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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
lmperator, Largest of Ocean
Craft, Soon to Be Launched.
Ship viii Be 900 Feet Lone-Monster
of the Seas, With $4,000 Ton Ca
pacity, to Have Many Lux
urious Features.
S'V79 1579zs.vso0 8 1z7S1SESS55

Berlin.-Records for size in the
ocean steamship world are not held
long nowadays. We find a new Col
iath of the Ocean" of German con-
struction. The new ship now building
for the neutrality-suspicious. line Is to
be called lmperator, and will be
launched on the Elbe, Mr.. Kerns tells
US, in few months-"such a vessel"
he says, "as hitherto mans eye has
not beheld." The Imperator will have
a gross tonnage of 10000, outdoing the
Olympic and Titantic (45,324 and 45,-
000). The length of the Imperator
over all will be about 900 feet, Says
Mr. Kern, according to Land und
Nicer:
1T would be impossible for man at
the bow of the Imperator to recognize
with the naked eye another standing
in the stern. If we think of the I'm
perator set up on end beside the cathe
dral of Cologne, the heavens reaching
tower would come only to the second
funnel of the steamship. To get
still better idea of the size of the YES
sci. it may be compared with one Of
the largest warehouses in the world
the new store of TietZ on the AleXan-
derplatz in Berlin, which, although for
ty houses were demolished to make
room for it, could be placed entirely
inside of the Inperator. The steam
ship, when complete and fully laden,
will displace $4,000 tons. The follow
ing figures show how much larger she
is than the vessels which once held
the worlds record for size:
The Deutschland, once the largest
ship of the Hamburg American line,
which at the time she was built, and
for ten years after, was one of the
wonders of the world, displaced $500
tons; the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria,
of the same line, 24600 tons, and the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
Jumping on Its Back, John Jordan,
Aided by Servants, Landed
the Monster.

Palm Beach, Fla.-John Jordan of
Buffalo, guest of William J. Corners,
his brother-in-law, was attacked while
bathing by one of the largest turtles
ever seen here, and for Is minutes was
threatened by severe bodily injury, If
not death by drowning. He escaped
with bites on his arms and legs. A tur-
tie has not been known before to at
tack man in these waters.
Mr.. Jordan entered the water alone
in front of the Corners cottage and
was swimming about 200 feet from
shore when the turtle rose under him.
1t Immediately struck him and he
jumped on its back. The turtle swan
for deep water and then dived. unseat-
ing Mr. Jordan. Coming to the surface
1t again struck at him viciously I'm
able to swim away, Jordan figured his
safety lay in clinging to the turtles
back, and using his feet as a rudder,
and holding to the flippers he steer
ed 1t towards shore.
Miss Alice Corners, seeing his plight
from the piazza, summoned two Jap
ansse servants, who rushed with a
clothesline. Forming a moose they got
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
NEW FLOATING CITY

giant OF English ocean liners, the
Mauritania, $4,000. Each of the fun
nels of the Imperator will be so large
that steamer like those which ply
on the river Spree could sail through
it lengthwise.
"The term floating hotel often ap-
piled to such ships when it is desired
to emphasize tbeir bulk, would con-
vey, in the case of the Imperator, an
impression far short of the truth. For
where in all the world is there no.
tel that can hold 5000 persons at
once? None exists Of anywhere near
such capacity 1t is the population
of small city
One of the features Of the Impera-
tor is entirely new and unprecedented.
The first cabin passengers on this ship
will have the use of a roomy swim
ming pool in beautiful Pompeian
hall. Near by is suite of rooms for
gymnastics"
1t will have promenade deck near
ly quarter of HNie long, a great en-
tertainment hall two stories high, hold
ing 700 guests, a conversation ROOM a
smoking room. ladies' hall winter
garden and Ritz-Carlton restaurant.
serving a la carte. 1t goes almost
without saying that the Imperator will
be driven by turbines. What will be
the next step on the part of the de-
signers of steamship leviathans? Will
the English outbid their German cou-
sins once more; and If this keeps on,
how soon shall we reach the sea mon
ster of 100000 tons?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
BABIES ARE IN FASHION

tommyrot The real reason was-and
is-that New York's most distinguish
ed horoughfare-where trade has not
crept in-is given over to the man.
sions of middle aged and elderly peo-
pie whose children are all grown up.
But walk over to the eastward a
bit in the side streets from 5th to Sd
avenue and see the babies and the
baby carriages there. You can get a
mighty good idea of how fast the ba-
bies are coming to the we'll to do,
These side streets are inha bited by the
grownup sons and daughters of the rich
and socially prominent.
Remember these are not the babies
of apartment house people, but the
children of those who live in brown.
stone hCuses-not yet in the mansions
of their fathers and mothers which
they stand to inherit. And the moth.
ers of these shiny-faced infants are
the young matrons of society, Just as
the fathers Of them belong to all the
best clubs in the city.
Why, the only way clubman can
get his son into the exclusive Knicker.
booker club, where the initiation is
$500 and the dues 500 a year, Is to
put him up" as. soon as he is born
and the waiting list of the club is to.
day filled with the names of baby
boys. One proud father, who lives in
house with forty rooms. has three
babies on the list just waiting till they
are 81.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
Return of Machines From the South
Gross the Ohio River at
Louisville.

Louisville, Ky.--Capt. Alexander
Elliott Williams, U. S. A., and his
party, almost famished after an all
day run from the crossroads town of
Magnolia, KY, where for five consecu-
tive meals they had dined on biscuit
and pork, arrived in Louisville on
their automobile trucks in the army
efficiency test.
The party consists of Captain VIII
liams, Capt. H. A. Hegeman, who
joined them at Atlanta; W. c. Sterling
of New York and four mechanics.
They left Bowling Green, KY, Satur-
day, hoping to reach Louisville Sat
urday night, but they were forced to
halt at Magnolia They made the run
to Louisville during the day and
crossed over the Ohio river to Jeffer-
sonville, Ind, setting out from the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
PLAN NEW "ELECTRIC RAIL-
Railroads and Steel Men Trying Hard
to Find Solution of Battling
Problem.

New York-An open hearth steel
rail finished by an electrical process
being perfected by the United States
Steel corporation is the chief present
hope of the steel makers and railroad
men, who are looking for solution
of the battling rail problem. In the
mills the new rail is known as the
electric rail-" and a statement by one
of the railroad presidents who at
tended the recent rail conference ex-
plains:
IF this electrical process does not
contain the secret, then we shall have
TO rely on rail heavier than that we
have been using. We shall have to
put in UNDERGROUND rail at cost
of more than $40 ton. At the con-
ference with the steel men last week
we demanded that more be cut off
the ends of rails after they had been
rolled and more cut off the ends OF
the ingots before they were rolled.
The idea of this is to prevent air
holes and other defects. The steel
men were averse to this unless we
consented to pay more for the prod
uct. However, in the end they agreed
to make concession and to cut off
little more from the ends, although
they declined to 60 as far as we
asked at the present price, which We
think ample.
UNLESS this electric rail solves the
problem, my belief is we shall have
to put in a heavier rail IL we want it
as hard as those now In use. II not,
we shall have to use softer one,
which will wear out In half the time. y
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
KITTENS ARRIVE IN THE HAY
Little Family Travels Fifteen Days
From Northern Illinois to
New Home.

Montclair, n. J.-Thomas Wood Of
Label street is the possessor, though
not the owner, of a cat and five kit
tens that came to him in a carload of
hay from a small town in northern H.
linois. The Erie railroad, over which
the car arrived. assures him it will
put in no claim for the animals. A
blue ribbon around the neck of the
mother cat possibly may lead to her
Identification.
The bill of lading shows the car was
in transit Is days, and was not open
ed until it reached here so that the
cat must have lived for that time
without food or water. Wood will
keep the cat unless her owner can
prove claim to the property The kit
tens will be offered to buyers of the
hay, with brief history of their ad-
venture. The largest kitten will 90
with the first sale.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
FUNERAL is ROUTED BY FIRE
Betsy Ross Buried at Goes
Landing.

Huntington, w. Va.-While funeral
services over the remains of Mrs.
Edith A Floyd, granddaughter of
Betsy Ross, the maker of the first
American flag, were in progress at
Goes Landing, the Methodist Episco-
pal church in which they were held
took fire. The building was burned to
the ground.
Mrs. Floyd, whose funeral was be-
ing held, was past one hundred years
Dld She was the granddaughter of
the maker of the original Stars and
Stripes, and her husband, Finlay
Floyd, who died forty years ago, was
a grandson of the Floyds who signed
'he Declaration of Independence.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
INDIANA HORSE A SUICIDE.
Animal browns Itself in Swollen
Stream Following Severe
Sickness.

Jacksonville, Ind.-Suicide is what
Charles Pangburn, veterinary sur
geon, pronounced it when he saw q
pain maddened horse dash into the
swollen current of Fourteen Mile
creek here and with no appearance OF
a struggle sink to its death DR..
Pangburn had just been treating the
animal for a severe ailment with
which it had suffered several days.
He was driving away when he saw
the sick horse gallop furiously toward
the stream and watched it unhesitat-
ingly plunge in and end it's misery.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
Last Year 5,462 More Children Were
Born in First City of the u. S.
Than During the Preced-
ing Twelve Months.

New York.-You, Mr.. Bachelor, and
you, Miss .Suffragette, don't sniff and
turn up your noses at the babies
heaven bless them! The time has at
last arrived when babies are in fash
ion again among the fashionable. Just
head of the department of records at
New York's health department, has to
say.
The birth rate in New York is
gradually going up. Since 1898 it has
risen about per cent.
Last year there were born in New
York City just 134,542 babies, an In
crease Of b,462 over the year before.
Now, had the rate not increased since
1898, when the greater city was first
inaugurated there would have been
$4,000 fev.y babies born than actually
were. Pretty good record for pleasure
loving New York"
And it takes only half an eye to see
Cor yourself the meaning of DR.. Gull.
toys statistics. There are babies In
punches, here, there and everywhere
all over the big city. The east side
has It's share, but so has the west side
and the central districts of the town
where wealth and fashion dwell in
luxury.
There used to be threadbare story
about there being no babies to speak
of along 9Th avenue, and much WAS
made out of the talk that the rich were
not doing their duty by society or the
community. Ali Of which was largely
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
AIMS At JAIL GOODS
Congress Passes Bill That May
Uproot Convict Labor.
Measure IL Enacted by Senate Prob
ably Would Mark Beginning of
the End Of Long Struggle Be-
tween States and Unions.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. unnotieed the
house has passed bill which may
mark the beginning of the end of a
struggle which organized labor has
been making for over a hundred years
against convict-made goods, writes
the Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Post. This bill.
which was introduced by Representa-
tive Booher of Missouri, provides, in
effect, that "all goods manu-
featured wholly or in part by convict
labor, or in any prison or reforma-
tory, transported into any state
shall, upon arrival and delivery in
such state, be subject to the opera
ton and effect of the laws of such
state and shall not be exempt
therefrom by reason Of being intro
duced in original packages or other
| wise"
Should this pass both houses" said
Julian Leavitt, author of recent mag
| azine articles on the prisons of the
United States, ut would root out the
SOuli iII 6g SNClll llOll an wv hNuNN
prisons in a few years.
The bill has long and, to labor,
discouraging history. 1t was original
ly framed by the industrial commits
sion of 1900. 1t has been pushed by
the labor people ever since, but with
little progress until the present con-
gress. Recently, however, it has had
the support not only of the labor peo-
pie but also of employers of free la
! Dor in several states who, as the re-
port of the house committee on labor
| affirms, unite in affirming that when
any convict-made product is placed
in competition with the product Of
free labor the market becomes de-
moralized, even a small sale affecting
prices far out of proportion to the
amount of the sale. Every state OBJ
iects to being made the market for
convict-made goods produced in 9TH
err states"
1t appears that half the states in
the union have abolished the con-
tract system in their prisons, while
| the OJuSI HAIL T0ldlu IL III one lOTHl UT
another. The abolition states, how
ever, have merely become the dump,
ing ground for the convict-ma3e goods
of other states, so that working wom-
en- of New York, for example still
must meet convict competition from
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri and so
on, although New York herself drove
out the contract system in 1894 The
bill simply aims to subject convict
made goods to the laws of the partic-
ular state into which they are i'm
ported
"The manufacturers" said Repre-.
sentative Hensley of Missouri. in re.
porting the bill to the house, look
upon the competition of prison-made
goods from other states as a special
grievance.
Organized labor, 1t is understood
as we'll as some of the manufacturing
interests of the country, are combin.
ing their efforts to urge upon the sen.
ate the necessity for the passage OF
this bill. 1t is now in the keeping
of the senate committee on judiciary
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
GROUND HOG IN LONG TRIP
Animal With Wanderust to Come by
Way Of Chicago on Journey
Around World.

Salt Lake City.-The wonderlust of
small ground hog which entered
Salt Lake recently on the brake beam
of a Western Pacific passenger train,
is to be gratified by trip around the
world. Western Pacific railroad men,
who adopted the animal, have pre-
pared a crate plastered with directions
as TO his care and a resume Of his
travels, which will carry him east
over the Rio Grande to Denver and
thence to Kansas City, Chicago New
York, Washington and Boston, across
the ocean and around the world as a
special guest OF transportation men.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
ARMY AUTO TRUCKS BACK

quartermaster's depot there this
morning for Fort Benjamin Harrison,
near Indianapolis.
Captain Williams declared his ex-
perience with the three trucks on this
trip has convinced him that automo.
bile trucks will prove more satisfac.
tory and economical in transportation
of army supplies than wagons. He
left Washington February s, Journey
ing to Louisville by way Of Richmond.
Raleigh Charleston, Atlanta, Chatta-
nooga and Nashville. He will turn
east from Indianapolis.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19

being done in local dance hall wheD
two girls were arrested for dancing
the grizzly bear" The Judge decid-
ed that the dance was "disorderly and
ordered the two girls to promise to re.
main away from dance halls in the fu.
ture and report regularly to the po-
lice matron.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
COURT SEES GRIZZLY DANCE
Assistant City Attorney of Minneap-
oils Gives Terplschorean Illustra.
ton and Convlnces Judge.

Minneapolis.-W. G. Compton, as
sistant city attorney, danced the "griz-
Fly bear" in Municipal court here to
show Judge c. L. Smith just how 1t
was done With his arm over the
shoulders Of bystander, he swayed
rhythmically from side to side to
the strains of the San Francisco tune.
and, according to police witnesses.
gave fair imitation OF how 1t was
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
Pat Grove Is Arrested.

Chicago.-Pat Grove of Cudahy kid
mapping fame was fined 81 and sent to
the Bridewell hospital for treatment
for the drink habit by Judge Rooney.
The former outlaw was In pitiable
condition.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
Wore 6o-Cent Hat Three Years.

Chicago.-Telling the court her hus-
band used all his money for gambling,
Mrs. David O'Keefe showed 69-cent
hat she had worn five years and SO
coat that had served three years.
OKeefe was held.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
Molssses as Dust LAYER.

Washington.-The people of the
United States may be riding over
roads of molasses in the near future
The bureaY of good roads is making
experiments near here with very
cheap grade of molasses, mixed with
lime water, as dust laying cover for
roads.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19

Chicago.-Four handsome bachelors
are prizes to be distributed to winners
of a series of card parties for un-
married women members of Carna-
ton Lodge K of P. One bachelor is
reserved for the BOBBY prize.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
Hires Man TO Thrash SPOUSE.

Seattle.-Answering an ad. offering
SO to the man who could thrash a
wife beaten, a husky young man wal
Topped r. B. GILES. former water
front broker here, and claimed the re-
ward from his wife.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
Babes Brain In Mans Head.

Baltimore,-A portion of the worn.
out brain of William Buckner, a
wealthy real estate broker, was re-
placed by fresh tissues from the brain
of newborn babe at Johns Hopkins
hospital
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
Chokes Doc to Death.

New York-ln a struggle with a
dog that had bitten him in the face,
arms and body, Edmund Lith, aged
67, choked the animal to death.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
Gets Fortune; Loses Speech.

Fort William, Ont-John Dancy, a
r1veter, lost his speech for an hour
when he learned that he had been
left an estate of $2,500.000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-19
HUGE TURTLE FIGHTS BATTLE

it over the turtles head after strug
gle, in which both were bitten. The
turtle measured five feet and a half
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-19
ALBANIA

Turkish misgovernment make the in
terror the only part of Europe where
ordinary travel is unsafe. Onequar-
ter of all the deaths in the country
are violent, either in clan warfare or
IN clashes with Turks. Much of the
country is as Independent as Mon
tenegro. The Turk never cowed or
taxed its rugged hills. The Balkan
allies may be willing not to under
take it.
OF all fallow and backward races
the Albanians have perhaps the great
est possibilities. Haeckel said that
they have the best shaped heads in
Europe. Their natural ability is great.
Emigrant Albanians in Greece and
Italy have carried with them their
love of liberty and their valor. II
an independent government could in
troduce schools and check feuds, there
would soon be another wonderful,
progressive little nation in the south.
east, quite capable of existing for its
own sake and not as a mere catspaw
for Italy and Austria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-19
THE NEXT -FOUR YEARS.

The Denver News hits the nail on
the head when It says: ut can not be
denied that the coming four years
will largely decide the fate OF the
democratic party An effective and
efficient administration in behalf of
the people will continue it in power
an administration married by turmoil
and unmarked by progress will doom
II TO dislntegration and defeat"
In 1916 either the democratic party
will sweep the country or the fight
viii be between the aligned forces OF
reaction and radicalism. Never did
craftsmanship rest so lightly upon the
people--it is no longer a cast of vot.
Ing for names and symbols, but for
principles.
II is up to President Wilson and the
democratic party to make good, and
the people believe they will.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-19
New York WORLDLY

albania for the Albanians" may
be the one outcome Of the Balkan
war. The Italian Duke of the AbruZ-
I'll. the intrepid Polar explorer, has
been suggested as reigning price of
this brave people. Austria may have
other plans.
Like the Welsh in Britain and the
Basques in Spain, the Albanians are a
native stock. They speak the only
original Balkan language. The Turks
have not permitted the Albanian
tongue 10 be taught in schools. There
is no literature, no agreement even
as TO how it shall be written. OF the
few who can write, some use Greek
letters, some the Roman. The Alban-
ians themselves are nearly all Mos
lens. but 100000 Greeks, Serbs,
Vlachs and Bulgarians in their land
belong to the Greek church, The IA
nous Seven highland clans of the
north known as the Malissori are
Roman Catholic.
Blood feuds. lack of roads and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-19

laying machine are cars loaded with
ties and rails.
The cars which carry the ties are in
in advance of those carrying the rails.
The rails are drawn forward on roll
ers and are connected temporarily
one to the other.
AS the rails pass under the cars
which carry the. ties the latter are dis
tributed upon the rails and spaced
apart uniformly. The chain Of rails
thus serves to transport the ties to-
ward the track-laying machine. As
the rails enter the machine the ties are
picked up by a conveyor and carried
overhead. They are distributed on the
roadbed at the end of a truss that
reaches far in advance OF the main
body OF the track-laying machine. The
rails in the meantime are carried for.
ward and deposited upon ties previ
ously laid. The truss may be swung
70 one side or the other in order To
allow for passing around curves. The
track-laying machine lie self-propelling
II hauls a train of % cars of ma
terial, more or less depending upor
the grade. A train Of II cars viii
| carry enough material for a mile o.
track
This machine, with IS men, including
spikers, can lay and bolt and spik'
half a mile of track per day. Witt
larger force Of men two miles of tract
Z may be laid in a single day.