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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

that any new facts would be disclosed
In doing so has been disputed in some
quarters.
In securing legislation to bring
about tits work much credit goes to
Representa- tive William Sulzer of New
York. who for ten years urged the
measure on the floor of the house.
The veterans of two wars furnished
Mr.. Sulzer material for his fight.
These prime movers were Alfred King
of Arlington, N j.. who saw service
IN the civil war. and Maurice Sim
mons of New York, commander Of
the New York department of United
Spanish War Veterans
This task of raising what is left OF
the Maine presents one of the most
difficult problems engineers, divers
and expert wreckers have ever had
TO face. Il is not merely a question
Of getting rid of the vessel. Dynamite
would quickly do that. The Maine is
a sepulcher still of sixty-three of the
heroic dead who went down in her,
and it is hoped TO secure their remains
and bury them at Arlington Then.
too. the wreck must be raised so that
the real cause of the disaster may be
determined. From an engineering
standpoint the difficulty of the feat
lies in the fact thar the hull of the
wrecked vessel is firmly Embedded ID
the eighteen feet of muddy ooze which
covers the coral reef forming the bed
of Havana narbor. Thirty-one feet OF
water cover this mud so that the keel
of the Maine lies about fifty feet be
low the surface.
Another big handicap the engineers
must face is the condition of the bot.
tom of the harbor. which. having no
cleansing tide, merely a rise and fall.
is like huge basin, with a big niche
on the side of the rim. through which
the water comes in and runs out. Be
cause of this the bottom is mass of
mud and refuse of the city, emptied
there TO a great extent and in which
billions of deadly germs exist. The
water being black and dirty. the divers
must depend solely on their sense OF
touch
The official who will be in complete
charge of the work of raising the
Maine is Colonel William q. Bixby.
recently selected TO succeed General
Marshall as chief of the United States
army engineer corps. He has been in
Uncle Sans employ for tnirty-seveii
years and has to his credit engineering
achievements that have brought hin
international fame He is nativf
p Massachusetts and sixty-one years
I'D.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

years old, an age when most musicians
are at the beginning of their careers.
Like the youthful Mozart. he spent his
boyhood in musical atmosphere, his
mother being an accomplished must
clan. When seven years of age Spald-
ing took up the violin and showed
such remarkable aptitude that his
parents sent him to Florence Italy. to
study under Professor Chit Eight
years later he made a sensational pub.
lie appearance in the Metropolitan
Opera House. New York, taking the
public by storm
impressed by his genius. Chit sug
gested that he take the test of an ex-
animation for a professorship in the
Bologna conservatory The boy OBJ
tanned forty eight marks out of pos
sible fifty. thirty points being required
to pass. Since that time his career has
been succession of triumphs.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
Now Comes
The Aerial
Torpedo

80 CHEMISTS and army RdeD the
e. world over are keenly Interest
ed in a torpedo airship at pres
szA.2" emf being exhibited in London,
ana. judging by the exhibitions. 1t WIFE
prove a most formidable weapon in
time OF war. The invention is bal
loon shaped affair carrying frame
work and box. but 40 passengers. 1t
being directed from the ground by q
wireless APPARATUS Two vertical pro-
ppIlers fitted TO its framework guide
the airShip in Il straight course, but By
turning these propeilers il can be sent
in any direction desired. This is done
by simply pressing the different but
tons Oh the keyboard of the wireless
APPARATUS stationed on the ground
From any place where the wireless in
stallation is fitted the balloon can be
sent up and guided in any direction.
The torpedo airship is the invention
of Raymond Phillips. a Liverpool con-
sulting engineer. and is the fruit OF
many years work along these lines,
He can load ii with dynamite bombs,
be claims. and without leaving his of
fee send it over a city and wipe THAI
city off the map, His demonstrations
show that his claims are well found
ed. Recently be told his audience to
imagiee the balloon being directed over
feet of warships, By pressing but
ton he opened a receptacle and show
er OF flowers fell on the public direct
81 In b
ing of his invention recently Mr.. Phil
lips said:
II don't want to brag. but | feel
sure that il England purchases my
aerial torpedo she will make short
work of the enemy's fleets and cities
in any future war Why, | can sit in
an armchair in London and drop
bombs in Manchester or Paris or Ber-
lin."
AS Mr. Phillips made these state
ments he stood on the stage of the
London Hippodrome. his fingers play
ing lightly over the keys of compli-
cated electrical apparatus that stood
on table in front of him. The keys.
save that they were blank looked
much like those of a typewriter. But
every time he pressed one there was
a whirring. cracking noise. and d jag
ged blue streak shot from each of two
brass knobs toward metal globe
about the size of a tangerine orange
that stood midway between them.
Suspended in midair over the body
Of the auditorium hung a twenty foot
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

PHILLIPS DIRECTING HIS TORPEDO AIR
SHIP
model OF a Zeppelin dirigibIe. In itself
the thing looked harmless enough. As
Mr.. Phillips left the keyboard of the
transmitter and turned to speak to
some one standing near it hung al
most motionless until a faint eddy
caught it and drifted it slowly side
ways toward The wall of the upper
circle. II looked like toy balloon at
the mercy OF any gust of wind -pur-
poseless. slow and unwieldy.
And then suddenly -cr-r-rack. Mr.
Phillips had touched a lever, and the
airship sprang into life Nothing had
touched nothing that is. that could
be seen by the eye of any human be
ing-and yet at that touch and at the
sound OF that compelling "cr-r-rackp
the airship model awoke and became
a purposeful thing.
Now" said he. Just imagine that
row of seats is Il row of houses and
that instead OF model. with paper
toys in it's hold. | am controlling q
full sized airship carrying a cargo of
dynamite bombs. Watchr
He pressed another key. There was
faint click from the framework of
the airship and the bottom of the box
that hung amidships fell like trap
door, releasing. not bombs. but flight
of paper birds, that huttered grace
fully down on the seats beneath
THERE said the inventor, with note
of finality, and be turned away 10 an.
swer shower of questions
The Phillips airship would really be
a torpedo. but differing from the toT
pedo of the sea in that after being
used 1t could be called back. refunded 3
and used again as often as desired Il
could be poised over town or an
army or a bartleship. Ry the pres
Eure of lever miles away il could
discharge its terrible cargo al The right
spot and return home. At least suct
Is the claim made for it by its In.
ventor.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

toward the encouragement of mill
tarism in Great Britain or a desire to
force subscription Though some of
the rules are necessarily OF military
nature. there are many others that
rank equally and are of at least the
same importance. Among the other
badges issued in connecrion with the
scouts is one which is of particular
interest. Sir Robert Badeu-Powell has
described it as follows: 1T is not a
badge that Il boy scout can win for
himself. 1t is one which
boy scout is privileged by virtue of
his standing as q scout 10 confer upon
other people. 1t is known as the
badge OF thanks Any one who
wears this token can al any time
command the services of scout. and
he Will probably End that scouts wit
Dffer their services III every turn"
So popular did the movement be.
come that finally the girls of Great
Britain deFnaided some parf IN il,
aud Miss RadeIt POWELL, daughter ~
The generai. organized corps of girls.
who are trained N hospital work. such
as the t,;,rt OF ttn. woundrd hrst aid
IL toe III mfed etc
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

seeking every boy in the country with
red blood in his veins. and is bound
to get them all. But don't lose any
sleep over the matter. SON Hundreds
of thousands of youngsters in Great
Britain have the scout fever and
would not be cured of it for any
| amount. for, you see, it means that
they are enrolled in a regular organ
ization with companies everywhere
| A mighty democratic organization it
| is, too, because there are rich boy
scouts, poor boy scouts. middle class
boy scouts. all in the same companies.
| working together. playing together
and developing muscle and health so
that in few years they will become
big, strong men. Less than three years
ago the first company of these scouts
was organized. and now in England
there are companies in almost every
city, town and hamlet.
1t is in the summer time that the
boys have the best times, when long
walks are taken, camping parties ar
ranged and all outdoor recreations
literally INDUCED in. Most of the
youngsters carry long. stout stats.
which they shoulder and use in drills
like rifles, but the military idea is
kept strictly in the background
And how does all this affect you.
son? Why. this famous boy scout
movement has now spread to America
and promises TO become popular from
Maine to California. Indeed. score
of cities have already taken it up, and
in Springfield. Mass; New York. But
falo, San Francisco and elsewhere
corps of scouts have been formed or
are about to be. Later on it will be-
come national movement, recruiting
stations opened everywhere and the
enrolment begun. The idea appeals
to every boy and promises to be OF
great benefit to them as well as to the
country The wild west in which Bur
falo Bill grew up has already van
ished. But hundreds of thousands of
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

is ambitious to be
a judge. and his
friends at Yale ex
pect to see him on
the bench ultimate
~. He is the first
presidents son TO
receive a Yale di
ploma, and his ia
ther sent word that
he would give up a
trip TO Alaska to
go to Yale and
see him receive it.
The first two years
of his course be led
%h1 1la-. f,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

plans to entertain
him. The main OBJ
ject of his trip is
to attend the ff-
tieth anniversary
jubilee of the Au-
gustana synod at
Rock Island. Ill,
which began June
5. he being the spe-
cial representative
of the s W e di s b
state church and OF
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
ALBERT sPALDINe.
Brilliant Success of the Famous Vio-
linist In Eurone

Brilliant Success of the Famous Vio-
linist In Europe.
One of the most phenomenal and
brilliant successes ever made by an
American abroad is that scored by Al
bert Spalding, the famous young vio-
linist. who has been touring Europe
during the past six months. In every
country in which be has appeared his
5riIliancy of style and perfect tech
circles and brought forth columns of
praise from the ablest critics in Eu-
rope
The astonishing part of it is the fact
that Mr. Spalding is only twenty-one
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
CHARLES D. NORTON.
President Taft's New Secretary q
Great Worker.

Although Charles d. Norton, who was
just appointed secretary to President
Taft, is one OF the most youthful ap-
pearing men in Uncle Sans employ.
few officials twice his size and age
have a greater capacity for work or
are better qualified to fill such an of
Gee he has now taken
Mr. Norton is thirty eight years of
age. and his particular hobby has been
the study Of banking and monetary
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

dEOuSeu Hduy
bitter discussion This will be the
raising of the wreck of the battleship
Maine, the great sea fighter that was
blown up and sunk just before the
Spanish American war. 1t is expected
that the condition of the wreck viii
cast new light on the facts which the
court of inquiry failed to reveal, al
though that body did its work shortly
after the disaster. turning in unani
nous report that 1.-The ship was de
stroyed by the explosion of a subma
rine mine"
However. it has never been decided
whether the explosion which sent her
TO the bottom occurred from the out
side or inside, and this most impor
tant fact should now come to light
The Spaniards always claimed that it
was an explosion from within the
Maine that caused the disaster and
that they were not responsible for il.
but the American officers and the Cn
bans and indeed the whole American
nation believed and still believe that
the explosion occurred from the out
side and was the work of either
floating mine or the result of plot
That the Maine should be raised so
that forever could be settled the ques-
ton whether she was sunk by out
side agencies on the evening of Feb
IA, 1898, was urged more and more
insistently in the last few years. But
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
A Presidents Son For Harvard.

For the first time in many genera
lions Harvard is to have a presidents
son. as Robert A. Taft next fall will
enter the university and take course
in law. Having saved a year by his
law studies at Yale. he will finish al
Harvard in three years Young Taft
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

This is the bishops third visit TO these
shores, Yale in 1901 giving him the de
gree of Ii. d. Lady Won Scheele has
accompanied him to the United States.
and before returning home they will
tour the country, visiting many OF the
principal cities
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

ever since sentence was passed. Over
100 congressman put down their names.
and among others who have signed the
petition is Robert Taft. SOP Of the pres
itlent.
Certainly no stone has been left un-
turned by Mrs. Morse TO gain her OBJ
iect. and it is said that every dollar
she or her husband possessed mas been
spent IN the struggle to free him.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
KENTUcKYs CAPITOL.
Features of the New Statehouse Oedi
Gated at Frankfort.

70 RSA at Z Z eTIFNI OF {
Kentuckians are proud of their new
state capitol. just dedicated at Frank
fort. and With reason for it is an i'm
posing structure, costing, with its fur.
nishings, close TO S2.0O0.000 Some OF
the striking features of the building
fame, the S4O,u0O pediment over the
north entrance having been designed
and scuspfured by Charles Henry Mel
haus OF New York ana Peter Rossak
of Austria.
In this piece tie height of which
from base line to apex is twenty five
feet. Tie rputrai figure IL beautiful
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
Visit of Bishop Won scheeIe.

The visit to this country of Bishop
Gozelius Won ScheeIe. one of Sweden's
best known and most learned men, is
attracting considerable attention. as
be has scores of friends and admirers
in America who are making elaborate
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
MRS. M0RsE's PLUCK.

Wife of Convicted Banker Has Worked
Hard For a Pardon.
She's the quickest little woman on
earth"
This was the opinion expressed by
several United States senators recent
ly when Mrs. Charles W Morse, wife
of the convicted banker. visited Wash
ington and secured several hundred
more signatures to the petition for q
pardon that she has been preparing
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

systems. his articles on these subjects
attracting so much attention that in
1909 he was offered the post of as
sistant secretary of the treasury. Al
though at the time receiving a salary
of $4,000 year as general agent for
life insurance company, he quickly
accepted.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

honf-N1 iAfl' ship. is president OF
Yale Government club and has been
active in it throughout his stay there
He is the third in direct descent to
graduate from Yale. his grandfather
having led the class of '33 in scholar.
ship. His father was member of the
class of '7S
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
Mighty Task
OF Raising
The Maine
TNHE eyes of the

tn HE eyes of the
q world just now
are turned to-
ward Havana har-D
Dor. where Uncle
Sans engineers are
about to begin II
mighty task. the
completion of which
should settle for
ever a matter that
has been talked OF
all over the UNI
verse for the past
twelve years and
ar0J1Spd moDv -
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

woman. heroic il size. which personi
fes the Blue Grass State. and her i'm
mediate attendants are Progress. His,
tory and Plenty Groups of cattle and
horses give The work an agricultural
aspect. while uumbpr Of male and fe
idea of wedding joyousness IN the pEp
neer days of the state The state sea
is indicated by two figures tying fasces
signifying strength and unity Therp
is also an Indian group as if fearfuiiy
watching the advance of civilization
This pediment is seventy four feet III
length.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
Spread of
Boy Scout Plan

RST thing you
know. young man,
the scout ger m
will nip you. Yes.
stree. There's 30
escaping it. either.
whether you live
in the north, west.
east or south, for
it has come over
from En- 81 an d,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

CHEMISTS and armg-- RdeD the
world over are keenIy Interest
ed in a torpedo airship at pres
emf being exhibited IN London.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-10-08

Mr.. Hurts. agent for the Gable Piano
Co.. Was an Amass business visitor
last Friday.
Mr.. Ward Norwood went to Me-
nominee last Friday. returning Mon.
day.
Msssrs. James and William Hoskini
went to Iron River last Thursday.
James returning Saturday.
Mr.. ]. A. Jessen. agent for the
Grand Union Tea Co.. was an Amass
business visitor last Friday.
Mr.. T. Webb. OF Crystal Falls. was
an Amasa visitor last Friday.
Miss May Champion returned to her
home at Palatka last Saturday after
spendinga few days with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Burt spent Sun
day at Iron Mountain.
Miss Maud Hollow Of Crystal Falls
spent few days in town visiting Miss
Myrtle Wills.
Mr.. William Bedard went to Crystal
Falls last Sunday on business returning
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mathews spent
Sunday at Iron Mountain.
Mr.. Henry Michalek returned last
Sunday from a very enjoyable trip to
Escansba.
Mr.. Andrew Sand returned from
Minnesota last Monday. Andrew was
saying that he spent Saturday night
in Sidnaw and was into custody fol
the supposed murderer of George Ded-
do and was released as soon as the mis-
take was found out.
Mise Myrtle Wills went to C-ysta
Falls last Friday night returning Sun
day.
Mrs. Abraham Gill, also her daughtei
and son. Elizabeth and Harry. went Il
Iron Mountain last Wednesday.
Mr.. M. Mullins. butcher at the Hem
attic Mercantile Co. Store is laid nj
with very sore arm aud won't b,
able to attend to duty for about tive
weeks.
There was dance at the town hal
last Friday night given by the bas'
ball club. The music was furnished
by Wilson, orchetra of Crystal Falls.
Mrs. Barnett and family went to In
diana last Friday leaving her HUSBAND
to follow later. They are old resident
of Amasa and everyone is sorry to so
them leave.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-10-08
Beaver Law Defective.

According to the opinion OF promin-
emit attorneys, the section of the game
laws passed by the last legislature ex-
tending the closed term for beaver is
unconstitutional, and the little iur
bearers will be without the protection
OF the law for several months the COM
ing winter. The old law provided for
the protection of beaver until January
/, 1911. The revised game law passed
by the Michigan legislature of 1908 went
through the house without the section
referring to beaver, obviously an over
sight. the error was corrected in the
senate by an amendment and returned
to the house, the latter body passing
the amended bill the last day Of the
session, in fact the last hour of the $685.
sion.
THIS would have made il alright
were It not for the fact that the new
constitution adopted by the State OF
Michigan contains-a clause which pro-
vides that all bills must be on the
desks of representatives for at least
five days before their passage, other
wise they cannoti become law. The
amendment referring TO fur-bearing
animals makes that portion OF the act
a new law, and as it was not given
the required time in the house 1t is
therefore believed to be unconstitution-
al. This would leave the old law In
force and effect. and as the time speci-
fed as being unlawful TO trap or kill
beaver expires on January 1. 1911. 1t
LOOKS as though we would have an open
season for beaver until such time ms
the next Legislature enacts new law
and makes it operative.
Beavers are plentiful in the upper
peninsula, and in some sections are
quit destructive. The little pests fire..
quently turn the course OF stream
with their dams, causing titled landt
to overflow and destroy crops and soil.
Many farmers will be glad to avail
themselves OF the opportunity to go az
ter them. even though the season will
be brief.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-10-08
Need for Organized Forest Fire
Protection Among Private Owner

Washington, September One OF
the lessons which will finally be- drawn
from the trying experience OF the pre-
sent forest fire season. in the belief OF
officials OF the u. s. Department OF
Agriculture, Is the need OF wider or
ganization among private owners OF
timber to safeguard their holdings.
II Is pointed out that already In the
Northwest. both on the Pacific Coast
and in Montana and Idaho. cumberland
owners have formed themselves into
associations which assess the members
on an acreage basis and thus meet the
cost OF maintaining a regular patrol
and tire-hghting organization. Only
by getting together can private owners
usually assure themselves protection,
for fire Is no respector Of boundary
lines and the man who undertakes to
keep IL out of his own timber will
want ID kept out Of his neighbor's too.
Wherever possible tbs Governments
forest officers cooperate with the force
put In the field by the associations. 40
that the employees OF the Government
and those OF the private owners arr
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-10-08
a. Ne. Al. Match.

The Russian marsha! suvarofr was
famous as jester and was fond OF
confusing the men under his COM
mand by asking them unexpected and
absurd questions. But occasionally
be met his match. Thus one bitter
January night. such as Russia only
can produce. he rode up to a sentry
and demanded:
How many stars are there in the
skyT
The soldier. not a whit disturbed.
answered cooIly:
wait a little. and I'll tell you"
And be deliberately commenced count
ing. zone two. three" etc.
When he had reached 100 suvaroff.
who was half frozen. thought II high
time to ride or. not however. with
out inquiring the name Of the ready
reckoner. Next day the latter found
himself promoted.