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The bee., 1913-01-10
DECREASE SPEED OF Trans
Railroads Seem 20 Be In Aoreemen,
to Limit Running Time to Seventy
Miles an Hour.

An eastern railroads restriction OF
the speed Of all trains to seventy
miles an hour indicates a tendency
away from the old speed ideals Of
American railway management II is
sigi cant that the new policy is
adopted at O time when IN improved
roadbeds, the New York World re-
marks, stronger bridges, steel equip
ment and In everything but tougher
rails, the roads are in better position
10 run fast trains with safety than
when most of the "limiteds" and
flyers" we're instituted.
Most speed records on American rail-.
roads, In fact, we're made under less
secure operating conditions than now
exist. A Lehigh Valley train in 1897
covered forty miles at the rate Of
eighty miles an hour, a Burlington
train In 1902 ran fifteen miles at a
ninety-eight mile gait and a train on
the Plant system In 1901 accomplished
the remarkable feat of running five
miles at the rate of 100 miles an hour.
As far back as 1S48 the Great West.
ern Of England ran a train ffty.three
miles at a speed Of sixty-eight miles
an hour.
Seventy miles an hour is the maxi.
mum speed allowed on French rail-
roads. 1t is more a theory than a
condition as respects trains on regu-
lar schedule in any country. The
fastest German train, running between
srlin and Hamburg, maintains a
speed Of only flfty-flve miles an hour,
and English schedules are but little
faster.
Does a public demand exist for
eighteen hour and other high speed
trains? Railway managers represent
that It does and a recent wreck was
ascribed by an Illinois jury to this in
direct cause. But the companies are
under no compulsion to run them,
they are uneconomical, and most
have been instituted by way of rivalry
and to advertise the roads more than
to meet any real need Of the travelling
public.
a policy of speed reduction would
accord with the policy Of retrench'
ment with which railroad executives
are confronted In other things.
The bee., 1913-01-10
sandY,s Name Is "pInIs."

Within year or two Chile's gov.
eminent railroads will no longer offer
lucrative places TO Scotch engineers
Practically all the engineers running
the government locomotives come
from North Britain under fve-year
contracts, and the cost to the Chilean
exchequer is about one-thlrd more
than would be the employment Of ma.
tive-born engineers. Hitherto, how
ever, the canCy Scots have easily
proved their superiority; fact which
is generally admitted.
To bring the Chilean youth up to a
pitch of proficiency so that they will
be able to take the places Of the
highly.paid Scots, a government school
is being opened here under a Scotch
instructor. At first 1t was urged that
an American should be engaged, but
TO placate the Scots still under con.
tract It was decided that a Glasgow
applicant should get the place. There
are about 300 engineers and 900 ma
chinists employed on the government
roads Of Chile.
The bee., 1913-01-10
INFLUENCE OF TROLLEY CARS
Have In Large Measure AnnlhIlated
Distance and Made Comfortable
Living Easier.

In days OF old cities were developed
somewhat eompactly. for business vas
transacted in the immediate presence
of the principals. Then came In the
telephone, making possible easy and
quick communication between distant
puints This influence alone tended
10 the spread of city areas 30 far as
business districts we're concerned, but
Il has remained for the trolley car to
practically annihilate distance 30 far
as resistance is conoerned. This has
resulted IN figurattyely bringing the
oountrytiinto the city. for one may
come 30 the center Of Los Angeles
from many points without the muntei-
pal bounhaates as quickly as he may
reach tho ssznS point from some parts
Of the cihy proper. One may even
come ss quaskiy from Santa Ana or
many Of the beaches. Thus has the
trolley ear made great change IN
the gUWth Of tho land, both In city
ind omufrE>-aIos Angeles Times.
The bee., 1913-01-10
Home blUn.
| 7 Helps Y
MUST BEGIN PLANNING EARLY
The City Beautiful ls a Matter Of
Wise Thought Extending for
Many YeaPs.

In the awakening to the imperative
need of different and better method
of city making America Is following
the precedent of other nations. Con
tinental European cities decades ago,
and English and South American cit
les more recently, changed radically
their municipal regulations and their
methods Of building cities. The splen-
did results of their activity are now
apparent TO every citizen and visitor.
In the cities Of Germany especially
the results are large and convincing.
Transportation and highway systems,
water fronts, harbors and docks, in
dustrial and commercial Development,
public recreation, better homes, par
ticularly for families Of small means
such great municipal subjects as
these have been handled with skill
and experience supported by law and
public authority. -
There are many misconceptions cum
rent about town and city planning, but
none is further from the fact than the
notion that comprehensive plans are
| only for large cities. The reverse Is
nearer the truth. In big cities the
conditions are comparatively fixed
and unyielding. Comprehensive plan
ming, especially with our present lin
tied city charters and the hampeTing
laws of our states. can have only mar
rowly limited influence IN larger
places believing only the worst civic
conditions. ameliorating merely the
most acute forms OF congestion, cor
recting but the gravest mistakes Of
the past Wide. many-sided. magma
tive planning. so far as large Ameri-
can citIes are concerned, must be CON
fined for the present mainly to the ex-
| tension Of those cities and TO the bet
terment OF what are really separate
communities on the outskirts.
But with small cities with a popula-
ton ranging from $500 TO 100000, the
case Is different Comprehensive plan
ming OF Teplanning may be 20 them OF
faT-reaching and permanent service.
There Is SCARCELY anything IN the
smaller places that may not be
changed. In small cities, for example
railroad approaches may be set right
grade crossings eliminated, water
! fronts redeemed for commerce or rec.
reation or both. open spaces acquired
even IN builf-uH sections.
a satisfactory street rla1 can b
carries uu- 40 "Ge7G-'S A,=""Iy
established; public buildings can be
grouped in at least an orderly way
and a park system made up of well
distributed and well balanced public
grounds, can be outlined for gradual
and systematic development. All Of
these civic elements, indispensable
sooner OF later 10 n progressive com
munity. may be had in the small city
with relative ease and at slight cost
The bee., 1913-01-10
MONEY for ciNo Improvement.

Berlin aI,d Pnr were mane benutb
Va by tearing out slums aDn hr1dtne
hnlevards and parks On ira vacated
Srounds. 'ghat these imprOpements
lid not Increase the taxes vas because
he government Gundemned hree
Facts Of ground. razed tina bA1slnnGA
hnprSVed the properly On meu, end
then sold a pfEt OF the ground OF o
price Justified by the fmpCovemeuRs.
The people. ranner thao land sDeruhS
tors, got the beEefit Of the tncreassa IN
price frouI betternents and pubic uee
The legal righ to Pueceed IN 'thie
way Is called the law q .eKcesa cUO
demnation. In this country some com
munities have tried TO pcOoeed m this
way, bat the state supreDe courts
have found the state Lave pUOvtted
for II 10 be unconstitutitunGf.
Crawford. az the iSti cuufeSSn'oe On
city planning. said:
"A decision By a StAte cUuTH Spnutt
,lng excess cou6emnntiun within rem
sonabIe limits would IN tgEu - 10
held by Che supreme cunR d, 0O
United States"
The bee., 1913-01-10

10 HELPS
FORCED TO FIGHT FOR LIFE
Tree Really Has Unequal Show for
Development Of Beauty IN
Crowded PLACED.

The seclnSion and beauty OF eastern
academic oltias, duplicated In some OF
the middle west towns. have become
historical IN great part by reason Of
the magnific6-t ,aG.s which border the
avenues and fll the yards and unt
versity grounds. Those noble trees
were planted when wood was burned,
and They uero VOL grown before coal
smoke and gas made city conditions
so difficult Tor tlDarishing tree life.
Young trees nowadays must fight 50
many advorse coIdl-.oas IN oitios that
IL seems unllkely they will ever reach
the dine proportions OF their stately
ancestors CITY NE does not material
~ affect old tncos. but stunts tbs
growth of the young ones ana de-
prives them ~ much OF their gEsce
aud vigur.
That the fight against CITY lie l. =
keen one H. shown by the fact that
elns In city viii shed their Leaves
fully month In advance OF their
rurA relatives. and that often the
leaves turn brown and drop OF With
county VIII sometimes turn such bril-
liant shades u yellow THAI pilgrimagos
are made 20 the fields ur clay knodls
whore their hlauty iR revealed IN
natural and unhnmDersd perfsctSon-
The gypsy and brown tailed moth
have made serious inrO0ds upon the
health aud beauty OF the eastern elms.
r but ~ 10 Che uTosent time they arr
unknown In tn middle west West
srn hor.icdlturhz Is. knowing that they
,JAM,1ls ope wholly TO escape tho visit
OF thesa pests. ere putting forth earn
est Efforts 10 discover some method
Of extermlnnuor The European elm,
though hardy. BE- stiff. lacking the
graceful archinE charlcter OF the
American elm. The blackberry, a fine
large tree. so HE the elm that II E
often mistaken fcr II, is subject TO a.
tacEs Of fungus that cinsas an uh
slightly giDWth al tWiga
The bee., 1913-01-10
sYaAsm In AlovIna Trains.

JIM, delrAsyfiy with which dispatch.
efs aid tOUeFman tuggbe trains in q
great eermtnal Is a marvel Of modern
Life wAtch, On account Of its very mag
nttude. goes unnOticed While the
nightly crush and scsambbe.i In the sub.
way. Whiese M'ains xun on a oAamin.
ute scheSfzhe. has far years tuyaished
material AH kAckers and nnmOS1sts,
tev peFu1ns SeaiiHe that the maGe of
great exuDeaBes and locals run In and
out II Tho Grand Central during rush
nours uuIdU Shortsr headway than the
GuTfane oEn on BDced~zT. Tho naEn
Ger 1 paDpls VINO agye9 and leaVe
tle terminal daily b nov about LIS,
900. p 1kAKU LOON00o every eight
azSA Y0 6we b IstfADN~ ,u cnntn
t11M-@aaV HoAA Hm
The bee., 1913-01-10
TREES GAVE STREET VALUE
case In Folnt az to Thelr Ftna0ntai
StoOfh IN Cities. II Aay
tMero hecesaarN

A VISITOR In the southern ahabea
made this obser'ationi -POastng
through ,rtreet In ono u thu Large
cities q the south on wtirA hocks
OF first ctnSs houses had been eDected
on both sldaS but ,evidentty tg dtr
ferent owparS there aIpeared sO be
a wOnierful difference In annonas
causad bg Hhade trees alnna qhere
was a pretty row q I'nrdina popdHrs
on one side and on tho other aft0 no
trees at all. This side had namanns
notices OF ho ses to rent. hut On The
other side otrthe trees. in tho Ghaha
every house WIS occupied. Tho bo&ses
on botf sides ,of the sApeos appeanaf
10 be. Of equal age and Faine and there
was nc appenent dinersSce between
the two There Is not a paTttcAe on
doubt tsHt the Tpresenoe1d the tees
had given the one side tins. groaSer cd
The bee., 1913-01-10
Prominent Ena1Ish RaIlroadsr.

Sir Samuel Fay, recently knighted
BY King George OF England, is general
manager Of the Great Central railroad,
and though one Of Thea most prominent
figures In the railway world he began
az a Junior clerk In awayside station
on a branch line. HIS IL of farming
stock, essentially seifmade man.
small IN stature, but the possesEor OF
an iron VIII HIS first GREAT success
was the refrveuatlon Of The Midland
and Southwestern nun. ton, which he
took out Of the h'ad 20 a. ,sl liver
and U.t uA % Dhy,ns hSis afi5r inc
Tooa had tas1 ~ 81 w iNS0g4isss
The bee., 1913-01-10
WRONG BOY.

Johnny" said the mother as she
vigorously scrubbed the small boys
face with soap and water, "didn't /
tell you never 10 blacken your face
again1 Here I've been scnbhing Tor
half an hour and il won't come of. 5
/. IwLrouehp sputtesed the small
boy 81 ain't your little boy, T..
ouo'i i'sc Nose, dc colored ladys
little boy - LadieS Homo journal.
The bee., 1913-01-10

on the railroads. He set out to pr
vent It by the perfectlng Of an e
CINE with a brain of electricity tn
would need no human direction.
This Is the problem Angus asser
he has solved He claims for his &c
ucated engine" that it will be inc
pendent Of strikes; that its runni
will not be hampered by fog; that &
cidents will be automatically prevel
ed, and that IL will start and ste
slacken speed, and whistle warni
TO other electrically controlled loo
motives-all without the touch OF !
man finger.
The inventor has obtained lease
an abandoned railroad Removing t
signals, signal boxes and stations,
8 , up beside the track line of POI
carrying a single wire, and at int
walls of about 500 yards placed J
tween the rails small ramps"
raised pieces of metal.
The young Australians rolling ste
comprises two engines and tende
equipped with curious electrical b
terles In the cabs are fitted lit
flags, "buzzers" and colored lam,
while fine insulated wires are come
ed with the throttle valves and VIII
ties.
One Of the tests was an attempt
make one engine ram another. T
first locomotive stood around a be
In the track, while the second to
along the same line at 60 miles
hour until a disaster seemed inc
table.
Then the speeding engine halted
its stride, whistled shrilly, and
length shut off its steam. Still engi
No. 1 remained at a standstil, a
engine No. 2 applied its brakes smoo
ly until 1t came to stop only q f.
yards from collision. Again and ag'
the experiment was repeated, with I
same results. .4- .-,,
A severer test was in store. The t
engines we're driven in different dir6
ton, until they were miles apart. Tn
the drivers and stokers opened wi
the throttles and jumped as the :
gines gathered speed. On, one W.
two representatives of the board
trade, whose alarm increased as tn
engine ratified along at an ,increat
pace until at last It was covering
mile minute. The second eng
was dashing to meet its fellow at
similar speed, IA 80. .f.t-sa ae,
Soon a tiny bell sounded In the c
of the engine on which rode the 6
,cials, and In few seconds a gre
light had appeared, only to give pli
| to, a red light. The whistles Of I
two engines began to blow furiou
as the pair tore round bend and RI
! ed toward each other with only n
| OF space between. To the relief
the passengers the throttIes presen
moved over swiftly the brake whe
spun round and the flying engil
/. gradually slowed down. The p
stopped dead only few PAGES aps
1 y.
The bee., 1913-01-10

lines, bridges and culverts, signal
and interlocking; for the safe conduc
OF his men and car over main track
without any safeguard In the way o
train orders lie must know the tim,
Of arrival and departure Of all regular
trains and whether or not they ar,
running late, timing his work accord
ingly lie must be as familiar with
the tagging rules as are the trainmer
and engiuomen. He must effectively
police the company's property agains
all acts Of trespass and vandalism
without any real power. He is respon
sible for 'he proper care and appear
Rnce of the permanent way and tho
fences inClosing it. He must deal, AZ
tho company's representative, with ad
tacent property owners. He has more
than q hundred other duties 70 b,
found In detail in the rule books.
The work Of the ordinary section
hand is not bit less honorable Of
Dainstaking. I have in mind a typica
Illustration, declares a writer in the
Boston Herald This mans first jol
In the morning and the last at might
was track walking. During many
years OF my service in the switch
tower he was a frequent visitor during
tho night time. II must not be sup
posed that he was called out OF paiC
overtime for this service. The fact II
he worked in9tlnctively and the jot
was on hLs mind. The gathering Of the
rain or the falling of the snowflake
was oil the calling he Teceived. II
such cases he got up, came down tc
tho tower, put his head IN at the door
and simply said to the towerman
"Etow's evsrythingT" And then, IL II
happened 20 be toward morning, ne
would take his shovel or his wrench
according 10 the weather, and sally
out on his usual tour of inspection.
Tho track walker on a railroad IL
the eye OF the foreman. II Is a pc
Bitton of me greatest responsibility
The nm must be posted on the time
tnbie and the book of rules. AS ht
walks along he is on the lookout fol
ffres q every description. Hts bust
ness rs 20 hunt up and recognize a
once dangerous condition Of tracl
or roadbed He carefully scrutinizes
rails, switches and frogs for breaks
or even Indication of flaws. As he
proceeds he ti0htens up bolt at one
place, knocks IN a spike at another
or. perhaps, with his shovel, he guides
a stream oOf water away from the
TRICKS and into It's proper channel
At On s9ne time his eye and mind
have businsns 70 attend to aloft and
on every skAR. He must take note OF
the working condition OF signals and
hndicators on his section There are
also q 5000 a. posts and sign boards
every one of which has q mission Of
sEfety ct waning. Above all, there IL
ne -brk1ss guard" a matter of vital
importance 10 trainmen. This gives
one q pretty good idea OF the TRACK
walkers pYactksal value 20 the rail.
noaa and 10 The community.
The bee., 1913-01-10
SCALES TURNED TO GOLD.

Sicily has a new industry, that of
raising artificial goldfish and selling
them by the hundred thousands 70
other countries. Small fish are
caught or bred and put into a basin
pregnated with chalk and various
iron preparations. These makeIthe
skin of the fish impervieus'- Next
the fish are bathed in the gold ma
king preparation, the composition Of
which is a secret Of the manutac-
turers. The strong fish survive this
test. The survivors take on & golden
hue first in the neighborhood Of til
tail. Then follow other preparations
and still others until the fish in the
er-l is a regular goldfish such as PEG
pie pay big money for. N.-l.H7.
The bee., 1913-01-10
Passing Of a Veteran Engineer.

A veteran railroad engineer, John
W. Wade, who recently died at Allan.
Ia at the age of Lightweight, had ad.
ventures beyond most of his calling.
In 1851, when employed in the shops
Of the Baldwin Locomotive works in
Philadelphia, he was intrusted with
ths responsibility of carrying to
Georgia two Of the first locomotives
put into service on the railroads OF
that state. Mr.. Wade decided to 10
cate in Atlanta. He had many excit.
ing experiences In running trains dur,
ing the Civil war. He was often called
to pilot troop trains to all portions OF
the south, and for weeks at time his
family would not know where he was
AT one time, finding all bridges burned
and unable TO proceed with his train
he attempted another route only to
find himself hemmed in by the enemy
and a stin Aght ensued, In which the
Confederate forces were victorious
and able to make their way to their
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Republican.
The bee., 1913-01-10
Engine MIleaas Record.

TheNworld's record for mileage OF a
single locomotive Is believed to be
held by engine No, 956 Of the London
and Northwestern railroad. This eHi
CINE bears the name OF Charles Dick.
ems. and was put into service on Feb
ruaTy Q, 1882. II runs between Man
chester and Grove, and on March 81
of this year had 2,sS2,94o miles to Its
credit.
The bee., 1913-01-10
EnaIneeys Remarkabl. a..


John Campbell, locomotive enk.
man who for a number OF years q
has run a yard engine at PIttsbr
retired nom his position. after be
in the service Of the company CON
pously for torty-eight years, Shd
retres with a ctear record,
An officer OF the road Informs
that CAinphoIl has doyor been
pended or csnsJced. aad neyor has !
an accident which cost tho conn,
any money. Moreover. campbeiYs
CINE not only never killed a hun
BEING during the as years OF 81
Toe, but It never even injured any !
son sufficiently TO draw blood.-R
way Age Gazette. t e. 81 w "a ~
The bee., 1913-01-10
psssSls alUsIs lnssuucpu.a,

a ewtD VainnuHb n Dufhdms TIN
most powerful single unti ehsctYfc -
comctivss that have ever been dssfyn
ed Up 10 the present tIruA The road
win have tsn Of these grgfnfA each
Of which an weigh 1nS toIA AZ a
Spsad Of 80 milss uay hour they ara
oapabIe n 0OTalopfns 2.b0o hmus pow
q, Win o puH1be tncyaAB of spssd
% 70 n1fk1 an hour foS an unintsF.
auukad upLue uns aan1r unOhaIi hCuyA
The bee., 1913-01-10
New .shun nc, .Loeomot.Iv.e,.

4
A new shunting locomotive recent
built differs from those, Of earlier 4
sign. The difference Hes IN the, r.
that this locomotive has but one -
atIns, and controlling ..;.s.s.......eep
which is mounted . .s.s sTalpme
- aiming In either directb
: master controller ls suspend
from the roof The locomotive "
equipped In this, manner in order
determine which was the better z
rangementg for shunting asagyice,
double end control-Sduplicate oper
Ing and controlling equipments
each end OF the cab-of q ce ,1iaE7c
control IN -,
The bee., 1913-01-10

9Des1Hty' OF london has reseYved q
lftte Enue 'Cn4n 10 ps1 cent Of IA
aDea IoH-pwk purposes. or 7.5A acres
OUT on a to@A OF 1900 acres contain.
cd IN tins . county. These figures do
not hnoAniB a number Of parks within
easy Eeaeb- % the metropolis, some of
them SgIy hnge In size Riohmond
eonAlnB ,AoD acres and BppAng For
est IN, acDaa and both ara fmmedk
etelysnntomoas 10 the city. making 4
total a nGnS than MOO aCres 70
.aeglU1 M o. plsasnpe OF ibnaon'l
mia,RnH peN impostAnt eitSes aYU
80 ll1Esed ylth nnnlss pesAs.
The bee., 1913-01-10
sIILL PRETENDING.

Mother-Tommy, il you're pre-
tending to be an automobile, / wish
you'd run over to the store and eel
me some butter. .vorl I1y "a
Tpmmy-Fln aEtully sorry, moth.
en-. but Pm all out Of gasoltnA :.
Judge II lIA y -.
The bee., 1913-01-10
,amd 4o1 c1lIdTen'S PISyOroOnds.


..ehe vyfa8 you'd much like 10 see
tUpus, VIApI0 and tho smaller cen
tsysNnS povGmtim finnish saDtpiles
tsoY I'M ehkGapSn. A fsw LOADS of sand
Auul8 QlN1 - nttls and mean much
b 4 tk1nNDAl01R pnmbeP Of child5en.
IN lSMd 0t1GreSard might easily be
hDUo lW vNH0lun playing and the
nd hN1 b1En Ihere. The school
hGteNki Nxn Aen be Justified Sn
nyuxlh NN q cod RON the general
mrA III WA nty Of public ON.
Samlo % N&0Ea The children gGt ALI
ths nDaMnrn5s nd enjoyment possible
and The .kDaA Danos Of the school
gHounLA StnUMtbar with an ample pile
Of -nEnA4eiD'dO ID0ch Cor The Httls
oueA
The bee., 1913-01-10

men. He Is re
sponsible for tn,
safety Of tracks
switches, water
ways, crossing
and in many case
for 8 witch ant
semaphore lamp
on his section. H.
is responsible 70.
track repairs ant
for emergency re
pairs TO telegraph
The bee., 1913-01-10
FEEBLE ARITHMETIC.

n know how to put two and two
together and make four said the
man who speaks in proverbs. -
"Well, "lrephed Mr.. Dustin Stax,
of four is all you can make out of
two and two you had better keep
out Of finance" ',7Is-
The bee., 1913-01-10
Petroleum In Roumanls.

The production OF petroleum hal
increased so In Roumania that certain
railway lines are 80 occupied with
carrying II that they have little ca,
pacity for anything else The man,
ager OF the State Railways Therefore
asked authority % hay pipe lines Tor
the MI and he was granted che sum
OF St0oooO for that purpose
The bee., 1913-01-10

tion with a dem
onstration Of a
new electrical en-.
CINE which, II is
claimed, will ma %
railroad trave 7
safe. The invent
or, r. A. Angus
a young Austral
ian electrical en-.
gineer, was i'm
pressed by the ter
rible loss Of lie
The bee., 1913-01-10
Most PowerfuI LoeonotIvo IN W.

Most Powerful Locomotive In We
The most powerful locomotive
the world has Just been built for
Virginian railroad. II can haul
loaded 50-ton capacity goods tn
az ten miles an hour II has SIX
driving wheels. The locomotive
tender weigh $4,000 pounds, and
irebox Is large enough to hole
shunting locomotives. t'.ar
The bee., 1913-01-10

New Zee for Locomotive.
Apparatus BY which locomo
can be utilized a. q VACUUM clsaI
plapt has been tRYsAsRd ~ 4 QSrp
RirpadsE Is 80!
The bee., 1913-01-10

Hseas %aio the guinea pAa. timidly,
-Chat Gg nay yoo-raDe .ths caure Of
Ibe tAcsaaltpg cost Of s4BA"
Yea suspended The han, YEARLY,
scry'ps ellngtps ,the mmS old rule
e4~m a1Xfn1ng goes wrong. always
plaGna nAaUumu1S- =AaltimnHA Amert
The bee., 1913-01-10

Grace-Who gave the bride away?
Helen-Her little brother. He
announced to the assembled guests
that she had false teeth and dyed
her hair. ~-