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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01

The list of events for the Georgetown
I University track games to be held
March has been announced. The card
includes the regular contests. besides the
usual number of club. school and col
lege relay races. The races and field
competitions follow: F1fty-yard dash.
novice; oo-yard open handicap; 50-yard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01

up drives of the New York pitchers. six
of Detroits. six off Chicago's. five of st.
Louis. five off Clevelands 8, three off
Boston's and three off Philadelphia S.
Those who suffered were:
WASHINGTON-7.
Boehling, double and home run: Engel. home
run; Cashion. triple; Mullin, triple: Hughes.
double; Gallia, single.
CHICAGo-6
Russell. three triples: White. homer: Scott.
triple; Benz. triple.
DETROIT-6.
North, homer; Williams. triple: House. double;
Dubuc. double; Comstock, double: Willett. dou.
BILE.
NEW YORK-6
Fisher, double and triple; Schulz. homer: Nc
Cornell. triple, WARRIOR, triple; Heating, dou-
BILE.
CLEVELAND-5.
Gregg, two doubles; Mitchell, double; Bland
ing. double; James. single.
ST. LOUIS.
Baumgardner. two triples: Weilmau single
and double; Hamilton. double.
BOSTON,
Hall, two triples: o'Brien. double.
PH1LADELPHIA-3.
Houck. two doubles: Plank. double.
The herald., 1914-09-10
TAUGHT NOT TO TAKE CHANCE
Railroads Working to impress on EN-
ployes the Necessity for Careful
ness When at Work.

The trouble comes from the little
is the little accident. 1t is not the big
wrecks that bring up the figures but
the slips of carelessness. A yard man
stands in front of the switch engine
between the rails. and swings up on
the footboard. He does this for hve
years with never a mishap. Then one
morning. when the foOtboard is Gov
cred with ice. his foot twists and he
slips-and his oldest son is taken out
Of school to help support the family.
OF course the right way is TO stand
outside of the rails and swing on; II
he slips. then he will suffer nothing
more than a jar-he will not go down
between the rails.
A yard man is running along by the
side of a car and is just about TO
swing up when he stumbles over
chunk of coal and goes under the
wheels. A loose board is left I'M
mended on the roof of a box car;
brakeman coming along stubs his toe
and pitches off headlong into the
night These are the little accidents
that make the widows.
The New York Central is one of the
roads that teaches the men TO be
careful of the little accident through
committees OF safety. This company
has 60 OF these committees with an
aggregate membership Of 900 men.
They wear a button and report all
lapses on part of the employees. A
member of the committee of safety
has authority over man of his rank
who is not a member. For instance,
II a track walker who Is a member OF
the committee sees another track
walker taking a chance, he reports
him for his carelessness. Then the
careless track walker is laid off for
Is days. There is nothing like cut
ting off a mans pay for couple OF
weeks to teach him TO get over his
| careless habits The New York Cen
trail has 900 pairs Of eyes constantly
watching and safeguarding. The
| president of the road can't see every
thing; It is the track walker who finds
the broken rails.-Homer Croy in Les
| lies.
The herald., 1914-09-10
PEAT FUEL FOR LOCOMOTIVES
Swedish Engineers Plan to Utilize
the Boys Of His Country Seems
Feasible.

The announcement that Hjalmar
Won Porat, a Swedish engineer, had
perfected a process for utilizing peat
powder as fuel for locomotives has
awakened interest In the possibility
OF developing the extensive peat boys
of Sweden for this purpose, says Pow.
er.
The powder is manufactured by the
Ekelund process. II does not appear
that this process has made much
Roadway as yet, but 1t is now predict
ed that in connection with the discov-
cry of Mr.. Won Porat the use OF peat
powder will in time become extern
sive
In the Won Porat system the peat
powder is fed by an automatic de-
vice into the furnace of the locomo-
tive, which is specially arranged to
consume It According to Mr.. Won
Porat the results obtained with peat
powder may be summed up as follows:
Substantially the same results can
be had from one and one-half tons of
peat powder that one ton of coal will
produce. Peat powder may be burned
with an admixture of about per cent
of coal. AS to firing with peat powder
the work is almost nothing in COM
parison with firing with coal, because
the powder is forced into the furnace
by automatic process. No change
had to be made In the boiler and none
in the flrebox, except installing the
special apparatus. There is no diff
Guilty in bringing the powder from the
tender to the firebox, as 1t passes
through a conveyance pipe. Another
advantage in using peat powder is
that no cold air can get into the fire
box and neither smoke nor sparks
escape from the smokestack.
AS a result Of Won Porat's invention
It Is reported that a number OF the
Swedish railways are preparing to use
peat powder instead of coal
The herald., 1914-09-10
MILES WITHOUT CURVE
LONGEST STRAIGHT STRETCH OF
RAILROAD CLAIMED FOR TEXAS.
Headlight Can Be Seen for Forty-Nine
Miles, and Unsophisticated Trav-
eIer Really Need Not Have Been
in So Much Of Rush.

e. II. Moeller, who recently return
ed from Kansas, where he has been
travelling and making the Panhandle
Of Texas, received the following letter
from a friend of his who who made
his first trip through the Panhandle:
Il have been on the road for a
Kansas City house now for six years
travelling Kansas and Missouri, but
the house has now added the Panhan-
die Of Texas to my territory and
have just finished my first trip. The
first town out Of Kansas across the
strip was Tyrone, Okla. | had spent
the afternoon there and intended to
bunch of US were sitting on the front
porch Of the Commercial hotel when
! saw a headlight looming up down
the track. made rush for my grips
and yelled at the boy to get his cart
and take EN- over to the depot quick.
| didn't wait for his answer, but ran
over to the depot and rushed up to
the window and demanded a ticket for
Liberal
'How's this?' said to the agent. I
thought this train wasn't due for an
hour. and here she is not a mile away.
Mister. he replied, you better go
back to the hotel and buy cigars for
that bunch. This is your first trip
down here, amt II! Well, thought
So That headlight Is just 49 miles
away; you've got pretty nearly an
hour to finish that game Of rummy.
This Is the longest stretch Of straight
track in the country, 76 miles, clear
across the Panhandle without a curve.
You see that house over there? That's
where | live. | don't have to light a
lamp until after 9 o'clock winter
nights. About shutdown the Golden
State Limited looms up down about
Texhoma and she shines right into my
Kitchen window for an hour, finally
getting so bright that my wife has to
pull the curtains, and ten minutes
behind her comes No. "a, and 1t takes
1t 20 minutes to get by with its light.
It's a great saving for me, and my
wife has gotten so she won't wash
dishes by anything but electric light
I never have to call the dispatcher to
to get q line on the trains. i climb TO
the roof OF the station, get line on
the headlight and mark up my board
accordingly. Have you any baggage
to check? FORT Wayne Journal
Gazette
The herald., 1914-09-10
Steel Ties on European Railways.

During a recent visit to Europe the
writer was struck with the fact that
the steel tie, which has made very lit
tie Roadway In the United States. is
extensively used abroad, and particu-
larry In Germany, where only two
years ago the Prussian State railways
alone purchased over 10000 tons of
ties of this character. We noted on
the fine stretch Of road between Ber-
lin and Hamburg that the steel tie
track was of most excellent quality,
both as regards the surface and align
ment, and we we're particularly sur
prised to find that contrary to the gen.
eral impression, the track was not
noisy, but was as matter OF fact
more silent than some stretches OF
good track over which we have ridden
which were laid on wooden ties. 1t Is
fair to state, however, that the Ger
man locomotives and cars are much
lighter than those in the United
States.-Scientific American.
The herald., 1914-09-10
Railroad LARGE Land Owner.

The Canadian Pacific railway, one
Of the greatest railways Of the
world, is also one Of the worlds
greatest land owners. The company
received an original grant Of 26.70o,
900 acres, Of which millions have
been sold, but at the beginning Of
the present year the holdings were
said to constitute 100000 acres.
stung AsaInI
Johnny. I want you to 90 on lit
tie errand for me-"
"Oh. mother. must really? My legs
ache" His mother patted the boys
head.
I'm that case, Of course, you needn't
go; but I thought perhaps you'd like
to. You see. I wanted you to 90 to
Mrs. stickney's candy shop and"
Little Johnny frightened wonder
fully.
"oh. I think can walk a. far -
that!" he said.
sThen you will gor
certainly, motherl"
And you know where Mr.. Stich-
ney's shop Is?
well, I have q parcel upstairs
which want you to hand In at the
post office next door. I'm afraid It is
rather a big parcel. but you don't
mind carrying it. do you. johnny
The herald., 1914-09-10
Men at Church.

There is something wrong vheo
men must be coaxed and bribed to go
to church like SO many children. re-
marks the Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
Within the last few years this country
has witnessed q recrudescence Of mas
culine interest In the work Of the
church. Laymen are no longer con-
tent to leave the burden to the minis
ter on the plea that he Is paid to bear
&c. The man in the pew is coming to
realize that he Is an active stockhold-
er In the church, with responsibilities
to discharge as well as privileges to
enjoy. Sensational methods Of at
tracing men, that tend to turn u
church into q sort Of sociable club, are
not likely to be productive OF lasting
benefit either to the religious institu-
ton or to the men Themselves
The herald., 1914-09-10
ORPHEUNI.

The following are the attractions
at this popular playhouse for next
week:
Neptune's Garden of Living Stat
ues, in which is enacted the Mysti-
flying musical pantomimic drama
with music of THE Enchanted
Pool"
Herman Timberg, the versatile
comedian. Late star of school
Days"
Pierre Pelletier & Co, in The
1910 West"
Dorothy Meuther, character com
edienne.
Hubert Dyer, assisted by Peter AL
win, "A Laugh a Second"
Dooly & Sales, a funny duo.
Edythe e. Eddie Adair, presenting
breaking the Ice" by Jean c. Ha-
yez
Orpheum Travel Weely. The
World at Work and Play. Round
the world with the Orpheum Cir
cults moving picture photographers.
The synopsis of the pictures for
next week is:
Burmah-To Mandalay. This time
we begin by viewing the water front,
one of the most interesting parts OF
any city, particularly of city in the
Far East. Here coolies are seen
loading rice on ships, and almost an
endless chain of them come and 60
India-The inhabitants of the
mountainous districts of India are
as different from those living in the
lowlands as white from black, and
the Orpheum Travel Weekly has
climbed up into these mountains to
depict these folk at close range.
Egypt-There is not more spec
tacular sight to be sen under the sun
than the procession of the holy car
pets, which is one of the religious
events in Egypt. This the Orpheum
Travel Weekly has photographed
and shows the proceedings in all the
glory and variegated colors. The
priests, who have charge of the sa'
cred relics, are shown in tent-llke
erections, carried on the backs OF
camels, while the carpet itself is car
ried by holy men of the highest rites
In the procession are the native OIL
GERS of every rank.
Scotland-Scotland and the Scotch
afford endless material for the pho
tographer. For the first glimpse OF
Scotland the Orpheum Travel Week
ly has gone to Wick, which is famous
for its herring fisheries. Here We
see the fleets of fishing smacks land
Forthwith samples of the catch are
sent to town, where the catch Is sold
Then we see the method of curing
and packing the fish and note thai
the heavy work of loading the casks
is done by the women. Various types
of fishermen are seen, and each Is
as distinct and interesting as the 9TH
er. In conclusion, the Riddles, who
are the fishermen of tomorrow, are
seen, forming in all one of the most
interesting industrial pictures ever
taken, and one that is valuable from
an educational standpoint.
These pictures are exclusive. They
have never been seen in America
and, as the films are the property oil
the Orpheum Circuit Company, they
will only be seen at our theatres.
The herald., 1914-09-10
Nature Faker Note.

A South Carolina Poet: And the
echoes whisper among the pines.
where the wild sweet lilies grow" The
lily crop Of the pines is about as
great as the yield of catfish In a corn
field.-Houston Post.
The herald., 1914-09-10
london's Government.

Greater London, with a population
Of 100000 and an area Of 700 square
miles, is a composite district made
up of 3S city boroughs and 29 suburban
towns, governed by various city and
town councils. but in certain matters
subordinate to the London county
council.
The herald., 1914-09-10
chamninn Slow Train Story.

The last train had crawled through
the station laboriously.
In the waiting room the guard told
the tale to a belated passenger.
1T was last year." he said, "a man
wanted to commit suicide. He got on
to the lines, put his head on the rails,
and waited for the train"
"Well?" queried the passenger,
breathlessly.
OH" said the guard, he died all
right-of starvation"
The herald., 1914-09-10
PIowed Into Herd Of Cattle.

Two locomotives hauling long line
of freight cars on the Grand Trunk
railway plowed into a herd Of cattle
at Beattys Siding, Is miles east OF
Parry Sound, Ont The train was
wrecked and five members of the crew
were killed and two injured. The
dead include three firemen and an en-
gineer.
The herald., 1914-09-10
RENECKY SELLS THE FAMOUS
BUSTER BROWN SHOES FOR THE
CHILDREN.
SUNNY Of Wood for Pencils.

East Africa has now come forward
with a new wood suitable for lead
pencils at a time when the supply OF
American cedar, so largely employed
for that purpose, is approaching ex'
haustion.
The herald., 1914-09-10
Think Shark Can Smell Death.

There is an old superstition among
sailors, which Is still believed in. that
when a shark persistently follows a
vessel it is a sign that some person
on board is going to die. The alleged
reason 10 that the great fish can scent
death.
The herald., 1914-09-10
Daily Thought.

Mans highest merit always is, as
much as possible. to rule external cir
cumstances, and as little as possible
to let himself be ruled by them
Goethe.
The herald., 1914-09-10
After All.

Most Of the things that people think
are matters OF great moment aren't
The herald., 1914-09-10
LIES Measure.

The true measure Of life is NOT
length but honesty-John Lyly.
The herald., 1914-09-10

Bad luck is one of the things that
come to those who sit down and wait
The herald., 1914-09-10
Riches.

The shortest road to riches lies
through contempt of riches.-Seneca-
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-05-22
Fire Takes
Farm Home
Ferdinand koch's House and All
Contents Destroyed on Last
..Thursday.

Ferdinand Koch, who lives in
the vicinity of Burkey and is one
of the hardworking and indus
trious farmers Of that section, met
with heavy loss on Thursday of
this week when his house and it's
contents were destroyed by fire.
Early that morning Mr.. Koch
started for Beach and shortly aft
er his daughter Alice left for Sem
tinel Butte, SO no one was home
at the time of the fire and its orr
gin is a mystery. Mr.. Koch did
not know of his loss until after
his arrival in this city. He had a
splendid farm residence, and as
he was one who usually carried
large supply of groceries in the
home. the loss is especially heavy,
nothing being saved.
Only a small amount of insur-
ance was carried. Loss is va;-
iouslv estimated at from $4,000
to $500.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-05-22
WILLISTON RAILROAD.

Articles of incorporation for
the Williston and Northern Rail-
way company hive been filed with
the secretary of state and a char
ter issued.
The company is capitalized at
$4,000 with the following men
as incorporators: A. H. Brown,
II. w. Braatelien. w. H. Wester-
gard, F. P. Bergman and F. R.
Zahl of Williston; N. D. Landro,
George Hanson and A. ]. Robin
son of Stady; Hans Larson of
Rudser, and M. A. Uuven.
The estimated length of the
road is 20 miles and it is to run
through Williams and Divide
county. 1t will begin at Willis
ton, thence north 80 miles along
the Muddy valley, thence north
erly to a point on the 500 Line.
Just what town on the 500 will be
made the connecting point is not
known. This will probably cause
erivalry between Crosby and
Ambrose for the landing of the
road.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-05-22

evening, May 20, at the city hall
building in this city. A special
invitation is extended to auto
mobile owners who live in the
vicinity of Sentinel Butte. A full
attendance is desired as items of
interest will be up for discussion.
M. L. Lowell, Secretary.
In this connection we are in
formed that officers of the clut,
have taken up the matter of hav-
ing the money paid for auto IL
censes turned over to the CLUB
ty the rounty commissioners and
which is provided for by a state
law, and that n, trouble will b.,
experienced along this line. The
places on public roads at which
this money will be expended is a
matter of selection by the club
and will no doubt be expended
j''diciously.
Along with this matter of inn
p:oving the roads of this inn
mediate vicinity comes or the
matter of assisting in the improve
ment of the Northwest Trail,
whi.n starts at the TWIN Cities
and goes to the 'Yello,~atone Ma
tional Park, through Beach. Per-
haps one cf the worst places on
the entire route will be the cross
ing of the Little Missouri near
Medora, and it will largely de-
vo]ve upon the activity of peo-
nle in this locality as to what will
BE- accomplished in this respect.
There is nc question but what a
good road from here to Minnea-
polls would be used to a very
large extent by auto owners.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-05-22
Dickinson Team,

Totals: Dickinson, 269; Beach,
245; leaving Dickinson "a birds
to the good.
Next Sunday a special contest
has been arranged among the 10.
cal gunmen, with dinner at the
Calender as the stakes. Sides
will be chosen and the losing
team will entertain the victors at
dinner as above stated.
We are informed that interest
in this shooting event will be add
ed to by the demonstrations
to be given by several of the
participants which will be given
along the lines in which they are
most proficient. For instance:
G. I. Davis will give the first
demonstration by impersonating
the correct position to assume at
the station before giving the
command pull"
.. c. Attletweed will demon
strate what the tone of voice
should be in which the word
pull is uttered, so that the
movement of the chest will not
disturb the aim.
G. D. Lowell will give exceed
ingly interesting demonstrations
of how to direct the gun barrels
so as not to obtain a perfect
score.
Theodore Schweitzer will en-
deavor at various times during
the contest to display that manly
fortitude in which an accomplish
ed and experienced trap shooter
should receive the judges an
nouncement of lost bird"
Special stunts will also be pulled
off by others but at this time the
writer is not informed as to their
nature.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-05-22
Her Position
Is Proved
Beach Business Men There and
Over So Far As Assisting the
Farmers to Secure the Electric
Road Is Concerned.

" During the past winter there
has been much talk relative to
"a proposed electric railroad to be
constructed through the country
south of Beach and considerable
speculation has been indulged in
as to what would be the attitude
OF this city in regard to its con-
struction. At times very unfavor-
able comments have been heard
along this line. However the
first time the citizens of Beach
had an opportunity to entertain
the question was last Tuesday
evening, at which time A. F. Her
berts, of Oregon, ILL.,, one of the
lpkomoters. submitted a PROPOSE
ton to a mass meeting of our cit
liens. to the effect that $4,000
be placed in the bank as check
ing account for the preliminary
work.
The proposition was discussed
from several different view points
with the result that the following
resolution was prepared and ap-
proved by a committee and most
literally signed by o:lr citizens. 1t
will be seen that the citizens have
given the promoters twice what
they asked fer, not for the pur-
pose of helping the promoters,
but to aid in whatever manner
they could the farmers to secure
the much needed transportation
facilities in. the south country.
> he resolutions follows:
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-05-22

closest scrutiny Of my votes, of
the measures which have intro
duced. and of the principles and
policies which | have advocated.
A brief outline of my record in
the Senate will be found in the
State Publicity Pamphlet, which
will be mailed to you in the near
future by the Secretary of State.
My past record is a fair indica-
ton of the course | shall pursue
in the future if honored with re-
nomination and reelection.
| wish to thank you for the
very generous support you have
accorded me in the past, and
hope that l may count On you,
support and votes at tke coming
primaries.
Very truly yours,
A. ]. GRONNA.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-05-22
TO ARTHUR F. HERBERT
AND HIS ASSOCIATES
BE 1T RESOLVED. bv the

undersigned, business men and
citizens of Beach, North Dakota.
in mass meeting assembled, that
it is the sense of this meeting and
of the undersigned that a railroad
constructed from Beach to coun-
Ary south thereof is to the best
interests of said city and the sur
rounding country, and to that
end we mutually pledge Ourselves
to use our influence and best en-
deavors to secure the construc-
ton of such railroad, and be it
further resolved that it is the
sense of this meeting that the cit
liens and business men of Beach
would be willing to promptly and
faithfully perform and carry out
one of the following four prop
asitions upon your acceptance of
same, towit:
|. To deposit the sum of
Five Thousand Dollars (35,OOO)
in any bank in Beach, North Da-
kota, to be designated by you,
} such sum to be used in the pre-
liminary work and survey for the
construction of a railroad from
Beach, North Dakota, and con-
Meeting with the main line of the
Milwaukee railroad, provided
you put up a good and sufficient
bond in twice the amont of such
with a Surety Company as surety,
conditioned to the return of such
gum, with Surety Company as
sp'ety. conditioned to the return
cf such money to the undersigned
in case such railroad is not built
and in operation at least to Bur-
key within one year from the
date hereof.
2. Or, to donate you the
sum Of Five Thousand Dollars
($5, ,000) when a railroad is con-
structed and in operation from
Beach, North Dakota to Burkey,
Ct to some other point twenty
(ZO) miles south of Beach.
3. Or, to donate you the
sum of ($8,00o) Eight Thousand
dollars when a railroad is con-
structed and in operation from
Beach, North Dakota by way of
turkey to a point thirty (3O)
miles from Beach, each sum to
be paid as follows: Five Thou
sand Dollars ($5,000) when the
railroad is constructed and in op-
Grafton to Burkey or any point
twenty miles COY from Beach,
thousand dollars ($3,000) when
and the additional sum Of three
such railroad is constructed and
h operation from Beach. by way
of Burkey, to a point thirty (30)
miles from Beach.
4. Or to donate you the sum
of ten thousand dollars ($l0,-
O00) when a railroad is con-
structed and in operation from
Beach, North Dakota, by way of
Burkey, and connecting with
some point on the main line of
the Milwaukee railroad as now
located south of Beach.
And be it further resolved.
that we pledge ourselves to use