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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27
WIDOWS TROUBLES ARE OVER

ago and, leaving his clothes, went to
New York. This was too much for
the widow and she tried to sell the
farm. Among the men to look at 1t
was Jacob Brig, an insurance inspec-
tor Of Hoboken, N. J. The widow
showed him about the place and then
asked hopefully:
do you want to buy the farm?"
How large is it," asked Brig.
The widow told him it was six
acres.
That's too large for me-" said
Brig. 81 haven't any wife to make
life here endurable and to help with
the work"
The widow cast down her eyes. A
sudden light came into those of the
insurance man.
Say, say" he exclaimed. you
aren't looking for a husband, are
your"
The widow blushed. Well, she didn't
just know II she would put 1t that
way, but-but-he might call tomor-
row and she would think about it.
Well, the insurance man did call
tomorrow" and the next day and the
next and the next to such good effect
that the widow and Brig were made
team the other day in the st. James
Episcopal church to work the six-acre
farm each had found too large for
single harness. Today Hall returned
to st. James. He was told the news.
This shocked him SO much he had to
go to a drug store and let the doc
tor prescribe something.
After he got his clothes without SO
much as a glance from Mrs Brig he
threatened to sue for breach of prom
Use.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27
Strikes a Post and Dies.

Syracuse, N. Y.-Charles B. Horned,
"a years old, bond salesman, promi-
nent in business and social circles in
this city, was killed in an automobile
accident on the State road near Chit
tenango. Mrs. Frank Tracy, a we'll
known society woman, was in the car
with HORNED, but was not badly in
jured. The automobile struck a post
at the side Of the road while travelling
at high speed, and overturned. Hor-
mel lived an hour after the accident.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27

to the battlefield of Waterloo-none
may doubt. 1t has one advantage over
Waterloo In its commanding situation,
and another In that 1t is on British
soil. And Americans, who flock hith-
er in thousands, are beginning at last
to realize the full national significance
to them of Wolfe's immortal victory
at Quebec.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27
Automatically Stops Train.

To prevent an accident to railroad
train should the engineer be injured
and unable to stop it, an inventor
has mounted an electric button on
the throttle lever, which automatical-
ly shuts off steam and applies brakes
should the engineers thumb be re-
moved from it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27

throughout every working hour the
fearful possibility of fatal blunder.
SO another man was employed and
the working day for each dispatcher
was cut down to eight hours. This is
called trick" The first trick is that
which begins at eight In the morning.
1t is called the first because it was
the choice of the senior dispatcher.
Inc second lasted from four o'clock
until midnight, and the third from
then until eight a. M
For many years after this system
went into effect the dispatcher was ex-
pected to balance locomotive power,
attend to car distribution and disci-
pine the operators along the division,
In addition to his other and arduous
employment of following the operation
of trains. With the passing Of the
years and the attendant increase of
traffic the defects of this arrangement
began to obtrude prominently.
The necessity of attending to car
distribution was calculated to draw
the attention of the dispatcher from
the very much more important task
of keeping trains moving rapidly and
safely. Especially hard was 1t for the
second trick man, when, at four or
five o'clock In the afternoon, the car
reports were piled in.
The problem was solved by giving
the first trick man more authority
and more pay and entrusting him with
the distribution Of cars and examina-
ton Of division operators after he had
spent several hours at the telegraph
key. Later he was relieved altogeth-
er of the regular work of the trick
and became the chief dispatcher, as
he is known today. In typical Office
the dispatchers force now consists of
a chief, three trick men, two copy op-
orators and several messengers.
The first development of train dis
patching was the single order When
two trains were to meet by special d.
rection the signal was first set against
the superior train and the operator
handed the conductor his order. AS
for instance:
you will not pass Charlestown I'm.
til train No. arrives"
To the inferior train at the same
time the following order was deliv.
cred:
you will run to Charlestown re.
CARELESS of No. 81
q co I'd n fp
add to the order the phrase:
How do you understand"
To which the operator replied with
! repetition of the order, beginning:
1--WE understand that, ETC."
In time, for the sake of brevity, ar.
bitrary signals were substituted for
these phrases. The number 81 came
to mean the former and 10 the latter
Later 1t was seen that misunderstood
lngs would be averted by employing
the same set of words for any given
regular order, such as a stop, slow, OF
the like. This obviated the necessity
! Of sending back to the dispatcher the
| operators construction of the order.
To reduce the element Of danger to
minimum, the double order system
was invented. This consists of giving
| the same order to all trains concerned
at as nearly the same moment as pos
| sible. The duplicate order system is
| now In general use.
In it's employment the orders given
above would take the following form:
Trains No. and will meet al
| Charlestown."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27

was the division of
twenty-four hours
into three tricks.
Ii was found that
twelve hours was
too great a strain
on the nervous
system. Most of
the track was sim
gle. There were
no blocks, and dis
patchers fac e d
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27
Sell Queens Jewels.

Lisbon.-The jewels of the late
Queen Maria Pia, grandmother of
ex-King Manuel, are to be sold at
auction by the Bank of Portugal, who
lent the spendthrift queen millions of
francs and took her valuables as
security.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27
Need for Automatic Stops.

The need Of automatic stops for rail-
way trains is emphasized by the re.
port that III persons lost their lives
and 931 were injured last year in ac-
cidents caused by engineers running
past danger signals. Such automatic
stops are said to be perfectly practi
cable, and to be in successful use on
some electric systems.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27
Sounds Familiar

What did the preacher preach about
Sunday?"
Thou shalt not steal"
I'm getting tired of that kind Of
talk. What business has preacher
got mixing In politics?"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27
Bridegroom at III.

Helena, Ark.-Sandy Alexander,
one hundred and eleven years old and
hostler to President Polk, was mar
ried here to Susie McGhee. forty years
old.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27
Crab Famine Feared

Baltimore, Md.-A crab famine is
predicted here because the noise of
motorboats are driving the crabs into
deeper water.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27
Defined.

whats a moral victory, pa?"
Amy fight you win where the loser
gets all the money."-Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27

A woman's headaches are natural;
q mans are usually acquired.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27
HARD RAILROAD WORK
DIsPATcHERs IN EARLY DAYS
HAD TWELvE-HoUR TRICKS"
Strain on Nervous System Was Found
Too Great, and Modern Arrange
ment Was Put Inflow Evolu-
ton Has Gone On.

One of the first steps in the evolu-
ton Of the modern railroad system
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-09-27
Australian Railroads

Australia has 10000 miles of rail-
road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19

he had been a younger brother. The
chief trait of his character was loyalt~.
to his ideals, his cloth and his friends.
His character was a simple one in
the sense that he was incapable of ip
trigue or insincerity. He was gentle
and considerate to every one, high
and low. He never lost, under any
conditions his sense of proper regard
to what he considered the respect
due to constituted authority. He was
an earnest member of the Episcopal
church and loved that communion. He
was a soldier every inch of him; a
most competent and successful quar-
termaster and a devotee to his pro-
feSSiOn.
After I heard that part of the
ships company had gone down L gave
up hope for the rescue of Major Butt,
unless by accident. 1 knew that he
would certainly remain on the ship
deck until every duty had been per-
formed and every sacrifice made that
properly fell on one charged as he
would feel himself charged with re-
sponsibility for the rescue of others.
He leaves the widest circle of
friends whose memory of him is sweet
in every particular"
Tributes to Major Butt continued to
pour into the White House today.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina,
said: He was one of God Almighty's
gentlemen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
BURY DEAD AT SEA.
Rescued Passenger Asks for Bath
When Restored.

New York. April 1s.-Services for the
burial of the dead at sea were read over
the bodies of four men on the Carpathia
Monday afternoon by Father Roger An
dersoh of Episcopal Order of the Holy
Cross The victims were three of the
crew of the Titanic and cabin passen-
ger found dead on the raft which carried
thirty-one other persons, all living, by
the Carpathia's life boats. During the
services the Titanic survivors and pas
senger of the Carpathia thronged the
deck.
Mrs. Rose Abbott. who was in the wa
ter for hours, was restored during the
first day.
G. wikeman, the Titanfc's barber was
treated for bruises. He declared that he
was blown into the water by the second
explosion on the Titanic after her col
lision with the iceberg.
A passenger who was picked up in a
drowning condition caused grim amuse-
ment on the Carpathia by demanding a
bath as soon as the doctors were
through with him.
Storekeeper Prentice, the last man off
the Titanic to reach the Carpathia, SWAN
about In the icy water for hours but was
soon restored. He said he had leaped
from the Titanic's poop deck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
DUE TO STUBS.
Roosevelt Tells Why He Came to
Kansas.

Junction City, Kan, April 19.-"I
am in this fight largely because Cover
nor Stubs would not let me stay out
of it," said Colonel Roosevelt in his
speech here today. Turning to the
governor who stood beside him, he
slapped his back and continued:
when Kansas, through the governor
here made its request I thought the
time had come for me to stand up and
try it. The other day, 1 understand
the politicians in a nearby county took
their deliberate judgment not to let
the people elect any delegates to the
Republican national convention but now
the people are going to record their
impulsive judgment and elect all the
delegates. This was against the vested
special interests.
During the morning Col Roosevelt
spoke at Marysville, Blue Rapids, Ran
dolph, Manhattan, Junction City, Chap
man and Abilene. Everywhere he re
ceived an enthusiastic greeting and at the
larger towns many persons gathered to
hear him. The colonel was greatly
pleased by his reception.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
CAPTAIN SMITHS HERoIsM.
Called to His Men Through Mega
phone to BE British


New York, April 19.-But for the
unparalleled self sacrifice and herOism
of Captain Smith and the Titanic s
officers. the sea would have claimed an
even greater toll when the ship went
down. From the bridge, Captain
Smith called through his megaphone,
BE British and that became the
rallying cry of officers and crew.
Such was the graphic description of
the conduct of the men responsible for
the saving of human souls on the
smitten Titanic as told today by John
Johnson, member of the crew, who
took an oar in a life boat.
When J. Bruce Ismay, president of
the International Mercantile Marine
company, stepped into the last boat,
Johnson said, there was no women
left on the deck. He was forced into
the boat by officers of the ship and this
was done, Johnson says, just as the
boat was being lowered.
Mrs. J. J. Brown of Denver, told of
helping in her own boat by taking a
hand at the oars. There was no one
else in the boat who could help the
three inexperienced sailor boys in the
bow with her to get the small boat
away.
THE most trying moment said
Mrs. Brown, was at the instant the
boats were being sent away. After
they were once aw-~v everybody SEEM
ed too dazed to realize what had hap
pened until the Carpathia picked US
uD.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19

ington, Ind. June Is, 1887, and gradu-
ated from the University of Indiana in
1857. He settled near Auburn, in Shaw
nee county, in 1866, where he and his
family have since resided. He is sur
vived by three daughters, Mrs. John
Baxter. Mrs. John Moore and EuraI
Garter and three sons, John R., Edgar
L., and Isaac Carter. Death was caused
by pneumonia. The funeral will be held
at the family home at 10 o'clock Satur-
day. Interment in SimerWell cemetery
Rebecca Hook, wife of Joseph Hook,
who lives three and one half miles
northwest of the city, died early this
morning. The funeral will be held at
the family home at 1890 O'Clock Sun
day. Interment in Rochester cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
ASTOR And BUTT
They Died as Heroes Side by
Side.
Stood ON Bridge With Arms
EntWined.
MAJOR WAVED GOODBYE
Babe Friends Farewell and
Waved His Hat.
Both Men Helped Women Into
Boats.

New York. April 19.-Col. John Jacob
Astor and Maj. Archibald Butt died to-
gether on the bridge of the sinking I'll
tanic. DR. Washington Dodge of San
Francisco described their heroic death
as follows:
The last I saw of Major Butt and
Colonel Astor We're the two figures
standing on the bridge apparently with
their arms entwired about each other s
shoulders. This was the last glimpse L
had of them from the Ifeboats-
Throughout the whole panic and
during the loading of the boats Aston
and Butt assisted the ships officers.
Like soldiers, they seemed. AS 1 re-
member it, the two were together
throughout the whole of the panic. 1
saw their figures outlined against the
sky from the boat"
Miss Maria Young of Washington,
formerly music teacher TO several of
the Roosevelt children, said she was
the last person to bid Major Butt
goodby.
4 was on the last boat that was put
off from the Titanic" Miss Young
said
7 was acquainted with Major Butt,
and he helped me to my seat as coolly
as if il were in parlor. Then he
raised his hat. said goOdby and smil
ingly waved his hand to me from the
watery deck as our boat pulled off.
The last I saw of him he was waving
his hat and smiling.
Tributes to Major Butt and Colonel
Astor were paid by Mrs. Candee,
wealthy Washington widow. who was
among those rescued on the Carpathia.
She was put into one of the first life
boats. She said she saw both Butt and
Aston helping the women into the
boats and preseTvi- & order.
Kept Back Steerage Men.
Major Butt, with an iron bar in his
hand. is said to have stood at the
steeTage passa ge and defended the
women and children from the mad
dened stricken men in that part of
the ship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
LOCAL MENTION.

DR.. T. B. Reynolds, dentist. new office
613 Mills Bldg.
Approximately half of the cigars manu-
featured in Kansas, are made by Topeka
firms. Not only does the city rank at
the top of state, but steps along with
most any city over the country, in the
cigar industry.
An excellent exhibition of gymnasium
work given by the senior classes 0f
the Central Y. NJ c. A. The exercises
marked the closing of the season as re-
CARDS the class work in the gymnasium
Director Knapp's work in this depart
ment has been of the highest class, and
is to be commended.
o. w. Bronson, Topeka's leading taxi
dermist, has received fresh consignment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
HE SAW THEM DIE.
Aston and Stead Were CIinging to the
Same Raft.

New York, April 19.-One version of
the deaths of John Jacob Aston and
William T. Stead is told by Phillip
Mock, who, with his SISTER, Mrs. Paul
Schubert, were among the survivors.
Many men were hanging onto RATS
in the sea-" said Mr. Mock. William
T. Stead, the author, and Colonel John
Jacob Astor chung to a raft Their feet
became frozen and they were compell-
ed to release their hold. Both were
drowned"
According to a surgeon of the New
York hospital, who went aboard the
Carpathia after she locked, four bodies
were buried at sea from that steam
shin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
FIRST WOMAN IN BOAT.
Detroit Woman Met Her Husband on
Carpathia'S Deck

New York, April 19.--Mrs. Dickinson
Bishop of Detroit. declared today that
she was the first woman in the first
boat.
We floated around a half mile or so
from the scene of the disaster for four
hours before were picked up by the
Carpathia." she said.
4 was in bed when the crash came. I
was not much alarmed, but decided to
dress and go on deck. By the time I was
dressed everything seemed quiet and
lay down in my berth again, assured that
there was no danger. I rose again at the
summons of a stewardess. There were
very few passengers on the deck when
reached there. There was no panic and
the discipline of the Titanic's crew was
perfect. My husband Joined me on the
Carpathia. and knelt together and
thanked God for our preservation
Men Behaved SpiendidIy.
New York April 1S.-Miss Elizabeth AL
len of St. Louis was one of the first wom-
She was accompanied by Mrs. Edward
Louis. Miss Allen said she was awaken
ed when the crash came.
THE first crash said Miss Allen.
''came at 11:40 p. m. I am sure of the
time. Although there was plenty of ex-
element there was no panic aboard thai
could see. The men passengers and the
officers behaved admirably. All the lights
went out aboard the ship at 2:20 a.
was in life boat for several hours and
witnessed the sinking OF the Titanic"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
DEATHS And FUNERALS

Mary G. Durham, wife of A. G. Dun
ham, who was manager of the local
branch of the R. G. Dunn & Co. in To-
peka until March 1, died Thursday
night at the home of the family at 1907
Tyler street. The body was shipped to
Mcpherson this morning for interment.
George H. Garrett, aged Al years,
lieutenant of Fire Station No. 1, which
is located in North Topeka, died Thurs
day night at Stormont hospital after
an illness of several months. He was
taken to the hospital but few days
ago and has been off duty but two
weeks. His family lives at 1908 Logan
street The funeral will be held at 8
O'Clock Sunday in Penwell's chapel In
terment in the Topeka cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth L.
Loomis of 1904 College avenue, who
died Thursday, will be held at the home
at 1 O'Clock Friday. Interment in the
Topeka cemetery.
John S. Carter, aged rs years. died at
his home ten miles southwest of To-
peka Thursday. He was born in Bloom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19

Clyde Leavttt, VINO for some years
has been connected with the q. ).
forestry service, has announced that
he is soon to hand in his resignation.
He has accepted the position OF chief
forester for the Canadian ConSerVa-
ton Association, and will alsC act -
the chief iron inspector for the Cana
dian Railway Commission. He has not
announced just when he will leave to
enter upon his w work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our sincere
thanks for the many kindnesses and
the beautiful floral offerings rendered
during the sickness and death of our
husband and father.-Mrs. Samuel J.
BeaII and family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
FIGURES DO NOT AGREE.
Number Said to Have Been Saved |
From 7O5 to 745.

New York. April 19.-The total
saved from the Titanic was officially
placed at 705 by s. w. W. Jeffries,
general passenger agent of the White
Star line, although the latest revised
list of survivors accounts for 745 per-
sons.
If the report of Captain Rostron is
accepted as final the total number of
dead is increased to 1,635.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
TAFTs TRIBUTE TO BUTT.
The President Felt Toward His Aide
as Brother.

as Brother.
Washington, April 19.-With all
hope for the rescue of Major Butt
abandoned President Taft today issued
a statement showing the high regard
in which he held him and his belief
that he died as man should die in
the face of such a disaster. as that to
the Titanic. The president said:
Major Archibald Butt was my mil
itary aide. He was like a member
of my family and I feel his loss as if
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19

| mega phones. Charles Jos1n and George
Godfrey Moore were the originators of
/ the scheme.
A B. Quinton has moved his law
| Office to rooms 1855 Mulvane build
| ing giving special attention to eXami-
nation of abstracts and real estate
| titles.
| The long expected cable which the
Western Union Telegraph company has
| been waiting for for some time has finally
| menced in replacing the cable which is
strung on poles. The underground work
was to have been completed by June ],
| but owing. to the hardness in delivering
the cable by the manufacturers. it will
not be finished until some time after
| that. When this is completed every piece
| of cable which the Western Union uses
| in Topeka will be all laid under ground.
Additional prizes offered the Kaws
ers' club are: A SIS Dunlap hat from Felix
& Sons to the player making the first
| three base hit during this series Of games;
a savings account opened with s. by the
Prudential State Savings bank for the
| player making the greatest number OF
runs Friday and Saturday; a pair of IS
Washburn oxfords by the Palace Clothing
company to the player making the great
est number of sacrifice hits.
NOTICE. When YOU come to Wakarusa
| fishing camping, don't bring a lunch
| with you but come over to Bits lunch
|
| always fresh.
Hay and hay seed. See d. o. Coe.
NJ H McMillen, manager of the West
ern Newspaper Union, Chicago. graduated
| from Dougherty's Business College.
Saturday. April 20. is the date set for
the entertainment of pupils of the rural
schools by Dougherty's Business College.
| An automobile ride and a pipe organ con-
| cert the Auditorium will he features
/ Secretary F. D. Coburn, Hon. T. A Nc
| Neal and Mr.. ]. F. FARRELL will give short
witches, and music by the Dougherty Or
| chestra, Miss May Clark director, and
readings by Miss Ceora Lanham. All
| pupils taking part in the annual Dough
! erty Letter-Writing Contest. and their
parents and teachers are invited.
| Mrs. ]. w. Johnston, president of the
\ Sedgwick County Equal Suffrage
! League, has telegraphed to headquar
i tiers that she has secured the largest
] banqueting hall in Kansas for a din
ner that will be given for Jane Ad
dams, DR.. Olympia Brown, and other
visitors at the Suffrage State conven
| ton to be held in Wichita May Z and
8. The hall will accommodate 1,20C
! people
| The Tannyhill case is on trial today
! in Judge Whitcomb's division of the
| greater part of the day. John fanny
! hill, a Rossville farmer, is charged
with resisting an officer when he re-
fused to turn over property for which
| a deputy marshal held an attach
ment.
McCabe Moore, assistant United
| States district attorney, returned to-
| day from Kansas City. where he spent
! several days on business matters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

.LOST-A bunch of keys between the a. T.
& S. F. shops and 81 Jackson st. Re
ward 81 Jackson.