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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

millions have been helping the
New York Central to decide
the kind OF pavement to use in
the passageways of It's superb new
passenger terminal, which will be
opened about Jan. 81. The suburban
station. for the accommodation of the
vast army Of commuters, was opened
last October The suburban concourse
is Of the same dimensions as the main
coacourse-300 by Ice feet-except AS
TO height of ceiling. 1t is station
complete in all details, the same AS the
main eoneourse for through passen-
gers. The public also has aided in
determining the easiest slope for the
ramps that lead from one level to
another instead of stairways. The
average eyesght of the innumerable
throng has settled the size of the let
tiers and their spacing in the signs at
the entrances to the train platforms
the places where there is time for only
a hasty glance. In these and in many
other ways have the people themselves
assisted in the making Of the new
Grand Central terminal the most mar
velons city gate in all the world.
All Move In Straight Lines.
The great currents Of traffic, that are
at their height at night and at morn
Ing, are kept separate They do not
meet or mingle. Each flows smoothly
in its proper direction. This is be-
cause, like the man running 10 catch
his train. they so in straight line.
There are no corners to turn. The
signs begin at the subway and at the
exits from the train platforms. They
start the crowd in the right direction.
and all it has to do is to keep moving
straight ahead. which is the most nat.
ural thing in the world. The passa ge-
way from the inbound station to the
subway and the other one from the
subway to the trains each is as
straight as rulers edge.
All this sounds perfectly simple and
easy of accomplishment. 1t might be
II yon were handling only thousand
people, but when it comes to a proba-
BILE hundred million the problem be-
comes complicated. The same princi-
pie Of the straight line-the shortest
distance between two points--is ap-
piled to handling baggage as well. The
outbound baggage goes straight
through the subway at Forty-fifth
street and the inbound through the
ether baggage subway at Forty-third
street. 1t Is the same way with the
mails from the great branch postot-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

each There are forty of them They
are TO insure a train against going into
any Of the columns or on to the con-
course. They have to be exceptional
" strong so as to take care Of the ex-
traordinarily heavy trains--ten to tf-
teen steel cars. each eighty four feet
long.
Never before has there been bump
er devised that will meet American
conditions. The biggest ones in the
world are In station in Glasgow.
Scotland. They have a capacity Of re-
sisting an impact of 500 tons moving at
a speed Of ten miles an hour In the
English trains the bumpers strike at
the two lower corners OF the car. In
American trains the blow is received
in the center OF the car. Those being
installed In the Grand Central ter
ninal will have a capacity OF 1000
will produce an absolute stop without
accident to the train or to the strtE-
lures behind the bumper. Such a shock
is very rare. but when the emergency
arises the bumper becomes very i'm
portant It took more than a year to
design and build the first one. and that
after eight years spent In studying and
experimenting. It is only one Of the
many things designed to prevent prob.
lematic accidents which may never oc-
cur. They are essential for the maxi.
mum safety. but they add enormously
to the cost OF a big terminal.
Storing Electricity For Emergencies.
AT frequent intervals throughout the
station "yard"-the great network OF
tracks that spread fanwise in two lev
els south Of Fifdeth street-there is a
"battery house," in which is stored
continually enough electricity to han.
die the business of its particular sec.
ton at the peak Of the load for from
twenty minutes to half an hour indie
pendent Of the dynamos and the other
machinery In the big power and light
plant. That means that II everything
else should fail the storage batteries
would keen the lights shining and the
trains moving long enough to make re
pairs, and the general public probably
would not know that anything war
wrong. The business of the great ter
minal would continue without a hitch
The engineers say there has not been az
interruption Of the electric service FOL
six years. but that they don't want any
II It 10 humanity possible to prevent 1t.
Probably nowhere else In the worlt
has so much important experimental
research been carried on and 50 man,
vital problems solved for the publ,
benefit as in the building Of the Crane
Central terminal.
Announcing Arrivals and Departures
When an incoming train Is about Il
arrive there Is great stir among thu
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

cal announcers call out from one end
Of the station to the other. MIR.
Smith is wanted at the information
bureau" MIR. smith hears and
heeds and hurries over He is told to
call up his Office He does so and the
whole matter Is arranged in no time.
In the temporary station many per-
SONS are now being PACED. In the
new station il is expected that the num-
her Will be much greater. This is sim
ply one Of the CONFERENCE.-The little
ton.
&C. c. T."
1t has taken several years to decide
on the color of the uniforms that shall
be worn by the employees in the new
Grand Central terminal. The difficulty
lay in getting color Of cloth that
would look well and vet be conspicn-
Gus. yet not go striking as to subject
its wearer to ridicule. Many kinds
and shades were tried. Finally blu
ish gray has been selected. The froek
coat has a black collar and black lapels.
On the lapels is the chief distinguish
ing mark, the letters &c. G. t. in
gold thread In medallion bordered In
the same way These initials, It has
been found from many tests, meet the
eve instantly. In future there can be
no mistaking a hotel porter for stat
ton employee IL man IS not quite
blind The coats are made long so
that in winter those employees who are
exposed TO the weather can wear
cardigan jacket underneath without
spelling the looks or the neatness of the
uniform. The red cap" porters will
continue TO wear their familiar head
dress. but they will be put In neat
uniforms.
Station Men Are Sohoo|ed.
All the station men-the whole organ
ization OF the Grand Central terminal
that comes in contact with the public
are being schooled and rehearsed III
their duties every day. getting ready
for the opening of the new station.
Even the red cap. men participate in
the drills. New men are given a time
fable and station schedule covering
the tracks on which certain trains usn-
ally arrive. They study these things
until they are able to answer instantly
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

crowds of people awaiting it. They
gather about the bulletin board and
watch to see on which track it is COM
ing In. The man at the board gets
the news from the signal towers by
means of the telautograph and chalks
up the information. An Improvement
on this method has been devised and
Is being perfected SO that it can be put
In use later The announcements Of
train arrivals will he made on board
that has illuminated or movable let
ters. These will be controlled from
one of the towers in the yard. In
stantiy. as soon s the switches are set
for an incoming train 10 end its jour
neg on certain track. the information
Will fash forth on the bulletin board.
This will save a few seconds and
there will be no possibility of error.
The announcing Of outgoing trains
will be done, as it has been for some
time past in the temporary station, BY
magnaphones. At central point a
clear voiced man speaks into the in
strument and his voice, magnified In
volume. is reproduced simultaneously
in every part Of the waiting rooms
from the trumpet-like horns that are
placed inconspieuonsly against the
walls. While the utility of this method
depends OF course, on the clearness
with which the announcer speaks. II
is far ahead of the old way of calling
the trains by man walking about the
station and making the announcements
The new way saves good many
minutes.
Paging Passengers.
Incidentally this system of sound
waves transmitted from central
point will be used on even a larger
scale than ever before for paging
persons. 1t happens frequently that
business house suddenly finds 1t nee
essary to communicate with one OF
its representatives who has gone to
the Grand Central to take train for
say, Chicago. 1t is highly important
that he be reached Immediately to re-
ceive additional information or instrne.
tions. Perhaps telegram has come
in that renders his trip unnecessary
II 1t were not for this device tins
would be impossible. As 1t Is, how
ever, the firm calls up the Information
bureau. A moment later the meehani
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

necessity OF the passenger going up
and down the car steps Is eliminated.
1t cuts in half the time Of loading and
unloading passengers. 1t has been
found by experimenting that the or
binary suburban train takes eighty
seconds to unload when the passen-
gers have to descend the car steps. 1t
takes forty seconds when they walk
directly onto the station platform. In
the old way the passenger had 70
climb down three and one.half feet,
which later he had To ascend to get
out into the street. There is an addi-
tional saving of seconds and OF energy
in the new way; also it is much safer.
The risk of accident practically disap-
pears. But such thing. like every
thing else about big station like this.
no matter if 1t seems an uDimportant
detail, adds tremendously to the ex-
pense.
Millions For Temporary Work.
Literally millions of dollars have
been spent all through this great ter
minal to make 1t better than anything
ever known before and to eliminate
SO far as humanity possible every
chance Of accident In the millions
that have been expended for conven-
fence and comfort should be included
the Temporary work" of which no
trace now remains. Yet II cost more
than 100000. This was the extra
expense for carrying on the business
without mountaineering the passen-
gers while the old station was being
demolshed-such things as temporary
| train sheds, trestles built in the yards
for carrying trains over excavations.
and things like that which would not
have been necessary in the creation of
terminal on ground not in constant
use.
A New and Marvellous Bumper.
| The matter OF bumpers at the ends
OF tracks would not seem worthy Of
much study. yet it Is another OF the
items that has received years Of con-
sideration. The ordinary station bum
per Is simply two heavily braced up
rights that will stop train going at
a moderate rate of speed. Such bump
ers cost about 500 each to construct.
/ Those which are being put in at the
Grand Central terminal cost $1,000
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22

|" HE hurrying feet of a hundred I
millions have been helping the /
New York Central to decide T
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
TO PERFORM ON TWO
COURTS SAME NIGHT

done mostly to satisfy the requests of
the local tossers who are anxious
to perform something unusual.
The fans in these parts know what
kind of an exhibition to expect on
the Auditorium court for the two
teams that will engage in the frey
have met before. The "Rivies" will
try desperately to break the winning
streak of the Staten Island ch M
pio7s over them. Bill Reynolds will
probably jump at the pivot, while he
other positions are yet in doubt
The tussle carded for Washing on
Park, South River, is one which ev-
cry fan in those parts will no doubt
be on hand to witness. The up
county quintet is one of the fastest
teams hereabouts and to say that it
will take any team in these diggings
at their best to keep up the pace set
by Jimmy Blacks crew is only giving
due tribute. The Academy crew
promise to be at their best and not
only expect to keep up the pace set,
but believe they will romp away vic
tors and win the series, which means
so much to either team.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
PROPOSE GAME
WITH FEMALE
W. H. s. SQUAD

AS rne Woodbridge high school
girls are looming UP as important
factors in basketballdom, Immediate
ly the suggestion is made that su-
periority be decided between the fair
sex Of this city's knowledge fnstitu-
ton and the ones sporting the red
and black. Monday afternoon the
varsity sextette of the school In the
burg up the line won its initial VIC
tory in it's first fray of the season.
The crimson and white girls have
not yet played varsity game but
are practicing and getting In trim
for a season of strenuous work In
basketball.
Under the leadership of Miss Ruth
B. Fletcher and Miss Marian Smith,
both members of the school faculty,
the fair sex of the local institution
should be able to have strong rep
resentative squad and should be a
serious contender for the champion
ship Of this part OF the state.
With about two hundred to
choose from, there Is every reason to
believe that the crimson and white
aggregation should be able easily to
dispose OF any squad which Wood
bridge high can put out on the field.
It must also be remembered that the
locals have been receiving coaching
for about three years now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27

Everyone is wondering how the
members of the Riverside basketball
aggregation will be able to meet both
dates for which they are booked to-
morrow night. At the auditorium
in this city they are scheduled to
oppose the strong Christ Church
quintet, while they are also carded to
battle with the strong South River
squadron, supported by Jimmy
Black. Both games were arranged
in good faith and the dates will pos
itively be kept. This is how 1t will
be done: At $50 O'Clock the battle
in the Auditorium will be started.
Two fifteen minute halves and an
intermission of five minutes for dane
ing will be held and then the team
will Immediately go to South River,
Where they expect to arrive at $3.50,
as they will travel by automobile.
The players will not dress after the
game in the Auditorium, but will Just
cover themselves with overcoats or
things to serve the purpose, since
they will ride in a coupe which will
be heated.
This is q noel stunt and It was
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27

Too much Schicker lost for the
Xaviers in their tussle against the
Neptunes, of South Amboy, last
night on the latter's court when
these aggregations battled for the
second time and for the same num-
Der of times defeat was registered
against the local crew. 1t was only
by three-f1eld goal margin though,
the final tally being 1923.
Jimmy Canton, the peer of EN-
all, was in Neptune togs last night
to the satisfaction of all present.
Manager Larson's boys had some
consolation in the fact that Harry
Macan played wonderful game
against the crack Canton and sever
al of the local tossers go even SO far
as to state that he outplayed Jimmy.
'Da" dropped four through the net
while Canton shot two.
Mike Schicker played a brilliant
game and showed great dexterity In
spotting the center Of the shreds as
well as displaying an ample amount
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
LIVE
TIPS
By BOSCO

By BOSCO
BOsCO's THANKSGIVING MENU

BOSCO'S THANKSGIVING MENU.
Turtles on the half shell
Salary Receipts
Persil Soup
Fried Bullfrogs from
Keasbey Lake
Mashed Noses a la Hall Avenue
SteWed Corns a la Chirc nodist
Cabbage la Cigar Store
SteWed Sports la Byrnes Cafe
with Kelly Sauce
Roast Woodbridge Turkey
Bulgarian Style
Sand Hills Dessert
City Water-Clear and Muddy
Firecrackers and Ketchup
Observation-Disclosures
Some fellows could run through a
fortune without even getting out OF
breath.
The fellow who is addicted to
poker dice is always a great hand
shaker.
He Wanted to Show Him.
81 hear Lefty Louie tried to COM
NIT suicide yesterday" said Bill the
Nut.
why did he attempt such q
thing?" asked John the Mutt.
He wanted to show Gyp the
Blood" chortled Bill. . a,
Proclamation.
Spodinis is very thankful, on the eve
Of Thanksgiving Day,
For thss. IS, Ma ees-ri,--s r,-ss bad from knock
Ing his friends in this No. ssa Way.
The victims should be thankful an0
give praise to the humble being,
That he did not knock them harder.
and to their homes be sent a.
fleeing.
There is a gent whom I know well,
who is thankful for the gift
Or Spo's kind works, his gratitude.
has a very generous drift.
So let us all unite in thanks for the
Knight Of the Hazlet Farm,
That out of the mixup with Myrtle
he wiggled without alarm.
SPODINIS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
SEWAREN A. A.
BECOME ACTIVE

Sewaren, Nov. 27-Basketball and
bowling we're discussed at meeting
OF the Sewaren A. A. held Monday
night A complete reorganization
was effected and the members will
now enter the field of sports for the
winter with vigor and enthusiasm.
Wesley Hall, popular fellow among
the BUNCH" was elected to the
presidency, while Albert Simonson
was chosen to act as vice president.
Joseph Zehrer was chosen treasurer.
1t is very likely that bowling team
will represent the club and basket
ball quintet is also probability. 1t
is the intention of the members Of
this organization to build up per-
manent club which will be active in
baseball, basketball, bowling, tennis
and all other branches of sport.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
School Dope.

School Dope.
Dedicated to the crimson and y
white.
Beaten, but still unbending;
Battered, but never down;
Ready for fight unending
With seldom thought of '
crown;
One with the oft-defeated,
But swept from the CORY wall, :
= We form again for the charge >
like men
And that is the sum of all
+** - ".* -
The boys basketball quintet prac-
tieed yesterday from 4 until 5 o'clock
Before that time, the female con-
tenders were in action.
Much is expected from the second
basketball team.
Coach Edgerton is certainly giving
the local boys several valuable point
ers. After he gets through with the
bunch they will be real team.
4
e,' Did you get hep" to the scenery
-neW suits?
SMOKER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
PUR|TANS TAKE
fine JOURNEY

Two squads of Puritan tossers
will leave their clubrooms at 5
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon on
trip to Asbury Park, where they will
invade the Catholic Lyceum domain.
To say that victory is expected by
the locals is mere pass word. Our
"forefathers" will no doubt have an
easy time of matters with Jimmy
Canton and Jimmy Armstrong back
in the forward positions. Schicker,
who Is proving a crack, will be at
the throttle, while Deegan and Frank
Sullivan, two of the best, will guard
the Lyceum goal posts. Here are
those who will be in the makeup of
the first or second teams: Schicker,
Canton, Armstrong, Sullivan, Deeg-
an, Eagen, Clausen, Thomas, Smith
and Henry Holzheimer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27

William Shumsky and Leo Cold
berger, who have proven to be clever
basketball tossers and who have here
tofore shown preference in laying
with the Y. M. H. A. quintet instead
Of giving up this crew and being ellg-
ible to play with the high school
quintet, have changed their stand
on this matter. They will be eligible
now for berths on the crimson and
white quintet and as result Of their
action, they will not be allowed to
perform in the ranks of any club ag-
gregations.
This will help the high school
squad and strengthen it considerably.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
STRONG ELMS
WILL OPPOSE
FAST OExTERS

Once more we have with us the
Dexters. This band of gridiron war
riors will oppose the Elm aggrega-
tion, Of New York, on the copper
works field tomorrow afternoon and
everything points to a clever exhibit
ton with ideal weather for the sport.
The crimson tossers are ready for
the fray despite the fact that they
worked Hard Sunday and tried their
utmost every minute during the last
battle.
Fans who will come out tomorrow
afternoon to witness the fray may
rest assured that a fine game is in
store for them, for the Elms defeat
ed the Royals and promise to make a
real live attempt to score on the
local tossers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
CATHOLIC CLUB
BEATS MIDCETS
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, Nov. 27.-After bat
tling to a 20 score in the first ad-
ministration, the Catholic Club, Of
this place, killed the monotony of
scoreless playing for many minutes
when Lyons located the center Of
the shreds and Gagged the sphere
three times. 1t took the boys who
are coached by Jimmy Canton a long
while to get started, but as the Nep-
tune Midgets did not seem to ever
want to score, it did not make much
of never mind" DAILY, the neat
little forward of the Neptune crew,
was the only scoring factor of the
Midget machine.
Following are the lineups:
Catholic Club GO) Neptunes (3) .
Lyons, Cress ..... DAILY, Kennedy
forwards.
moran IHOHldS
center.
Downs, Lovely, Leary 49,. Novack,
Forgotson
guards.
Goals from field-Lyons CD ,
Cress Cd, Moran %, DAILY. Goal
from foul line-Daly %.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
BOXER
IN ACTION SATURDAY

Tottenville's pugilistic pride, Eddie
Stanton, has been slated to go ten
rounds with Tiger Young, one of
New York's fastest nit artists, Sat
urday night before the members or
the Liberal A. C. in. Rosebank, S. l..
The islander has just returned from
trip abroad, where he was matched
with the best pickings in his class.
The much awaited match between
Dummy Baldinia and Sam Majalo
will again be staged. These boxers
shook hands in the ring last week
and until the last few moments the
going was even.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
PLAY FIRST FOREIGN
GAME IN SOUTH RIVER

For the first time this year ].
Scott Burns, one of this city's best
guards, will play on foreign court,
tomorrow. night when he travels with
the Academy Five to oppose tho
South River aggregation on the lat
ter's court. Lanky Bill Reynolds
will also come back to warfare on
foreign stamping grounds tonight.
Bill played one game out-of-town
already this year but received an in
jury at that time and has not played
anywhere but in this city since. 1t
will be treat to South River fan
dom to see these cracks in action.
Bunk" Allen who once held Non"
Miller scoreless will be on the job
as will McCreery Durham, and Re-
gan
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
LIBERAL CARD

frankie Madden and Jimmy Jar
Wis will box scheduled ten round
bout in the main attraction of fine
card which is promised by the man
agement Of the Liberal A. C. In Rose
bank, S. l., tomorrow afternoon. The
boxing show will begin at o'clock
so that everyone who attends will
have ample time to return to their
homes for their holiday supper.
Eddie King, champion of New Jersey
and Mickey Devine,
the rugged Providence hand pusher,
will box in the semi-final. This is
also carded for ten rounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
TWO QUIT Y. M. H. A.
TO BE WITH P. A. H. s.

Shumsky played several varsity bat
ties last season and proved promising
while Leo Goldberger is a clever for
ward, being "sure shot" when he is
loose.
These two tossers will probably be
seen in action Friday afternoon,
when the local schools crew opposes
the bunch from South River who are
entered in the Middlesex County
League, Of course, Shumsky and
Goldy will be expected to meet the
academic qualifications and as 1t is
understood that they are in clear
water" at present, they will no doubt
be on the Job Friday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
HOLIDAY CARD.
Afternoon
FOOTBALL.

fOOl BALL.
Dexters vs.. Elms, of New
York, on copper works field.
Parish House VS.. Ramblers
on Woodbridge gridiron.
SOCCER.
Perth Amboys vs.. Atlantics
of Tottenville, on T. A. c.
Oval.
BASKETBALL
Y. M. H. A. vs.. South
Brooklyn on Auditorium
court.
Crescent Juniors VS.. Sterl-
ing Juniors on Washington
Park court, Sorth River.
Crescents vs.. Sterlings on
Washington Park court South
River.
BOXING.
frankie Madden and jim
mie Jarvis will meet in a
scheduled ten round bout be-
fore the members of the Lib
eral A. c., Rosebank, 3 p. m.
Other bouts.
Night.
BASKETBALL.
Riyersides VS. Christ Church
Cadets, Auditorium.
T. A. C. VS.. Seasides, X. of
P. court, Tottenville.
Academy Five VS.. South
River Washington Park court
South River.
Girls of S. R. H. S. and
girls of N. B. H. 9. will play
preliminary Washington Park
court, South River.