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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-01
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-01

FORT PLAIN y. Y. Feb. 2S.--The
outlook tonight indicates that this por-
tlon of the Mohawk valley " TO cN,-
periencc almost unprecedented high
water Ice jams have caused the streets
of Ilion. Frankfort and Herkimcr TO he
inundated and dynamite is being used 10
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-01
Reese River Rising

RENO. New, Feb. 2S.-For distance
cf one mile The Southern Pacific rail
|Spad track near Battle Mountain, New,
as been washed away by the sudden
islng Of the Reese river. Trains j, 2, 3,
tEA 3 and 10 are Ted up at Battle Noun
eraln for an Indefinite period and the
C Caa3pulatloD Of that little town has been
n 1ddenly increased by over 1900 people
Eht hny of the stranded passengers are
pm the cast and arc seeing for the
DO ost time the sights OF western town,
|he dulging in bucking faro and roulette
aManes, The Reese river. which has
whlaaissed tho track is still rising.
pc EVERETT. Wash, Feb. 2s.-Four
S ylnldred men with pIows and work
he lins are striving TO open the Great
Pn trthern' s main hne through the Cas-.
e vrc mountains and release the last i'm.
= Tsoned train, Spokane local. which
,,oP been held near Wellington. at the
||dscj1mmt. sIucc February 2I
Il 1ihere are thirty passengers on the
Pf am; which is equipped with diner.
r i1npplies are taken to the passengers
|.hoy Work trains as far as these can 90
Polspd then carried on foot thyoumh he
pr 1ow for the remainder of the dis.
St tlnce- VIZ us
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
More Than 1900 Wireless SfasfonS Arc
Note Officially Listed. and Nes, and
Morx,eHous VSeS for III Are
Constantly Discoxered.

fight, directed and controlled by the man
on the ground. who can dispatch a reuex
vessel at once If accident forces the bur-
den bearer TO descend. Heavy penalties
Will attach in those days TO the unautnor-
lied use or manufacture OF any mechanism
10 control or interrupt the message or
power bearing currents
AL international carriers will be property
licensed and listed. and it will be impos-
sible for them 10 land without being de-
tected at any spot save the stations regu-
IarIv DESIGNATED and assigned to them by
the customs authorities
Then the wealthy woman shopper VIII no.
be disrayed when she sets her heart Il
wearing a particular sort Of necklace y
a ball the following night. but fails to md
the object Of her desires in the local stores
She calls several OF the foreign dealers
with whom she has accounts on her wfrs-
less telephone. explains what she wants.
and bv means of the telautophote ooAsrvoo
on a screen & picture Of the dealer al ho
spreads out several necklaces on his coun-
ter few thousand miles away and wiris~
pers the prices into the receiver ar the
1onlan's ear. The necklace is selected and
sent by a wireIessly controlled aerial sx.
press that lands at customs station near
the woman's home in the morning
Learning o. ACE pIANLctSVS . sAA~A'e- NNA~
pays the duty on II by signing cheek oy
wireIess-employing the telautograph. an
invention already successfully used. oy
which the slightest motion OF the movsn0
pen she holds Is communicated 10 a recos0e
ing instrument which IN turn sends IL -
wireless to the custom house The woman
being in a hurry 10 receive the neckiA0~
it is forwarded TO her by special rnessenr
ger-a small air car sent out by deiivery
conpany-which Is relieved or It's burden
by one OF the wouans servants and then
recalled by the eompany's operator as -
SIS at the switchboard IN his Office
With inventions already successfully op0.
ated by wireless that permit men not only
TO be carried through the air but 70 write
talk hear. see and act az points Indefinite
" remote from their physical persons. the
notion Of Buddhist philosophers that man
can project hts astral self 20 a distance and
occupy two places at the same time saaMo
not SO much a fancy as a prophecy.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
On of POnler BY "WIreeSS Would Rep0Iuti0nize World

less control OF automata, the assertion be
ing made that he had attained absolute
selectivity, thus doing away with the inter
ference that is common 10 the ordinary
wireless systems BY a special mechanism
the young inventor believes he can differ
entiate a single wave or impulse into more
than thousand separate mechanical move
ments and thus control any ordinary mech
anism by wireless waves.
President Ferranti of the Institution Of
Electrical Engineers, lecturing in London
few days ago, explained q scheme for UNI
versal supply of electricity for all purposes
at a sixteenth OF the present cost, and
declared that when electricity was under
stood more fully II would probably be
manipulated so as to control the weather.
producing or preventing rainfall when and
where it was wished. He advocated the
establishment Of a few big centres for the
retail distribution of electrical energy, all
the coal being converted into electricity at
those places, thus saving 100000 tons Of
the fuel annually and producing among
the by-products enough ammonium sUlphate
TO fertilize all the cultivated land in Eng
land
The great increase in the commercial use
Of the wireless telegraph is little realized,
also. The publication Of the United States
governments wireless telegraph directory,
lust out, gives the number of officially
listed stations as 1529. This total includes
shore stations and ships, but does not take
into consideration the warships Of foreign
nations The list omits also the stations
equipped and operated by amateurs. whose
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
Thinks American o1on7en Are Like Spain =
Women; American Horses Like RuSSfo5.
and American Cities Like AuSfria's.

like getting along Hackneys are Hno
horses. but when I 90 out for drive z
can't abide poking at any sucn gait
drive nothing but American trosterA
1--WE rather succeeded IN converting tbs
farmers about Surrender Park 70 the
American idea OF what makes a horseA
You see, I keep a standing advertisements
in the local papers that any farmer over
whose lands I hunt has the privilege OF
breeding from my stable Then ofec
prizes each year for the best halfbred
American horses, and, Of course. il TINA
they become thres-quarter bred or So The
two parsons drive trotters. Ono OK tns
young stations did his mile IN 20, ana
that's not bad for a farm colt do yo1
Think
The caller had risen TO go. but he turne0
back to put the inevitable question.
Our American giris?'
They're remarkably Ike the Spanish
girls. They're charming and vivaciouss and
dress admirably
American cities are Ike Austrian cities
American horses are like Russian horses,
American women are like Spanish women
so loyal American describes his impress.
lifetime in exile. One American trait 3lF.
Winans surely does not have He does noe
exaggerate. He did not grow sentimental
over coming home in two years uore.
He spoke Of it as a matter OF course uks
the spirit of those two boys '.you simply
couldn't keep away" J. b. JR
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

set up a stone lion Sometimes there are
two lions or stupid column or something
Of the sort with a bit of iron railing Then
there's a sign that makes you feel you're
likely in Bond street. only the lions seem
more like High Holborn. But when you're
at Wall street and Fifth avenue then you
know exactly where you are.
"One of the most interesting things I've
seen here is your Museum of Natural His
tory. Do YOU know, I found young Aus
TRAN there who was modelling an ichthyo-
saurus- He seemed a clever fellow. and 1
engaged him on the spot to make a bust of
me. That bally jShthyosaurus will have 10
wait.
LAS a sportsman / found IT simply Jolly
going through the museum They set up
all the animals much better than on the
other side. Now. in the South kensington
Museum they have the skeletons OF the
racehorses Eclipse and Persinmon- They're
as stiff as rarnrods, as If the poor beasts
had entered some sort of horse convent-a
Noah's ark it might be, you know-after
thev died
Here L saw skeletons of horses set up as
if thev were in action. One showed horse
pulling a heavy load From the artsuc
point of view there is no comparison De-
tween YOUR museum and the British Natu-
raj History Museum.
~ brought only ten horses with me Two
of EN- are for the Speedway, If ever can
pet the harness past the customs men,
I've won a pretty lot of trOtting races on
tho Continent, all with American horses
and I've ridden Virginia hunters. You see
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

anisrn Of the airship, so that IL IS forced 10
descend temporarily and rest on the earth.
the operator will at once become aware
that something of the sort has occurred
He will Immediately get into eonlmunica-
ton with the crew Of the stalled bIrdship
by means OF the wireless telephone He
will learn accurately what has happened
70 the propeIling machinery or 10 the
mechanism for receiving the electrical I'M
pulse, and dispatch an aerial repair car
bearing the necessary materials and tools
TO the spot within a few minutes As he
directs the work of repairing the vessel
complete picture OF the scene. the situation
of the airship on the ground, the fright OF
the passengers whose heads are thrust out
of the cabin windows. the careful work Of
the guards in reassuring them and OF the
mechanicians at work on the engines or
propeIIers, is revealed TO him plainly as the
image is thrown on a huge white screen
that rises Before him.
If this master Of the switchboard happens
TO be the commander in chief of nations
armies and fleets he will plan his cam
paigns issue his orders and fight his bat
ties as he sits at an intricate switchboard
talking with his admirals and generals in
different parts OF the world. while their
close attention and obedience to his COM
mands appears in the picture on the screen
before him If occasion demands he can
direct the motions OF a battleshfp or Of a
fleet himself, propeling them. directing
their course and firing their guns.
He will not avail himself of the chance
TO listen. as he might. TO the sounds of
battle-the crack and boom OF rife and
cannon. the groans and cries of the wound
ed and the yells OF the fighters. for IL
might cause him 10 move one or two wrong
levers and wreak havoc in his own forces.
II the director OF battles can get his in
struments in tune with those of the enemy's
fleet he might even cause them to destroy
each other by exchanging broadsides or by
driving them together at full speed. or by
blowing up their magazines
The carrying of freight by air vessels
that derive their electric motive power by
wireless from sub-stations on the earth
may be among the greatest industries OF
the future. The Wright flyer who served
a drygoods firm the other DAY BY CARRYING
81, 900 worth of silk in an aeropIaue from
Dayton to Columbus. Ohio. put that type OF
craft 10 such a use for the first time in
aerial history, but at no distant day his ac-
will seem as crude as would
Robert Fulton's steamboat In competition
with the Mauretania The huge aerial
freight carrier of the future will measure
its cargo by many tons and will deliver
California fruits in New York thirty hours
after they are picked.
Local carriers making all stops across
tho continent Will take longer for the trim
and be in constant speaking communica-
tiOn with all the stations The fast freiehts
NAV best be sent from ocean to ocean
through the express lanes OF the upper air
where nothing can interrupt their swift
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

"You were entered in the rife shooting,
them"
yes. made first score for the Ameri-
can team"
$50 you were recognized as an Ameri-
cam"
Surely"
politics is"
| My politics. Dear mel"
Are you a Republican,
"A Republican? / think-no; think I'm
not Republican,
Are you a Democrat"
''Not-Im not precisely a Democrat
"A SOCIALISM"
No. III tell you what I am. I'm one
of those fellows that-whatd yecallit-
swinging on a gate?"
DO you mean mugwump? 4 man who
sits on the fence?''
Yes. that's it 1 rather fancy I'm a mug
wump. Sitting on the gate-how stupid of
me! But when I've settled here III have
politics, l dare say. 1 haven't gone in for
it over there
AT any rate you are an American, so
you have an opinion of Theodore Roose-
velt?"
Indeed, yes An extraordinary man, Mr.
Roosevelt Most extraordinary"
But is he good or bad?
He seems a sportsmanlike fellow and
good shot. [ like that sort of thing, you
know In England they all say Mr. Roose-
velt Is quite remarkable man"
Would You like 10 see him President
again?"
II? Really. it would be quite interest
ing"
How about Taft?''
"Of course, l only know what l hear in
England. He seems a gentleman There's
nothing of the rotter about him
And what do you think of the trusts?''
Il understand that the trusts have a
great deal of money"
He said it all SO dryly that If the caller
had not caught the twinkle in his eye he
might have supposed the terse answers
were meant in all seriousness.
I'm a sportsman, really the host went
on They're so mad over politics in Eng
land that you quite feel sick of it Even
the ladies talk il. a very charming lady
said to me one day. oh. MIR. Winans. do
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

you know, they've promised to pass the
compromise bill and I'm to vote for a
member of Parliament. Isn't it simply
rppingT Simply ripping that's what she
said Rot, don't you think? But they say
that about all sorts of things over there,
weather and dances and policemen. By
the way, their feeling for policemen in
London is simply absurd. You'd fancy the
girls were all in love with 'en.
AS a matter of fact, the New York po-
Hce handle the traffic here much better
than they do in London. You hear a lot
Of rot about the wonderful sobriety and
precision of the London bobby, but that s
all from Englishnen. Over there, if you
see lady coming to a crossing with a
dog, you'll see her stoOp over and get the
little beggar by the scruff of the neck, pom
my word, you will, and scamper across as
If she had been summoned by telegraph.
Here l don't see ladies carrying dogs
across the streets. The policeman at the
crossing sees that they both get over safe
ly. Some of the things they tell you of the
London traffic you oushtn't to believe. It's
really much more orderly here. Over there
it races at every crossing. They have
some legend about twenty miles an hour
for automobiles. but, on my soul. most of
'em 1 couldn't overtake with a 2:15 trotter.
London traffic. of course, is better than
Partisan. Paris is the worst policed city
on earth so far as street traffic goes. Still
l believe in passing 10 the right instead of
passing TO the left. I'm always fearfuIly
mixed when l get back from the Continent
to England and see everybody going to
the left. My American horses. too-and
buy a lot of them. you know-always have
such a panied expression when we turn
that way. The poor devils simply know
they're doing wrong. Do you know, on
Sunday l saw lady driving in a runabout
with two little children That would be
simply impossible in London, of course
Il must say I like your way Of writing
out where you are and hanging it on a lamp
post. There's nothing like that in London
or certainly nothing that will help you in
the least if you're lost, for il does you no
good to know the names IF streets there
Instead of writing it up to you, Wall street
and Fifth avenue and turning the sign so
you can't miss telling which is Fifth ave-
nue. and which is Wan street, the British
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
60 Gain Bus Top OF" @Bz1sf

US who were left as the bus started sank
back exhausted to await the next on
slaught-''
Aren't you exaggerating Bit?
Quite the contrary. / was breath
less: the man next me had lost his hat
the woman on my left was fastening her
coat. which had been torn open
is il always like this?' managed
to gasp,
Always she replied in charming
voice. We New Workers consider our
selves civilized: as a matter Of fact we
are frequently Hottentots. / myself -
--But a bus came into view and she
disappeared in the crowd. After sharp
struggle she emerged triumphant and
smiled down with conscious superiority
as she took possession of her OUTSIDE
seat"
II suppose you left them?"
NO. Ny blood was aroused and l
determined 10 succeed on my own ac-
count. Six buses came and went with
the same pandemonium while I stood
and waited. Al the seventh I had my
innings. Taking advantage of the crowd
as it sank back through mistaken i'm
preston that none Of the passengers in
tended TO alight, I calmly climbed 20 vic
tory Never have I experienced a great
6, sense Of triumph than when 1 gained
a seat on the roof and we started away"
so a matter of fact you were as
bad as the rest"
Yes, but I have felt Inundated and
chagrined ever since The whole ar
rangement was inexcusably insulting TO
every man and woman there"
What ought TO be done about ftp?
What they do in Paris There. for
the tramways they issue numbered tick
els, and no matter how great the crowd
rush hours or not-you wait your
turn. When 1t comes you board the car
ia comfort without losing every shred
OF your self-respect Is there any Iegiti-
mate reason why the same method can
not be adopted here. and so prevent
scenes that are disgraceful in a civilized
community"
IT know Of but one" replied the Mere
Man, 'the one We hear of for so many
things-that 1t is only the way of little
old New York.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

on your, table. Everything seems about
falling down over there.
Then those English are such obstinate
fellows. Boar hunting, you know, is bit
dangerous. SO you pick the bravest dogs
you can fird. One day l read OF butchers
dog that had bitten man in the leg, and
I sent my man to buy him. We paid ten
shtllfEgs; that's-let ME see-two-two and
8 half dollars I had him In Germany and
turned him out with the rest. He took
boar by the nose, and, upon my soul, he
nearly threw him. | shot the beast, but
the dog wouldn't let so. The huntsmen
threw the boar into wagon and the dog
went with him. We drove 'em both to
the lodge. and half an hour later the little
beggar was still holding on. Now. that's
your Englishman. They're all stubborn
But do you mean TO remain in Eng
Iar1d?''
Dear me. no. For years I've planned TO
live in America as soon as my lease of
Surrender Park expires. That viii be in
two years. I meant to run over before.
but put it off. like other people, until at
last l had to come"
Why"
MY two boys-they're fine fellows-were
AZ Oxford-I never can recollect at which
eollege-and it's not English not to know
their colleges, you know-and had never
been out OF England. They came over two
months ago. You see. I was an American
because of my father, but I believe that
privilege doesn't extend beyond the first
generation OF foreign born To become Cfti-
zens the grandchildren must live here.
When those boys were out of the univer
sity, why. you couldn't have kept them
away They're really capital polo players.
Both played on the Oxford team. Since
they came over they've been playing at
Garden City, and now they are in Califor-
MIA. The club fellows handicapped Paul
four goals and Julian three. That's not bad
for chaps of twenty-four or so, is it?''
Here the conversation veered back to
horses, then to the Olympic games and
British standards of sportsmanship.
The running fellows rubbed each other
up Bit" Mr.. Winans observed, but the
officials were very courteous to US rifiemen,
and 1 think good feeling was the rule in
most of the contests
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

Neu, York national guardsmen are no"
-. interested as to who is going to be
appointed adjutant general OF the sIate oS
the new Governor. and there is no scdiCiIS
of applicants for the place Many oniOO'S
,,Id ,,rafer that the incumbent deneral
yU,17;ayn yerheck. remain in Office. but II
is not considered likely that. being d he
publican appointee. he will be retained oi
the staff of a Democratic GoVerfof' Ali0
friends of Brigadier. General David T. AUS
rem chief of coast artillery. have begun
work on his behalf and those VINO laNoI
him for the adjutant generaisflip llCiuue
MANY prominent persons. both among tiie
military and civilians he is one "I 'he
hest known officers in the state. ana mas
served in all grades. from private 10 ollSa-
der general Another well known oihCeI
who is among the number seeking the oiiice
is Brevet BrigadieT General Samuei NJ
waIch colonel of the 65th Regiment. of
Buffalo
new examining board for commissioned
officers of engineers has been appointed
ana consists Of Lieutenant Colonel George
W RlInneII chief engineer on the staff OF
Major General Roe; Major George H Clark
eueineer on the staff OF General Smith, and
Major T. w kiImer, I'D Engineers. with
CAPTAIN w - Kenny, I'd Engineers re-
corder.
CoIonel Foote of the 14th Regiment has
aDpointed former Captain Philip Gulse, a
battalion quartermaster with the rank or
second lieutenant The colonel has also
appointed Sergeant James j. Byron. OF
Company H 10 be second lieutenant There
will be a review of the regiment IN the ar
morv on Saturday night November %
Calanel Norton or the 23d Regiment has
;x,sa the resignation of Captain Louis
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
Woman in One of New York s
Human EddieS.

New York. I sac. still chngs TO the
nslheds Of the football rush. said the
visiting cousin % the Woman from Phila-
eelphia, stirring her coffee refecdvely- i
sss IL the centre Of one this afternoon
Bargain2' oueried the Mere Man.
No Buses
Fuses? ,Then you've been travelling
e1riEg rush hours
Not al all Il was early on TINS sun
day afternoon. Beguiled by the happy eA-
Trasaoa Of the people who were riding up
Fifth avenue OF the roofs OF the buses.
decided 70 follow their example, and, with
al the innocence OF my Quaker ancestors
! walked 70 Washington Square TO take
Riverside bus al It's starting place
Thai Sounds sensible"
les. J discovered ny mistake later At
1ne lower corner OF TIE square stood an
ordinary group Of well behaved people /
iSok my place among them and We waited
XIII 9Eoverbial American sood nature
Suddenly quIver of excitement ran
Through the group and they began moving
restessly about-the bus was coming
Through the arch. BY the time il halted in
Icnf OF Is We had become almost howl
.ng moo
Aever have ! seen such q transforna-
Hoai Talk Of the excitability Of the
French! Il was nothing il comparison
s-2a We. { crowd on pleasure bent. Friencs
@eTe separated and families divided Like
tle youth who bore e strange device, each
o-e greed himself for the fray. and with
o'-Iaee worthy Of nobier end, rushed 10
atlsln MS Excelsior the coveted seat on
Nop OF the bus. Men, women boys
- eiiiS' pushing, showing, pulling, formed
: y -ug %eege and tried to mount the mar
SeS1fs only 10 meet the imperVlous
II Ot passengers from above, who were
N%-h4-s equally futile efforts 10 descend
n VAN the guard spoke words Of gentle
----o44- ! adice- Passengers VINO succeeded
= e-ls4llng pushed their way as best they
20 S0Llu throagh the sarging crowd. who by
"a "a l1iae were turning on each other. Hats.
oosis' Fells-aothin. counted-unul those OF
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
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y

let your Imagination perform all the
.cieutiac gymnastics II may and you need
have little fear that It viii get beyond the
lzter- possibilities IL the transmission O.
eleet-icaI currents without wires. said an
.xrert Il that field the other day EVen
". men who are working On these prop
lens every cay expect 10 be surprised no"
and then BY the successful manipulation
ef tie wireless current in some new and
Starting way"
Il the expert expects 10 be surprised no"
and then" rhe man in the street shoulc gel
ready 10 drop his Jaw and elevate his eye