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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30

straight down at Will 1t can move
sidewise bodily, or turn as ON a pivot.
II can lie near the surface and w.a.en
the movements of a hostile fleet With
out being seen 1T hundred yards, by
the use of a simple invisible periseope.
1T can fire anesthetic shells, which
shall discharge into the interior on
ship, overcoming those operating II. if
they do not retreat, or it can discharge
a torpedo at short range or several
of them in succession, either against
the bottom Of the enemy's ship or
against the sides below the armor belt
BY carrying six submarines inside q
bs,ttleship, below the water line, II Is
possible to utilize submarines in midi
ocean. or inside an enemy's harOar.
Think of the damage six submarines
could do to Il fleet at anchor by plaeinis
bombs having time firing mechanism
OH the bottom eff the ships.
This system allows for the capture
Of ship with little or no loss of lie,
or the destruction of the biggest battle
snip with little risk to the attacking
force. The wisdom Of following tie
former course, on grounds OF economy.
need not be enlarged upon.
The smudge system, mentioned in
Admiral Wilde's letter consists in
dropping shells calculated solely 10
make a smoke. against the sides of a
battleship OF other warship To pre-
vent accurate firing. 1t is cheap ana
effective process, as a simple test will
prove
"A ship in a dense fog would make
poor work of firing at a target. why
cb.ull apy Iaf Tor S1ta.aSS, no s<rnect.I
in firing from dense black smolIe2
"one torpedo fired into a tattleshm
below the aImor belt would put out of
action the biggest dreadnought in the
world. On9 submarine at short range
could fire one every five minutes at IA
hundred yards, and be sure that every
one Went home. Or it could fire twice
as many anesthetie shells in haif the
time, and be pretty sure that the forces
in the boiler and engine rooms Mere
either down and out or had adjourned
to more ASalthy quarters.
When it is considered that the bot
tom of a modern battlesnip exposes
more than half an acre of Hat, nnpfo-
teeted surface, it would look like q
simple matter TO make a hit In this
case the submarine has a great advals-
taSe, BENG able to select as close a
range as desired, while exposing Moth
ing which can be seen.
Il have offered the Navy Department
u make perfect drawings of all my
devices, if they pay me a reasoneie sai-
arv for the time REQUIRED. l VIII now
offer to furnish the same information
to arsv nation on earth which lass The
pricc to pay for it. Every method af
| conducting warfare will have q b
| changed if these plans are deseloped.
! because. as admiral Wilde said No
ship now in use could last for halt an
hour against an attack OF this sort.
! Washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30

One need not be a member of .
religious organization to appreciate
this magnllicently illustrated work
Everyone who reads needs it; every
body that has occasion to carry on
a conversation needs It; everybody
can use il as an everyday reference
book-a historical treatise. key
to familiar quotations. 1t Is an
educational volume for progressive
people Of TO-DAY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30

land, the-Czaf of Russia. Emperor VIII
liam Of Germany, ex-President Roose-
Welt. President Taft and many Of OR
Congressa3en and Senators, YOU would
find many a one OF these lucky pieces
tneSed a#ay in their pockets. or fastened
10 their watch chains. each bearing the
quaint little form of cross They are
generally worn as mascots. superseding
the rabbits foot and its like, ant
through certain sections of Virginia and
the South no man viii enter a horse race.
a game Of chance of any kind. or UNDER
take a Journey, unless he has one Of
these stones of mystery about him. and
no knight Of the grip in this section
starts out or MS trip without one.
scem as be viii about Tuck, super
stition. magic" or whatever name you
choose to call that occult something that
seems 10 control the destinies Of man.
the fact remains that born ia US all is Il
desire to propitiate the Fates. to invoke
their aid in all undertakings. Whether
Sou are believer in luck or not, the
cost is trining and as a mere ornament
and curio is well worth the price you pay
for IT, They are generally worn. When
mounted. as watehe charms, stickpins5
hatpins or cuff buttons and make most
handsome and attractive ornament.
They are found in three different shapes
of the cross Maltese. St Patrick and 81.
Andrew. The Smithsonian Institute has
this to say about these wonderful stones:
''The peculiar shape Of the stones is dre
to cruciform twinning" as il is called, la
which prismatic crystals penetrate ono
another at various angles commonly at
Is or so degrees. The name is derived
from the Greek word 'stauros,' meaning
a cross. Kansas City Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30
Personally Conducted
Excursions to California

1l
Are you going to California; DO YOU
want to be extra comfortable on the
trip at no extra cost?
Would YOU like to have first rate
good -natured thoroughly competent and
well inforlned conductor 50 all the way
through ON the trip with you, man
who Is specially selected, and paid by
our Railroad Company to look after
your comfort?
such q man goes through with each OF
our Through Tourist Car Excursion lar-
ties. We chose men specially lifted Tor
this work Men who are courteous and
kindly, who have made the trip many
times and thoroughly understand their
business.
Just call or write and let me tell YOU
all about the Personally Conducted, low
fare parties To California that have
helped to make the Burlington Route
service famous. Alex Stocks, New. isnss-
land Passenger Agent, G., h. & Q. X. r.,
IA Washington street, Boston, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30

"GFTS-ITa' is the new corn cure on a
new plan, that is as harmless to the skin
as water, but. blazes. how it works!
Nothing TO stick or hurt. Lu ana behold,
your corn comes out. You don't have to
drag il out. Every owner Of d &rn cal
lous, wart Oh bunion is going to get the
surprise of lifetime. No more digging
at corns, no more slieing with razors and
drawing blood. no more blood poison, no
more sticking piasters. .GfsTS-IT'' IS
sold al all druggists at Is cents a bottle.
or sent direct by Il. Lawrence & Co,
Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30
WIGS FROM SPUN GLASS.
Sanitary False Hair Is the Latest
Hirsute Achievement.

No one outside the artificial hair
business knows the difficulty that mer-
chants i'll hair goods have experienced
in getting material of sufficient quality
especially IN braids at anything
like the prices which most people are
willing to pay. Many countries. in
deed. place such restrictions on wig
makers owing to hygienic reason, that
natural hair is becoming mere and
mere rare.
In certain parts of France the ex-
pedient was resorted to OF making
wigs from certain fibrinous plants; es
peclaily was this done with those
which have served to furnish material
for rugs and blankets b splitting
the fibres very fine and treating them
chemically il was possible to make
artificial hair, but the labor involved
the asking of prices that were almost
prohibitive. Moreover. complaints
were made that the substitute was not
satisfactory Horsehair was treated
70 a like process of division and
Frightening. but the imitation, except
fer the very poor class of trade, sig
nally failed. Now. thanks to a series
of experiments. it has been found pos
sible to utilize spun crystal for the
purpose, reducing 1t to any shade which
may be desired and 10 any degree of
fineness. Indeed. the resemblance to
human hair is said-to he all bat abso-
lutte The new product has the adj
vantage, moreover. of Weighing very
little and hair" made of glass pre-
sents an appearance of lastre and is
above all. thoroughly hygienie.--
Harper's Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30

has 9ritten 10 a party at Aztaian. Wis.
to trY to secure some specimens Of the
bricks found There for comparison wit4
Tie rarlsyilIe bricks, TO ascertain IL
they are similar il eomposiiion.-N. Y.
Tribune
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30

The draining OF the zlydcr Zee is be-
ing more theoretically urged than ever
before by Hollanders, in order to make
room for more people
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30

Now Is the time to get rid OF your
rheumatism. You can do 1t by applying
Chamberlains iAniment and nfasaaginB
the parts freely at each application. Fur
sale by all dealers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30

The Mexican army is recruited by
drawings held annually in each munici-
patty and conducted by city officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
RATS in the Cellar
NIUE " Pantry
REACHES /" t" Kitchen

Nothing is more disagreeable than a
home infested with vermin. Destroy
them with Stearns' Electric Rat and
Roach Paste, the standard externinator
for more than thirty years.
1t kills off rats. mice or cockroaches
IN single night. Does not blow away
like powders: ready for use; nothing TO
mix. The only exterminator sold under
an absolute guarantee of money back
If it fails.
Sold by druggists everywhere. Be
sure to get the genuine; Csc and 800.
Stearns' Electric Paste Co., Chicago, Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
RAILROAD NEWS
Slight Decrease in Lists of Idle
Freight Cars.
Resumption of Coal Traffic Is
Cause Given.
An INCREASE IN KANSAS
Surplus in This State Noted in
Last Report.
Other Items of General Interest
I'm Traffic World.

Resumption of coal traffic is respon-
sible for slight falling off in the num-
Der of idle freight cars reported for
the United States and Canada, accord
ing TO the bulletin of the America
Railway association, covering the fort
night to May 9. There is shown de-
crease in the total surplus of 14,11C
cars. OF this IL $50 are coal cars Traf-
fic of some other classes appears &c
have declined for there is net IN
crease of 1,043 in the number OF Idle
boxcars.
Increased car SURPRISES are noted in
New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, the Virginias. the Carolinas,
Kentucky, Tennessee. Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, Florida, Kansas, Col
orado, Missouri. Arkansas and Okla
homa. Reduced Surpluses are report
ed from Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesota. the Dakotas, Montana, Wyom-
ing, Nebraska, Texas, Louisiana New
Mexico, Oregon, Idaho, California, Ar
iona and Washington.
Constructed demand for boxcars is re
f1ected also in the fact that of total
decrease of 5,627 cars in car shortages
2,s5S are boxcars, only Oil coal and
1853 are miscellaneous.
Compared with last year there is 0
decrease in the total surplus of 52'Ol
cars, of which 34,5 S7 are box, $50 are
coal, 4, POP are fiat and 12,643 are mis-
cellaneous cars. In the same compar-
ison there is an increase in the totd
shortage of 5,109 cars, of which 2,5fs
are box, 93S are fiat, l 1859 are coal anu
623 are miscellaneous cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
BALL FOR FRANK THOMAS.
Santa Fee Apprentice Head Given Re
ception in California.

San BernardinO, Cal, May 22.-F
W. Thomas, supervisor of apprentices
of the Santa Fe system, and Mrs.
Thomas. were the guests of honor at
a ball given Friday evening by the ap-
prentices of the shops in this city at
the Woman's club house. Mr.. Thomas
is here from Topeka with his wife and
son.
Mr.. Thomas delivered an address to
the high school students at the high
school, on industrial Misfits,'' and the
fifty apprentices of the Santa Fe shops
were present to hear the lecture. HE
who teaches his son no trade. teaches
him to be thiei,'' was the text of Mr..
Thomas address. and he showed how
many boys were p-epared for univer
sity courses in the high school when
that training WIS far from their nat
ural field. -
eff your talent and taste run to
law. study law: if TO medicine, study
medicine; if to mechanics, study me-
chanics. Do not, pray you, enter
upon any work. any vocation, where
you can not put your soul and heart
and love into the work. is the argu-
ment of Mr.. Thomas, and he has a
reputation of being the best head of
a mechanical instruction school in
America The SAINT. Fe makes its own
mechanics Tt takes young men and
trains them for the work, and a great
apprentice system has been built up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
TO RAISE THE RATES.
Plan of Gas Companies to Limit Con-
sumption.

Kansas City, May 22.-Sufficient evil
dence was furnished at the session of the
Natural Gas Association of America In
session here, to show that natural gas
companies in all sections of the country
are considering a raise in rates, with
view to limiting consumption. This fact
was brought out in the discussion follow
ing the reading of paper on Raising
Rates. written by c. r. Heath of Mobiles
Vile, Ind, and read by ]. p. Stricken of
Columbus, o., in Mr.. Heatb's absence
Heath'S paper was a description of his
experiences as head of natural gas
company at Noblesville, following an at
tempt to raise rates in order to limit con-
sumption. The paper said that after the
company had succeeded in having a fiat
rate changed to a meter rate of 221z cents
a thousand cubic feet and then to so
cents thousand feet, January consump-
ton of gas was reduced from 81, 600 feet
to 10000 feet. Heath said the change in
rate was not necessary because of lack
of revenue but because of the prospect
that the gas wells would give out and
that in order 20 continue the enterprise
the company was forced to limit con-
sumption
Fear of diminishing supply of natural
gas and cost of new pipe lines was
brought out In the ensuing discussion. A
motion was passed instructing the pres:-
dent to appoint a committee of five to
gather information on the question OF
rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
DEMAND FOR CARS IN TEXAS.
Due to Big Increase in Truck and
Fruit Industry.

Due to Big Increase in Truck and
Fruit Industry.
Austin. Tex. Nay 22.-Never in the
history of railroad business in Texas
has there been such demand for
refrigerator cars as now exists in diff
ferent parts of the state. This is due
to the wonderful increase in the truck
and fruit industry, which has expand
ed more rapidly than the railroads
have bean able to keep up with in
the matter of providing sufficient
equipment to move the crops prompt
~. The season opened the first of
April with a record breaking produc-
ton of cabbage, hundreds of cars being
shipped from south Texas points. This
was followed by the Bermuda onion
movement, which promises to aggre-
gate about 1000 cars. These ship
ments have taxed the transportation
facilities of several Texas roads, but
no serious shortage of cars has SO far
been reported. Resides the cabbages
and onions, hundreds of cars of other
vegetables such as lettuce, caulifiower,
radishes and snap beans, have been
handled by the railroads during the
last few weeks.
1t is conservatively estimated by
railroad traffic men in Texas that the
total increment of vegetables and fruit
wards of 10000 cars. This. of course,
includes many thousand cars of mixed
shipments. When the fact is consid-
cred thar all of this traffic is compare
lively new business, it speaks most eff
fectively of the development that is
going on in the state. Only a few
years ago the railroads did not take
into consideration the few carload
of fruits and vegetables they
handled out of Texas. Now, these
ture of the railroad tonnage in this
state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Judge A. NJ Jackson of Winfield. DEM
ocratie' candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination. will open his campaign next
Tuesday night at Wichita with a big raj
ly. The judge is quoted by a wellington
paper as being we'll satisfied with his
prospects and even confident of success.
in this article the judge says:
Personally I am very much encouraged
over the situation, and am gaining
strength every day while the other gen
tIemen are losing. The people realize that
resubmissfon, prohibition and woman
suffrage are not party questions, and
should not be injected into this campaign
There are too many great questions be-
fore the people to be side stepped for hob
bies The people understand that 1t is not
within the power of the governor to re
submit any question to the people. No
one can do that but the legislature, until
we have the initiative and referendum,
and then the people can resubmit any
question. So that cannot be an issue"
E. S. Bower, the Lincoln lawyer. who
was elected as a delegate to the Repub-
lican national convention at Chicago. OBJ
jects to the publication of his initials as
r.. s. Bower. Mr.. Bower states that he
is proud of the honor to go Chicago 20
vote for 7. R. and wants his name spelled
and adorned so that there will be no mis-
take about the identity of this particular
Sixth district delegate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
BEN LINDSEY WINS.
Speer Organization Ticket Is Defeated
in Denver.

Denver. May 22.-The Citizens tickle
defeated that of the Speer Democratic
organization last night by a plurality
of more than 12.32S, according to I'M
official returns from 139 of 221 precincts.
Henry ] Arnold. the Citizens can
didate for mayor, in 139 precincts re-
ceived %, 1905; John B. Hunter. Demo-
crat, 1O,767; Bailey, Republican, 6.9z2
Juvenile Court Judge Ben Lindsey
was reelected by an overwhelming
vote
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

mirror arranging her thin hair, when her
bald-headed husband entered the room
Say, Emily he began, why don't you
do your hair the way you used TOP why
don't you2" re,orted Mrs. Jenkins.-March
Appincott's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
SPECIAL SESSION FOR MERGER.
Massachusetts Legislature May Be
Asked to Approve Action.

Saugus, Mass, Nay 22.-The Massa-
chusetts legislature will be convened in
special session July 1 by call of Cover
nor FOSS, should unfavorable action
be taken on the governors measures
for the merging of the New Haven and
the Boston & Maine railroads and for
the appointment q a public utilities
commission, acc01 ding to State Sena-
tor Frank P. Bennett, jr. of this town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
Woman Sentenced for Life.

st. Louis, May Pa jury in the cir
cult court at Hillsboro, Mo-, found MRS
Annie Hunning guilty of completely III
the killing of her husband Martin Hun
ming. Her punishment was fixed at
imprisonment for life. Joseph Seidl, Il
neighbor, was recently convicted of the
murder and sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22

ment of the service was brief and to
the point. 1t read:
mo employee shall wear red color
ed outer garments, as they may be
mistaken for stop signals"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
PLACES BAN o.! RED NECkTIEs.

WcStern Road Fears employees May
Look Like Danger Signals.
Chicago, May 22.-The fancy red
waistcoat, red neckties and all other
outer garments of scarlet hue have
been forbidden to all employees of one
of the western railroads While they are
on duty. The announcement was
made TO the empl Jyees last night at
the close of their days work by order
of the officials of the company.
The order which was one of several
issued % the employees for the better
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-22
Retbany Beats Town Team.

Lindsborg, Kan. May 22.-Withh hits timely
and plentiful the Bethany Swedes defeat
ed the Lindsborg town team here Tues
day, 6 to s. Thorstenberg, the college
veteran, pitched good ball for the citizens.
Up to the seventh inning the score stood
to 2 in favor of Bethany but in this 1u-
ming Lindsborg hit and chalked three
runs. The feature of the game was a
long drive to center field which netted
Nicholson, for Bethany, three bases. Be
sides Thorstenberg the Lindsborg team is
composed of several old college players.
Score by innings: R-H. E.
l1indsborg % o o 3 %
Bethany .....--..--.-....S 0 SO
Observation-Disclosures and LyseIl;
Nicholson and HultQuist
Next Thursday Bethany will cross bats
with the wesleyan university of Salina
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-08-08
ALLGOR HAS TO
STAY IN ASYLUM
Habeas Corpus Dismissed Be,
cause Competent Court Is to
Hear Case August 13.

SEABRIGHT,s Aug. S.-The writ Of
habeas corpus asking for the release
of James M. Allgori from the State
Insane Hospital was dismissed here
yesterday by Vice-Chancellor Garri'
son on the ground that there was
nothing to go on with before him.
Allgor being in the hands of a court
which is to dispose of his case on
August 13 Argument was heard in
Garrison's summer home.
Allgor is the carpenter who caused
stir among the citizens of Seabright
by building spite fence and distrib-
uting offensive literature about his
wealthy neighbors. He also painted
comments on his fence and displayed
womens garments on a clothesline in
the yard of his home.
P Hall Packer, formerly mayor of
Seabright, made a complaint that All
gor was insane. Two physicians GER
titled to his probable insanity, and he
was committed to the hospital tempo
rarily. William J. Leonard, of Key
port, sued out a writ of habeas corpus
on the ground that to conflne man
as probably insane" was unconsti-
tutional.