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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04

about perfected an improved electrical
car bentcr, and has produced under ac.
demonstrable merits. About half the
size OF the usual trolley, It's two T-horse-
power motors will propcl il $50 miles
without recharging. at the rate OF twenty
miles an hour. and at cost of slightly
under one cent q mile,
In travel by rail. OF whatever sort.
however, the most ,siganticaliy success
year has undoubtedly been the completion
Of the Andean tunnel. at the Uspitatta
pass. on the line between Argentine and
Chilli Engineering difficulties beyond
any hitherto overcome In the story OF
railway building have long made the un-
derlakine well-nigh impossiblc-but that
word is no longer found In the bright
first train run through the mighty bore.
cutting the travelling time between Buc
nos Ayres and Valparaiso from sixty To
thirty hours. and shortening yesterdays
tedious trip through the Straits Or Ma
gellan by anywhere from twelve TO TWEEN
ty-six days.
In this same connection il may he re-
corded that The smokcloss locomotive hna
been invented once uorc-and this time
with cvcry seeming OF something really
done. An example Of the type. drawing
stretch OF twenty -cigh, miles in the en-
virons OF Chicago. without letting off
either smoke or gas. and al a saving,
II is reported, of something like 40 per
In the Laboratories
We nnd uses for practically everything
these DAYS. What was waste is become
profit, and former nusances are showing
themselves present benefits. a Pcnusyi-
vania company has now in operation an
appa ratus not only for extracting the scot
from soft coal smoke. but for p-ccpitat-
ing the solid elements OF tho hitherto
useless and noNlous stun and making
paint from The matter 81 caught. The
smoke Is make 10 pass through n tank.
where ii Is subjected TO an atnmizcd
spray OF water. and the solid stun thus
precipitated shows 30 per cent lampblac<
what resembling tar. Six tons OF bltmni-
nous coal fill barrel with this greasy
compound. and that one barrcifui. prop
erly mixed with other ingredients will
To be especially adapted TO tin and metal
surfaces.
Nine Curic and NJ. Dcbiernc have
twice during tho year reported findings OF
note, though OF yalae scientific rather
than practical. obtaining Gn February "a
spnck OF polou!um. tenth OF milii-
gram In size. and I'm September) pure
metallic radium. The latter victory has
been everywhere acclaimed for not be-
fore, since its discovery (by the Curies)
has this very rare substance existed save
as a salt The new found metal, as
might be expected. acts with great en-
ergy; II decomposes water oHidzes rap
idly in air, Is attracted by iron as though
by some magnetic property, and burns
paper OH contact with 1T.
Three days prior TO this event H. r.
Weeks, head chemist al the big ship
building yards at Barrow, England
perfected new aluminium alloy. called
duralumin, Hero is something OF large
commercial promise, especially for air
ships. as, though only triflc heavier
than pure aluminium it is as strong as
steel and not so easily corroded. The
claim is advanced that its use will re-
duce construction WEIGHTS by more than
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04
VIETRR"tfE&1@z
ON.~ G HHR|s

York. few So 1-l0 miles In l hour.
j minute.
with passengers aboard
January-Glenn Curtiss at Los An
gelcs covered o. miles in an oven
hour; one passenger.
April-Sommer, near Paris, flew for
five minutes across country with
four passengers.
Over water
ApriI-Latham flew from Nice to
Cape Forrett (16 miles) In 16 min =
utes, 46 seconds.
Maybe Lesseps crossed the English
channel (32 mlles) In heavy fog.
June-Rolls crossed the channel and
returned (without alighting) In just
an hour and half GA miles).
October-Moissnnt, competing with
Grahamc- White and De Lesseps
flew from Belmont park. New York
round the Statue OF Liberty and
back (36 miles) In "a minutes, 2s
seconds.
with such Items offered onss consid-
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On and Under the Water.


full test Of ship brake. when In April
the federal navy department fitted the
Indiana with the La Coste plates. two In
number used as wings amidships to
Vice brought the ship TO stand within
three lengths, with engines stopped after
full speed ahead; within 500 feet. with
reversed engines, whle IL was found that
with single brake EXTENDED a turn
could be made more rapidly and in less
sea room.
Under the water London has at last
begun that half million dollar tube which
is TO run from the city to the Woolwich
side, and, after three years OF magnid
cent engineering, the famous douhle-tub
between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario:
has been completed.
BY all means, too. must a word be
written OF the truly note worthy deep sea
discoveries made during the summer by
a Norwegian expedition under DIR. Hjort
Starting operations on the west coast of
tic coast Of Morocco, thence to the Ca
naries, and so across to Newfoundland.
tests and soundings were made. thanks TO
which present-day oceanography knows
mode Of formation of the deep layers of
the north Atlantic, the composition OF
oceanic deposits, and the rate of various
currents at varying depths. Among 9TH
err "side Issues" 1t was found by expos
Ing Photographic plates at different
depths that the effect Of light Was clearly
visible at 300 fathoms: that at 500 this
had virtually disappeared, and that at
900 no light influence could be traced.
House and Garden.
The age-old demands for n non-rs-
f1llable bottle and blue rose have both
been answered in this year of grace
according TO patents duly filed In the
one case and any amount of eye-wlt-
ness testimony In the other; but the
bottle OF F. w. Herbert Of Lowell. Mass,
has yet TO prove that its somewhat COM
pllCated mechanismS are commercially
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onc-half without sacrificing either
strength or durability.
Yet another laboratory happening, with
the pendulum now swung from the arts
of peace to the devices OF war, was re-
ported from Philadelphia In May. DR..
Henry Lehman Of the Franklin insti-
tutc claiming to have discovered new
explosive OF greater power than dyna-
mite.
Explosives in naval combat will mean
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04
Brains of the Year

about to be supplied with pocket
phones" which will connect them
on their percgrnations with the station
by means OF a simple plug stuck into an
Underground wire. the now passing year
has seen no little advance in this par
ticular item OF public utility.
Via Wireless
Marked progress, too, has been made
since January in wireless telephony The
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04
-BY-
WARWICK JAMES PRICE

tin $50, 900 prize, finishing first over
O. 488- mile course. Actual time In
air. II hours and Sc minutes,
Duration
July-OliesIagers, at Rheims covered
24d miles in hours, minutes.
Speed
August-Radley, Mt Blackpcol, Eng
land. few milo In ~ 2-6 seconds.
October-Grahame-W White, near New
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04

Grafton It makes small difference whether
or no Bernasconi. the Italian. has in
vented. as he claims to have done, an
aeroplane which shall defy gravity. or
"air- bicycle" lives up TO all he predicts
for II. The obvious fact is that the
heavier than afr machine can no longer
be regarded toy or an experiment.
the practically OF its ultimate service
Is merely a matter OF little time and
mechanical development.
Dirigibles and Sphericals.
Not many years ago the old time spher-
icels had all this tale to tell. and quite
recently II was the dirigibles which led
the aeronautic news; these arc now sub
ordinated to ''planes" OF one sort or an
other Yet they. too, have contributed
TO 1905 happenings 'up In tho air."
On October 26 Augustus Post and Alan
Hawley. rising from st. Louis In the
contest for the Bennett cup, sailed away
over the 1895 miles stretch between that
city and the Labrador wilds, On Juno
! % Count Zeppciin's Deutschland made
| the first of her "schodule trips (25O
milcs) between Fricdcrichsharen and Dus
seldorf And two days before the spher-
icals scared above st. Louis, yet another
chapter In aviation annals was written
| Cor nown) when the French diriGible
! Clement Bayard. made the voyage from
I Compiegne to London In elk hours with
eevon In her basket.
] The Schwert5-Ganz company OF Mann
| helm has not not an yet inaugurated Its
much talked of trans Atlantic flights. but
| Walter Welman. with Ave others. madc
| In October just -as gallant an attempt
4 II all ended In near-traGedy. wireless
only stepping in TO save six lives, bu
1000 miles. demonstrating that 1t vii
he no more than matter Of a few years
and the Encouragement OF certain details
until the ocean trip shall become a regu
| I>.ri 1f-l l.6.1 Ia.
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with such Items offered one.s consid-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17

ent Mr.. Holiness exclusive ownership
and careful management. Last years
crop, II will be recalled by those inter-
ested In orcharding. yielded him the gross
sum of $4,000 The years expense was,
in round numbers, 5000, and the net re-
turn $1,000. This year Mr.. Holmes has
packed and sent to q New York commits
sion hous. 400 barrels Of apples. OF
these 3,70O barrels are Greetings and the
balance Northern Spies ard Baldwins
The gross value Of the crop will be up
wards of 10000. Mr.. Holmes has had
many difficulties to overcome, and u
great deal OF hard work has been In
voved--but does anybody know Of a
better business proposition In Vermont
than his orchard now assures him? 1t Is
an interesting fact that, while the Boston
market has no use for Greenlng apples.
this fruit IL one OF the strongest favortes
IN the New York market, and the demand
Is steadily growing. Mr.. Holmes planted
five acres to young Greening trees last
spring and will plant 10 acres moro next
spring.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
BRAVE TALK IN THE SENATE
HUT Thanksgiving Resolution Is Pass
ed without Opposition
Bill Ordered to Lie.

Montpelier. Nov, 15.--Thc Senate th,a
r.orning had an opportunity 70 make
start In the matter of adjusting the
differences between the two bodies over
the trustee process bills but seemed dis
inclined to make O move. Senate bill No
20. the Cushman BILL came UP with the
House proposals of amendment, which
transform It into the House bill, and on
motion Of Senator Archibald Of Benning
ton the bill was ordered to le The
senator gave as his reason tho absence on
account of illness OF Senator Porter of
Caledonia, whom, he said, desired greatly
to be heard on the matter. It was sup
posed that at the first opportunity the
Senate would refuse to concur in the
House proposals OF amendment and thus
bring about a conference committee Mr..
Hall of bennington. the author of the
Cushman bill. has been here this week
which may have something to do with
delaying the matter.
The Senate talked bravoly during the
noon recess about what 1t would do with
the joint resolution passed this mornin2
by the House, providing for adjournment
from next Saturday until the Monday
following Thank sSivlng and then when
the resolution came into the House
| swallowed it whole without a murmur.
ROBS SUPERINTENDENT OF POWER
These were the only matters of much
moment in the brief session the Senate
held to- day. At the forenoon session II.
1S7. relating to the prevention of conta-
gous disease among bees. and H. %, re-
lating to the supervision of schools, were
passed In concurrence. the latter with a
| proposal of amendment which will take
| away from union supcrintendents the
power to nominate all teachers and allow
him simply to advise with boards of d.
rectors in the selection of the teachers.
The Senate also adopted the joint reso-
luton relating to the distribution of
printed copies OF proceedings of the Yer
mont Historical society and the report OF
the committee on the insane which in
spected the institution at Waterbury.
| At the afternoon session a bill was ir-
! PRODUCED by the Judiciary committee re-
| latng to the creation of commissions or
probation. This provides that two SUI
peror judges and third person whom
they shall select shall constitute board
Of probation, which shall have the same
powers as probation officers.
| Chairman Pabbi of the committee
on internal affairs, which has undei
consideration the direct primaries bills
thinks that a substitute bill will be
reported. The committee have heard
numerous objection to all Of the bills
that have been introduced and think
a substitute bill will save the time OF
| the House
Senator Powell introduced the bill Civ
ing the public service commission power
to order the erection of new station
At Burlington and q bill TO bond the city
for any portion Of the cost OF q station
that might be assessed against 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE DAY
SENATE-MORN1NQ.
Joint RESOLUTION.

That Loo COMES of proceedings or YER
mont Historical society, years NV" a''.
1910 be distributed to members OF hehera'
Assembly.
ON motion of Senator Griswoid. senate
requested return of ~. 81 to Senate.
Secretary OF Senate read report OF Stafio-
ing committee on insurance as result OIL
,nvestiuatjon of state hospital Report ac'
cepted by Senate.
THIRD READING ORDERED.
s. s2-Relating to uniformity OF dates OF
school reports
s. 59-To Incorporate city Trust co.
8. facilitating to lights on automobiles
H. 17S-Relatng to selning in Lake
Champlain.
ORDERED TO LIE.
II. 1a-Relating to debts exempt from
trustee process.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
H. 26-Relating to ventilation of school
houses. Joint standing committee on pub
lie health.
n. 2s3-Relating to muzzling, claiming or
killing dogs Agriculture.
PASSED IN CONCURRENCE.
II. 1S7--t'or suppression Of diseases
among bees.
posal of amendment.
ON motion of Senator Darling, the
Senate adjourned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
BILLS INTRODUCEC
HOUsE-McRNING.
SPECIAL ORDER.

Joint resolution providing for Thanks
giving recess from November IS to No
vember 2S, Mir. stone of WallinEford
spoke in favor Of his proposed amend
,nent making adjournment from We'd
nesday, November %. to Monday, No
vember Is, as did Mr.. Ives of Mount
Holly, Mr. Bailey of Randolph, Mr.. Cory
Of Montpelier Mir. bronson of Hardwick
Mr.. Bryant of Lincoln. II was opposed
by Mr., Wall of Dorset, Mr.. Warren OF
Cornwall. Mr.. Fletcher of Cavendish MI
Call of Canaan, Mr. GatcheN of Charles
ton, Mr. Gillette of Eichmonl and Mir.
Shaw of Stowe Mr.. Aii,ler OF Putncy
demanded the yeas and nays. Result j.:
Yeas 81. nays ll3, amendment lost Mr.
House of Berlin offered an amendment to
the original resolution. that the mem
bers receive no mileage Amendment
adopted. Mr.. Briggs of Searsburg made
an amendment that the members shall
receive no pay for seven day Thanks
giving week, he chair ruled this amend
ment AS out of order The House then
refused to adopt the Original resolution.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
H. 355-By Mr.. Chaffee OF city of Rut-
land (hy requesD to authorize the Rut-
land hallway Ligh; 4 Power company to
extend its railway. NXtends to Middle
town Springs, Wells, Pawet, Dorset and
Manchester. and permits sale of light and
power) To committee on street rail
ways.
H. &G-Fy Ir. McHugh OF Weybridge 20
project muskrats in Addison county.
tClose season from May to March - To
al ,,,ttt
II. S67-By Ar. Kennedy of Duxbury,
for the protection of game. prohibits
hunting with dogs between March | and
december 81 TO joint committee on
game and tsheries.
ii, &s-By Nj. Mason OF Pawlet to
amend section 1853 OF the public statutes,
relating to the liens on colts. To commit
| tee on judiciary.
II. Sos-from the committee on game
ana hsheries, as substitute for H. is, Ia
amend sections EGGS and $40 of the public
statutes. relating to State, county and
! deputy nsh and game wardens, their np-
| pointment and compensation Estate com.
missioner may appoint not to exceed IL
/ county fish and game wardens. and NAV
appoint as many deputies as no deem.
necessary. State commissioners salary
/ Lot to exceed 400 per month; county
wardens not to exceed SIS when confirm.
ously employed. and 81 per day when
not employed for periods more than tvo
wccks) ordered to lie ana be printed
H. CODY Mr., Battell Of Middleburv
to amend sections 1884, 4OS5. 4OS6, 1890 and
1909 OF the public statutes. relating to the
operation of automobiles To committee
on internal affairs,
H. 36l--By Mr.. Byington of Charlotte
| to prohibit destruction OF standing tmbe,
without authority, To committee on con.
| servation.
| H. S62-By Mr.. Seagar of Brandon, t
| amend section 1850 of the public statutes
| relating to the election of fire district
officers To committee on municipal cor
| porations.
II. 363-By Mr., Bowles of Woodford. t.
emend section 6Sl OF the public statutes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
LAWMAKERS VOTE
FOR LONG RECESS
Will Take Eight-Day Thanksgiv.
ing Vacation with Mileage
but No Pay.
Continued from puge sikh

third reading to the bill making Co
lumbus day legal holiday. Later Mr.
Peck of Burlington moved to recon-
slider the vote and made strong
speech in favor Of the bill. BY a vote
Of 90 to SO the bill was then ordered
to O. third reading.
Twenty or more members of the
House are III with colds. Mr.. Fletcher
of Cavendish and others believe the
ventilating system in Representatives
hall Is faulty or that the system Is
not properly worked. on motion this
afternoon by Mr.. Fletcher Of Caven-
dish the House voted unanimously
that the chair appoint committee OF
three to Investigate and report.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
NEW FACTOR IN EDUCATION OF
YOUTH.

Hitherto the clief influences that
ual and moral development of our
youth have been the home, the school,
the pulpit and the press Occasionally
the stage has had its share in help
Ing to shape the character of boys
and girls, but while this is true Of the
youth Of our cities and larger centers
of population, the fact remains that a
large proportion of the young people
Of our country as whole have been
seldom reached by the glare Of the
footlights and even in the zones OF
theatcrs and opera horsos the occa-
sional play has been merely an inci-
dent In their young lives.
OF late, however, the public has
gradually become conscious Of a now
force in tho shaping OF character
among our children Only the other
day girl Of twelve years, detained
upon suspicion In connection with the
discovery of an alleged back hand
lotter and an incendiary Are. coE,-
Tossed that she saw II a moving
picture show the incendiary and black
hand scenes that suggested her at
tempted imitation Of both. THIS story
In different forms has been repeated
over and over again during the past
few months
Herein we have a new illustration
Of the cid adage that the exhibition
Of vice tends TO make people vicious
Aroused by the suddcn menace to the
future Of the thousands Of boys and
girls subjected to this new influence
all over the country startled fathers
and mothors in many instances have
cried out for the suppression OF tn,
motion picture shows. The danger i.
increased by the fact that young PEG
Pile visit picture shows who seldon
have gone to the theatre,
A moments reflection. however, vii
Iorve to show that scie-.cc and inven
Non havo thus put In our hands ;
wonderful power for good, II It's mar
Tolous influence Is set at work in tn.
right direction. Instead of suppress
ling the moving picture, let the faith
srs and mothers OF tho country U.S.
their influence to see that moving pic
ture shows present scenes that will b.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
A LIVELY RAILROAD CONTEST.

From the Springfield Republican,
If, as the New Haven dispatches have
IT. the New Haven company through the
Boston * Maine Is petitioning the YER
mont Legislature for the right to build II
ilne or It's own from South Vernon to
hra'ueooro, then the plan must of cour Sc
be to build on the Vermont side of the
river and side by side with the existing
or New London Northern line. There Is
plenty OF room between the hills and the
river Tor such parallel track, but the
New HaNen's surveyors had been at work
on the New Hampshire side of the river,
and that was supposed some time ago
to be the location OF the new line If built
The Boston & Maine or Connecticut river
road already has bridge at South Vernon
to the New Hampshire side, but CONSTITUTE
| tlon to Brattleboro on the Vermont side
| would save to the Connecticut River COM
| pany the cost Of building another bridge
! In getting back to the Vermont side at
| Brattloboro The New Haven company,
| AZ all events. seems to be intent upon
| having a line OF It's own all the way up
/ the river, and this is of large local inter
| est. II that company builds around the
| Central Ncrmonts line between South
! Vernon and Rrattlcboro, it mu.t as GER
! tainly be moved to build a line OF ts own
from Windsor to White River Junction,
| between which points it s now depend
ent, on tho Central Vermont track as be-
! tween South Vernon and Brattleboro.
| And If all this IS done the Central Yer
! mont or Grand Trunk will have lost all
| hold on the New Haven and must con-
struct line from Windsor to Brattleborc
| if il would NOT fail copn,lpt elV into the
powe; of tho New Haven company in re-
| spect to the running Of trains up and dowr
| the river between Vermont and New
| Hampshire, A decidedly interesting and
| enlvening railroad prospect thus opens
! UP FOR the people of the upper Connecticut
| valley.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
PLYMOUTH AND LUDLOW SEVENTY
YEARS AGO.
From tho Ludlow Tribune.

(From tho Ludlow Tribune.)
A correspondent at Plymouth Five Cor
ners having In mind the recent census
announcement that Plymouth has popu'
lation o: 4S2, while Ludlow has 2.2l5. takes
occasi TO call attention to time. 10
years ago. when the tables were turned
in fav.,r of Plymouth. Here are the fig
ures he sends:
In 1910 Plymouth numbered LILY people;
now she has 1872 a decrease Of nearly two
thirds In less than thrce-quarters OF a
century. In 1910 the town mad 215 horses,
!, 729 head of cattle, S,l4s sneep 537 swine,
l.910 bushels Of wheat, 1874 OF barley. 6676
OF oats, CAS- Of rye 1888 Of buckwheat,
1874 of corn. ~. $40 Of potatoes, i,l27 tons
of hay, 1880 pounds Of sugar. 17,los
pounds of wool
At that time Ludlow haa population
of 1863. The town had 277 horses, l,9od
head OF cattle. 4.sH sheen. 500 swine, 1,3S5
bushels OF wheat. 90 OF barley. 1884 OF
oats, bS3 Of rye, GAS of buckwheat. 5000 OF
corn, 2S 626 of potatoes, 5000 tons Of hay,
5,l54 pounds of sugar. and 1908 pounds OF
wool
| Evidently the road from Plymouth to
| Ludlow has been we'll Travelled. and some
| OF those who have travelled hither have
| decided not to go back. And yet Ply
mouth still hns attractions and ambi-
tons ana opportunities that are worth
| conserving and developing.