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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31

The A. and NJ. College owns one OF
the best equipped agricultural engi-
neering departments of any institution
in the South. Farm machinery is the
greatest factor in the economic pro-
drction Of farm crops, and our farm
ers should keep in touch with the
latest improvements. in agricultural
machinery. Human power is the most
expensive Of all farm power, and when
possible for us to do so, we should
use machinery that enables us to many
times multiply our earning capacity.
We give below an outline of the
lectures that will be given by PROBES
sors Scoates and Hall, of the Engi-
neering Department of the School of
Agriculture.
|. Tile Drainage. This will include
use of surveying instruments, deter
mining size Of tile, designing system
for it, and the laying of this tile.
2. Terracing. This will embrace the
laying out and building terraces, and
will include practical afternoon work
also.
3. The merits, designs and con
struction of different kinds of silos.
d.. Gas Engines. The fundamental
theory of gas engines will be consid-
cred, points in selecting these engines
discussed, and how to find the troubles
studied.
5. Barns. The construction of
barns will be studied, and good and
bad points of their designs discussed
The work in poultry husbandry will
be given by Prof. E. P. Clayton, of
this department. For a number of
years Professor Clayton has been &C
lively engaged in poultry work, and
has been a prominent exhibitor in
the poultry, orr club and agricultural
shows in this state and Tennessee. At
present Professor Clayton is doing
work in the poultry department. of
tie University of Wisconsin. The pub
lie school teachers, as well as the
farmers of Mississippi will be greatly
Interested in the following work Of
fcred by Professor Clayton:
l.. Poultry Raising. These lectures
will include the breeds best suited for
production of eggs, broilers and
%friers, The breeding, feeding and man
agement Of poultry will be discussed
il detail. The types of poultry houses
best suited to Our conditions and facil-
ties for marketing poultry will be
studied.
?. Practical demonstrations. This
Will include modern methods of pack
irg and shipping eggs, killing and
marketing fowls, operating incubators
and breeders, and general manage
ment of the poultry business.
President H%ightower and his co
workers have made extensive prepar-
atoms for this short course in Agri-
culture and home economics. The
last week of the course will be the
Roundup Farmers Institute Week.
Curing this week examinations will
be given for public school license,
professional license and agricultural
h 9Th school license. Every farmer
who can do SO should attend. Write
fer catalogue of the curse, Address,
Director, School of Agriculture, Agri-
cultural College, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
IA land aar!nr with milk and honey

Selah
The theme is SO prolific of things to stirthe soul
TO gladness we must discontinue our song for fear
of wearying our home,folks, to whom the story is
more familiar than twice-told tale, although, for
its part, the BEACON never tires of telling it for the
benefit of those who in a less favored section dwell,
to whom it extends a cordial invitation to come and
share with us the blessings we have and help US to
spread the gospel of love and happy content as it
is found here
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-31
Millsaps College, jackson, Miss.
A. F. WATKINS, President

A. F. WATKINS, President
A HIGH GRADE COLLEGE, situated at thh Capital of the State.
Location high, day, and healthful
Entrance Requirements and Curriculum same as in other leading
colleges and un verstes North and South.
The very finest Moral and Religious Influences. Courses leading to
A. B., B. S, A. M, N. S and L. L. B. degrees.
Millsaps Preparatory School. under separate Faculty and
Dormitory Management. Unsurpassed Training for College.
Millsaps Law School. offering extraordinary advantages. Su-
perior Faculty; Law Libraries: Accessible to all Courses.
Twenty.third Session Begins September 10th, 1914.
For catalogue and other information address
j. REESE LIN, Secretary, Jackson, Miss.
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medal for his conduct in arresting
Michael Carrazzo as described above.
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public would back up Mrs. splegelberg
in her crusade for a dustless collection
and disposal of garbage and ashes. Con-
sui lift writes:
"FuCrth, "A Bavarian city OF 10000
population, a suburb OF the city of Nu-
remberg, has had in operation for more
than two years a municipal garbage
incineration plant that Is regarded as
a model OF It's kind. and which. in con-
ncction with a modern system OF garbage
collection, makes the disposal Of garbage
Of that city not only the least offensive
and most sanitary possible but also a
matter OF actual. though small profit Ia
the municipality Other German cities
have excellent garbage incineratinG
plants and still more almost Ideal sys-
TENS OF collecting the garbage, but
Fuerth Is unique in that II combines
the two and that both are models OF
their kind.
THE royal Bavarian factory inspec-
tor, after "A recent survey of the plant
states in his report: The visit at the
garbage incineration plant showed that
IN "a model manner. through avoidance
OF sorting and piling up of the garbage
on the premises. through delivery in
completely closed boxes, prevention OF
any possible dust and escape of gases
by dumping into the furnace cooling of
the Stag IN a special chamber, seErega-
ton OF the floating ashes and removal
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Mrs. Flora Spiegelberg, Active Worker for More
Up to Date System of Removing Citys
Ashes and Garbage

tight when closed. The tops cannot
drop Off and are held in place by n
simple eaten.
"The wagons. another feature OF the
collection, consist OF a long truck on
which rest four box segments divided
each into two compartments and opened
at the top by sliding lids. There are
eight such lids on each side of the
wagon. The garbage can Is placed top
down on one of these lids In such way
that "A device in the can lid catches on
"A rod extending along the edge of the
segment box. This movement pushes
back tho lid OF the wagon and opens the
can, for the can lid remains attached
10 the rod.
THE garbage falls unseen, without
dissemination or odor or dust. into the
wagon. The withdrawal OF the can ST.
multaneously seals the wagon and this
household receptacle. The height OF the
wagon sections permits the collector to
stand conveniently on the pavement and
To empty the cans without excessive
effort, The box segments are removed
from the truck one at a time by an
electric crane at the incinerator, placed
on top OF the furnace and then empt!ed
of their contents by opening a trap.
The inCincrating furnace-known as
the Humboldt SYSTEMS cubic mass
OF brick, about lG feet in dimensions,
and Is divided into two chambers. Into
these the two compartments OF a gar
bage box are successfully emptied. This
Is accomplished invisibly and there is no
oNhalation of any kind, because n
system OF forced draft creates n power
full suction.
"The garbage thrown into the fur
mace comes In contact with the hot walls
and the glowing Stag OF the previous
charge and ignites in few minutes.
The furnace crates are divided into two
parts, IA principal CRATE and n front
crate, and the moderated refuse Is re-
moved from the first to the second,
where 1t provides the necessary fire to
start the consumption Of a fresh charge
Of garbage and ashes.
1.-THE garbage Is burned into a mass
OF sag, which Is removed from the front
CRATE into iron carts by means OF long
hooks operated by hand. This Stag is
cooled in water and then removed to
crusher, where 1t Is pulverized. The
ground Stag is sifted into two piles. one
fine as gravel and the other about as
coarse as chestnut coal The ground
Stag has been pronounced by eminent
authorities 10 be an excellent substitute
for the gravel ordinarily used In mixing
concrete.
"The garbage collected In 1911 came
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-17
Commissioner of Street Cleaning John 7. Fether
ston Studying Methods of Sanitary Reform.
What European Cities Have Accomplished

ers to IL at various points along the
waterfront, and thence 1t Is carried to
Barren Island. where the grease and
oil are extracted and the residue con :
verted into profit yielding fertilizer.
For every ton of this refuse the San!-
tary Utilization Company has been
reaping for years a profit ranging from
81 to $3.50.
According to authorities on the sub
ject, the average of city waste per cap
tia daily in twelve large American cities
is 3.47 pounds. Assume, for the
sake Of argument, that half OF this
is in the shape OF garbage. as dis
tingu!shed from ashes. In the B0r-
ough of Manhattan there are some o.
500 900 inhabitants, This would mean
about 1900 tons OF garbage daily, and
figured at a profit of 81 a ton 1t would
net the contractors the tidy sum OF
s4,400 every twenty-four hours In ad-
ditlon to what the city pays them to
take the stuff away. Multiply this by
the days in a year and you have the
total OF sl,606000 a year.
The reclamation contractors don't
want the city's ashes and the dis
position of this other refuse factor
has to be accomplished In an another
way, and again at q serious loss to
the taxpayers. Then the question OF
public health IL involved in the present
system of disposlng of ashes and other
refuse besides garbage.
Here IL what Mrs. Spiegelberg re-
ports she saw last fall at a dump over
on the East Side:
"a visit paid in October to a combina-
| ton ash, garbage and manure dump
in the Forties on the East River re-
vealed the following shocking and al
most incredible conditions. ltal-
Ian garbage scow trimmers wrapped In
rags to their waists, besides selecting
| tin cans and bottles, were asserting
papers and rags found among the gar
bage. Another lot of Italians were
doing similar work on an adjacent large
| ash scow, while over their heads from
an electric hoist one Of the new uncov-
cred motor ash trucks was being I'M
loaded, scattering fine dust far and
wide.
''The rags and papers found among
the ashes and garbage are thrown on
a scow, where they remain for days
to dry in the sun: meanwhile millions
of flies, feeding and breeding on the
decomposed garbage and from the filthy
matter found In the ashes. swarmed
back and forth to the manure dump
The stable ny, as you know, Is the fruit
full carrier Of the germ Of infsntils
paralysis"
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1t is obvious that this system tends
TO spread germs OF disease. on the
other hand 1t Is asserted that 1t would
be possible to put money In the city's
treasury by properly dsposinS Of the
boroughs waste products and at the
same time to add immensely TO the city's
security against disease.
How, you will ask. can this he done?
Why, by making 1t a practice to col
lect garbage and ashes mixed in the
same uniform type of covered can; next,
to have these sealed reCeptacies empticd
directly into covered carts without eX-
posing their contents to the free air
and then to carry this burnable refuse
to a modern incinerator. where the stuff
will be dropped into furnaces just as
the cans were emptied into the carts,
and there reduced to Stag. In burninG
the refuse will provide steam for power
plants, while the resultant Stag can be
worked into building materials Of vari-
GUS sorts.
In Europe there are sixty Of these
modern incinerating plants and a typi-
cal example OF the best is that installed
at Fuerth, Germany. The account which
the American Consul there, George y
lift. has recently sent in to the Depart
ment OF Commerce Is we'll worth quot
ing from, for what Fuerth can do Is n
pretty z + indication of what Manhat-
tan should be able 10 do II the general
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Of the hot gases in n chimney l6i feet
high ample provision has been made for
preventing any damage TO the surround
inFs.
Until the garbage incarceration plant
was put into operation In February, 1911,
Fucrth disposed NJ It's garbage in the
old fashioned manner--it was deposited
in reCeptacles of all descriptions, mostly
uncovered, ana placed In front of the
houses for transportation to the dump
ing grounds.
THE city magistrates In November OF
1910 passed an ordinance requiring all
persons living within the garbage re-
moval district to put household and
Kitchen waste, sweepngs, ashes and
similar materials (oyceptng tin. wire
and metal scraps, glass, porcelain and
clay vesseis) in cans, to be provided by
the municipal Incarceration plant. The
single can system was adopted--one can
for each houschod--and n can OF such
limited dimensions that the public would
not he tempted 10 throw old shoes, az.
lapidated hats and broken pots in the
same vessel with garbage proper.
About 50 per cent. Of the
cans were sold for about 90 cents pcr
can and the rest were paid for IN
tw.nty-four monthly instruments OF
$00475 each"
The cans have n sliding top which
makes the receptacle substantially air.
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from s,255 properties with a population
or about G3,i00. The whole business
OF coIlccting requires only ten persons,
namely. foreman, n preparer, four col
lectors. two automobile drives and two
assistants. The cost of collecting the
garbage in 1911 was covered almost ex-
clusively by fees taken from the prop
erty owners.
THE furnace. as stated. is divided into
two chambers and there Is supple
mentary one for burning coke. This was
designed to supply steam for the gas
works during the night when the garbage
furnace was not in operation.
The steam generated IN the boiler
Is used mainly in the gas works and
the remainder is converted into clcctrl-
cal energy.
For 1911 the value OF the steam gen
Grated was estimated at about $500
ana the price received for tho Stag was
only VIA The expenses Of operation
for the same year were: Salaries and
wages, s9,45l; use OF water. s7l4; main
tenance, 1886: interest on loan, S7G2
depreciation $17s5. The income from
the value OF steam and the sale OF s.aE
was SCALA, leaving a slight profit ~
sl6S. The entire plant and equipment
cost only $4,000"
All of this has been made possible ~
IA mixed collection of garbage and ashes
But aside from this there are sanitary
advantages OF a minor sort.
When the ashes and garbage ara
placed In the same receptacle the mois-
ture in the garbage Is absorbed by the
dry ashes. This has a twoHold benefit
first, II helps to check any possible leak
age from defective cans and reduces
by just so much the sCatterable dust
and second the lye and potash In tho
ashes help to sterillze the garbage for
a time--a matter of cons derablc moment
during the warm months OF the year.
II New York city will collect =. III &c
pose of it's garbage and ashes after the
fashion set by Fuerth II has been stated
that the city would save an annual out
lay OF quite $4,000 900, II would be able
to turn valuable dock properties nov
devoted 70 garbage and ash dumps nj"
50" + revenue. while getting rid .,
III time OF oyesores, It UonH
linz. q lows Of garbage and ash s'"WS
In busy waterways; II would genera
steam and electrical energy worth M,
ions of dollars, and tho many muniripn
stables that now occupy property W"i,
hundreds of thousands of dollars cou'u
either he put to other uses or d!spo'''
of at profit. at the same time scl'ih'
fly to Just that extent.
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l45th Notwithstanding received hi
medal for his conduct in arresting
Michael Carrazzo. as described above.
Patrolman Philip Carolan and acting
Detectives Sergeant william T. Ennis
AT 3 A. NJ. on April 10, 1913, Patrolman
Carolan. passing through an alley run
ming between Chase and Division ave-
nues, Rockaway Beach was confronted
by two men armed with revolvers who
commanded him to throw up his hands
He endeavored to gain time by asking
questions. Just then Detective Ennis.
who was on the lookout for thieves
near by, called out, AN right, Carolan."
The two men turned and fired at Ennis.
then ran toward the ocean.
Both officers pursued. The fugtives
kept up a running fire which was re-
turned by the policemen. II was so
dark that the officers could only locate
their men by the flash OF their revolvo rs.
At Chase avenue an electric light dis
closed one Of them climbing n fence.
Carolan ran for him and struck him on
the head with his night stick, render
ing him unconscious. HIS companion
escaped among the spiles in the ocean
front. \ telephone message from Han
ley's Hotel brought an ambulance and
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ny ROBERT J. KENNEDY.

w THILE thousands OF spectators
A/ applauded, Mayer Mitchell AZ
w the police parade yesterday
pinned on the coats OF the
policemen to whom they had been
awarded medals for deeds OF excep
tional valor. Every man to whom the
Mayor presented a medal had faced
death when duty called.
New York's police force has n note
worthy record for courage. only two
Of It's members have been C.smssed for
cowardice one of these was kicked out
OF the old Police Headquarters at 300
Mulberry street some years ago after
his brass buttons had been ripped from
his blue uniform by former Commits
sloner Bingham.
on the other hand ten policemen
have lost their lives In the performance
of their duty in the last twelve months.
Eight IF these We're killed outright oil
mortally wounded while mixing arrests,
and, of the other two, one sacrificed his
life in stopping a runaway and the
other In hating a flying automobile.
The policemen to whom medals were
presented by Mayor Mitchell and the
deeds that earned them are as follows:
Patrolman James T.. Steele, Twenty
second Precinct-Four members Of a
Song started tight about A. NJ. on
Nay 81, 1918, on Thrty-eighth street
west of Seventh avenue patrolman
Steele was on fixed post at the corner,
having just relieved Patrolman William
+. Kuntz. who proceeded In the direc-
ton of the men, who wer, ouarrelling.
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1918. in front Of 24s Mulberry stree, In
attempting to arres; Oresto Shllitoni.
who had killed John Rlzzo.
Patrick Cotter, probationary patrol
man OF the Batheate avenue station
Killed August 4, 1918, while attempting
to arrest n man who had shot a woman.
Joseph McNlerney sergeant East Fifty
frst street station, stabbed October
1913, by a man who had insulted a girl
In an elevated railroad train at Nine
teenth street and FRS, avenue. He died
few days later In Bellevue Hospital
Edward A. Murtha, patrolman OF the
Butler street station, Brooklyn. shot and
Killed February o. 1914. in n gun fgh.
following his attempt to make an arres;
Thomas Wynn. patroman Of the
Gates avenue station, Brooklyn. sho,
March s, 1914, while arrestng a burglar
He died on March 81 following.
Joseph Guarnieri, detective-sergeant
OF the East 104th street station. shot
and killed April 2. 1914. at Ninety-sev-
enth street and Second avenue. while
attempting to arrest william Horgan.
who had shot Charles Moser, a saloon
Keeper.
Michael ]. Kiley, patrolman OF tho
Classon avenue station. Brooklyn. sho,
and killed May 1, 1914. while attempting
the arrest of robber
Bernard O'RourSe, patrolman Of the
Bergen street station, Brooklyn. died
August l, 1918, from injuries received
in stopping runaway team.
Eugene Burns, patrolman Of the West
l25th street station, killed May ., 1918
In stopping flying automobile.
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own safety in resculng the man from
what seemed certain death.
Patrolman William J. Kenna. l45th
Preclnct-On October 2s. 1918. PATROL
man Kenna. while off duty. was In a
barber shop at 81 Carroll street Brook
lyn, with lather on his face waiting to
be shaved. Hearing a pistol shot from
the direction OF Columbia street he ran
out unarmed and without waiting to
wipe his face. Michael and Luigi Car
razzo were pursuing and shooting at
Alexander Amadeo. Patrolman Schles-
niger was running after them.
Kenna went after Luigi, who turned
and fired two shots at him. while
SChlesinger closed In on Michael, who
had only time TO fire once at his pur-
suer. The officers got their men. While
they were disarmlng them Amadeo ran
in front. fred four shots at them and
fled down President street. He was
captured at Van Brunt street by Capt
Frank ]. Conboy and Sergeant Adam
McMullen of the l45th precinct. Amadeo
was shot In the neck and shoulder and
Michael Carrazzo received q bullet in
the right leg
Patrolman George c. Schlesinger,
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Just think OF il, dustless ash carts
They are one boon which the
Commissioner OF Street Cleaning
- John r Fetherston, hopes to give
the city as result Of plans he Is study
Ing TO make "a ver!table spotlcsS town
of New York.
The idea of dustless ash cart is not
a novelty, but If New Workers get this
very necessary adjunct to the proper
cleaning of the streets and the removal
of garbage and ashes they Will owe
thanks to Mrs Flora Spiegelberg, who
for several years has hammered away
at the city officials with an array of
facts in favor of really up to date
method for the daily disposal Of the
city's waste products.
Hamburg offers an Illustration of
what may be accomplished in this dlrec-
ton. In 1892 cholera invaded the great
German seaport. The commerce OF the
city was suddenly brought to a stand
still. Prior to that time the great bulk
Of the city's garbage was hauled off into
the country where the farmers used II
to fertiliZe their lands. But the moment
cholera broke out in Hamburg the
farmers absolutely refused to receive
the garbage, and the presence Of this
refuse within the city limits facilitated
the spread OF the disease
The authorities We're sOrely taxed to
find speedy and satisfactory ways os
getting rid OF the menace. A year later
they solved the problem by erecting an
incinerating plant capable OF consuming
100 tons of garbage every twenty-four
hours. The system has undergone i'm
proNemeuts from time to time At pres
ent 1t is said that the cost of Incinera
ton, including transportation, operating,
upkeep and interest on the investment
has averaged about rs cents ton
This outlay represents the price paid
10 private concern that put up the
pant and does the contrlbutive work
for profit. This. however. is not the
most Efficient system from the view
point of the taxpayer, and other Euro
pean cities have shown that the work
can us done oy the town Itself and In
~u'h way 90 to bring in revenue.
In these cities the ashes and garbage
are collected together. In New York
e~.y IRE corrected separately. The lat
ter system calls for separate receptacle.
and duplex facilities in the way oI
horses ana carts ana attendants oil
drivers. Have YOU ever paused to thlnl
why TINS Is so? Merely that a certain
private Industry shah be able to collec
the c!ty's wastes that yield fat and oil
This reclamation company carrie!
cWay the garbage which the city deliv