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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-18
Mcfarland Overwhelms Murphy
Could Have Scored K. o.

Packey McFarland again proved
conclusively last night in New York
that he is the peer of all fighters I'M
der 140 pounds. He effectively crack
ed Harlem Tommy Murphy, generally
considered on of the hardest nuts in
the lightweight division, ranking
next to Champion Willie Ritchie.
Murphy never got started in the
fight. He was stopped at every point,
and Mcfarland made him look like a
novice gaining his first experience in
battle. To say that Packey's lead
was mountainous fails to adequately
describe the result. He was the only
man in the ring.
Murphy did not land more than
ten blows in the ten rounds, and
these were made ineffective by the
fact that Mcfarland was usually go
ing away when they connected. On
the other hand, the stockyards man
planted hooks and jabs on his fellow
Irishman at will, and forced him all
over the ring.
At times it seemed that Mcfarland
would surely score knockout, but
each time Murphy was in distress
Packey slowed up and let his oppo-
nent recuperate. He preferred to let
Tommy stay the full limit, so he could |
have further chance to show his wide |
margin of superiority.
After the fight Willie Richie chaI-
lenged Mcfarland to make 1876 |
pounds ringside. That stipulation
precludes all possibility of the go.
Mcfarland has steadfastly declined
to make anything but 1876 pounds at
8 o'clock for Richie, knowing he
cannot be strong if he weighs in at
the ring.
Five pounds of beef prevent Nc
Farland being lightweight champion
of the world, for after last nights
fight it is generally conceded that he
could trim Richie with almost as
ca ha did M,,r-L,, /
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-18

President comiskey of the White
Sox, who starts around the world to-
day.
two teams play. here on. the South
Side, and then hike on westward to
the Pacific coast, playing games at
every stop until Seattle, where boat
will be taken for foreign parts.
Another star was added to the Sox
list yesterday when iris Speaker.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

roads will tempt farmers to town, where they
win do their trading rather than send their
money to foreign market. The retailer
should look to the betterment OF churches
and all institutions of learning. He should
head a movement to encourage the location
or establishing Of industries in his home
town. as in this way employment is provided
for the laboring class and they are not forced
to the larger cities.
And by no means should the social feature
be overlooked. Good, clean, moral entertain
ment will do wonderful amount of good
toward keeping up interest in the home
town. 1t is really surprising what social
functions will do toward vitalizing an appar-
emily dead community. They have a tend
ency to liyen things up generally; people get
a taste Of new things in life; desire for
better living is created, and this desire Is
sure to foster brisker buying in all lines.
The retail merchant has no time to loaf
He cannot know too much about the goods
he carries. He cannot know too much about
buying, selling, and advertising. He cannot
know too much about his clerks. and he can
not know too much about hls-eustomers.
knowledge is his greatest asset, and the
greater his knowledge, the broader his serv-
ice to his community and the greater his
chances for ultimate success.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Merchant Needs to Keep Posted;
Can'tKnowT 90 MuchAboutGoods
By F. L. EDMAN.

- PART OF the service the retail mer-
~ chant owes his community is Of an
~ educational nature. He should be we'll
Aposted on all the most modern and up
to date methods OF doing things. He
should be ever on the alert to stock new
goods and specialties OF merit, and see that
the people Of his community are educated to
their need of such commodities. A care
full. thorough study Of the trade papers and
manufacturers catalogues will keep the mer-
chant well informed on all late inventions,
improvements etc, and this is a much more
profitable way to spend a portion Of his time
than in polishing stoves, unpacking goods, or
sweeping the floor. SIhere is a growing ten
dency among the people of the present day
to live well; the demand for luxuries is grow
ing rapidly. due largely to educational ad-
vertising, and as matter Of course luxuries
in time climb into the necessity" class,
which means a broadening OF the retailers
service, with a resulting profitable growth in
the volume of his business.
The retail merchants service to his COM
munity should be broad gauged. He should
be constructive Anything he can do toward
the general betterment Of conditions in his
locality means ultimate gain to him. He
should be a leader in movements which have
the public welfare at heart The public
highway should have his attention. for good
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Why Men Pail.

In everyday life, in business, in politics, in
all other concerns, there is constant failure
because Of " the situation" things as they
are The natural place, the place men are
born to, they may maintain, slipping back
but trife. but as far as vital energy Is con-
cerned they exercise no more than II they
were doomed 10 a situation as low as that
Of the lowest in India. of which it Is said
d" they have to reach up to touch bottom"
It takes a good deal of contrfvance 10 ge:
up from such a level, yet men are doing il
every day, just as men who had a much more
favorable start are constantly falling back
to approximately that stage
Our greatest modern philosopher, Berg
son. says: BY success must be understood
SO far as the living being is concerned, an
aptitude to develop in the most diverse en-
vironments through the greatest possible
variety Of obstacles, so as TO cover the widest
possible extent Of ground. A species which
claims the entire earth for its domain Is
truly a dominating and consequently su-
perior species. Such is the human species"
Man in his aptitude to develop in the most
diverse environments contrived many things
the invention Of which is looked upon as the
greatest proof Of the superiority OF even the
man who was nearest nature to things as
they are. The greatest variety Of obstacles
were not overcome except by such contriv-
ances as at first represented the simplest
lever. In covering the widest possible extent
Of ground his contrivances have grown in
creasingly wonderful and complex Sue
cess, says Bergson, is the most general " cri-
terion OF superiority" Superiority and sue
cess are up to certain point synonymous.
and without pushing the analogy too far we
may say that superiority results from SUI
perior ability to contrive.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Young Man oosingArchitecture
Must Qualify in Many Things.
By WILLIAM HOLABiRD,
By WILLIAM HOLA
OF Holabird g Roche.

~HE field OF architecture is not over
crowded. In fact, the contrary OBJ
tains Today the young man who
wishes to become an architect has
splendid advantages, far better than
those at his command decade ago.
To become a successful architect however.
he must qualify In many things. He must
have good habits. a steady nerve, be indus
tIious, and have mastered the rudiments OF
the profession. Above all things, he must
have integrity, because he is compelled 70
constantly handle funds that belong to other
people.
In selecting a vocation, he must have
fondness for ii. II he chooses profession
for which he has no liking, his success will
be greatly Handicapped. No man, to my
knowledge. ever has attained high honOrs
in a calling for which he had natural aver
sion. j think that is one Of the great can
sers which parents ana advisers are too
prone to overlook They Unfortunately
choose a you = mans business for him and
as a consequence, caring little for il. his
progress suffers. All sorts and conditions OF
men are to be found today who complain
ubout the unattractIveness OF their calling
and who wish they had made a more fitting
selection of their life's pursuit
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

OF the customer, especially Of his positive
needs and wants, is of as much weight in
making the sale as knowledge of the goods
one has to sell. This knowledge of the Gus
toner often goes so far as to know what the
customer needs better than does the custo-
mer himself
Make sure you do not sell the Gus
toner something he does not want. This ap-
plies to the retail salesman in certain lines
as well as to the travelling salesman. In
either case this precaution makes satisfied
customers. and big bunch Of satisfied Gus
toners is always the most effective and eco
nomical advertising any concern ever gets
The application Of this policy of not fore
ing sales irrespective Of actual wants and
needs not only gets free advertising of satis-
fed customers, but more business and fewer
exchanges. And exchanges. including re-
funds Of money. are great expense.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Sell Customer What He Wants;
Don't Make Him Dissatisfied.
By IRWIN ELLIS.

Its turning a clever trick when you
~ sell a customer something you want
to SELL whether or not the customer
really needs or wants it, but nine
times out Of ten it is not good busi-
ness" says retail furniture dealer.
Just because it is relatively hard to sell
a man or a woman something he or she
doesn't really want, and because employers
often overemphasize the Importance of SELL
ing things in which there is a big margin Of
profit in preference to the small profit lines,
a great many statesmen err in thinking they
will climb fast II they succeed in selling
their customers what they want to sell. ire
spective Of what the customer thinks he
wants.
A good salesman studies his customers
and their wants and requirements as thor
oughly as he studies his goods. knowledge
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

The fishing machine is made Of pieees Of
boards and some rubber bands. On a post OF
the dock a cross piece, F. is nailed. To this is
pivoted on a nail P, a half circle, d. OF wood
This has a Iishlng pole nailed to II, as shown
A string runs around the rim and ends in a
spring or weight, Win the drawing a pail
Of water. This tends TO rotate the half wheel
and lift the pole from the horizontal position.
A trigger catch, T, against nail. n, p the
half circle, holds the wheel from turning
and the pail from dropping, and rubber band
tends to pull the trigger back out of the way
the minute the pressure on the trigger is re-
leased the least bit. II a hsh pulls down on
the pole the nall, N, raises, the rubber, r,
snatches the trigger, T. back. and the weight,
W. descending. throws the pole up and lands
Mr.. Fish on the dock.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
"Get at It" Got Things Done.
By DONALD SCOTT.

as soon as possible without finchine>apd
without letting less important and easier
and more attractive things crowd the big
thing farther and farther away.
You know, it is physical impossibiIitv
for almost any man to do everything there is
to be done. 1t is up to him to do the moe
important things first
Usually found that the dificuIty of all
the hard things was before got at them-Ip
my mind; that once got to work on ther,
the hardest things became interesting and
surprisingly easy. Each day lost no time
in getting at the important thing in hand
therefore 1 saved great deal Of worry as
well as time"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

The drawing shows a new type OF electri-
cal machine made by British physician for
his own use which will give out sparks four
inches long. but which are stated to he harm
less nevertheless. The machine is used for
X-ray work principally. and It is stated that
It is impossible to burn patient with the
rays when worked by a plate machine Of the
wimshurst type, such as this is. The cleo
trieity is obtained through friction on the
twenty plates shown, these being OF glass
and revolved by a motor. The X-ray tube
is seen at the left.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Too Many Work Mechanically.

OF course. to be an architect and success
full one, young man must be an architect in
all the term implies He cannot enter the pro-
fession half hearte,ily. He must work untir-
ingly faithfully. l would venture to declare
that so per cent OF the young men following
the various professions of today DO their
work mechanically and without full knowI-
edge of details. They have not mastered
their chosen calling.
The young man who determines upon archi-
lecture as means Of earning livelihood
must be pretty thoroughly educated. He
must know mathematics in order to learn
construction. He must be able TO draw both
mechanically and free hand; have a concep-
tion Of coloring, and be able to do water color
and oil work TO a minor degree.
1t is possible for him to educate himself by
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Parachute for Aeroplane.

The drawing shows the idea Of a Philadel-
phta man for safety in aeroplanes. provided.
OF course, that the accident happens high in
the air. that the machine is a slow one, and
that weight carrying is no object. This aero
plane carries tucked away somewhere. it is
not said where, parachute, and at'the pull
OF lever this is opened up and lets the aero
plane down easily. when the pilot steps out
smiling in safety.
II might be mentioned that to let the 1000
pound areoplane down to the ground the
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

vehicles be loaded quickly. The loader is
run by electricity, and picks up the materials
BY series of buckets. carrying It up to
hopper above and dropping it into the body
of the waiting truck or wagon.
As the pile is eaten away in front Of the
loader 1t moves forward TO the pile so that
It always picks up its load.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Machine Cuts Ice.

patent Of a Connecticut man and is designed
for cutting ice by electricity. The cutter
is on wheels and somewhat in the form of
a baggage truck. Over the axIes and slightly
to the rear is an electric motor supplied
with power from the shore by a trailing
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Electric Loading Device.

A southerner has invented a loading ma.
chine. designed to take any type OF bulk
material, such as ore. coal. and the like from
q pile on the ground and load il into wagons
or trucks.
The device is intended mainly for motor
trucks. II being important that these power
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

wire. This motor drives q chain connection
to the front, where on a frame between
two sprockets is a saw chain running down
on a frame. The links Of this chain have
teeth like a saw, so that as the motor moves
the chain it saws its way ahead the man
steering the cart furnishing the power. while
runners at the front take the strain OF the
cutting. These are shown folded up.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Iointed Street Car.

Boston has introduced the jointed street
car. The streets Of this municipality are so
winding that q street car Of any size would
hit buildings on the corners II they went
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

parachute will have 20 cover about 1900
square feet Of area or have diameter Of
about 200 feet Where this weight is to be
carried and how slowed away Is not Gefi-
Eitely stated in the patent.
The drawing shows the parachute built to
about the diameter Of the wing spread, or
forty feet. In reality it would need to be
five times as big.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Some Things Unacceptable.

There are some things that are which are
unacceptable, but most OF them can be made
over 60 as to become part OF that wonder
ful human equipment which we are heir to.
and become effective means by which we
can carry out our special human impulses.
To the creeping baby a chair represents
great obstacle, which at first he goes around,
but presently he has the impulse to climb
up to il and then to push 1t where he will.
and he has both the physical equipment to
cary cut his impulse and the mind to con-
trive a means Of doing so. By a series Of
cuntIIvances he soon accomplishes things
much more difficult
The man who makes the best contrivances
for overcoming his own personal obstacles
becomes the most successful man. He is the
best chauffeur who not only knows how to
use most effectively the contrivances others
have prepared for his hands, but the one
who when a tire explodes can use not only
the instruments of his tool box for the TAX
ing on and putting on Of 4 new shoe but
can adapt any wayside timber as q compile
ment to his small jack.
There are unbelievable differences in the
ability Of men to make contrivances both OF
the sort that can be seen and those which
are a part Of the mind only-a part OF its
permanent equipment The man of many
contrivances is not the man who acouiesces
in failure and who believes that all natural
and social laws are made in his despite He
is not Of the type Of a certain poor relative
Of a wealthy man to whom the latter has
given a chance to earn his living by setting
him on q farm. This poor relation has just
now given up chicken raising because he
caught cold fussing around the incubators
which he placed in the cellar.
Natural forces seem to work against this
man. when in reality his own poor contrfv-
ing powers make his opponent. There are
thousands like him. To them the tinIest OBJ
stacles become mountains. before which they
allow themselves to stand like helpless
dwarfs. They sbsurdly submit to any natural
disIhclination that arises until they become
all dIsinclInation. Any vital energy they may
have had soon svaporates as they yield to
/" the situation"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

around the ordinary curve. Hence this
town adopts this idea Of jointing the car in
the center like pair of bellows or Pullman
vestibule. This allows the car to make the
curves without interference with corner
and still gives plenty Of pas
senger capacity<
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Quick Sale from the Floor.

20, very WE'LL" Old Dams tone was
haughty-and hot. You needn't pick it IL,
And we're not going to. Here, you people. %
he shouted, We haven't time to pick this
stun up. You can buy anything that's on the
floor for cents-only pick il up yourselves
We haven't time"
There was almost riot for about fifteen
minutes. Women scrambled franticaUy.
caught up the articles, and rushed to the
nearest clerk to cinch their bargains before
Old Dams temper cooled. Within fifteen
minutes the floor was clear. the fallen case
was righted and pushed aside. every bit Of
junk was disposed of-at s cents-and the
business in the better grades Of tinware WAS
once more humming.
Old Dan. being methodical. if somewhat
slow. handed the boss the following itemize,!
statement that same night-which was pay
night:
To amount Of bet. bet......-................. 60
To disbursements re Observation-Disclosures. -
Iotal ..--..-..-.-.---.......-- 81 -
What's the disbursements re SALE
shifted the boss. suspiciOusly.
o." explained Dan. Z" had to pay the
expressman that for falling against the case.
But I reckon he was cheap at the price
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

water. stubborn wills to do his bidding. By
his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. constructed
machinery OF will and effort-he can and
does overcome just as powerful tendencies
in himself. Tennyson has in The Ancient
Sage" and in other poems pictured this
struggle in symbolic way up to>a certain
point, but it has taken later generation to
realize how much further up the struggle
can go.
His contrivances become a part Of a man.
by means Of which he does what he does and
is what he is. By deliberate contrivance
first, a fixing OF attention on doing the right
thing. he soon develops an impulse to re-
frain from doing the wrong thing. The i'm
pulse to refrain is purely human thing. 1t
has been called a part OF the pattern or
design Of human society that lies in the
heart Of man." and human society is con-
trivance which the noblest men and women
are constantly trying to perfect. just as the
makers OF automobiles are striving to per-
feet their contrivances for locomotion.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31

am sure I shoulds now have double the
money I've got yet am now on easy street
for the rest Of my life.
II believe am right after some twenty
years experience with Get at It,. that the
average man needs my pet slogan more than
he does the one best known by the average
man Do 1t now
Ever since the day I had the jeweler
work on the face Of my watch have COP
stantly increased the habit Of getting at ii
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
No Short Cut to Top.


Architecture is not difficult to learn II the
young man is willing to work and acquire
knowledge. He must start at the bottom
There is no short cut to success. and none OF
the men Who, have reached the top ever
found a quick route. They all succeeded
in the same way-by plodding. conscientious
effort.
The remuneration received by successful
architects is only fair. We have not in
creased special charges and rates as they
should be increased. The architect, how
ever, earns as much. as a general rule. and
perhaps trifle more. than do those who
follow similar professions. He gets good
fees, Of course, but when he has paid his
craftsmen and the various kinds Of engi-
neers he must employ. the major portion of
those fees go to his employees But they are
an independent lot. are these successful
architects, who never are out of employ
ment.
would advise any young man who has a
yearning to become an architect to enter the
profession without fear OF the future. His
success Will depend upon his ability to grasp
the essential and minor details that smell
q" fitness. He cannot be shirlxer. He must
stick to his work and study 1t incessantIv
Even the most successful architect does not
know it all. New and greater things are
being done every day. He must keep abreast
Of his business
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
How Old Dan Got Rid of the Junk;
Bargains Literally Picked Up.
By WILLIAM EDWARD PARK.

~HE Boss counts Old Dan a treasure.
For. under his frowsy head Old Dan
hides a brain which. as rule slow
moving when he is behind the hard
ware counter. at rare times mounts to
remarkable heights of aspiration and
achievement.
Growled the Boss the other day, in dis
contented tone:
Boys, there's a powerful lot Of small
junk on the shelves that isn't moving out
fast enough. There's tinware and cheap
pairing knives and egg beaters and toasters
and that sort OF stun. Why don't you
sell it?"
No demand for it." retorted Bray. who is
head salesman.
1T won't SELL" stubborhly commented
Mitchell, the latest junior"
While the Boss grouched on. Old Dan sat
silent but meditative. Presently he grinned.
Betcher dollar I can sell st." he in
terpolated.
Howl" sharply demanded the Boss.
do you take me? insisted Old Dan.
"Yes-but how do you plan to sell the
stuff?" The Boss spoke in a tone rather
cynical.
titude on occasions is that OF mule.) But
how much the bit would cover it all? Eight
cents?"
The Boss mentally calculated. Then he
smiled.
yes" he returned. eight cents would
see us through in fine style"
All right" returned Old Dan. Wen
have a tinware sale the rest OF this week"
SO he proceeded to shift an old standing
case OF ten shelves to the middle Of the floOr,
between the two counters. and well up toward
the front
The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
Tunk Flies Far and Wide.

The sale started on Wednesday. Business
ran along as smoothly as ever. The crowds
were a bit larger than usual, and the higher
grades Of tinware sold WELL but the Junk
in the case persistenty fingered Thurs
day passed serenely. Friday came and went
with nothing doing-nothing. that is. so far
as concerned the junk. Saturday was mar
ket day. and Of the big crowds in town a
goodly proportion. particularly Of the wom-
en-, fiocked to the hardware store. drawn
by the announcement OF bargains in tin
ware.
But still the junk stuck in that case. and
the other fellows joshed Old Dan unmerci-
fully. He looked bit downhearted the way
things were going.
Sales amt no more good" he admitted.
reluctantly. to Mitchell. These people buy
the good stun and leave the junk on our
hands. But,
What's that yelled Mitchell.
He was barely in time to witness the catas-
tropke. Into the midst Of the crowd stag
gered stout expressman carrying a heavy
box. Bray, holding open the door a moment
for him. saw what was coming.
Look out you" he yelled. frantically