM GETS
A 100000 CONTRACT

N-naha. Neb.. Jan. 1O.-A contract for
81, O00, 900 worth Of construction on the
new Denver and Northwestern railroad
end of the year the company hopes to
have the section from Denver TO Fort
Collins. 125 miles. almost completed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
INSURANCE COMPANY QUITS.

Madison. Wis.,. Jan. 10.-The Mime
sofa Mutual Life Insurance company
has file notices that it would cease
writing new insurance in Wisconsin
after March 1. owing to recent In.
surance legislation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
SURGEON ON WAY TO
COMMAND HOSPITAL SHIP

Washington. jan. 1O.-Surgeon Chas.
+. Stokes. of the Mexican department.
has received his orders directing him
to assume command of the hospital
ship Relief. To-day the officer left for
San Francisco.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-16
WRECK SAFE, GET $1,000.

Ottawa Kan. Jan. lO-Robbers early
today wrecked the safe Of the State
bank, OF Qnenemo, Kan. near here,
with dynamite and escaped with Its
entire contents. estimated 5000.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-04

Superior Mental Equipment Is Not Ab.
soiuteIy Necessary.

II you are not very clever. don't be
discouraged. 1t Is not always the
brainy man, or the positive genius,
who makes Roadway. II nature has
only given you average brain power.
then make up for it by cultivating 9TH
er valuable qualities.
Go In for genuine, honest work.
Take pride in doing every job well.
Turn out the very best article you can
produce. Do nothing as II 1t were
trifiing. -~~-A~--~xr~.s>sSxAssu1aB
Earn for yourself reputation for
reliability and stanch honesty. Be
known as "a white man" These are
precious qualities. So is punctuality.
Cultivate a habit of turning UP
promptly to time. Be as correct az
an English lever watch. Redeem your
promises. BE willing, keep your tenn
per well under control. and, by your
words and deeds, convince those
around you that you are to be trusted.
Just. then. think OF your chances,
even If you are net clever young per-
son. Buck up, Ike good sort, and
succeed on these lines. There II
heaps OF room for this class of COM
modify. --Exchange.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-04
old FIGHTING SHIP
sT. MARYs, A GALLANT CRAFT,
~aRETlREss AT LAST.
Vessel Fought in Mexican and Civil
Wars and Was Renowned as
schoolship--Has Sailed Around
World Fifteen Times.

New York. Mo more will hurrying
feet rush along the decks or climb the
rigging OF that old daughter OF the
sea, the st Marys. which for "a years
has been used by the New York city
department OF education as a school
ship. whore the youth OF the city have
been trained to the merchant marine
service.
Could the old ship talk. there Is
many an interesting tale she could tell
since she first slipped into the sea
from her ways at the Washington
navy In 1914.
She took active part In the Mexican
and civil wars and did blockade serv-
Ice in the Pacific during the trouble
some days OF 1s4s. and II was during
this period in her career that two
men Of her crew were at different
times hung from her fore starboard
yardarm.
An act Of congress passed in 1874
established training schools for the
merchant marine. whereby the st.
Mary's was turned over to the state
OF New York and in turn to the city
OF New York for use as schoolship
She has been employed In this ca
pacity from 1874 to 1908. a period OF "a
years.
During this time abe has made
cruise almost every year to foreign
ports, giving her crew of cadets prac
tical experience In seamanship.
In her career OF "a years she has
been around the world Is times. More
than thousand boys have been grad
uated after two years course on her,
ard It was an interesting point that
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-04
IRE ASHAMED or THEIR JOB,
Men Not on Exhibition While Engaged
In Washing Clothes.

II don't see why 1t is," unused the
fat dweller. that men are SO ashamed
OF washing clothes when they are
caught at It, Why shouldn't they?
Washing Is about the hardest work
anybody can do. and yet 1t is rele-
gated to women. The other morning
got up unusually early. and. looking
across into the window of the next
apartment through my kitchen win
dow. saw some one with short hair
bending over the tub. At first
thought II was short-haired girl, but
when che raised up and saw that she
had on trousers it was borne in upon
me that she was boy. The mo-
ment he looked at me he frowned,
came to the window. and angrily drew
the curtain down. Now, why shouldn't
he have washed those clothes with the
curtain up and me looking at him
just the same as he would have done
II he had been short-haired girl?"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-04
Utilizing sums Rays.

The usual method u using solar
heat has been to concentrate the suns
rays by mirrors. but in the simpler ap-
paratus with which Frank Shuman
has been experimenting at Tacoma.
Pa, the direct rays have been made
to heat boiler of blackened pipe
coils inclosed in a shallow box with
double glass top. An air space Of
one inch between the two layers Of
glass forms a Jacket preventing es-
cape Of heat by radiation. Water In
the pipes generated steam with q
pressure Of Is pounds, which was
made to drive an engine, and by en-
ploying either a pressure of 80 pounds
was reached. In warm climates .
good working pressure is expected
from water. thus solving the perplex-
ing power problem Of tropical lands.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-04

at the alumni meeting held on her
for the last time the other night there
we're present a graduate from the first
years class and his son, who was o
graduate Of the last years class.
Seventy-five per cent. Of the boys
who have been graduated from the St.
Mary's have followed the sea, either
in the navy or In the merchant marine.
Soon after she was built the St.
Mary's was sent to the Pacific 1t
was In 1S49 at Honolulu that the WE'LL
known incident involving the st.
Mary's and French warship took
place The Frenchman and the
Yankee were on the point of having
trouble, but the Yankee was in bad
way; a great many Of her men were
iii of China fever and on shore
There were not enough in the crew to
man the guns.
At an opportune moment two Amer
lean whale ships entered the harbor,
and the st. Mary's complement was
made up from their men. So formi-
dable crew did they make that the
Trenchman cooled on /" and there was
no fight. In the civil Var the 81.
Mary's was on the Pacific station and
did not see active fighting. She is a
vessel of 985 tons displacement. and
originally her armament consisted OF
90 guns, long mines" and smaller
pieces She was called the st. Mary's
from the county of that name in Mary
land. Although taken out OF the ros-
ter of navy ships temporarily. practi.
cally the same discipline and routine
of work has been maintained on board
the st. Mary's as exists In all Amer
lean war vessels. The cadets were
drilled continually by graduates Of the
naval academy, cruising in the sum
mer and In the winter quartering dur
ing the cold months. The daily rou-
tine at sea began at 3.45 a. M, when
the watch was called. Inspection and
prayers were at $50 and instruction:
In seamanship and navigation after
that. At 1880 o'clock all in the first
class took an observation for lati.
tude.
Leaving the cadet ranks did not
mean that the graduate lost touch
with friends and associations OF the
ship. The nautical school was an
alumni association Of several hun
bred members which has its social
reunions each year. Through the ef-
forts Of this organization recently the
uniform OF the cadet was changed from
the regulation blues" Of the naval
academy pattern. At the reunions
anecdotes and remenbrances are
brought up.
And now the st. Mary's as school
ship has. like all things OF this earth.
outlived her usefulness and has been
returned to the navy department. And
what will be her end? Nothing bet
ter, probably than to be broken up
and sold as junk.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-04
rcw coaL Grows

1t takes prof.gious amount OF vege-
table matter to form layer Of coal. 1t
being estimated that the present
growth of the world would make lay
err less than one-eighth of an inch in
thickness. and that 1t would take a
million years of vegetable growths to
form coal-bed ten feet in thickness.
The United States has an area Of
more than 100000 square miles Of
coal-felds. and more than 100.0 600. 900
tons OF coal were mined In this coun-
try last year--enough to run ring
around the earth at the center 5h feet
wide and 5h feet thick. Competent
scientists say that there Is enough
coal in the United States to supply the
world for the next 1000 years