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The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08
ENGINEER IGNORED
SIGNALS is TESTIFIED
Pilot Of Springfield Express Wrecked
Thursday Night Had Plenty OF
Warning, Says TOWerman.
tBy the Associated Press '


Westport. Conn. Oct. 4.-TeStimony
tending TO show that Engineer George
l.. Clark, of the Springfield Express,
wrecked here last night, ignored sig
nails set against him. and took the
cross-over switch at high speed. was
given today at the coroners inquest
into the death of seven victims or the
wreck.
Bartley Gordon. foreman Of sec
ton gang. working in front Of the
station, testified when he heard the
express coming, he realized the train
was running a IAN excessive rate OF
speed" and ran forward, waving his
arms to attract the engineer AS the
train did not slow down, he was oblig-
ed to jump down Al embankment TO
save his life.
Gordon said: Il knew the train
would be wrecked, for no train could
ever take a cross-over at such speed.
The engineer was leaning out Of the
cab and he must have seen me-
When the engineer finally put on
brakes, Gordon declared, the train
had entered the switch.
Michel A. Coyle, toWerman. tes-
tilted that three separate signals were
set against the train to reduce speed.
His records showed the train, twelve
minutes late. was going at from fifty
to sixty miles an hour
Coyle said that the first signal was
half mile from the tower. 1t meant
SLOW down-you may have to stop
or take switch"
Coroner Phelan will continue his
inquest tomorrow.
the wreckage today and the tota
number of dead is seven None OF
the injured Is reported to be in a
critical condition.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08

the social evil costs every man, wom-
an and child within the United States
thirty dollars. Deducting minors
constituting one fifth of the total pop
ulation. decrepit and those whose sex
relations are pure and legitimate, the
figures mean that registered and un-
registered persons prostitutes average
a cost Of $4,000 each.
Other principal expenditures OF the
American people were estimated az
follows:
Intoxicating liquors, $4,000. 100000:
tobacco, $1,000. 100000: jewelry and
ornaments $500, 100000; automobiles.
$500,O0o.0Oo; church work at home,
$25O,OO000o: confectionery, $2o0,00o,-
900, soft drinks, $4,000, 600: tea
and coffee, sloo.0o0,0oo: millinery,
s90,000.000; patent medicines, Sso,-
100000, chewing gum, SIS 1000. 600, ],
foreign missions, $12.0O0,00O.
The unreliability Of these figures is
indicated by those for tea, coffee and
intoxicating liquors. The net imports
CT tea are little less than 100000, 900
pounds annually at a cost OF 16 IL
cents. The average retail cost is less
than so cents the pound. on which
baSi tea costs the nation $00,O0V,VOV.
The imports Of coffee average 922,
100000 pounds at an average cost OF
about cents for the last three years.
Coffee loses Is per cent in roasting,
leaving an average Of 784 100000
pounds consumed. The retail cost
has been about 25 cents. making the
nations coffee bill 100000. The
combined cost Of tea and coffee in
stead of being s100,o00,00O as stated
is s246, 100000. The cost Of intoxi-
eating liquors is placed at $4,000, ,000,-
900. The retail cost Of Spirituous Ii
quors is less than $500, 100000 as a
yearly average; Of malt liquors 1924
S76,6S6. The average annual expen-
diture for alcoholic beverages, spirits,
beer, wines was not over 1857, ,000,-
600
IL the other items are as enormously
estimated it is fair to assume that the
estimated cost Of the social evil is
largely guess work. 1t is bad enough
il the cost is one-half the amount
stated and when this is added to the
ccst Of tobacco and liquors the total
expenditure to crafty lust and de-
basing appetites is appalling as indi-
eating the flood of waste and misery
i tcauses
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08

Washington, Oct. 2.--The condition
OF The growing cotton crop of the
United States on September rs was
69.6 per cent. Of a normal, as esti-
mated by the crop reporting board of
the department of agricultures bu-
reau Of statistics in its last cotton
condition report Of the season issued
at noon today and reckoned from the
reports Of correspondents and agents
Of the government located through
out the cotton belt. This compares
with a condition of 74S per cent, of
a normal on August 25; Ill per
cent. on September Is last year: 65.e
per cent on September Is, 1910, and
6T.5 per cent. the average normal
condition for the past ten years on
September %.
Comparison Of conditions on Sep
tember 25 by states fOllOus.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08
DESERVING SAILORS
BACK IN NORFOLK
And Officer Will Receive Reward nf
$50 for Their CaDture-Claim one
Was to Marry Girl

Goldsboro. Oct. 5.-Miller and har-
~, the deserters from the tn.ted
states revenue cutter Seminole WHO
were arrested here this week along
with the fifteen-year-ol girl RUN
WlllouShby, Of Wilmington. Were car-
rled back TO Wilmington last night
bV Police Officer Dan Norris Ac-
cordlnS to teleSraphic instruct tions
received here from the commander
OF the Seminole, Officer Norris VII
receive Il reward Of $50 for the de-
livery of the deserters to the Semi
mole Miss Willoughby has been r.
turned to her home at Wilmington
1he pas was enroute TO Norfolk, va.
where Millere and Murry claim u
1--we and they claim that Miss VII
toughby was to marry Miller on Their
arrival at Norfolk. They say Murry
was accompanying them is best man.
and that it was their intention 10
return to their ship after the rnAT-
riage.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08
Ralph DePalma Seriously
Hurt When His Car Over
turns in the Last Lap
CONSISTENT RACE ALWAYS
Bragg, DePalma and Tetziatt n
Lead Until Last after Two
Have Accidents

Race Course. Wauvatosa, WIS,
young Cincinnati driver. TO-DAY von
the fourth international Grand r:.x
automobile race with Fiat cal II
ter q sensational last lap brush n
which Ralph DePalmas Mcre, dtAs
car was overturned and DePaima Sc
ricusly injured Bragg captured the
race from field Of twelve sta,ltfs
which included the country's most
widely known drivers Of heavy ,ars.
Only six Of the twelve finished
Braggs speed average for the itee
was 60 $40 miles per hour as a2,..ttst
the late David Bruce Brown : aver
age Of 14.4o miles per hour III iaSt
years Grand PriX event at Ss4Ns.Lu,sh.
Ga. He covered the distance q tea
miles 4,416 feet, in FIVE hours. -
minutes and 25 seconds.
At the hospital, where bci'"3"4a
and his mechanician, Tom Alley. MtFe
rushed, it was said DePalma, II ad-
dition to suffering from broken limbs,
suffered puncture Of the abdomen,
and is in a serious cor dition. 3A,y
was said to have brok, n shouidcr.
Bragg's Race Heady.
Bragg drove a headN, consistent
race. He was never Nehlnd fhlrd
place during the long grind and Vas
in the lead thirty laps Of the fifty no
For the first eighty miles Teddy I"tz-
lan led the field, but BragA ana De-
Palma were almost on top Of nm all
the time. With the eliminAu"n =
TetzlaH by minor accident I" TIC
Fiat car at 244-mile post. the rate
became a driving duel between Bragg
and DePalma. The latter led brass
for only four laps. However, 0nen
DePalma jumped into second place
with Tetziahs s withdrawal he WAS el@ht
minutes back Of Brags. He trall"d II
about that distance for more IMAM
eighty miles Then in the last tfty
miles DePalma started the terrffic
sprint which resulted in his car h' ng
overturned in the last five-lnile Str I. n
| Of the race
| DePalma was two minutes .nd
| thirty-six seconds behind Bragg -
the two swung into the last lap II
| a desperate effort TO pass Bragg on
! the roadway. near where II -
! Brown was killed on Tuesday De
! Palma shot his heavy Mercedes 'nfo
the rear Of Bragg's Fiat In the r.
| coil from this collision DePalma GhF
was thrown into the ditch and VIZ X
ed. DePalma and Alley were thrown
! clear Of the car.
- The Purse
Bragg. as his part o. the Sl"o"0
| purse received $1,000. Erwin l,fr@-
doll, of Philadelphia, who droNe 2
Benz car into second place after
| pretty fight with Gil Anderson To- thf
last sixty miles of the race received
81 500. His average speed was i tl
miles per hour. Gil Anderson, Nhe
finished third with Stutz, the s )
i American car to remain through tft
race, got s ,250. His average spe'C
was 65.55 miles per hour.
Barney Oldfeld finished fourth W.
q Fiat at an average speed Of III
miles nar h0nr
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08
FXTRAVAGA\T STATEMENTS.

giene and Demography held recently
at Washington. j. c.. the American
Federation of Sex hygiene made the
startling statement that the cost OF
the social evil is estimated at $4,000
100000 a Year. This seems absurd
upOn its face. fer # truc it means that
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08
Poet Philosopher

What about good roads? 1t is the
duty of all who want them TO urge
legislation to provide for them. And
each county with good roads in North
Carolina can have the surety that it is
on the way TO prosperity
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never been offered in
North Carolina SO much good reading
for SO little money as we are Offering
under the following proposition: For
$40 we will send the following for
one year:
The Weekly News and Observer, an
eieht-page weekly newspaper.
The COmmOncr, an able weekly
journal. published by William Jen-
MiDgs Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic, sixteen
page North Carolina home and farm
weekly journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy
Gents you can get all these papers
one year.
V. G. MOORE, Manager.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08
Special 70 TIE News and Ohser ,

SlatesVille, Oct. 1.-CoDgressnnan
=. Doushton and his Republican on
pohent Will engage in a Joint Discus
sio,i IN Statesvllle tomorrow noon and
large crowd is expected to be on
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08

Raleigh keeps looking up. And
it Will have to look up when its new
Sky-ScraperS are completed. This
is a city Of progress and of enterprise.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08
Weekly Tonic

Carlyle
The block Of granite which was
an obstacle in the path Of the weak,
becomes a stepping stone in the path
Way of the strong.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08

A sanitary city is healthy city
For that reason every citizen of Raj
eiCh should strive to make it a sani-
tSry Citv
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-10-08
Comparison Of conditions on Sep
tember rs by states, follows:

For the purpose Of comparison, the
condition of the cotton crop in the
United States monthly for the past
ten wears is given below.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-08
{ scHANNAcH,

Among the young firms Of the city
which il rapidly gaining prominence
in the minds Of the people as pro-
ducers OF the very best grade of print
ing to be had anywhere / IN this sec
ton OF the country, is that of Han
naher & Schannach. and they stand at
h head of the commercial printers
OF Fargo. Both gentlemen comprising
the firm are expert workmen In their
line and have worked in the printing
industry in Fargo for a number Of
years. They take particular pains to
give their w supervision TO Jobs
entrusted TO them, and the result is
that all the products Of their printing
office are as artistic as anything pro-
duced by the art printers of larger
cities. In addition to their job print
ing they are the local representatives
of the Shaw Walker CO., and carry a
complete stock of this firms filing
devices. They are located at GIT NJ.
p. avenue, where they have a mod
ern equipped office for the production
of commercial printing. Contrary TO
the usual methods of printing firms,
they make a speciality of commercial
work, and as a result are able TO pro-
duce the very best grade of letter
heads. bill heads, cards. envelopes,
small booklets, folders. programmes.
announcements. etc. Their prices are
as reasonable as could be expected for
the quality of work that they turn out,
and no one will make a mistake by
having them estimate on any job that
comes within their range.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-08
NORTHWESTERN SUPPLY co.

The above firm is comparatively a
new firm in Fargo being established
here last year. They are the distrib-
utors and jobbers for the northwest
territory for the Thermoid Rubber Co.
of Trenton, n. j. The firm was in
corporated Feb. 1 of the present year
with the following officers: w. Me-
Arthur, president; j. D. Grant, vice
president; and S. L. Sheldon. secre-
tary and treasurer. They have offices
in the Pioneer Life block in this city,
and their territory consists of North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and
half of Minnesota. They carry in
stock all kinds of articles manufacture
ed of rubber, such as betting, packing,
garden hose, fire hose, automobile tires,
inner tubes, relinings, vacuum cleaner
hose and in fact every conceivable ar
ticie manufactured of rubber. They
are jobbers to the trade exclusively
In their territory and tie business is
rapidly growing. They have a branch
office at Aberdeen, 8. D.. and keep
twelve people steadily employed in
taking care of the details of their bust
ness, This firm is the largest handlers
of rubber goods in the northwest ter
ritory, and since opening their offices
here. have been able to supply dealers
with all their needs in rubber at a
decided saving in cost.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
HOW MAPLE SUGAR is MADE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: !
was glad to learn from Fred NJ. Hopknss
story how white OF cane sugar is made
Perhaps he and others would like to hear
how maple sugar is made. You probably
have eaten the tiny scalloped cakes OF II
many times. and | wish II was all as pure
as that which ] am eoing TO tell you about
There are two kinds OF maple trees. the
shade and the sugar maple. The hrst grow
mostly in cities and the other kind in the
country. II takes just this kind Of weather,
warm days and cold nights. to make the
sugar. When the sap in the tree begins
10 circulate through II. the men bore little
holes in the trunk and put In iron spouts
Sometimes they haven't enough OF these
and then they make another kind by push
ing the pith from willow branch. which
leaves a hole for the sap 10 flow through
They often put two in one tree. Next they
place a pail underneath each spout to eaten
the sap. II looks very much like water and
is sweet to taste. Most people have sap
houses, usually built OF stones with large
stone fireplace and a fine wood fire. over
which hangs an immense iron Kettle. When
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
POOR POLLY.

mar Little Men and Little Women:
c.hsn we lived in the city we had beau
.',',, narrot. He was mostly green, with a
u,ue yellow near his mouth. He was kept
=. large wire cage that stood on small
aahis The first thing he would say, as
'aon as the cover was lifted off, was Good
.sorring: Polly wants cracker and a cup
- oorfee." lie would keep on saying it un-
~ no got something to eat When anybody
vnocked at the door he would say Come
=. - and If we cried he cried and made fun
- sc and would tell us 10 keep still If we
..,Sed or shouted too loud. Polly would
80 80 on our fingers and bite them good
s.sa s.a bsrd II we said. Bite hard, Polly
ssnnu,etimes snu he would bite so hard that we
ssen,'Id scream and still he wouldn't let go
'N1,u wou some one brought him cracker. He
M,,sdd yned the crackers best that had little
sa. nne a" dsy he got a piece of orange peel In
,to O" cage by mistake and ate 1t, and that
sds nis Rim very sick and he died. We felt
iinrr' nS sorry. as he was a great faVorlte with
VEL .agyvone that knew him. But now ! live IN
~ Country and enjoy the wild bros more
w men 40 the house birds
t"HHE 81 GZABETH GRESHAM (aged lo)
Mass.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
NV FIRST CAMPING TRIP.

n.s, little Men and Little Women: | am
ling 70 tell YOU about my first camping
.r,n which was spent in my uncles camp
,.or Peouannock, n. J. 1t was so dark
- we came to the canal where his
80 was that we were serenaded all the
-, nv katvdids and frogs. After padding
ahout a mile we came to a little dock, with
= di,ing stand on each side of II, which my
- had made. Here we made fast, and
o,,er taking some extra provisions out Of
the canoe. we climbed the knoll 10 the
csmp which Is a shack, about eight rect
vide bv twelve feet long, with veranda
.bont six feet wide on three sides Al the
bsck there is a small fireplace. and inside
arr cots. clothing. medicine. toilet articles,
,,o,1s,ons and cooking utensils; in fact
everything that was needed except fresf
food We then went to nearby farm
house to get eggs, butter. milk and bread
and nv 6 o'clock we had nice supper OF
bacon. eggs. bread. butter jam and milk
After supper we were all pretty tired. be-
cause of our long trip, and went to bed
early
7 was awakened by the crows, which
made a great noise with their cawing. AS
was the first one up l dressed and began to
explore. The camp Is situated on one side
OF clearing, about an acre in extent, In
which are several apple trees. There are
several trails. One leads Ia the dock by the
canal, and two others TO the farmhouse and
the road. The open fire is between two
f1atstones which stand on edge. Beyond
these. on either side, are driven into the
ground crotched sticks TO support pole
above the fire on which to hang kettles and
pots Several iron rock are used to lay
across the stones 10 support griddle over
TIE fire. We also had tin oven which was
placed in the hot Goals TO bake and keep
food warm | was soon called to breakfast
and ate a hearty meal.
II would take too long to relate all my eX-
periences, so / VIII just tell you the most
important things. The first day captured
q turtle, but was unable to bring II home
as II died. We took a long canoe ride TO get
cedar logs TO remodel the dock. We also
had quite job getting large. chestnut
stump 10 camp 10 use as chopplng block.
One morning nv uncle went marketing
TO the farm 10 get fresh vegetables. He
took a large basket. which he strapped on
his back to carry the vegetables in This
basket resembled psppoose's cradle, except
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10

York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad IN
his report says among other things:
Your committee learns that service VIII
commence on the Port Chester line as far
as North avenue. New Rochelle. during the
latter part OF March; that trains VIII De
running on the White Plains branch, as
far as Wykagyl shortly following; that SER
vice will be extended TO White Plains some
time in May, and that the connection De-
tween the railroad and the Harlem River
branch Of the New Haven. at l74th street.
New York, will probably be made the fol-
lowing month.
THE matter OF determining the route
from New Rochelle to Port Chester Is be-
fore the Public Service Commission. who
have REQUIRED that the railroad give them
sufriclent proof that they own separate
right OF way to email bic them 10 put In two
additional tracks parallel to the main line
OF the New Haven before they will enter
tain the proposition of allowing them TO
abandon the route given in the franchise
"The railroad company however. hopes
that the Public Service Commission VIII
give them permission TO make junction
with the main line OF the New Haven. II
they give them desired proof that they own
suff1cIent right OF way to build these two
additional tracks when needed. the COM
pany feeling that the service on this par
ticuiar line will not warrant the additional
traokage facilities, at least for some time
IN come. and desiring 10 be relieved OF the
cost OF building these additional tracks
until IL has been shown that there Is sum-
cIent traffic 10 warrant the expenditure.
considering the large trafic that Is
handled into the Grand Central Station
over four tracks. that Is, all passenger
trains OF the New Haven and the New
York Central entering Manhattan. and the
large number Of trains handled by other
railroads handling suburban traffic In ana
out of New York over four tracks. 1t would
seem that the facilities now at hand are
sufficient for the traiic in sight and the
probable increase in the next few years 10
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
Musical Notes and Comment

Symphony Orchestra. under Arnold Volpe.
Nine. Gadski will also sing a group with
piano, including songs OF schumann.
Brahms. Mendelssohn D'Albert and Rich-
ard Strauss. The Mannerchor OF the
LiederkranZ will sing compositions Of Carl
Steinbruck, Nesser and Silcher. while the
numbers OF the Arion Society will include
works OF Bungart- Neubner and
Won Mollendorf. The orchestral numbers
will be the overture "Rienzi' OF Wagner.
Grieg's Lyric Suite and Wagners Kaiser
March"
The first OF the course Of three recitals by
Nine Ranke at the Lenten musical OF
poetry, story and song. assisted by Charles
Gilbert Sprose at the plano, will be given In
Delmonico's ballroom on Monday after
noon. March II. at 3 o'clock. when Nine.
Ranke will recte poems and tell stories
and sing songs I'm French. German and
English all with musical accompaniment.
The next and closing concert by the
Kneisel String Quartet in the Brooklyn
series at the Academy OF Music, under the
auspices of the Brooklyn Institute OF Arts
and Sciences. will he on Thursday evening.
when Mr.. Alexander pianist, will be the
assisting artist. with the following pro-
gramme:
Quartet in A minor. Op. - .........., Schubert
CFor pisnoforte. violin. viola and violoncelloD
Quartet In major, Op. So No 81. Beethoven
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
MEANS TO BE A FARMER.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: am
farmers boy, living on a farm of fifty
acres. When | am a man / want to be-
come a farmer My father sends me to
school every day. He always says that the
farmer Of to-day, and especially of the
future, must be q man of brains. We have
school for seven months and | expect TO
graduate from the public schools In three
years. Then ! am TO 60 to our state college
Of agriculture and study there for four
years. Our township has sust introduced
agriculture into our schools and / like the
study very much.
During the five months OF vacation help
to work on the farm. Every year | am
given a patch of ground TO raise vegeta-
bles. Last year planted the whole patch
with potatoes. looked after the crop my
self and raised ten and a half bushels. My
father stored these in the cellar. as he
said they would no doubt be worth more
some. time during the winter. Last month
! sold them at 81 20 bushel. receiving
S12 SO for them. A few years ago a bank
was started in our town and | opened an
account with it, Now, everything ] raise
from my patch is put into the bank II
makes boy feel proud TO say that he has
! own a Scotch Collie dog. His name is
Collie. He is an intelligent and useful
animal When | go 10 fetch the cows from
the pasture he goes along without being
asked. Last year ! raised quite lot OF
Wyandot'e chickens. Al first the crows
used TO come and take away few chicks
at q time. Then I began TO teach Collie
to chase them away When he knew what
he was to do he kept a faithful watch over
the chickens and the crows did not steal
any more
Some boys that know say they will 20
to the city when they are a little Older.
They also say that the farm is not the
place for bright boy. 1t seems TO me that
good farmer must be a bright man, Any
way, I will stick TO the farm and will try
10 show these boys that farming pays when
IL is done in the right way. Lovingly yours,
HARRY T. WAIDELICH (aged l2'.
Neu TriDoli Penn