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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-04
Schedule Is to End Tomorrow, But
Best of Season Is Yet to Come.

A game with Pittsburgh today, an
other tomorrow, and the local sea-
son will be over so far as the Off
cial schedule is concerned.
But are we downhearted? Not any.
For the real feast is on its way. The
official schedule is merely something
that must be played through in order
to prepare the Cubs and Sox for the
city series. That is the way the aver
age fan views matters.
The contest between the Cubs and
Sox each fall has grown in magnitude
and Importance among fans until it
ranks second only to the worlds
championship and is watched with
interest all over the country. In no
other city games do the players or
club owners make anywhere near the
coin grabbed off by the Sox and Cubs.
And the brand of baseball provided is
just about as classy as is seen in the
bigger event.
Evers kept his men in shape yes
terday by playing burlesque game
between the regulars and recruits,
the latter coping, 4 to..1. Cheney
and Vaughn worked for the vets, and
Larry will probably take a rest from
now until Tuesday, when be is billed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-04

men when he would throw. The Sig
nal system may not have been per-
feet, but it got results.
There are MORE stars today, but
NOT GREATER ones than in the day
of the series between the National
League and American Association. \
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-04

took the bacon-it was just the same
thing Kelley did-under a different
rule. "
The only advance see is the inn
provement in team work. We had
signals. The batter tipped the run
ner and the catcher tipped the base
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-04

RESULTS YESTERDAY
American League.

Philadelphia, 1871; New York, 10-2.
Boston, 2-3; Washington, oil.
Other games postponed, wet grnds.
National League.
New York. 1874; Philadelphia, ga.
Boston, 81; Brooklyn, 1-6.
No other games scheduled.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
DECIDED AGAINST THE ROAD
Rights of Persons Walking Over Rail.
road Crossings Subject of New
York Court Ruling.

new ruling as to the contributory
negligence of a person who attempts
to walk over railroad crossing when
the gates are down is made by the
Supreme court of New Jersey in Sam
kiwicz vs.. Atlantic City Railroad COM
pany. The plaintiff got his foot caught
between the planking and the rail of
the track and before he could extri-
cate himself a freight train came along
and cut of his foot There were gates
at the crossing, but the evidence was
conflicting as to whether the gates
were lowered at the time the plaintiff
undertook to cross the tracks. In
view of the evidence that the gates
were lowered the trial judge was ask
ed to charge that if the jury believed
the plaintiff went under after the gates
were down he took all chances. The
Appellate court held that this request
to charge was properly refused. there
fore holding that it was not contribu-
tory negligence to attempt to cross af-
ter the gates were down The weight
of authority on this question opposes
the ruling. The New Jersey court
held that if the crossing was defective
the accident would have occurred just
the same had the gates been open, and
that there was no casual connection
between the act of the plaintiff and the
cause of his injury
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30

SAFETY DURING STORM

air between acting as an insulator. II the air
is sufficient TO keep apart the two currents no
discharge will take place except from one cloud
to another. Now, as the storm moves on 1t comes
closer to the earth meets some object in Its
path which offers less resistance than the air
maybe n tree. pole. building. etc. The electrical
pressure is great that the slight decrease in
resistance offered by such object Is sufficient to
cause the current to jump the intervening space
and we have the destructive discharge This ex-
PLANTATION will be clearer to those who have seen
the spark gap from coils used automobiles.
Now let us assume that instead OF the object
before mentioned. such a tree POLE building.
etc. We have perfect conductor of electricity. a.
steel building, steel tower pole in electrical
contact with the earth: the current passes through
this into the earth silently, the pressure is re-
lieved and IN the great majority Of cases there 10
no violent explosive discharge.
Here is where the function of the lightning rod
appears. similar to pipes tapping the tank and
drawing of the water before dangerous pressure
Is brought to bear on the tank. properly con-
structed lightning rod WILL in the vast majority
of cases, act in this manner by silently discharg
ing the current from cloud to earth. thus pre-
venting the violent discharge which we call the
thunderbolt
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
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OF farmers and young whose forefathers
have always looked down upon manual work, and
issues popularity written literature for the enlight
enment of the agricultural classes, also are e1-
erting their influence to persuade the cultivators
all British India to make use OF modern I'M
plements Many of the native states. too, are fol-
lowing the example of the British administration
and are carrying a similar propaganda for the
enlightenment of the agriculturists. This Is espe-
cialy true of Baroda and Mysore. two OF the
largest territories under native rule. 1t is quite
natural therefore that the demand for farm ma
chinery should be growing
Since most Indian farmers are exceedingly poor
and cannot offhand AFFORD expensive implements,
they have taken to clubbing together. sometimes
many ten of them combining their resources
to buy a reaper: and in many instances they are
not satisfied with this machine alone. but indulge
in improved machinery Of other descriptions In
the central provinces agricultural associations
have been formed TO interest the tenantry in the
use of up-to-dste methods This means lndias
salvation; for the Implements now IN on the
land OF the crudest character imaginable. The
plow is nothing more than crooked stick with
blunt piece OF iron fastened to the point The
handle stands up at right angles and by this the
primitive share is laboriously guided as 1t is
dragged through the hard-baked earth by the pa
tient bullocks. The cultivating is done with
short-handed hoe. which can be used only when
the worker is squatting his heels, and he wad-
dies along at his task without rising The corn
is cut by a hand sickle and threshed out by the
od-fashioned method OF driving oxen over and
over 1t. The winnowing is done by pouring the
grain out OF small baskets held high above the
head by q man. either standing on the ground or
on a sort OF step-ladder, the wind blowing away
the light chaff. while the corn falls in heap be
low. Fodder is cut into shreds with a small
hand,knfe. Water is drawn from shallow wells
or rivers or ponds, sometimes by Persian
wheel" operated by one or two oxen, sometimes
by hand. sometimes by baskets let down and
quickly drawn up and emptied into shallow.
narrow channel which conducts it to the field
In view of all this. the adoption Of modern imple-
ments is move in the right direction
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30

of India which is very small indeed Added 10
this is the fact that fell work has been done by
the bubonic plague and the population has been
ruthessly thinned out AS result there con
stantly Is a dearth of laborers, especially at mar
vest time. Then. too during the cotton season
Il is necessary for the many ginning factories
which have been established to coax TO them
men women and children who otherwise would
be available for field work This further shortens
the labor supply the farms. Indeed the short
age is so great that the government irrigation
department which is constructing supplementary
canals TO bring more water TO the Punjab colo
nies. finds II necessary TO employ mechanical ex-
cavators since coolies not TO be had for love
or money. In such a circumstance 1t is only
natural that wages should rise. so that the land
owners fnd II more profitable to employ labor
saving machinery than hands.
The same causes which have induced the Pun
lab colonies farmer to modern implements
are persuading their brothers in other parts of the
country TO take them up Whenever one thinks
of India he has in mind its teeming millions and
cheap scale OF wages; but he rarely remembers
that the price OF labor has risen great deal
during the past few years and stll is rising COM
pelling the wise native to employ mechanical In
stead OF manual help. Moreover. the agricultural
department which maintains well-equipped expert
ment farms at the principal centers OF India, and
schools and colleges. dotted all over the land
where scientific agronomy is taught to the sons
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
HIS HORRIBLE MOMENT
SUPERINTENDENT OF RAILROAD
SUFFERED IN SHORT SPACE.
Fault Really Ills Own, Though That
Did Not Mend Matters With Crowd
That Had Come With Him
to Be "Shown."

That horrible moment comes to
every man. If he waits long enough"
said a railroad superintendent over
the coffee cupf at the Transportation
club recently, according to the Chi
cago Record-Herald Sunday Maya
zine. And he went on to tell about
his horrible moment"
II was after big tunnel accident,
in which many lives were lost To
the railroad ofticials-of whom he was
one-it was simply a case of an en-
gineer disregarding signals. To the
Mortified public it was another case
of irresponsible directors, and cor
oner began the investigation with
blood in his eye.
All the signals were set, swore the
superintendent There was no excuse
for the engineer to run by them In
addition to the signal lights and sema-
phores, there vas a torpedo as fur
ther warning. Yet the engineer had
run by even the torpedo. the explo-
sion of which in the confines of a
narrow tunnel is fairly deafening.
A torpedo never misses fire. The
rim of the locomotive wheel, with
40 tons weight behind it, touches it
of. To give the coroner and his jury
an object lesson in the art OF rail
roading. the superintendent called out
his pony engine, fitted with an OBJ
servation cab. and invited them TO
see for themselves. They all climbed
into the cab-coroner. jury. reporters,
assistant district attorney.
AS the engine swept along, the su-
perintendent pointed out the signals,
which he had ordered set at the time
of the accident
Even II we ran by all of these"
he said, I'VE can't miss the torpe-
do. There it is, just beyond that
green light"
waited as the engine rolled forward.
1t rolled on the torpedo, rolled over
1t Not sound! The torpedo might
have been sawdust, for all the evil
dence 1t gave.
That was my horrible moment"
said the superintendent 1T ought to
have gone of; but 1t didn't. that was
all there was to it The coroner look
ed at me, the jury looked at me. the
reporters ditto. also the assistant dis
trict attorney. The flesh on the back
of my neck crawled-
1T was my engineer who came to
my rescue. That pony engine was the
trouble. 1t was a toy engine. The
fianges on the drive-wheels weren't so
long by half as the fianges on reg
ulation driver. 1t cleared the fulmi-
mating cap by a full quarter OF an
inch The joke was on me.
Il did the best thing l could to
straighten affairs out l sent hurry
order to the yards for regulation
locomotive. The bunch was frosty
when / explained the matter to them.
and they climbed aboard somewhat
skeptical They didn't want explana-
tions; they wanted results with the
regulation locomotive. banged doz-
en- torpedoes for them. just to clean
up my record: but to this day the
public is sure that that engineer was
scape goat
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
Method of Laying Tracks.

the web of the rails. sleepers made of
old car rails are inverted, and laid in
a bed OF concrete.
A piece of iron. technically termed a
clip" of the shape shown at A. 10
now slipped along the sleeper D: the
rail is put into position and wedge
shaped piece of iron B is driven un-
der the bridge of the clip and above
the fiange of the rail. thus holding the
rail firmly down to the sleeper, The
whole Job is now welded into a solid
mass.-H. Sinclair. in Popular Elec-
tricity Magazine.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30

The question OF personal safety during thun-
der storm is perhaps the most interesting to the
majority of people. II In building which is iso-
lated in the open country or is higher than sur
rounding buildings in group. avoid chimney or
other fues, open windows or drafts, especially
warm currents of air directly below high tower
or flag pole peak or angle OF the structure. is
the warning given by the writer in the New York
Sun Keep away from overhead wires entering
buildng-aithough these generally protected
by lightning arresters the currect is not always
arrested"
II in the open avoid trees. wire fences or poles.
and II you happen to be the most prominent OBJ.
ject in the landscape. as in open field or on
beach, do not raise steel rod umbrella, or. in
fact any umbrella. as you may become living
lightning rod without an approved ground connec-
ton. II you should happen 10 be caught in such
open space. with lightning discharges coming
close, may be determined by the lessening in
tervas between flash and report It is better to
lie fat on the ground and risk soaking than to
offer possible path for a discharge. The reason
for this is that the body. being warm. offers bet
ter conductor than the surrounding air. and only
few feet rise is necessary to attract lightning
fiat ground.
Questions as to the action OF lightning striking
n building frequently asked. and some
what difficult to answer without going into
charges and other matters of more or less tech
nicai nature. Let us, however. take the most
frequent case. that of the ordinary "forked light
ming" at distance. which at close range
becomes the binding fash, with the accompany
ing instantaneous crash. often causing disastrous
results to life and property. This discharge is
caused by difference of potential between earth
and cloud. The one is heavily charged with posi-
tive electricity the other with negative. with the
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
rheIr Manifest Destination.

In an Ohio town the African Meth
odist-Episcopal church of that district
held a conference. and for a week the
town was filled with colored pulpit or
ators. A few days after the confer
ence closed its sessions. one of the
leading colored women OF the town
drove out to Pea Ridge to purchase
chickens of an old nanny who nad
supplied the family for years. Aunt
Hanna, coming to the gate. said: I'm
sorry, Miss Allie. l amt got chick.
en- left Dey all done enter de min
istry."
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
LAY RAILS BY NEW PROCESS
South African Corporation Uses an
Idea Which Would Seem to Make
Roadbed d Lasting One.

The corporation of the borough of
Durham, South Africa, has adopted a
new process for laying the car rails
of the municipal system Instead OF
laying the rails on a bed of concrete
and keeping them parallel to one an
other with light steel ties screwed to
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
Imposing on No One.

A drunken man was sitting on the
ties Of a railroad track one night when
a train came speeding by. The en-
gineer noticed him too late to give
waning.
AS soon as the train could be stop
ped the railroad men went back to the
victims rescue. expecting to find him
injured. He looked up and said:
IF l broke the engine I'll pay the
damages"
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
Earliest Chimney.

The Oldest certain account of
chimney places it in Venice in 1S47.
None of the Roman ruins show chin
neys. The chimney OF antiquity was
hole in the roof. A kitchen in Rome
was always sooty. and the wealthy
Romans used dry wood. which would
burn without SCOT.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
damages
Al 11.45 p. M.

Il will be as true as STEEL" he muir
INJURED at 11:45 p. M. Il do hope" re-
piled the sweet girl as she heard the
old man coming down the stairs and
thought of the hard steps outside,
that you will -,ot fall below pa"
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
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ERE and there the country life In India
is changing. The old agricultural inn
plements which have preserved
through the centuries the simplicity
| and ineficiency with which the primi-
j tive people OF the peninsula endowed
them are being discarded. and their
| place is being taken by chilled steel
| plows and modern harrows. cultivators.
mowers. reapers and threshing ma
J chimes. imported from the United
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30

is the scarcity of
" orkers and the
high wages they de-
mand. To b egi n
with. It never was
intended that these
colonies should be-
come glutted with
an over-population-
In order to guard
against that the In
dividuaI holding was
made about twenty
eight acres in area,
many times larger
than the average
plot in other parts
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
ON THE QUIET.

George is leading rather gay life. don't you
think?"
"oh. not to speak about"
"All right. l won't mention it."-Yale Record.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-30
soLlcIruoE.

why do you suppose che COW jumped over
the moon in the old nursery rhyme"
II suppose 1t was looking for Its moon calf'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-07
Violate. Fourtecnth Amendment.


Violates Fourteenth Amendment.
WASHINGTON. June 6.-The
abatement from Toxic that the Japa-
nese note in the California, alien land
dispute contains the charge that the
State law is In violation Of the Four
teenth amendment of the federal con-
stitutton was received with great in
terest here. It was generally con-
ciuded that II was this contention to
which President Wilson referred
when he said the japanese note open
ed the way to interesting" nego-
ttations.
The amendment in question pro-
vides among other things that no
State deprive any person of life.
liberty or property without due pro-
cess of law, nor deny tn any persons
within it's jurisdiction the equal pro-
lection of its laws
Not on Firm Ground.
Despite the interest manifested in
the discl osure from Toxic there was
little disposition here to believe that
Japan has struck firm ground in bas-
ing her protest on the alleged VIOLA
ton OF the provisions of the consti-
tutional amendment. 1t liz the gem
eral opinion here in sticking to the
treaty. and also in claiming that the
California law is. discriminatory
against the Japanese race in principle.
rAAA n intent Japan Ia likely to make
out ANetronger case for herself.
The Japanese note was discussed at
the cabinet meeting today. Secretary
Of State Bryan left at / o'clock for
P.ttsburg, where he will speak at the
dinner to be rendered to George w.
Guthrie. now United States ambassa-
dor to Japan. Ambassador Chinda
also left for Pittsburg today to at
tend the same function.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-07


iieve tise prUcesnes Of the lobby gen.
orally speaking had been pernicioua
Al the morning session Senator Du-
p0nt. Of Delaware, after disclaiming
any direct or personal interest in the
powder trust told the committee he
was the owner Of 2, goo shares OF pre-
fsrred United States Steel carpora57
..aAs Axxx T.vs-. .4.stfses sf'x~asfoffaIs fstsi
cult company. But" said Senator
Dupont. Il do not think that the own
ership Of shares in these Industries de-
prfves me of the right to vote on
the tariff bill"
Further Evidence Found
Further evidences OF the organized
efforts of aDti-free sugar forces to
bring pressure to bear upon Western
Democratic senators and representa-
tives to align them against President
Wilson's free sugar plan were given
today by Senator Thomas OF Colo
RADIO, a member OF the finance COM
mtttee.
He produced hundreds of telegram
and scores OF documents. letters, pam
phIets, and newspaper clippings.
which he believed showed an organ
lied attempt to manufacture public
sentimen. in Colorado which would
affect the action OF it's senators and
representatives. He gave the names
of many Colorado towns from which
scores of similar kilograms and let
tiers had come. and said he had been
informed by some Of the signers that
they were practically forced to at
tach their names. because OF fnan-
cial obligations TO persons directing
the movement
Would Probe Deeper.
The investigating committee show
ed disposition to go to the bottom
OF some newspaper articles that SEN
ator Thomas furnished, and learn
what forces were at work circulating
news on the sugar fight.
Senator Thomas said he knew the
beet sugar interests had long main
tanned headquarters in Washington.
The campaign from Colorado. he de-
clared. was evidently directed and
financed by interests that would be
affected by the tariff bill, but had
been conducted in an anonymous
manner. 20 he did not know the real
forces behind It.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-07
The Weather

Eorec.st ter SATURDAY and. sunday.
Virginia: Increasing c1oudiness Sat-
urday. probably followed by local
showers and cooler Saturday. night or
Sunday. moderate south winds.
North Carolina: Local thunder
showers Saturday and Sunday, light to
moderate south winds.
Special Local Data for YESTERDAY.
IL noon temperature ..... 5000. Is
g. p. ~. temperature ...... So
Maximum temp. up to 8 p. M IS
Minimum temp. up to 5 p. NJ. 81
Mean temperature ................ 10
Normal temperature ............ Is
Deficiency In temperature today 8
Excess In temp. since Mar. 1.... 15S
Accum. excess In temp. since Janu-
airy .................. $40
Rainfall last "a hours ........ None
Observation-Disclosures stnee~AfnT.s -ff.~--..SZ'
Accum. deficiency in rainfall since
january $50
Local Observation 8 r. NJ. YESTERDAY.
Temperature ........ 4........... q
............ Southeast
Wind--velocity OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. q
Weather ................ Clear
rainfall last il hours. None
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-07
10 A. M-Sunday school lesson

~ "A. M.--Sunday school lesson
taught
IL A. M.--Bible talk. Testimony
meeting and sermon. Subject: Pray
err" Text Jude 20: Building up your
selves on your most holy faith; pray
ing in me holy ghost.
$3.50 p. M.-Meeting for divine
healing. Text Heb. 1913: Jesus Christ
the same yesterday. today and for
ever.
p. M.---Holiness meeting. Text
Rom. 6:6. Subject: THE Instant and
Perfect Eradication of the Carnal
mind In the Second Word OF Grace,
Entire Sanctification."
8 P. Mold time revival meeting
Text. John 81: Ye must be born
again.
These mission services conducted
by c. Fl, Gootee. of Preston. Mary
land. once with d. L. Moody, In
Christian work. and attended by
those of almost all denominations All
are welcome.