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Snirrr. To ssr Elected an.i Dues Rais~,i n
the Annual Meeting

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Hdr.rr ..h viii he hrld AZ m" Hotel Bel.
mont. !PrN hv"nT" and Fcr'k second
-'r"''. IN Wednesday evening January II
~ : .t' " clock " this rn"nting j; h. pro.
- -'d =" rnl-" 'h'. dive from 81 'oslo
To" NOMINATING. commute" has po.tad
"" follow ing ticket George " sutton for
"U3UruudOr'. sidney ! thluV for Nire.
""rnInod"rr, R"EaTd H"nth.r for -scr.-
ar. = Gould for Irea-ur.r and I .
Nj .thal. Ir for rriI-'""
~" nominating 'Bmmi'ie. IA William
Iage. chairman. u 4. Ieyett Frank r
lUWl". u I Heather. o. n sutton
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Tho Rockville centre Ciuh team k-p, , r,.,r
slate IN Monday night Whsu = large rrowd ritri
'hF auditorium ~ The ciubhOII- and y-,nr .-ci
ctrfia9 garne ~ la SkrybsIi IN whIrh ite h,,,s
team were returned WtHnrf~ n,-- nc Nysii.
1--WE OF OSOn1 Win score ~ ~ ~ a. and .,
the eighth con >eruivr victory fOi the >.1 S,Sn
The Manhattan College Basketball iran, viii
meet ne ,as' Sa'e nvc thi. vcni1g f,r SaVsrrs
court Ftr'y ninth street and tUiumbu. Cigrl.
A. Coach HsBrshsn cansbirrs mi. A very ip,
pOrtSnt game h~ has had the team ptar,i>In, :,
hard and long during she A-~k
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,s,,'. wrestling aud a., mna.,,c Dates.

NN,'POLIS. Md Dec - Tn. full liza,
~ d"t"- Tor N" wr"-'iing and Rymnasric
teams wa f-Iv"n nuT ~ N" NnvH! Arad~mv
to-day III" mid-hipm"n', opponents IN
both lin"- ~" m" strongest IN IN" Fas,
vIrN fh" ua--ri,I- "Nc"prIpr 49, Harvard
1r" Nn'r'- urr-'lIng squad uIr-b~r-
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u" rfir'run' r"c"i,"d l"it"r from
H.'rt"' Mcfarland. rh- rhIcago light.
sr.l.hr f"-i"Titf stating Tha' after filing
'r "ngag"Ul"n' IN pl'f-burg on January
~" "fI! com" here m begin training for hts
ten round bout with lack Goodman. which
has been liked for January 10 The mon
have agreed 20 weigh 1856 pounds &C clock
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score PRINCETON. 5: Sal~. 4 Goals Harmon.
Coz Mckinney. hay, !: loutrel Merritt Referee
p I. Srhwrirrrr Time ~ halves N minutes
Tine of third period minutes. Ttmekeepcr
Ed Bang.
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IN i"so5,oLiI, Tor'cs an nrficl" Urging
tho inCrrase NJ ih" Hps'~d limi' IN New Work
civ says that tho record time for a man
walking righf miles Is hour minutes a.,
seconds That ID tho American record The
The worlds record for an hours Walking im
mil91 s50 yards.
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, computation m Uo,7r ,Oe aet- forth
'hnt " tho 'o'al number "f gnSOlsne cnrp
IN rho Tountrv - IN ToO for if-tap,. and
"arh averages .Ip"'. miles during ~. sen
son. getting turlve ard u half miles oT ssr
vlce 90 ~" gallon. the amount consumed ia
i03. aS5 .WO gallons. ~ AN average Of Is
cents a gallon III. cost - az. j.JD7 5Ir
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Two Of 'he Cole cars tha, will he shown
at the Grand Central Palace show will br
what arc known ~ Colo Sperdaisra Ono
will have n special body by Moore A Mum ger.
he other by cole 4 Woop In addition
there viii he shown two of The Cole Family
machines
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4l'h0uRh IN" nfw ovn"f- ~ he - Louis
HRAwna say they are ready 20 -gend 500 b..
$50 % secure winning team. they are a;
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When an automobile IL =, on In the streets
attached by n rope In another car which
goes on ahead " doe-n I always follow
that tho serond car has broken down and
IN being towef in. Sornet inl~r n In q brand
new machine that ~ being haUlsd TO "a
show room and il being taken under power
other than lis own.
Evening journal., 1910-10-24

William Frederick is a happy, jolly
little chap and. of course. a great ia
vorite with his grandfather The lit
tie German royalties axe being brought
up simply and win be taught trades. IN
accordance with the rule in the Prus-
sian royal faulty. which directs the
training Of it's members In useful
handicrafts. in order TO provide for the
possibility of their being compelled 70
earn their own liVeiihoods Each of
the kaiser's six sons rs a carpenter or
shoemaker or bookbinder or Is queli-
fed in some other way to an a.useful
place IN society should necessity arise.
The little Alfonso Of Spain prince OF
the Asturias eldest child OF King AL
fonso and queen Victoria. is round
faced. jolly little chen OF three and a
half years. He resembles his mother.
who was Princess 1na OF Battcnbers
and is a niece OF the late King Edward.
The little fellow. whose picture In mill
tary uniform is especially cute has
brother Prince Jaime two years
old. and little sister still younger.
Recent pictures OF tho two boys show
ed them padding on the seashore IN
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New Air Line Railway From the
Middle West to MexicO's West Coast

has the true vision Of the empire build
er who sees lasting good TO the coun-
try in the extension Of the steel lines
Of prosperity and hears the epic song
of America in the thunderous beat Of
the driving wheels on the rails. II he
acquires a great personal fortune IN
the process IT is only a small percent
age Of the wealth which he adds 70 the
nations resources.
This man Stiwell. now figuring so
largely in the substrsta Of railroad
mems computations. twenty years ago
was asking people in Chicago 70 step
up to the Insurance medical examiner
and have themselves measured for in
surance policies. From figuring en-
dowments to calculating railroad profts
young Mr. stilwel Che is still one year
on the sunny side Of fifty) went by
way Of the finance route. His first big
money job was the vice presidency Of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Trust
company Later he became president
of the Guardian Trust company. Then
he projected and built the belt line
road around Kansas City. The railroad
possibilities Of the western Missouri
metropolis next caught his rowing eye.
and he became the leading spirit Of the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf rail
road. with a terminus at Port Arthur.
Tex. The Port part Of the name Is
easily explained, but It may not be
known generally that the Arthur" is
derived from Mr.. Stilwelrs Christian
name. There are not many city names
that had their origin in just that way.
Several years ago. when Mr Stilwelrs
natural financial ability was not re-
enforced by as much practical expert
ence and wisdom as II is now, he lost
control Of the Kansas City. Pittsburg
and Gulf to a combination of financiers
in which. It is said, Messrs. Gates,
! Gould and Hartman were interested.
Later the name of the road was chang
ed to the Kansas City Southern. He
had projected that road and carried
his ideas to a successful conclusion
without the aid Of Wall street fnan-
ciers. and his newest railroad has no
branch line running In the vicinity OF
Wall and Broad streets.
The kansas city, Mexico and Orient
is a remarkably we'll built road, many
novel ideas being utilized IN its con-
struction. It's average grades are said
10 be less than per cent. Its Pacific
coast terminus, Topolobampo, which
will be known as Port Stilwell. is be-
Iieved to have the finest harbor on the
North American Pacific coast south OF
San Francisco. It is 700 miles nearer
to New York than San Francisco is to
the nations metropolis. The opening
Of the Panama canal. 81 is asserted. viii
enhance to a tremendous extent the
value and Importance OF the business
to be done by the new road.
ARNOLD M'ADAMS.
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They Answer to The Call
OF the BugIe and the Drum"

p- HERE may be IN the United
States other families with
military records equal 20 that
Of the Ishlers Of Elizabeth
town. Lancaster county, Pa. but n
there are they are unknown TO fame
and the makers OF the reference books
Furthermore there seems to have been
IN American history only one family
with q record worthy Of comparison
with that OF the Ishlers. That family
is the famous Fighting bfcCoolSs" Of
Ohio. In some respects the McCooks
surpass the Ishlers. In others the Ish-
iers have q shade the better OF the Nc
Cooks. We shall tell the stories of the
tVo families and let the reader decide.
Claude Arthur Ishler, sixth and
Youngest son Of Harmon Ishier, has
1i,~t enlisted as q marine IN the service
OF re United States He IS the sixth
brother 70 enroll himself among the
fighting men Of the country. Two OF
the older sons Of Harmon Ishler served
IN the regular army before the Spanish
American war. Milton Ishler. the thir,
son. has hve year record in the ma
zine corps The fourth son, Harvey b.
name. saw active service on the bat
tleship Massachusetts, for hve years
rising to the rank Of officer. At the ex
piration Of his term he enlisted In m
coast artillery. He Is now on his thir
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by training and chose the same career
for his eldest son. There are four
other princes and one princess in the
present British royal family.
In Great Britain's neighbor across
the North sea. the Netherlands. the
hopes of the royalists are centered on
little Princess Juliana, whose birth
brought such smiles TO the faces Of
the Dutchmen a little more than a year
ago Il was not without good cause
that the people Of Holland and the
other Dutch provinces desired the APP
pearance OF an heir or heiress to their
greatly beloved Queen Wilhelmina.
She was the last OF the historic line OF
orange. and, failing an heir to her,
the country was destined TO fall into
the hands of a German prince whose
interests might fairly be presumed 70
coincide with those OF the court of
Berlin. Patriotic Dutchmen wish 10
keep their autonomy and their inter
ests free from German ENHANCEMENT
and they see in Princess Juiiana the
embodiment Of their hopes
The heir 10 the throne OF the Bel
giara is Prince Leopold. very hand
some bright looking little fellow who
. win he nine years old In November
lie nherits much Of the beauty Of his
mother. who was a Bavarian princess
Prince Leopold is named after hi.
+ gragduncle. the late King Leopold
/ Prince Olaf, the Royal "Cut-up."
Turning to the scandinavian coun.
tries Norway. Sweden and Denmark
we find one son Of king and tw,
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enlistment In the last named branch
of the military service and is stationed
in the Philippines. Walter. the nfth
son, served a four year enlistment as a
seaman. Now comes alonE the baby
son OF the family. Claude Arthur by
name, who win be naval musician in
Washington
That Is surely a record TO which one
family may point with pride" IS 81
not7 But there Is more While the
Ishlers could base their just claim 10
glory and national recognition on the
works Of the present generation alone.
the facts related ten part OF the story
only. There IS an ancestral military
Ishler record 20 be considered In 9TH
er generations the tap Of the drum has
thrilled the lshler blood. and the re-
sponse has been prompt and credftahle.
Father 1shler. he who beEot the six
stalwart sons named thus far in this
/ true narrative. carried a nausfxet for
three years IN the Union army. using II
/ al Gettysburg and elsewhere. Around
the camphres he told his comrades Of
his father. Henry fshler. who was OF
somewhere lighting IN the same. war
on the same side. and OF his Erandfa-
ther who smelled powder at Chapulte-
pee and Cherubusco and elsewhere ir
the war with Mexico. When he became
tired Of recounting his grandfather''
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among "the Lords anointcd'' Es-
pecially has this been true OF the
courts TO which the influence OF the
British reigning family has extended
Queen Victoria's family is unusually
prolific, and the large number or little
children among her descendants has
made for democracy in each little
family circle II is an old truism that
children are the only real democrats.
and royal children are not exempt from
its operations.
Probably an exception must be made
OF the young heir Of the Russian en-
peror So much I'm the matters OF
wealth and power depends on the life
OF this little son OF the autocrat OF
all the Russlas" that he is being
brought up to q full realization Of his
future greatness. lt win be recalled
| that little Grand Duke AleSis did not
make his appearance on earth until
after the birth of four sisters. The
announcement OF his birth sent "a thrill
Of loyal JOY from the gulf or Finland
20 the sea OF Okhotsk Persons who
have had the opportunity or acquaint-
anceship with the court OF Russia
have declared their BELIEF that the lit
tie fellow. who Is now six years old, is
! being trained very carefully TO hold the
view that IN the future his viii shall
be supreme and unopposed. without
right OF interference by doumas or
parliaments or other earthly authority.
He Is said even now to lord IL over his
mother and sisters and every one else
save his father. The latter is said to
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exploits he could go back still further
and tell tales Of his great grandfather,
who "ht and bled" with Washington in
the Revolutionary war Therel The
whole military record of the ishlcr
family Is out az last--five generations
In an who heard the cali OF duty and
obeyed II honcrablv I'm struggles that
mark epochs ~ the nations history.
The Fighting McCooks' have been
mentioned above In point Of numbers
the McCooks exceed the Ishlers and
they likewise outranS them. The history
Of the McCooks is known 20 students
OF the great civil war. but the younger
generation may be glad 70 hear some
points IN their story. No fewer than
fourteen OF the McCoolSs. of the tribe
Of Dan" and the tribe Of John" served
in the United states army or navy.
Moreover. all but one OF them We're
commissioned officers and some OF them
lost their lives IN the great struggle be-
tween the sections. Some Of the Fight
/ ing McCooks" are still alive and have
earned in civil life the high stations 10
which their excellent qualities entitle
| them.
! with the McCooiSu Il Is well 20 begin
at the beginning Of the story. The
head OF the tribe Of Dan" was the
eldest McCook known 10 military fame
I He was Major Daniel McCook. lawyer
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charge OF their governess and they
looked exactly like two American
kids" OF the same age having a good
time with spade and bucket They are
being reared simply and quietly ac-
cording TO the English tastes OF the
queen.
Great 5ritsin's Heir No Longer a Child
Edward Albert. prince of Wales heir
apparent to the throne of Great Brit
ain. is a long way out Of the little
child class lie is almost a young man.
being ia his seventeenth year and he
Is said to show in his manly bearing
his realization Of the responsibilities
that ca,ae upon him with the recent
death Of his grandfather He win
soon be invested formally by his fathc-
with his rights ard privileges as
Prince Of Wales. A revival OF the OLD
time picturesque ceremonies is to take
place IN Wales. his titular nriucipality.
Unlike many Princes OF Wales OF tine
rasts the present holder of the title is a
close and intimate f-ioud of his father,
who keeps the youth with hin rs much
as possible. king George IS a sailor
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Il is not often that he has to refer to
the career of a man who has had two
railroad termini named after him and
possesses the Imagination Of a writer
Of epic poetry combined with the genius
and ability Of great financier.
To get right into "the middle Of
things" as the old Latin saying has It,
we1l begin by saying that-the Kansas
City, Mexico and Orient railroad, now
being built. is intended to afford the
shortest possible railroad route between
the Missouri river and the Pacific
ocean. To do so it has TO cross the in
ternational boundary and run part Of
the way I'm Mexico, but such little
things do not bother a man OF Mr.
StllwelfE caliber. He probably would
cross three or four boundaries or per-
haps wipe them out all together II they
got in his way. The X. c.. II. and o.
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and soldier. who was horn IN 1898 at
'anonsburg. Pa. and settled later in
ohio He died in S6S from a bullet
wound received while lighting against
Morgan No less than nine of his SONS
served In either the army or the navy,
most Of them IN the latter branch of
the military service An of them won
honorable records. Three OF them we're
aSiued I'M the war It would be invidi
Gus to choose any ~ the tribe of
Dan" as having a better military rec
ord than any of the others but the
tact may he mentioned that Alexander
Mcdowell NcCook the nth son Of
Daniel McCook. reached a higher rank
than his father or any of his brothers
being commissioned major general Of
volunteers i'm the war and commanding
the Twentieth army corps In March,
1866. his gallant service won him the
brevet rank Of major general in the
regular army. He was the only one Of
tho Fighting McCooks' TO be grad
uated from the United states Military
academy at West Point
OF the tribe Of Dan" the only sur
viving member is John James Nc
Cook. who is well known New York
LAWYER and Is active IN civic affairs IN
the CITY and the nation. Before leav-
ing the army. in 1865. this McCook had
advanced from the humble place OF
private IN the Sixth Ohio cavalry TO
! that OF brevet lieutenant colonel, al
though he was only twenty years old
when the war ended He was the
Youngest Of all the Fighting Nc
! Cooks" He was a friend Of the late
President Mckinley. and the latter in
vited him to take a seat in his cabinet
The junior branch Of the Fighting
McCooks" is known as the tribe OF
John" its head being DIR. John Nc
Cook younger brother of Daniel. DIT.
McCook was ffty-fve years old when
the civil war commenced, but he served
for a time as q volunteer surgeon, and
he sent his five sons to the front All
Of the FIVE and the father escaped
death in the war and the sons lived
20 become prominent in civil life.
Three of them-Anson G. McCook'
soldier: Henry c. McCook. clergyman.
and John James McCook, clergyman
and socioiogist-are still in the land
lot the living The fourth son, Roder-
lex S. naval commander died IN
1886. and another son, Edward Moody,
soldier and former governor of Colo
rado, died last year.
There are of course. innumerable
interesting details OF the military serv-
ice Of the McCooks for which space is
wanting here. The eighth son OF Dan
lei McCook died at Bull Run July 21
1851. saying to his father, Il viii never
surrender"
Probably the south has family rec
ords approaching in honor those oi
/ che RfrCootq h,it thew are not knovvr
TO fame The Lees of Virginia offer Z
case In point. General Robert f. Lee
had two sons and a nephew, besides
other relatives. in active services in th'
cause Of the south. IL is general,
known that his father was the famous
Revolutionary general. Light Horse
Harry" Lee.
WALTER p, HUDSON.
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then. runs from Kansas City Mo. in
direct straight line-about as straight
as surveyors could run it-in a south
westerly direction 10 the port of Topo-
lobampo, soon TO he known as Port
Stlwell. on the Pacific coast Of Mexico,
just below the opening Of the gulf of
California. II traverses the American
states Of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas
and several Mexican states. crossing
the Rio Grande at FL ORC, Tex. In its
course through Mexico it taps the great
and rich states Of Chihuahua and Sina-
loa, through which it passes, and also
other nearby states.
The total length Of the line is 1859
miles. The road is completed and in
operation for more than 900 miles. Both
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approve heartily OF this method Of
rearing the czarevitch.
The Kaissr's Little Grandson,
Whether the recent announcement Of
belief In divine right by tho kaiser
win mako any difference in the course
OF training of the young heir presump-
tive TO the German throne is not
known but Crown Princess Cecuie.
mother of Emperor Williams four
year-old grandson who. by the way,
was born on the Fourth OF July--is a
icvel headed ablc young woman. with
q keen eye for public opinion and with
regard for the personal popularity
of herself. her husband Grown Prince
Frederick William, and her children
The public of Germany is very fond OF
the little royalties ana follows with
eagerness the accounts of their doings.
Little Prince William Frederick IS
often shown in the German Illustrated
papers playing with his little brother.
Louis Ferdinand. who Is not quite
three years old. or in q group with the
latter and little Prince Hubert who is
now nearing his first birthday Prince
Evening journal., 1910-10-24

within the United States and in Mexico
a large portion OF the remainder of the
line has not only been graded, but the
track is also in course OF construction
and the work is being pushed with ra-
pidity. More than thirty new towns have
been settled and established along the
line of the road. and 1t is estimated
that no less than 100000 acres OF good
farming land have been put under culti-
vation in Kansas. Oklahoma and Texas
as a result Of the construction OF the
completed portion OF the road. More
than 100000 acres OF farming land viii
be tributary to the road between Wichi-
ia and the Rio Grande, distance OF
si4 miles.
Here is where we digress to say
something about Arthur Edward Still
well. His is the mind that has projected
this road, and TO him be the honor He
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grandsons hlling a good share of the
public attention. They are Prince
Olaf. only son Of King Haakon Of
Norway; Prince Frederick Of Den
mark. son OF Crown Prince Christian,
and Prince Gustaf Adolf OF Sweden,
son of the crown prince of the same
name The princes are. respectively.
seven. eleven and four years old. The
foreign illustrated papers have devoted
much space in the past to Prince Olaf,
who is said TO be the sunniest, bright
est little scion of royalty in Europe.
Judging from many accounts of his
doings. he is a regular ''cut-up." He is
a great favorite in England, the for
mer home Of his mother. who was
Princess Maud of Wales. daughter OF
the Prince of Wales (afterward King
Edward VII) before her marriage TO
Prince Frederick Of Denmark. The
latter became King Haakon of Nor
way when that country separated from
Sweden in 1905. Prince Olaf is almost
without a rival for first place I'm the
affections OF his grandmother. Queen
Mother Alexandra.
The crown prince of Italy. is Prince
Humbert third child and only son Of
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena. He Is a dark eyed, bright
faced little boy Of six. 40 is being
brought up in the simplest fashion
possible by his mother. dearly beloved
Of the Italian people for her solicitude
for their welfare. Her son shares her
place in the affections Of the people
OF the peninsula. Among the other
little royalties OF Europe Of whom one
fn1e froouent ruantfon in the forafst,
! journals are Prince Boris of Bulgaria.
the sixteen -year-old son of the new
czar and Prince Luitpold of Bavaria.
/ great grandson of the very aged
Prince Luitpold. regent Of Bavaria.
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U WE is tie Coils p. Huntington
- and the Edward II. Hartman
OF the present day and IL
n ~ may we'll be Of the future.
say the financial prognosticators. To
the middle southwest he is what James
J. Hill Is to the great northwest. He is
Arthur Edward stilwen, promoter and
builder Of the Kansas city. Pittsburg
and Gulf railroad now called the Kan
sas City Southern railway. and head
and front of the Kansas City. Mexico
and Orient railroad. now under con-
struotion II is Of the Kansas City.
Mexico and Orient that this story will
treat mainly. but the writer hopes he
win be pardoned II he wanders some
times to mention Mr.. sulwen. You see.