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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04
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Alfred JHenry.

and sometimes tears circular or luiIhe'-
shaped hole. and. when striking sand II
forms fuleurites. These are also calleu
thunderbolts. thunderstorm, stormstones
and Thor's bolts. They are hollow tubes
formed Of the fused materials, and vary
from one-half inch TO SIX inches IN
diameter. These fusuites sometimes cN-
tend twenty-five feet into the earth. ana
are vitrifed or CLASSY on the Inside, ana
half-fused on the outside. Sometimes the
fuIe1,rite takes the form of a tree upside
down with numerous branches.
From early times there has been
belief that certain trees more than others
are likely TO be struck by lightning. Ihe
elder Plny said: Lightning never strikes
the laurel This was also called the bay
tree, and wreaths Of It's leaves were worn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04

"HUNDER and lightning and forest
fires and the many strange freaks
l. Of lightning. terrific phenomena of
the air. are now engaging the attention
of Uncle Sans scientists at Washington
This peculiar investigation was under
taken TO find out whether lightning caused
many of the recent disastrous foreS, nreS,
but during the course Of the inquiry the
lightning experts have delved deep into
natures secrets, and their explorations
have revealed some most astonishing pine
nOmena.
Many strange things only guessed at
UP 10 the present have been proved true,
while some old theories have been shown
to be absolutely false For instance, the
old saying, Lightning never strikes twice
IN the same place = not true. It i1..
scientists claim it rot only strikes twice,
but may strike a thousand and one times
in the same place.
In 1871 there were more than 200 per-
sons who were killed by lightning. OF
this number 800 were killed in the open'
$50 in houses, Co in barns and only o.
while standing under trees The circum-
stances attending the death OF the re-
manning 80 are not known. In addition,
there were 100 people more or less in
jured during the same year. OF this num-
Der 800 were injured while in houses. 30
in the open, 50 in barns and 80 under trees.
These figures seem TO show that the
chance Of being struck by lightning while
under a tree IS not so great as in many
other places but these figures do not take
into consideration the relatively small
number Of persons under trees during
storms The greatest number Of fatalities
occurred inside of houses.
Scientists say II is much safer in the
open during a thunderstorm, and give the
warning not to seek refuge under tree
They claim that most Of those VINO per-
ished while under trees would be alive
to-day had they remained in the OPEN
Another fact brought out Is the great
danger Of many people budding under
sheds or grandstands Of any kind or 10
be under or near a flag station during d
thunderstorm. 1t is shown that man, Ike
animals. are not killed singly, ppt II
lunches when they huddle together.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04
GLASS FACTORY SAND.

Lightning behaves in peculiarly
freakish manner when II strikes tree
A fash Of lightning striking upward
through the tree from its base acts as an
explosive. The tree may be torn into
small pieces. and cases have been re-
corded where these appeared like pieces
OF hemp. If the upward fash is less vio-
lent. the trees may be split radially. Tops
of trees have been torn off while the
lower part remained uninjured. ON the
other hand, the lower portion Of tree
has been demolished. while the upper
part fell 10 the ground intact.
Lightning often strikes twice or more
than twice in the same place Some trees
favorably located for attracting the flash
bear seven or eight scars of previous
strikes. The same is true of some rocky
SUBMITS and buildings out of 9o7 cases
twenty-one showed repeated strokes on
trees and buildings. The big trees OF
California have been repeatedly struck
10y lightning, and, although not killed
their leaders are broken AMI their tops
stuntcd in consequence.
"The effec, OF lightning on the ground
is as remarkable as It's effect upon trees.
1t may enter the soil without disturbing
or heating It in any way; then again it
may tear large holes or melt the surface
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

shall be ready to furnish electricity 10 the
lnhaoltants OF said city of Ironton, residing
on the streets, avenues and alleys as pro-
Nided aforesaid That the rights and priv
lleges herein granted shall cease and be de-
termlned II said James P Porteus, his heirs,
executors, administrator and assigns shall
Iall 70 reasonably comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section, unless he or they
shall be prevented from doing so by reason
OF strikes or other causes beyond the con-
troll OF the said grantee. his heirs, executors,
administration aud assigns.
SECTION 9. b rights and privileges here
in n hereby conferred are granted to said
James P. Porteus, his heirs, executors and
administrators and assigns, upon the express
condition that ii he or his heirs, executors,
administrators, associates, successors and
assigns shall fail wholly to furnish electric
ity TO said patrons for a term OF sixty 1907
consecutive days in the said city OF Ironton
in the and within the time specified
In this ordinance, unless such failure shall
be due to strikes or other unavoidable caus-
es, then this franchise hereby granted, at the
option OF the said Board of Aldermen OF the
City OF Ironton, may be by ii declared for
felted, and in such case all the rights and
privileges, herein and hereby conferred,
shall cease and be determined forthwith.
SECTION 10. said City OF Ironton shall
nave the right and privilege, without any
charge beng made therefor, to attach to the
poles OF said plant and system fire alarm
wires and police alarm wires, and to main
tain the same at the expense OF the City pro-
NIutu ludl SuCn wires S0dll Oe attached unQer
the directions and supervision OF the super
intendent OF the lighting system.
SECTION II. said James P. Porteus, his
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns,
shall save and protect harmless the said City
OF lronton from all loss, costs other han
aforesaid, expenses and damages, on account
OF this ordinance and the construction and
maintenance and operation OF said plant and
system OF electrical distribution in said City
OF Ironton, Missouri.
SECTION 12. This ordinance shall be in force
and effect from and after its passage and
approval, and the said James P. Porteus, his
heirs, executors. administrator and assigns,
shall within thirty days after it shall take
enect, file with the Clerk OF the City OF IRON
ton, his written acceptance OF this ordinance,
before any act or thing can be lone under
and by virtue OF this ordinance and contract
to furnish said lights.
Passed this 18th day of March, 1912.
Approved this I4th day of March, leI2.
ROBERT A.. RASCHE,
Mayor of City OF Ironton, Mo.
Attest: WALTER H. FISHER,
Clerk Of City of Ironton, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21
A FINER tribute was never penn

A FINER tribute was never penn
ed than the following, taken from
an editorial in the Portland Ore
gonian, a Republican paper:
The American people like Bryan.
They should. He is a great polit-
ical and moral evangelist. He has
not been soiled by contact with
tough problems and tougher poll
ticians. If opportunity has passed
him by he has not been left alone,
Where he goes, there the multi
tudes follow. He is worth listen
ing to always. He may never be
president, but he will always be
Bryan. Thatis a supreme achieve
ment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21
SUNDAYS BY APPOINTMENT
Notice of Assignee's Sale.

Take notice that pursuant to an order
made in vacation by Hon. E. NJ. bearing,
Judge of the 2Ist Judicial Circuit of Mis-
souri,, l, the undersigned, E. L. Farmhouse,
Assignee of Eliza Hale, will on
Tuesday, March 26H, IoI2,
at the Store Building recently occupied
by Eliza Hale, south of the Courthouse
Square in the City Of l~ronton, Missouri, sell
at public auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash, all of a stock of general merchandise,
consisting principally of Dry Goods, Gro
ceries, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Notions,
ETC., and all store fixtures, conveyed to me
by deed of assignment for benefit of credit
ors of said Eliza Hale %tunless all of sale
stock of general merchandise and store
fixtures shall have been, before the sale
goth day of March, 1912, by me sold al
private sale.)
E. L. FARMHOUSE,
Assignee of Eliza Hale.
%1ronton, Mo-, March, 8, 1912.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

WHAT have the people got Champ
hired for at an expense of $1,000 a
year if not to stick to his ''post,"
otherwise, to the work he is paid
to do? If Champ feels that his
presidential prospects are suffering
while he is performing his duty to
the people there is nothing that
prevents him from resigning and
giving up his whole time to pro-
noting his political ambition
P0tosi Journal.
That's not the Republican Off
cial,s way. When his own inter-
ests and those of the public clash,
why the people be-ahem! | see
that u own Herby goes East to
size up the political situation and
locate he band wagon, and abb
SCENTS himself again and again, as
the spirit moves him. He draws
his regular pay, nor thinks Of re4
signing. The President goes about
speechifying, from Dan to Beer
sheba, for weeks at a time, and the
government at Washington runs
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21
SAYS my good friend of the Pc

SAYS my good friend of the Po-
tosi Journal:
The st. Louis Times, a sort oil
independent Republican paper, has
not a political idea that is not
rooted to the dollar mark.
Then indeed is the Times sailing
under false colors. Why, man,
the S is the emblem of the dyed-in-
the-wool, straight up-and-down,
yard-wide ACCOMPLISHMENTS
the-bottle, and warranted not to
change color or fade! Every Re-
publican spellbinder, for years and
years, has had the S on his tongue
and orn it next his heart; every
thick-and-thin G. o. p. organ has
held its sanctifying grace good
against all pleas for fairness and
justice, and made it Offset the
wrongs inflicted by robbery and
extortion. "Rooted to the dollar
mark? 1t is to laugh!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

TEDDY says he is going to stay
in the race "till the COWS come
home" or uses words to that effect.
Yet one will be prudent in not put
ting too implicit faith in his assev-
Grafton: his mind is facile to cir
cumstance, and he easily frees
himself from embarrassing utter
ance by vociferating that he never
said it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

MORGAN organized the Steel
Trust, for which beneticent service
he received the pitiful pittance of
$50, SOC, 900, and perhaps some odd
cents. But v~irtuous endeavor must
nearly always be its own recon-
penSe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

THAT Representative who seeks
special favors for the manufactur-
ers of his district at the expense OF
the people at large, is a hypocrite
when he labels himself a Demo-
crat. He may not be a Republican
on the question of negro domina-
ton, but he can evolute-if the
feshpots tempt from the other end
of the line.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

THERE is one marked thing in
the present representation of this
district in Washington: Walter
Hensley is trying to subserve the
interests of the wage garner rather
than to lend his energies to the ad-
vantage of the Guggenheims. !
shall speak of this more particu-
larly hereafter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

OUR Republican neighbors are
having ructions a-plenty. The Of
fetal steam-roller and the "bie
stick" are both to the fore, and
some of the pie brigade are in the
old Germans "hellafx."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

THE "Heathen Chinee" has set
aside King-rule and set up a Re-
public for himself, while many a
Christian nation still clings to the
old rotten dogma of ''the Lords
annointed."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

How about that "full dinner
pail" brethren? Has it been di-
vorced from the Great American
System whose b~eneficence we were
wont to extol in the happy days
agoue?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

itself as best it may in his alb
sence. But holdl No morel Know
| not that the rule for the saints is
not for the wicked-wnich the last
aforesaid we are?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

| HAVE not one word to urge
against Mr.. Cowherd; only, |
wish he had not entered the race
for Governor. This feeling is gem
eral among Democrats.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

Notice-You can secure the
Ladies Home Journal patterns at B.
n. Browns.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

THE squall with the Baltimore
landlords seems to have blown by.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

l BELIEVE it's going to be Champ
l know it ought to be.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

In the circuit court OF Iron county, Missouri
in vacation, March It'll, 1912.
The State OF Missouri, at the relation and to
the use OF Jos. G. Forshee, collector OF the
OF Iron county, Missouri,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
SOCIETY ON KAUAI.

Mr. and Mrs. Knudsen gave a grand
horseback riding party to the bark.
ing sands last Sunday evening, in
honor of Miss Harding, sister of the
Pahang Rubber Plantation manager.
At half past three all the guests
arrived in I-schines at the beautiful
Knudsen home. Mr.. Knudsen fur,
nished the horses for the crowd.
In a short time all the fiery steeds
were for the plains It was beauti-
full sight to see sixteen riders abreast
with Mr., and Mrs. Knudsen at the
head galloping across the sandy
plains.
The party stopped at the Knudsen
beach house for a delicious picnic sup
per. Before the supper the crowd
availed themselves of the opportunity
for a good sea bath.
Just as the moon rose high in the
beautifully clear sky, the crowd
started out again, arriving at the
Sands about nine o'clock. Several
who had been there a number of
times before said they had never
heard the Sands bark so loudly.
| | might add that Mr., Pilsbury the
noted California artist, was along, and
no more perfect day or night could
have been chosen to show off the beau
ties of the Garden Isle. Those in the
party were Mr. and Mrs. Knudsen,
Miss Harding, Mr., Pilsbury Miss Hof-
gard, Miss Jordan, Miss Barbara Lee,
Miss Eta Lee, Mr.. Rankin, Mr. Berg,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
THE CHAMBERS
WATER IDEAS

AS reported briefly in the second
edition of the Star yesterday, the
trustees of the Chamber of Com
MERGE, at their meeting yesterday aft
ernOon, adopted an exhaustive report
of its committee on harbors, ship
ping and transportation, advocating
the adoption OF meter system for
furnishing water to consumers Of city
water, and a material reduction O.
the water rates charged to vessels in
this port
The committee found that, at the
present time, the $3.50 per thousand
gallons, charged to shipping, is pay
ing 81 per cent of the cost of running
the entire waterworks system of the
city, although the quantity of water
sold to ships in a year is scarcely
equal to the general daily consump-
ton of the community. Resident con,
Eumers are charged on a basis of ~
cents per thousand gallons.
The average rate to shipping or
the Coast is about AZ cents, and the
committee gave figures for the differ
ent ports on the Pacific. demonstrate
ing clearly that Honolulu is several
times higher than the highest OF
these,
The Chamber does not believe that
rates to private consumers should he
materially increased, and therefore
makes the following specific recon-
mendations:
81. That the rate on water sup
piled to vessels at Honolulu be re-
duced as rapidly as the finances OF
the waterworks and sewer depart
ment will permit, to a figure approx
mately the rate charged at the ports
referred to.
"2. That the superintendent ol
public works be urged to check The
waste of water in Honolulu by the
extension Of the meter system as rap
idly as possible.
'3. That the meter rates to con
sumers be at all times the very low
est rate which can be made under
economical and efficient management,
| after paying expenses, maintenance,
interest on bonds and necessary ex
tensions of the waterworks system.
In other words, that the waterworr
and sewer system be made self-sus,
tanning on the most economical basis
possible and without profit to the gov,
eminent"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
THE LADIES DID
GREAT BOWLING

On account of the tremendous sue
cess that the ladies' bowling tourna-
ment at the Y. NJ c. A. met yesterday
evening it is the plan of A. c. Wisdom
to have a weekly ladies' night when
the privileges of the bowling alleys be
thrown open to the feminine gender
for the small sum of two games for
fifteen cents.
"They would have been bowling
there yet" said A. c. Wisdom, 'if we
had not taken the pin-boys away and
pulled the sheets down over the al
leys. The whole social was a pro.
nounced success. 1t broke up the
Spanish class for the evening because
each member had to take his cousin
to the social, and made such a hit
with the ladies that the Association
will undoubtedly be called upon to
have another similar gathering in the
near future.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
ANOTHER NEW RESIDENT.

Oliver w. H. Pratt, a young real
estate man from Berkeley, who has
been in Honolulu for several weeks,
has about decided to locate here per.
manently. Mr.. Pratt states that
things look good to him here for the
future of the real estate business,
and he proposes getting into the
game. Among other things he has in
mind is the erection of one or more
modern apartment houses.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
PERSONS IN THE NEWS


R. |. LILLE arrived in the Kilauea.
H. A. KLUEGEL arrived in the Kilau-
ca.
j. K. ZIMMERMAN arrived in the XII
lauea.
&c. H. FAlRER returned from Hilo this
morning.
). T. VAN VALKENBERG returned in
the Kilauea.
r. MOODY was among the Kilauea's
inward passengers.
MR. and MRS. r. IVERs returned to
town in the Kilauea.
49,
JOHN DEToR, manager of the Hilo
Hotel, arrived in the Kilauea
DR.. J. E. PICARD and wife were
among the Kilauea's incoming pas
sengeTs.
DR.. PRATT returned in the Kilauea
from his sanitary mission to the big
island.
ADAM LINDSAY, manager of the
Davies branch in Hilo, arrived in
the Kilauea.
GEORGE C. WATT, manager of Ko-
hala Sugar Co., and daughter ar
rived in the Kilauea.
S. E. 8IRDsEYE, of the geological
survey, returned to town with his
bride in the Kilauea.
HARRY CoRsoN CLARKE and wife,
comedians, returned in the Kilauea
from an orpheum engagement on
Maui.
D. L. CoNKLING, treasurer of Hawaii,
returned in the Kilauea from Off
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
Paragraphs That Give Condensed
News of the Day,

Sale of wash materials at Jordan s.
Big school atlas-Weellly Call, $3.50.
Tweedie
Walkover shoes give lasting salts.
faction Jacobson Bros, Hotel street.
No waits" at the Silent Barber
Shop. Six chairs and six first-class
BARRIERS.
There will be an informal St Pat
rick's Day dinner at the Young Hotel
tomorrow evening.
The foreign" contributions to the
Chinese famine relief fund have
reached about $500.
A committee working among the
Chinese reports $745 collected for the
famine relief fund
Have you seen the up-to-date line of
St. Patrick and Easter cards at Wall,
Nichols Co., Ltd? Don't miss it.
Money can be saved by taking ad
vantage of the white and colored wash
good sale next week at JOrdans.
Two regularly furnished rooms suit
able for light housekeeping are for
rent Apply 1881 Beretania street.
If you save green stamps you can
furnish your house free Call at the
show room, Fort and Beretania St.
The Acetylene Light & Agency Co.
will equip your house with a sun heat
err. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed.
The city and county treasury is eX.
hausted, but Treasurer Single viii
cash all warrants without discount
A thousand applications of main
land teachers for positions in the Hq
wall public schools are on file in the
education department.
Dr. MacLennan has returned and
resumed practice. Office, King St..
opposite Advertiser Office. Hours: IL
to 70, 2 to 4, to Z.
The clearance sale of the mems de
partment of Isoshima is drawing to q
close. Take advantage of the bargain
prices while you may.
The Model Clothing store on For
street near the Convent can fit you
and satisfy you with the latest ant
best made in mems clothing
Someone left a tap open in the
Boston building last night, the result
of which was a flooding Of part of ii
May e Co.'S grocery store.
In doing your Easter shopping cal
on Blackshear, the milliner, on For
street, in the Harrison block. New
bonnets and the latest styles.
Hand-cut macaroni is just what you
have been looking RIO. Convenient
and sanitary and packed in one pounc
sealed packages. ASK your grocer
me Chahoef OF commerce oHe'S
prize OF 800 Tor the best essay on
international Peace' the competition
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
CABLE CODE LIBRARY

By the last mail the Hawaii Pro
motion Committee received a copy of
Lieber's cable code. With the acuui-
sition of this code, the committees
library now contains practically a
complete list of all of the public codes
in general use. This is probably the
only collection of codes in the city,
accessible to the general public, and
already it is in much demand.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
KILLS WORKMAN
(Contlnued from page One)

Continued from page One)
only two minutes before the accident
happened the foreman advised Koda
to do no more digging but to try and
bring down the wall by prying with a
crowbar.
Koda paid no attention to the fore
man, however, and the wall fell on
him, crushing the life out of him on
the spot.
The body was taken to the morgue
where an autopsy was held at p. m.
An inquest will be held tonight, the
jurors being Bert Bower, Ed. Miller,
Joe Miller John Isaacs, ]. Fairman
and b. Lillis.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
WILL ADVERTISE HAWAII.

DR.. Graham c. Hunter, of New York,
a well-known lecturer, has written the
Hawaii Promotion Committee asking
to be furnished with lantern slide
of surfing picture, The writer states
that this will fit in with one of his
lectures very nicely, and will probably
be of advertising value to Hawaii.
The request will probably be granted.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
THE WEATHER.
Local Office, U. S. Weather Bureau.
Honolulu March 16 1912

Local Office, U. S. Weather Bureau.
Honolulu, March 16 1912.
Temperature, 6 a. ~; s a. m; 20
a ms and morning minimum:
6S. "a, 7G, u, GO.
Barometer reading: Absolute hui
Nudity (grains per cubic FOOT; rela-
tive humidity and dew point at s
a. m.
3OlO, G5, "A, G.7O9.
Wind velocity and direction at a.
m; 8 a. m; 10 a m and noon:
IN, 2SE, INV, USE
Rainfall during "a hours ending S
a. m, 90 inches
Total wind movement during "a
hours ending at noon, 116 miles.
VIM B. STOCKMAN,
Section Director
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16
NOTICE.

Taft Republicans, Fourth Precinct,
Fourth District.
At the request of the Taft League a
meeting of the Taft Republicans of the
Fourth Precinct, Fourth District, will
be held in the barn on the premises of
Colonel John II. Soper at 1880 o'clock
p, m. on Monday, March IS, 1912. Your
presence is earnestly requested,