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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

QeVlCe. Everything cISS - 1pSoiutCiy
automatic.
Clerks Interested.
The device has been demonstrated
for some weeks past near Washing
ton, and the demonstrations have
been witnessed by hundreds OF people
including officials Of the postoffice
department; members Of Congress
and particularly Of the postoffice COM
mittees; representatives Of railroads
and others, including railway mail
clerks.
The latter have naturally been deep
" interested for few are aware Of
the dangers to which they are ex-
posed from tossing out sacks OF mail
through the car door while flying
past a station or attending the cap
ture of the suspended pouch from the
catcher arm as 1t swings outside the
swaying car. Many clerks are con.
stantly on the disabled list from such
injuries. The clerks in their recent
convention at New Orleans in May,
adopted q resolution fayoring the
, adoption Of IAN automatic exchange
system
Coming down to the invention 1t
self, it may be said roughly to con
sist Of three parts; first, the mech
anism of the car: second, the equip
ment of the station; third, the trip
The last is properly part of the sta
ton equipment but deserved specia
mention as 1t is. after all, the mos
! important factor in the whole under
taking, although the simplest of pro
positions. About five hundred fee
down the track from the place wher
I the mail is to be dumped, there Is
steel channel bar twelve feet long
bowed up gently in the middle. Thi
is the track dip"
Suspended from the mall ca
4 mechanism Is a small iron wheel s.
placed as to hang we'll outside tn
trucks but we'll inside the outer edg
/ of the car. Until that wheel strike
the track dip" the mechanism Il
the car Is as stationary as II dead
7 hut let it come in contact with tn
track dip and there is somethin
doing at once; and this Is VIVA
y happens.
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struck. What this means in the way
OF safety may be appreciated better
by railroad employees than by the pub
lie, but accidents from such cause
are by no means infrequent at pres
emit.
No matter how perfectly a device
may operate, however, perfection by
no means insures its success. Espe-
cially is this true when dealing with
Uncle Sam. The United States Gov
eminent is the last customer In the
world to accept anything new, which
Is one OF the reasons why Mr.. Hupp
Is demonstrating this automatic ex-
change under the noses OF the govern
ment officials. 1t must make good
under any and all circumstances and
withstand any tests proposed. More
over there must be demand for II.
Where does that demand come
from If at all? First, from the rail-
way mail clerks, as said before; sec
| ond, from the engineers and firemen
who object to having their hedas
caved In by striking the present
cranes; third. perhaps, from the rail-
road officials who are always seeking
| improvements that will expediate the
passage OF trains and see In this sys-
tenn the possibility Of cutting out
stops now necessary, particularly at
junction points. Fourth, from the
newspapers. which by reason OF the
safe dumping of their mail, and more
especially by its transfer from one
fast train to another at junction
points, will be able to reach towns
Hundreds OF miles away with early
editions, where now dependence must
be placed on the local trains.
From Small Towna.
Finally, from the people of the IN
terror towns and cities. II 1t is com
sidered that there are between $4,000
and 5000 stations where the crane
system Is now In operation with many
more postoffices off the main line
but dependent on this system In part
for expeditions handling OF mall: that
\ unucT pISSGut GunhltiOuS I'LL u lSV
pounds is the maximum limit, while
under the new plan it is claimed that
1t Is possible to take in or put ou'
% many as 10, 90 or even SO ful
sized mail sacks weighing as muci
as 80 pounds each. the possibilities Q
the development OF the fast mail be
come apparent.
That Ia what makes it fascfnatin,
to all who have Witnessed the dem
Astlations-the possibility that
mail car can even be attached to TIL
Congressional Limited, for instance
. and take on and deliver mall at ever
town between Washington and Ney
York regardless Of the amount har
- died. and without stop except as a
le present. What this means to tn
t. towns now receiving only one or tw
d, mails day from the local trains ca
TX he imagined
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

Explanation Of saturn's Rings.
A new theory to explain the rings
of Saturn ia urged by Prof. Birkcland
of Christiania, who holds that they
are produced by electric radiation
from the planet and are renewed. SC
to say, every instant"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

AS the roller runs over the Trip IL
the clutch Of a large wheel
lying flat under the flooring of the
car and which begins to revolve
slowly and in exact proportion to the
revolution of the car wheels to which /
it Is attached and from which 1t de-
rives its motive power.
incidentally it might be mentioned |
that this gearing is SO arranged that
the wheels OF the cav must make so
many revolutions according to the
size Of the wheels-to one revolution |
of the big wheel, and always in the
forward direction, SO that exactly the
same distance must be traversed by
the car in every case before the mail
is dumped or caught.
/, This applies no matter what speed
the car is travelling, and, moreover,
should the train suddenly stop be-
tween he trip and the dump, the
mechanism stops; if the train backs,
the mechanism winds up. Only when
the train reaches the dumping point
can the mail be deposited and only
at the dumping point.
Rings a Gong.
But to continues soon as the au-
tomato wheel starts It's revolution it
rings a gong to notify the clerk in
/ the car that it is about to deliver
mail If he has not already done SO he
! NJ oy,c c%o or
| the steel car or truck, which begins
| to make its way out the door. When
! the proper place is reached the truck
dumps. BY this time the big wheel
has made half a revolution perhaps.
AS it continues the truck comes back
into the car and the receiving chuts
folds.
i The chute is in two parts and when
not in use folds alongside the car SO
as to extend but two inches, obviat
ing the danger of striking anything
i beside the track, including the cranes
Unfolding, one part extends outward
and the other inward and when in
alignment they form a perfect chute
extending from a point six inches be
yond the waiting mail bags to vel
within the car. As the chute passes
the cranes the bags are whipped into
the car along this incline. describing
an arc of circle sufficient to deposit
them gently on the floor of the car
without chance of damage to sacks
contents or clerks.
> Continuing it's revolution the biz
: wheel draws in the chute and folds
| it ,lp and closes the car door ant
t locks it. With the completion of thu
: revolution the operation is finished
= and the mechanism goes out OF bust
t ness automatically until the next tril
e is reached. And this process Is re
a heated every time the mechanism II
|, tripped, and only when 80 tripped
s and will be until the car or SOM
part of the device is worn out.
r Coming now to the station equip
0 ment, that is simplicity itself, ap
e parently, and yet it has been worked
g out with great skill and ingenuity. |
s is we'll known that under the presen
n out-of-dat system in use by the raj
|, way mail service, the clerks deliye
e the mail from the running train b,
g throwing or kicking the sacks from
t the door. Sometimes they light in
safe place; sometimes they strike tn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

mail man or an innocent bystander;;
not infrequently the sack falls under
the wheels and is ground to pieces,
How many thousands of valuable let
tiers have been lost in this manner
will never be known.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

In Wooden Trough.
To prepare for the reception of a
dozen or more sacks and to insure alb
solute protection no matter how fast
the train is running, the new inven-
ton provides wooden though with
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
NEW DEVICE IS
TO TAKE PLACE OF
OLD IRON ARM
Antique Apparatus Of Civil War Days
Now in Use Has Crippled Many a
Postal Clerk Much Time Lost at
Present.
MUST SHOW UNCLE SAM
PRACTICABILITY OF DEVICE

when deposited in the cars by the
device. Everything else is absolutely
automatic.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06

Nothing" The word came slowly like
drop wrung from nearly spent heart.
Nothing; nothing. Oh, Orlando, 1 wish
we were both dead and buried and that
there were no further life for either of
u.s.
The softened tone, the wistful prayer
which would blot out an immortality of
joy for the one, that it might save the
other from an immortality of retribu-
ton, touched some long unsounded chord
in Orlando's extraordinary nature.
Advancing a step, he held out his hand
the left one. Wen leave the future TO
itself, Oswald, and do what we can with
the present." said he. 1--WE made a
mess of my life and spoiled career
which might have made us both kings
Forgive me, Oswald I ask for nothing
else from God or man. should like that
1t would strengthen me for tomorrw."
But Oswald, ever kindly, generous and
more ready to think of others than of
himself, had yet some of Orlandos tenac-
ity. He gazed at that hand and a flush
swept up over his check which instantly
became CHASTITY again.
Il can not" said he-''not even the left
one. May God forgive met
Orlando. struck silent for a moment,
dropped his hand and slowly turned away
Mr.. Challoner felt Oswald stiffen in his
arms, and break suddenly away,
only to stop short before he had taken
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06

one of the half dozen steps between him
self and his departing brother.
Where are you going?" he demanded
| in tones which made Orlando turn
81 might say, TO the devil!'" was the
sarcastic reply. But l doubt if he
would receive me. No." he added, in more
ordinary tones as the other shivered and
again started forward. you will have no
trouble in finding me in my own room
tonight. I have letters to write and
other things. A man like me can not
drop out without a ripple. You may go
to bed and sleep. l will keep awake for
two"
orlando" Visions were passing before
Oswald's eyes, soul-crushing visions such
as in his blameless life he never thought
could enter into his consciousness or blast
his tranquil outlook upon life. "Orlando!'
he again appealed. covering his eyes in
frenzied attempt to shut out these hor-
rors, II can not let you go like this. To-
morrow"
tomorrow, In every niche and corner
of this world, wherever Edith ChaIlon-
er's name has gone. wherever my name
has gone, 1t win be known that the dis
coverer of practical air ship is man
whom they can no longer honor. Do you
think that is not hell enough for me; or
that l do not realize the hell it will be
for you? I've never wearied you or any
man with my affection; but I'm not all
demon. I would gladly have spared you
this additional anguish; but that was i'm
possible, You are my brother and must
suffer from the connection, whether we
would have 1t so or not. If it promises
too much misery-and l know no misery
like that Of shame--come with me where
go tomorrow. There will be room for
tive"
Oswald, swaying with weakness, but
maddened by the sight of an overthrow
which carried with it the stifled affections
and the admiration of his whole life, gave
bound forward, opened his arms and
fell
Orlando stopped short. Gazing down on
his PROSTATE brother. he stood for a mo-
ment with a CLEAN of something like HUI
man tenderness showing through the flare
of dying passions and perishing hopes;
then he swung open the door and passed
quietly out, and Mr.. Challoner could hear
the laughing remark with which he met
and dismissed the half dozen men and
women who had been drawn to this end
of the hall by what had sounded to them
like fracas between angry men.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
INITIALS ONLY 4z64z

II necessary, into the eternites. Not with
the threat of my arm--you are my mas
ter there, but with the curse of a brother
who believed You innocent of his darlings
blood and would have believed you so in
face of everything but your own word"
"Peace!" ad1ured Orlando. There is
no account 1 am not ready to settle.
have robbed you of the woman you love.
but have despoiled myself. 1 stand
desolate in the world, who but an hour
ago could have chosen my seat among
the best and greatest. What can your
curses do after that?'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
1911, Street & Smith,
IL, by Dodd, Mead & Co.
J INSTALLMENT.

fered, Orlando had spoken
always been blindly, AFRO
4 of her eldest son. No
see in him; and now
Oswald struggled with his
ed himself in Mr.. Challon-
|cried in loud revolt:
just. He win not let you
+ does, I will not. 1 will
fhe ends of this earth and,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
70 know love and loving want all there is in every we

b little mountain hair shop where with
g gait that belonged the decks of ship of
velvet carpetng of her 'Dry Bone Guch' Emporium
my best chums godb hair My best
&rL She has a heart for any fate
of MANY what
n where she borned and almost how old
M and blue wide
FOUND woman ended with the
Qdenculed head IN explosion of real feeling
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
Five o,cIook In The MorrIno

The clock in the hotel office struck
three. Orlando Brotherson counted the
strokes; then went on writing His tran
som was partly open and he had Just
heard step go by his door. This was
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06

I'm tryin' keep howe
would Well I'm |
ever!
back of my head and can't a beaul'
land I she
nes of the in
that's mel l
be grandmother
everything else! everything that's coming o ne
BRINKIEY
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06

Doctors and college professors have
been trying for years to find out how much
energy man uses when working.
If they would try it out on the woman
who hangs over the washboard every Mon
day-they'd get the information quicker,
though the women who do this are becom-
ing fewer every day.
Fels-Naptha worked the change.
The woman who uses -Naptha gets
done sooner and has whittier clothes. And
she hash rubbed her health, strength and
good nature away on the dashboard.
If you haven't tried the Fels-Naptha
way, it's time to begin.
You can't start too soon to take care
of your health
A Fels-Naptha wash-day keeps the
house comfortable-not full of steam and
soap suds' smell.
Use cool or Iukewarm water with
Fels-Naptha.
akes clothes last longer because you
don't boil them tender and then rub them
to pieces on hard metal washboard
Follow the easy directions on the red
and green wrapper. Use any time of year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
When the Clock struck One ON
Wash Day.

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one;
And the wash was done,
Fels-Naptha made it fun.
Hickory, dickory, dock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-10
DAUbERT NAMED TO
LEAD 1918 DODGERS
Clever First Baseman Men,
toned as Most Likely Sue
ceSS0r to Bill DahIen.

NEW YORK, August 10.-Jake Dau-
bert. the hustling young first-sacker OF
the Dodgers. is to succeed Bill Dahlen
as manager OF the Brooklyn team. So. at
least, say the wise ones Of that borough.
According to the latest rumors that will
not down, and which appear to come
from the most reliable sources, Daubert
will be in charge of the Superbas when
they leave for spring training in 1913.
President Charles H. Ebbets denies that
he contemplates any change of manage
nent. But his denials are not taken
seriously. Naturally, he would not admit
it in any case if he intends to leave
Dahlen in charge to the end of the sea-
cause lot of trouble for the rest of the
season.
In rebuttal Ebbets calls attention to
the fact that Dahlen was signed last
year to long-term contract as man.
ager. That doesn't cut much ice any
more. There are any number of in
stances Of dropping a manager signed
for several years. Joe Kelly, with Bos-
ton: Billy Murray. with the PhilIies. and
Jack Ryan, Jersey City. are recent IN
stances.
Dahlen. naturally. enjoys an advantage
in contract. But the matter could easily
the cases cited. Or Bill might even
be retained as scout and work out mis-
contract in that capacity.
1t would be easy enough for Ebbets to
put Daubert in charge OF the club.
Whether it would be a wise move re-
mains to be seen. Hal Chase Larry La
joie and few other brilliant performers
would be a warning to any less intrepid
adventurer than c. H. Ebbets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-10
cox HAS A FIELD DAY.
Pilots Three Winners in Last Day of
Grand Circuit Meet.

PITTSBURGH. August 1O-Walter r..
Cox. the New Hampshire driver on the
Grand Circuit. had a field day of it yes
terday, the closing day Of the Pitts
burgh meeting. winning every race in
which he drove. which was three out of
four on the card. Cox won the 2.1S trot
with Aroma Mckinney. the 2.15 pace with
Baron A. and the 800 pace with Myrtle
Baron, all of them in straight heats
The free-for-all pacing championships
the only one in which Cox had no entry,
brought out the best field of the week.
Evelyn W., Independence Boy, Vernon
Mckinney. Don Densmore and Sir r.
were starters in this race, which went
to Don DensmOre. after Vernon McKin-
ney had taken the first heat in 2OIk,
the fastest time Of any heat on any
track this year. Densmore took the sec
ond heat in 2.02A. making two of the
fastest heats on any track this year, and
clipped off the third heat at 2O5A.
The 2.2O pace. the last of the days
card. narrowed down to a two-horse race
after the first heat. Myrtle Baron took
the race. but caused heart palpitation in
ter in the last heat, and Denver Jay
raced away from her. Myrtle Baron re-
covered, however. and was neck and neck
at the half with the Colorado horse. Be
fore the three-quarters Myrtle Baron
had again taken the lead and held il
to the wire. winning by. half length.
The first heat was run in a pelting rain.
Baron A. got away in the lead in every
heat Of the 2.15 pace. and held 1t to the
finish. There was no other horse that
had q. show but Aroma Mckinney in the
2.1S trot The mare took the race in
straight heats. running each in a little
better time than the previous heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-10
GAMES WILL
BE STARTED THIS AFTERNOON
All Matters Pertaining to Big Series Arranged
at Meeting Of Commission
Last Night.

August e4-Bankers VS.. Cornell, Capital City
grounds
SECTION b.
August lo- Marcy teu VS. East Sunday School.
August 12-Sunday School VS.. Marquette. Sun
! day School grounds.
School, East Sunday School grounds.
August 14-East Sunday School VS.. Marquette.
August 15-Mnrquette Sunday School. East
Sunday School grounds. :.
August 16-Sunday School vs. East Sunday
School, Sunday School grounds.
SECTION C.
August 15-Railway Y. NJ. C. A. vs.. Northern.
August 1e-Government vs.. Railway Y NJ. C.
August 17-Northern VS.. Government, y. NJ. c.
August 19-Northern VS.. Y. NJ. c. A., Y. NJ. C.
August 2o-Y NJ. c. A. VS.. Government. Y. NJ.
August Enforcement vs. Northern. Y. NJ c.
4. grounds.
The final or intersectional series shall
be scheduled as follows. with the grounds
yet to be determined. the selection OF
| identity of the clubs which participate:
August "a, Section B VS. c: August %
Section A VS.. c.: August 81, Section B vs.
A; August %. Section c VS.. B; August %
Section c VS.. A; August 80, Section A
VS.. B.
| The schedule for the st. Johns College
| foot ball team for the coming year is about
! the heaviest that has ever been under
taken by the school. 1t is longer and
I comprises more heavy games than have
been played in any previous season.
| The list of contests to be played is as
| follows:
| September 49, Rockhill College. at An
| napolis; October ), Franklin and Marshall
College. at Lancaster. Pa: October L.
Dickinson College. at Carlisle. Pa; Oc-
| tober 10, Washington and Lee University
| at Lexington, Va: October 2j. Maryland
| Agricultural College. at Annapolis: No.
vember ,, Haverford College, at Haver-
| ford. Pa; November 8. Virginia Military
| Institute. at Lexington, Va: November
| IL. Johns Hopkins. at Baltimore; Novem-
| Der %, University of Maryland, at Balti-
more; November %, Washington College
at Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-10
FIERCE PLAY ON COURTS.
Mclaughlin and Bundy Win New
York State Championship.

NEW YORK, August 1O.-Maurice T.
Mclaughlin and Thomas c. Bundy won
the New York state lawn tennis cham
pionship in the doubles yesterday on the
turf courts of the Crescent Athletic Club
at Bay Ridge. The champions from the
Pacific coast were extended to their limit
by scratch pair composed of Karl II.
Behr, the former international player,
and Frederick c. 1nman. The losers
worked ably together and made up in
individual brilliancy what was lacking i'm
concerted action before they were defeat
ed at 90. "a. 30. 81.
The closing scoring Of this final, follow
ing as 1t did the overwhelming defeat Of
Raymond D. Little and Gustave F.
Touchard, the national champions, by the
Pacific coast pair. caused considerable
surprise. At every stage the match was
fought out at furious pace. which was
ably sustained from the eastern side of
the net. The change of a few points
would have resulted in a reversal. for the
total OF the games tally was 10 to IS
while the point totals We're l33 to l27,
narrow margin of six points
The day was unsuited to the best per-
Torrance on the part Of Mclaughlin and
Bundy. There was strong wind and
slight showers. This served to slow down
the courts. and it likewise diminished the
gallery, as scarcely a thousand spectators
fringed the court. Relatively McLough-
lin played better than his partner He
was often askew on his low backhanders.
but he made up for his mistakes by
flashing into the breach at critical times,
bringing off well placed smashes for
needed points Inman and Behr each had
spells Of brilliancy, but the latter rather
had the best OF it, especially in the sec
ond set.
The surprising thing was that the east
ern pair outplaced the Pacific coast cham
piOns by a total of 46 placed shots to
IS. 1t was on the outs and nets Of Behr
and Inman that the match hinged. They
piled up 56 nets to ~ for Mclaughlin and
Bundy. while the Californians tailed 81
outs to 80 for their opponents During
the contest Mclaughlin scored on : serv-
ice aces. and was excellent in this de-
partment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-10
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.
Tigers Easy for Red Sox.

DETROIT. Mich. August 1O.-A double
by Cobb in the first inning of yesterdays
game was all that saved Detroit from an
other shrt-out at the hands of the fast
going Boston outfit. which took the second
of the series by score Of to l.
Just to convince the Red SOX that he
harbOred no i'll feelings. Tyrus presented
them with three runs in the fifth. With
Carrigan and Hooper on the sacks. Cobb
let Yerkes' single get by him. The ball
rolled to the score board. and Yerkes fol-
lowed the catcher and left der over the
plate. Mullin was derrcked at this stage,
and Works. who succeeded him, held the
Red Sox at bay during the remainder Of
the game.
Bedient was a puzzle to the Tigers. al
lowing them but five hits. and never be-
ing in danger after the first round.
President Ban Johnson was in attend
ance, and presented Bill Donovan with a
gold watch in behalf of Detroit friends.
Donovan leaves for Providence to become
manager of the CLANS. Score:
R.H.E.
Boston. 1OO1 OOO 90 10 @
Detroit ....... 90 o O o o O0-1 ) :.