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Evening journal., 1911-01-09

stTument for a moment, represents q
lost fortune-probably seve al mill
lions--anyway, a great deal Of money.
Il is what is called a circuit breaker,
and it is a reproduction Of my first
inventive work as a railway manager.
you know, in the early days Of
ailroading, after the telegraph had
been adopted for communicating in
telligence and orders, almost all OF
the railroad lines west of Pittsburg.
and in fact, many Of the lines east Of
that point, were equipped with sin
gle wire Of telegraph. Now, If an
accident happened to a train that
made It necessary to communicate
with the train dispatcher o. the gem
eral Offices, the telegraph wire would
be cut and a little Morse instrument,
which was commonly carried on
trains, would be attached 70 the wire
and communication established. Then,
the telegraphing over, the instrument
would be taken of and the wire
would be out Of working order until
a lineman could be sent to repair Il.
Sometimes that took a day.
well, ] was on my way from CO.
lumbus, o., to Pittsburg. one day
when through some delay 10 our
train, II became necessa y to cut the
wife and get in touch with Pittsburg.
OF course, when we finally went on
&e left behind Us q wire completely
Evening journal., 1911-01-09
Annrnniatinn Of The IonrnaI.

Middletown Transcript, lhep)
Two weeks ago The Transcript in
dicted it's expressions of pleasure a
beholding the manifest prosperity
which has for a long time been crown
ing the efforts of THE EVENING
JOURNAL to give the people OF thu
state a wide-awake newspaper, fear
less and fair in its editorial comment
and conducted on the improved hnei
that mark modern journalism. An az
trsctive makeup and typographieal
neatness characterize its breezy pagel
in true scriptural fashion "heapes
m. pressed down and running over
with the latest and best readable mab
ter and news, foreign and domestic. ,
we extend our congratulations ina
Wilmington and the towns througnou.
the State, have shown such marked
appreciation Of our enterprising con
temporary as warrants us nan lts ac
cession to the primary Of Delaware
daily journalism May its supscrlp
ton list never grow less"
Evening journal., 1911-01-09
out Of commission.

out Of commission.
Sitting in front Of me was a woman
who had placed a bag on the aisle
floor beside her seat. Glancing at il
for the sixth or eighth time, / dimly
noticed that she had attached a bundle
TO the bag with an old-fashioned
clothespin. Sudle-ly, there popped
into my head this idea; If a clothes
pin can be used in that fashion, why
can't something on the order Of
clothespin be used to -eunite a tele-
graph line after it has been cut and
thus place It in working order in
few seconds at most?
The next morning, when reached
my office in Pittsburg, summoned a
draughtsman, explained to him the
idea had in mind and ended by maxi
ing a rough drawing for him Of this
little instrument / have he-e. You
see. it is in outward form a cylinder
with a clip at either end, something
like the clip of the patent clothes pin.
Inside there is a wire running the
length of the cylinder When I asked
the draughtsman when he could givo
me model Of the instrument he re-
piled: BY noon tomorrow
1T so happened that a few days
later I was on a train which came %
a sudden stop through the breaking
down of its locomotive. We were about
fifteen miles west Of Canton. O. !
knew my time tables perfectly and
recalled that a locomotive was due
at Canton in about fifteen minutes,
and that after the passengers of It's
train had been discharged it would
be sent to the roundhouse for the
night
u had in my pocket thA model Of
my first invention. l ordered the wire
cut, had the Morse instrument at
tached and personally sent instruc-
tions to Canton TO send on that en-
gine. ] aided: In ten minutes test
this wire and see If you can call Up
Columbus, even though you know this
wire has. been cut Then, removing
the telegraph instrument, l snapped
my little invention on either end u
I the telegraph wire and attached the
wire inside of the cylinder to the
ends Of the larger one.
Half an hour later the locomotive
from Canton arrived and pulled is
| into that town. ] went into the des-
patcher's room and asked if he had
got Columbus ten minutes after had
quit talking with him. Yes, was the
reply, but I don't understand it.
Then / told him, and ordered line
man to go out and make permanent
-epairs TO the line.
THAT. sir" concluded Mr. Laying,
was the origin OF what came to be
known as the circuit-breaker. A
little while later it was in use upon
every railroad in the United States.
And It represents a lost fortune to me
didn't patent it because it was my
firm conviction that I owed to the
rail 'oad company which had employed
me my best services, my best counsel
and everything that might occur "a
me for the improvement Of the service
That l regarded as my duty and
was very glad to give this little ap-
lparatus not only to my railroad COM
lpany, but to the world, as we'll"
Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards
All rights reserved }
Evening journal., 1911-01-09
One messing In Postal Banks.

Richmond Virginian.
There is one phase Of the new pos
tai savings bank which should 50 far
toward helping what is often a pit.
liable condition. It will be noticed
that married women's nitss--ap1-
those of children are to bc ed by
the government free from inter.
ference and control of aBiy person
cave the depositor. The hqtion Of the
married womans entire aubse-viencs
10 her husband is thus/ given a final
blow by the nation. The more cruel
fiction of the absolute right of the
parent to the control of his childs
property is even more thoroughly
wiped out. So fa- as the American
Government is concerned, there will
be an ending OF what might be called
the pad zone system in the family. Il
remains to be seen whether the op-
pressed OF many humble homes will
have the intelligence and courage q
assert their natural rights
Evening journal., 1911-01-09

wires belonging TO the Potomac Tele-
phone Company running between the
construction laboratory Of the signal
corps. located in a building on Penn
sylvania avenue, and one Of the labor
atory building of the bureau Of stand
ards, where the signal corps has lab
oratory Experiments we're made with
many sets Of apparatus until a trial
was made Of the ordinary wireless
equipment, and successful demonstra-
ton OF the discovery was attained.
Major SQuier believes that general
use will soon be made Of his discov-
cry by private individuals and by tele-
phone companies. He expects that one
result viii he a general reduction OF
the cost OF telephone service and pos
sibly its more widely distributed use.
The machine is regarded as OF special
value for long distances. It gives o
clear and audible tone and will prob
ably be frst applied in tnat direction.
Major squier is a Michigan man, hay
ing been graduated from West Point
IN 1857.
Evening journal., 1911-01-09
NEW NETS OF YESTERDAY
The ClOthsSpin That Led TO
An Important Invention
By "HOlIand"

vice-president Of the Rig Four sys-
tenn, second vice-president Of the
West Shore, and at different stages Of
his career in important positions with
the Pennsylvania lines and the Chi
cago and Northwestern the late James
D. Laying, who died in 1908, was ons
OF the great railway managers Of the
last century. He began his railway
career in 1s49 and for upwards OF
half a century was intimately as
ISOLATED with the development OF
American railways.
When ! called upon him one sum-
mer day in 1895 ! found him twirling
in the finge s OF one hand a little
apparatus that resemeled somewhat
a double-ended clothespin. My curl
osity was aroused and ! asked him
about II. That" Mr.. Laying replied,
after looking steadily at the little in
Evening journal., 1911-01-09
With the Paraqra pliers

It must occur 70 w j. Bryan that be would have
made splendid insurgent his earlier fortunes had
been cast with the other party.--Washngton Star
Five preachers. 50 far, are mixed up IN the Adams
county vote.ouyi scandal in Ohio There is evidently
lots OF in OHIO for five more ex-preachers-New
York World.
No one has much faith in the theory that barking
dog won't bite when he comes face 20 face with the
barking dog.-Atchison Globe.
Evening journal., 1911-01-09
Grace ReriraI Continues.

The series of revival meetings which
were held last week will be continued
this week at Grace M. Z. Church, OF
account Of the great interest being
shown in the meetings by the memberi
of the congregation and by friends. DR.
Craig, the pastor, will deliver a short
and Interesting address each evening
Evening journal., 1911-01-09
SEND FOR 1T.

There are many things in the
catalogue of the Weaver Pianos that
are worth knowing before you puf.
chase a piano of any make. This
catalogue will be sent free on laps
plication Ask for It.
Weaver Organ and Piano Co..
Manufacturers, York. Pa.
The Weaver" is one Of the leading
pianos sold by the Robelen Piano Co,
710 Market street, Wilmington, Dell
Evening journal., 1911-01-09

Of the Progressive Republicans many questions
and that of the Progressive Democrats Inaugu-
raj addresses nearly all tell the same story. How
shocking this must be TO the stsndpatters
Will the lightning of real and sane progressive
ness strike Delaware?
Evening journal., 1911-01-09

Reports Of the inaugural addresses Of many
Governors, Republicans as we'll as Democrats, tell
Of the radical" legislation the Governors arc al
vocating II may be radical" now, but in few
years such legislation will be considered conserv-
atiVe
Evening journal., 1911-01-09
prc1 lun HEllrH m MnrHER ANn nRIln

MRS W1NsLow's SoorHISG syrup has been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS q
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It
SOOTUES the CHILD. SOFTENS the CUAiS,
ALLAYs ali PAIN; CURES WIND coLIc, and
is the best remedy for DIARkHO-A. It is alb
soluteiy harmless. ne sure and ask for "Nfrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other
Kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Evening journal., 1911-01-09
oFHcIAL ENpoRsEMENTs.
rhe United Pub.

The United Pub.
iishers' Association
rnrough its preEi.
dent. Mr.. Arthur
Koppcn has exam.
ined THE JOUR-
NAILS circulation
and Bfr. Koppeli Of.
fers 90 wager 81 600
Of his own money,
and undertake 20
prove that THE
EvENING JOUR-
NAL has the largest
paid circulation Of
any paper printed n
Wilmingtcn.
Evening journal., 1911-01-09

Representative Weeks Of Massachusetts, who
is spoken of for National Chairman of the Re-
publican Committee as the successor of Postmaster
General Hitchcock, is the president Of the Par
GELS Post League which is working for the estab-
lshment of the parcels post system by our Gov
ernment. II chosen chairman, it is natural to ex-
pect that Mr.. Weeks will use his influence to
commit the party 10 the parcels post But no
matter what he may do, it will not be long be-
fore we shall have parcels post The sentiment
for it is growing every day.
Evening journal., 1911-01-09

No doubt one of the troubles Of Wilmington
is that far too much Of the money derived from
taxation Of various kinds which should 60 into
the City Treasury finds its way into the State
Treasury. The city should receive a far greater
share Of the revenue derived from the licensing
Of the sale of liquor than it gets
Evening journal., 1911-01-09

Copyright, 1910, by 2. J. Edwards.
All rights reserved.)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

line under the Morris administration, it
was simply question OF spoils and
ousting the opposition. with an abortive
attempt to get moro water for the city,
and with all tho machinery provided
for getting more water. with the actual
getting Of the water left out.
The organ doesnt seem to be in.
formed upon the facts Of the case at
all. hut it undertakes to say that "the
present administration has nothing 10
urge in its favor except the Boston and
Newhouse buildings and the Utah
hotel; and it makes the silly plea
that ga careful reading of the plat
form adopted by the convention OF
city employees shows that these inn
provements are urged as the sole reason
for re-electing the present chif eAecu-
tive;h which. of course, is the usual
sort Of false statement INDUCED in con.
stantlv by the organ.
Such foolish trifIing with the grave
question to be decided and the high is
sues involved. shows a levity and light
mindedness on the part of the organ
that is truly to be deplored; for, I'M
less the great interests involved in the
government Of city of one hundred
thousand inhabitants. involving the ex-
penditure Of hundreds OF thousands of
dollars per year can he treated on n
basis of fact, accuracy and business
sense it surely can hardly be worth
while to treat them at all. And yet
The organ s f'ippancy shows that it has
no realizing sense of the facts in the
case, or of what good government
means. and what the claims of the
American party are. or even of what Is
proposed by the Federal bunch. That
bunch has raided the State and the
county. and now IL wants to raid the
city of Salt Bnke. all for the advan-
tage of the elect, and the profit of the
faithful followers of the prophet.
We can all see from the way the Fed
eral. bunch has controlled the commits
sion form of government in the county
the way in which il would control 1t
in the city. The county government,
as is well known TO all those who
have investigated the facts, has realized
on the practical political idea that pub
lie office is a private snap and must
be conducted so as 10 yield the highest
possible revenues, personal to those in
charge That is the Federal bunch
idea throughout; and that is the idea
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13
JUSTICE FOR THE RAILROADS.

President Taft S speeches heretofore
on all corporate and combination bust
ness have been distinctly and decidedly
in favor Of the Just and reasonable en-
forcement Of the Sherman antitrust
law Those who look 10 see this law
repealed have no support in anything
that the President has said in regard to
these general matters. and they will
look in vain. His utterances have been
Straightforward, dignified. and have
been precisely such as the President of
the United tatcs should deliver.
In his speech at Iceland, Oregon. how
ever, on Wednesday evening, the Presi-
dent took mp another matter, which is
OF immediate interest and vast concern
TO all the pcople-the railroads. In
speaking on the railroad question. the
President urged observance OF common
sense and the application of the ordi-
nary rules of Justice in dealing with the
railroads OF the coun;rs. These rail
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

which the Federal bunch Is acting upon
i'll its vicious and malodorous attempt
to. raid the public treasury of this
municipality.
Good government, " so far AS the
Federal banch understands the term.
meane the sort of government that will
yield the greatest possibilities in graft.
and in perquisites through sinecures
and private snaps.
The American party has given the
city of Salt Lake splendid magnit-
Gently = progressive government. 1t
found the city destitute of water, and
furnished water in ample supply 1t
found immense public improvements de-
sirable. and supplied them Taking
the key note from the American sue.
cess in the municipal election of 1905
the attention of the whole OF the
United States was bent upon Salt
Lake, Population and capital began TO
flow in here. upon the word that had
gone out that the city was redeemed
from priestcraft rule: and thereupon
ensued n period of growth III the city.
addition 10 the city's wealth, and n
series of public improvements un-
equalnd hitherto anywhere in the whole
mountain country, and very seldom seen
anywhere, The street paving provided is
the admiration of all visitors; the side
walks are the comfort and convenience
of all inhabitants, and have been ex-
tended TO all parts of the city, the
sewer system is enormously extended;
the water service is made to meet well
the needs of the added population, and
IT extends throughout the srea of new
settlement
All these things speak loudly for the
continuation of the American city gov
ernment. which means simply the con.
tinuation of progress, the addition of
wealth, the acquisition to the prestige
and metropolitan character of Salt
Lake. This is fully recognized by citi.
zens who have the ability to compre-
hend what is best for the city, and
who have no interest in political pclf to
serve
Salt Lake City under American ad-
ministration has grown with vital
strength and vigor uncXampled in all
this region, and cXcelled by but few
cities in the United States And, when
we consider that the growth of the
ten-year period between the census of
1900 and that of 1910 was, IN fact, the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13
GOOD CITY GOVERNMENT.

The Smoot organ yesterday morning
had a stupid sort Of editorial on good
government in Salt Lake. II urges
that the only way TO bring about good
government is TO defeat the Amcri-
can party: which is the only party
that has given Salt Lake good govern
ment for some twenty years. Under
the so.ealled Republican government,
1t will be remembered a combination
of 'the solid eight was formed un-
der the patronage and control OF
church headquarters. which absolutely
paralyzed progress and prevented any
public work thIs city In the same
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

growth OF the five years in which
the American party had control. the
previous FIVE years showing signs Of
decay rather than of advance the
progress of the city under the good
government of the American party is
indeed phenomenal, and deserves the
warmest recognition from the people OF
Salt Lake And we have no doubt but
that this recognition will he extended
in ample degree, Just as it has been in
the successive reflections of the Amer
lean tickets.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

his campaign fund, and viii not pe
any corporation or hnancicr or
marshal of industry that lie can i
ence TO contribute any money! ~
says the New York Globe, which
at the rumor, supposing it TO be
II true, however, 1T is no laughing
ter. for a campaign without substal
money support would be quite U,
the Republican campaigns of re
years in their progress, and pes
also in outcome.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

Russin is vigorously completing the
doubletrscking Of her Siberian rail
road, and is said to be changing the
line of the tracks so as 10 have all
in Russian. territory instead OF as here
fofore making short cut through Chi
nese possessions. This is surprising
departure from tradition and prece.
dent. which would suggest not the
moving Of the tracks, but the acquisi
iion of the Chinese area.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

The inventive faculty of the Federal
bunch in spreading lies before the pub
lie through the Smoot organ might he
admired for It's industry and activity,
sust as one might admire the devil for
his ccaseless energy and perverted zeal.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

The public spirit Of tie Hon. Fred
J. Kiesel Of Ogden in arranging for a
Utah exhibit at the Land and Irrigs-
tion Exposition in New York, deserves
grateful recognition. And he is always
doing good things like that II would
indeed have been an incongruity TO
have no Utah exhibit there, while the
Tabernacle choir was singing the Irri.
CATION Ode
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

Cleveland Plain Dealer Another
strong argument in favor of forest CON
servation comes from an Arkansas ma.
tive. who claims the woods are being
So badly thinned out that coon hunting
is no longer what il used 10 be- -
Which is about the strongest conserva-
tion argument that has been presented,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

The ''car-seat hog is coming in for
much notice and opprobrium in the
Eastern press. The car.seat hog, it will
he remembered, is the disreputable
beast that hogs the seat you want to
hog Ynurself
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

Springfield (Mass.) Republican:
There is humor in the news from
Washington that the reasons for So
licitor McCabc s resignation were not
announced. The humor, doubtless,
is in the assumption which it implies
that this reason was unknown
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

Thirty Kalamazoo ministers have
banded themselves together to read the
frivolous and pernicious fiction of the
day. so that they can the more per.
tineutly and intclligently dcnounce it.
But some of them. ut least. who start
in To curse may come TO bless Such
things have heen known.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

After all. il appears that woman
suffrage has won in California, the
rural vote coming to. its support with
a power which has wiped out the ad-
verse vote of the city slums 1t is q
noteworthy triumph OF cleanliness over
vice. and is to be acclaimed accord
inrI,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

That Connecticut man who sues a girl
for Sl2.53, money he spent in treating
her during courtship Of fifteen days,
ought. insteal OF suing her, 10 be
thankful TO escape from the tolls of one
who would lead him into such wild eX.
tTaVagance
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

IN Oregon man, writing of the
Pinehot attack unon Taft, SAYS the
criticism sis less definite than the
movements of a potato bug" It is so.
10 he sure, for the movements of a
potato bug are as definite. exact, and
Purpcseful as those OF burglar with
q jimmy. Whoever doubts this. should
plnut 6 patch Of potatoes IN a bag-in.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

1t is said that the Yaquis in the re-
cent Mexican insurgency, shot bullets
Of gold. One would he in a quandry
whether to dodge or to try to stop that
kind of bullet.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

II is announced that ''modern foot.
ball players do not wear long hair
Which shows that the game is getting
more and more like prize fighting
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-13

John d. Rockefeller has been sending
his photographs TO the newspapers as
a free gift, What deviltry is the old
chap about to commit?