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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
SIGNALS, THEN STOPS TRAIN
Invention Of Australian, Rs:ontly
Tested in England, to Prevent
Railroad Collisions.

A demonstration was given at Lon
don, Eng. recently, OF an electrical in
yention by A. r. Angus OF Sydney
n. s. w. to prevent railroad accidents
by means OF electric automatic sig
mailing In the cab OF the locomotive
and the automatic stopping OF the
train Tests We're made with two 10
cOmotiyes or the Great Western rail
road Gu disu.sed section Of tGat sys
TEN.
Electric wires were run beside the
track. An arm from the engine tray
els on the wire. When the train en-
ters "A block In which there is another
train whsle blows In the cab I'm
mediately afterward, II the engineer
has not stopped the train, the electric
apparatus automatically cuts off the
steam and sets the brakes
Two locomotives started from points
two miles apart at full speed toward
each other. The engineers after
starting the mechanism eIimbed cut
When the locomotlvss entered the
same block the warning whistles blew
the electric mechanism worked and
the engines stopped within hundred
yards Of each other.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
One of Them Recently Killed
Near the Center of City
of st. Johns.
SWIM IN FROM FLOES
Fishermen Have Mary Encounters
With Pondcrous An.mais--The
Sport Is Very Dangerous
Cre-Thcir Presence
There Cnusu.i.

st. Johns, y. Fin remote towns
In Canada it is not uncommon for
User occasionally to rup at large. In
Newfoundland, however. WAS enjoyed
the unique experience of having polar
bears doing this, and quite recently
one was shot within two miles Of the
center of st. Johns. after being a
disturbing element for several weeks
as lie proved ABOUT III the Dack coUn
try. Some days ago second was
killed in a village 40 miles from the
city; very frequently still others are
come upon in various parts OF the
country and suffer the same fate.
though not until they have proved
themselves terror to many timorous
persons
T'.ese occurrences do not mean that
Newfoundland is in the arctic regions
or hat 1t is easy for polar bears TO
make their way from those areas to
this island. They drift down the arc
tic ice foes and either land on the
eastern~shore OF Newfoundland or float
out into miGocean. where they perish
miseraD.y of starvation orare drowned
by the melting OF the ice masses on
which they stand.
Owing to the exceptional rigors OF
the past winter along. Baffinland and
Labrador, the polar bears have had
to wander off among the ice foes in
greater numbers than usual in quest
of the seals upon which they chiefly
feed, and the crews OF the Newfound.
land sealing fleet, now returning from
their annual hunt, tell many stories of
encounters with these monsters.
When he is well fed the polar bear
is easily worsted, ha, il hungry he
fights with fury. Hence. encounters
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16

pulled back his coat and by turning
slightly one side Of his body and then
the other exhibited two large reYolr-
ers bullying from his pockets. Johns
acquiesced. The man rocketed the half
and said:
Guess you'd better give another"
Johns agreed. The burly solicitor
repeated his demand for coins OF the
: 4,ollar denomination until Johns
hands were weary with punching the
cash register and the till was empty
of coins. A stranger strolled in.
Have 4 drink, stranger. said the
man
Don't care for any was thu de.
ply
''Oh, yes, you do" and the man
went through the performance OF ex-
hibiting his weapons.
''I'll take beer" said the stranger
The armed man became affable. He
invited the bartender to drink with
him, and shook hands agreeably all
around
A few moments later Patrolman J
II. Loeck walked in while the man
was shaking hands with Johns again
seized and disarmed him.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16

have, the nardihood to say that acme
time these deposits may moi be made
use of? We passed the mouths CT
flords cut deep into the interior: gla-
c1ers. brilliant in the sun. stretching
their widths across the distance. We
saw the Norwegian codhshing indus
try, by which no less than lfty mil
lion cod are annually taken; and. at
Syolvaer, we net hundreds OF yessels
OF the fishing fleets. These seas off
the Lofoten islands swarm with cod,
and Baedeker says that at times and
places hereaboats line thrown into
so fathoms CT 7sater will not reach bot
tom for the backs CT the tish.
II II the sea that supports northern
Norway; without its harvest lie would
be impossible. and the government so
fully recognizes this fact that it has
established complete telegraph, and
telephone communication between the
Lcfotens and the mainland aId upcn
many OF he ou lying islands has wire
lf5s stations for communication be.
tween the fleets and the shore. Svol-
yaer. is toxin OF two or three thou
sand fisher folk, hui ii has its water
mairs, its electric lights, its sewers,
its cables and its well stocked s,iCrs.
We passed Naryik, the most northcrly
railway terminus in the world, and
threaded the island passages 10 HAM
merfest
At Vsdso the next N corning | changed
10 the local steamer Veraneer. an,
spent the day crossing tie great ford
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
IN A WINTER LAND
Norway's Iron and Locked
Fjords and Dazzling Glaciers.
Seas Abound With Cod; Line Can Re
Dropped In Fifty Fathoms Of Wa
ter and Will Not Touch Bot.
tom, Owing to Fish.

Copenhagen, Norway.-A commits.
sion to investigate iron ores and their
mining and reduction in certain parts
of northern Europe found me on a
bleak November day aboard the trim
little steel ship Astrea, a post steam
er of the Bergenske Dampsskiffsels-
cab.
The journey up the. coast was most
interesting one. The ship coasted the
browning and glazier planed rocks Of
what Is, literally. an ironbound land,
for the rocks Of Norwegian mountains
Tor distance of norea1han Ave hun
dred miles north and east from lati-
-tude 66 contain considerable pro
portion of iron mineral; itk true that
IN most places this is too lean to be
now available for commercial use, but
its totals are staggering 10 the mag
Hon. With abundant water power at
hand, and with water transport in all
the markets of the globe, who will
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16

road threw laborer ana naDEcai
loaded with ties from bridge into the
river below.
On strip OF track through the
Rocky mountains, where the track
once was laid during the last days o!
winter. and not used again until the
snow had disappeared. four places
were discovered where the rails, on
account OF the expansion from heat.
had been thrown clear eff the bank.
What is known as a "kick-up'' may
be looked for on a long stretch D!
down grade where the track-hoWeyer
straight and well ballasted it may be
!; passes over slight elevation or
knoll. The creeping and sun expan.
sion las caused the rails 10 move down
hill and jam together at the Knoll.
There the strain finally becomes too
great and up in the air goes the track,
sometimes as high as two feet above
the ballast
On taking the creep out OF a track
the men start at the top Of the grade
or incline, where the joints are the
farthest apart. The spikes are pull
ed from the plate slots and, with A
heavy section Of rail as batterng
ram. the rails are driven back until
there Is no longer play for the bolts
in the ohlong plate holes. In short
time. as the work progresses. there
may be four or fiye-inch gap In the
track. The workmen now throw back
into line the curve at the bottom OF
the grade and the gap is closed.
Kicks are repaired by taking out
rail, throwing the track into line and
then cutting the rail to fit the gap, and
no matter how carefully engineers
may study this problem, there are no
better judges as to how the expansion
and contraction should be guarded
against in laying the rails than the
old section foremen with their years
of experience in the actual york
Mr.. AMI Mrs. i. L. Woody OF
Huck leberry were in lie city Monday.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
ROGARD ITEMS

Rev. Harris of Cosby received
pounding from his church members
one day last week. Several people from
this section taking part in tile pound
ing.
1t Is reported that ey-Sherifr, W. II.
Hartsell has purchased The interest Of
Mr.. Herbert Norris OF the firm of
Hartsell & Norris and will now con-
duct the entire business himself.
Miss Lottie Jenkins lett last Friday
tor Knoxville where she will take
position in the home of Mr.. Parham.
Jesse Bush and Link Thornton Of
Chestnut Hill spent Saturday and
Sunday on Bogard.
Mr.. Ben Stinnett of English moved
his family to Bogardon last SATURDAY..
"Uncle" David Hicks VINO has been
seriously i'll during the past week is
slowly improving.
Arthur Butler was visiting on Eng
lish Creek Sunday.
Daniel r. Baxter of Salem was
spending a few days with homeiolks
OH Bogard last week.
Mr.. RotensGregory and family NOV
ed to "Crow town. last week.
johnny Roberts Of English Creek
was on Bogard Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Gregory spent
Saturday night and sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Bryant.
Mrs. J. J. Norris was visiting Mr..
and Mrs. A. W. Butler, Sunday.
Several OF our citizens of this section
and adjoining communities do quite
! good business thrcshing wheat in the
Summer season and they usually use
stream power. But now we hear of IA
departure from that and substituting
gas as apower producer. 1t will he
something new in this part, and we
would lie glad to see the new machine
at work.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16

OF that name. The cabin was mite
OF hole well aft, and crowded by
women and babies; the deck WIS un-
protected, and the wind was bitterly
cold and raw. Hor! well remember
that ! spent the day alternately freez-
Ing in the lee GI the pilothouse and
thawing under the shelter OF the
smokestack! And there had been no
opportunity for a meal between a
supper on ths Astrea the night before
and another that evening, when | sat
down in the chilly room Of the hotel
at Kirchenes-which is SyGvaranger.-
Dwight L. Woodbridge, in Engineering
Magazine.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
LEAVE FOR FORT
LAUDERDALE, FLA

MeSsrs. l.. :. Allen and III. J.. w.
Taylor left Wednesday, for TT. Lauder
dale, Fla, where they arc interested in
the TT. I.auderdaie Land Co., Mr.
Allen being presidentand Mr.. Taylor
a large stockhoder, They will hold II
two days sale Of iots at Palm Beach
anda four days sale al Ft. Lauderdale,
The gentlemen were accompanied by
Mrs. II. l.. w. TAYLOR, Mrs. Il. :. AL
len and Miss Lucille Robinson.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
ANNUAL MEETING
OF FIRST NATIONAL

The stockholders OF the First, Nat
ional Bank held lheirannual meeting
Tuesday, and elected the following di
rectors: j. A. Susong, W. A. Susong,
Murray Stokely, c. L.. Oltinger, J. II.
Burnett. J.E Morrell. G.. III. Cowan
The directors when they organized
elected j. a. SuSong, President, w.
A. Susong vice president, Murray
Stokely. cashier, and Miss Elizabeth
Stokclv, assist an, cashier.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
ARMED THUG TREATS
MAN He HELD UP
Robber Makes Bartender Give
half.DoIIar at Time and
Then "SetS 'em Up"

Chicago.-Henry Johns. bartender
ut GA South State street, is OF the
charitable sort SO he readily complied
when q burly individual entered his
place of business the other night and
demanded a drink.
He wasn't much concerned even
wien the thankless patrons asked for
and consumed another without pro-
sd1cing any money. But his astoaish-
snent grew when the fellow asked him
TO give him half dollar.
II can't sIre you a half" said
Johns.
ooh, yes, you can" came the an.
swer in an ironic tone, as the man
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
DESERVES THE
APPOINTMENT

Nashville, Jan. il. Wilson end
Marshall Electors, meeting in this
city yesterday. unanimously endorsed
Hon. cy Lyle of Johnson City for
postmaster OF that city and signed the
following petition to the President
elect:
We, the undersigned Electors of
Tennessee, beg TO urge disappointment
of Cy IL. Lyle rs postmaster of John
son City, Tenn. He is worthy, both
from standpoint OF party service and
good citizenship, aside from the fact
his thirteenth child is now two years
oid.n
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
Found He Had Hit a Polar Bear.

with bears are not sought, unless rife
meu are included in the party; but
sometimes there is no alternative.
This season, on one occasion, seven
men armed only with seal Clubs had
to fight an old male bear
One man thought he saw a seal be.
hind a hummock and started off after
1t. second following him. Just as
the first topped the hummock he
raised his club and struck, when to
his horror he found he had hit polar
bear over the snout. The bear turned
on him with an agry growl and would
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16

10 the passengers dealt wa.n snilaAr
ly. st. lazars easily comes f1rst with
regard to actual trafic: second as 10
its area, ANA third s., to the pumher
OF platforms. Waterloo Is first as t.;
platforms, third IN acreage and third
also in regard to the number Of trains
daily passing In and out. Who. there
fore. shall decide which Is the biggest
station?
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
Hard 10 Ms. slzra..t Depot.

After caret,i ison It may be
stated that The pissest stations IN the
world are-t1)% The French Care st.
Lazare: CD Waterloo. London; CO
New York city. The latter has a
larger area than either OF the former;
but 1t falls behind them in platform
accommodation and by far in regard
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16

nave GlsplemDered MIN n-1n a sing!e
stroke had not the second man got in
and bit him on the snout also. This
blow half stunned him, and he fell
backward into small water hole.
Still, though dazed, he struggled
10 get out, ard so there was nothing
Tor it but to fight him, and this the
men did successfully. the whole seven
joining in the struggle. Yet he broke
one mans ankle. lacerated another's
thigh and splintered the arm of a
third before he gave in His skin and
Tat weighed 400 pounds. and his car.
cass probably as much more. SO that
he was as bulky as a snail horse.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16

der SLOW oruer
across a bridge
over the South
Canadian river in
Texas. Sixty feet
of track at the
end of the bridge
kicked under tbs
middle OF the
train. Luckily, the
train was stopped
in a moment. hut
1t could not pull
past the kick.
The train had to
be cut In two and
the track repaired
in order that it
might proc e e d.
!, ON Tho gnpla rail.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16
CRITICAL PERIOD WHEN TRACK
"kiCkED."
Fortunately Cars Were Moving at a
Slow Rate of Speed and Accident
Was Avoded-HcW the Rails
Are Replaced.

Several years ago a work train with
TOO men aboard was running I'M
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16

Another time kick on the same rail
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-16

Mr. AMI Mrs. j. l.. Woody OF
Huckleberry were in The city Monday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-15
GAS EXPLOSION

CHARLESToN-,Mrs. Frank A. Nc.
Crew. Of Sixth street, West Charles.
ton, Us recovering from . number OF
severe burns about the face and -haRds
which she sustained Tuesday, while
working over a gas range.
Previous to preparing breakfast
Tuesday morning, Mrs. McGrew turn.
ed on the gas burner beneath the
oven and neglected tonight it. A guam.
tity Of gas accumulated inlhe basin OF
the stove by reason Of the open burn.
err, and when Mrs. McGrew returned
a few minutes later believing that
she had ignitcd the gas as she in.
tended doing, opened the pocket In
which the gas had accumulated, thus
causing 1t to escape suddenly, the
fumes coming in contact with the
burning jets beneath the hot plate
and envcloped the woman in a mass
of flames. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-15
DEIH B'l..'
NRS. PRIIR HECK.
OLD iggEsln Mt Of PAW paw
DISTRICT Webs 70 A cobtPLl.
CATION OF DISEASES.

Mrs. Philip lIeik. an aged lads re
siding near ftiyesville, died yesterday,
afternoon al her home alter IN illness
from a complication Of diseases incl
dent to old age. shel&as aged So
years and is survived BY her husband
and two daughters, Misses Alice and
Ellen Heck at home. Two children.
P. S. Heck and Miss Mary Heck; arc
deceased.
Mrs. Heck was formerly Miss Anna
Smith. d daughter OF thelate Levi and
Mary Smith, pioneer residents OF Ma
rlon county She had lived in the VI.
cinlty where her death had occurred.
for about 40 years. She had been a
member OF the NJ. f. church South,
for many years and was an exemplary
Christian woman. Her death is deeply
regretted by a wide circle 0: friends,
among whom she was greatly beloved.
Funeral services will he held on
Sunday Mt 1890 O'Clock, at the resi-.
dence. Rev. Odell and Rev. Henry
Morgan will conduct tleseryices. In
terment will be made under the direc'
ton Of Undertaken Cunningham.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-15
LYMAN HowE's PICTURES

Foreigners ushually condemn and
freely criticfse the efficiency of
American military training schools.
They are not competent critics he.
cause their criticisms are colored and
biased by ideals that are. entirely at
variance with the spirit OF freedom in
America. At least this is the conclu.
sion Lyman II. Howe arrived at a
short time ago, and in order to prove
that American institutions Of this ma,
ture far excel those of Foreign coun-
tries, he despatched his photographers
to a typical land model) military acad-
envy at Culver, Ind. There they photo
graphed comprehensive scenes OF the
methods and curriculum Of military
training in America which discounts
entirely the preiudiced opinions Of
foreigners The SCENES demons trate
mat rigid lIsclp Zine tlof iacbnsists
eata slllth tbA aiii5it y FeedoIn q
IaBa ihat lsioss So ems isli1etiets'
illlleg iofnone ol7lse most Yltal eaT
tdrsA III lyman II Hoees Travel
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-15
aEDAD sILsG
FI 4 r !. CATTLE.
An Open Front Building Pro-
vides Ample Winter Shell
ter for Stock
FEED BALANCED RATIONS
Corn siIage and a Small Amount Of
Cotton Seed Meal Have Given
Satisfactory ResultS.

The state Of West Virginia is
abundantly supplied with good blue
grass pastures. on which large mum.
bers of cattle are fattened during the
summer. One Of the important ques-
tons that confronts the cattle feeder
ofthe state is that of finding the most
economical way OF carrying bis stock
ers through the winter.
In a great many sections the cattle
ale left to run in a woodland lot, with
no shelter but that AFFORDED by the tim.
Der and hills. Protection Of this kind,
however, is not sufficient on snowy
days and days when d cold rain is fall
Ing, and a good shed or barn must be
provided us shelter from the storms.
The open shed has proven to be one
Of the most satisfactory types Of build.
irgs for sheltering cattle. The capital
and labor involved III building a shed.
open on one side and closed on the
other three, is very small in COMPARE
son to the outlay necessary to build
a good barn, and the open shed will an
swer all practical purposes.
The length OF the building will, OF
course, be governed by the number OF
cattle to be sheltered. The width or
depth should be at least IL feet, pro-
vdIng there is to be no feed manger
ir the shed, but 1t wllltbe far more
satisfactory to make the depth % to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-15

main subject III the exgp1ina ion q
Tie 9ast inia
5ment and the west Virginia policy
holders shall have the right to bring
suit in the courts Of West Virginia
SO long as a company retain any
West Virginia business on It's books,
ven though Il mfthdraws from HE
State.
Provides that the insurance com.
missioner may require the same re.
serve for The companies other than
life and flre, as are required by other
states-a general provision that gives
rs the advantage Of progressive legis.
lation along this line everywhere.
Senate Bill No. 100. (Mr. seeed0
House Fiji No. 275. CMr Wysongl
+. This bill provides for the super
vision OF rate making organizations.
1t gives the insured the legal right
to a hearing aud provides for the re.
moyal OF discrimination in rates.
Senate Dill No, 1S. (Mr. slemak-
crJ House Bill No. Z. (Mr. Dfcc.)
This act, popularity known as the
tBIue Sky law, is one tia: has long
been needed in this State. A similar
bill was offered by this department
Two years ago. but failed in passage.
1t places practically all the promo
tions, stock and bond security selling
propositions under The supervision OF
the auditor, and provides for the Ii.
cersing OF companies atr agents de-
string to transact business OF this
kind in West Virginia.
We have attempted in the past to
protect as far as possible our citizens
against the dcpredations of promo
tcrs, ard We are peculiarly gratiGed
to at. last hc given the legal right to
d. what We have attempted to accom-.
pIish without the law.
"Thc revised insurance laws arr
now in the hands OF tEc printer
Those desiring copies will please file.
their names with the insurance com
missioner.
These laws become effective ninetS
days after passage.
Bills Not Passed
Our bills which did rot become
laws are as follows:
bill providtpg standard provision.
for accident and health policies,
Bill providing for taxation of In
surance in unauthorized companies.
Bill providing for the licensing and
organization OF inter.insurance ex-
changes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-15
NAN KILLS HIMSELF

HUNTINGTON - Tnruriated by q
Joking rebuke from his wife who re.
fused 10 tell him to whom she was
writing letter James W. Clary, 81
gears old. a carrepairer, hanged him
self ,by an improvised moose made Of
'lothc8-wtre on the iron! porch OF his
home 1928 First avenue at Q O'Clock
last night. Neighbors attracted by
screams OF terror from The Clary resi-
dcnce helped to cut down the limp
body, but not in time, 1t Is believed, tc
save the life. Doctors declared late
last night that Clary's death was a
matter Of hours.
Returning from a trip TO nearby
grocery store, Clary entered an up
stairs apartment, according to those
who we're witnesses to portions Of
The tragedy. There he found his
wife, woman netghbor, and two men
borders, who, 1t was stated. were
engaged in a game Of cards. Mrs.
Clary was engaged in writing a letter,
When the husband asked his wife to
whom she was writing, she replied
according to the statements Of those
who were in the room, thai "she con
sidercd it none of his business"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-15
WOMAN BEAT HUSBAND

HUNTINGTON = Mrs. William
Blizzard OF Ashland. KY, was fined IS
and sentenced to 10 days IN Jail here
yesterday afternoon on charges OF as
saulting her husband and using pro,
family Magistrate Null suspended the
Jail sentence when the woman paid
her fine. Mrs. Blizzard was arrested
here Monday night on information by
Mrs N. l.. Shelton of West Hunting
ton.
The husband of Mrs. Blizzard is a
nephew OF Mrs. Shelton and the Biz,
card couple were on a visit here. 1t
was alleged that Mrs, blizzard beat
her husband because he refused to ac-
company her for a walk.