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New-York tribune., 1914-11-29

u the cruiser Emden had closed her
V " daring and romantic career at last, 1t
seemed that the feetest and wariest
and most successful of all Germany commerce
destroyers had come TO a rather inglorious end.
To be caught and simply shot up by a ship OF
superior metal like the Sydney seemed a rather
tame ending to a cruise which had been one hair
breadth escape after another But readers Of the
story lost the one dramatic factor of the sudden
retribution which meted out TO the Emden II
they missed the name of the tiny island in the
southern seas whence the brief story OF the sgd
rcy's victory was cabled forth to the world. II
was Cocos keeling, the principal islet of little
srchipelagO almost alone in that vast stretch OF
ocean between the coast of Western Australia and
the eastern portion of India The only other
island iu that huge expanse of water, where 1t
seems as if the mother Of islands, so prolific IN
that perfect jungle Of fantastic seagrt shores
throughout the East Indies had become suddenly
barren and sick Of the whole island business, is
Christmas Island where other person than
Robinson Crusoe was marooned from all his kind
for every child knows how many years The Cocos
group is 500 or so miles further isolated in the
same endless ocean, not even marked on the aver
age landsman's maps, without news, without in
tcrcst in The worlds doings, and so little cared
about by that same world that practically every
newspaper has cheerfully printed the story of the
destruction of the Emden as happening at Cocos
Island 5000 miles away north of the Andaman
Islands, in the Bay Of Bengal.
4 NETWORK or CABLES FISHES Up AT
COCOS ISLAND.
The Emden, of course, was on business bent,
She went to Cocos to destroy the network of stra-
tegic cables which are there fshed up out Of the
limitless seas between the great continents, and
ink Perth, in farawsy Australia, with Msuritius
and Africa, with Batavia and the East Indies, and
with Singapore and Asia, besides other cross-con-
nections represented in London as long red lines,
absolutely vital 10 the conference of the British
Empire.
But in Cocos itself worries about these
cables and their imperial import, a corporal's
guard of employees of the Eastern Extension Tele-
graph Company. Ships call there five or six times
a year. bringing news of the troubled life Of the
world outside, and that is enough, for the little
group of white men and the strange race Of ma
tves they have blended and fostered there enjoy
As nearly it is given TO any Of us the blessings
Of q true Utopia. 1t is certainly state Of mortal
government which owes little TO the theories
which trouble the world to-day, for the rulers of
Cccos are absolute. They are dynasty bearing
the name of Clunes-Ross and Ross ", the young
man in his thrties who rules to-day. three-quar-
atcrs Malay Mahometan and dominant quarter
Scotch Calvinist with a dash Of Darwinism, may
be said 20 d. without question the most unusual
and uuprosaic heir 20 fortune toward whom you
could steer a ship anywhere in this eccentric and
whimsical old world
New-York tribune., 1914-11-29

put all the passengers and crew of in the small
boats the chief engineer and / would stand by the
shin. get full steam on and ram ahead, trying to
bic the German amidships While we might not
sink her. we would do considerable damage, and
the Royal Prince would take her valuable cargo
under with her The cargo is well insured, and
the engineer and would chance getting away in
q small boat"
on September 10 we came in sight of land with
Singapore not far ahead. The news we had hoped
to CLEAN on passing Singapore did not materalize
Several times we endeavored to get into COM
municatio1 with ships.
so NEWS FROM THE MANDALAY, WHICH
SAILS BY.
The Nandalay passed within easy hailng dis
lance We ran up our signal, whats the latest
war news?" But there was no one the bridge
TO answer and when the man at the wheel finally
aroused jhe skipper who came running up rub
bing his eyes. we only got foolish return signal,
"What DO you want?" Our signal plainly
flying so he either could not or would not read
it.. and soon we were out Of range. Much shipping
we passed, but all ignored our signals. We car
ried no wireless, and perhaps it as well, or
we might have shared the fate Of the Gaicis,
whose wireless to a British cruiser for news be-
trayed her position to the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse.
On September 12 we had our first real taste Of
war Shortly before noon noted smoke off on
the horizon, but as Wolff" had been cried before
we took only casual interest. Soon violent
argument on the bridge aroused US, and we were
all up and doing. II was the third officers watch,
and we could hear him in heated discourse with
New-York tribune., 1914-11-29
Story of One Who Dared
Fate in EagerneSS to
Get Back to
America.
America.
By EDNA RovELL SCBLEY

" ARLY in August We, m Manila, had forced
IL upon us the tremendous seriousness oil
the European conflict, Gables were
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New-York tribune., 1914-11-29

than might have been expected. These two men, so
different i'm every respect drifted so far into part
uership. indeed, that they decided at length to
settle on some land absolutely their own and build
up an island kingdom, which in those days was the
dream Of every seafarer. Both in their voyages
had seen Cocos, this string Of coral pearls on
sea that was always blue, this little group OF
islands which had an even temperature Of sunny
moderation practically the year round That was
Harc's vision Ross saw the untapped trading
wealth in palm oil that was TO build up fortune
IN after years for him and his. Ross, too, had
married and looking for home Like every
thing else in his life, there divine accident
in his love making. IL through his future
wifes cellar that he dived one night in London
with the press gang at his heels and when Eliza
beth Dymoke had nursed him through the illness
caused by a trple-fractured leg he brought her
out to Cocos as the one spot in all his cruises
be thought fitting to give her as home.
THE LADIES OF THE PRIMROSE PATH Be
COME INVOLVED.
Thus it was that Cocos was settled jointly by
Hare and Ross and its history begun early in
December 1925. Ross dreamed of making the
archipelago a great storehouse Of tropical prod
ucts at which homebound merchantmen could al
ways get an immediate cargo; but Hare soon
showed that he was not out for serious business,
and with his fiddle faddle" of ladies of dallancc
as a bait undertook 10 win over the other white
men on the island, most of them members of the
crew Of their little fleet, in rival faction. After
months of intrigue during which Ross built up
a sound and reliable trade with the outside world
and forged the rudiments of government, the
great majority of the l55 natives and the thirty
white men swung to the side OF industry as op-
posed to the short-sighted sinnings Of the de-
,ectable Hare. And dark night Hare and the
few women and chattel slaves who still clung TO
him were quietly shipped off the island, and thus
disappear from history.
It was not long after this event that the island
kingdom of Cocos, now formally claimed by right
of conquest by Ross l. was visited by Charles
Darwin in the world-famous Beagle Darwin for
mulated his celebrated theory on the subsistence
of coral formations largely on the basis Of what
he saw at Cocos. He has also left vivid descrip-
tions of the amazing native races that were aris-
ing from the blending of Hare's harem and the
tive sailors Of every imaginable Eastern country
who had made up the original ships crew. Dar-
win saw. too, and inspired Ross with his ntey.st
in the amazing collection Of animals ana insects
which had swan, hoated or stolen rides on ships
to what was at first only collection Of slowly
accumulating rocks. Rats, birds of all kinds,
centipedes, tomcats, cockroaches, had all miracu-
lously appeared, and the colonists saw with awe
q parasite appear as from the very air exactly
suited for preyins every new vegetable or tree
they planted
Ross I regned for twenty-seven years, the
time crowded with adventures it is impossible
o-en to suggest here. lie put down upward Of a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
WOULD HAVE OGDEN
OWN LIGHT PLANT
Chamber of Commerce and
Real Estate Association Ac-
lively Work for Change.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, Jan. 21-Thc campaign inau-
surated by the Chamber OF Commerce and
the Ogden Real Estate Dealers assocla-
ton for a municipal electric plant or dis
tributing system Will he renewed with
Nigor tomorrow when committees of both
organizations purpose to wait upon the
city commissioners with request for ac-
ton in the proposed plan. According to
the declarations Of the committeeman to-
night, they will go before the city board
with facts tending to show that Og0 en-
citizens are getting decidedly the worst
of the bargain from privately owned cleo
trlc service companies.
The Chamber of Commerce originally
had committee to Investigate this con-
dition and Il is composed of Hyrum Bel
map. o: A. Parmey and o. a. Kennedy
Since that committee was appointed the
real estate dealers selected committee
from their membership composed OF SEN
dtor George j. Kelly, ]. ]. Brummitt and
S, $. Smith. The two committees will
work In conjunction in renewing their
ca mpaign for municipal activities in the
electric service line.
Members of the organizations contend
That Ogden has two compan MES the Utah
Light & Railway company and the Utah
Fower & Light company. yet there seems
to be little competition and no differ
ence in the price OF electricity. II cents
per kilowatt for residence lighting. This.
according TO J. j. Brummitt, Is nothing
short Of outrageous in View OF the prices
charged IN many other cities OF the coun-
try.
The committee contends that IL has dis
covered that at Pasadena, Cal. where
electricity is generated by the use OF coal
al municipal plant. the cost 10 the con-
sumer is about cents per kilowatt. This
price In spite Of the fact that the coal
there costs fully twice what II costs in
Ogden. At Kansas City the price is
cents. San Francisco 81 to cents: Seat
tie cents while at Brigham city it is 10
cents per light per month and they do not
take the trouble to turn of the current
In the daytime. according to Mr. Brum-
mitt.
No definite plan las been outlined by
the committee for the proposed municipal
service here. Senator Kelly favors city
distributing system, but the purchase OF
the current from private corporations. He
contends that electricity which can be
bought for about SO per horsepower nets
the privately owned companies about $50
per horsepower. Others Of the committees
favor both a municipal plant and distrib-
utng system.
The two organizations active in the
present campaign take credit for the pur-
chase of the water works department by
the city, which melted the city profit
of SI3, 900 In 1913. and the consolidation
OF the telephone system in Ogden
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
HAS HIGH PRAISE
FOR PARCEL POST
Railway Mail Clerks Warmly
Commend Work of Post
master General.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
OGDEN, Jan. Expressions OF en-
tire satisfaction for the present admins
tration of postal depa rtment affairs un-
der Postmaster General Albert c.. Burle-
son and the absolute absence of grlev-
ances marked the annual meeting OF the
Ogden railway mail clerks held in this
city last night. Herbert H. Snyder was
elected president OF the local orgeriza-
ton for the coming year. The other Of
flcers are: II s Lubfn, vice president
Frank w, Joesten, secretary, and Hugh
M. Armel. treasurer.
The following is, in part, sta tement
indorsed at the meeting.
The rapidly growing parcel post de-
partment, which is saving the people
millions Of dollars annually and at
the same time producing a handsome
revenue TO the government, While
breaking up an intolerable express
monopoly, has called FOR an Increase
OF 1900 postal clerks and Ogden, like
other important terminals, will re-
ceive It's full share OF the new APP
portionment.
This brings the railway mall service
force up to nearly 2l.000 men. This
increase in the operat ting department
is the most liberal allowance that has
been made In twenty years or more
and Will do much TO improve the rail-
way mail service In every part OF the
United States.
Postmaster General Albert G. Bur-
Lesson. who ordered this new increase
on recommends ton OF General super
intendent o. II. Stephens, formerly
superintendent of this division. Is GER
tainly proving to be an efficient as
well as humane postmaster general
and Is ra pidly winning back the good
will and loyalty Of the men OF all de-
partments of the postal service which
suffered a serious setback under the
preceding administration.
The railway mall clerks contend
that this returning feeling OF good
will toward the head of the depart
ment was especially shown during
the recent Christmas crisis when all
departments were threatened TO be
swamped. The day was saved by the
harmonious and satisfa ctory rela tlons
between the members OF the associa-
ton and the postal department.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
EX-TEACHER FIGHTS
HALLIDAY SESSION
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, Jan, 21.-Decla ring that Su-
pertntendent Joan NJ Mills has sought
self-credit for his halliday school sessions
plan and that Principal Henry Peterson
of the Ogden high school would be doing
a greater service with a little less Wall
raven or Worthington. Mrs. c. +. Ganske.
a former teacher in the public schools,
has arraigned the school authorities for
their proposed innovation. Mrs. Ganske
makes her stand known in the form OF a
public letter
With regard to Superintendent Mills.
the former teacher contends that she had
waited patiently for 'tthe details" OF his
plan and that he has not set made them
public, also that he has failed to answer
questions because he has not worked out
certain details. This. according to Mrs
Ganske. puts the educator in bad light
In view OF the fact that he has had the
plan in mind since 1904.
Mrs. Ganske Is bitter In her denunca
ton of Principal Peterson for his alleged
failure TO enforce discipline at the high
school.
The reference TO Principal Peterson with
regard 10 the Wallraven case is prompted
TO Mrs. Ganske for the educa tors interest
In the strange psychological case OF the
man OF lost memory.
Neither superintendent Mills nor Prin-
cipal Peterson would discuss Mrs.
Ganske's charges when asked tonight for
their statements. Both said they had read
the public letter. but preferred to discuss
the subject at some later time
II expect to put the whole proposition
before the public later on. was the only
statement which Superintendent Mills
would make tonight. Principal Peterson
said he had read the letter and expected
to answer some of the principal points
made by Mrs. Ganske but he would not
do so at this time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
OGDEN IS To HAVE
NEW FIRE FIGHTER
Purchase of Combination
Pump, Chemical and Hose
Motor Car Authorized.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN. Jan 2L-At a cost OF nearly
10000 the Ogden fire department Is TO
be further motorized by the addition OF A
combination pump chemical and hose
motor car. This equipment was recon-
mended By Fire Chief A. B. Garfield in
his recent annual report and on the rec
onmendst ton OF Commissioner 7. S.
Browning, superintendent OF public sa (e-
", lhe city board at the meeting today
authorized the purchase
Ihe new motor will cost $4,000 but a
credit OF about 500 will be allowed the
city for the old steamer which has been
In use Tor the past many years The
motor pump which the city proposes to
ADD To the fire department equipment is
OF the same design and capacity used
IN the departments OF the largest cities
III VIII be built by the American La
FRANCE Fire Engine company of Elmira
n. Y. and VIII have a capacity similar
TO that OF the engine purchased BY Lo-
gan last year.
The water throwing pump, which is 10
Gated in the body of the vehicle under
The drivers seat. is operated by the six
cylinder gas engine which also drives
the car, When the Logan motor engine
was demonstrated in this city last sum
ner the pump forced water from the top
OF the Reed hotel building across Wash
lhSton avenue nearly TO the city building
in Central park. The new engine VIII be
added TO the equipment at the central
station.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
Class Legislation.

''The ordinance here is unfair" he said.
ct provides that YOU cannot employ any
man as an engineer or fireman who has
no license. l understand that there are
only about eighty engineers in the city
who could meet the requirements OF the
ordinance and obtain license. There are
at least $50 fats and apartment houses
that would have TO have their individual
engineers II this be true. The ordinance
also says that an engineer cannot leave
his plant more than thirty minutes at a
time in cases where % pounds of stea m
is carried and not longer than ten min
utes where more than 90 pounds Is car
ried, This would mean that three men
would have 10 be employed on one plant.
Then. too rules OF the union won't let
an engineer SHOVEL coal, and firema n
would have to he engaged as we'll IL
simply imposes conditions that cannot
possibly be met We might as well give
our apartment houses away IL the ordi-
nance is passed
George Smith a Fat owner, spoke along
similar lines. He said that the owner or
six or eight apartment fat would .lave
TO spend all his profits to meet the re-
quirements OF such ordinance.
Sol Sickle. a fiat owner. declared that
his six apartment flat returns him $3.50 q
month gross, and that the expense Is
q bout s75 "A month now, This would be
increased TO at least SIZE # the ordinance
were passed and enforced, he said, leav-
ing him profit Of 50 month on his
buildlug
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
DEMAND THE HEAD OF
ADJUTANT GENERAL
Committee of Colorado State
Federation of Labor Reports
TO the Governor.

DENVER, Jan. @l.-Govcrnor F..
NJ Ammons said tonight that be would
make a thorough examination of all
documents filed with him today by the
committee appointed by the Colorado
State Federation Of Labor to investi-
gate conditions IN the coal strike dis
trict.
''I have read the report OF the com
mittee, but not all the statements upon
which il is based. said the governor
g After going over everything thorough
~, if | decide that any of the charges
made by the committee arc serious.
| shall investigate them thoroughly for
myself, hearing both sides before de-
ciding upon any course OF action.
The committee, which was named by
the labor federation at the suggestion
of the governor, after the recent dem
onstration in Denver, when several
hundred labor delegates marched 20
the statehouse to present grievances 10
the chief executive, handed its report
to the governor today. In the report
serious charges OF misconduct are nade
against the militia. The committee de-
mands the retirement OF Adjutant Cen
eral Chase.
Other recommendations were:
The discharge from the militia Of
all mine guards and private detec.
tives'
The issuance of orders under which
the militia shall ''prevent workmen be-
ing taken to the mines when these
workmeD have 'been brought into the
state in violation OF the law Of l91l.'
That the law be changed rs soon as
possible so that members of the militia
shall not elect company officers.
The report is signed by John r. Law
son, chairman; Eli VI. Gross. James
II. Brewster, Frank # Miner and James
kirwan.
The recommendations are prefaced
with lengthy statement Of conditions
as viewed by the investigators, and
attached as supplementary matter are
$50 pages of typewritten statements Of
witnesses.
''The committee began It's investiga-
tion December %. 1913. and examined
163 witnesses, 'about oue-third OF whom
are not connected with the strike, nor
are they members OF the union,'' said
the report.
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of public safety Members OF the board
shall be residents of the city, each hav
Ing had at least five years experience
as engineers In charge Of plants Of not
less than 100 horsepower. and TWO OF
the members shall be actively engaged as
stationary engineers during their in
cunbency on the board These members
shall receive 5000 "A year and shall hold
office for the same Term as all other
apDointlve officers Of the city
II shall be the duty Of this board TO
examine all applicants for license TO act
as engineers and firemcn OF steam plants.
To meet the qualifications and obtain
license, an applicant must be machin-
ist- engineer or fireman. and must have
had at least one year OF actual expert
ence In the management Of steam en-
glncs and boilers. He must show TO the
satisfaction OF the board that he is 4 ctI-
zen OF the United States or intends 70
become one that he Is temperate In
bits and Of good. reliable character.
Licenses Issued shall continue in force
one year and can be renewed. They can
be revoked on FIVE days notice and
after a due hearing has been given the
holder, for violation OF any terms OF the
ordinance. The reason FOR which IL
cense can be revoked include intoxica-
ton. Incompetence. neglect OF duty or
viola ,lon OF the ordinance,
When the boiler Of any plant is set 10
carry twenty-five pounds or less prcs-
sure. IL shall be unlawful for thu cngl
neer In charge to he absent from the
plant longer than thirty minutes. For
plants carrying more than twenty-five
pounds the time limit for absence Is ten
minutes. No engineer shall operate more
than ono plant at the same limo without
special authority from the board Of ex
aminers.
Engineers can be suspended for allow
ing the water In their boilers 10 become,
IN the Judgment Of tho board. too low
for safety, or for allowing an excessive
steam pressure 20 prevail.
II Is unla wful for any person To en-
gage any but licensed fireman epgi-
neer 10 operatc steam plant. provided.
however that this provision shall not ap-
ply 20 locomotives, private residences and
apart mnnt houses OF less than fyc nats.
For violation or the ordinance "A flne OF
not more than $50 or thirty DAYS in isil
may be imposed on engineers flremcn or
others attempting 10 operate steam
plants. Any owner. agent or lessee vIo-
iatinG the ordinance viii be subject 10
a. nne Of not more than s2o2 or six months
In Jail.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-22
Settle Widows Claims,
Special 10 Tho Tribune.

OGDEN, Jan. 21.-Actine on petitions
presented by ,Cordelia Fretwell, ad-
mnistratTix OF the estate of Morris Fret
well. and Lucinda E. Thompson. admin
jstratriX OF the estate Of Sidney Thomp
son, Judge ], A. Howell authorized them
TO accept $4,000 each in settlement Of all
Southern Pacific company. The widows
are sisters, daughters Of Joseph Fife OF
Riverdale, and their husbands while
working as signal maintalncrs. were in
stantly killed by coming In contact with
high tension wires. Mr.. Fretwell was
electrocuted In this city on July 81. 1913.
and Mr. Thompson met the same fate
at Groome, BoXelder county, on August
T. 1913