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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-06
CARNEGIE
COMMISSION
About One In Thirteen Is the
Percentage of Meritori-
GUS Cases.

Job entails months of travel yearly,
unmarried men are preferred. NO
where else are there to be found men
so we'll equipped for the task of hero
hunting as on the STATS Of large city
newspapers. So it happens that every
one of the Carnegie hero hunters Is
newspaper graduate.
The beginner as n rule receives 500
a month and all his travelling expenses
After he has acquired experience his
salary is raised TO 1926 month, with
expenses. Further advances depend
upon the man himself and the quality
Of his work.
In his suit case the hero hunter car
ries all the documents collected by the
commission about the cases he is 10
investigate Upon reaching a town
where he is to make an investigation
he registers at a hotel, keeping his
business secret. His first step is to
make thorough study of the papers
in the case in question.
His next is to interview the person
who reported the case. Then the wit
nesses are examined. and lastly the
principal is seen. An experienced in
vestigator quickly scents a case that
amounts to nothing, and he as quick
ly gets to the bottom of it and drops
1t. But on a genuine case he spends
anywhere from two or three days to
as many months.
Having concluded his work, the in
vestigator sends to the commission a
detailed report illustrated with photo
graphs, for a portable typewriter and
a camera are a part of the outfit OF
every hero hunter. In his report he
must tell the name. age, address and
occupation of the rescuer, together
with similar facts as to the person res
cued. He must state the time. place
and circumstances Of the rescue, even
to weather conditions, and, in case OF
a rescue from drowning. the stage Of
the tide.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-06
FREE METHODIST CHURCH

Regular services of worship at lO:45
a. m. and 7:30 p. IN. Sundays Sunday
school $3.50 m. Mdweek prayermeet-
ing Wednesday evening at 1880. Church
on corner of w. Center and Cedar street.
G.. w. Kiffer, Pastor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-06

He must give description Oh the az
cident, together with statements from
the rescuer, the rescued and the wit
nesses. He must also state the reputa-
ton Of the witnesses for veracity. Es-
pecially must he learn and state fully
the financial condition Of the rescuer,
his aims and ambitions and the condi-
ton of his family. These latter facts
are necessary because 1t is the purpose
of the commission to help heroes along
in life or to give financial assistance
to those who were dependent upon a
hero that may literally have given his
life for another, for not all the he
roes rewarded are living heroes.
To make proper award the commits
sion must have very accurate infor-
nation as TO both the hero's hopes ana
habits. For instance. an Incorporate
miner at great risk saves comrade
from being crushed to death. To give
such man large cash award would
be worse than useless. He would sim
ply go on protracted spree and squan.
der the entire sum. But if the man
were sober and steady and had built
a house OH which he was carrying a
mortgage the commission might pay off
the mortgage An ambitious youth
who has shown bravery may receive a
fund for an education. A girl hero
may be given a musical training. or a
sufferer from disease may be sent
where he can be cured or at leas;
treated.
Sometimes an investigation hinges
on some seemingly unimportant detail
For instance, there was case of a
young man who was reported to have
made a hazardous rescue on the sea-
coast. 1t seemed to be a genuine one
The would be hero showed the inves-
tigator the spot and described how he
made the rescue on such and such a
date. 1t was n stormy day, he said
and with high tide at 6 p. m, when
the deed was done, the water was ten
feet deep around the Jagged rocks.
Fake Exposed.
But when the investigator had con
suited tide and weather charts for
tlluJ pdIllCuldT IOCuilly ue uiSSoNcicu
that the day In question was serene
and that the tide was at ebb at 6
p. m, leaving only three feet at those
particular rocks. Confronted with
these facts. the hero" crumpled up.
admitted the attempt at deception and
begged not to be prosecuted.
Such cases are not uncommon. a
man wades out up to his knees and
drags another person to the shore.
Witnesses see them struggling on the
beach and forthwith. as expected
write To the commission. There are
other sort of fake heroes too. In one
Of the eastern cities n great fire en-.
dangered scores of lives. When the
newspaper reporters reached the scene
they found an elevator runner from
the burning building who told of per
ilous trips up and down through smoke
and flame to carry people out of dan.
ger. The story was printed. and later
an application was made to the Car
negie commission to recognize this ele-
vator man. An investigator soon found
that the story was false.
Although burning buildings figure
frequently In the deeds investigated
by the Carnegie hero hunters, dangers
Of every other kind Imaginable have
been faced by the wearers Of Carnegie
medals. But most IT the Carnegie
heroes have rescued some one from
drowninS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-06
PR ESBYTERIAN CHJJRCu

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Services of worship Sunday at 10
a. m. and 7 p. m. Bible school IL 80
a. m. Young People pm. Mid
week meeting for conference and
prayer Thursday, 7:15 pm
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-06
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

FIRST cHURcHoF CHRIST. sJtGVr IsT
Services every Sunday at rolls a. N
IN the Knights of Pythias hail Wednes-
day evening services at 7;30. Reading
room open Saturday afternoon from two
to four o'clock same place.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-06
WORK OF THE
HERO fund
Corps of Ten Investigators
Determines Who Shall
Be Rewarded.

VWYHEN is a hero not hero?
NV What is the difference be.
tween an so per cent hero
and hero 100 per cent purei
To decide these and many similar ques
lions, says Harper's Weekly. is the
sole occupation of q selected, well paid
group of men who go up and down the
land seeking whom they may reward
for bravery and determining when they
have found them just what percentage
of heroism they have shown.
These hero hunters are the agents OF
the Carnegie hero fund commission
Yearly they investigate thousand
claims of heroism. 1t is their business
to sift the evidence. for In the eyes
of a hero hunter no man is hero until
he is proved so.
How thoroughly he does his winnOw
ing may be judged from the fact that
out of 1851 claims investigated only
$50 caimants-about one in thirteen
have been adjudged sufficiently heroic
to merit a reward OF this number only
thirteen were awarded the gold medal
for simon pure heroism Nearly half
of the $50 received silver medals and
the rest bronze. With these medals in
many cases went awards Of money.
BY no means, however, is this dis
tinction to be taken as casting any
doubt upon the heroic qualities Of the
deeds rewarded. 1t simply means that
those deeds that were rewarded by
silver or bronze medals did not con
form fully to the hero fund commits.
sions understanding of a full fedged
hero, for in attempting to reward hero
ism the commission had first to define
herOiSm
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-06
ST. Tohn's Church Supd,v

St. Johns Church, Sunday
Morning Prayer and Sermon. 10 100
Sunday School. IL 80
Evening Prayer and Sermon. TOO
Litany Service Friday at 7:aO.
]. Frank Jackson. Rector
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News Oddities


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hospital.
The evening world., 1913-01-25
ExcURSl0NlSTS VICTIMS
IN WRECK Of TROLLEY
One Member Of Lockport Order of
Eagles Killed and Score In
iured in Collision.

LOCKPORT. ". T.. Jan. S.-one man
was killed and over . score were in.
jured, two probably fatally. In . COLI
sion between a trolley passenger train
and a freight train on the international
Railway here early to-day. The dead
man Ia James Mack, motOrmsn on the
passenger trolley train. The injured are
all members OF the I.oc1kport aerie OF
the Fraternal Order of Eagles. who were
returning from Buffalo. where they at
tended an entertainment given by the
Buffalo aerie last night. There were
eighty passengers on the train.
The freight train was standing on the
main line about half mile south OF the
Internatio nars station. when the passen-
ger trolley Of two cars crashed into It.
The forward car Of the passenger train
and the rear car Of the freight were
completely wrecked. According to the
conductor Of the freight train. Joseph
Crogan, q switchman was sent 800 fee,
back of his train to flag the passenger
trolley. Crogan says he waved hi
lantern until the cars were almost upor
him and had to jump to save his life
He estimated the speed Of the trolley
at thirty miles an hour.
The evening world., 1913-01-25
BUEL NO LONGER A JESUIT
WHEN he MARRIED, HE SAYS
Former Head Of Georgetown Uni.
versity Denies Report That
He Hadn't Resigned.

Emphatic denial that he had failed
to withdraw from the Jesuit Society be-
fore his marriage to Miss Katherine
Frances Powers was made to-day by
David Hillhouse Buel. former head OF
Georgetown university. through +. IL.
Rogers OF Cambridge. Mass. a class
mate of Mr.. Buel's Mt Yale.
Mr.. Buel declares that he was in good
standing and that no charges had been
preferred against him when on July ~,
1912. he resigned by serving proper no.
tice to that effect on the superiors of
the Society,"
Mr.. Buel insists that the reasons for
his resignation were proper and were
well known to President Casson Of Bos-
ton College. Judge Murray. Z. J. Ken
nedy OF Boston and the family the
name Of whose members has been con-
nected with that OF the writer in the
daily press"
THE unca!led for and unnecessary
criticism OF the writer given to report
ers by the Jesuit Gasson OF Boston,
continues Mr.. Buel. and Of the Jesuit
Duarte. vice-president of Georgetown
University. Is so unusual q departure
from the Jesuit methods Of secrecy and
concealment In such matters as to sug
Sest they have been prompted by som,
personal reason"
He then cites various causes OF mel
who withdrew from the society and VIII,
were never publicly criticised.
| Mr.. Buel Is now engaged in writing
/ short stories and plays.
The evening world., 1913-01-25
NEW ARSON PRISONER
TELLS HOW He PAID SIS
TO F|REBUc FOR BLAZE
Newsstand Proprietor Got
$3.50 Insurance After Being
"Let In" on Fire.

Hugo Nereun. Q mild-mannered young
man. was denounced as a member Of
the arson trusf' by Assistant District
Attorney Toilette in the Harlem Police
Court to-day. Neretin. who resides at
No. 1895 Madison avenue. had Just been
srraigned before Magistrate Campbell
on a short afYidavit charging him with
arson.
I'm going 20 ask the Court to TX
tho highest bail possible for this man.
announced Mr.. Toilette. lie has made
District-Attorney Weller. and we want
TO keep him where We can put our
hands on him."
Neretin was arrested late last night
By Detectives Carmody and Shelly OF
the East Sixty-seventh stree. police
station. on complaint OF Assistant Fire
Marshall John McGoueh. He 10 charged
with having set nre "a the premises ct
Nos. %s3-t6 Lenox avenue on April 0.
1912 Nerctin conducted Q stationery
and candy store a. that address
Magistrate Campbell held the prisoner
for examination next Tuesday in 1900
bond.
Neretin's confession details that he
was the proprietor Of u newsstand a,
No. 433 Lennox avenue. In April 1912.
His store was next to q paint shop.
The paint shop proprietor told him he
had arranged with "Ixxy" Stein 20
make fire. and asked II Neretin didn';
want to get In on the game.
An arrangement was made by which
a hole was to be cut In the partition
between the paint shop ana the news
stand. lazy" Stein started . IRE In
the paint shop on April Q. 1912. The fre
burned out the paint shop. and Neretin
collected $3.50 for water and smoke dam
age. made possible by the hole In the
wall. lie gave "Ixzy' Stein so for
starting the hre. he says.
The evening world., 1913-01-25
Don't Drug Yourself F!
THIS Simple Home Remedy
VIII Cure Your Cold

Never take drugs for a cough or
cold. The relief they afford Is more
than offset by their disastrous after
effects. But coughing should be
stopped in its first stages before the
throat and bronchials become inflamed
or permanently diseased.
You can make soothing remedy
that will instantly allay irritation and
speedily stop your cough. Shake to-
gether IN bottle two ounces Of glyce-
nne. eight ounces Of pure whiskcy
and half an ounce Of Virgin Oil Of
Pine. A teaspoonful every four hours
L. the usual dose. and it can be taken
with perfect safety by children ~ well
rs by adults.
To protect yourself against substi.
tutes. and insure getting pure and
fresh Virgin Oil Of Pine. ask your
druggis, foy an original hsh-ounce
sealed vial. These come only in
wooden cartons bearing our label.
The Leach Chemical Co.. Cincinnati
The evening world., 1913-01-25
EARTHQUAKE ADDS
TOEXC|TEMENT|N
CONSTANT|NOPLE
Severe Shock Rocks Buildin; S
While City Is Upset by
Political Upheaval.
RULE OF TERROR THERE.
Capital Reported in State of
Siege Under Young Turks
Many Arrests.
RULE TERROR THERE.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 25.-A So
we're earthquake shook many of the
residences in the Turkish capital at
an early hour this morning. Ne con-
siderable damage and no loss Of life
had been reported up to noon.
The superstitious among the Moslems
were terrified by the earthquake. taking
It as . bad omen for the nation now
under the rule Of the Young Turks
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha. the new
Grand Vizler. Is expected to give some
indication OF the attitude OF the Otto
man Government toward the note hand
ed to the late government by the Am
bassadors OF the European powers on
Jan. II at his reception Of the members
Of the diplomatic corps at the Grand
Vizierate this afternoon.
LONDON. Jan. 25.-Constantinople In
practically in a state OF siege and terror
reigns supreu >. according to reports re-
ceived by the peace delegates. repre-
senting the Balkan allies. From the
same source 1t Is reported that the
Young Turks. fearing that the reins OF
power may again escape from their
hands. are arresting their adversaries
In the Turkish capital right and left
and are searching houses and clubs and
connscating documents, hoping In this
way to break UP the organization OF
the opposition.
The allies express the opinion that
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under these circumstances any excess
may be expected.
With this prospect In view the Euro
pean powers have decided to send war
vessels tn reinforce tho ordinary yuard
.h,n. s,o,,ono, =, ron.,an,,nn,,a
-,
Italy Is especially alarmed over the
return to power Of the Young Turks.
who were inexorable during the Libyan
war.
The United States Ambassado, nj
ConstantinopIc. william w, RockhilI.
during the Negotiations attemn,ed nv
him in conjunction with Tbomas 7
O'Br,cn. United state. Ambassador al
Rome, for the conclusion of peace be.
tween Itaiv ana Turk.v de.cr,hoa
david Rev. who was ,her Turki.h Nf,,.
istar Of Finance ana 10 n,u a, ,ha h.aa
OF the Committee OF r-nion ara proy.
ress as an irrocorc,,,h,. p,a,.,a ~.
The evening world., 1913-01-25
SUFFRAGlSTS WIN POINT
OVER INAUGURAL BOARD
Given Permission to Erect Review.
ing Stand for Washington Pa
.raie on March ).

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-Ths Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association scored
a victory over the local inaugural COM
mittee to-day at a hearing before the
Senate Committee on Buildings and
Grounds. The committee determined
to grant the women the right to build
a reviewing stand opposite the Treas.
ury for the suffrage parade March 8
unless the inaugural committee will
consent to the use OF the stands being
built for the review OF the inaugural
parade March 4.
Thus far the inaugural committee has
declined to permit the women to make
use OF any OF the official stands on the
day before the Inauguration. Notwith-
standing the opposition OF the inaugu-
ration officials the Senate gave the
sufYragists the assurance that they
might erect big stand opposite the
Treasury portico, where the suffragisi
tableaux are to be given.
The evening world., 1913-01-25
CASHIER, $4,000 SHORT, IS
STILL At LARGE; INQUIRY ON
Books of High Bridge National tank
Being Examined Before Taking
Steps Against Abram Beavers.

Any action that may be takken in the
case Of Abram L. Beavers. the default
Ing cashier OF the First National Bank
Of Ugh Bridge. N. j.. who has confess Cd
to embexxlement Of about $4,000, but
whose abstraction Of bonds to cover
his margins may run the total up much
higher. will lie over until Monday.
United states Bank Examiner A. l..
Fowler and men under him are ana
lysing the banks affairs. They will
take some days to do that and then the
report will be made to Washington.
There was some expectation last
night that Beavers might elect to sur.
render himself. but United States Com.
missioner Richard Stockton at New.
ark said to-day no arrangement had
been made with him. and that II Bea.
vers surrendered he would commit hin
to jail, IL any complaint was made. Nc
warrant for an arrest has as vet beer
obtained from Mr. stockton. Deput,
United states Marshal Beckman al
Newark said he had not yet been asked
| to look for Beavers.
The evening world., 1913-01-25
APPRAIsALS OF ESTATES.


Deputy State Comptroller Wallace b.
Fraser received the following apprais-
ais OF estates under the Inheritance
Tax law to-day for transmission to the
Transfer Tax ONCE OF the surrogate's
Court:
Mary A. Bodeil. died Aug. 20. 1910.
total estate S3,561, net value &2.67S.
Martha stats, died June 20. 1917
total estate s27.6sO. net value s26.27+,
lisa G. Kaufman. died Aug. 81. 1912,
gross estate s2i.5s5. net value '2o,27s.
DR.. Alfred Wagner OF No. $50 Cen
trail Park West. a dentist, died May 2s.
1912. total estate 16.7l7, no deductions
claimed.
william C. Hackstaff OF Morristown.
y. j.. died Dec. ~. 1911. entire per-
sonal estate Sss,737; no deductions
claimed.
The evening world., 1913-01-25
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nay Ridse Life savers 20 Give Aaii.
The Bay Ridge Division OF the Life
Saving Service will give lie annual oall
tonight at the Parkway Assembly.
Fifty-Hrst street and Fourth avenue.
Prizes will he given to the club that 10
best represented. The proceeds are TO
be expended In medicines and other
supplies for the division.
The evening world., 1913-01-25
KEEPS EVE ON THOSE WHO 90
NOT WATCH THE CLOCK.

In picking men ] always watch the
young fellow who isn't In hurry to dig
out OF the office the minute the whistle
blows. That chap Is going to have
more time to himself when ne gets
older He's on the road TO the good
things Of l.fe. but he's got the sense to
wait for them. Nothing seems 30 good
as what you get by hard work. Easy
money isn't good money It's what you
dig for that puts YOU on the road to
success and keeps you there"
What do you think OF college men
In businessT' Mr., Whaley was asked
He paused minute and then said:
well, ! Just went TO the common
school and left It mighty early. and I've
often felt since that II ] could have had
more education OF the college variety II
might have been IA good thing. But It
would he necessary to have had the col
lese education plus the training In life
by being put out In the world TO fight
al an early age, For railroad work we
want practical men. Fellows who are
Jus; out Of college are notoriotly tn.
reverse. They have not learned the
seriousness OF NE. They lack driving
power. energy. which can only come
with having to solve the problems Of ex.
istence Tor ones SELF"
The evening world., 1913-01-25
KILLED In sub way Excavation

Gaetano Cavelina of No $40 Eas,
One Hundred and Eighth street was in
stantly killed In the new subway exca-
walton at Lexington avenue and One
Hundred and Twenty-hrst street to-
day. A Snoring beam which he was lift
ing with several other workmen slipped
and fell. knocking him down and crush
Ing his chest.
The evening world., 1913-01-25
Wilson "a Meet Princeton Grade.

WAsiiNo'roN' Jan 3.-President-
elect Wilson will DE the guest OF honor
at reception and smoker to be given
mere FOR him the night Of March . by
the Princeton Alumni Association Of
Washington. The President elect has
accepted the invitation.
The evening world., 1913-01-25
,EYNorE TO sUcCEoe IN PROB.
LENS OF RAIlRoAolNG,

ITO my mind that In the keynote of
the success OF any one who has to tackle
the vast problems Of modern railroad
ing. We must have organization. COM
plete and efiicient The primary factor
In obtaining this II. AZ ! said. dis
cipline. This Ia what kept Napoieon's
hosts in such machine-like. compact
form. Any master Of men must possess
this faculty OF exercising discipline. II
In the one most important element In his
makeup.
The greatest dificuity that heads Of
big enterprises have TO contend with
to-day" he went on. lis the lack Of In
tereSt that many young men show In
their work. They don't clean II up.
Their minds are not engrossed In H.
They are thinking of keeping a date
with Tom. Dick or Kate when they
ought to have their entire mental en-
erGy on the task In hand.
Theatres. cafes, moving picture
| shows, dinners, parties-anythinR that IL
to MI out the evening --engrosses their
minds all day, and then by staying out
| late they are not up to full efficiency
| the following morning. To succeed to-
| day young man must be like n post
age stamp and stick To what he's put
on I'LL he reaches the end OF his Jour
ney The spirit Of good enough" has
kept back many a young nan, lie Ii In
| too much OF hurry to stay right by
his job He has one eye on the clock
and the other on his work.
The evening world., 1913-01-25

BEST FOR COLDS--FR. JOHNS
Asdiclas hssis threat and huns. --AdsI
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the great edincs that whaiey built
knows.
SAYS EVERY MAN 10 IN NEED
OF COOPERATION.

mo man 10 big enough 70 get along
without the cooperation OF every man
under him. from the lowest to the sec
ond In command" he said to-day. as he
looked OUT at the busy ant hill beneath
his ONCE windows. For months. In
overalls and rough boots, he had
threaded his way about down there
amidst n labyrinth Of cranes. rafting
derricks. pufiing donkey engines and
pulsing drills. lie knew almost every
man on the job by name. and every man
knew that the steel jawed hgure making
its way about among them knew that
he knew II and also just what work
that man was doing.
In handling men," said Mr.. Whaley.
'the great essential Il discipline. II
must be rigid. constant and unfaiiins
II doesn't do TO relax. One must be up
to the same standard all the time. A
good executive, 10 my mind. In ono who
knows every man under him ana
watches him constantly. In railroad
work especially this vigilance must
never be let up. moment OF laxness
may lead TO complete DISCRIMINATION.
''Mind you. ! don't mean by this that
a good executive must be q slave driver;
far from Il. II have occasion to dis
cipline a man under me want him to
tell me the exact truth about the fault
he In on the carpet for. I hate a liar,
and no organization can be kept
together where such men are allowed TO
remain on the Job.
KEYNOTE TO succEee IN PROF.