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The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18
ERROR MADE Br ROADS
Managenents In America Seem to
Overlook the Necessity for
Training Men.

English motive power railroad men
do not quit as ours do to double their
salaries in the service of industrial
concerns, in positions where they are
not worried to death by troubles that
they know how to prevent but are not
allowed to guard against, observes
writer in the American Machinist. On
the larger English railroads the chief
mechanical officers receive salaries
approximately twice as large as the
largest in this country
On some English roads the chief
mechanical superintendents deal not
with officers who do not understand
them and their problems, but with
committees of the directors of the
roads No wonder those mechanical
officials remain in the service until re-
lieved upon retirement. No wonder
spend their lives hoping to succeed to
such positions.
Apprenticeship has made good
where it has had half chance, and it
siye railroads. 1t is not failure. It's
value is established beyond a ques-
ton. The only failure has been lack
of backing. The only trouble has been
in educating the arrangements to
what they ought themselves to know
to be their duty.
Not until our railroads provide
proper methods of recruiting for all
departments, and adequate methods of
training these recruits, and not then
until the organizations are prepared
for retaining competent, able and am
bilious young men, will the railroads
begin to climb out of the personnel
difficulties in which they are now
submerged. What can the manage
ments of our railroads be thinking OF
to, overlook this situation and this op-
pSrtunity? When will they wake up?
When will they quit making progress
Backward"
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18

tined to stay in the near-major league
for some time yet Claude Rossman.
another first sacker, Is in the same
league, with the Minneapolis aggrega-
tion, which is so often caricatured by
pen pictures, in which gray whiskers,
canes and other Accomplishments of old
age are prominent.
Charlie Schmidt, catcher, Is with the
Mobile club, in the Southern league.
He has often been prominently men
toned in connection with the manager
ship of that team. He still has hopes
Of getting back into the big show to
prove to Manager Jennings that he
made mistake by letting him go.
Charlie O'Leary dropped from the
Tigers to indianapolis and then went
up to the st. Louis Cardinals. They
released him to San Francisco.
Ed Killian, southpaw extraordinary,
and Sieyer, another pitcher, are both
in Detroit retired Killian bursts into
the semi-pro games occasionally in the
summer time.
Davey Jones, Edgar Willett and
George Mullin are Federals. Davey
went from Detroit to Toledo, then to
the Pittsburgh Federals. Willett has
signed with the st. Louis Federals and
Mullin with Indianapolis.
Jerry Downs is in the American as
sociation, with Indianapolis. John Eu-
banks has been lost sight Of
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18
RURAL SCHOOLS OF COUNTRY
Movement to Stimulate Interest Among
Children in the Work OF The
Boys and Girls Clubs.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
The rural schools of the country
have instituted agricultural studies
relating to the Boys Corn club and
the Girls Canning club work under
the direction of the department OF
agriculture. The movement is to
stimulate interest among the school
children in the work Of the depart
ment's juvenile clubs.
AS planned by the department there
is course of ten studies in agricul-
ture covering period of ten weeks.
Teachers are urged by the officials to
teach agriculture along the lines sug-
gested by the department, at least
twice a month, and to encourage the
scholars to take up active agricultural
lessons. The following instructions to
teachers have been issued by the de-
partment:
First week-Use this period for the
purpose of organizing the corn club
and enrolling the boys who are inter
ested Call the girls of the sixth and
seventh grades together, organizing
them into a canning club. Urge all
the girls in the community to be pres
ent and become members.
Second week-Instruct the boys how
to select their land and teach them
the kind and character Of soil. Teach
the girls about the different kinds of
soils that are best for tomato grow
ing.
Third week-Study the careful
preparation of the seed bed. Study
with the girls the importance and ne
cessity Of careful preparation of the
soil for successful tomato crops.
Fourth week-Devote time to lesson
in winter cover crops. Show the girls
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18
STORIES
8 oEH55
DIAMOND

The Englishmen who saw Pitcher
Faber work thought he had lot Of
speed. What would they say IL they
saw Walter Johnson pitch?
Umpire Bill Klein gave Mona Lisa
the "once over" in Paris; he fell for
her, because she's the only person In
the world that ever smiled at him.
Browns has let the contract for re-
placing the present wooden bleachers
at the Browns park with structures of
concrete.
Three Cleveland players-Hyder
Barr, Buddy Ryan and Jack Knight
| were all born on the same day of the
year, namely, October s. Quite CO.
incidence.
Big JEFF Overall. one-time star
pitcher Of the champion Cubs, has an
nounced that he will not appear in a
uniform in the Pacific Coast league
this season.
Manager Higgins believes that his
young hurler Neihauss, will make
good in the big leagues. The young
ster has good control. speed and plen-
| ty of curves.
The directors of the Texas league
have issued life pass to Governor
Colquitt. 1t is to be made of solid gold
and Of size suitable to be worn as
! a watch charm.
| The American league will have sew
eral kid catchers this coming season.
Among some of the best tho league
has seen in a. decade are Schang.
| Schalk. O'Neill and Agnew.
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18
ECONOMY SOUGHT FOR
POINTER FOR WORKERS IN THE
RAILROAD OFFICES.
Eastern Line Estimates That Saving
OF $4,000 Year Might Easily Be
Effected by Care of Little
Things

Reducing operating expenses by
eliminating waste is only a rational
procedure and yet the cultivation Of
that carefulness of habit that leads
to an unconscious conservation of sup
plies is all too little engaged in, in the
affairs of the individual, while evi-
dence in the matter of small econo-
mics as applied to others expenses
Is painfully suggestive of a nat
ural human tendency to carelessness
and extravaganza. Teachers complain
of the spirit of prodigality of youth
In school; business finds it's workers
almost equally needless as to the cost
of waste
The estimate of an eastern railroad
that the elimination of waste in the
use of paper, pens, pencils and so
forth, on the part of the heads of de-
partments, clerks, agents and other
employees in the 1000 Offices of the
system could easily result in a saving
Of $4,000 in year is probably not
overestimated. The average saving of
each Office asked for is only SIS and
yet, in the immensity of the business,
the sum total would be well worth
striving for The lesser proportionate
saving possible through carefulness In
the smaller business concerns of any
community would be equally worth
while, rendering percentage of re-
duced expense that would correspond
to increased earning, under the old
rule that a penny saved is a penny
earned.
Needing economy in the use of
paper, hanging on to pen while there
is good in it, getting the most out of
pencil, curbing recklessness with ink
and blotters and typewriter ribbon.
with pins and elastic bands and put
ting mentally worth while value
upon every item of desk equipment
may seem like small business to folks
to whom lavishness stands for sue
cess and prosperity. But it is just the
opposite of lavishness, when lavish
ness is uncalled for and SO becomes
waste, that success and prosperity are
built upon. Economy in the use of
supplies is getting the most possible
for the money. Sensible people will do
that for themselves; and if they do not
do it for their employers they are
neither sensible nor considerate.
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18

the necessity of keeping careful rec
ords of every step in the growing OF
the tomato crop so that they can make
full reports at the end Of the year.
Fifth week-Make a careful study
of seed corn. Spend some time study
ing diseases, insects and remedies
that work on the tomato plant.
Sixth week-Study report blanks
and impress upon the boys the i'm.
portance of keeping full and accurate
data so that report can be made at
the end of the season. Study hot
bed and cold-frame and teach the
girls how to plant tomato seed in
boxes, keeping them in warm windows
so as TO get early plants.
Seventh week-Urge the. boys to
clean up about the barn lot and teach
them how to save the product and
make compost. Teach the girls the
value Of well rotted manure and en-
riching the soil where tomatoes are
to be grown; also how to make COM
post and its value.
Eighth week-Visit merchants, bank
ers and public spirited people in the
community for the purpose of secur-
ing prizes to be offered the boys for
the best acres of corn and the girls
for the best results in tomato grow
ing.
Ninth week-Test samples of the
seed corn for the corn club boys and
the farmers of the community. De-
vote this time to canning outfits for
home and other canning supplies.
Tenth week-Devote this week to
the study of farm fertilizers. Study
recipes for canning, preserving and
making jellies. Invite girls to bring
to the school copies of seveSal recipes
to study.
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18

ne was backstopping and clouting for
the Detroit gang, is managing the
Syracuse club of the New York State
league.
Bill Coughlin third baseman. is man
ager of the Allentown (Pa.) team in
the Tri-State league. He is sill close
friend of the Tiger management. He
was one of the three men designated
as members of the Tigers own agricul-
tural college or farming station, or
whatever you wish to call 1t, last sea-
son.
Jim Archer, catcher, is with the
Cubs. He would have been with the
Tigers more formidable about the time
that he was released from Detroit. He
was one Of the men on whom the
wrong guess was made.
Herman Schaefer, second baseman, is
with the Washington club, more as a
comedian and coach than as a player,
although he pinch hits once in while.
Tom Jones, first baseman, is with
the Milwaukee club. and he seems des-
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18

you-iust keep on pretending you're
dead"
So the wildcat said he'd do as the
to where the turkeys were resting hud-
died on the ground.
Then the rabbit skipped over to the
turkeys and said to them:
Come with me and see what / have
found-the wildcat, our enemy, is dead.
Come with me and we will have a
dance around his dead body" And the
turkeys went strutting and peering
after the rabbit until they came to the
place where the wildcat was lying and
pretending to be dead.
"Now for the dance!" said the rab-
bit. 'I'll get stick and beat time
while I sing, and you will all dance
around the wildcat"
And so the rabbit began to beat
with his stick and sing: ga lagina
hasuyak; Ga lagina hasuyak!" That
means, 'Pick out the gobbler, pick out
the gobbler!" And the turkeys asked
the rabbit why he sang that song.
"Oh," said the rabbit, 'it's a song
the wildcat used to like to sing-now
we'll sing it to him. Everybody dance
fast now, and dance closer and closer
to the dead wildcat"
So they all danced in closer and
closer.
Now hit the wildcat as we do in
the war Dance" said the rabbit. And
as they danced the turkeys hit the
wildcat, but he did not move. Finally,
the biggest gobbler kicked the wild.
cat, and just then the rabbit struck
the ground hard with his stick and
shouted out as loud as he could: "Picb
out the biggest gobbler!" And then the
wildcat jumped up quick and grabbed
the biggest gobbler and ran off to the
best supper he had ever had
And ever since, when night comes
the wild turkeys have gone to sleep
up in the trees at night, where the
rabbits can't find them. Ever since,
too, good rabbits have always come
homo before it gets quite dark-an
example to little children.
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18


There wasn't a single Tiger signed
with The Detroit club this spring when
the advance squad of the pitching staff
began work who helped win the Tigers
first American league pennant in 1907.
The old gang that pitched and
pounded (mostly pounded) out the first
Tiger flag is scattered all over the
country.
Leading in the roll of honor, un-
doubtedly, comes Wild Bill Donovan
and his smile. Donovan was released
from the Tigers several months after
he had ceased to be of service to them
as a pitcher in order that he might
take up the responsibility of managing
the Providence club, in the Interna-
tional league.
Freddie Payne, catcher. who was
death on left-handed pitchers when
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18
FLEXIBLE TRACK THE LATEST
Simply Laid on the Ground in Any De.
sired Location and Is Ready
for Use.

The portable railroad track is invalu,
able in the development Of the indus
tries, but at present these are usually
in the form of sections, which are laid
on the ground on ties and secured at
the ends with suitable curves provided
here and there. The newest thing in
this line is portable and adjustable
track, which is so flexible that it has
only to be laid on the ground in the
desired location and it is ready for use,
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18
"safety First" Is Costly.

Safety frst!" is bully, but it's big
financial undertaking for the railroads
alone. For two moves in this direction
it will require near billion of dollars
800, 100000 to replace wooden cars
with steel; $300,0O0,000 for suitable
signal services. This does not include
better track, bridges, stations, grading
etc.-Power.
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18
Window Smashed by Owl.

While the driver of the Flying
Scotsman" from Euston to Carlisle was
driving his train at so miles an hour
near Leighton, Cheshire, the lookout
window on his engine was suddenly
smashed Pieces of broken glass flew
in all directions, and portion struck
and cut the driver under the eye. Ly,
ing at his feet the driver found an owl.
dead. London Tit-Bits.
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18

of freight. 1t Is thus important to
know just how hot or how cold it is
at any given place on the line. An
eastern railroad line has placed ther-
mometers at frequent intervals along
it's lines and keeps careful record of
changes in temperature. The ther-
mometers are inclosed in wooden
boxes carefully painted, and are not af-
fected by drafts and refiections.-Pop-
ular Mechanics.
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18

Curves of any shape or combination
may be established wherever they may
be wanted and there is no boiling of
any account, as the sections may be
made much longer than the straight
sections now availed of. The track is
composed of number of interlocking
sections, fitted together with little
play at each joint, and the track may
be laid in a straight line or curved at
will by simply bending it.
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18
One smeIt.

A man bought two fishes, but on
taking them home found he had three;
how was that?
He had two--and one smelt.
The Winslow mail., 1914-04-18
RECORD THAT IS lNFALLIBLE
Eastern Railroads System of Protect.
ing It's Thermometers an I'M
provement on .he Past.

Temperature affects the perform
ance of locomotives, the loading anG
unloading of trains and the movement
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-06-12

st. Louis, Mo.-(Special) )-Richard
Jackson Howard, young st. Louis mil
lionaire who married Dorothy Dale, an
actress, in New York last December,
and then left her to take up his abode
under the parental roof, has filed depo-
sitions in Judge Taylor's court in sup
port of a petition for a divorce.
There are nineteen depositions. They
were taken in New York and relate to
the alleged conduct of Mrs. Howard in
the New York theatrical district.
Michael D'Asaro, photographer, for
merly a telephone operator and hall
boy at an apartment house in West
Sixty-fifth street, deposed that Mrs.
Howard had an apartment in the house
between February 9Th and March 29th
of this year and frequently received
visits from a man. D'Asaro asserts
that Mrs. Howard wore transparent
kimono when she received her caller.
Four of five times, D'Asaro says, he
saw the caller in Mrs. Howard's apart
ment wearing pajamas.
Family Objected to Her.
Albert A. Boner testified that he
was on visit to New York early
in February, and saw Dorothy Dale
Howard in a chop house smoking Gig
arets and drinking something which
he took to be either cocktails or Swed-
ish punch or both.
In suing for divorce Howard ap-
pears to have come around to the
point of view adopted by his family
when his marriage was announced
The young mans neither gave chilly
reception to the young woman when
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-06-12
How They Got Out.

Uncle Ephraim had two hogs, which
he kept in pen at the rear end of hts
little lot. They were of the "razor-
back" variety, and although they were
fed bountifully with kitchen waste, 1t
seemed impossible to put any fat on
their attenuated frames. One morn
ing when he went out to feed them
they were not there. They had disap-
peared, leaving no clue to the manner
in which they had made their escape.
whats the matter, Uncle Eph"
inquired neighbor, noticing the deep
detection with which the old man wa.
looking down into the empty pen.
"My hawgs is done gone. sah," he
answered.
"Stolen?"
mo, sab, l don't see no signs dat
anybody tuck EN-"
did they climb out over the top?"
mo, dey couldn't "a done dat"
How do you think they got away?"
Well, sah," said Uncle Ephraim,
my 'pinion is dat dem hawgs kind O.
raised deirselves up on aidge an crope
through crack"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-06-12
DOROTHY DALE, IN PAJAMAS, SMOKED
WITH MAN, SAYS HUSBANDS WITNESS

her husband brought her to ST. Louis.
1t was declared that if young Mrs.
Howard had married with the notion
that her husband was rich, she had
another guess coming to her, as How
ard had squandered his fortune and
must depend upon his own eXertions
thenceforth
There was no place for him in the
ancestral brickyard, where his grand
father laid the foundation of the fam
lily fortune, and here he was free to
work as a common laborer at 50 a
day. To any part of this income, it
was announced, Mrs. Dorthy Dale
the limit.
Della Fox's Stepchild.
Dorothy Dale is twenty-five years
old and the stepdaughter of the late
Della Fox, who died about two years
ago Della Fox married Diamond
Jack" Levy, dealer in gems, in 1900.
Dorothy Dale was his daughter by a
previous marriage.
Dorothy Dale made some reputation
in vaudeville. She was familiar fig
ure in the night life of the theatrical
district before she met Howard. Last
October two young women, one of
whom gave the name of Dorothy Dale,
were arraigned in the West Side Court
in New York City on a charge of
stealing about $4,000 from a man
named Aaron Moore in "hop joint"
They were set free.
The marriage with Howard took
place two months later, after ro-
mantle meeting in London. They were
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-06-12

enade deck, many of them yelping like
terror-stricken animals.
"By this time several hundred peo-
pie were sitting on the side of the
ship, which assumed an almost hori-
zontal position. So markedly was this
the case that one man was seen stoop-
ing down to fasten up his boot laces
as though he were doing it on deck.
Near where / sat on the side of the
ship man who appeared to be fire
man sat with his head between his
knees, calling loudly on God for help.
Suddenly, without any warning,
the vessel plunged into the depths,
taking with her all cf US who were
seated on the side. To me it appeared
not so much as though the ship had
gone down as that the sea had risen.
Naturally, we went down with her, and
at that moment I remembered all the
stories I had heard of people in such
plights having been sucked down never
to rise again.
Struggles of Dying Horrible.
"After little space | was conscious
that l was coming to the surface. Of
course had been treading water Wig
orously all the time and soon felt the
welcome air blowing on my face. AS
I rose to the surface it was horrible
to feel the countless arms and legs of
people wildly struggling. 1t seemed
almost impossible for me to win
through, but it was, however, accom-
plished at last, and soon was SWIM
ming in the direction of the nearest
boat
"On the way there several men
clutched at me, fortunately without
dragging me down. One big man
seized my life preserver and I begged
him not to struggle, as we might both
be saved. A few yards away was a
piece of timber only about five feet
long by three inches square, but when
reached it it helped US greatly. We
swan toward the boat we saw, hear
ing on every side the fearful cries for
help. l did not see woman alive in
the water, though little later I saw
many floating about dead.
Just as we reached the boat n
pulled strongly away from us; it was
full and there was no help for it. For
a moment despair seized me, only to
be followed by the determination to
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-06-12
ECONOMICAL GOWN
FOR SMALL DANCE
How Business Girls Can
Make Dainty Frock at
But Little Cost.

Ur d love to go, but l haven't a
thing to wear, and 1 simply can't
afford new frock."
How many, many times the girl
who earns her own living has to give
that answer to some allurlng invita-
ton to a small dinner or dance?
For she cannot afford to pay dress
makers bills, and party frocks al
ready made are rather expensive.
Now, however, it has become sim
pie thing to evolve a dainty gown
within a few hours at about 81 or So,
or even less.
On sale in all the department stores
there are we'll cut princess slips of
soft silk as low as S4; they come in
all colors and becoming shade Is
not difficult to choose.
Then there are net waist patterns
embroidered in beads for $1.S5, which
may be cut off short to make an en-
pire waist, and need only bit of
ribbon to bind the rounded neck and
sleeves.
Two yards of the wide dress net
will make tunic skirt to gather
onto the waist, and sash-like girdle
with fiat obj bow and ends in the
back will complete costume that will
prove both effective and becoming,
and which has so little sewing that
even the busiest girl can find time to
stitch it together.
1t is wiser to chose pretty color
for the slip and make the tunic of
black ).s this is more serviceable,
and is really smarter at the present
time. to say nothing of the fact that it
makes black shoes and stockings ap-
propriate, and slippers and stockings
are big item, you know, If you have
to buy light colored ones.
The same silk princess slip will
answer for under one or two dresses
OF this style, and can, of course, he
had for less than 81 if you have time
to cut and make one, but great care
must be exercised in the fitting.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-06-12
wleelNs BROTHERS, HUNTERS.
Killed Two Bears, Two Deers and a
Panther This Season.


Bill and Dick Virgins have been
taking annual hunts together for sew
enty-five years. They are brothers.
Bill is SO and Dick is 81. They have
made their home in Knux for many
years.
They returned few days ago from
their annual hunting trip to the Big
Thicket, bringing back with them two
fat bears, two deer and panther. De-
spite their age they are still as spry
as the average man of middle age.
Their hair is just beginning to turn
gray and neither of them ever wore
glasses.
Bill Virgins killed the smaller
bear. They killed two deer apiece,
using up two of the animals in camp
and bringing back the other two with
them. They do their own cooking in
camp and get the keenest enjoyment
out Of their outdoor experience. They
are also great fishermen, and during
the summer season spend much of
their time along the streams of this
region angling for bass and other fish.