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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28
Electricity From Peat.
I'm the scientific American.

From the Scientific American.
European engineers are engaged al pres
ent in the investigation OF methods of
utilizing peat as fuel in electric sta
tons. Southern Bavaria. for instance
has vast peat fields which would serve
TO run electric plants of large size and
this would give Il great reserve OF power.
The peat boys lie mainly in the region of
the Danube, and are estimated to cover
an area OF 900 square miles. Surprising
the peat layer to be only three feet in
thickness and the cubic foot of peat to af-
ford but three pounds of fuel. this will
mean a supply OF $1,000 00O tons. With
the operation Of extracting the peat regu-
larly carried on during the year for 800
days, this can afford 100000 horsepower
in the space of fifty years. The fuel can
be burned under boilers or IL can be used
IN special producers to secure supply of
gas for industrial purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28
AIR CRAFT IN WAR
Lessons Drawn From Italian
Turkish Campaign.
BATTLES IN THE CLOUDS
Part Dirigibles and Aeroplanes Will
Take in Formation Of Eff
ficient Fleet.
BATTLES IN THE CLOUDS
from the London Spectator.

From the London Spectator.
The first stage in the use of dirigible
air craft In war has been reached A
reconnaissance in actual fighting; It's crew
has accommodated the enemys os't.on.
made sketch plans, taken photographs
and dropped bombs, and two facts have
become abundantly plain.
One IS that we are at the beginning
and that there is evidently no limit which
We can foresee at present to the use of
air craft In war: the other is that the
possession of an effective ar fleet IS an
imperative necessity, not of tomorrow.
but OF today. If today war were declared
ing the most efficient air fleet, cateris
paribus. would win. This, if any mill
tary expert ever doubted 1t. has been
made clear certainty by the work of
the Italian dirigible P1 in a reconnois-
sance Of the Turkish position near Ben
gaZi, described by the special cores
pendent of the Turin Stampa.
The P1 left its hangar at 4 in the morn
ing, carrying on board the commandant,
Peuco; the pilots. Capts. Saymandi and
Lieut.. Bengal. and a supply of bombs.
1t rose over the sea to height of LOCO
meters, turned eastward over the oasis
of koefia and satisfied itself that at the
moment the oasis contained mono of the
enemy. Next, 1t turned south toward
Sidi Mufta. near which. at the foot of
the DJebl and on the plain, lay the Turk
.sh lines AS soon as the P1 came near
the camp the Turks opened rifle fire.
bomb among the tents which took instant
effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28
Battle of Aeroplanes.

But what would happen in another war
in war in which both sides possessed
an air fleet? The first obvious point is
to reconnoiter an enemy's position as the
P1 reconnoitered the Turkish position,
with nothing more to fear than a stray
rife bullet through her envelope. and with
very long odds against even that. The
ascent of a dirigible one side would be
countered by drigible or II number of
aeroplanes ascending on the other. Here.
of course. we come at once to the queS-
ton whether for war purposes the future
Is with the dirigible balloon or the heavier
than air machine.
The commander decides to send up his
dirigible before dawn so that with the
earliest light he may gain the knowledge
he needs of what lies before him on the
ring of hills across his front. She goes
up, and with her or after her, as soon as
ii is light enough to cruise about and
above her, goes her squadron of aero
planes. She has TO journey out five miles
or more perhaps before she can begin TO
see what she wants. and she may have TO
reconnoiter front extending over twenty
miles of hills
He must send up his fleet, or part of il,
but even so he can only do SO in doubt
For how is he to know that the drone he
hears Is the drone OF the real brain he Is
to fear? May 1t not be. perhaps, merely
a ship sent up feint to puzzle him. to
draw off the attack of part of his force
while the real eye and brain wait their
opportunity In another ship following the
first? Nav 1t not be merely the first of a
number OF feints designed one after an
other to drain his camp of destroyers until
numbers tell, as they must in such war.
and some ship at last flies out from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28
The Most Socialized Nation.
N the Worlds Work.

a German laborer may begin life
attended by a physician or nurse paid
by the state; he is christened by a
state clergyman; is taught the rudi-
ments of learning and his handi-
craft by the state. He is drafted by
the state into the army. devoting two
of his best years to the drill sergeant.
Ii he falls i'll, his suffering is aSsuaged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28
The Emergency.

O'Brien-Come homo an have supper
Wild me. Murphy.
Murphy Cooking at his watch,-Sure.
it's past o be the ciocki Yer wife will
be mad as the divfl!
o'Brien-Yis. that's fist &; but she can't
lick the two ay us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28
The Real Reason.

From the Detroit Brss PrssA
$50 you're In jail for taking a watch"
mot exactly. I'm here because could
mt get away with It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

he Is In trouble the city places q Law.
yer at his disposal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

attacking lines to find no destroyers wait
ing for her. but clear sky about her and
the enemy's lines below? For that, surely.
is the end to which necessity would drive
the two armies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28
Demand for Jewelry.

Trinkets, jewelry and unmounted stones
are also booming. Even French people
accustomed to the bargains OF the Rue
de la Paix and the Rue de Rivoli are
buying these things here said a Bond
street dealer, because they know that
tons of French jewelry are made at
Birmingham and various centers in this
country. Americans particularly, and
many orientals, peculiarly enough, are
swapping up unmounted stoneS-diamonds,
emeralds and pearls
The American woman has shown a
growing preference in the last three sea-
sons, judging by the enormous orders,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

RI you want work read the want col
umns OF The Star.
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SHOPS OF LONDON
What American Tourists Buy
in the West End.
YANKEES LIKE CLOTHING
Men and Women From the States
Pass UP the English
Shoes.
YANKEES LIKE CLOTHING

From the London Standard
In the London season the purses and
pockets in the streets of the West End
represent an enormous total in money at
any hour of the day when the great shops
are open. Tons upon tons of gold, more
tons of silver and most tons Of copper
are carried by hundreds of thousands of
men and women-largely for the shops.
And these crowds Were enormous recent
ly-English, Americans. colonials, Ger
mans, French. London is positive de-
light, in the season, where shops abound.
There is no more interesting study than
the psychology of the crowd with money
where the shops are so various and so
tempting as in Sloane street. knights
bridge, Piccadilly. Regent street, Bond
street, Oxford street and the Strand. To
these alone come in the season American
visitors who reputedly bring fifteen mil
lions of money across the Atlantic for
Europe And, therefore. the inquiry
to what is up and what is down."
what is being bought and what in most
demand is not without interest. 1t is
the foreign guest that makes all the diff
ference.
To Paris for Gowns.
From experience, 1t Is stated that
American women are not yet buying
gowns in London they should; but in
the millinery establishments visited re-
Gently the definite view was that English
hats are now preferred to any others.
There Is no great demand among visitors
from America and France for boots or
shoes; but Japanese, Germans and colo
n al visitors prefer English makes. Most
visitors buy gloves-''but prefer Paris
The men from the United States do not
make run on our hats: but just now
there is enormous demand for cloth
ing. Half a dozen suits at time, ard
always including an evening dress suit,
are common orders.
London is scoring just now. too, in
the tremendous run on shirts and hosiery.
Soft-fronted shirts most popular with
all foreigners. excepting Japanese. At
one huge shop It was stated that English
corsets have regained their former posi-
ton. You cannot get German makes
without difficulty but there are a few
lines of American manufacture with a
little demand. At three establishments
taken that London is hitting Paris hard.
While the French makes are more ar
tistic, the English are better quality and
more substantial Leather bags and leath-
er goods of all kinds are being bought IN
great quantities, the profit in many cases
being largely on the engraving of mono
grams and names"
no,,,a,,I for 7or,o1~-
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-08-02

look at the fire that day begun.
and one at the sun on high they
went hand-in-hand to their own
house.
Our listener soon discovered
that after all he was not in fairy
land. In fact before the beautiful
performance was finished he had
recognized a number of familiar
Thetford faces among the print
tive people circles about the fire.
Now he found that what he had
seen was a dress rehearsal of
"The First Fire Maker" a festival
to be given by the people of
Thetford and girls from Camp
Hanoum and a number of other
camps in the neighborhood. He
found, on making inquiry, that the
final performance is to take place
on the farm of Mr.. Chas. G. EN-
erson' near Thetford station, on
the afternoon of August Sd, at
three o'clock. Admission is to be
soc for adults and Csc for child
rem. Much to his comfort, he was
told that the performance would
be timed SO that persons coming
from the north might see it all
and have time to make the north
bound train at 5.04 pm.
Notes of the Festival.
The first full dress rehearsal of
The First Fire Maker, with ac-
compartment by the orchestra,
took place on Wednesday after
noon of this week. 1t was noticed
that the men putting up the
grandstand got so interested in
the performance that they forgot
what they were there for. Fortu-
nately their job was nearly fin
ished.
A good many persons from the
north have inquired whether they
will be able to see the entire per-
Torrance on Saturday afternoon
and still make the northbound
train. The festival is to be given
on the farm of Mr.. Chas. G.. EN-
erson, right near the Thetford
station. 1t will require only few
minutes to reach the station from
the grounds. The hour set, three
o'clock, was especially chosen for
the convenience Of people from
the north. They will be able to
see the performance through to
the end and catch the 5.04 north
bound train without the least diff
ficulty.
The latest addition to the cast
OF The First Fire Maker is Miss
Gertrude Bishop, the sister of
Franklin Bishop, who wrote the
music. Her singing has given new
spirit to the work of the chorus.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-08-02
I Britt of 0
Headquarters
Copyright, 1914 BY MOffas, Yard Company
SYNOPSIS


CHAPTER 1.-The story opens with q
scream from Dorothy Marche, charm
Ing deoutante, in the opera box of the
wealthy widow, Mrs. Doris Missioner, at
the Metropolitan Opera House IN New
York City. 1t is occasioned by Mrs. Mis-
sioners diamond necklace breaking and
scattering the string of rare and costly
gems all over the floor. Curtis Griswold
and Bruxton Sands, two society men,
both of whom love Mrs. Missioner, gather
up some OF the diamonds, but the gam
OF the collection. the celebrated Mahar-
anee, Is missing. Griswold steps on the
apparent missing diamond and It brushes
under his heel \ Hlndoo comes from an
adjoining box, and picking up flake OF
the crushed gem pronounoes II q fraud,
not the genuine Maharanee. but-paste.
!. CHAPTER 1.-THE entire party proceed
10 the elegant fnansion OF Mrs. Missioner.
where she takes them TO q room having
q safe containing other diamonds She
afterwards sends for Mr.. RAscome an
expert who pronouncee the stones all
copies, suostituuons. OF tho original gems
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-08-02

you suspect" There seemed to be
a sort of astigmausm in his breath
ing Carson faced the group with an
expression that said bluntly he sus
pected everybody
81 don't suspect anybody" Mrs. Mis-
sioner replied, resuming her talk with
Ranscome.
You notice that-huhi-CarsonH"
said Donnelly. wheeling on his mata
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-08-02
THE HYDE PARK INN.

Everybody who has ever visit
ed the little village OF Hyde Park
Vermont, speaks of its beauty of
situation, it's sidewalks and we'll
kept streets. 1t is a little gem of
loneliness overlooking the La
noble River.
The Hyde Park Inn has been
reprinted, repapered, new plumb
ing put in and, under it's new
management, it offers to those
seeking a summer resort of rea-
sonable price, assurance of the
fullest satisfaction. Write for
terms. ...
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-08-02
Real Estate For Sale

beautiful Fae Lake Contains 80 acres
land pasture house good repair also
good only desirable piece Of property but very
purchased once viii throw IN hay and crops
100 acres miles from Bradford from church. mile from
school, 40 acres aee pasture woodland 500
made 1900 lbs this Never failing supply OF running ws 70
house and barn Buildings good nearly Can be bought
easy terms.
standing consisting of henoek and
whole.
Ste Anne Limits go" and "E" situated in Gaspe County
Prov Of Quebec on the Ste Anne River contains Ia
miles, Of which fully 50 So miles are well timbfed Esti-
mated to cut 400 million f. soft wood mostly spruce some
pine nr and cedar This lumber be cut drove and man
uaeuod at sea at cost of about 5000 NJ f. The water
to Boston and New York is between to per
AT present prices operating would from 81 to
800 per NJ. and ought to handle 10 million year.
Money to Loan on First Mortgages.
VERNON w. DAVIS, S VERMONT.
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Merritt's Alexander.

Win shns for the sssten Of IsIi ,lioe With Rsturn
Privileges. TERMS: IS whsn mare prsSes 70 b IN
teal baanss Of 81 when fssl b siss tsys ed
Merritt's Alexander , %S; sire. 10Y y he he
SIR. Of Darrell ? cot. Jennis ". 2.04i, whisper
zoSs, Ginger O93, Aldine 2oe4. Brownel 2llt.
hsrritts Aleander's Dam. was Pet sired by
Bismark. be by FArwell horse. be by. Brown
Dick, BY Colburn's Black Hawk son OF LueIus
Peek horse, son Of Bridport Black Hawk.
Dan Of Bisnark. Tlliston horse. grand dam by
Rocket Pets dam by Rocket.
Merritts Alexander was foaled June !, 1901,
beautiful mahogany bay. with two white ankles
behind, small star IN forehead, nice name, and
heavy tail. 1873 high. weighs llSo. A perfect
conformation. Has never been handled Tor speed.
Good Judges think With handling. be l. AZ. FAST as
any Of bis half brothers.
The Manager viii be pleased 20 show colts sired
~ Merritt's Alexander. 70 parties Interested In
breeding. at the Banner LAad stock fArrn.
ouSEHs. RoBII cURRIER.
Banner Land Stock Farm. FAlRLEE. VT
H. CuERIzH. Manager. 32-44
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-26
PERSONALITIES

MRS Il. g. NOONAN was number
ed among the returning passengers IN
the Matson Navigation liner Mllhel-
nina
A. n. NEWELL OF the sugar Fators.
Company with Mrs Neweh were pas
sengers from the cast N the Matso'
Navigation steamer Wilhelrnina.
". CRlBBlNS who recently
visited Honolulu and during MS stay
addressed the Honolulu Al Club, mas
been elected president Of the Oak.
land Advertising Clubs
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-26
LITTLE INTERVIEWS

SECRETARY MOTT SMITH Con be-
fiig asked when he win be able to get
out of officel Only God, Taft and
Frear know
GOVERNOR FREAR - Commission
government for Honolulu would give
the people more direct control Of
their public officials than they have.
now.
II. GooDING FIELD Chief Thurs
ton runs his department without any
politics interfering with its efficiency.
and il Is absurd TO talk OF ousting him
because of his political affiliations.
NJ T. SIM0NT0N-There is a Diff
ference between bravery and fool
hardness. / thought some of the fire
men at the Lemon lane fire last night
exposed themselves to danger unnec-
essarily.
t. RYAN-It may be called
.-Tammanyizing Honolulu il you
please, but any Democratic member
teleetl OF the board of supervisors
who votes for retaining Fire Chief
Thufston will be remembered along
about next convention time In a way
that will not do him much good.
Thurston acted the part of an offens-
i've Republican paftizan in the late
election and the Democratic party can
get along without his services.
G.. F.. Sir Thomas Lip-
ton claims that the boat he must build
to stand the Atlantic trip and carry
insurance IS not such 4 racing ma
chine as can be constructed by the
New York Yacht Club. which will
have no 20O0-nile stretch OF sailing
and possibly heavy weather to con-
tend with before the race. Can Sir
Thomas give any good reason why he
cannot have the challenger buslt IN
America or Canada? RE might bring
over his own builders. and. besides,
the majority of the matsris. Gsed in
construction comes non, this side Of
the pond
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EDITOR
lilies as well as Che citizens.

tiles as we'll as the citizens.
The trouble with too many of the sincere
movements for public good in this eity is that
they are not carried directly home to the pub
lie authorities There is meeting, committees
are appointed, desnltory meetings are held, after
months of delay a report is forthcoming In the
meantime, pnblic attention has gone on to some
thing else. The whole effect of the original
movement is lost. That has too often been the
history OF Honolulu's citizen activities.
The fine to bring the gravity of the situation
home to the men charged with enforcing the laws
Is next sunday night, when the massIneering is
held. Personal contact with the earnest men
and women of this city will stimulate active
work as no committee report two weeks or two
months from this time will do.
We are all agreed on what VIC want; there
is no difference of opinion on that score. Let's
have frank discussion of how to get it, without
rancor if we do not all agree on detail Il Is q
work for all of our best efforts, this work Of
50 governing great city that it is clean and
wholesome and safe and guarded to the darkest
alley and the ontermost street.
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WY NOT STIR Up THE men IN OFFICE |

The president of the Intersc hurch Federation
takes Issue with the Star Bulletin because this
paper urged that territorial and municipal auth,
critics who have to deal with the enforcement of
Law and order ought to be given an opportunity
10 meet with the other invited citizens Of Homo
lulu who will gather in massmeeting next sun.
.lav night to discuss the prevalence of crimes
against women and children. The Star Bulletin
did not, As Bishop RestaTick seems TO think, urge
that the public officers be- .eexamined' but that
they be counseIed with. 1.-THE laxity in office is
IS plainly recognized that massneeting is
.slied. Is it not true that the people who need
s,,,,:ina ND are the men in Office as well as the
,,.s. mi Of office The very aim of the mass.
..eet.r ought to be TO arouse the public author.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-26
BLANKET BALLOT EVILS

Editor Honolulu Star>Bulletin,
Sir:-Apropos of the lucid and for
chile exposition of so-called Commits
sion Charters for city governments,
given by Governor Frear before the
Mems League Of Central Union
Church. I ask you TO give space for
the following from The New York Ma
ton, Of Nov nth.
M. NJ. SCOTT.
"A marked feature of the election
was the widespread embarrassment
caused by the big ballot. Voters
from the Atlantic to the Pacific were
confused and impeied in the regis
tration of their choice by ballots both
unwieldy and puzzling. In Pennsyl-
vania eleven party tickets helped TO
swell the ballot to proportions which
gorged the boxes long before the polls
closed Mayor Blankenburg of Phil
adelphia, who voted about midday,
was forced to stuff the box by the
iudicious use Of 9 poker. In Chicago
the ballot was said TO be the largest
ever voted anywhere In the state of
Washington the official paper meas
|ured no less than thirty by forty
inches; and the fact that thirty-eight
measures were presented for the rat
|ification of the people OF Oregon, in
addition to the names OF national.
state. and local candidates, neeessi-
tated huge ballot in that common
wealth also. Indeed, ii was but a
slight exaggerat;on for one of our
Chicago contemporaries to remark
that the problem of the voter was to
get himself and his ballot into the
booth at the same time. The evils of
such a condition are manifest. There
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-26

Some of the Democrats who are trying to
force Fire Chief Thurston out ,of office because
he happens to be a Republican, would have been
enlightened last night at the men's league din.
ner had they heard the burst of applause from
men Of all shades of political belief When Thurs
tons good work was commented upon in the
course of discussion of city conditions.