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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

scheme have not hesitated, and this is in
striking contrast TO the circumstances
with which Inventor Smith battled in the
years gone by.
There are actually running to-day mail
trarsporters which are virtually nothing
more nor less than small trolley cars,
each carrier drawing Juice from third
rail. or wire. and having its own motor
10 drive the revolving trucks This means
the use Of intermediate gear wheels act
ing between the rapidly spinning motor
and the slower moving tractive wheels.
The motors and gearngs are heavy, and
have to develop power enough to push
their own dead weight before they can
move the car and its contents These
mechanisms are tickle things, and have
bad habit o. getting out OF order II not
continually tinkered with or cared for.
These Weaknesses are bad enough alone.
but there are others. The motordriven
wheels can't grip the rails il the tracks
be slippery. nor can they get sufficient
contact with the rails if the load be
heavy one and the grade steep. How,
thep, have these drawbacks been over
come The Electric Carrier Company has
produced a system having few parts, and
these 50 simple in their arrangement that
the cost OF operating and maintaining is
extremely low. There are no rotary
motors or earrings; no armature or COM
mutator 70 cause trouble the cars re-
quhe neither olling nor attendance: and,
best Of all, are practically fooproof.
4 motor cgr without a motor sounds
like contradiction, but this amazing re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
Continued from fourth page.

When a man dies usually his true char-
acter is revealed For many years Johh
IL Klaphacke. retired druggist OF Cln-
cinnati. was regarded as extremely par
simonious He was recluse, and ms
only COMPANION was dog Nhen lhe
mans dead body was found the dog
was discovered on the front porch. ooth
having passed to the beyond simultahe-
ousIv. II was when Mr.. Klaphacke's VIII
was read that his true character was re-
vealed. His estate, amounting to SiVJo'-
COO. was left to churches in COLUMBUS
Ohio. and I'm Germany. The latter were
the nlaces where his father and mother
had worshipped.
Probably due to the fact that Wheh d
nerson is mentioned i'm the newspapers as
giving a sum of money for philanthropy
nrrnoses he is flooded with thousands Oh
heoqing letters. one benefactor gave
900 900 worth Of land in New YORK Oi's
for public playground purposes W't'ioue
revealing his name.
One of the most unusual gitis was .'''t
announced I'm May from a convention H'''
in Chicago. Cement manufacturers were
in session. and each agreed TO give / per
cont of his annual output for three wears
for an ocean-to-ocean highway. The SUP
scr,ntion is estimated 10 have easli
,.a1ua of about & $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

grooves cut iu the ilOn. and suppose We
build UP this iron body out of thin sheets
bolted together solidly. With this done.
then let us secure it rlsidly to the under
side Of the car. The "statOr" clement IS
now complete Next form another iron
body OF similar sheets and score it also
crosswise with slots. and i'm these grooves
lay a thin ladder OF continuous grid
stamped out OF copper. Here is the 'ro-
tor" feature. and this is laid between the
tracks from end to end of the line. Just
see what happens when current OF
threc-phase sort reaches the 'stator' un-
der the car.
The current progressively eXctes certain
groups Of the coils or magnets ana
the field" thus induced reacts upon the
rotor" element between the rails. NO"
the rotor" IS fixed and cannot move. but,
instead. the "stator is pulled forward by
the magnetism which jumps the air gap
a quarter Of an inch wide between these
two motor parts. AS the "stator' is at
tached to the car. the carrier is incl
dentally advanced, and this tractive force
continues as long as the alternating cur
rent reaches the "stator' through the
trollevs sweeping along the overhead
rails.
It Is immaterial whether the rails oe
slippery or not each car wheel is inde-
pendent of the others and revolves freely
They don't exert any tractive force. Out
merely serve TO guide the vehicle and 10
hold the "ststor" and rotor units con-
tinualy just so far apart. There are 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
WHAT BAYARO CUTTING SAYS
OF HER WORK.

From the point Of view of actual
achievement and also Of example, MISS
Davis feat al Syracuse seems to me
the most important single contribution
to the problem Of rehablitatng the SUI
ferers from the Messina earthquake.
Her efforts were not limited. however
TO giving employment With FUNDS al
lotted by The Bayern committee she
opened pension, or home. for forty-two
refugees Of the better class. giving PREF
erence TO convalescents from the nos
pitfalls.
Here for the first time the refugees
found soap brushes. combs, clean clothes
all the articles of first necessity OF which
they had been deprived since the earth-
quake. The home was so successful tha'
the Marchesa di Rudini devoted most OF
the American money which had been
given her 10 spend at her discretion 10
founding two similar institutions at Noio
and Avola. small towns of the province
OF Syracuse.
These homes the project OF syracuse
promised TO support out OF government
funds when the original donations should
be spent. In Miss Davis's home al syria
cuse the moral health Of the inmates was
never forgotten. Before the home had
been opened fortnight the women
among the inmates were busy making
clothes. voluntarily and without pay Tor
less fortunate refugees. Every scheme OF
Miss Davis served a double end-pracu-
cal utility and moral rehabilitation.
on December Z, 1910. at the NTH annual
meeting OF the American Red Cross
president Taft. as president Of the Red
Cross. presented Miss Davis with a s'iNer
medal m recognition Of the usefulness Oh
her services at Syracuse.
II seems that the prisoners Mayor
Michel ard the community are to re con-
graduated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
A DEPARTED TYPE.

I'VE are getting beyond the rank ma
terialism OF the last generation. We be-
lieve that there's something better and
higher than business.
"Aspic the restaurateur. was type Of
the last generation. \ man once ate his
New Years dinner i'm Aspic's restaurant
and the meal was abominable-cod stor-
age turkey patent plum pudding. chemi-
cal cranberry sauce. and so forth.
DO you eat this food yourself? the
man asked Apsic as he paid his bill.
We do. was the reply
Amt II bad for your health? said the
man.
my friend Aspic rejoined, with
self-Hghteous. nineteenth century air
my friend. We amt in this business for
our health"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
continued from third PAGE.

pr 10 OUT press the last days ot
he terrible news. with it's story OF
srfa loss of life and property.
p 100 appalling 90 Doe true. The
though stunned by It's magnitude.
ye 10 learn that no pen could de-
: ne horrors ~ a disaster unparal-
IN modern history. and that only
p Who saw the scene OF devastation
I tef tie catastrophe could have any
iauor o. Us terrible results.
reports and private letters received
~ American Red Cross from the
q disaster referred u the very high
ms Of the work done al Syracuse by
Katharine p. Davis. who happened
n Sicily az the time Of the earth
Speaking OF her work in private
n Miss Davis said.
vas al Girgeat the morning Of the
II ives strong enough 10 wake me,
Na' noi til thirty hours later that
]" Vs English ladies with whom l
">'sing heard Of the disaster
a',itay and to-day a Russian and
--ss, warship have brought here
.''.''a q the wounded. and more are
ses io-nforrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
A YOUNG MISSIONARY LEAVES
$500. 900.

Tbirteen fortunes. ranging In value
from 10000 up to tl,oO00O0' we're gwen
away last year. OF the thirteen I'VE
cs,,,e from the generous hands Of Amerl-
"a, vomeu one OF the largest IN amount
was that left by William chitney Borden
the vo,ine missionary who died IN caro-
Feypt last April. II amounted TO Soo.vO
and was beaueathed wholly for religious
purposes.
Thus runs the record for 1875 benefac-
lions amounting to $1,000 and over To
enumerate and itemize all those gifts
under 10000 would require about three
FUN pages OF The Tribune. The requests
reveal odd lines OF philanthropy. one
b.nefactor gave several thousands 10 en-
ploves and gave 20 each widow OF a
travelling salesman IN the company the
sum OF S.50o Another contributed a iarse
sum toward the humiliation Of the liquor
traffic In Ontario County. y. y val
liable collection OF postage stamps con-
tanning over nifty thousand specimens IN
fortv-nine large volumes was given To the
METROPOLITAN Museum OF Art a woman
In Delaware County. y. Y. pad tie town
highway taxes thus liftins the burden
from the shoulders Of the citizens OF three
towns
In addition to the announcements of
gifts from individuals. word comes from
several Institutions as To the amounts
they received durine the year. Education
a. institutions report total sum OF SIS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS AMONG
MESSlNA REFUGEES.

81 was with an English woman last
night who had To- have both legs ampu-
tated al o'clock this morning. Her hus-
band. two children. brother and sis
ter were killed We have four thousand
refugees. one thousand Of whom are seri-
ously wounded
Fortunately there is a sewing machine
agency here, and the Mayor OF the town
is Of the right sort He placed a room
in the MUnicipo al nv disposal. and an
alderman-or whatever corresponds 10 an
alderman-who speaks some English Sc
lected the women for me, and / pay them
franc and a half a day.
I'VE now have siXty-eight employed. i'm
three different places. No ready-ma6c
garments could be purchased in the town,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

1870 miles an hour can be assured. and II
IS declared that double tube line Of this
sort would cost but s1O.00O.O0o. and be
able to handle many times the volume o.
present express matter between these two
commercial centres and haul at the sams
time al Of the first class and parcel post
mail
one NJ the ingenious developments OF
this system is signal equipment which
locates ,isibly upon a track diagram the
movements Of every car whether the car
rier be sweeping alone the main line or
turning off at some station or into a
siding. It is not an arrangement which
calls for actual contact 10 flash the little
lights The magnetic field. or atmos-
phore. Of the passing car excites simple
coil" AT every chosen point. and this In
turn illumines The wee electric bulb on
the chart Just described. In this man
ner the dispatcher at the central point
can follow each car. and II anything goes
wrong he can halt either the entire ser
vice or only that upon the affected sec
ton.
How. may be asked, are the cars shunt-
cd into switches and sidings? Placed
crosswise on the top of each vehicle is a
movable blade. and it's position is set in
each case 10 correspond to that OF an
other blade on a crossbar just ahead or
the switch to be operated. When these
two blades meet they close an electric
circuit and permit the operative Juice
10 flow. This energy forces the switch
omen and holds it so until the car has
gone a certain distance into the siding
The little blade on the car passes every
other switch blade on route without
touching il. making contact only with the
one intended The whole installation Is
simplicity person.fed. and yet withal the
functioning is mechanically exact and
likewise astounding Perhaps some day
the engineers may find II possible 10
adopt this order of motive power 10 big
ger things. but for the present they have
achieved enough to make us proud that
they are Americans.
There is an earnest move on foot 10
limit as far as possible the transport
ing of postal matter through the public
thoroughfares Like New York, Paris
and London arc alive to the same stu
alton. and the Paterson plant will short
" be moved to Europe for purposes Of
demonstration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

moving moor parts 20 require cling
everything ia extremely simple. and OK
pert supervision j. not required for IN
dividual cars
II Is absolutely weird TO watch this APP
parently motorless railway going through
it's evolut.ors TIE cars are all OF them
controlled by the master mind at ths
distant power house or operative switch
board Whether the cars be loaded o.
empty. they run along the level, upgrade
on downhill. maintaining their distances
like soldiers or as if they were all tel
10 an invisible rope that moved at a
definite speed The reason for this lies
in the fact that an alternating current IS
the source Of vitalizng energy
An alternating current is one having 5"
many pulsations or cycles or periods in
second. These cnerglze successfully the
operative coils" and the vehicles can
move no faster than the pace thus set for
them. It is as II the cars went along
step by step m unison to time marked by
an invisible power This applies with
equal truth whether the carriers be going
uphill or down. and probably violates all
Of your practical experience. When the
car bound down grade starts to run II
regenerates power. instead OF taking II
from the trolleys overhead and this en-
ergv is thrown back into the line. As 4
result. instead Of pulling the car forward,
/ il tends To act like a physical brake. and
M once the vehicle comes back into step
90 bof,ro
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
HOW MISS DAVIS BECAME FAMOUS

and the need for clothing was extreme.
] soon used up my own money and what
could collect from people at the hotel,
but fortunately, Bayard Cutting. IT,,
came on Wednesday and liked the wor'1
so much that he gave me $500 from the
relief funds 10 pay wages, and has had
me appointed the Red Cross representa-
tive here.
Il shall never forget the horrors have
seen and heard, and / was not al Mes
sinai"
W Bayard Cutting, jr special repre-
sentative of the American National Red
Cross who was promptly sent to the
scene of the disaster by the ambassador
at Rome to look after American and con-
sular interests, said of Miss Davis at the
time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

.'-h Tor quite nine years Iva the
~ Of cshcer and Dr. Kelly have
-.1o'npi'shed Wonders In apparent
\ 80 many eases OF cancer We say
because So far there has been
''c' where the disease has been
4 -. pli these eminent men are
4 -. - even while hopeful. and they
a Us span has been TOO short 10
e'a oi the total determination
j e. '..on 10 these instances.
i" q deep-sested cancer the re-
q o, aO' been anything like so salts
j. s,,.-.. mere the malady has been Of
!, ~. "a sort. Indeed. in "A number
81 -, --'t subsldlng TO point. the
b nss.s s"w has burst out anew with
h -. 'sof Possibly this recuper-
Is 49,, y can BE- prevented n the oper-
A r., enable sufhcient radlum for
n ~, ~ more powerful attack. And
i a.. eoao'y the reason why these
a more available radium.
NJ &C., '''iem ~ medical research.
4 h,ss 49,. 70 The very latest results
& s-ys. one Of The greatest signin-
a b, s,,.... .'e'o. We might justly say
II g.' ',' promlsp.
= sssns ~. '.s ssid ina. "uhe power Of
& oti, 'sys u fadlun, oyer 80. \.
ls,.b,s 'u'' u Is appalling. almost
Ian, e...a A"d b.. Able has sub
~ eos,,.1 ''l''fa th's. for he has said
n INST We have reached a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
CUSTOMS.

Habits and fashions change. but not the
local customs. When il was rumored tnat
along with high waists aigrettes were
coming in. the customs officers gathered
at the piers and decided not to permit IT..
This was the outgrowth OF the long hgnt
inaugurated by the Audubon Society
which will probably. in view OF what hap
peped in the egg industry last year begin
an agitation against hen feathers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

well. I'd suggest as good resolution
for the average young man Of wealth
swesr-off from the stock exchange.
The stock exchange. you know mish'
be defined as the place where hope Is ex-
changed for experience
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
PUBLIC GIFTS TOTAL $350,0O0,0O0

three generations Riches are the most
insecure and transitory of all the worlds
requirements. They. are passed along
either voluntarily or Involuntary from
hand to hand. until alternately, the rich
become poor and the poor become rion-
This is a world of give and take'-and
the greatest of all joys is the Joy OF
giving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
OTORI ESS MOTORS TO CONNECTNEW AND PHILADELPHIA
||.narkable Device Which Is Expected to
| Flash Parcels and Mail Through Inter
Civ Tube at Hundred Miles an
Hour Is Already In Successful
Demonstration at Pater-
son, n. J.

;aey wanted q demonstration. Tho track
was laid unon % convenient table and cur
rent vas drawn from the o'hce lighting
,ic0t TNc Ht;c cas- staggered a mo-
mcnt and i,en moved 10 foot or two,
short circu'tsd and wolln.gh disappeared
90 smok. T1at oc.tainl, was not prom
isins
But inc particular engineers in question
were shrewd. Trey saw that Smith had
-iasncd the germ OF q great invention.
although. .ike SO man, others OF the i'm
genious Do had neither the knowledsa
nor the experience TO bring the creature
of his brain 60 the point ~ practical
value
THE Electric Carrier Company took up
Smiths work where fate dccrecd tAat DE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

1T is like what il must be after a bat
tie. Many Of them are horribly mutt
lated. There are no hospital accommoda-
tioDs. and you cannot buy ready-made
garment in the town; There is only one
trained nurse in town--an English girl,
who escaped I'm her night dress from
Messina. She is a heroine and is working
day and night assisting with the amputa-
tions. am afraid she will break down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
RUN AT SHORT INTERVALS.

Because the cars can he held at their
proper distances in this way In service 1t
would be practicable and safe to run them
every five seconds. If you are fond OF
figures Won can work out for yourself tho
volume Of mail. express or freight, that
might be Transported by an installation OF
this sort hourly. The motor ear. weighing
/ zoe pounds. has been loaded with LOU
pounds of sand and an attached trailer
weighing 1l5O pounds, has had similar
burden Of 100 pounds, making total load
OF $3.50 pounds Just the same, these two
cars have been run up the 20 per cent
grade al speed Of twenty-five miles an
hour The best rival systems can do is to
negotiate a per cent grade at low speed.
Plans have already been prepared for A
larger installation to be run through 2
four-foot condui: and to connect New
York and Philadelphia. a speed Of quite
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
WHAT 1913DIDTOUS
Continued from third page.

given due advertisement 10 himself the
grape and the pineapple.
Messrs. Thompson. Hussey. Murtha and
Sweeney. former employees Of Rinelander
Waldo. made so much money in their late
field il was decided wise TO get them 10
work for the state. and they are now
on the Island. making mattresses and
brooms Their work Is SAID 10 DC very
excellent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
POSTAL AUTHORITIES.

The postal authorities are more or less
from Missouri; they had to see to believe.
ana the whole equipment at Paterson
was built upon the needed working scale,
and was obliged 10 prove its fitness for
governmental recognition. All Of this has
taken a good big sum Of money, but the
hard-headed business men back Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

NJ marcs. bis patent was cal
!, ,rs actually issued in less than
month, n was easy running for
-,,r,o- through the devious channels
.r.Hu,ion. despite the formidable
l.. nat do their best to remind "a
49, hrc is 500 seldom anything
r,s under the sun Smith got his
b,1use ne bad something so eN-
d al Chat his rrosrcss through
,.rf Once was practically. without
90 one .rs. .ous, had Thought Of
iarS
TIE INVENTOR.
rrra nt1r WAS uot man
.,s,'s r hs head in fact. De was
mn h opoos,d to wheels. and he SET
s devise o. tpe of motor vehicle
should ~mote" without q motor. As
dnry picture the rapidly spin
\ 5rans power az the usual trolley
Ahoush rsw iu It's nature. il en-
electrical principles Of am estao-
I o5.r mlr the various parts were
us.sn ar entirely original manner
I s6of afrc his motor turn. as most
ta Frarkiu s. dccrced that there
b lstorc OF this twisting or revolV-
abs Instead. tine whirling feature
Stsu.d down or bound so that il
az Wuirm ever so little
b o many other thoroughly good
/ hi me man with money was re-
lend the invention his sub
ii support By dint OF peTsever-
Npever the motor got as far as a
ncel. poo larger than "a spool box
4 m.nature railway five feet Ions
OF 81 uis unpromising stage Ia
sr-y. this toy equipment was. sub
tea well known firm Of New
sssricsl manufacturers. OF course,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

Lager beer Is so named because In
order to ripen Il was allowed to lie in
lager. Or cellar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
TIMELY.

a good resolution" said Secretary
.p,ysn 10 rich young Congressman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

Comparisons are odious. save those in
our own favor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-16
General Baggage
Agents in Session
Here for Two Days

The Western General Ragsage Agents
association, with about twenty-five menu
bers present, representing that number
Of railroads operating west n Chicago
and New Orleans. convened in quarterly
session at the Paxton hotel yesterday.
4. II. Jones. president Of TeNnrNana.
where he represents the Cotton Bclt. was
in the chair. but postponed the delivering
Of his address until later. l.. w Prince.
secretary. Of the Frisco Is expected to-
night
At tho session little business was trans
acted, the meeting being informal.
There were short talks by General Pass
enser Agent Basinger OF the Union Pa
oific and Assistant General Freight and
Passenger Agent Jones OF the North
western
Andrew Treynor former general bag
gage agent of the Union Pacific. now
retired. attended the meeting lie was
one OF the charter members Of the as
ISOLATION, of whom but five are now liv-
ing
Besides the baggage agents who are at
tending the meeting, there is L. ID. Car
rier. chief clerk 70 George L. Alley, gen.
eral baggage agent OF the Union Pa.
cific, and Agents Whaley, Christie
Reamer and GALLAGHER OF the union
depots at Minneapolis, az Paul. Grand
Central Chicago and Kansac City ter
mInals, respectively.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-16
Nebraska
DisbrOw Turns Over
PraCticing at Norfolk

NORFOLK. Neb., Sept. Is Especial
Telegram )--Louis Disbrow holder Of
seventeen worlds automobile speed rec
ords narrowly escaped death when his
Disbrow special overturned at a turn in
the Norfolk automobile speedway this
evening The car was demolished. J. w.
Tannehill, secretary Of the Norfolk Com
mercial club. was riding with Disbrow
and saved his life by jumping. Disbrow
turned over on the same curve where
Louis Meneghetti, South American speed
king, was killed a year ago this week.
Disbrow announced he would be- in to-
rrow's races.
A large crowd saw the opening motor
cycle races at the fall festival. Thou
sands are expected for the big automobile
races Wednesday and-Thursday
In the twenty-mile motorcycle roce,
Ray weishaart of Topeka, Kan. ran away
from the field. Billy Dorr of Sioux City
was second; Bowman of Shenandoah, Ia
third. Time, $3.50
In the ten mile event, Door won; Clar-
ence Jackson OF Topeka. second; Olson OF
Genoa, Neb. third. Time. 1929
In the five-mile race, Weishsart won
Jackson, second; Olson, third Time, 6:46