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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
ROAD EXPERTS NEEDED.

A practical effort to bring the sup
ply of expert highway engineers to
the point where they will be numer-
Gus enough to meet the demand for
their services IL to be made at the
American Road Congress, to be held
on the Million-Dollar Pier. In Atlantic
City, September 80 to october s. At
tho present time, with the people Of
the United States spending more than
$500. 100000 year for the improve.
ment of highways. the demand for
expert highway engineers exceeds the
supply. There is to be conference
of educational institutions at the
American Road Congress, to be d.
rected by the Society for the Promo
ton OF Engineering Education, and
through this conference efforts are to
be made to induce the leading uni
versities to establish specific and
practical courses for the instruction
Of highway engineers.
At the present time there are about
81 universities devoting some atten.
ton to highway engineering. The IN.
struction In this branch Of engineer
ing, however, Is. In most cases, merely
part of the general training OF engi.
neers, so that there will be sufficient
number OF trained men to handle the
great problem that has been thrust
upon the United States by the wide
spread agitation for better system
of public highways that will reduce
the cost OF hauling crops and permit
shipments by farmers at all seasons
Of the year.
Prof. Henry H. Norris OF Cornell
university is secretary OF the Society
for the Promotion Of Engineering Edu.
cation, which is composed of officials
of the leading educational institu.
tons having engineering departments.
Professor Norris has just sent letters
to all the institutions which are rep
resented in their society asking them
to appoint delegates to represent them
at the convention which will be part
of the American Road Congress at
Atlantic City. Prof. William T. Ma
gruder, of the Ohio state university,
is president of the Society for the
Promotion Of Engineering Education,
while the vice-presidents are Prof. l..
s. Marks of Harvard and Prof. F. W..
Sperr OF the Michigan College OF
Mines. They believe that If the uni.
versities will supply well-equipped en-
gineers it will be a long step towards
doing away with the careless super
vision of the construction and main
tenance Of public roads, that now re-
suits in the loss of large percent
Of the money invested In roads.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
TIME IVA WIRELESS"

The new wireless station at Airing
ton which will be completed in about
a month will act as clock regulator
for thousands OF jewelers. all over the
country.
The right time as recorded at the
naval observatory VIII be flashed all
along the coast and as far west as the
system will reach. The towers are
expected to communicate with vessels
three thousand miles at sea, but the
exact distance they will command
over land has not bcen calculated to a
nicely. 1t Is believed that messages
will he recorded at least 1900 miles
inland.
M~ny large jewelry stores have noti-
fed the navy department that they
intend t, install wireless receivers 50
they can get the right time regularly
VIA wireless"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
ENTERTAINMENTS FOR FARMERS.

Free entertainments are given to
rural communities in some counties
In Alabama as part Of q campaign to
induce the people to stay on the land
Instead Of abandoning their farms for
city life. This information has been
received by the United States bureau
of education from E. M. Shackelford.
principal OF the state normal school
at Troy, Pike county. Alabama, who
Is at the head Of the movement. Mr..
Shackelford writes:
In my opinion. the exodus Of the
younger generation from the country
to the town Is at present the most
Good roads, motor cars, the telephone
and rural mail delivery are Improving
rural conditions greatly, but rural So
cial life does not yet afford the OBJ
portunities for the commerce Of ideas
that an active. reading. thinking pub
lie demands. Hence the tendency to
congregate in the centers Of popula-
ton, and hence this effort of ours to
afford a few social opportunities
through a course of free entertain
ments."
The entertainments consist mainly
Of lectures, lantern shows" and Sc
lections on the Vietrola. Some Of the
lectures are given at night. and some
In the afternoon. Occasionally dinner
is provided at the school and an all
dav session is held.
While this movement was started
by the Troy State Normal school, the
cooperation of the Alabama state
health and medical departments and
the various state institutions has been
enlisted for supplying speakers. enter
tainment clubs and other attractions,
Most Of the entertainers give their
services without charge. and trans
portation Is furnished by the owners
OF automobiles. Friends Of the new
movement anticipate that 1t will be a
powerful factor wherever introduced
In adding to the pleasures Of rural
life BY furnishing additional oppor-
tunities to the country folk for recre-
alton, culture and social intercourse.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27

u MluucdpOIlS ~ u1diAy MA6o I1dI-
riet M. Riggs. OF Vajiravudh, king of
Slam, Mr.. Warner said:
Instead of having 900 wives and
drowning the ones that displease him
in sacks with Wildcats. as the old
time story boob; used to say, he
hasn't even one wife.
Instead of riding about on the
back Of an elephant, he owns forty
automobiles q keeps them all in
USE
Instead of being educated only in
the mystic lore Of the Orient, he Is
an Oxford graduate and the author Of
1.-The War of the Polish Succession"
Instead Of shrouding his country in
the traditional weird customs of the
east. he is doing his best to make
the land as occidental as possible.
Instead of surrounding himself with
curiously robed white-bearded patri-
archs to aid in the government, he
pays j. l. Westengard Of Chicago
$S5 900 a year to be special adviser,
riding around in automobiles and
thinking up new schemes for civic i'm
provements.
INSTEAD of depressing his subjects
though he Is an absolute monarch, he
levies virtually nc taxes at all, prac-
tically all OF the revenues needed for
the government being obtained from
the crown teakwood forests and jewel
Mines
Instead Of maintaining a mysteri.
GUS capital surrounded by an ancient
wall, he has In Bangkok a modern
city Of nearly 100000 Inhabitants,
paved and electric lighted, with an
electric tramway system. four steam
railroads. fire department, police
force, public health service, three
newspapers. hospitals and European
hotels.
SLAM is no toy Kingdom. The coun.
try is larger than England and Wales
combined and has population Of 49,
100000. Though Buddhism Is the
state religion. Christianity is not dis
couraged."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
MUST ANSWER QUESTIONS.

In the future. when person calls
at the general delivery window OF any
postoffice will have to answer these
questions put by the clerk before he
gets his mail:
Are you twenty-one years of age?"
Have you a permanent home In the
city,"
Are you using a fictitious manner"
lis this correspondence iilegal?''
An order issued to postmasters by
DR.. c. P. Grandfleld, first assistant
postmaster general, reads in part:
THE attention of postmasters at
offices having city carrier service IS
called to paragraph 2, section 713,
postal laws and regulations, compli-
ance with which should prevent the
improper use of the general delivery
by residents. Postmasters at such Of
fees, may require all persons supposed
to be residents to furnish in writing
their names and addresses and state.
ments Of their reasons for preferring
to be served at the general delivery.
Minors calling at such Offices may
be requested to furnish the informa-
ton indicated above and, also the
names of their parents. in order that
the parents may be notified and have
an opportunity to control the delivery
of the mail to the extent authorized
by section SAB, postal laws and regN-
lations.
"Postmasters at Offices not having
city carrier service 1Aay notify the
parents of minors in all instances
where it appears that the minors are
calling at the general delivery for
mail under Objectionable circum-
stances"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27

the other municipalities or the
kingdom. the representatives OF
the city guilds and the trading
and commercial clashes OF Lon
don. Interest in the heavy pecuniary
burden the lord mayor has to bear Is
revived through a motion pending In
the city of London corporation In re-
gard to the question OF the lord may
or's expenses owing to altered cir
cumstances." Since 1873. when the
matter of the lord mayors salary WAS
last discussed officially, the expenses
of the Office have increased enormous
ly.
Probably none Of the incumbents Of
the office in recent years has been
able to defray the costs of the honor
out Of his salary, large as it is. 1t is
asserted that one lord mayor spent
$150,OOO in his year Of service out OF
his own pocket, while the minimum
expenditure is said to be about S4O,-
0GO Away back in 1774, the year
before the system OF compensating
the lord mayor through certain dues
was abolished, John Wilkes received
about $4,000 and spent more than
Sal, O00 After Wilkes term the sal
airy for 60 years was $4,000 with some
allowances, and later these included
about $16,500 paid by the corporation
for the expenses Of the mansion house.
the lord mayors official residence.
This system was In force unit! the
present salary was granted. In add
ton to what he now receives, the
corporation spends from 100000 to
$4,000 a year on mansion house ex
penses. Those who have witnessed
the lord mayors show get an idea of
one very heavy burden which the lord
mayor had to bear in part. Wh~h
the present lord mayor assumed ONCE.
the show" included q historical pa.
geant with costumes that were worth
a small fortune.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
TO MODIFY BROOK TROUT.

Uncle Sam Is going to try to pro.
duce trout that can live and prosper
in the warm water of the sluggish
streams Of the southern states. An
experimental nsh station will be es-
tablished near Washington for that
purpose. Congress has provided the
money for the work.
The fighting brook trout is to be
modified, domesticated and made tc
furnish more food and less sport for
the human family. The experts OF
the bureau of fisheries hope to sue
coed in getting a trout that will fll
the bill, but they recall the fact that
many years ago fifty million Pacific
coast salmon were planted in the Mis-.
sissippi river and perished.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27

gone through experiences such as,
| am convinced, no white woman
has had. have circumnavigated
the South American continent COW
ering more than 10000 miles. and
have penetrated savage wilder
nesses where no white man had ever
been. have climbed mountains,
walked in the extinct crater OF Mount
Misti, wandered in regions OF noun
tain cold where my eyelids frozs. and.
descending into the Amazonian will.
derness. stayed in a region Infested
by ampires-creatures which until
then l imagined to be puie myths. |
have stood on the site Of what Is pos
sibly the worlds oldest civilization.
and have studied ruins built before
the time Of Babylon"
Mrs. Adams has spent about eight
years in exploration. In this work
and pleasure she discovered. high in
the Andes. an unknown river Of peat
an important geographical discov-
cry, which sheds new light on the ge-
ologic formation of the continent. She
was the first white woman to invade
the interior wilderness Of Peru, where
she wandered about the sources OF
the Amazon, in company with jaguars.
monstrous snakes and other wild ami
mails, none Of which ever harmed or
even attacked her. which led Mrs. Ad-
ans to the conclusion that no wild
beasts are dangerous unless first at
tackled themselves by men. On this
trip Mrs. Adams came to region In
tested by vampires, which previously
she had believed to be mythical. and
spent night-the most horrible, she
says, OF her life-among them. On
this occasion her husband and Indian
guides were attacked and number
of their mules killed by the blood
sucking creatures, which measure
three to four feet from tip to tip OF
their wings.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27

the natural law and order OF
things. II We were scheduled to
take the trip with Charon tohor'
row morning he would either 90 to-
night or wait until tomorrow after
noon. charter scow and negotiate
the Styx by himself.
He has made q dozen or more mil.
lions out of his Inconsistencies. With
him they are marketable commodities
with fixed values. His aptitude for
the unexpected rescued him from the
turmoil Of farmers life and left him
serene and satisfied at the head of a
railroad system of some 5000 miles
of track and 5000. 900, 900 of assets.
This man-his name just happens
to be Marvin Hughitt-spent his H.
$3.50 day being exactly as consistent
as he has been throughout the other
1882.
Il don't see why any one should be
interested In my birthday anniver-
sary," said Mr.. Hughitt at his summer
home in Lake Forest Why do they
keep reminding me that am getting
so close to the end Of my rope?
"You know, have confession to
make. and my birthday anniversary is
a good time to make it. Really
don't deserve half the credit | have
been given for the remarkable sue
cess Of the great railroad happen to
preside over.
'Ill tell you the honest truth. 1t
wasn't l who did 1t. 1t was the small
army Of efficient and faithful men |
had around me-"
Mr. Hughitt declared that the secret
of advancing Ia to know men.
Hughitt is not Of the Hawley or
Hartman type Of railroad magnates.
He was essentially builder. never a
gambler. His life has been one Of
constant and steady growth, with
none of the great successes and fall
ures which left both these others bent
and scared
He Is as straight as an Indian, alert
and handsome as are few men at his
age.
The folks expected him to stay at
home and make something Of a cele-
bration of the event. Instead he went
to the Office, intent upon running the
railroad. But everybody at the office
seemed to expect him, so he decided
to go calling on friends.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
SHIPS TO GATHER.
Uncle Sans Warships Soon to
aa Be Modified.
New York VII! Witness on October
II and Is Greatest Fleet Of Fight
Inn Craft Ever Assembled In
American Waters.

Washington.-New York city will
witnes ON Oct. IA and is the mobil-
ization Of the greatest feet OF war
ships ever assembled in American wa
tiers. The navy department issued
preparatory orders for the mobiliza'
ton q few days ago. At the same
time the warships OF the Atlantic
fleet and Atlantic reserve feet gather
In the harbor of New York city the
Pacific feet will mobilize at San Fran
cisco and the Asiatic feet at Manila.
In the mobilization In New York
waters will be 100 ships. including the
new 26,0OO.ton dreadnaughts Wyo-
ming and Arkansas. There will be AZ
ships assembled at San Francisco and
20 at Manila. Rear Admiral Hugo
Osterhaus, commander-in-chief OF the
Atlantic feet, will command the
mobilization in New York; Rear Ad-
miral Switzerland the feet at San
Francisco and Rear Admiral r. h.
Nicholson the Manila mobilization
President Taft and Secretary OF the
Navy Meyer. accompanied by foreign
naval attaches and members OF both
houses Of congress will be aboard the
new battleship Arkansas on the day
Of the review, which will probably be
on the last day of the mobilization,
Oct. Is.
The ships will begin assembling
in the Hudson river on or about oct.
IL. The last of the arrivals. the tor
pedo f1otilla of the reserve feet, Will
arrive on the night of Oct. IL.
The line of battleshfps will consist
OF the Alabama, Arkansas, Connecti-
cut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, kear-
sarge, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine.
Massachusetts. Michigan. Minnesota,
Mississippi. Missouri. Nebraska, New
Hampshire. New Jersey, North Da-
kota, Ohio. Rhode Island. South Caro-
lima, Utah, Vermont, Virginia. Wiscon-
sin and Wyoming.
The armored cruisers Montana,
North Carolina, Tennessee and Wash
ington.
The scout cruisers Birmingham.
Chester and Salem.
Destroyers Ammen, Burrows. Dray-
ton, Flusher. Lamson, Mccall. Mac
Donough, Mayrant, Monaghan, Patter-
son, Paulding, Perkins, Preston, Reid,
Roe, Smith, Sterett. Terry, Trippe.
Wake, Warrington. Whipple and
Worden.
Torpedo boats Bagley, Bailey, Bar
ney, Biddle, Blakely, Gushing, paAl-
gren, Davis, De Long. Du Pont, Eric
son, Mckee, Mackenzie, Manly, Nor
ris, Porter, Stockton. Stringham,
Thornton, Tingley and Wilkee.
The submarine flotilla and GOLFERS
and tenders.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27

Perhaps interpretation Of the col
ored journal comes more from the
fact that but few persons actually
read all it's columns, remarks the ILL.,
nois Chronicle. A hasty glance at the
headlines, a peep at the editorials and
skimming of the locals constitute
the average readers attention to the
weekly issue. The opinion from such
cursory reading then follows that the
negro paper is no good-no news
not worth reading" Give the papers
change to prove their worth. Brains
are put into them; use your brains 10
get the substance out Of them. Reac
them carefully. not one issue. but sew
eral, and find out what they contain
then give your honest opinion and 'et
it be unpre1udiced. II you please.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
Iowa Safe Bystano~-
BYsTANpER PUB. CO.. Publishers
pEs MoiNEs.
FORWARD MARCH OF JAPAN
Events illustrate the Wonderful Prog
rsss Of the Country Since the
Year 1863.

On March "a, 1868. an English min
lister was for the first time received
with ceremony by the mikado spd the
story of that reception illustrates 70
markably the transformation OF jap
an under Mutsuhito. It had been
nxed for the previous day. but on
his way to the palace Sir Harry PARK
or was flercely attacked by two Japan
csc swordsmen. So sudden and furi-
GUS was the assault that nine of the
eleven men Of the escort were wound
ed. The nose Of Mr.. Satows pony and
Sir Henry's belt were cut. but Sir
Henry himself was uninjured, and pur-
sued one OF the assailants. Mr.. Ere
man-Mitford found him at the angle
Of the street with the headless body
Of one of our enemies at his feet" The
other. a Samurai, was degraded and
executed. the reception came OF next
day and the mikado issued a de-
cree forbidding all assaults upon for.
eigners.'
The late Admiral Robley d. Evans
told some stories OF the Japanese
court Hand kissing was not ia.
vored," he wrote. Instead. re-
ceived handshake from very shape
ly and beautiful hand. found the
empress q woman OF great refinement,
perfect ease of manner. so delicate In
appearance and small OF figure as to
remind one of some fine piece Of Dres.
den china, attired in Paris gown OF
heliotrope brocade whose bad fit was
accounted for In the same way as the
baggy trousers Of the emperor. After
q year In Japan l was satisfied that
1t was due to the fact that tailor
would not touch the person Of either
Of their majesties, but just looked at
them and guessed what the measure
ment should bel"
Japan's emperor belongs to the old
est reigning family in existence. Ac-
cording to native historians. his an
cestors can be traced back to $50 B. c.
Prof. Basil Hall Chamberlain. despite
his philo-Japanese proclivities. thinks
this Is going back about thousand
years too far Still, he maintains that,
all deductions made, the imperial
family stands forth proudly as the old.
est In the world. We know positively
that 1t has reigned ever since the
dawn of history in Japan, and that
even then it was considered OF i'm.
memorial age
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
Lively Chase After Hare.

A hare which swan across the
Thames into the grounds OF Hampton
Court palace few days ago gave the
park keepers an exciting time. They
dislodged 1t from several hiding places
in succession, and 1t jumped into the
river. 1t swan back again, and two
ladies, who probably thought it was a
great rat. ran away screaming along
the tow path, The hare re.entered the
palace gardens, and was chased by q
terrier and a small crowd. The hare
plunged into tho water round the great
fountain, and the dog then secured it
by it, ear. 1t was landed and nberat-
ed at a distance from the palace.-Lon-
don Mail.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
Profound Criticism,

A story Is told concerning famous
man of letters who visited Washington
and appeared at a dinner party. He
sat next to young girl, who ratified
away at the famous man. He wanted
to talk to his hostess, but hadn't q
chance. The girl said to him: I'm
awtully stuck on Shakespeare. Don't
you think he's terribly Interestingly"
Everybody listened to hear the great
mans brilliant reply: for, as a Shake
spearean scholar. he has few peers.
YES" he said solemnly. Il do think
he IL interesting. think he is more
than that. l think Shakespeare Is
Just simply too dean for anything!"-
Philadelphia Call.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27

There were 9,827,763 negroes in con-
tinental United States in 1910, accord
ing to preliminary statement issued
by Director Durand of the bureau Of
the census yesterday. The statistics,
which were prepared under the direc-
ton of William c. Hunt, chief statisti-
can for population, are subject to re-
vision
OF the total number OF blacks 20.9
per cent. or 2,050,6S6, were reported
as mulatto, that is, according to the
census definition, all persons. not full
blooded blacks, having some proper
ton or perceptible trace OF African
blood In them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27

Colored' men and women, be loyal
to your enterprises. not only with your
mouths but with your pocket-books;
for 1t is money which makes the mare
go. Often we hear some thoughtless
darkey talking about having been bit
ten by patronizing their own race, and
giving that as reason for not bestow
ing further patronage. These same
people have also been bitten by whites,
and will be bitten again II they stay
on earth. Adopt the wise course. Let
by-gones be by-gones. Do like other
Intelligent people-patronize your own
race.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
Petroleum Cheaper Than Wood.

Preparations are being made for
supplying the Congo railway and the
various steamboats, on the Congo riv.
er and its tributaries with petroleum
for fuel, in spite of the fact that an
almost unbroken forest covers the
hundreds of thousands Of square
miles Of this territory. A company Is
laying a pipeline along the old Congo
railway from Matadi to. Leopoldville
and storage tanks have already been
erected. The change OF the locomo
tives to oil burners has begun.--Rail
way Age Gazette.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27
Practical II Not Poetic.

W. d. Howells, ut . luncheon At
Kittery Point, said of . certain popu-
lar novelist:
There is about as much poetry In
him N there 10 in McMasters.
"McMasters. you know, was walk
Ing with q beautiful girl in . wild
New England wood.
"'What is your favorite flower. Mr..
McMasters?' the girl asked softly.
"McMasters thought a moment,
then cleared his throat and answered:
"Well, l believe I like the whole
wheat best "--Washington Star.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-27

times celebrated
his seyenty.hfth
birthday Gnniver.
sary In end about
Chicago the other
day rounding out
q pretty fair rec
ord for having
never done the
expected thing at
the expected time.
Inconsistency IL
his middle name.
He revels In 1t by
day and dreams
by night Of new
outrages against