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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-18
WANTS DAMAGES

: The Howell Brown Mill com
pany is seeking a verdict of ST.
529 from the Tacoma Eastern
Railway company in Judge Cards
court for fire alleged to have
been set by an engine which de-
stroyed their mill.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
NEW GERMAN WATER CYCLE
Exceedingly Light In Construction and
Framework Supports Seat
Moves Quite Easily.

They are using a new form of wa,
ter cycle in Germany. 1t is Of ex.
ceedingly simple construction. A
couple of parallel, pointed, water.
tight tubes Of galvanized iron 10Y
feet in length, are attached to each
other 212 feet apart. A light frame
work supports a seat Beneath this
IS a pair of pedals, the motion OF
which is communicated to propeller
blades. A handle bar in front of the
seat is connected with rudder The
traveller using this novel craft, by a
pedal action identical with that of the
ordinary bicycle, moves easily over
the surface Of the water, and alters
his direction promptly at will. He has
an advantage over the power in fac.
ing forward, as does canoe paddler.
The total weight of a Cne-seated by.
drocycle is 66 pounds. The inventor
an Austrian Herr FIR Kaspar), at,
tains a speed Of six to seven miles
per hour. The new craft offers an
agreeable variation from ordinary
rowing, FOR use on inland waters and
along the seashOre
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
The Window Garden Season.

The window gardeners year begins
- IN September because that is the
time to bring teader plants indoors,
and because bulbs begin to arrive
then
The ideal is to have flowers indoors
every day from the first frost of au-
tumn until the last frost of spring
Bulbs alone will give flowers from
Christmas to Easter A little 50 col
lection OF bulbs will give a spot of
color daily If carefully selected and
managed, but 1t is pleasant to have a
roomful of bulbs-about $50 pots.
The most practical bulbs for Christ
mas bloom are Roman hyacinths and
the paper white narcissus. Chinese
sacred lilies will also bloom then II
protected from drafts
For February, plan to have Gro
cuses.
For March and April plan to have
tulips, Eyacinths and daffodils.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
COST OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Secretary Wilson Shows That 900, 1000
Miles of Public Thoroughfares
Need Betterment.

According to information just made
public by the director Of the Office of
public roads, Indiana leads all the
states of the Union in mileage of I'M
proved roads. Most Of the improved
roads of Indiana and Ohio are COM
posed of gravel and were, for the
most part, built by farmers In working
out the taxes. The eight leading good
roads states are: Indiana, Ohio, New
York, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Illinois,
California and Massachusetts,.
The states which are leading in pro-
gressive road building are: New
York, Georgia, Washington, Missouri,
South Carolina, Alabama, Pennsyl-
Yania, Tennessee, New Jersey, Florida
and Maryland.
That the nationwide movement
FOR the improvement of the public
roads involves large undertaking Is
indicated by information just made
public by the U. S. department OF
agriculture. Secretary Wilson shows
that 100000 miles of roads must be
improved before the public road sys.
tenn can be considered really efficient.
1t is only within recent years that
the movement for better roads has
gained force. The consequences OF
delay are shown in the fact that there
are now but 190,476 miles of improved
roads in this country These improved
roads constitute sec per cent. of the
total mileage of all public roads, i'm
proved and unimproved 1t is figured
that the percentage will have to be In
creased to 20 before traffic can be
moved throughout the country with
the minimum of wear and tear on
horse, wagons and automobiles.
The French system of roads, long
considered the best in the world was
bonded by Napoleon Ill for $4,000
600, and something in the neighbor.
hood of 1912 ,775,OOO has already been
spent on that system. In this country,
owing to the great distances, 1t is
probable that close to $2,0000 100000
will have to be spent before a proper
road system is developed.
While the amount necessary to per,
feet great road system seems fabu-
lousy large, it does not seem too large
when it is divided among the various
states and spread over a period OF
five, ten or fifteen years. When 1t
is considered that New York state
has bonded itself for $5O,0O0,O0O
and that s5,OOO,0OO a year is now
being expended by that state, it will
be seen that a nationwide system
might soon be perfected were all
states to progress as rapidly.
South Carolina, Alabama and Flor
ida have also made great gains by
building sandclay roads. and this is a
very cheap and satisfactory type of
road building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
GREAT IDEA is PROTECTION
Anti-Llquor Laws Not Intended to Leg
lslate Morality Into People, but
to Shield the Individual.

You cant legislate morality into
people," declares the anti-prOhibition-
list. Those who imagine that such is
the sole aim of the reformer need to
be reminded that laws are not enacted
primarily for the purpose of making
men moral or righteous, but for the
protection of society. Laws restrict
ing the liquor business are not intend
ed as rod or lash for the liquor sell
ers," as the saloonkeepers and their
friends seem to believe, nor yet TO
make the patrons of the saloon sober
and good. They are simply protective
measures. The restrictive idea of the
the main idea of protection. The man,
says the regulative civil law, who
preys upon his fellows, or who for per
sonal gain would drain the life-blood
of nation, may go so far and no
farther. Prohibitory law, standing up
on the American constitution and up
on the bedrock Christian principles,
says he must be denied In toto the
opportunity to thus wreck the happi-
ness of homes and to impede the prog
ress and prosperity of the people. Pro-
hibitionists are committed to the abo-
lition Of the liquor traffic, not alone
for the sake Of the man who drinks;
not even for the sake of the greatest
good to the greater number; they ad-
vocate it on the ground of the great
est good to the individual and to the
nation-on the ground of protection
for the boys and girls, for the men
and women, Of the present generation,
and for those of generations to come
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
DANGERS OF LIQUOR HABIT
Employers Becoming More and More
Strict In Enforcement of Tenn
perance Regulations.

The sentiment for leaving off the
use Of liquor altogether is growing
among the men of the labor unions.
AS time goes on, the requirements for
exact and high class work by men in
the trades is increasing, and they can
not afford to allow their brains to be
clouded from the effects of liquor. An
other thing that is promoting temper,
ance is the fact that employers are
taking an interest in requiring their
employees to keep sober The danger
Of liquor drinking men being injured
while at work and thus making the
employer liable for damages, has
caused the employers to become more
and more strict in the enforcement of
temperance rules. | do not believe
that the temperance question can be
settled until people have become edu-
Gated along the lines of temperance
living.-Edgar A. Perkins, Labor
Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
WALKING on Mater.

Edward F. Marvin of the Sons of
Temperance says the Detroit Free
Press, said in recent address in
Bridgeport: 1T is easy to answer the
opponents OF temperance. At a mar
iners' bethel. for example, l once
heard an opponent very easily an
swered. The preacher was urging his
sailor audience not to drink; he was
pointing out to them the Divine admo-
nitions against drinking, when a she'll
back rose unsteadily.
Captain said the shellback. I
don't-hic-believe everything that's
printed in the Scriptures. Take that
there-hic--walkin on the water. I
don't believe anybody can walk on
the water. Can you-hic-do it your.
self?'
My friend answered the minister,
! can walk better on water than ]
can on rum"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
HOW ALCOHOL DOES WORK
slty Of StmuIant, Is Given Strik-
Ing Object Lesson.

A patient was arguing with doc,
tor on the necessity for his taking a
stimulant. He urged that he was
weak and needed it. Il am cold and
It warns me-" he declared
Precisely" came the doctors
crusty answer. See here. This stick
is cold" taking up a stick OF wood
from the box beside the hearth and
tossing it into the fire. Now It Is
warm. but is the stick benefited?"
The sick man watched the wood
first send out little puffs of smoke and
then burst into a fame and replied:
"Of course not. 1t is burning it.
self"
And so are you. when you warm
yourself with alcohol-you are liter.
ally burning up the delicate tissues OF
your stomach and brain"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
ASPARAGUS Doubiy Useful.

Asparagus plant is hardy. 1t re-
quires six weeks for the seed to ger
inmate and come up. The young
plants may be cultivated in rows as
other garden vegetables. and set in
permanent rows or beds this fall or
spring
The plants are very hardy, will
stand all kinds of treatment. but Will
respond literally to good treatment
and thrive in one place for ten or
twenty years. The asparagus plant is
doubly useful. The young shoots can
be used for food, and the foliage
branches for decoration. Sprays OF
asparagus are equaled by few other
plants for their pleasing effect in
decoration,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
A Monetary Contrast.

Last spring the two largest and
swiftest varships of the world were
launched on the same day by nations
on opposite sides OF the globe. When
Madam KOike sent the Japanese
cruiser down the ways to the water at
Barrow, England, three score pigeons
were released from a baloonette sus.
pended at the ships bows-emblem.
attic Of peace and good luck. In Amer.
lea, at Newport News, over the bows
of the dreadnought Texas. the daugh.
ter of Col. Cecil Lyon broke a bottle
Of champagne-emblematic of-whati
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
WIRELESS FROM A BICYCLE
Interesting Experiments Conducted
by Young Massachusetts Inventor
Makeup of Apparatus.

While others have been experiment
ing with wireless telegraph appara-
tus adapted for use on aeroplanes and
automobiles, Mr.. l. Wolff, a young in
ventor living in Cambridge, Mass,
has been endeavoring to develop a
system that can be used successfully
on bicycle. He has succeeded in
maintaining communication between
his own wheel and that of an associ-
ate three and one-quarter miles away.
This communication was obtained
without ground, for the rubber
tires insulated the apparatus COM
pletely from the earth For an aerial,
he uses three double spreads of phos-
phor bronze wire, each 12.5 feet long,
Joined in one loop at the top of a ten
foot mast, which is tied to the back
of the bicycle. The sending apparatus
comprises an induction coil giving a
three-inch spark, a series of Leyden
Jar condenserS connected in multiple,
battery secured under the instru-
ment board, and a sending key. The
receiving set comprises a tuning coil
OF variable inductance, silicon de-
tector, and a receiver wound to 1000
ohms resistance. For the aerial, a
three-wire single spread of phosphor
bronze is used. Experiments with
this apparatus were indicted at night
in order to avoid too much publicity.
The greatest distance was obtained at
the hour OF a. m. The assistant
with the sending instrument rode
ahead. sending messages as he went,
while the receiver managed to keep
in constant touch with him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
Mice Aeronauts,

There is young Hungarian In New
York who has an ingenious turn of
mind, spiced with humor His lodging
is on the seventh floor, which for
some time had been infested with
mice, He traps two, and sometimes
three, day. There is a f1ag-pole fixed
just below his window in a nearly
horizontal position.
Having fixed an improvised paper
parachute to the tail of the mouse, he
starts him off along the pole The TO-
dent invariably runs to the other end.
then sudden shake of the pole, and
he is dislodged and slowly and grace
fully descends to the street below.
whence he scampers along the pave
ment, followed by his uncanny attach
ment. to the bewilderment of the pass
ers-by
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
ELECTRICAL
@NOTES1tl
Jamaica has two cable stations and

Jamaica has two cable stations and
a wireless tower.
There are Is cables across the
North Atlantic ocean.
1t is now possible to send wireless
messages around the world.
German telephone lines are owned
and operated by the government.
A German engineer claims he can
transmit electrical power by wire
less
One of the fans in a new ozonizer
is used as an electrode, reducing the
number of parts.
Electrically driven drills have been
invented for surgical operations on
the human skull.
New York has more than 1900 cleo
trio trucks and nearly 500 electric
pleasure vehicles
A system Of electric signaling for
mines, operated by hand generator,
has been invented.
A motor operated capstan and a
spring buffer coupling for trailers
feature On army automobile truck re-
Gently built in Paris.
To promote the mutual interests OF
wireless telegraph operators and their
employers an international operators
union has been organized.
For making paper stencils an Ohio
man has invented a machine in which
an electric motor drives a tiny drill at
the end of a flexible tube.
So concentrated is the heat in an
electric range that new kitchen cabi.
net contains both a refrigerator and 3
range but few inches apart
Chemically pure iron, produced by
elsctrolysis in Germany when heated
compares with aluminium in hardness,
but can be hardened by cold rolling.
1t has been discovered that the cleo.
trical resistance of selenium changes
with moisture and the metal has been
incorporated in a new hygrometer.
Fitting his machine with a six.
horse power motor and an aeroplane
propeller, a French motorcyclist has
made speeds up to fifty miles an
hour.
Two musical tones, received through
a telephone though sent by the usual
key. are being used to replace the dot
and dash in telegraphy in an expert
mental way in England.
The city of Munich has a museum
in which the development Of illumina-
ton from the pin splinter of centuries
ago TO the most modern electrical de-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
Good Roads,

Good roads are essential to the sue
cess Of the farmer the world over.
Poor roads are very costly; they cause
the speedy wearing out of wagons, the
loss of animals and the failure to
market crops profltably. Good roads
mean a greater ease In marketing,
longer wear of farm wagons. more
profit and more comfort. Good roads
are not expensive; all roads can be
Improved at small cost in money, time
and labor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14

the book, through which the sewing
threads pass, the tongues between the
notches being grooved on the under
side, to allow Of passing the needle
from one notch and hole to the next.
This apparatus works In conjunction
with a letter press, the sheets to be
bound being held in position under the
plate by means of the press. The
sheets are then perforated with an
ordinary brace and bit and the thread
run through them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
A. .erIcan Enterprise Wins.

That American engineers have won
worldwide fame as bridge builders
has again been demonstrated-this
time in connection with a competition
for state railway bridge over the
River Jumna near Allahabad, India
Twelve leading bridge building con.
Germs competed, and the award was
given TO an American company, whose
bid was 2e1a per cent less than that
Of the lowest British tender.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
Poor Eall Work.

Where the road is piowed and
scraped up till it is so late in the fall,
the dirt does not have time to pack
and settle before it freezes. with the
result that these nrWlv-"Grked spCt9
are not only ropsh t'rrocHout 'Nr ~
tire winter. bug Ia" III :" e~@f ~
difficult Of t.ar.. - n"%- .n-:'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14

AND e. IA a. ~
MECHANICS
BINDING YOUR OWN BOOKS
Simple Device Invented by Ohio Man
for Preserving Office Records With
Little Trouble.

An Ohio man has patented simple
bookbinding device by means of
which business offices can bind their
own records with little trouble and
expense. The device consists of a
plate, with one edge as long as the
sheets to be sewed. and notches along
the edge to correspond with holes in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
ELECTRIC FANS IN A STABLE
Barns of Large Chicago Concern Made
Paradise for Horses During Sum-
mer by Stirring Air.

The stables in the fine modern barn
of large concern in Chicago have
been made a paradise for horses dur
ing the warm summer months by the
installation of electric fans Oscillat-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
FOREIGN MISSIONS;
MORE ABOUT THEM
Pithy Discourse on Missions
From The Bible Standpoint.

international Bible Students Asso-
citation Committee of Which He Was
Chairman Was Too Mild Rather
Than Too Severe-Committee Unani-
mousIy Stand by the Report and
Challenge Cr;tic;sr.-T.;o Commit
tees Full Report Is Now Offered Free
to All.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
WIRE CABLE HANDLES KEGS
Transfer of Empties From Cooperass
Plant to Rod and Wire Depart
ment Made Easy.

The transfer Of empty kegs from
the cooperage plant to the rod and
wire department of an Ohio manufac
turing concern. is now accomplished
by means of a wire cable conyeyor
The gravity discharge chute at the
delivery end of the conveyor is shown
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
Avoid Weed Growth.

II there is any part of your garden
or fields that you do not wish to grow
vegetables or staple crops on do not
allow 1t to grow up in weeds. Weeds
are obnoxious do not afford any profit
or pleasure to the land owner and rob
the soil of it's fertility. Sow any un-
occupied parts of your land in COW
peas or other legumes 1t will pay
Won well
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
Electric Fans More Reliable.

Although it costs but six cents a
day in India for men to wave fans TO
keep the air circulating in houses
they are gradually being replaced by
electric cans as cheaper and more re-
liable
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
Aerial Mail Service

Italy is experimenting with aerial
mails, an aviator recently carrying
sack Of letters 101 miles in IS min
uteg
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
GIass for Ventilation

A porous glass for ventilation is be
ing made In France, the holes being
small enough to exclude dust and
drafts
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-14
End of Gravity Chute.

In the accompanying illustration, says
the Popular Mechanics. The convey
or, driven by a 31s-horse power motor
travels at speed of 60 feet per min.
ute.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
BRANDT is KEPT IN T0MBS
Attempt of Dannemora's Warden
TO Take Him There Fails.

Folke L. Brandt, the convicted former
servant OF Mortimer l.. Schiff. who was re-
arrested last Friday, when the Appellate
Division Of the Supreme Court dismissed his
writ Of habeas corpus. will remain tenn
porarily in the Tombs. by order OF the APP
pellate Division. issued yesterday.
Alirabeau L. Towns. counsel for Brandt
contended that Brandt should not be sent
back 10 Dannemora pending the appeal that
will be made to the Court OF Appeals. whlle
the District Attorney OF Clinton County. ap-
pearing for the warden OF Clinton prison.
was Of the opinion that. with the dismissal
of the writ, Brandt. who had been out on
bail. should be returned to Dannemora.
The arrangement for his commitment 70
the Tombs IS only temporary. The ques-
ton Of a stay pending appeal and the ques-
ton Of bail will be heard by the Appellate
Division on Friday
Mr. Towns gave notice OF appeal yester-
day. with his application for stay
Brandts attorney asked also that MI.
Hogue. the District Attorney of Clinton
County show cause on Friday why the re-
stralnng order keeping Brandt In the
Tombs should not be made permanent, 10
hold until the appeal IS decided by the
highest court in the state. Thomas OBrien,
who appeared yesterday for Mr.. Hogue, did
not oppose the granting OF the temporary
stay. but announced that he will make OPP
position when the question Of the perma-
nont stay comes up He said that the case
OF Brandt was not bailable case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
FOR NEW YORK'S DEFENCE
State Military Authorities Drafting
Details of August Manmuyres.

Albany. May lt-State military authori-
ties are still drafting detailed rlans for
the manuuyres I'm defence OF New York
City. which are to take place IN Connect
cut August 10 to 90 and In which all OF
the New York City troops will take part.
Adiutant General Nerbeck said to-day It
was his understanding that the defenders
would be known as the Blue Division"
with n commander and staff to DO selected
from the United States army. They prob
ably will consist Of tho LIST and ID brgades
OF infantry, New York; 9Th United States
Infantry. one regiment OF Vermont infan-
try. IA provisional regiment of Held artil-
lery with q commander selected from tho
army: the LIST New York Cavalry. "a pro-
vlsional battalion OF the Signal Corps and
the sanitary troops OF New York. compris-
ing the LIST and I'd field hospitals and the
LIST and % ambulance companies.
The attackers Will be known as the Red
Division" and will be modified near New
Haven. The commander and staff VIII be
selected from the United States army. and
in this division will be troops from Massa-
chusetts. Maine. New Jersey and Connecti-
cut, with "A provisional regiment OF field
artillery, commanded by a United States
army officer, and a pioneer battalion Of
engineers from New York and the I'd New
York Cavalry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
MANY GO ABOARD BUF0RD
Thirty seven Refugees at San
Bias and 83 at Manzanillo.


Washington. May t.-Although the Mexi-
can federals are reported to have routed
the rebels decisiveiy in the last few days.
steadily driving them northward. the revo-
lutionists continue TO commit depredations
in isolated sections and are harassins un-
protected localities
The latest dispatches received by the De-
partment Of state are that crucial battle
Is being fought between General Orozco's
troops and the federal soldiers.
en- refugees were taken aboard ar San Bias
and eighty-three at Manzanllo. AZ the lat
ter place there Is All uudercurrent of hos
tnity. according 10 the messages, and for
that reason a large number OF Americans
took advantage OF the opportunity 10
leave Conditions were reported uncer
tain at Topic. while the situation is re-
garded as bad ut Reforma.
Mazatlan. Mex. May l4-Wireless sdvices
received to-day say that LOIS Americans
are awaiting the transport Buford at Sa-
lima Cruz Letters and kilograms arc COM
Ing in asking that the transport call again
at MaZatlan on the way TO san Diego.
DR.. George Crossman ply siclan IN charge
~ the Frances division of the rebel forces.
was captured at Mocorito and now is in
iail at Cullacan. 1t is expected he Will be
liberated II he will leave the country. lie
was with Madero last year.
Two cases OF typhoid have developed on
the transport. The patients are now In the
gnlD'S hospital