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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

ing can stand upright within it. This is
to represent mine tunnel
At one end of the cylinder is cannon
embedded in concrete. which closes the
end is paper diaphragm which holds in
the gas. fire damp or dust which may
be forced into it. When the cylinder is
filled with natural gas il has practically
the same conditions though 1t were
full of fire damp. The natural gas ex-
plodes the same way. and by watching
its explosions the effect of the various
mediums can be seen. In the top of the
with lids which fly open at each eXplo-
sion to let the smoke and gas out.
Different kinds of powders arc tested.
the purpose being to find which explO-
sives may be safely used in the mining
of different Goals. The result is that We
already know that many of the explo-
sives in common use are not safe. and
that the miner who lights fuse attached
to them takes his life in his hands when
he does
One of the most interesting results of
these tests has been to show that coal
dust alone IS even more deadly than fire
damp or dust mixed with fire damp. In
the past both miners and mine operators
have believed that the dust would not ig-
mite unless from a fire damp explosion
and that dust in a mine free from gas
could not explode. To test this a lot OF
dust was put in the steel tube. which
was then free from gas. The cannon was
loaded with black powder tamped with
clay and discharged. The result was a
terrible explosion, which threw open the
manholes and sent great volumes OF
smoke and flames into the air
Indeed. the danger from this source is
so great that Director holmes has issued
a circular instructing the miners to keep
the mines clean of dust, and suggesting
that they sprinkle the dust with water
or cover it with rock, clay or sand. DR..
Holmes says that dry coal dust hoa ting
i'm the air will explode whether there is
any inf1ammabe gas present or not, and
that the finer the dust the greater the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

in mine for twentysix hours after
an explosion were left for dead by
those who discovered them. Later IL
was observed that one of the bodies
, felt a little warm under the arms.
The others were as cold as the grave.
This machine was brought into ac-
tion. and it soon brought life back 70
the man slightly warm. 1t was then
tried upon the other three, with the
result that all four are alive today.
Dr. Holmes believes that his bureau
will do much to bring about closer re-
lations between the miners and the OWL
ers. They are mutually interested in
these movements to prevent accidents
and to save life, and are working to-
gether. He says that mines are
operated at a comparatively small profit.
and tina; the European owners owing to
low wages and the high price they get
for their COAL afford to mine Better
and to give their workmen better eondi-
tionS of safety. He estimates that We
lose over 2'OHp00D tons of coal every
year b. our Wasteful methods OF min
ing, and says that this loss Of life ana
money could be greatly reduced by gov
eminent inspection and by the co-onera-
ton OF the mine owners and miners. ard
perhaps OF the public well. He tells
me that of the SIS or ST per ton that i
paid for coal, only 81, it is estimated.
goes back to the mine TO be divided be
tween the miner the operator and tah
landowner and that dollar pays for the
equipment and development Of the mine
all the labor and costs and dangers OF
mining operations, and the loading OF me
coal on the cars ready for Shipment. ne
balance which is from two-thirds to five
sixths of the price we pay for our coal.
goes to the railroads and the middlerneh
who handle it, This is manifestly an un-
fair division on the part OF potn lne
consumer and miner and enough should
be taken out to warrant the latter the
best of protection. >
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
Delightful Travelling, But

HENRY CLEWS. at dinner in New
: port, said OF American travelling:
1T is delightful 10 travel In America.
but l think that American porters handle
our luggage a little too roughly.
Once. at a certain station. | vas
amazed and pleased 10 hear a uniformed
official shout to a burly porter:
Hi. what are you knockin' them
trunks about like that for?
The porter had been lifting great
trunks above his head and hurting them
down on to the floor furiously, but now
he stood stock still in astonisllment.
What's that, boss he said.
What do you mean by knockin
trunks about like that? repeated tho
official Look al the floor. man. Look
at the dents you're maxim in the con-
crete. Don't you know you II lose your
job II you damage the companys prop
srty?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
Two Definitions.

fYARRY NJ. NEELf. the well known
airman and poet. condemned. al a
banquet in his honor in Philadelphia,
the unreasoning optimist.
Flying" he said, won't be perfected
without great loss of life. and ii is i'm
possible TO regard the future of flying
with CHEEKY optimism.
Il don't care very much for optimists,
continued Mr.. Nicely They are bores,
selfish and stupid bores. In fact. d
define an optimist as a man who doesn't
care what happens so long as 1t doesn' I
happen to him. A pessimist I'd define
as one who had lived for some time with
an optimist''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

oxygen helmets and other machinery
for use in these great mine disasters.
Each car has eight of these helmets.
dozen safety lamps. as we'll as 1000 feet
of telephone wire and field, telephone
The oxygen helmets are made that
they can be applied to the face and fed
with oxygen from tank which is car
ried on the back. They are so fitted to
the head that not a particle of gas or
other air outside This cxE-en supply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

HIS letter is devot-
ed to the men who
work below ground.
II deals with one
of the most i'm
portant movements
OF [ ncle Sam. pa
triarch. 1t shows
what is being done
to save the lives of
the coal miners: &c
insure them from
explosions, from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

stations scattered through the chief min
ing centers, and, in addition, it has re-
Gently put on six mine rescue cars. These
are Pullmans, especially equipped to meet
every exigency of the mine rescue work.
Each has It's headquarters in the chief
city of an extensive mining district. and
it is kept in such shape that it can leave
any hour of the day night on teie-
graphic summons to aid in a mine dis
aster.
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can't take and bear fruit in the season.
Crops that yipen quickest repanted soonest.
Nature takes her when she wants turn out good
foh, and you.
Nothing done in hurry last for very long, don't
control your patience you won't command success
You can't fix the precise day and the place in which to
u bat you hold sound principle long enough you'll
enough demonstrate its North.
There's utility to undeueloped suggestion than
to an undrspen nail
Inspiration merely plan from which to build 1t remains
an aspiration until Il shows definite result
Ambition do than furnish map for endeauor-
neither provides schedules nor fares.
The behind idea regulates the chances ahead of it.
your faith yourself isn't equal your hope for yourself
get level right and become reconce the
idea of Flooding out the rest Of life serving better Wills
You're be leader you can't last until
you're first.
Force important than knowledge. Action de-
velops experience the knowledge
unexpected information is 1Oorthless.
Wells only holes the ground they don't reach clear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

Bridges represent wased labor and timber they don't
have for halfway MEANS
In 1119 society unbalanced The world
Might physical force. Hands and feet dominated
This is the year 1911 Ability and merit the master
keys Status isn't fixed by Inheritance by brutality but by
competition But both periods share least basic ideal
EDWARDS SHALL NOT RULE.
The world before had much contempt for gutter
because before there little for despair
You enjoy advantages than all your You
every honorable of endeavor denied
you.
With electricity mechanics and thousands of toll
shortening devices public Libraries ready to
furnish you with fccs subject have more aids OF
than who bakers dozen of your grandfaher
But you must help yourself
Man hasn't contrived substitute for Neither
laboratories have been able produce art
ficial courage
hour of magic SKILL only because it's period of
magnificent wiNs
AS Old Cyrus Simmons used to "A like apple;
he nkers dam while he's green. He must Oat
and rpe before he offers himself in the market he lets 60
too it's sign he amt sound at heart."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21

Anderson's city council wants
bond issue for sewer extension.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21
CONVICTS WHO MADE GOOD,
As Railroad Man Once Notorious
Burglar Earns $4,000 q Year.
(New York Herald.)


Two interesting things are shown
by the records on file with the pardon
clerk at the State capitol. One is that
there are many men In the great State
Of New York going through life with
sinister past known neither to their
wives nor children. The other is that
men sent to prison for penal offenses
can live down their evil ways and be-
come useful and respected citizens.
Most remarkable cases Of this kind
came to the attention Of the officials
during the closing days Of the admin
istration oe Governor White. Names
are not made public. 1t has always
been the custom to shield from pub
licity such persons as sought to have
their citizenship restored, on the the
ory that publication might do them
much harm by branding them as con-
victs.
Scores Of applications for restora-
tions were made to Governor White,
and quite a few Of them were grant
ed. The most remarkable came from
a man who is now a prominent rail-
way man in the employ of the Penn
sylvania railroad. He earns a salary
of $4,000 a year and lives in fine
style with his family His petition to
be restored to the full rights Of citi-
zenship was endorsed by lawyer of
prominence, who declared that he
and the petitioner himself were the
only living persons who knew that
"the petitioner was at one time bur-
glar Of considerable reputation"
In the papers it was explained that
| the man served a term in prison for
| burglary, but that after getting out he
resolved to "brace up and be a man."
He went to a part Of the country
| where he was not know and studied
engineering. None Of his associates
and no member Of his family knew
anything concerning his dark past.
Like practically all others who seek
citizenship years after being deprived
| Of it. this man grew tired Of making
excuses 20 his wife and children for
not voting.
Another case which attracted con-
siderable attention was that Of a
Brooklyn business man who was sent
to prison for robbery in 1872. He
| reformed married, and now has a
| family of grown-up children. His sons
last fall expressed surprise that their
father did not vote, and his eXplana-
| tion was a lame one. To the officials
here he said that he had always fear
ed to swear in his vote lest some one
who remembered the 1872 case would
challenge him and expose his dark
secret, which has always been kept
from his wife and children. His ap-
J plication to be restored to the rights
| Of an American citizen was granted,
as was that of the Pennsylvania rail-
way man.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21
the POTASH war.
HOW THE GERMANS VIEW STU
ALTON.
They Have Monopoly and Are Deter
mined to Get Most Out OF 1t.

New York, Jan. Recommending
upon the potash dispute and the ef-
forts Of the United State govern
ment to secure relief from the dis
criminatory tax on American con-
sumers. the Hamburg correspondent
Of the New York Journal of Com
merce says:
The German potash interests are
watching developments at Washington
In connection with the American con-
tracts with close attention, but with
no very great anxiety. The poatsh
magnates are clearly determined to
make no concessions whatever. The
German government having come to
their rescue with a potash tax law,
they feel that the door Is shut and
the key is in their pocket,
1t Is a striking fact that the ugly
foe ere Of this egislation-namely,
that II was clearly planned and de-
signed to Nneutralize the advantages
which the American companies enjoy
under legally binding contracts-has
attracted but little attention in Ger
many The conception Of the all
powerful taste easily leads to abso-
lutism and arbitrary courses In legis-
lation.
Germany feels that 1t has a monop-
oily In potash and is determined to
get the most out of 1t. There are
now some fifty mills in operation (of
which Prussia and other German
states own fourteen,) but as things
look today the number will exceed
hundred In less than flve years. 1t
will then be question whether the
sales OF potash can be so increased as
to absorb the output Of so many pro-
ducers. At present consumption is
increasing, and 1t could undoubtedly
be extended II prices were reduced
to a reasonable basis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21
Appeal Dismissed.

Washington. Jan. 16.-The appeal
OF G.. Washington Hunter from the
decision of the South Carolina SUI
preme court was today dismissed by
the supreme court of the United
States on the grounds that the court
has no Jurisdiction In the case. This
leaves the case where ii was before
the appeal was taken TO the supreme
court OF the United States with Hunt
er convicted of manslaughter and un-
der sentence Of eight years. The
lower court in which the case was
tried was affirmed by the supreme
court OF South Carolina ars with the
appeal dismissed that decision must
stand. Hunter was tried in Green
wood county on the charge of muir
dering Eldred Copeland at Laurens,
i'm 1906.
In support OF its decision that it
has no jurisdiction, the supreme court
Of the United States today cited the
following cases:
Farrell against O'Brien, 1919 l.. S.,
100; Waters-Pierce Oil Company
against State OF Texas, 213 u. s., 112;
King against West Virginia, 216 y.
s.. 90; Griffin against Connecticut,
21S u. S.. 563
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21
HUNTERS CASE DISMISSED.
Lauress County Man Must Serve
Eight Years I'm Penitentiary for
Killing OF Eldred Copeland.

Columbia. January l7.-George
Washington Hunter Of Laurens
county must serve a sentence Of eight
years In the State penitentiary for
the murder of Eldred Copeland In
Laurens county, the appeal having
been dismissed yesterday by the
United States supreme court on the
ground that the court had no juris-
diction in the case. The case has been
affirmed by the South Carolina su-
preme court. The case was appealed
to the United States supreme court on
the ground that Hunter was denied
the right Of being tried in the county
in which the alleged crime was conf
mitted. Hunter was represented in
the United States supreme court by -.
l.. Blease and F. III. Dominick, at
torneys Of Newberry. The State was
represented by j. Fraser Lyon, the
attorney general. Several days ago
Attorney General Lyon filed with the
United States supreme court notice
OF motion to dismiss the case on ac-
| count Of lack Of jurisdiction or to af-
firm IL.
Following the conviction Of Wash
ington Hunter in Greenwood county,
an appeal was taken to the South
Carolina supreme court. The SEN
tence of eight years was affirmed.
Pending an appeal to the United
States supreme court, the remittitur
In the case was stayed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21

$6O,973.09
Oct. by abatement on
Co. Ord. by Comp.
General, 11.16
Oct. by abatement on
l m. S. f. Loan, 4.16
Oct. 1-Dec. 31-By pd. act.
X. and Bridges, 1,122.4O
Oct. 1-Dct 31-By pd. act.
Fees and Salaries, 3,77O.l7
Oct. 1-Dec. 31-By pd. act.
Aims House, 913.75
Oct. 1-Dec. 31-By pd. act.
Chaingang, 1.O1O.33
Oct. 1-Dec. 31-By pd. act.
Public Buildings, 4O6.95
Oct. 1-Dec. 31-By pd, act.
Jail, 5os.51
Oct. 1-Dec. 31-By pd. act.
Contingent, S52.7O
Oct. 1-Dec. 31-By pd. act.
Ex-COn. Soldiers, 354.OO
Oct. 1-Dec. 31-By pd. act.
Court Expenses, 2,453.9O
Dec. 3l-By bal. Co. Ord. 43.60422
Dec. by bal. 1 m. S. F., 5,960.S4
$6O,97S.Os
P. M. PITTS,
ATTEST: Supervisor.
j. r. SUMTER,
Clerk to Co. Comrs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21
LONG 'UNS MUST GO.
Crausade In New York City Against
Long Hat Pins.

New York, Jan. 17.-New York city
will join other cities in the crusade
against the hat pin evil. An ordinance
now before the board Of aldermen
provides $3.50 fine for any woman
whose hat pin, unless suitably
guarded, protrudes more than half
an inch from the crown or any 9TH
or portion of the hat"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21
SUMTER BOY A MINSTREL.
Charles Hurst Is In the Honey Bow
Troupe.

One Of the "headliners" in the
George Evans (Honey Boy) Minstrel
company, which will be in Columbia
next week, is Charles Hurst, a Sumter
youth, who has made a decided hit as
female impersonator. Mr.. Hurst is
the son Of G. M. Hurst, a we'll known
Sumter citizen.-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21

series OF hollow cones In a line.
the small end OF one entering the
large end OF the next, is being tried
out as a street car ventilator in
England. the motion of the car carry
ing IL providing draft enough to draw
foul air into the cones and out the
rear OF the car.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21

Senator Elkins. Of West Virginia,
was the most fluent Spanish scholar in
the Senate. In his younger days he
was United States district attorney
In New Mexico. and at that time
Spanish was the official language OF
the Courts
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21
FOURTH QUARTERLY REPORT.
Continued from page two.

oct. l-31-To reed. from all
N sources, 2,O66.O7
all sources, 4.7S3.33
Dec. 1-31-To reed. from
all sources. 37,547.16
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21

The exercise OF tending q furnace
Is believed to be a sovereign remedy
for slothfulness, ingrowing appetite
and general disability.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21

You can't put yourself into heaven
by always laborlng To keep other peo-
pie out: you are never much better
yourself than you think other people
10 be.--Exchange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21

Anderson is making Il good begin
ming toward securing funds with
which to build a college
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21

One thing about this severe winter
weather-nobody mas craving for
strawberry ice cream.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21

The population OF Abbeville, as an
nounced by the census bureau. Is 4,
459.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-06-01
CDELL..

VIM. Reichow has purchased a farm
north of Vancouver, Wash, and he
with his family will 60 to the new
home about June 18th. Their many
friends wish them success in this ven
ture. The Commencement exercises
by the graduating class Of Odell school
were held Monday evening of last
week and gave evidence Of careful
preparation and close attention to
work on the part of students and con-
sclentious training by the instructors.
A splendid address by Rev. Hargreaves
of Hood River, closed the program.
The church in which the exercises
were held, was tastefuIly decorated for
the occasion.
lhe Odell Development League or
ganized last week and is now ready
for the work usually assigned to an
organization of this nature.
Misses Jewell and Alice Taylor, of
Hood River, visited Hattie Atkinson
several days last week.
Miss Rush left last Thursday and
after some time spent in Hood River
and Portland she will go to the home
of her sister in Lincoln county, where
she will spend the summer vacation.
AT the opening Of the school Miss Rush
will return and take up work in the
grades, in which she gave satisfaction
as teacher last term.
Pete Stein. the mason, is at work on
the basement of the Chas. Ehrck
house.
The large land sale reported last
week in which Mr.. HARRISON was seller
and in which the former property of
| ID. Smith was sold, was of interest
to Odell residents as that tract lies in
Odell district a short distance from
Odell station.
Last week G. Il. Mccoy sold to Cor
don Haskins small tract of land on
which MIR. Haskins expects to erect Il
butcher shop. Mr.. IIaskins now occu-
pies the Odd Fellows building.
Miss Susie and Miss Lille Crapson
expect to spend next week in Portland
where they will attend the Shakespeare
plays presented by Julia Marlowc and
f. II. Southern.
The Ladies Aid Society of Odell
will meet Wednesday of next week
with Mrs. j.. A. +. Clark
ii. l.. Klepper, cashier of the State
Bank of Crandon, South Dakota, Wis.
tied at the home of W. l.. Sheirbon
recently.
A new M. +. church Will be built
soon, the site selected being near Odell
station on property donated for that
purpose by 4. W. Atkinson.
DR.. Brosius and family are now in
camp near the store Of the Connaway
Mcr Co.
Musical recitals were given by the
pupils of Miss Bertha LatTerty at the
Odell school last Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday night. Miss Latrcrty
was assisted on Wednesday night by
Miss Lucille RadliH, on Thursday by
Mrs. Guy Smith. Several selections
were well rendered by little Miss Alice
Clark Friday night.