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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
Burton W. Gibson Sentenced.

Burton w. Gibson. "A lawyer, twice tried
for the murder of Mrs. Rosa Menschik
Szabo, who was convicted of grand lar
ceny in General Sessions two weeks ago,
was sentenced to Sing Sing prison by
Judge Swami yesterday for an indeter-
inmate term of not less than five nor more
than ten years and in addition thereto
fined $500. II he does not pay the fine
he must serve five years more.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
photographer Robbed.

sutton, the photographed of the Wash
INgton Post. arrived dt Vera Cruz to-
day He was imprisoned at Mexico city
and Cordoba for five days and his re-
tease was obtained by Sir Lionel Car
d'n, the British Minister sutton was
robbed by his captors and was threat
'lrd, but not roughly handled. His
c"H" VIII not assume International I'M
portancc because lac failed to appreciate
Tie situation. He made his journey
with no more credentials than police
card, not even n passport. He was re-
leased upon his express promise to leave
Inc country.
Admiral Badger has issued an order
to his huejackets which is much COM
nended, II says:
The commander in chief urges all
men 10 correspond regularly with their
parents and relatives. Recent opera
tons IN Vera Cruz have greatly in
creased the interest and anxiety felt by
those at home in the welfare of those at
the front and each one should strive to
Keep his loved ones informed of his con-
diuon and his experiences"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16

SIIAMoKIS. Pa, May 15.--An explosion
of gas in the Susquehanna Coal Companys
Richards colliery to-day killed Benjamin
Andrew, mortally injured Joseph Rosco
and Peter Gorcheskie and badly burned
four other men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
Real Estate Man q Suicide.

Sheldon b. Shaw. "A real estate operator
OF lao Broadway, died at his home In
:hc Baldwin apartment house at Is West
Ninety-s!xth street yesterday after shoot
ing himself In the temple. His wife said
that he had undergone nervous break
down several months ago
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
New Liner CaIsarian Reaches Que
bec.

The lew Allan Line steamship CAL
Ear,an with 1000 passengers, arrived
yesterday at Quebec, completing her
.maid,n "Trip in riA days and eleven hours.
S1e was delayed five hours by fog. She
!" a quadruple turbine. 600 feet long and
one 81 the fastest liners IN the Liverpool
canadian service.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16
What He Would Do.

Who is that hatchet-faced woman
over there who seems to think it is
necessary for her to do all the talk
ing"
Don't you know herr"
mo, never saw her before. II
she's married I'm sorry for the poor
devil who is her husband. l can't
imagine anything more terrible than
being tied up to woman like that for
life. Heavens. hear her go It'll Her
voice is like a rasp. I should think
her throat would be all worn out. Do
you know what I'd do II were mar
ried to such a woman?"
"No. For heavens sake tell me-"
ooh. l beg your pardon; old man. l
didn't mean any ofrense. II apollo.
gize."
That's all right. You gave me to
understand a moment ago that there
was something you would do if you
were married to such a woman. What
In it?"
"Pd hasten to let my friends know II
when took her out anywhere SO they
wouldn't be in any danger OF making
the kind of break I've just made"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16
School Children Need
Much Fresh Air
By WALTER w. ROACH. A. M. M. D.
Ph1adalphia

dn the value of fresh living sleeping
better prevent disease than to treat after acquired?
As parents realize and the value of fresh air there
growing demand for the teaching children open school
rooms 1t logical of reasoning easily understood that since
fresh has been found boon nvads and cy children quite
as important supply abundance of to well children in order that
they may retain their health and develop normally
Almost reflection will impressed with the utty
expecting maximum when children housed in oeheated
rooms with little moisture compelled sit in uncomfortable posi-
tons and perform great tasks Such children passing dismissal into
the COOL moist atmosphere outside the building have the respiratory
membrane suddenly chilled Not with children taught
with open windows breathing mixture of air moisture the
perature and quality of the outside atmosphere.
The influence of cold
biological demand excite circulation In accord with this requirement
exercises of short duration should be given frequent
lesson periods but violent enough pepaon Such
cses ample floor and this secured without obstruction by
the Of movable DESKS which the children themselves easily
to the sides of the classroom and back after the drill without noise
confusion
It found in Philadelphia the Bach school year
dren taught all through the with open
did better work and regular attendance because free from
sickness than other children of the regularly warmedar rooms they
gained in weight the average than pounds
months. Careful records were kept
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16
The Mobile Red Man.

1.-THE Boy with the United States
Indians by Francis Rolt-Wheeler, is
a book that tells all about the Indian
as he really was and is The Bureau
Of Ethnology and the Office of Indian
Affairs have joined hands to give the.
author unique opportunity of pre-
senting a picture of all the strange,
wild, and highly varied peoples known
collectively as the North American
Indian. The work is authoritative,
every incident related has been care
fully authenticated, and every descrip-
tion of tribal customs has been ap-
proved by the best living authority on
that tribe The world of the Indian
his life, his habits, his feelings-is
depicted within the covers of this
book. Published by Lothrop, Lee &
Shepard Co., Boston.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16

one OF them falling now. Here. you.
don't get in my way; / want to see.
too
Was your meet q successT says q,
man to q promoter Of the day.
Seven smash-ups.' was the answer.
We turned them away
Sport? Why, lads, after q success
full flying meet the field hospitals putt
out the Standing Room Only sign,
Those we're the happy days-for for
lists and doctors.
You may ask why the promoters
ever were able to find men willing to,
indulge in the sport Of flying in those
days before Durang overthrow the law
Of gravitation and made air-sailing
safer than the crude, dangerous travel
on land or water. Well, lads, can
best explain that by a little incident
in my own experience. had young
friend who became an aviator. He
was bright young lad, and everybody
said he had a brilliant career before
him. BY brilliant career in those days
people meant to have reporters siti
ting on your doorstep waiting for you
to get up In the morning, and hiding
in the bathroom when you went to
bed at night. II this happened to you
everybody said you were famous, and
wives asked their husbands why they
couldn't go and do likewise. This
young friend of mine-Jim, by name
saw that the quickest and surest way
to become famous was to go up in the
air. He did. He went higher and
faster than anybody had gone before.
and the papers printed his pictures all
over the front page; and he came
down farther and harder than any
man was meant to do and live to tell
the tale.
Have you any last words to say,
Jim?' said, bending over his hospital
cot.
Then Jim showed himself true
hero of that age, and his words ex,
planned why men risked their neck in
the sport Of aviation: Don't mind
me, says Jim; but see that the Sun
day papers get a picture of the
wrecked machine"
did all the inventors take chances
by flying their own machines?" asked
one of the audience.
mo-" replied Captain MacManus
THE Wright brothers didn't; they
knew too much about the game"
Didn't you ever make any flights
yourself, captain" asked someone.
Captain MacManus shook his head
and winked
ooh, no." said he. That's why I'm
still here"
Copyright. by w. G. Chapman.)
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16
Fire Drills are
Of Great Value
BY JONATHAN GERRY, Chicago

likely to themselves Thus alarm of fire often breeds panic
resulting Of deaths factory crowd goes
compotey and temporarily insane under such conditions
This curious working of the human mind emphasize
value of wonduced fire drills against panic
An illustration Of given the other day when weveory building
in downtown Chicago devoted to the manufacture of clothing
lied of its 1900 workers in less than fifteen minutes
false alarm of fire had been sounded There nothing
bling panic the orderly which they left building This
the remarkable because large number them foreigners
yield excitement under such circumstances
injured due to the fact that their training what do and
what not to 30 when the FIRE sounds inclination
stampedng.
Somewhat similar training being extended that the pub
lie at least which frequnts heaters warnings
and otherwise people being taught prepare their
against panic by locating the remembering bolt
IF an alarm sounded
The New York fire commissioner requiring theater
employees to possible pan and suggested
be subjected to similar drills
All reasonable precautions that train the
and GOODNESS emergencies ought be encouraged everywhere
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16
What War Did They Mean7

Not many years ago two men were
working on the highway in small
town in Maine. AS they worked they
discussed various people and affairs
Of national Importance. One morning
one of them referred to the secretary
Of war, and the other asked:
Joe, who is the present secretary
of war;"
why, 1 don't believe know his
name" replied Joe, but here comes
old Uncle David BLACKWELL ask
him.
AS the old man drove up the labor
ers called out. Uncle David, can you
tell us who the secretary of war is?''
Uncle David thought deeply for
some moments. well, / ought ter
know, but, bless me, l can't seem ter
remember just now" And he drove
on, thinking deeply. Soon the two
men saw Uncle David coming back,
and when he came within hailing dis
lance he called out:
Say, you fellers, what war did yer
mean, anyway"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16

OF the world, ON which tiny electric
bulbs Of many colors moved in accord
ance with the movements of the lines
crafts. you see, in those days people
were still curious. You don't under
stand what that means. Since Du-
rang overcame gravitation, and we've
been able to go everywhere in less
than no time, we've lost the instinct
of curiosity. We've seen 1t all. In
1912 the human race was badly af-
ficted. People wanted to see every
thing they never had seen before. For
one thing they wanted to see how far
a man could fall without breaking his
neck. That's what made them look
upon aeroplane flying as q sport.
There was a long time, you see,
when men actually didn't know
whether they could sail the air. They
were afraid Of the air. The earth they
had mastered, and the water. too.
They had no fear Of rolling over the
ground at so miles an hour in trains,
and they weren't afraid to go out on
the water in small boats. But take
them twenty feet up In the air, with
nothing solid under, their feet. and i'm
mediately they began to sigh for home
and mother. It was: Let me down;
this is too far away from the world
was bern on They were terribly
afraid OF the gentle air.
But there was, as I've said. that
instinct Of curiosity to drive them
on. Can we iy?' says one man to an
other No, says the other. Why
notf' says the first. Because we're
not birds. was the answer. Z don't
know says the first; let's try 1t an
see.'
Then they began to try. Ali those
were the days with the romance II
them. Believe me, lads, you see moth
ing like It in these blase days. People
actually could get excited over flying
trip In the year 1912, or thereabouts.
The group grunted skeptically.
What was there TO get excitet
aboutf" asked a young captain.
''The danger Of It." said the captain
"The danger2"
AYE. IT'S hard to believe nova
days, but then there really was dan
ger in the prosaic art Of sailing
through the air. Imagine the circum
stances IL you can. II every time yoa
stepped aboard your boats and starte.
away from earth you didn't knog
+. Whether yol.d land On your feet OF q
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16
Mystery FLAGS"

In the midst OF that wonderful col-
lection of the souvenirs of battle that
has lately been put on permanent ex-
hibition in Trophy hall at the Naval
Academy, in Annapolis, are the ma
tons unknown trophies. Flags that
were captured in now forgotten en-.
gagment are hung IN the cases side By
side with those whose glorious history
Is known.
Two OF these souvenirs of forgotten
battles are British flags. One is a
jack marked Avon" and nothing
more; the other is the ensign Of q
worship, and is marked "Beresford. =
From the condition of both of these
flags it is supposed that they date
back to the war of 1912, but history
gives no record Of ships bearing those
names being sent to American waters
by Great Britain. Another Of the mys-
terry flags is the "814" flag. In great
white figures this number appears on
a field OF blue and the entire flag Is
bordered with red From some en-
gagement In the war with the Moorish
pirates the flag that the officers at
Annapolis came to call the house
flag seems to have come. Yet no
one knows where that battle was
fought or under what circumstances
OF heroic sacrifice the flag was added
to the long list of the trophies OF our
naval victories, The Christian Her
aid.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16

grew warm and air-sailing was looked
upon as a sport.
you may think from this that PEG
pie were blood-thirsty in those days,
but on the contrary they had travelled
far from the days of the old Roman
arena. The Romans turned thumbs
down If the show was dull; but the
people of the age Of 1912 only fought
one another for souvenir pieces of the
aeroplane in which their favorite avi-
ator, as they called them then, had
been killed. Civilization had made
vast strides.
The sport OF it worked this way:
Some fnanciers under the name Of
some club would advertise what they
called an aviation meet. They would
offer money prizes, for this was in the
days when people would do anything
for money. There would be prizes for
the longest flights, the fastest flights,
the highest flights. and SO on and SO
forth. until there was nothing a man
in flying machine could do that
wouldn't bring him a prize, except one
thing-he mustn't come down on his
head; II he did the prize went to some
body else.
After they'd advertised all these
prizes and had got the aviators to
gether, the promoters would hire a
field mile long by half mile wide
and build grand stand around 1t that
would hold a million people, more or
less, Did they pay people to come and
sit for hours watching a few ma
chimes In the air? They did not. The
people paid for the privilege.
1.-THE first day never brought out
the biggest crowds. People didn't
know whether anything worth seeing
would happen. But suppose one OF
the boys took a tumble. Or, better, ii
half q dozen Of them fell. Next dag
the police would have to fight fo1
their lives TO keep the falling-Held
clear. That's what they called the
space where the fiiers landed-some.
| times.
"An the gentle and refined people Oh
the day who had the price would be
out there waiting for things to hap
pen. The lAdie- would be there by
thousands. Il was before they could
vote. and they had to and excitement
some way. 4 hope there aren't any
Of those frightful accidents today ons
lady would say to her friend. so dc
L says the other. oh. looki There's
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16

1t was the year 1862.
Five thousand feet above the heart
of New York city, staunch and serene
at its aerial anchorage. rode the great
pneumatic receiving float Of the Five
Continents & Australia Aerial line. In
the master airigator's room on the
float group Of officers were gathered
around old Capt. Martin MacManus,
master Alligator, retired, the oracle Of
the line.
my word" said a young M. A.,
thumbing the leaves of an old history,
1T must have been queer world in
those days"
What days?" asked Captain Mac
Manus.
The days Of the land and water
era" replied the young man. "Tbe
years just preceding the aerial era.
I've just been reading a reprint Of an
ancient magazine article, The Sport
Of Aerial Navigation, dated 1912"
The group Of airigators laughed as
one man.
Fancy that" said one. Aerial
navigation as a sport!"
Il was there at the time" said Cap
tain MacManus. II remember. Be.
lieve me or not, as you please, but !
can recall the day when all sailing
was looked upon as a sport" The
captain paused and looked out through
the glass wall Of the room at q dirty
Alaska coalcarr1er, drilling her way
along on the 5000 foot level. her crew
staring in bored fashion at the city be
meath them. You're right; 1t was 8
queer world IN those days, and the
queerest part of it was that people
could find enjoyment in cut-and-dried
business like this.
But it was different in those days
you understand, lads" continued the
captain. his eyes on the great belt-maI
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16
STOP BEGGING IN FRANCE
Authorities Have a Scheme Which,
They Think VIII Tend to Allie
Vlate the Evil.
Copyright. by w. G. chapman.)

Every now and again, when we go
round to the Paris Police Prefecture
to see and hear the record of the citys
happenings Of the day, an official re-
marks: You won't want this, gem
tlemen, take it? The usual story.
Dead beggar In the garnet, money in
the mattress" A journalist inquiries:
How much?" The amounts vary
from one hundred pounds to a couple
of thousand, and newspaper interest
in the occurrence dies with that.
But the authorities here have been
working on a scheme for the suppress
sion OF fraudulent begging. There are
far too many beggars in Paris, who
leave considerable sums of money be-
hind them when they die. These peo-
pie have invariably been helped, IL not
entirely supported, by the Assistance
Publique for years, or at all events for
many months lin other words, the tax
payers, theatergoers and racegoers
have been keeping them), the chart
table have placed money in their grimy
hands, and when the police find the
inevitable sum of money hidden in the
mattress or elsewhere in the inevita-
bly, grimy garnet. it is inevitable that
legitimate heirs appear, who prove
their near relationship to the dead
man or woman, and carry off the mon
ey, to the public loss and their own
private gain.
A scheme is now being prepared for
bill which shall allow the Assistance
Publique to recover, for help given,
from the estate of one of these as
sisted persons OF course, IL the bill
pass, and the socialists will doubtless
raise sentimental objection to its pass
ing. because it will be quite simple
and practical bili-of course, II the bill
be made law the beggars viii find
some way round it. There never was,
nor will be, o cleverer beggar In the
world than the successful street beg
gar of Paris. He can give you change
for a gold coin If you need 1t, without
the least self-consciousness or lack of
self-respect, and there are few street
beggars who have quite the impudence
for that.-Paris Letter. London Press.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16

your head, wouldn't you be more inter
ested In your business than you are?
We'll, that was the way it was in
those old. forgotten days Of yore.
Let's try says the adventurous man,
and he went to work and built the
queerest craft you ever heard Of
there are some OF them in the antique
section Of the Aeronautical museum at
Paris now-of cloth and wood, initial
ing the wings of the bird-and up he
goes. And down he comes. I told
him he couldn't do it, said the skep-
tics after they're coming home from
the funeral. It's impossible
But after awhile another man got
to thinking about it. Maybe it can
be done after ALL says he; and then
he goes to work and built another ma
chine. And up he went, and down he
came, and everybody sent flowers and
said: Darn fool 1t was great day
for the florists. They passed resolu.
tons encouraging the progress Of avi-
alton. They loved the game.
We'll, after awhile more people be
gan to try to satisfy their curiosity
about the air, and there was more
business for the florists; but after q
time somebody made a machine that
gave a man about half a chance to
come down right side up after an
ascent All, then was when the world
began to get interested. You see, be
fore then there had been nothing tc
arouse the curiosity in the fact that 9
man was attempting to fly. Everybody
knew what his finish would be. There
was no novelty In watching what could
only end one way; and that was in the
days when the world was young and
crazy for novelty. But with the com
ing Of the first air machine that gave
a man a chance to come back to eartf
otherwise than on his head, then there
was something to feed the curiosity
and then was when the excitement
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16
The Hammer and Hammerinq.

Johnnie rushed into the dining room,
his voice lifted to a long, quavering
wall. He was giving a star exhibition
Of the art of separating himself from
tears and trills.
whats the matter?" asked mother.
Johnnie removed both fists from his
eyes and explained mournfully:
Papa was out on the back porch
mailing down a plank, and he had a
big hammer, an awful big hammer,
Then he missed the nail, and hit his
thumb"
Then what are you crying about?''
asked mother. why didn't you
laugh"
Then Johnnie told the whole story
thus:
II did" Popular Magazine.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16

The sweetest hour OF all know is not the
hour that brings me praise,
Nor that bright hour when mornings
glow makes golden all the winding
ways;
lis that glad hour when, being freed
from Circumstances calling moose,
take my baby up and read the simple
rhymes OF Mother Goose
! know the happiness that springs from
courage which is proudly shown
! know the JOY that profit brings to those
who strive for gain alone,
But sweetest gladness is my need when
he who keeps my purpose good
Enchanted listens while read the rhymes
/ learned in babyhood.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16
Strong Protest Against
Many Modem Things
ByH. w. LEONARD. Milwaukee. Wa.

ques straight last shoe and the shoe OF today anyone The
clothes don't fit The shoulders boxed that you
the collar lifts to the top Of head the button dropped
the belt line and the average locks like ten
yearod boy necies thousand coors pgtop pants
take them of have heels
with rubber lifts and prehense toe to fit a monkey
Another thing the universal the of
in singing, that vulgar defiance of the laws OF harmony
These things significant and all go together hear h
bygoat aectaon everywhere the vaudeville thaer
to the choir of a church.
When people stand in front of and make eros
between billy goats bea yow and yode feel like throwing
book at them. feel lonesome, though.
About the only protest find against this freak dictionary
music The language almost strong mine would dared
write it
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-16
Isn,t II eood2

Isn't It good, oh, fellow man,
To be free from thoughts that are
coarse and mean.
To be doing the best that a brave man
can,
With an eager heart and past that's
clean7
Isn't it good, when the mornings bright.
To have work to do that is worth your
while;
To be free from fear and. to have the
right
To begin your task with hopeful
smile7
Z Isn't it good. when the mornings bright,
To have work to do that Is worth your
while;
To be free from fear and to have the
right
To begin your task with a hopeful
smile?
Isn't 1t good when the sun is low,
That you've done good work and done
1t WeIl2