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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
Opponents Know Not
Where They Are Going

] DO not say that the two gentlemen
who now lead, one the Democratic party
and the other the former Republicans
who have left their party In their attacks
upon existing conditions, and In Their
attempt to satisfy the popular unrest ~
promising Of remedies, are CONSCIOUSLY
embracing socialism. The truth Is that
they do not offer any definite legislation
they promise are 60 be brought about,
but IL their promises mean any thing, they
lead directly toward tho appropriation OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02

1909 a period of about thirty-fve months.
We are able TO judge from its operation
how far the statement Is true that 1t did
reduce duties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04

periments every ten minutes If the
weather is toggy.
AT about midnight we find very
faint indication of an echo; the wavy
line due 10 the sea is slightly modified
when our instruments are pointed ten de-
erees 20 the port, but not when pointed
dead ahead or 20 the starboard. We re-
peat at the port side with the same result
az before. but we find that the little bell
OF the Indicator shows an Increased ring
ing. and a few seconds after we send out
our blast from the siren, or vibrator, as
we should call t..
THE echo reaches us twenty seconds
after sending out the blast consequently
it took ten seconds for our vibrations 10
reach the object and another ten seconds
for the reflected vibrations TO return
therefore. the distance is slightly over
two miles.
our ship is doing twenty miles an
hour and one minute later we send out
another blast, but the result Is no
stronger than before. 90 we change the
direction Of the blast and find that the
greatest effect Is produced when the blast
is sent dead ahead. also that the dis
lance between the object and our ship is
being reduced at the rate OF thirty-hVe
miles an hour: therefore, the unknown OBJ
iect is evidently a ship making fifteen
miles an hour, and travelling toward us
slightly to our starboard.
"Our next blast shows US that the ship
is only a mile distant and very much to
fOliOu har direction
and when she IS in a position 10 present
her broadsde 10 us we find In sending out
blast that the echo is very strong, the
bells at the receiver ring violently, and
the recorder makes a large and distinct
marking on the paper strip.
"The weather has been so thick that
we have not seen the ship. but we have
a fair Idea OF her: We know her speed
and the direction in which she is sailing.
"The next day is fine and clear; we
meet several ships and send out blasts
and note the readings. Among these
ships is a large fully rugged sailing ship
with all sail on. When she is Off our
beam. We turn our indicator and recorder
IN her direction and send out a strong
blast Of two seconds duration; This is
followed In six seconds by ringing OF
all our bells, and the recorder has clear
record showing that the object sending
back the waves or vibrations is OF great
size and high out OF the water.
I'VE are now of the New England
coast: night is coming on and there is a
slight mist, so that ships lights cannot
be seen more than half mile distant.
Suddenly the two smaller bells at our IN
dictator ring violently: we have not sent
out a blast. and so we know II is the
blast from another ships vibrator. We
answer by a blast and then liberate the
clockwork, so that the paper strip is fed
out continuously. and very soon our re-
corder shows the letters a B C to be fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04
Bogus Dentists
Continued from first page.

of a reasonable, but OF an unreasonable,
doubt.
but when the agent does not provoke
the offence by persuasion or falsehooo
and does no moro than visit the sus-
, pected office and submit, like any other
patient. to an operation, there is likely 10
be prejudice in small communities against
accepting his testimony.
I'm large cities il is more possible 10
convict upon the uncorroborated tesu-
nony Of these men. because the Jurles are
Indifferent as TO the accused and the dc-
cuser. Yet even in the metropolis IL mas
been the policy OF the state Dental 30
ciety to seek convictions as rarely as pos
slbIe upon the testimony Of its agents
alone. however much assured OF theF
truthfulness.
The temptation to a detective TO MAKE
out his case by stretching the truth Is so
strong, and IL is so natural for a jury 10
suspect that this has been done, that II mas
seemed wise to minimize this susplcio"
but even when the case is made clear
10 demonstration there are still dlilcui-
ties in the way of prosecution. Jurles,
grand or petit, and even magistrates, a'
times substitute their ideas Of rough JUS
tice' for their sworn duty under the law
srwo or three examples Will suince W
illustrate how the law may miscarry III
the face OF such prejudices.
perhaps the most notorious case was
that OF Barnes. of Herkimer This man
was never graduated from dental col
leee. He came to New York City some
years ago after career in Massachusetts.
He represented himself as regis'ereu
practitioner and secured employment Win
. man who. having married the widow or
dentist conducting an advertising once
in Grand street, had so succeeded to that
business.
Barnes so preyed upon the fears OF MS
enployer that the latter though well past
middle life, took up the study OF dentistry
and qualified under the law. Barnes then
took himself to Herkimer and opeped an
Office. He was called as an expert in an
amusing assault case. wherein the issue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04
Continued from fifth page.

rous Albanians shook them of. as II as
suring them that they were satisfied with
their accommodations,
''Other flies drifted in and tried 10 in
terest their brethren as We stopped al
various stations, but with no greater Sue
cess. When the train reached Bluff Point.
where my unknown fellow passenger and
I both got out, the faithful two were still
with hsE. So they were when she reg
istered at the hotel desk, and, for all
know. they lived happily with her ever
after.
Certainly their attachment up 10 that
point was striking enough. II had lasted
for a Journey of 165 miles. If they had
any disease germs about them they sue
ceeded In delivering them with more ex-
petition than IL they had sent them by
express.
DO you hope 10 get New Workers in
terested IN the near future in preventing
flies from breeding within range OF theiT
homes and spreading disease ABOUT the
city," Mr.. Hatch was asked
yes, I do" he replied. THE move
nent has spread so far and been heipeo
along so vigorously in other communities
and the danger is now so well recoghizeu
that it will just naturally come home 70
roost
'sYbv we've not only been sending
pamnhlets for instruction and advice 70
cities all over the United States. but have
received requests for the same sort Oh
working material from such widely SCAT
tered places as Egypt Venezueia' oiiisa,
pore. Vancouver and Mexico. In sever al
cities OF Canada and this country the
Bow Scouts have been taught to feel tha'
TO swat the fly and to prevent her hhoihs
place 10 lay her eggs Is one OF the way
IN which they can do as much COCO as
grown man. They have taken practicahy
complete charge of the campaign IN many
places. and have helped along the "o'A
wonderfully"
Il was suggested that brief outline OF
how TO organize such a campaign wouiu
be Of interest. and Mr.. Hatch mentioned
these four steps:
!. To- educate the people as 10 th'
deadly nature OF the ny.
2. To kill off all winter nes-thoee
hiding about the houses, awaiting theif
season 10 forage.
.. To do away with all breeding places
for flies.
4. To trap all flies that happen 70
escape.
The determination of the winter ny Is
problem for the individual houseKeep'
er Don't let one fly escape. Hunt TOT
them and kill them early for the winter
ny Is the mother Of all the summers ter
rible swarm.
TO do away with the fly breedihe
Places is merely a matter Of cleanliness
Clean houses. gardens and yards. Clean
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04
Continued from second page.

Sound f. nothing more nor less than
atmospheric vibrations. II there are less
than sixteen vibrations IN second ~
time they arc not audible TO our ears
we do not hear them, although We may
feel them They may be OF great power
AMI able 70 travel long distance anu
II thcy should happen 10 strike any Oh
iect they send back an echo which, al
though completely iueudble TO our ears,
+, sufficient 10 record itself by suitable
apcaratus, and the record thus made will
give us fair idea Of the object struck.
81: will indicate its size and shape with
a fair degree OF accuracy; It will indicate
, IT'S direction from the ship, and will also
show its distance with great accuracy.
1t will distinguish a ship from an Ice
berg. will show whether the object is
stationary or moving. and II moving the
direction and velocity OF such movement
Before describing fully the modus OPP
erandi OF this apparatus we will first
examine some OF the phenomena relating
to sound and the accompanying echo.
ION one occasion I witnessed a stroke
of lightning al a distance OF ten feet II
was simply binding flash and a short,
sharp. ear-piercing snap; / did not hear
any thunder.
THE duration Of a fash OF lightning is
only a small fraction of one-thousandth
part Of a second. and still We hear the
thunder roll for some seconds, perhaps
ten or more.
"All the noise is produced in less than
one-thousandth part Of a second. The
thunder is not the direct sound, but the
echo, which varies greatly. according to
the character and distance OF the object
that reflects the primary sound.
1--WE will imagine that all ships of any
considerable size crossing the Atlantic
are provided with my apparatus. We en-
bark on one Of these ships at o'clock in
the afternoon. and few hours later We
are well out on the Atlantic In a moderate
sea, and adjust our receiver so that tho
small bell sounds about every ten sec
onds, due TO the noise OF the wind and
waves.
I'VE try our recording instrument and
find that II produces only a wavy line,
quite uniform. We next send out a pow
erful blast and find that this has pro-
duced a decided series OF zigzag lines on
the strip of paper.
1.-The bells have not sounded because the
electric current that rings them is cut
of by the act OF opening the steam valve
OF the siren. Nothing is on the paper
except the marks produced by the pri-
mary blast ano the sea waves.
I'VE repeat our experiment by pointing
our instruments a few degrees to both
port and starboard; still no result
Therefore there is evidently no large OBJ
ject ahead CO US. and We proceed in the
darkness at full speed. repeating our ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04
Unknown Greenland
Continued from fourth page.

which this comparatively brief period OF
time involves In other words, Captain
Koch was decidedly handicapped. That
one of his associates might cooperate
with reasonable accuracy with him In
their joint meteorological and astronomi-
cal observations. Captain Koch drew the
rather amusing picture chart of the
neighboring territory. and this subse-
duently proved OF real worth, even though
TO the casual critic 1t appears now more
humorous than otherwise. 1t suggests TO
the imagination some Of the ancient maps
which did service for 80 many centuries.
Having passed through a pretty cold win
ter here ourselves, It may be Of interest
10 us TO know the kind of footgear which
Captain Koch's party Will wear during
the frigid months in that faraway north
land. They will be provided with large
wooden shoes. or sabots. which they VIII
stun with straw. The past experiences
OF Captain Koch have satisfied him that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04
Sixth Sense to Safeguard Liners

lowed by a message and a reply.
THE ships are now thirty miles apart,
and we find that the primary blast VIII
work our recorder ct that distance, or
more than twice as far as the echo: forty
five minutes later we send out a blast
and receive a faint echo which tells US
that the ship is ten miles distant
"a few minutes later the echo is very
strong, makes a decided record, and
rings our smallest bell. We make otAHT
records as the ship approaches and when
she is off our port beam. broadside on and
only half a mile distant she sends US
blast that we can feel II not hear II
rings all our bells violently, and causes
every light object on deck 10 vibrate.
About o'clock the next morning We
have a new experience. We send out
= blast, and receive back an echo showing
that there is an exceptionally large object
very nearly dead ahead of us. We know
il is large, because the distance indicated
is Ten miles and the record quite distinct
"By sending out repeated blasts We iind
that the distance between us and the OBJ
ject diminishes about one-third of a mile
In a minute. This, Of course, is due 20
our own speed. and indicates that the
object is stationary.
/ when We are two miles apart, the
reflection OF our blasts rings the bells.
and the indicator shows a different record
from what we have seen before. The
markings on the paper strip are OF con-
siderable size and commence sharp and
abrupt, but the ending Is not sharp or
distinct. There is failing out OF spots
made by the zgzag lines. The total
length of the echo is thus made longer
than that produced by the primary blast
This shows that there is some kind
of cloud about the object, of dit
| ferent density from the surrounding air,
and that Il Is of considerable size. There
fore, we draw a logical conclusion. Tho
object is of great size; II is stationary,
and 1t has something about It that modi-
fies the echo: consequently the record on
the paper strip resembles that obtained
from both a large, solid object and Il
cloud. Therefore, IL must be large Ice
berg. surrounded by cold air.
I'VE change our direction so as TO pass
| II on our port side at a distance OF half
a mile. Fortunately, we have baro.y
passed when the fog lifts and disclosts
an enormous iceberg. surrounded ~
smaller pieces OF ice that have been
broken off. The following day We pass
many ships, and with our apparatus We
inform them OF the size and locality Of
the big iceberg.
I'VE are now well of the Banks, but
still in locality where icebergs may DO
found. and In the afternoon we come In
sight of a group OF these dangerous OBJ
jects OF all sizes. We give them a blast.
and the record produced is peculiar. In
stead OF one spot of zigzag lines on the
paper strip there are ABOUT half a dozen
spots, Each iceberg within range has
made it's own record. indicated roughly It's
size and accurately its distance"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04
Fly More Deadly Than Wild Beasts

was whether a tooth had been pushed in
or pulled out
In order TO qualify az an expert he
falsely swore that nc had been graduated
from the Boston Dental College. and then
he undertook to pass upon the question
whether II could be said from the appear
auce OF the alveolar process which theory
Of the case was correct. His practice was
notorious. and he was not registered.
These facts were thrice placed before
the grand juries. the last one Of which
was charged by Mr.. Justice Kennedy Il
tho Supreme Court, in strenuous terms
that II had nothing TO do with the consu-
tutionaIlty OF the law. and that IT had 10
right to resolve itself into petit jury
hut that it's sole Office was to pass upon
the evidence for the prosecution. and il it
found therefrom that the law had been
violated TO bring in true bill.
Not only did none Of these bodies find
an Indictment, although the votes in IA
vor of the bill increased with each jury
but the local press took up the matter
and said editorially and in specific terms
that. although Barnes was undoubtedly
violating the law. it would not be possible
10 have him indicted in that county.
Now. what was the reason for this
gross disregard Of sworn duty by these
Jurors and this shameless approval oil
their course by the press? Simply this:
Barnes was personally a popular man.
The prosecution against him originated
upon the information of local dentist
who had been the expert on the other
side In the assault case 20 which l nave
referred; the informant was unpopular
and the juries and newspapers took sides.
What. after all. is a little thing like the
constitution between friends|
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04

this is the best and az the same time the
most durable means FOR protecting the
feet against frostbitc. We also have
bond OF sympathy Ia sharing alk" the
vexatious attentions of the mosquito. II
would seem that Queen Luise Land. even
though a comparative Eden, j. not free
from It's draw Whether or not tho
geological survey Of this land will dis
close meteorological riches is, Of course.
matter Of speculation. but il has been
hinted more than once that Greenland
has mineral treasures we'll worth the eX-
plotting. and the revelations OF the cX-
plorers are awaited with keen expectancy.
The area of Queen Lulse Land IL ost-
mated 10 be- about equal to that Of Ica-
land. the largest island OF the Danish
Archipelago.
But our immediate concern in the cXpc-
dition rests upon what It may disclose OF
the movement OF Greenland's glacial cap
toward the coast and the relation OF this
advance 10 the formation Of iccDorSs
which find their way south into the open
waters OF the North Atlantic. il is an
established fact that the great bulk OF
this ice moves from the crest Of Green
land westward and that but compare
lively little of this glacial deposit works
its way TO the eastern coast. queen
I.uise Land. therefore. might properly
be described as the peak Of the iceshed
which impels the westward progress OF
this immense glacier, and, again, TINS
cleared area may be the index OF what all
Of Greenland south OF that point may be
some day when the underlying land casts
clear It's frosty mantle. The fact that
Queen Luise Land revels in summer
season whole month earlier than the
coastal region of the same latitude gives
us a pretty good idea OF the warmth OF
the sun and the responsiveness OF the
earth away up inside of the Arctic Circle
As there IS a sharp line of demarcation
between the contour OF Queen Luise Land
and the surrounding ice-the ice appar-
entity recedng gradually from the land
we shall await with much interest the
disclosures of the explorers stay there.
They may be able to measure definitely
the average rate OF the annual recession
of the ice and thus determine the prob
able period required for Greenland TO
free herself of this burden. The subject
is. indeed, fascinating one. because we
have in that glacial record duplicate of
the ages gone when our own smiling
lands were similarly buried
Captain Koch is typical scandinavian
and the very embodiment OF well-directed
energy. He IS but forty-two years OF age
and full of the enthusiasm of the work
which he has chosen. He is determined
not only to give US fuller and more val
uable information regarding inland
Greenland. but he has planned to con-
tinue his labors around the entire coast
line so az 10 I'LL out the geographical
gaps which at present exist upon the
maps The expedition should reach the
western coast. II all goes well, some time
I'm the month of July, 1913. Upernavik will
be the objective on this side of that vast
island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04

streets and alleyways. Discourage the
fly IN its breeding proclivities.
Carrying out the fourth step. the sale
of 4v traps should be encouraged In ali
the stores. These arc marvellous little
wire screen houses, which are baited
with milk, wherein ny once entrapped
is doomed They may be placed on
porches. window stills, garbage pals
anywhere that flies arc likely TO congre-
gate. but always outside the house.
Then the ny has no chance 70 come IN
side and spread disease and dirt
To sum It all up-swat tho fly before
he Is born
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-13

the Col 'ederacy had shouldered their
muskets for the front. leaving only
the oldei folks and women and chill
dren at home. q band OF Union SOL
diers came into Louisiana. Sighting
the enemy, the aged men, assisted by
the women. gathered toxether their
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-13

That's a nne watch you've got
there, Calhoun said q friend. Is It'll
q good goer? !
az good sosr?' said Calhoun Clay.
Well, you bet your life It's q good
goer. Why. 1T can do an hour In half
the timei'"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-13
Too Fast.

II don't believe In forcing schools
for children" said Gov. Woodrow VIII
son at q dinner In Trenton. "A child
that knows at four as much a. ordina-
rily II would know at eight, 10. to my
mind, about a. tasteful an object ~
Calhoun Clays watch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-13

and over his grave, to this day. n
may read the roughly chissled cpl
taph. "The Yankee bands with bloody
hands came southwark to divide u
lands. This lonely and deserted spot
IL all this - old Yankee got."-KAnr
sas City Journal
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-13

resistance. AS the Federal forces
came up a narrow lane, the southern
ers opened fire with such deadly effect
that the invaders ~retreated, leaving
one OF their number dead upon the
field Of battle.
Thy YlctQrS buried the fallen foe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-13

tering the insurance business spent
much time In the south, tells this
story Of ap epitaph rudely carved on a
q Louisiana parish:
When the slogan Of the south was
On to Washington" and the youth Of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-13
Bitterness In an Epltaph.

Bitterness In an Epltaph.
y Mason and Dixon's line is fast be-
coming a memory, but here and there
ara TO be found evidences Of the once
bitter hatred which prevailed In the
days Of the Civil a
George W. Kerdolff. who before On
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-24
DALTON ELK CANDIDATES
RIDE IN CONVICT CAGE

DALTON. Ga. May 22.-Hauled
through the streets of the city in a
mammoth convict cage driven by man
in stripes and to which were hitched
four oxen, a score of young men of the
city got their first insight of a genuine
Elk initiation Tuesday night
Fastened TO the cage were streamers
bearing the words. I'VE Want to Be
Elks," and Don't Feed the Animals, .
and the cage was made the more con-
spicuous by number of red fusees and
large bell on top of the cage. Hun
dreds of people were on the streets TO
witness the open air performance"
The Chattanooga degree team, twenty
strong, came through the country in au-
tomobiles to put on the initiation. and
the inside work was turned over to
them.
Following the unique parade, the cage
was stopped in front of the Elk club
rooms, where the neophytes were fed
sandwiches through the cage bars.
The initiation of Monday night
brought the membership of Dalton lodge
No. 1867, B. P. o. T.. up to sixty, and
included in the membership are many
Of the city's foremost men.
A big banquet brought the festivities
to a close at midnight.