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is considered that there are liable to be
several Interruptions because of bad
weather.
1t would not be a poor idea for the
league to arrange the schedules next
year SO that the post-seas son series could
be started August i. 1t is almost neces-
sary to begin at that time In order that
the series may be concluded by Septem-
be done it would do away entirely with
the rush and furry which generally
come at the flag end of each post-season
schedule. and would also have the inter-
city series ended by the first week in
September.
Just what will be the result of the
drawings in the post-season series is i'm
he honed that at least one Of the three
or four stronger clubs will be in the
class in which the others are not. That
will bring together in the last three
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with the building department by Malcolm
A. Rue. architect for the Muscotta
Realty Company, of which Frank ]. Far
rell is the president. for the construction
of the stands and buildings on the prop
erty.
The plans calls for one-story grand
stand and a one-story fieldstand to be
built at Broadway, 225th street, Exterior
street and 227th street. The grandstand
will be $50 feet on 225th street 1853 feet
on 227th street and the whole block at
the Broadway end The fieldstand Will
be on Exterior street, or northern end.
264 feet wide and 54-6 feet deep. The
grandstand will be los feet deep and both
structures will be of concrete and STEEL
The stands will almost encircle the play
ing field.
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MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.

VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Riehmond.. 900 600 % 8
'G Batteres-i,yan. strain, Ay1es and Mace; Bur-
den and Stewart.
At Petersburg
S Ss,sPsssE News. g 30 3 :
Batteries-Cooper and Laughlin; Austin and
Mathews.
AT Roanoke
Portsmouth. !: !; 0 % Q % !
Baiteres-Ierryman and Welcher; Brown and
Holoman.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville ); indianapolis, l.
| St. Paul. .; Milwaukee. 4.
| Minneapolis, u; Kansas City, ].
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Rochester. I; Baltimore, Q
! Providence. ): Toronto 2.
Buffalo. s. Jersey City, 2.
Montreal, 4; Newark, q.
sou rHERN LEAGUE.
J Birmingham, 4: Chattanooga 2
Mobile, .; Atlanta. first game. Atlanta,
4 Mobile, second game).
TRl-STATE LEAGUE.
| York, .: Wilmington l.
| Allentown. 8: Trenton. o.
| HarrlSDCrS 4: Atlantic City, D.
! CAROLINA LEAGUE.
! Greensboro. 4; Winston Salem, 3 twelve in
Durham. 4; Asheville. :; first same,. Durham.
| 3: Asheville. ,second camel
Charleston 4: Raleigh. ..
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE.
MorristoWn, 3: Knoxville ..
i B4isici. s. S'' Mid ID sS%s 3:
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE.
Syracuse ,,nann ~ 10; sd Elmira' 2.
Troy. ): Wilkes Barre. 4 FIRST gamer. Wilkes
Barre, l. Troy, Second game, seven inuines,.
EASTERN ASSOCIATION.
Wa ;nn,mn London game called in the Sec
New Haven. !: Springfield. 0.
Meriden, L: Bridgeport o.
Hartford. q; Pittsfeld. 3
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
Lawrence 8; New Bedford, .
Portland. II; Fall River, j.
Worcester, s; Lowell. y first game) worces
ter, 2; Lowell, second game)
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Dallas. ): Galveston, f.
San Antonio, ); Austin. ..
beaumont. 4: Forth Worth, t6rst camel. Fort
Worth. 81 Beaumont, tsecond game).
Kit. LEAGUE.
Harrisburg. 4: ClarksviIle, l.
Owensboro. 8: Paducah, 1.
Cairo 4: Henderson, :.
vincennes, 9: Hopkinsyille I FIRST game,. Hon.
kinsvi!le 4: vincennes | ssecond camel
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Sioux City, Z; Topeka. 8.
Denver, ): ST. Joe, o.
Wichita. q Omaha q.
Des Mones, IL; Lincoln /.
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games two strong clubs as representa-
tiveS of the two classes. 1t would be re-
grettable If all four of the strong teams
were in the same class, as that would
throw a strong team against a weak one
in the final play-off. Such is not likely
to happen. though 1t would, indeed be
strange freak Of chance if all the
stronger clubs were drawn in the same
section.
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WILLIE RICHIE POSTS $1,000.
This Is Part of $25.3.S0 Bet Wolgast
Saws He'll Make.

Los ANGELES. July 31-Willie Richie
lightweight champion. deposited 5000
cash yesterday with Promoter Tom Nc
Carey as a surety of his intention to cover
AID Wolgasts 5000 as side bet for
their fight In putting up the cash guar
antee Richie said:
My 5000 is up. AS soon as Wolgast
puts UP $4,000 / will meet it with like
sum: the additional S12,5D0 to be put up
when We sign articles. The bet is to be
$1,000 that he knocks me out and S12.-
SO that he beats me. The fight to take
place anywhere. He can have the Sep
tember date il he wants ii. If his hand
Is not we'll by that time l will fight him
Thanksgiving day
Leach Cross practically was matched
yesterday TO meet Richie here Labor day.
The only possible hitch is the possibility
of the San Francisco promoters trying to
outbid McCarey.
Richie left yesterday for San Fran
cisco, where he will confer with Jimmy
Conroth regarding match with Tommy
Murphy. but expressed the opinion that
he would be here Labor day to fight
Cross. as he figures II more important
match and more profitable one
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PAYS $3.50, Coo FOR
ASCOT CUP WINNER

LONDON. July 31.-Prin
Palnt,nc, winner of the Ascot
gold cup, was sold yesterday to
). ID. joel, the south African
sportsman. for $50, 900. This sets
a new record In price for n thor
high mark was $I96,.S.j for Fly
ing Fox. Prince PaIatine's former
owner, T.. PiIkington, made a
provisO that the horse should not
leave Great Britain. This was
agreed to by the south African.
accordingly.
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PLANS FOR NEW YORK's PARK.
Architect Files Details of Grandstand
and Fieldstand.

NEW YORK, July 31.-Although no
work has been done at Kingsbridge on
the proposed new structure for the New
York Americans. plans have been filed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-31

George Dauss of Detroit won four
straight against the eastern invaders
taking each team into camp as il came
along
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SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

TODAY. TOMORROW
New York at Chicago. Boston st. Louis
Phila. at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
Boston at st. Louis. New York at Chicago
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. Phila. at Cincinnati.
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WESTERN league

Sioux City, Z; Topeka. g.
Denver, ): ST. Joe, o.
Wichita, Z: Omaha. q.
Des Moines. IL; Lincoln, /.
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TEXAS LEAGIIE

Dallas. ): Galveston, 4.
San Antonio, ); Austin, .
Houston, 1; Waco, y.
Beaumont. 4: Forth Worth, (irst camel, Fort
Worth. 3; Beaumont, 2 second game).
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Harrisburg 4: ClarksviIle,
greensboro. 8: Paducah, 1.
Cairo, 4: Henderson, :.
yincennes, 8; Hopkinsville, tfrs, game, uo,
kinsvi!le. 4; vincennes, l 'second game.
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NEW ENGLAND LEAcY-E.

Lawrence @; New Bedford, .
Portland. IL: Fall River, s.
Worcester, 5; Lowell. . first gamer. Worces
ter 2; Lowell, ! second game)
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-12
Speech From the Throne

objection in Washington the
breaking President
solved to read his special
convened for the
tive
the practice of sending his
the ground that for the
and deliver his address orally much the kngy
custom of Great Britain
semblage OF parliament the king Britain
all the insignia royalty him and delivers
the throne That directing guide
procedure 1t used but parliament
all
enact But Jefferson
dent and of royal abomnaed
abolished
That method
matter following British
attempt Washington but
Jefferson dslked thing
tce that has prevailed from his time the
is wonder that Democrats Republicans
royalty and the fervent
sissp that this would be the time that the old would
well the like
and apng royalty restored that abandoned
abandoned by chief Of Democrats
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-12
Why Woolseley Sneered at Grant

Military
died Of
enlightened the
yolyed he a o Grant
Roster Johnson explains this a to
York
1S697O Wolseey exped
Woey of
until he
the permission
United
Grant who then president Woey
mpedmenta
reached the trouble rebellion
Mr. johnson the
either
president wished declaration
o
sneering
fish soldier made military
that OF theme
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Interesting Sidelights


II is easier to tax an income than
70 make philadelphia Ledger
An aviator who commits suicide
takes needless amount OF trouble.
Philadelphia Record.
German tax payers are no more en-.
thusiastic over a raise of rates than
those of Ohio, Cincinnati Enquirer.
A jury In Chicago decided that the
nude in art is not immodest Blessed
are the pure in art.-Kansas City
Star.
Mr.. Walter Pages next work of fic-
tion, we presume, win be new canal
treaty with England. Boston Tran
script.
We note the heading. How to Be
Modish Though Modest" And it
doesn't head the puzzle column, eth.
er-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Why make such a fuss over the
fact that New York clown married
chorus girl? 1t is by no means an
uncommon practice in that city
Philadelphia Inquirer
In the hands of a fool or a politi-
cal pander the law created with the
hottest intent is a weapon of the dew
Montclair Clarion
All women have long and beautiful
hair in story books. In real life
it sometimes looks as if the rats
had gnawed it.-Chicago News.
Bread is selling at 20 cents a loaf
in stricken indianapolis. What ca
lamity that these statesmen were not
drowned!-Detroit Journal.
Congress says that the supply of
old cannons for patriots is exhausted;
yes, the last one was sent to Dan
Vile on March Washington Post.
In the spring a young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of adjourn
ment; if he happens to be a mem
Der of the legislature Pittsburgh
Gazette
A man pardoned out of the Leaven
worth penitentiary left Immediately
for Pittsburgh, showing that his re
formation was not complete-Florids
/ Times Union.
The reason an automobile owner
likes to buy a new set of tires is
because his wife enjoys hanging hel
new hat on the back gate and irrigat
ing it with the garden hose.-Dallas
News.
The women of Texas are advised
by one of their number to study pol
itics. We sincerely hope they viii
wait until the men can advise new
and more decent brand than Texas
has recently known.-Houston Post.
If the trusts starve to death undel
the proposed new tariff it will save
the courts from interminable con
structions of the Sherman law, anC
give other litigants a chance to us,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-12
NOBODY SPARED
KIDNEY TROUBLES ATTACK TO
NoPAH MEN AND WOMEN,
OLD AND YOUNG


Kidney ills seize young and old.
Often come with little warning.
Children suffer in their early
years
Can't control the kidney secretions.
Girls are languid, nervous, suffer
pain.
Women worry, can't do daily work.
Men have lame and aching backs.
If you have any form of kidney
ills
You must reach the cause.-the kid
neys.
Doans Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys
The following testimony proves
their worth:
Mrs. George Gingery, Railroad ST.,
Winnemucca, New. says: Although
have never had occasion to use
Doans Kidney Pills, know they are
a good remedy for backache and kid
ney trouble. They have been used
in my family with good results and
can safely recommend them"
For sale by all dealers Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other. 10-adv
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The Way Is paved

Through
Wdes
records in his
ing sight that will the investigation
lied by Legislature
he
unknown However should
WHdes
cashier
practically accomplished
Of iquidating the affairs of
the
accountant
to proceed
will be with
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-12

our legal machinery Kanesburg II
luminator
An Iowa deaf mete tied his wifes
hands 80 she couldn't talk back TO
him, in which respect he has il on
the rest OF us who have no re
course bur TO suffer patiently,-De-
troit Free Press.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-12
CONSOLIDATED AUTO COMPANY

Carrying United States mail and
express makes daily trips from Tono
pah to Manhattan and Round Noun
tain Cars leave Tonopah daily on
arrival of mail and leave Manhattan
at 2:90 p. m.
w. C. HARDING, Agent.
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The said claim so heretofore de-
scribed by courses and metes includes
lodes, each of which Is measured
from It's respective point as follows
BEEHIVE LODE: n SO degrees. a.
minutes E., $50 feet, and S. Gs de-
grees. % minutes w. 1888 feet to
INDEPENDENcE LODE: s. 60 de-
greess 81 minutes w, 2O5 feet, and
y. 81 degrees, 81 minutes e., 8025
feet to center of line 10.
grees, 20 minutes ". ass feet and me
n 7S degrees, 20 minutes H., 3I4.6
feet to point thence N IS degrees
ls minutes e. ss74 feet to center
MIDWAY LODE: N. "A degrees. 10
minutes w. 526 feet, and IL "a de-
grees, 10 minutes e., 744 feet to the
MONTE cHRisTf;o LODE: N 81 de-
grees, ~ minutes w. 1855 feet and
n 76 degrees. 40 minutes e. 1919
rect nIr to = the the center Of line Ia
srees. IS minutes r. 6398 feet to
point on line Ia, 297 feet from corner
EUREKA LODE. s. IS degrees, a.
degrees, IS minutes E., 1888 feet to a
point on line IL, 400 feet from cor
TENDERFooT LODE: s. a de.
a degrees, 20 minutes w. 60s.4 feet
10 point; thence N. 33 degrees, As
minutes. w; 744,S feet TO a point on
me 6-1, 800 feet from corner No.
KEY LODE; N. IS degrees. 30 min.
utes W., $50 feet, and S. SIS degrees.
20 minutes r., $50 feet to the center
Together with surface ground for
me more convenient working OF said
lodes, not exceeding 900 feet on each
side of each Of said lodes.
This claim is situate in sections %
and ~ township 2 NJ, range az E',
NJ, ID. B. NJ, and has a total net
area as follows:
total net area Beehive
Total net area Indepen- - 2
n dence Lode ...... go. 10.O17 acres
Total net area Monte
n Carlo Lode ..;..... 1888 acres
Total net area Midway
r. Lode ,..........::.... 1880 acres
- Christie Lode ....... 1875 acres
Total net area Eureka 80 acres
Total net area Tendie,irfoot ''ioo acres
Lode ................. 1898 acres
Total net area Key Lode. 2.22S acres
Total net area of claim 112.O4B acres
There are no adjoining or conflict
ing claims SO far as are shown bv
the official plat of survey a copy 81
which is posted upon said claim
TONOPAH DIVIDE MINING co
BY BENZ. ]. HENLEY
Attorney in Fact.
LOUIS ]. COHEN.
Register
Date OF first publication March 1
pate of last publication May T.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-12
SERIAL NO. o7ees

N. ;. No. 4IUB
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
CARSON CITY, NEVADA
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICA-
TION OF THE TONOPAH-DIVIDE
MINING COMPANY FOR PATENT
FOR THE MONTE CHRISTIE, ET
AL. LODE MINING CLAIMS, To-
NOPAH MINING DISTRICT, COUN-
TY Or ESMERALDA. STATE OF
NEVADA.
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If you bought nothing but adver-
tised goods during the next twelve
months, you'd reduce the cost and
raise the standard of living surpris-
inglyl
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WomanIs cIub Dance.

All boys and girls are invited to
attend the dance given under the
auspices of the Woman's club at
Knights of Columbus hall Saturday
evening, April II. Dancing from 1880
to IL o'clock. Admission, boys so
cents; girls free. Pay at the door
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-12

The, n. e. corner, section 81, town
SHIP 2 N, range AZ E., NJ ID. b. &
NJ, Is stone 6xS ms, ID ms. above
ground marked with notches on the
south and notches on the east faces
respectively.
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There are no bearing objects avail
able at any of the corners of this
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Variations az all corners OF this
survey IL degrees Il.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-12

Date Of first publication March 4
Date OF last publication May T.
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The said claim so heretofore de-
scribed by courses and metes includes
lodes, each of which Is measured
from It's respective point as follows
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-12

There are no adjoining or conflict
ing claims so far as are shown bv
the official plat of survey. a copy Of
which is posted upon said claim
TONOPAH DIVIDE MINING co
BY BENZ. ]. HENLEY,
Attorney in Fact.
InTTTq COIInAy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-05
steelsrs and Fesdsrs.

Chicago, Feb. 5.Lvalues in this line
are staged about 10 cents higher than
late last week, with fair demand for ali
classes. but the big heoavy cattle. which
are still relatively slower sale than any
other class. Trade has been Of good
volume thus far this week, yard deal
ers taking good fresh arrivals freely
at prices strong to 10 cents nigner
and pricing their selected lots about
10 cents above their cost here late last
week.
There Is much call for the igh and
handy little stockers and prices for the
best bred class OF little stun are but
little below the cost of feeders OF
choice class averaging up around 1,0oV
pounds.
One year ago a lot of light cattle
were available at feeders at $S.15@4.
and the bulk Of the good to choice
feeders at $4.s5@5.75, only something
of fancy class selling then at IS or
better. and demand was. somewhat lin :
tied then by the very high cost OF
both corn and fodder.
Now the best breezy feeders are SELL
ing up around $3.50 and the bulk OIL
good to choice $50 to 1,o50-pound feeo-
ersi at $7.00@7.40 and some breezy
calves and light stockers aVerasins
even down around 500 pounds have
sold as high as $7.1od7.S5. and the
feeders that are available now below
sc are very undesirable nondescript
class that meet favor with very 1e"
buyers who are looking for young SUN
to put on feed.
xr~YN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-05
Unnatural Mothsrs.

Il cannot be too strongly reiterated
that maternal love does not necessar.
ily include wisdom. It 10 "natural' for
every mother to love her children. But
It does not follow that she knows what
IN best for them. Tho animal mother
does know by instinct; and We. con.
tent to take our pattern Of mother.
hood from the beasts. have imagined
that We needed nothing more.
We assume that every mother knows
how to caro- for her children: and. II
We only sec her Keeping at 1t inces
sanity, we never criticize the method
or results. -. We have urgent
need OF tho unnatural mother-the
mother who has added . trained intel
lect to . warm heart: and. When We
have enough Of them, the rarest sound
IN earth viii b that now 20 pitifully
common-the crying Of . little child
Gilman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-05
PROSPECTS OF LIBERAL WORLDS
SHIPMENTS ALSO eEARIsH
FACTOR.
OFFERINGS NOT HEAVY
CONSIDERING eAcksE1
General Rains in Argentina Cause
Weakness in Consisting by Prom.
inant Houses Carries Oats Lower -
pesvis,oas Advance on Active Buy
inc Due to Upturn at Yards.

Chicago Feb. 5.-Rain in parts OF
india, with more predicted, where
drouth had been serious menace
gave the wheat market today a set
back. Prospects Of liberal worlds ship
ments had a further influence against
the bulls. Offerings, however, were not
heavy The opening was y TO 4 lower
May started at 931. 10 s5Ss, the same
change from last night as the marker
taken altogether, and then dropped 20
93A.
Fear Of damage from alternate freez-
ing and thawing in middle and eastern
sections Of the winter crop belt later
brought about a hardening OF prices
The close was firm, with May q net
lower. at 1914.
Corn weakened because OF Argentine
dispatches telling OF general showers
May opened a shade to II and a on
at sax to 53la. and fell to 531s.
Hedging by country dealers led TO
an additional decline. The close, now
ever, was steady, at 531s for May, e
and s under last night.
Oats.
Selling by prominent houses carr1eo
oats lower May. which started Is anu
u down, to shade up, at oiss ana
34x, descended to 34A.
Provisions.
Provisions advanced on active buy
ing due to an upturn at the Saros.
First sales were a shade to ~ cents
higher, with May deliveries at sls.4o
to $3.50 for pork. s1o.371s TO 5000 for
lard, and s1o.s5 to 5000 for ribs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-05
statesmen and Politicians.

Its remarkable what q difference
there is. between the politicians Of to-
day and the statesmen OF yesterday"
said Representative Wesley Gaines
of Tennessee, In Washington. the 9th
er day.
THAT Is very true" said Represents
tive Kimball of Kentucky. There 10
q young self.made fellow in my town,
Lexington; who is real power in the
legislature. l once heard him say: I
don't know nothin' about statesman
ship and don't know nothin' about
law, but II Henry Clay was down here
mixin' ID politics I would leave him ct
the post"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-05

collisions. On tre1 other roads mas.
men are Also brakemen. When train
stops. II the stop IN not Of the schee
ule Of that particular train. the rs
man il required to 60 back . sum
Client distance and, with lantern ~
night and Z nag BY day. together with
torpedoes or fuses. signal any other
train that 10 going the same way. ane
on the same way.
THE words a sufficient distance.
permit the hagman to use his own
Judgment. and the phrase 10 found
in the rules Of . great many rail-
roads, big ones a we'll a. little ones.
There are roads. however. which d.
rect that q dagman shall 90 back to
the fifteenth or twenty fourth tele-
graph pole from the last car OF bis
train. Whether he goes . suniciene
distance in his opinion, or for . speca-
ned distance. measured by poles. he Is
to stop any train that jeopardizes his
own. When his train 10 ready TO
move, the engineer signals him In
With q whistle and then he spirits
over the ties ~ fast Is he can. leav-
ing. 1t u supposed. one or two torpe-
does on the rails behind.
THE flagman, the engineer and the
conductor are in hurry: Time 10 20
precious With them that every fraction
of q minute counts. The farther the
fiagman walks away from his train.
the farther he Will have to run when
he returns. He IL human being
like the rest OF NJ. Maybe the sun 10
pretty hot. Perhaps 1t II . cold or
rainy night And q sufficient dis
lance gives him latitude in matter
Of life and death! Many , haGman has
wrecked Q train.
The flaxman Of the Overland Ex-
press. on the Chicago. Burlington e
Quincy railroad was to blame. pri-
marily, for the accident at Western
Springs, Ill, on the 18th OF last July.
The train was stopped BY signal early
during the morning !. . fog. It was
being followed by the fast mail The
trains, 90 our Investigation showed.
were about nine minutes apart. The
fiagman, ut the ofnciAl hearing OF the
case. said that he went back a. far
a he could and that he ran part OF
the way. He put down two torpedoes'
100 feet from the rear end OF biz
own train. On his way back the fast
mail passed him at nifty miles an
hour. and q moment laterir ran into the
Overland Express. which had not be.
gun to move. killing II passengers and
two employees and injuring 2e pessen'
..,. >nA ~+wo em0l0ve1
"The trains, remember. had been
about nine minutes apart. In test
after the accident, It was found that
q faSman, at q brisk walk. could have
zone back 1927 feet In six minutes
Il was learned, also. that the hagmau
Of the Overland Express put two tor
pedoes on the rail, which was simply
| 4 cautionary signal. whereas he should
have used but ono torpedo. which
would have been . signal for the fast
mail train to stop.