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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-10-13
"Silenciuq OF Captain longan
first Outbreak Of future
Army leaders Since Haz.
ing Explosions In
Sutton Case.
By JAMES a. EDCERTON.

" HE West Point cadets are in
trouble again. This time 1t is
for ''Silencing" the officer of the
day. The last time it WAS for
hazing "plebe" sentinel and some
Others. Seven of the boys were then
dismissed, and they. or. rather, their
friends. vainly bombnrded congress for
reinstatement. This occurred under
President Taft.
During the previous administration
several cadets were also dismissed for
haZing. but Roosevelt relented and lei
them go back. That act of mercy H.
said to have created havoc with dis
cipline at the Military academy. So
there Is not likely to be another eXhi
bition of softneSS A royal old row
broke out over the Roosevelt episode.
including some new admissions t.
membership in the AnaniaS club
lnfiictin. the silence" on an officer
Is an immemoriHl custom al West
Point. Yet it has not been reSort,d 10
In ten years or so, ii Is claimed Iht
officer singled out for the indl&niiy in
this instance was Captain Ruins f
Longan of the Eleventh infantry. II
new man at West Point As object
Of the day ii was Captain Lon"an' :
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-10-13

Oh his return from turiuu.l a..I !ti.
orally that the now captain bad {;
'sWelcd head whrh II was ueces
sary TO reduce.
Certainty there must have been som,
unusual cause to make 400 hungry
young Americans go without three
meals. to say nothing of facing sea
son without dances and football and
daring the poSsibi!ity of expulsion foi
some of their number
Eooz Case Is Famous.
This is not exactly Il parallel case
to the various hHZiug oscapNdpS that
have made West Point famous and
on Il few occasions have narrovi
escaped making it Infamous. Perhaps
the most celebrated OF these WAS the
affair of Cadet nouz. who died after
being made the victim Of a rather hru
tai haZing episode. and his friends
charged that his death was the dire,
result of the injuries then received
From the testimony given in the in
auiry which followed it appeared that
D)oZ had been compelled to purtiri
pate in priZedght. after a round
or two of which be laid down and
cried. and that he had been forced to
eat tahaSco sauce and other pleasant
condiments, from the effects of which
it was charged, he contracted tuber
cUlosiS of the throat
Another pathetic case was that OF
Cadet Rroatch of Nebraska. Rroatch
objected to the ha2ing system. ana life
was made so miserable for him that he
left the academy. but not until he had
carried his complaints TO the superin-
tendent and even higher. puriu" the
Spanish American war Broatch be
came a volunteer officer and mHrie q
record as a brave soldier When he
was stationed in Cuba. however. he
was surrounded by West Point OIL
GERS. who ostracized him to such "A de
gree that he committed suicide
The most recent haZing case at West
Point was that in which Cadet Sutton.
brother Of the principal in the famous
sutton case at Annapolis. was at
tackled by a gang Of the cadets while
he was on sentinel duty. The jewellers.
clad in the robes Of night. We're halted
by Sutton. and they proceeded to have
fun with him. Among their other
playful FRANKS they went after hin
with two tent poles and left him in a
condition that sent him to the hospital
for twenty-one days.
Expulsion of Seven Recalled.
The upShot of this escnnade was that
seven cadets were expelled from the
academy. Secretary Dickinson and
President Taft approved the sentence
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-10-13

Total ....... ................. SSo.iO 81.
ca one In two wears costing so, the pro
portionate annual cost OF which is giveA
above.
CD one in ten years costing Sc5, the pro-
portiOnate annual cost of which Is ElveA
above.
OF course the above calculation is
based upon the assumption that the
goods are imported. The amount paid
to the government in that case by I'll ,
purchaser would be as above stated.
Ii the goods are not imported, but are
homemade. the Sc, or something APP
preaching that sum. would still be
paid by the purchaser, but it would
be paid not to the government. but to
the protected manufacturer, for the
manufacturer always tries to raise The
price up TO the level of TIE tariff and
generally succeeds in doing so.
So that here we have Il measure Of
the c%actionS Of the tariff brought
down to the c0mpr, hrnsion Of the aV.
eraee man and Strikingly illustrative
of the effect of this enc influence in
enhancing the cost of living Eculem
Der. however. that f"miiCS and not in
dividuals are Ike social units and that
if we were to take the average family
expenditure into account we should
probably find that the eXactions of
that tariff are three times as much on
articles of wearing apparel alone. Mr..
Byron Holt estimated in 1868 that the
tariff tax then in force was about
Sill per year for each family. Of
which $94 went to the protected in
tcrests and the remainder to the gov
eminent.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-10-13
TAX on CL0Tn...55
Costs the Average Man Twenty
SIX Dollars a Year
HOW TIE TARIFF FINcHGS
Striking Illustrations of the Effect of
High Protective Duties on the Cost
Of living-Manufacturer, Not the
Government, Gathers the Profit.

How much does the tariff cost n
man on his clothing in the course of Il
year? The minority committee on
wages and prices of commodities has
in its report compiled table which
shows approximately that man
earning $1,000 a year might be eX
pected to pay for years clothing
etc. about $500, of which no less
than S2G22 would go in tariff taxa
ton.
That the reader may see for him
self the reasonabeness of this calcu-
follows:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-10-13

OuIy 10 De present Ill tlIP ChuttH YIN
ing room at meals. The moment he
entered the door every cadet ceased
conversation and eating. This is called
''the silence"
"Silenced" One Is Game.
One can imagine the scene-un i'm
menSe dining room containing forty
tables with ten men at each table. XII
dumb and motionless by Il common i'm
pulse. Slightly discOnceriinG for
young officer WHO realized that it wa
all meant for him.
IL knew in a flash what WAS happen
ing" Captain Longan said later aud
be grinned broadly as he spoke, for
helped to do the same thing TO an oil
Ger while WAS in the academy. &pri
Ously. however. they were Just putting
me to the test: | WAS new. aud they
wanted 10 find ont what sort was"
They found out. for Captain IOnGIn
Instantly called them to attention anG
dismissed them. Then he reported the
matter to headquarters AS Il result
every mothers son of the cadet corps
was placed under virtual arrest. bar
ring few in the hospital, and n hop
scheduled for the evening was called
off. The young ladies Of the commune
ty were left with hopeless and hop.
less" season in prospect. The football
practice was perforce abandoned, al
though a game WAS scheduled in the
near future The shoe was on the
other foot. The officers were putting
something more than silence" on
the cadets.
The next morning Captain Longan
was again greeted by cessation Of
talk and eating. but only three tables
participated IN this silence" The in
slant call Of attention and dismissal
followed. and double quick was or
dcred, much to the discontinue Of a
number Of cadets who by this time
were "some hungry" and had con
cealed liberal supply OF toast and
plums In their blouses. Double quick
Is a rather jigglety kind Of march. and
after it was over there was a fine as
sortment Of toast and plums strewn
along the way
Inquiry Is Prompt.
At the evening meal Captain Longan
was no longer officer of the day, and
the boys could get square" meal
once more. Perhaps never in the his
tory of the world were 400 as vora
cious appctltes gathered together in
one room
1t WIS the second "silence" that pre-
cipta'ad tho court Of inquiry Th'
thirty caaeia participating in fl we're
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-10-13
Siberia Goal of Er1ioranta-

Russian emigration during 1909
reached the highest figures in the his
tory of the country the great major
ity leaving for Siberia. where. II is be-
Goved. 100000 settle annually.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-10-13

of the court martial and congress ra-
fused tn reverse it. 1t was Il pathetic
scene when the seven took their last
supper" in Grant ball. Although dis
graced. they were among the most
popular cadets in the institution. Now
for one act of boyish folly they were
to go forth under Il cloud. denied their
chosen career and perhaps handi
capped for life.
No demonstration occurred at the
tables or after IIandclasps and low
spoken words alone marked the laSr
act of the tragedy-for 1t was trag
edy to the whole student body. Sutton
included To be expelled from West
Point is as much Of II blow to the CA
Diet as stripping off his epaulefs and
breaking his sword Is to an officer
Rather II high price to pay for Il mid
night frolic. Yet an army without
discipline would be like a government
without laws. 1t would fall apart like
rope of sand.
In the old days-and the old days
Wclt iot us Stpu It's iHt I'tSeH' oH'S'
whatever scntimentaliSts. fossils and
pcSsimists may say to the contrary
in the old days hazing was much more
prevalent ut West Point than now
For a "plcbc.' more fondly and fire.
Quently called beast" his first year
answered literally to General Sher
mans definition of war. The upper
class men went on the theory that II
was necessary to knock off the new
comer's rough edges. and they did it
~ raw.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-10-13
Torturing Schemes Numerous.


Among the most ordinary forms of
haZing was "eagling." which consisted
in standing ON ones toes. extending
the arms like wings and by bending
the knees aud hips suuatting success
sivciy- oh. say. hundred times
Another favOrite form was the
wooden Willie" consisting of an in
finite number of difficult evolutionS
with Il gun. such as holding 1t out
straight at arms length and doing
other fearful and wonderful stunts
which would make ones muscles ache
even to think about. This was kept
up until the upper class men were sat.
isticd or the victim fell exhausted.
Among the more unusual methods
of torment was that of gathering ants,
say 100 accounting for all of them.
then placing them in the victims lock
or Usually the prbe's cap was the
first receptacle of the ants. and. while
il WIS not stipulated that the cap
must be worn. cHdptS are not supros
cd To 20 about the parade grounds at
West Point barchpHdcd This little
item of ant gathering was brought oui
in IN inquiry in 190S when eight haz,
erS We're dismissed from the acudpmy.
only to be rrinStated later by President
Roosevelt.
There are two sides to TIA story
However. as is usually the cna" with
things human Many good wen fa
uiliar with army life and with the
Military academy have defended haz-
Ing 1T West Point on the theory that
ii made men out of the new students
Among the stunts imposed by the up
per class men were various forms OF
braring and exercising which were
really beneficial. giving the beast" a
more erect carriage. hardening his
muscles, teaching him to obey orders
and generally licking him into shape.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-08-06


Just before the dawn OF the TWEEN
tieth century. Giovanni Marconi in
vented the wireless telegraph. While
this epoch-making invention was still
fresh In the minds OF the people. hav'
ing proved It's inestimable value by
saving hundreds OF lives and many
vessels out at sea. Louis Bremen in
1907 utilized the gyroscope principle
In inventing his famous monorail sar
The gyroscope has since been adapt.
ed to maintain the equilibrium OF ships
Notable Inventions and Discoveries.
This article would not be complete
without mention OF the following re.
cent notable events in the history OF
science. invention and discovery;
North pole iscovered-Lieut r. Z.
Peary. April 6. 1909.
Liquid hydrogen-Prof. De War. B.
II. A.. 1908.
stovaine-Prof. T. Jonneska. Rou.
mania. 1908.
City. Gary. Ind. population 100000.
built TO order In three years.
Automobile at Ormond Beach, Fla.
ran one mile in 2sM seconds.
Slmplon tunnel connecting Switzer.
land and italy. 1905.
Practical application storage bat
teries-Edison, 1902.
Pacific cable completed, 1908.
DR.. Lorenz proved bloodless sur
gerry. 1908.
Airships-longest time in air, VIII.
bur Wright, hours Is minutes.
Largest dirigible balloon, Count
Zeppelin, las feet long. fitted with wire
less telegraphy.
Mercury-vapor lamp-Cooper Hew.
tit. 1901.
Telepost-P. b. Delaney, 1902.
Noiseless rifle-Hiram Maxim, 1908.
Houses built of liquid cement-Edi-
son. 1909.
Automatic torpedo-Gabet. guided
by wireless.
Rapid fire gun, 500 bullets per
minute-Benet & Mercie. 1909.
Steam turbine electric generators,
Prof Parsons, 1900.
The Wireless Telephone.
The latest important invention is
the wireless telephone which trans
mits articulate speech (the human
yoice) without wires across distances
up to 81 miles. A. Frederick Collins.
the inventor, talked over his wireless
telephone from Newark. N. j., TO
Philadelphia, 81 miles, in July, 1908.
He had been experimenting with wire.
less telephony for nearly ten years.
Mr.. Collins is now perfecting and de-
veloping his invention until II is on
the eve of commercial adoption. The
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-08-06

Japanese. who OF late years have
been among the foremost TO utilize
the rapid productions OF inventive
genius, have equipped many OF their
battleships with this wireless tele-
phone, at present available up to dis.
lance OF ten to fifteen miles.
Inventions OF the Future.
The next great step in the onward
march of science will be wireless
transmission OF power. Diriglble air.
ships could fly from New York to
San Francisco to-day II enough cleo
trical energy, gasoline or other power.
producing material could be stored in
the machine. Present restrictions
limit their flight 20 less than 200
miles. Collins and others have light
ed electric incandescent lamps without
wires across an open space OF 100 feet.
Within few years the great problem
OF wireless power transmission will
doubtless be solved. realizing mod
ern scientific Utopia The dreams OF
to-day become the Sctualiuos Of
tomorrow. the injuries or one gen.
Grafton are the necessities OF the
next jules verne's Two Thousand
Leagues undor the Sea- was the fore.
runner III the present submarine hoaG
The ChicafoNcw York pneumatic
tube oi h p 2Qoo' Wiil probably
prov 4 pucuf0l of Z similar lBYau.
ior in tbe dear future Tie most
,iaont fighis Of imagination may b.
come the aciualitics OF tomorrow we
live In the greatest country and III
the most progressive ago in the his
tory OF civilization.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-08-06

The inventions and other develop
ments OF science during the last half
century have been more valuable.
more numerous and more important
70 mankind than the combined prod
uct OF the preceding 5000 years.
which includes the entire history OF
civilization.
The Morse Telegraph.
The Morse telegraph, invented
shortly before the Civil war and act
ually In use during that great strug-
gle. was followed a few years later
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-08-06

balms In imperishable records the
voices Of the worlds greatest sing
ers, the speeches OF great men, etc.
while II Is constant and never
failing source OF education and enjoy
ment in hundreds OF thousands OF
homes daily.
The automobile. like many other
great inventions, is merely an adapta-
ton OF well known principles. In It's
present simplifed form the auto Is
within the reach of people OF mod
crate means for commercial purposes
as well as for pleasure.
The Linotype.
The Mergenthaler linotype revolu.
tionized the newspaper business OF
the world and tremendously increased
the capacity OF the large printing and
publishing houses. Next 10 the Bell
telephone this Is probably the most
valuable single patent ever issued.
The Dunlop rubber tire has been a
great factor in the automobile indus.
try. and also the prime essential OF
the bicycle craze 10 years ago.
The Bessemor steel process has
made a thousand men millionaifcs
S-Ray and Radium.
Tho discovery Oy Prof Roeutean ~
Che marvellous = ray. the discovery
~ radlam. 60 absolutely new chcmf
al element which ome aay posaes
within iuel an nexhausuble supply
OF beat aud lrh units (which. m
true. VIII solve Tie perpetual motion
problem). are some Of the other more
important developments OF science
within the last decade.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-08-06

First publication July 80. 1910; Last
August 10. 1910.
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The Probate Court for the County of
Iron.
AZ session OF said Court held at
the Probate Office in the city Of Crye-
tai Falls. in said county. on the 18th
day of July. A. ID. 1910.
Present; Hon. NJ. s. McDonough,
Judge of Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate OF Albina
Moser. Deceased.
Alena Moser having filed In said
court her petition praying tnat the adj
ministration OF said estate be granted
TO her, the said Elena Moser. or 10
some other suitable person.
IT'S ORDERED. that the 10Th day
OF August, A. D. 1910, at ten o clock
In the forenoon. at said Probate Office.
be and il hereby--appointed for hearing
said petition;
TT Is FURTHER ORERED. That
public notice thereof be given by pub.
LEGATION Of cory 81 This order, for
three successive weeks previous tu said
day Of hoaring IN CSC Diamond Drill,
newspaper printed and circulated IN
said county
~ $ Mcnnnoueh
Judge Of Probate
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-08-06

by the Bell telephone. natural con-
sequence. which during the past 35
years has proved TO be the most val
liable single patent ever issued in
the world. and is probably the
greatest In usefulness and conve-
nience TO all sorts and conditions of
men.
The Edison lncandescent.
Among Edison's countless inven-
lions. that OF the incandescent cleo.
trio light. with It's carbon filament
burning in vacuum, is perhaps the
most valuable with the widest range
OF usefulness.
Edison's photograph utilizes the vi
bratory sound wave theory and EN-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-08-06
G. h. DOyCE, M.O.C.M.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Specialist. 507 Stephenson,
Av., Beside Empire Hotel.
Iron Mountain, Mich.
ONCE Hours l0--12 A. NJ. 2-5 p M.
Except Sundays, Evenings by APP
pointment. Phone No. SO.

DR.. Boyce, a fellow Of Trinity Medi-
cal College, has been regular prac-
titioner OF medicine and surgery for a
number OF years, is licensed to prac-
tice in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michi-
gan, but am combining my practice to
the medical and surgical conditions
OF the head. Glasses fitted
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-08-06

Among the candidates for attorney
general in the Republican party. the
earliest announcement came from WI.
liam NJ Smith Of ST. Johns. who has
been prominent IN state politics for
number 81 years ne was presi.
Dental elector In 1901 end Is mem.
Der 0f the Republican state central
committee fron enc Eiehih congfc8
0ntl District
~ one m iEc fcNurol men ~ The
rtrIv Htalf f0f progressive
ft hWHr ~ public ques
t'1ns I NoHr wa weli stated
when as cfairmnn On the Republican
convention tc pofe Is favor OF iha
leaning or he party or predicted
= loss ~ power
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-08-06
Ninety Per Cent Of the Worlds Greatest
Inventions Within the Last Half Century

Morse Telegraph Bell Telephone Edison
Automobile MsIgenhs Linotype Block System Air Brake Steam
Heating
Radum Wireless Telegraph, Monoral Telephone,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-08-17
State Agricultural College.

The Minnesota College of Agri-
culture will open the second Tues
day Of next September, and will
continue until the second Thursday
of June, 1911. Registration, for
all except new students, closes Aug
ust 80 next. Applicants for ad-
mission to the freshman class must
offer fifteen entrance credits given
in high school or other second
airy school work, so chosen as to
include those prescribed in the COL
lege catalogue, which will be
mailed free to any resident of
Minnesota. The college course is
open to both sexes Residents of
the state are charged an incidental
fee of $40. 90 a semester and non
residents, $4,000. College students
have the same dining room and
laundry privileges as school stu.
dents, but are not provided with
sleeping facilities. Rooms may be
had in private homes in St. An.
thony Park at about $1,000 a month
or $500 each where two occupy the
same room.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-08-17
Hsralson Doing Good Work.

CRADLES HARRISON, superintendent
of the state fruit breeding farm at
Zumbra Heights, Lake Minnetonka,
believes he has solved the problem
of raising certain southern fruits in
Minnesota. For three years he
has been experimenting with the
object Of obtaining hybuds of
Southern fruit which will grow in
the Minnesota climate.
Yesterday Mr.. HARRISON called
on A. w. Latham, secretary of the
state horticultural society, with
several trays of Southern fruit
raised at the Farm this summer.
The specimens he had with him
included the nectarine, peach-apri-
cot, early silver peach, kaisha april
cot, red june plum, champion
peach, Sapa and Etopa plums..
By means of crossing the pollen
of these fruits which are raised
in the large green house on the
farm, with the pollen Of a plant
which is a hybrid of the native
plum and Western Sandcherry.
Mr.. HARRISON expects to grow a
variety of these Southern fruits
that will be hardy enough to stand
the rigors of Minnesota winter.
After the pollen from the plum
sandcherry is used to fertilize the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-08-17

blossoms Of the nectarine or apricot
or the other specimens Of South
ern fruit, the plant is allowed to
produce it's fruit. The seed from
this fruit is then planted and the
seedlings make the trees that are
expected to bear the modified fruits
of the south. -...r
MIR. HARRISON expects to enter
300 varieties of grapes for exhibi-
tion at the state fair this fall.
Besides working on combinations
of southern and northern fruits,
Mr.. HARRISON is conducting exper.
iments on apples for the state. He
is crossing several of the Minnesota
varieties, such as the Duchess and
Hibernal, with the longer lasting
varieties of the east-Minneapolis
Journal.