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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-06
AppIanding HlnseIII.

The Hon. Adam Littlepage. mem-
,ber OF the House from West yir+
ginia, Is IN for It" HIS monu-
mental opinion OF himself. as ex-
pressed in the autobiography pub
iished in the Congressional Di-
rectory, says the Jackson. Miss,
Daily News, has caused much laugh
ter, and now the New York Sun Is
watching It with Its eagle eye and
mereilessIy making fun OF his Grass
eonceft. The Sun has made care
full examination of recent speech
OF the Hon. Mr.. Littlepage, edited
by himself, and makes the following
statistical statement about the inter-
po1ations put in his speech by the
West Yirginian:
..CApplause)" appears times
CLOUD appIause9," 2; t(Applause
.on the Democratic s.de),'' 8;
"CGreat applause and continued
laughter" /; "(Great applause on
the Democratic side)." 2: CLOUD
and spontaneous applause)," i;
."eLoud and prolonged appIausel,' =
y; "CLaughter), )" /; daughter on
the Democratic side)." 1; "(Gaugh-
ter and applause on the Democratic
side) !" 3; "CContined applause).' =
Is; "cProlonged applause)," /;
..CLong applause)," 1; cloud
laughter and applause on all
sides)," 8: CLOUD and long APP
pIause)," 8; Loud and tumult-
nous applause" i; "(Loud ap-
pIause on the Democratic side and
among the insurgents)," l.
The speech occupied but three
pages in the Record. wherefore the
Sun concludes that "in such an al
most continuous burst OF thunder
sound nobody could have heard the
speech If anybody has listened to
it, 1t is further pointed out that
Mr.. LittIepage's middle name is
BALKAN.
All things considered, Mr.. Adam
BaIaam Lsttlepage is almost as fond
OF applauding himself as j.
K. vardaman. and fully as fond OF
enthusiastic manifestations as the
latter gentleman once demonstrated
when he remarked to followers,
Now don't interrupt me any more,
boys, except with applause"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-06

The Donohue & Johnson
Welch's Plumbers have completed
the schedule, having rolled forty
two games.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-06
Cannot Be Dodged.

It. is no wonder the Indignation OF
people is aroused when a certain
string of Dem ocratic newspapers in
West Virginia continue absurd at
tempts to shift from Democratic
shoulders the blame for failure OF
primary legislation at the recent
session of the legislature. These
sheets declare that the real advo-
Gates of that measure were the
Democrats and that the Republicans
at heart did not desire it, although
the fact remains that the Demo
Gratis, with a large majority of the
House, half the Senate and will
ingness on the part of Republicans
to enact a law that would be reason
able and stand the tests of constitu-
tIonality, openly spurned the OPP
portunity. They acted just like
dummies tied to string, and there
is much suspicion that somebody
pulled the string.
The Parkersburg Dispatch-News
resents this silly stun that is being
published by the subsidized news
papers in question and declares
that it reaches "the limit OF eff
frontery.' Says the Dispatch
News:
It is not conceivable that the peo-
pie }can be fooled by such sophistry.
Everybody in West Virginia knows
Just where to place the blame for
the recent Legislative fasco. Every
one knows that at heart the Demo-
cratic members would have been
glad to pass a suitable law, but that
the influence of Watson and Chiffon,
and the gang allied with them pre-
vented them from, doing so. The
record speaks for itself. II the
Democratic members had doubted
the sincerity of the Republican
members. it would have been easy
play and good politics to put the
Republicans in the hole by passing
a primary law. But the Republic
can members succeeded in putting
tho Democratic side in the closest
kind OF place. by virtually agreeing
to pass any sort of bill the Demo-
cratic members wanted topasss pro-
vided it took effect at once. In the.
face of that there was but one
thing the Democratic members, in
fuenced as they certainly were By
the senatorial combine, could do,
and that was to refuse to pass or
agree to any sort OF primary law.
That is what they did. Any effort to.
shift the blame to other shoulders,
now that the storm OF public indig-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-06
n1sn WASHING MADE EASY.

This is a factor in home life which
is most Important, as dishes frequent
~ permit of the accumulation of dirt
and grease which are health destroy
ers IL not properly removed.
The sncw white suds OF Her~itt's
Easy Task soap. en- every crevice
and is thorough cIea ser. providing
the sweet wholesome anaclean effect
to the china and GLASSWARE which
gives a charm and 2est to the meal.
Hewitfs EASY Task soap accom-
plishes an this because it does its own
work and leaves no traces behind. It
is clean. pure ana effective. and costs
no more than the cheap kinds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-06

senator George W. washburn was
for the coRman primary bill and as
the exponent declares that it Is
"eminently satisfied with the man
ner in which MI. Bland has repre-
sented his people, it may now be
inferred that the Exponent mas
changed its mind about the CohmenE
bfiPs being a monstrosity. 1t does
4he Telegram good to see It's neigh
Dor wake up.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-06
GETS A JOB.

WASHINGTON. June s-Robert
NJ. Knott, of shepherdstOwn, will be
given employment under the United
States Commissioner of Fish and
Fisheries during the summer months
beginning about the first of July
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NEW STAR ROUTE.

WASHINGTON, d. G., June g.
IA new star service mail route has
been established between Song and
Clothier. by way of Bond. The
service is to be six times week in
each direction, and Peter +. kinder,
of Song. IS the contractor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-06
a. Erening Echo.

Religion is lie, philosophy Is
thought; religion looks up. friend
ship looks in. We need both
thought and life, and we need that
the two shall be in harmony
:NAiAlEs FRIEDMAN CLARKE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-06

w. Hetherln gtOn, for the incO1I5ora-
tion Of the BOY Scouts Of America
ana the Playground Aasoeiation az
one orBanizat ton
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-06

sprains require careful treatment. Keep
quiet and apply Chamberlain's Liniment
freely. It will remOve the soreness and
quickly restore the parts to healthy con-
ditiOn. FoT sale by all dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-06
atlon Is threatening them with as
strueion. Is folly and cowardiee'
AVERAGES
OF the Various Branches o.
City Duck Pin League
Up to Date.

Following are the various averages
OF the Clarksburg City Duck Pm
League FOR all games rolled prior 70
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-06

High individual score, one game
Brown, Quality shop, LAT.
High team score, one game Loar
& White, 546.
High individual score one con
test, Gain, Loar and Wnlle
3.49 "a.
High team score, one contest
Loar and White, 1903.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-17

but the McAdoo Tubes TO New Jersey by
way of 42d Street and Sixth Avenue. the
belmont Tube to Long Island, other sub
ways planned but not yet constructed and
the elevated and surface lines already in
existence. 1t will be an island in the center
of sea Of traffic, but one that can be
reached quickly by score of routes Tray.
cling will be reduced to a minimum of diff
Guilty.
Inc incoming traveller may have the choice
OF many ways in reaching his destination
in the city The existing subway lines will
take him to any part OF New York--tbe
West Side, through the Riverside Drive dis.
trict. through the northern limits OF the
city at Van Cortiandt Park or Bronx Park.
or TO the Wall Street section and to Brook.
iyn. No other station in the world can he
reached so easily and quickly and in so MANY
ways for ive-cent fare
c0NvESIENcEs FOR TRAVELLERS.
In thousand and one ways the new
Grand Central is going to be OF enormous
use to even the casual traveller. For in
stance, there will be a lot of little DRESSING
rooms, These will be rented for nominal
sum and man can go into one OF them
and change into his dress clothes Without
hiring room In hotel. For women the
same facilities are to be offered. There
VIII be dressing rooms for them. too. In
these they can change their travelling gowns
for more elaborate costumes. There Ia TO
be rest room with medical attendance
This VIII be centrally placed so that per-
son can be taken or can go there conve
niently and by many different ways There
VIII be no lack of nurses for those taken
suddenly III, and If necessary sufferer can
be carried out to an ambulance without
being seen by other people
In the matter OF baggage disposal. 1t Is
safe to say that no terminal in the world
VIII have better arranged facilities, not
even the Care d'Orsay in Paris. where the
baggage is almost entirely handled by ma
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-17

passenger station, will find their train level
in the new Grand Central by the force of
gravity, II a barrel OF water for instance.
should be upset at, say, one of the A2d
Street entrances to the terminal. 1t would
keep moving, theoretically, until 1t reached
the track level of the suburban trains. the
lowest of all. The stream would flow
slowly first down a gentle incline until 1t
reached the level of the main waiting room.
Beyond that 1t would move along short
ramp between the waiting room and the con-
course. across that and then over the other
ramps TO the tracks below The streams of
human travel will follow the same course
Ihey will all move in the same direction
and will be guided automatically in the
direction they should go. They will move
freely and as swiftly as they may wish. but
under all circumstances they will move
safely. People hurry to get aboard train.
but thry do not hurry so much coming from
1T. The distance between the street and fine
trains will be the same with either stair
ways and ramps, but a man can run up and
down the inclined ways without losing his
breath OF his temper He could not do this
II they were stairways instead. The sub
ways will be reached from the train levels
by ramps also. In one or two cases there
are fights of steps but these are not abso.
luteiy necessary because there are ramps
leading in the same direction. There are
elevators In the terminal, too, but these are
simply an added luxury and convenience
The stairs that show In the picture at
the east end of the express concourse lead
from the gallery, on the level of Park Ave
nue.. TO the concourse floor. Passengers ar
irving In vehicles or entering on the gallery
may also use the elevators on the north side
of the concourse.
THE WORLDS GREATEST TRAFFIC. crsrye
me new Grand Central will be the center
OF the most extensive combination OF paa.
senger transportation lines in the world.
lt viii connect not only with the subway.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-17
THE sTA1ELEss STATION.

The new Grand Central, which will be
finished about two years from now, will be
the greatest city gate on earth One of its
unique features is that it will be station
without stairways. the only one of the kind
in the world, In place Of the stairways
there will be ramps broad, gently slop-
Ing ways along which the rivers of human
traffic viii flow quickly and safely
This was decided upon only after months
of study and the most severely practical
tests. In the planning and building of a
great railway passenger terminal it is not so
much question of constructing place for
trains TO run in and out of easily as IT Is
of getting the people TO and from these
trains with the least possible friction The
human element" is the biggest problem of
all. About 25,0o0,000 passengers use the
Grand Central every year. The new station
VIII be able to handle four times that many
comfortably From the streets or subways
they can reach the trains on even the lowest
level beneath the surface without using a
single stairway.
The ramp idea was first used by the
Romans in their fortified camps so that
chariots could be driven in and out. Only
of late years has it been employed at all
in buildings, and never before in great
railway terminal on such an extensive
scale. The Grand Central associated archi-
| tects, when they drew their preliminary
tplans. used the idea to limited extent
VDhe plans OF this great work are scrutfnized
apd passed upon by several committees
composed of men who have made life
study OF getting great crowds from the place
where they are to the place where they wish
to go. They are all specialists in the
human element side nf raiItnadf,g ,,,bict,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-17

10 feet below the grade of 42d Street. II
connects only with outbound trains. The
arriving concoursc will be on the easterly
side OF the building. On the suburban track
level will be another concourse. Each will
have independent exits and entrances.
LOOKING FORWARD.
1t is probable that several magnificent
hotels will form part Of the group OF monu-
mental buildings that will rise above the
tracks adjacent to the terminal. If the
traveller decides to stop at any of these. or
at some other near by, he will be able to pass
directly thither without going into the street
at all or climbing any steps His baggage
VIII be whisked underground and will reach
his room almost as quickly as he will.
1T is impossible to soy how long this
huge terminal Is likely to meet the situa-
ton. The old Grand Central, which was
thought sufficient for hundred years, was
outgrown in less than 40 To-day New
York has population of nearly 100000.
Young men of to-day may live to see it
city Of 100000. The rest OF the country
is growing apace. All this means that year
by year more and more millions of people
Will pass through this gigantic gateway
$500 "rSh phiiuiuS. 4No man van
say when the day Will come that they will
begin to crowd and jostie each other in
pa ssing and yet bigger gateway will have
to be built.
THE THEATER OF GREAT EVENTS.
The Grand Central OF the future will be
IKE Its predecessor what Its name implies:
great center of the city's life. II will be
the theater Of historical events The old
structure which is now no more is rich in
It's memories. The old Grand Central has
welcomed every President Of the United
states since 1t was built. Hardly foreign
dignitary has visited this country who has
not passed through its portals. 1t has been
the center OF distribution of every great
celebration that the City of New York has
known for two score years
There Is no place In the world where the
human currents meet and cross and mingle
IN such volume as at the Grand Central.
II Is one OF the great crossroads of the
world. 1t is safe to say that II man should
walt there long enough he would be pretty
sure to meet everyone he knew and to see
every famous parsonage In North America
't Is Ike the gateway OF one of the ancient
walled cities--everyone. from one end of the
and TO the other, passes through 1t sooner
II later.
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BUILDING NEW GRAND CENTRAL TfPMIl

and the bigger the human river the IA ster II
will flow. 1t moves forward without the
least friction. Men cannot run into each
other and get quarresome, for they are all
moving in the same way IL man wants
to pick fight he must overtake someone
ahead of him. The ramps are so wide that
there is no excuse for people jostiipg each
other.
The express concourse is but six feet lower
than the sidewalks of 42d Street.-The slope
of the ramps is almost imperceptlble. The
difference between the level of the concourse
floor and that of the express train platforms
is also so slight that there is almost no
grade at all in the ramps between This Is
partly accounted for by the fact that the
station platforms are raised SO they are level
with the floors of the cars into which the
passengers enter
woman with her hands full of parcels
or luggage cannot pick up her skirts when
she is going downstairs They drag and
sweep the steps, which is annoying and dan.
serous in many ways. People will step on
them and stumble, and accidents cannot be
avoided. Going down these inclined WAYS.
however, there is little more chance of fair
ing when hurryng to catch a train than
there is when one is Fastening along level
floor Lots of people both men and women,
fall down stairs every year hurrying to catch
trains. Whenever an accident of this sort
occurs II is pretty likely to be followed by
suit for damages. A railroad not only
does not want accidents of any sort. but It
is willing to spend good deal of money to
prevent them and to keep people pleased
The New York Central people believe that
by this system Of inclined ways throughout
their great terminal that they will not only
save money by eliminating accidents. but
will add very materially to the comfort and
pleasure of their patrons as we'll
THE GRAVITY IDEA.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-17
OFFICIALS AS RAMP EXPERTS.


Among them are men of every physical
type that is TO be found in the average run
of railway passengers. Some are tall, some
short some fat and some lean. Some are
young and some are past middle age. Grips,
dress suit cases and all sorts of hand bag
gage were provided These pieces we're
packed and weighted to the maximum that
they would be in the hands of any traveller
trying to compress the most travelling
equipage into the smallest space. One after
another, over and over again, these men of
the committees would pick up grip or dress
suit case and walk from one end of the ramp
to the other as though they were hurrying
from their trains to catch a street car.
Then they would walk back again as il they
were hurrying to make their train. Then
they would try it with two heavily loaded
suit cases one In each hand After each
experiment they would dictate to the accom-
panying secretary a full report of just how
their moving rapidly up and down these
slopes impressed and affected them Other
records were kept as to the length OF the
inclined ways, the time it took to traverse
them and the weight carried by each of
the committee. Then women were called
upon to aid in the experiments. The Cen
trail employs 2 considerable number In var
ious capacities, Typical women were selected
and asked to make the same tests There
were tall and short. fat and lean among
them also. and they too carried hand bag
gage of varying weights. They were asked
TO give absolutely frank Impressions of their
experiences These were recorded with the
utmost care.
1t was by these absolutely practical tests
that the best gradient of these inclined ways
A~f..
found that rise of feet In 100 was
hardly noticeable to anyone carrying heavy
hand baggage. and this grade was fixed upon
as the maximum that should be used. OF
course. the percentage Of the grade is con
trolled somewhat by the physical require
ments Of the building-the space available
and on. Whenever possible the grades
are only or per cent
TO HANDLE 10000 PASSENGERS AN HOUR.
In this way the problem was solved
When the new Grand Central Terminal is
completed passenger can get off train
at the lowest level and reach the street out
side without mounting a single step The
present Grand Central accommodates &C. 900
passengers day the new Grand Central
can take care of 10000 in an hour. which
is fully twice the carrying capacity of Pad
dlngton Station, London, which is supposed
to be the largest station in the world In
point OF passenger traffic handled The new
Grand Central could not do this easily and
salely II II were not for these systems of
ramps they are so arranged that the
cFoWGJ nj people going to suburban or TO
through trains never come in contact with
eacn other or with those coming from trains
The line of the ramps is always a strste;.
line The crowd moves all in one direction
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-17
HE FIRST GRAND CENTRAL STATION. MHERF
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN Is NON, Could BE
PLACED IN THE EXPRESS COhCOUR5E
OF THE New TERMINAL

chinery The whole fourth level of the alta
through which the trunks and bags of mas
sengers can be taken to the transfer station
or direct to the outward-bound trains The
passenger need have no thought of his In
cumbrances once he has got his ticket OF
surrendered his check. Wien he BUYS his
ticket, he passes on to the next counter
from which check and tickets are sent by
pneumatic tube to the baggage room and re.
turned after checking by the same means,
This new system has been in operation In
the temporary Lexington Avenue terminal
for some time
Inc New York Central designates MANY
OF It's trains by specific names as well as by
numbers ms. Also Is to help the passen.
gers train which is not named. but only
NUMBERED, seldom sticks in the minds OF
travellers. The Twentieth Century Limited
Inc New Yorker, the Empire State Express.
and dozen other famous trains are az.
anpies OF this. Consequently, 1t has been
determined to carry out the policy of nam
Jug trains 10 still greater extent than Is
no" III lofce-ali with the purpose of sim
piiiying the travellers task OF getting from
piate 70 pace, IN and out of stations, at as
$3.50 tA"uoic as possible TO himself
Inc railroads experts have spent years I'm
studying the various questions mingled to.
gether In the construction OF this huge pate
way for the millions. The problem that thew
nave Deeh solving has been to build a ter
minai so that any man who has never boon
In New York before, never been outside NJ
MS little. home town In the Middle West
perhaps, Will find no difficulty, will feel no
sense OF insecurity or bewiderment. in get
ting from his incoming train to his ultimate
destination. no matter where that NAV no
All he VIII have to do will be to follow the
crowd and ask question II he is In doubt.
SOME STATISTICS.
10 those who like figures. the following
statistics VIII be of interest The total area
OF the old terminal was 90 acres; that NJ
the new will be 10 acres. or an increase of
ABOUT 23o per cent. The old terminal had
capacity of 1853 cars; the capacity of the
new will be Lac cars
The station building proper will he sOo
teet ON the street level, 800 feet wide and
lob feet high. Below the street level It will
be 40 feet long. $50 feet wide and 45 feet
deep. $4,000 tons of steel Will be used in
me construction of the new terminal.
Inc main concourse viii be entered from
ga Street. 1t will be 40 feet wide ana
loo feet high. The door level will be about