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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-15

a common sisterhOod, since they have
common struggle.
l didn't pay much attention to the
testimony of Miss Day, who resented
having it stated that she was I'M
friendly with Dorothy, until her
mother took the stand and told the
same story. ..-...
And even then, though Miss Days
mother is old enough to be the moth
er of Dorothy Moore, 1 would not
have particularly needed the incident
had not Miss Days mother insisted
that she was voluntary witness, and
l idly wondered if she would like
some other woman to voluntarily
offer such evidence against her
daughter under similar circum-
stance.
But l began to take an interest in
the matter when l saw Miss Days
mother sitting back in the courtroom,
listening to the damning evidence
against the character; of Dorothy
Moore given by Cummings, self
confessed hbertine in this case, and
saw that woman old enough to be
the mother of Dorothy Moore and al
ready the mother of girl older than
Dorothy, smiling at the statements
made by Cummings, which were
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
Navy BURNS
3O,OOO,OOO
Gallons of OIL

THE forthcoming detachment Of a
number of battleships from the At
lantic fleet for service in the waters
OF the Pacific coast is of interest from
the fuel standpoint. The United States
navy is being steadily adapted to oil as a
fuel, and it is estimated that at least 3O,-
900, 900 gallons will be required by the
service during the next fiscal year.
Sixty vessels in the navy, of which six
are battleships, are now burning oil un-
der their boilers. On the Pacific coast
this compact and clean fuel costs only
eighty-nine cents per barrel, against $1.39
on the Atlantic seaboard, and the diff
ference is sufficient to explain the with
drawal Of several ships from Eastern wa
ters.
All the new vessels are designed for oil
burning, and the United States has been
quick to appreciate the advantages of
space, burden and steaming radius ac-
companying the use Of oil in British war
vessels.
Nearly 70 per cent of the worlds fuel
oil is produced in this country, which,
fortunately, has fields in the East as
we'll as apparently inexhaustible areas OF
oil-bearing land in California. Strategi-
cally and economically the use of this
kind of fuel has much to commend II,
and unless all signs fail the use Of coal
as the preferred naval fuel in North
America is diminishing.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
Hatch CHICKS by ELECTRICITY

through the roof and attached to the
cover leads down through the hole IN
the egg tray into the nursery chamber.
The amount of air is varied by means OF
a sliding cap on the tube.
The front of the case is provided with
a small glass window to show the interior
and allow the thermometer to be read.
The heating units are contained in the
roof and slip into spring clips, making
them interchangeable and removable.
The units are of the cartridge type and
are so arranged that the heat is equally
distributed over all parts Of the egg tray.
The supply of heat is automatically con-
trolled by means of thermostat. A sig
nal lamp indicates when the heating cir
cult has been opened.
The hover has a roof made of cork
board covered with sheet steel; the sides
are closed by heavy double canvas duck
curtains With a layer Of 0.5-inch felt in
between and above the slits. An auto
matte heating system similar to that en-
ployed in the incubator is used, the heat
ing coils being placed just beneath the
roof and enclosed with heavy wire screen
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
Read in BED!

NERSONs who are accustomed to
- reading In bed may be interested to
to Know that a new electric light fix
ture which can be attached to. the bed
rail has been developed.
II consists of a reflector and holder
mounted on swivel joint attached TO
metal strip bent in the shape OF hook
which can be hung over the head rail- OF
the bed, back Of chair. edge OF mir
ror, etc. or on a telescoping floor or Ia
BILE pedestal.
It is especially adapted to use In hos
pitfalls or doctors offices, where the illum-
mated area has TO be shifted frequently.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

ITO FACILITATE inspection Of the
progress of a bake" without open
. ing the oven door and thereby chill
ing the contents of the compartment,
household ovens can be equipped with in
candescent lamps and peep" holes. The
Electrical World describes an instance
where the principle has been partially ap-
piled in large baking plant in Vinita,
Okla. Commercial bakeovens are usually
so deep that light does not penetrate sufi-
ciently on opening the door to illuminate
the interior. To overcome this objection
me company in Vinita installed incandes-
cent lamps in recesses IN the oven wall
and provided metallic shell gates to pro-
tect the lamps from the extreme heat
when they are not IN use. -l.....
Each lamp is supported IN cylindri|
cai.shaped recess in the oven wall. the
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
LIGHTS in Bakers OVEN

axis of the bulb and recess being vertical
The recesses communicate with both the
interior and exterior of the oven. As a
temperature Of about 500 degrees Fahren-
heit is maintained for baking, and as the
light is desired only for short intervals,
revolvable cylindrical-shell cast-iron gate
Is installed in each recess to cover the
interior aperture except when light is de
sired. An enameled reflector placed back
of the bulb spreads the light over the
interior of the oven when the aperture
Is opened by revolving the gate.
To give a neat outward appearance to
the installation the electric-service wires
are run to the lamps through conduits
concealed In the oven walls Although
the walls are Is inches thick. 1t was con-
sidered advisable, because ef-the exist
ence Of the very high temperature, to
insulate the wires with slow-burning as
bestos Insulation
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
New PHONE
FIRE Alarm

An automatic signaling device has
n been patented which can be at
tached to ordinary telephone sets
for sending in a fire alarm to the near
est headquarters, at the same time indf-
eating the location of the party desiring
protection.
The mechanism, according to the Elec-
trical World, consists Of a push button
on the subscribers set which, when
pressed, releases the signalling apparatus,
thereby selecting the proper line from the
exchange to the fire headquarters and
sending in a signal characteristic OF the
station where the alarm originated.
If the telephone line is in use as a
called line the fire alarm signal breaks
in and sewers the existing connection. II
it is in use as a calling station, the call
box is restrained until the existing con-
nection has been broken and the switches
returned to normal.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
OZONE Keeps
Fish FRESH

A N ozone purifier is being manufac-
~ tured which has been used success
fully In motion picture thesters and
abattoir and meat market refrigerators.
Z It is stated that fish can be kept three
times longer in a refrigerator equipped
with this apparatus than with ice alone,
and the odors are practically eliminated.
The purifier, according to the Blectrical
. World, Is equipped with rotary convert
er for Transforming direct current to al
ternating current and a transformer
which steps the voltage up to the high
pressures required in this service.
An electric fan is mounted within the
transformer case to blow the ozone out
into the room. To eliminate the produc-
tion Of metallic oxides due to the ozone
comingAin contact with the metals Of the
outfit, all wiring is dramatically sealed
in glass tubes. The design Il also such
o. to prevent any heating, thereby syoid-
ing the production Of nitrous oxides.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
NOISE Costs
MONEY

IN a recent conversation the superin-
tendent of a large stamp mill made
the. observation that noise costs
money"
One Of the arguments advanced by this
superintendent against the use Of stamps
was the tremendous and never ending
noise produced by the falling weights.
In his opinion the Gin was responsible
for many misunderstood directions and
orders to employees, resulting in confu-
sion, loss Of time and expensive mistakes.
The point is readily perceived. The
average mill employee is anxious to give
the impression that he understands the
boss orders, and rather than ask oues-
ton for further information he will some
times pretend to understand and then 60
and seek advice from q fellow workman.
The order may be wrongly executed or
not at all. The noise Of the stamps con-
tributes greatly to this condition, makes
II difncult to give and receive orders, and
undoubtedly causes many mistakes. The
cost of noise may not be estimated en-
setly, but It n . real factor,
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

NOULTRY-RAISERS may look for
- ward to lessening their duties by
utilizing electricity as electrically
heated incubators and hovers are now
on the market. Where oil-heated chick
en- Matching apparatus had to be contin-
ually inspected to see that the oil supply
had not become exhausted or the appara-
tus was not on fire, the electrically heat
ed device may be left unattended except
to transfer the newly hatched chickens
from the incubators to the hovers.
The Electrical World describes an cleo
trio incubator and hover. The case is built
of two-inch cork boards reinforced with
steel, and the base on which the egg
tray stands is made of well-seasoned
cypress covered with a thick felt pad.
The egg tray is OF galvanized steel ana
has a removal wire mat on which the
eggs repose.
A hole in the center allows the chicks
when Matched to fall into a wire basket
hung on runners under the egg tray. Air
is filtered through Sits in the felt-pad
base. A ventilating tube extending
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

VLIHAT is declared to be the only un-
w attended lighthouse built on a
wave-washed rock, possessing a
powerful fog-signal, is the recently COM
pleted Platte Fougere Lighthouse, mark
ing the entrance to the Russell Channel
leading to the Guernsey capital of st.
Peters Port, q spot which figures in Vic
tor Hugo's great romance, "The Toilers
wave-washed rock, is eighty feet in
height. The head Of the rock on which
it stands is only visible at low tide, while
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

It has been shown to be very valuable
while the ship is riding at anchor. for
at that time the net is hanging in cor
rect position and the entire vessel be-
low decks is protected.
Exhaustive investigation recently by
the English navy, however, raised some
doubt as to the value OF the below-wa-
ter-line net while a battleship is In mo-
ton.
are put out while the vessel is under
way the action of the water tends to
force the bottom part of the net up
ward, leaving the lower part OF the hull
exposed.
The exact value of the steel net will
be determined only by actual war condi-
tions.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
STEEL
CAGE
PROTECTS
WARSHIPS-

DUTTING a battleship in a steel cage
hostile bombs OF both submarines
and aeroplanes, according to the latest
developments in warfare which are
ready for use in the European war.
The suggestion may seem incredt-
BILE, but really the arrangement is very
simple. For the hull of the ship box
like device of netting is made to extend
below the lower hull and above the wa
ter line, while for the upper part OF the
vessel a net is arranged after the fash
ion of a tent. The trTo may be con-
nected at the deck rail.
The upper part of this steel cage in
which the great war monsters OF old
world powers will be arrayed is stretched
over the ship by means of the ordinary
masts, smokestacks and fore and AFT
booms, so completely covering the ships
that bombs dropped from the air would
strike the nets and roll OF into the wa
ter, instead of striking and exploding on
the steel decks.
The net is proof even against the
deadly bomb with a time fuse, which
does not depend on violent contact for its
explosive powers.
AS the net Is constructed tentshaped,
with a center ridge, it offers sloping
surface at every point and bombs can
not find a lodging place. They roll
harmlessly into the ocean, there to sink
or explode, according to the construc-
tion Of the missile.
The steel net below the water line to
ward off the torpedoes of vicious, swift
moving submarines, has been in use for
many years and has been subjected to
severe practical tests by all nations.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
"SAFETY First
HAMMERS

HAMMER handles have been known
to impart quite unpleasant sensa-
ton to the hand when the hammer
is used for heavy work. This tingling
sensation can easily be avoided by prop
er treatment Of the hammer handle. BY
boring a three-quarter inch hole about
two inches deep and filling the cavity
with beeswax, the handle is made jariess.
The wax should be filled in tightly. Long
handles in sledge hammers can be treat
ed in the same manner, the hole being
made correspondingly larger.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
HOW to KEEP Your HAT On!

THE straw hat season is nearly over.
but here is a good idea to save for
next year. It's a simple device that
prevents straw hats from sailing away
with every sudden gust Of wind.
Turn the sweat band inside out and
punch about a dozen holes through Il,
extending in an even line all around the
hat. Then secure a dozen or so ordinary
rubber bands and link them together
like lock stitch. Run the rubber links
through the holes in the sweat band and
fasten the two ends Of the chain. Then
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
This Detects


A MOTOR-DRIVEN telItale device for
"A party-line telephones has been pat
ented, which will give Sonversing
parties the location of any subscriber
who may listen in" while they are using
the line.
The rising receiver hook at the inter-
Looping station starts a motor-driven sig
nal wheel which gives the code of the
station attempting to use the line. The
motor cannot be stopped or the circuits
interrupted until the signal is completed.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

The hull nets. which are strung on
booms, are carried slowed on the net
shelves along each broadside and are
easily swung into position by steam
power within a few minutes.
In the new English ships OF the Queen
Elizabeth class, at present under con-
struction, the armor belt is carried right
down to the keel, and the whole amid
ships section has three inches OF steel
protection. But to show that the build
ers have a wavering faith in net protec.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

has accrued In the
water pipes. A glass
supplied with It's
o W n filter has
been invented BY
Miss Amy l. HOWE,
OF San Jose, Cal.
The glass is COM
posed of two sec
tions, one which yop
I'LL with the water
and the other which
you drink 1t from.
A partition sepa-
rates the unfiltered
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

most tie d l o u s ana Dack-
breaking job is to trim the
grass and dig a small trun-
cheon to add to the neatness
of the lawns appearance.
Putnam, however, has in
vented a shovel device that
accomplishes these two acts
at the same time without
bending the back, except a
trifie. The shovel truncheon
and lawn trimmer Is shaped
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

tion the ships are literally subdivided
by water-tight bulkheads.
That the extension of the net to the
upper part of the ship, which is a very
recent innovation. will prove its value in
the present great conflict is the belief Of
naval experts. In fact, it is thought the
upper part of the steel cage will virtual
ly make the aeroplane useless as an Of
fensive engine of war on the sea through
the fact that bombs from a plane will
roll harmlessly of the net.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
No LABOR Now in GARDENING

walk and bearing down on the shovel, the
gardener saves the aching of the back
and the hard work of the use OF the
spade and grass scissors.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
This LIGHTHOUSE Has No Keeper

It is difficult to approach even in the
smoothest weather, owing to tides and
currents. Much of the foundation work
had to be carried out under water.
The tower, says the Sphere" is solid
for height of forty-six feet above the
rock, and the base is formed of Portland
cement placed in iron molds with iron
bars driven into the solid rock to anchor
the concrete firmly. On the side to which
the building is exposed to the heaviest
seas, massive beams of rolled steel are
driven into the rock so as to impart ad-
ditional strength to the part Of the tower
where the greatest strains are likely to
be set up.
On the entrance level is a eompart-
ment containing an electric motor and
air-compressor, while>on the floor imme-
diately above is a duplicate installation.
The siren projects through the top of the
tower, the trumpet being so turned as to
throw the sounds in a horizontal direc-
ton over the water. On the top Of the
tower is a small automatic acetylene-gas
plant and light. The foghorn has been
heard thirty miles away on the French
coast, while the light Is brought into be-
ing at sunset and extinguished at dawn
automatically.
These devices, many Of which are the
devices OF the englneer-in-chief, Mr.. e.
o. Catford, are controlled from the shore
station, one and a quarter miles distant,
by means OF q submarine cable, made
specially for the work. This cable is
eleven inches In diameter, and weighs
forty-fve tons to the nautical mile.
The tower and its installation cost
$500, q sum five or six times less than
that which would have been needed for
an ordinary stone structure
Electric incubators are extensively
used as window displays in large cities.
L There are 10000 licensed ohauasurs
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

curely SO that it will Just reach around
the jar top when the scissors are held
open. Now, by pressing the shears to
gether. the wire will take a death grip
on the fruit jar cover, so that it is easily
removed. The device also comes in
handily in the canning season, when the
housewife wants to screw her tops down
firmly.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
Putnam, OF

exactly like common coal shovel with
with the exception of a slit at the bot
tom. The slit is in the shape of a tri-
angle with razor-like blade. BY
walking along the edge Of the
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

will appreciate any
little aid to the
opening process,
and here is one:
Take an old pair
of S ciss sors and
grind the broken
ends concave, so as
to fit the side OF
the jar top when
the scissors are
open. Then bore
holes near the end
of g a c b ground
prong. A stout
p e c e Of wire
should then be in
erted in the holes
and fastened Sc
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
JAR OPENER

A HINT to housewives: Old scissors
~ make a very serviceable fruit jar
opener. Anyone who has strug-
gled with the obstinate top of a fruit jar
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
Filter CUP!

AIo longer viii the family drinking
~ glass have to be looked into before
you can feel sure that you are not
drinking. some unhealthy substance that
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

water until 1t reaches the bottom Of the
glass, where a sieve is attached to the
partition. The water flows through the
sieve and is thus filtered.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

A n implement that will undoubtedly
~ prove advantageous to the gardener
has been invented by William
utnam, of Danville, III. A gardeners
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

Electric incubators are extensively
used as window displays in large cities.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

There are 10000 licensed chaunsurs
n London. -
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30
tBy w. r. qILBERT.)


No other stock require more care in
winter than in-lamb ewes. Too many
roots, frosty grass, hustled about BY
dogs through muddy gateways, etc.
are all apt to bring disaster when
Landing time comes.
A few roots, good run on dry pas
ture or down, and plenty of good sound
hay In racks nights and morning, are
what is required for breeding ewes.
Too many roots are certain to bring
many dead lambs into the Landing
yards. Very serious losses have been
traced to this cause, but few roots
given with discretion every day will
greatly benefit the ewes.
The ewes should be kept in a regular
steady thriving state; on no account
keep ewes short one day and stuff the
next. They must not be turned out on
frosty morning until they have had
little hay in racks.
Rock salt should always be kept
handy, being one of the chief items
Of ewes diet. Bad management with
in-lamb ewes Is the root of most of the
trouble and losses at Landing time.
The lambing yards should be made
on level piece of old ley, if possible,
and sheltered from north or northeast,
and in an open dry position near hay
and straw ricks. Two square yards
should be made with hurdles adjoining
each other, with each pen made of
four hurdles matched at top The
number of pens and size of the yards
must be according to number of ewes
to lamb. TO use the same yard year
by year is the way to cause disaster.
When the ewes begin to drop their
lambs, the shepherd must be constant
ly with them, keeping an eye on any
eve likely to lamb, and not losing
sight Of her until she is over her trou-
BILE, and lamb and mother seen safely
into pen. If neglected one of twins
very often stray off and be found dead
amongst the other ewes.
1t is much safer to let ewes lamb
when fine) out in the open by day,
where she has made up her mind to
lamb, then drive her back to Landing
yards. After all is we'll the lamb
should be carried back to lambing pens,
when the mother will follow quite con-
tentedly.
On no account should a eve be in
terfered with if 1t is possible for her
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30
GENERAL CAMPAIGN
ON HOG CHOLERA
State and Federal Governments
Must Have Hearty Co-0pera-
ton of All Farmers.

Hog cholera has existed in the Unit
ed States for rs years, and it is safe
to say that in each of the last rs years
the farmers of this country have lost
millions of hogs from this disease
The United States department of
agriculture believes that success in
any attempt to eradicate hog cholera
will depend upon the establishment of
efficient organizations by the state
and federal governments which will
work together. They must, however,
have the full cooperation and support
of the farmers. With the organiza-
tons perfected the idea is that when
hog cholera breaks out on the farm
it will be the duty of those organiza-
tons then and there to restrict the
disease to the one farm where 1t al
ready exists by instituting suitable
measures of quarantine and also by
the administration of the protective
serum to the droves ON adjoining
farms. AS is already known, the de-
partment is now testing out in few
sections this method OF combating hog
cholera. In the meantime, while the
necessary information preliminary to
a general campaign against hog chol-
era is being secured. farmers may do
much to protect themselves and help
to restrict the disease by careful OBJ
servance of few simple rules, such
as the following:
(1) Do not locate hog lots near a
public highway, a railroad or a
stream The germ of hog cholera may
be carried along any one of these
avenues.
(2) Do not allow strangers or neigh
bors to enter your hog lots and do
not go into your neighbors' lots. The
germ of hog cholera may be readily
carried In small amount of dirt on
your shoes.
(3) Do not put new stock, either
hogs or cattle, In lots with the herd
already on the farm. Newly pur-
chased hogs should be put in separate
Enclosures well separated from the
herd on the farm, and kept under OBJ
servation for three weeks, because
practically all stock cars, unloading
hutes and pens are infected with hog
cholera and hogs shipped by rail are
therefore, apt to contract hog cholera.
90 Hogs sent to fairs should be
luarantined for at least three weeks
after they return to the farm.
II after the observance OF all