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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Major General at Age of 80.

Gen. Dodge, whose home is in Council
Bluffs Iowa, is one of three surviving
army corps commanders, the other two
being Gen. Sickles and Gen. James H.
Wilson. Gen. Dodge is the last surviving
general commander, however. having
been in command Of the Army of Tennes-
see and OF the Department of Missouri.
He was a major general at the age of
thirty-two years, reaching this rank in
1864. At that time. he says. he had in
his command a brigadier general, in COM
mand of brigade, who was barely
twenty-One years of age.
promotions came faster in those days
than they do now said Gen. Dodge, in
recalling this fact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06

Insure your furniture against fire. j..
Leo Kolb, 923 n. Y. observation-disclosures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Hard Times
By WALT MASON

will very long, prophets affirm
be wrong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Sunday Morning Bre.kfast Not

The Ring That Binds.
Strong drama today. Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
STATUE READY
BY AUTUMN OF 1914
Gen. Dodge, Member of Com
mission, Approximates Date
of Dedication.

Gen. Granville M. Dodge. the only sur
viving army commander of the civil war.
is in Washington attending a meeting OF
the Grant memorial commission. A con-
siderable amount of routine business has
been before the commission. which con-
cludes its meeting today with a hearing
before the joint library committee of the
House and Senate.
Gen. Dodge states that the commission
hopes to have the Grant memorial COM
pleted and ready for the ceremonies of
dedication some time during the early
autumn of 1914. The cavalry group.
which is to be placed at the opposite end
of the memorial from the artillery group.
and the equestrian statue of Gen. Grant
are yet to be completed and placed in
position, the base, the bronze lions and
the artillery group having already been
completed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
The Hounded Deer

1T doesn't make any difference now" said a
hunter o. long experience In the woods in en- after
supper talk at an Adirondack campfire, "inasmuch
as the deer hound is no longer permitted to be a
part of the hunt, but 1t is a fact that one long
cherished belief of deer hunters Is simply a
backwoods fable. That belief is that a deer pur-
sued by hounds when 1t Is taken to a stream Will
invariably go down with the current instead of up
stream, it's instinct teaching it that II it goes up
its scent will pass down with the water and the
dogs will be enabled to follow 1t just as they
did on dry land.
Il long ago satisfied myself that water doesn't
carry the scent Of a deer with 1t, but that on the
contrary 1t destroys the scent.
III the water Is deep enough for the deer to
swim 1t suits the fleeing animal best. II It is not
the deer trots or lopes along through 1t. 1t does
net bound as on land. for it must drink, and must
drink as it goes. In the bounding days the hunt
er who believed that the deer always went down.
stream and acted In accordance with tha: belief
might recover the trail and he might not, while
the hunter who knows better than to take stock In
that belief would not be a great while in getting
his dogs on the scent again.
of course / am speaking of deer that took to
the mountain stream and not those that found a
pond or lake more convenient, 1t being the ma
ture of deer to seek water II possible, when tho
dogs are on their tracks. In none of the streams
where deer sought to throw the dogs Off the scent
could a person go many rods up or down without
coming to some obstruction in the course of tho
deer which the animal would have to get over.
THE hunter who knew would In the first place
satisfy himself that the deer hadn't gone straight
across the water. and would then go In one d.
rectlon along the stream until he came to the
first log or rock or other channel obstruction. n
the Geer had gone that way the obstruction in Its
path would be wet o.. top from the water that
dropped from the deer as 1t climbed over 1t. II II
was dry the hunter would know instantly that the
quarry had not passed in that direction and the
discovery of the spot where the deer had left
the stream would he only a matter Of time.
"But the deer doesn't have to take to water any
more to elude the hounds. and It can make no
difference now to old time believers In that fable
how many score Of deer they have lost through
that belief. Maybe there wouldn't have been so
many deer in the woods today II more OF the
hunters contemporary with deer bounding had
known better"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
JAIL is PARADISE

number in less time they are allowed
to spend the time they save in enjoy
ing themselves on the prison grounds.
Dozens OF those imprisoned there, In.
stead of awaiting with glee the hour
OF their freedom, witness Its approach
with misgivlngs. for they realize they
will have to go forth to battle In n
competition that will afford them few
of the pleasures and Injuries common
In the prison.
The criminals paradise" Is official
ly designated the California state pris.
on. II Is maintained by California.
The federal government sends prison.
ers there, but pays the state of Cali
ifornia for their maintenance. The
prison Is situated at San Quentin,
which projects out into San Francisco
bay. 1t Is reached by boat In an
hours ride from San Francisco.
Comedians and tragedians among
the prisoners weekly give a theatrical
performance; tho prison band, consist.
ing Of sixty pieces and composed OF
the inmates, gives concerts; the base
ball teams play for the championship
OF the prison league; the handball ex.
perts battle for the championship In
that line; the athletes OF the cinder
path, the hurdles. the hammer and the
like regularly engage In competition.
They have IN extensive farm. They
raise chickens and ducks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
THINKS DOG IS RElNCARNATED
ered.rlc Mlstral, the Poet, Says He
Believes His Pet Was a Roman
Slave Owner.

paris.-FrederIc Mlstrai, the great
r.,et OF Provence, has revealed himself
"a a believer IN metempsychosis. He
has A dog which he believes to be a
roincarnation Of a Roman slave
owner.
HOW the poet came to be converted
10 the Pythagorean theory by his dog,
whose name Is Barbohe, he related this
week in a letter to the president Of the
Animal society.
Mistral stated that, having found on
one OF his walks the fragment Of an
ancient Roman milestone, be threw It
down In front Of the dog. which i'm
mediately attempted to turn the stone
with its paws. Every time Barbohe
sees the Roman relic he gets into such
4 state trying to turn II that Il has to
be locked away.
Mistral declares that be now regards
Barbohe as a mascot and attributes to
the dogs benign influence the prize
@Ea<dad IN him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Work OF Revenue Cutter
Lieutenant.

Washington--James Sprunt, Brit
ish vlce-consul at Wilmington. N. G.,
has written a letter Of thanks for the
rescue by the revenue cutter Itasca
Of thirty persons from the British
steamer Thistleroy December 81, The
steamer was wrecked on the treacher'
ous Lookout shoals and twelve mem
bers OF her crew owe their lives to the
heroism OF Lieut.. Capt, Berry Of the
Itasca.
Says Mr.. sprunt in his letter to
Capt. Berry, of the Itasca:
"The mariners unwritten obligation
to stand by a fellow seaman In dis
tress commands the admiration and
respect Of all who love their fellow
men.
But where such deeds Of kindness
as yours in this case are manifest. we
realize that one touch Of nature
makes the whole world kin and our
hearts 20 out TO you In gratefulness
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02

shaft of the driving turbine so that the center
line of the silver coatings comedies with the axis
Of the shaft. The mirrors are so set that when
there is no tension on the spring, the light beams
produce a luminous spot stationary at the zero
of the scale. But as soon as load Is put on, the
beam Is detected through an angle which indi-
Gates directly the tension. The scale and spring
are SO proportional and adjusted that the horse
power can be read directly from the reflections
noted, The indications of this device are very
accurate and have shown that when the turbine
is running at 5000 revolutions under an inlet
pressure of 1876 lbs. to the square inch, and with
free exhaust, 200 brake HIP. are developed. The
consumption under these conditions Of maximum
of output is SO lbs. of saturated steam per H.P.'
per hour--a very high efficiency when we con-
slider that the heat-drop, measured by thermome-
tiers, is only 1870 BTU. and that the energy trans
formation Is effected In one stage. Since three
times the number of heat units are available In q
modern plant with superheat and high vacuum
the above means a consumption Of less than IL
lbs. per HIP. hour In such turbines adapted TO
take UP the full drop. Under certain conditions
however, very high thermal eflciencies have been
obtained which demonstrate that In large ma
chimes based on this principle, In which a very
small clip can be secured, the steam consump
ton will be much lower and should, Mr.. Tesla
states approximate the theoretical minimum.
thus resulting in nearly frictionless turbine trans
hitting almost the entire expansive energy OF
the steam to the shaft.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
MANY MOBILES ARE COMING

all the material to so ahead and start
a colonial kingdom.
The duke and Duchess OF Suther.
land will take up their residence for
the coming autumn In their bungalow
at Brooks, Alberta. II Ii a coy little
weather.board house In the middle Of
their prairie holdings.
Earl Grey keeps a hunting lodge
in the Columbia Valley, q. c.. and
Lord Aberdeen owns n OF the finest
and most profitable fruit farms on
the Pacific slope, the Coldstream ca
tate.
Lord ClanwilIlam is a .drge land
holder, and, with Hon. Edward Cole. Is
interested in the Saskatchewan Invest
ment and Trust company, which
owns the leading hotel at saskatch-
evan.
Lord HInll" is the landlord OF a
vast arsl OF prairie and British Co
Iumbia land and Lord Desborough Is
interested In the timber and lumt :
trade.
Lord Sholt0 Douglas Ia. or was, I'M
til recently. fruit farming In Brit
ish Columbia, and the earl Of Stan.
hope frequently visits the Dominion"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Immigrants de Luxe" viii Enter Can
ada In Spring Seeking tho
Simple Life"

London.-Canada Is now waiting an
emigration de luxe" which Is to take
place this year. Several members oil
the British peerage are going to take
up farming In Canada In the spring,
and a large number Of peers Will make
their annual tour Of inspection OF their
Canadian estates.
The explanation of the titled exodus
TO Canada is due in part to modern
legislation and in part to the fact that
Canada affords freedom and natural
life unobtaInable in England, 1t Is
said.
Inquiry resulted in a long list OF
what are known as "glltedge set
tiers" and "%emigrants de luxe" being
discovered.
There are enough titled persons
living in Cs1ada, or interested In the
country. to open a house Of peers
of their own said a leading railway
official, "and, with the duke Of Con
paught as governor general, we have
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
NOT A SILVER FOX AT ALL
Prize Catch Of the Season at Millburn
Was a Pomeranian Purp-Womah
Claims Dog.

Millburn, N. Tile silver fox which
Ansll Snow captured a few days ago
in the woods back OF the plumbers
shop where he works was not a sill
YER fox at all, but a pet Pomeran.
ian Of Miss Louise Bannister OF Spring
field.
Miss Bannlster sa wthe story In
the papers about SHOWS capture OF
the fox and in the description she
recognized her dog. A member Of her
family visited Snow and claimed
the pet.
Snow was much concerned about
what be was going to do with his cap
tive. As 1t was out Of the hunting sea.
son, he did not want to kill the fox
without the consent Of the state game
commission. Had he received that con.
sent, he might have killed the prize
and prepared a meal Of fox frIcasse
out Of the Pomeranian pup. He Is
glad Miss Bannister SEM for the
dog.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Luxuries Enjoyed Where Nc
Namaras Now Dwell.
San Quentin Is Like a Summer Resort
lin institution on San Francisco
Bay Offenders Are Treated
With Consideration,

Los Angeles, CaL--lncarcerated In a
prison de luxe, where the cells are car
peted, where they have access to a IL
brary, are allowed to roam on a breeze.
swept island, granted the right TO play
baseball, swim, engage in athletics
and promenade and smoke, James B.
Mcnamara and J. j. Mcnamara, whose
dynamiting operations cost twenty.one
lives, are escaping the prison hardships
like those of Sing Sing.
The San Quentin prison. In which
they are serving their terms OF life
Imprisonment and fifteen years, re-
spectively, Is the prison de luxe Of the
United States, II not of the world. BY
some it is called the criminals para
disc" and liBened more to a summer
resort or country residence than q
prison.
In this prison de luxe the inmates
are confined In the cells but eleven
hours a day. The rest OF the time
they arc either making jute bags In
the factory that Is a part Of the prison
or playing baseball. swimming, read
ing under shade trees, while at the
same time enjoying a smoke, or else
roaming about the island and enjoy.
ing the view Of passing steamships.
In the evenings they are allowed to
have a candle with which to read In
their cells, and II they desire can cook
a rarebit for themselves.
Hard work Ia unknown. The pris.
oners, numbering 1900, including the
McNamaras, are obliged to mako so
many jute bags between the hours OF
7 In the morning and s o'clock IN the
evening. II they make the required
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
down IN PANAMA
Unexplored Country OF the San
Bias indians.
Mysterious Land Forbidden to White
Men Peopled by Savage and War.
like Natives, Where No Ono
Dares Go.

New iork.-"Looking for the smok.
Ing room, hombre?" asked the com
Portable looking old gentleman In the
white linen tuxedo. according TO Pana.
ma correspondent The uneomforta.
Die looking young man in white fan.
nels shook his head.
I'm looking for the way out" he
replied, This isn't Panama; it's Du.
pont Circle, Washington, ID. c."
Within the 10th infantry band pound.
cd out Our Director" while bronze
engineers, soldiers OF fortune and once
proud naval lieutenants begged pupils
OF h zone high school for hall an ex.
ira. Estimate the distance between
the awkwardest fourteen.year old and
The local Mrs. Hawksbee and you can
hgure out how far the young North
American In white fannels found him.
self from the center Of the stage he
holds so firmly in musical comedy.
Next time ! come down here III
bring a dress suit" he said.
Ivy ""aSS W., LHs SECOND time,
said the old gentleman soothlngly.
) down and cool off. Ten years &c
we danced in paiamas and watched
the government reyolve every twen-
ty.four hours. but now we're nice and
civilized"
My son," added the gray hair
ed isthmian, I've heard that farewell
romance and last frontier wish since
before you were weaned. But there
are plenty OF last frontiers In this
world that viii last a good while and
you're sitting on n of them right
now.
The country ! mean lies partly In
the republic OF Panama, partly In the
republic of Colombia, and doesn't give
"a d for either of them. It begins
within thirty miles OF where we are
sitting and runs for 400 miles or so
down into South America. Just how
far can't tell you, for no white man
has ever made the trip"
Region too unhealthful?"
For our kind, yes. Full OF little
hot drafts from behind trees. And
then word is passed out to your
friends that the senior died of Chagres
fever, with no witnesses to the con.
trary."
But who does all this murdering?"
They call them the San Bias In.
dams. And / shouldn't call them muir.
derers If ] were you until I'd heard
the whole story.
When the Spaniards hit these parts
in the old days 1t was hi for the ma
tives. You needn't look any further
than the wood cuts In any edition of
Las Casas to learn that.
THE first governor Of Panama. Pc.
drarias too, stepping past that window
with that pretty trained nurse
from Ancon hospital---has a million
murders to his discredit, and he and
the other conquistadores wiped out ey-
cry native tribe but one. This outfit
living In a country that is Satan's pet
dollhouse and soon getting hold of
struggled firearms. managed to keep
their independence, They are as free
today as before Columbus came over
and as exclusive as Tibet before
Younghusband's expedition.
Nobody knows how numerous they
are, for the census taker has never
called. In appearance they are stocky
little chaps not much above five feet
high. with big round heads and coarse
black hair.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Wolves Attack Horse.

Pierre, S. D.--Wolves, hungered BY
the scarcity Of food, are becoming dan
gerous In the West River country.
johnson brothers. who live near Dayi-
son, In Butte county, had a full-grown
horse pulled down by a pack In broad
daylight in sight Of their home. The
wolves would only leave the carcass
after several shots were fred.
The wolf pelts are valuable and
there Ia n moderate state bounty. so
that II Is a frequsnt occurrence for a
settler to add considerably to his an.
nual income through this source.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02

sure them Of their welcome, and drew
them in, closing the door upon the
biting air. Soon they were sitting
side by side, each making al attempt
to sew a flannel petticoat.
In my first free moment | searched
through u wardrobe Of sex ond-hand
things aud selected a few garments
which looked to be the proper sizes
for the two. and took these over to
where they sat. As | dre1F near |
heard the younger sister sd to the
older, do you think they Win let lie
keep these ~petticoats for our elyesT
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
PRAISE FOR HEROIC RESCUE

for your tender, loving kindness to
these strangers on the sea-"
MIR. Sprunt asked for n copy Of the
Itasca's official log to send to King
Georges government.
Details Of the rescue we're reported
to tho treasury department. n a 1T.
lie surf boat Lieutenant Covell voiun.
teered 10 convoy to the distressed
steamer a motor lifeboat whose motor
was not working properly.
This lifeboat. ~wallowing in the
breakers, was completely disabled aft.
er II had got twelve persons aboard.
Although threatened with death by
an angry sea, Lieutenant Coyell man.
aged to get a line to the llfeboat and
struggled with her to the 1tasca.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
WHO REALLY ARE THE POOR?

ate the pleasant warmth OF our "
big stoves. The children were wen
started on their work, and the place
was filed with sociable chatter, when
a sudden blast Of cold air made US All
turn toward the door with a shiver.
Holding the door open and gazing in
ti,nidly stood two Of the most forlorn
little girls / have seen In a long time.
4 took it all in In a glance, as
vent forward smiling In order 70 as
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02

THE older shook her head wisely.
No, I don't guess So she replied. !
guess wen have to give them to the
poor
That is why am wondering nov
who the poor are"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02

gas or water. is used as a vehicle Of energy, the
highest possible economy can be obtained only when
the changes in velocity and directions of the move
ment of the fluid are made as gradual and easy as
possible. In the present forms of turbines in which
the energy is transmitted by pressure. reaction or
impact, as in the De Laval, Parsons, and Curtiss
types, more or less sudden changes both Of speed
and direction are involved, with consequent shocks,
vibrations and destructive eddies. Furthermore the
Introduction of ~pistons. blades, buckets, and inter-
cepting devices Of this general class into the path
OF the fluid involves much delicate and difficult me.
chanical construction which adds greatly to the cost
both OF production and maintenance.
The theoretically perfect turbine would be one in
which the fluid was so controlled from the inlet to
the exhaust that its energy was delivered to the
driving shaft with the least possible losses due to
ths mechanical means employed. The mechanically
perfect turbine would be one which combined sim.
plifity and c~heapness of construction. durability,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Sends Bartender Notice.

Philadelphia Rather than discharge
employees who drink too much, Henry
T. King. Jr. manufacturer, has writ.
ten notices to saloon keepers not to
serve the men. The b~artenders arc
obeylng the order.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
Question Puzzles Teacher In Mission
School After Incident In the
Sewing Class.

This was our children's sewing
class afternoon" said a teacher OF q
mission school in New York city, and
the cold snap drove q larger attend
ance to u doors than we have had
before. It is very cheerful in u mis-
sion hall. and the little ones apprec.-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02
His Habit.

II know a mar who can set up an
attachment for anybody. II he's asked
to-"
What sort Of q man Is he? "A ip
natter"
mo, he's q sheriff
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02

ChIcago.-At a great meeting OF
mIddle-aged women it was determined
to start an active campaign to emove
the bar against women over forty.1ve
years old, who seek employment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-02-02

IKoLA TESLA. whose reputation must.
naturally, stand upon the contributions
he made in electrical engineering when
the art was yet in its comparative in
fancy, is by training and choice a me-
chanical engineer. with a strong lean
Ing to that branch Of 1t, which is Gov.
cred BY the term steam engineering"
For several years he has devoted much
of his time to improvements In thermo-
dynamic conversion and the result Of
his theories and practical experiments
Is to be found in an entirely new form
OF prime movers now in operation In a
large plant in New York.
The basic principle which determined
Tesla's Investigations was the well
known fact thai uhan a Huid Gfaam