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The Huttig news., 1915-08-21

ductor, who had gone in after orders.
 We were on the main track--in fact, there was no siding; just big water tank and turntable, old and seldom used. Straight ahead for half a mile was one of the steepest grades in the division Just at the top of the grade branch line turned off for sev. eral miles, leading to the coal mines.
 Some way, in switching the coal cars around up there at the top of the grade that afternoon a big, heavily loaded car suddenly got loose and headed down the grade straight as an arrow for our train.
 Gentlemen, I will confess I turned perfectly weak as I saw that black demon of destruction bearing down upon us, gaining speed at every sec ond!
 q thought of the merry laughing children back in the coaches, of the mothers all-unconscious of the awful danger, and I thought of the fearful and certain result that seemed ineyit- able.
 Faster and faster 1t came, with . roar and a cloud of black dust hover ing about 1t! tried to think of some way to save the train and the helpless women and children, but my brain re- fused to work.
 But, gentlemen, there was a better man than myself at hand. My flagman, a quick, active young fellow named Walker, had taken in the frightful sit uation at a glance. and made a wild dash for the turntable.
 "'Great heavens! Will he be in timer I gasped.
 Now the car was almost upon us, coming like a streak of lightning. swinging and roaring, and the sparks flying from the wheels. Then 1t struck the turntable, on to which the fiagman had turned the switch-and we were saved!
 For the flagman quickly turned the table around and sent the car flying back up the grade!
 Its fact. gentlemen" said Bill re- proachfully, as several of his listeners turned sadly away. 'If you don't be- lieve 1t, you can see the turntable any time, for 1t is still there. I can show you the car, too. on the branch to the coal mines"
The Huttig news., 1915-08-21
Hot Story.

A contributor to the China Herald, telling of experiences during a sum- mer trip into the desert narrates that while he watched a lizard run across a sun-baked open strip of sand, it dis appeared In puff of vapor. The in- tense heat of the sand had turned the moisture of its body into steam. the pressure of which rose so high that the little creature was blown into bits SO minute that no trace of it was afterward to be found In backing up his statement, he quotes an old prospector's allegation that in Death valley, during the heat of the day. water poured from canteen will not reach the ground, being turned into steam as fast as it leaves the mouth of the canteen. Can you beat It?-Engineering and Mining Journal.
The Huttig news., 1915-08-21
THE VITAL PROBLEM OF AGRICULTURE
By Peter Radford.

There is no escaping the market problem and the highest development of agriculture will not be attained is as necessary for the producer as land on which to grow his crop.
 Governmental and educational insti- tutions have spent $180,000,000 in the United States during the past ten years for improving soil production and improving seeds and plants, but very little attention and less money has been given to the marketing side of agriculture.
 The problem is a monumental one and one which will never be solved until 1t gets within the grasp of 8 gigantic organization where master minds can concentrate the combined experience and wisdom of the age upon it. It is a problem which the farmers, merchants. bankers, editors and statesmen must unite in solving.
 The Farmers Union stands for all there is in farming from the most scientific methods of seed selection to the most systematic and profitable plans of marketing, but does not be- lieve in promoting one to the neglect of the other. We consider the work of farm demonstrators valuable and we ask that governmental and com mercial agencies seeking to help us. continue to give us their assistance and advice, but we believe that their influence should be extended to the marketing side of our farm problems also.
 We cannot hope to develop manu- featuring by over-production of the factory; we cannot build up mercan- tile enterprises by the merchants load ing their shelves with surplus goods and no more can we develop agricul- ture by glutting the market with surplus of products.
The Huttig news., 1915-08-21


 ct agent Morristown was the other terminus, 89 miles from Bristol. so the name Knoxville & Bristol" was more significant of the hopes and aspira- tions of the little road than of its achievements.
 The inhabitants along the thinly set. tied mountain slopes had three never failing. sources of income-chickens. tan-bark and summer boarders.
 The K & B. flier headed out of Cory ton each morning. and for several years, in the capacity of postal clerk, l shared it's many and varied vicissi- tudes, It's joys and sorrows, failures and triumphs, wash-outs, wrecks and occasionally the thrill of arriving some where on schedule time.
 The engineer was big, raw-boned. good-natured individual named Bill Al len. It is Bills story. not my own. that l am about to tell.
 It was late one summer evening, as we were winding our way down the little valley and got laid out for sev- eral hours while section gang ahead repaired burned trestle, that old Bill sat by the side of his engine and to an attentive audience composed of the train crew and several of the passen- gers who had walked up ahead from the coach told the following story:
 There is something about this aft ernoon that makes me think of 8 day of long ago. a day that shall never be able to efface from my memory It happened a number of years ago, when was pulling a passenger train over in the Birmingham district.
 ''On the day I speak of we had on 8 couple of extra coaches-Sunday school picnic or something of the sort; anyway, the entire train was crowded full of women and children.
 Every time we made stop could hear the shouts and the merry laughter of those children up to the engine.
 We had pulled into little station, and I sat there in the cab watching the children and waiting for the con-
The Huttig news., 1915-08-21
Women and Sheep.

Why don't more women raise sheep? In two years my flock has netted me 341 per cent My only loss by death has been two lambs. The yearlings now have gave 14 pounds of woo! dur ing last May They are good grade Lincolns and Shropshires. I bought nine of each, and raised one sheep which was a cross. Fifteen sheep cost about as much as nine cows. The cows would yield larger income than the sheep, but would require more care. My flock needs 12 acres of pas ture in summer The winter feed is stover. cannot understand why more farm women do not become shepherd esses.-Farm and Preside.
The Huttig news., 1915-08-21
FREE PORTS ! ]
 BUILDERS IF
 / COMMERCE 
CONGRESS SHOULD GIVE THEM PREFERENCE IN APPRO-
 PRiATIONS.
By Peter Radford.

This nation is now entering upon an era of marine development. The wreckage of European commerce has drifted to our shores and the world war is making unprecedented de- mands for the products of farm and factory In transportation facilities on land we lead the world but our port facilities are inadequate, and our flag is seldom seen in foreign ports. If our government would only divert the energy we have displayed in conquer ing the railroads to mastering the commerce of the sea, foreign bot tom would be unknown on the oceans highways.
 This article will be confined to q discussion of our ports for the pro- ducts of the farm must pass over our wharfs before reaching the water. We have in this nation 51 ports. of which 41 are on the Atlantic and 10 are on the Pacific Coast. The Sixty-second Congress appropriated over $51.000.. 900 for improving our Rivers and Harbors and private enterprise levies & toll of approximately $5O,0OO,O0O annually in wharfage and charges for which no tangible service is rendered The latter item should be lifted of the backs of the farmer of this na- tion and this can be done by Congress directing it's appropriations to ports that are free where vessels can tie up to wharf and discharge her cargo free of any fee or charge.
 A free port Is progress. It takes out the unnecessary link in the chain of transactions In commerce which has for centuries laid heavy hand upon commerce. No movement is so heavily laden with results or will more widely and equally distribute it's benefits as that of a free port and none can be more easily and ef- fectively secured.
The Huttig news., 1915-08-21
LODGE DIRECTORY.

ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A. M.meets every second and fourth Satur- day evenings at z:5o o'clock. Visiting Masons always welcome.
 G. T. Thompson, w. M. c. A. Berry, Sec'y.
 HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R. A. M.-meets every first and third Thurs day evening at Masonic hail. Visiting companions welcome.
 L. F. Magee, H. P. R. w. Beede, Secy.
 HUTTIG CHAPTER No 52o, Order of the Eastern Star meets every first and third Friday evening at z:3o o'clock Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
 Mrs. c. A. Berry, W. M. MRs. L.. G. GIBSON, Sec'y. HUTTIG LODGE No. 548 I. o. 0. F. meets every Tuesday evening. Visiting brethern cordially invited to attend.
 A. p. Holtsford, N. G. E. L. WARE, Secy.
 HUTTIG REBEkAH LODGE No. 66, meets every Monday night at z:3o clock Visitors are invited.
 Mrs. Dona Holtsford, N. G. MRS. MAY CLAYBAUGH, Seey. SWEET BAY CAMP No. All w. o. w. meets every first and third Saturday eye- nings. Visitors made welcome.
 L. M. Despair, c. c. J. c. BRIDGES. Clerk.
The Huttig news., 1915-08-21
ExchanQe Suouested.

One evening, as he sat gloomily reading the paper, having grumbled at the dinner, the dog, the baby, the cook and everything else that came along, his wife made a suggestion.
 "Bertie," she said would 1t not be good thing to rearrange your busi- ness?"
 Yes; I might rearrange 1t into a rag-andbone dealers. 1t would prob ably pay better. But don't quite see how to do it!" he answered, with concentrated sarcasm
 T didn't mean that exactly" she an. swered, sweetly. But could you not manage to be bear ct the of3cG 6atead of at homer
The Huttig news., 1915-08-21
DARIUS

The neigh of a horse made Darius King of Persia. the six contending powers for the throne agreeing among themselves that the one whose horse should neigh first should possess the kingdom. This ancient method of settling disputes among politicians could be revived with profit today. If our partisan factions and petty pol iticians could only settle their dis putes by the neigh of horse. the bark of dog or the bray of a donkey, it would be great blessing and would give our citizens better opportunity to pursue the vacations of industry free from political strife.
 Let those who pick political plums by raising rows end who flash swords
The Huttig news., 1915-08-21

dripping in the blood of industry un- derstand that they cannot turn the public forum into political arena and by a clash of personal aspirations still the hammer and stop the blow and that their quarrels must be settled in the back alleys of civilization.
The Huttig news., 1915-08-21

ley nestling tran quilly between the Cli n c h T a n g e s there existed in the year 1900 a railroad, 40 miles in length, known as the Knoxville & Bristol.
 One terminus of the road was at Coryton, IT miles from Knoxville, a thriving little will lage of some thir- teen souls, not counting tho tfck-
The Huttig news., 1915-08-21
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 "TURNING THE TABLES" ;; By PHIL G. CAREY.
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-03
BAsEBALL-sPoRTs OF ALL KINDS BOXING

ability, Harry Pollok, manager Oh
Lightweight Champion Freddie
Welsh, continues to keep his man in
the public eye. His latest move may
mean something definite toward ar
ranging a title battle with Charlie
White.
In New York yesterday articles
were signed calling for meeting be-
tween the two men within the next
six months, bids for a match to be
received up to Dec. 16. At that time
the best offer will get the fight, ac-
cording to Pollok's word Forfeits of
$1,000 a side have been posted.
If you are interested in this fight
it is well not to become too optimist-
ic, however. If the bids are not big
enough to. suit the managers, some
way can be found to break the agree
ment.
1t is not certain that the Denver
syndicate will hold its proposition
open to Welsh and White. Eddie
Pitts, before returning home, said
his people were through with the
champion. So far that Denver offer
of $12, 500 for Welsh's end is the best
bonafide offer that has been made
and it is not likely that any more in
real money will be offered.
Coupled with this New York news
is another report that South Amer
lean syndicate will offer an aggre-
gate of $125, 900 in purses for a pu-
gilistic carnival at Buenos Aires.
The proposition is to have Willard
meet a star, Gibbons meet Les Darcy,
Welsh fight White and Ertle scrap
with Kid Williams.
1t is an ambitious program, but
will hardly get beyond the dream
stage.
One reason is that Willard has
signed to fight Fred Fulton at New
Orleans March in a twenty-round
mill This seems an assured fight.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-03


Harry Sinclair, one of the chief
hackers of the Federal league, who
has oil wells spotted through Okla
hOma, came into Chicago and lit d
blazing fire under the winter league
dope pot. Money talks, and Sin
clair's utterances were loud shouts
Sinclair has the coin, is not afraid
to spend it and his word carries con-
siderable weight OEIe is one of the
men most heavily interested in the
impending invasion of New York by
the third league.
His first hot shot was that Hughey
Jennings might be secured to boss
the new club. A proposition will be
made Jennings, anyhow, and if the
Detroit pilot turns it down then
Fielder Jones or George Stovan will
run the team.
No peace is in sight, according to
Sinclair. He wants his organization
to fight until somebody gets licked,
mainly because he believes organized
baseball is in for drubbing. Though
he did not say so plainly, he intimat-
ed, as have several other Federal Of
ficials, that the National league
would be the wing of organized base
ball that would suffer the most
Every peace proposition so far ad-
vanced, whether from the typewriter
Of sporting writer or the Office of a
magnate, has included the merging
of Federal and National clubs. Moth
ing has been said about possible
tampering with the territory of the
American league.
Jimmy Callahan wants some of the
surplus Cub material for the Los An
geles club. He has been in confer
ence with President Thomas and
may arrange farming agreement
With the local National league club.
Alfred De Orc, holder of the three
cushion billiard title, started well in
his 150-point match with August
The Washington times., 1915-11-14
Holy Name Society of
St. Stephens to Elect

Three candidates have been nominated
for the presidency Of the Holy Name
Society OF st. Stephens Catholic Church.
an office which will be filled at the
annua, election to he held December ..
The nominees are Michael 4. Buckler.
A. Allston Moore. and Patrick 7. Nj
land.
The following other nominations have
been made: For vice president John r.
Smith Michael +. Buckley. and Thomas
A. Noone: recording secretary. Thomas
Bromley. William Craven. and Laurence
Feeney: treasurer. Matthew Noone. AL
bert p. Williamson and Christopher
Gavin: marshal. George Green. William
NJ. Burch. and Thomas Campbell.
Former Judge William De LACY. the
Rev. r. ID. McGraw. Edward Murphy.
and A. A. Moore were the principal
speakers at the meeting at which the
nominations were made.
There were 2O.7s2 marchers in the Holy
Name parade held October 10, according
to the announcement made by the Rev.
p. c. Gavan. pastor of the Shrine OF the
Sacred Heart and spiritual director of
the Washington section of the Holy
Name Society. in an address before the
weekly meeting at Holy Trinity Church.
He congratulated the Holy Name mem
bers Of Holy Trinity on the important
part they played in arranging the
pageant.
The Washington times., 1915-11-14
POWER OF FEDERAL
JUDGES At ISSUE
Government Brief Filed in Ac-
ton Involving Criminal Case
Rights.

Attorney General Gregory has filed
in the United States Supreme Court a
brief in case involving the power OF
Federal Judges to suspend the execu-
ton OF criminal sentences. The case Is
one In which District Judge John NJ.
Killits. Of Ohio. released a convicted
prisoner under suspended sentence. The
Government holds that district Judges
have no authority to control sentences
beyond the limits set forth by law.
The statement OF Judge Killits that the
custom is followed in other Federal
districts Is answered by expressions
from a large number of Federal judges
who agreed with the department that
they have no power to suspend sem
tences. The Government admits that
the District of Columbia Judges have
this power. but they hold that 1t is
specifically provided for by statute.
which Is not the case In other Federal
Jurisdictions.
The Washington times., 1915-11-14
SIGNS TO ATTRACT
TOURISTS TO CITY
Large Announcements Planned
for D. c. Feeder to Lincoln
Highway.

Chairman Robert N. Harper. OF tho
local Lincoln Highway committee. mas
been authorized to enter into con-
tract for the construction OF signs 10
by 30 feet to be set up at Philadelphia
and Gettysburg to attract tourists over
the feeder to the Lincoln Highway.
which will pass through this city.
At a meeting yesterday afternoon OF
the representatives Of the Chamber OF
Commerce. Board of Trade. and Re-
tail Merchants Association. who are
to finance the placing OF the markers
In the District Of Columbia. design
for the large signs was selected and
the contract for their construction au-
thorized.
One sign will be placed at North
Philadelphia and the other at Gettys-
burg. In addition to pictures of the
Lincoln Memorial. the Washington
Monument: and the dome of the Capt.
tol. the signs will bear the statement:
Lincoln Highway feeder to Washing
ton. your Capital. the most beautiful
city In the world. through Philadel-
phia. Chester. Wilmington. and Baltt-
more"
Colonel Harper presented to the COM
mittee his proposition for tn emaking
of n motion picture displaying scenes
In Washington and along the route OF
the highway to be exhibited through
out the country as an advertisement OF
the National Capital. The Idea was
unanimously indorsed, and Colonel
Harper was directed to obtain data
to show the cost OF making such a
picture.
The Washington times., 1915-11-14
Undertakers Want Law
Providing Examination

Five examiners will inquire into the
fitrcss of future candidates for the un-
dcrtaking profession II bill approved
by the Washington undertakers Is
passed by Congress.
The bill. which the undcrtakers agreed
upon at a meeting last night. will be
sent to the District Commissioners. with
the request that they have 1t introduced
in Congress.
Should the bill pass. the Commissioners
of persons applying for undertakers'
licenses. The bill Is so framed IS not
to apply to undertakers now engaged in
business
The Washington times., 1915-11-14
BAZAAR WILL RAISE
DAY NURSERY FUND

The annual bazaar to raise funds
for the Day Nursery and Children's
Dispensary at 4S7 N street southwest,
which is to be held at the Raleigh
Thursday, will be the most ambi itious
ladies' who have charge OF the ven
ture.
The ballroom OF the hotel will be the
center of activity Of Washington So
ciety on the benefit day, with carHs
and dancing as the chief amusement.
Another attraction will be an exhibi-
tion of dressed dolls. ladies' and gem
tlemens fancy articles, aprons. etc,
which will be on sale. The bazaar
will be held during the afternoon and
evening. with cards from 9 to 8 and
from s to 1880. and dancing from
to 7 and from s to II.
The Washington times., 1915-11-14
TO PREACH SPECIAL
SERMON TO CHILDREN
Dr.. Woodrow's Discourse This
Evening viii Close First Con.
gregationaI Exercises.

Services commemorative OF the fiftieth
anniversary of the founding of the
First Congre gational Church. which be-
gan last Thursday evening. and which
have included every department of the
church activities. will end tonight when
the Rev. DR.. Samuel H. Woodrow. for
mer pastor breaches a sermon especial
~ for young people.
Under the direction of Carleton Il.
Ball superintendent, the Sunday school
had special anniversary exercises at
$50 o'clock this morning. followed by
the regular church service ct II, when
Or. Jay T. Stocking. pastor of the
church until few months ago. preach
cd. The women's societies held joint
meeting yesterday afternoon at which
their activities of the last fifty years
were reviewed.
Dr.. Stephen NJ. Newman. for twenty,
one years pastor of the church, and
Will have charge of communion ser
Wee at the church at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon. and this meeting Ia expected
to be one Of the most impressive Of the
anniversary series.
Musical Service Delights.
Members of the church and many
others were present last night at a
musical service and organ recital given
under the direction Of William stans-
field. +. II. G. o.. organist.
The service was filled with reminders
Of the late DR.. j. w. Bischoff, the
blind musician. who for nearly thirty
five years was organist and who dur
ing that time did much to advance the
interest in music in Washington. Dr..
Newman. who was intimately asso-
ciated with DR.. Bischofr. read a paper
giving a stirring word picture OF the
musician. and a quartet from the choir
sang several OF his compositions.
The quartet included Mrs. B. II.
Smart. soprano; Miss Marian Larner.
tenor, and ]. Walter Humphrey. bass.
A solo, Goodnight, Dear Love" by
Miss Laner. was enthusiastically en-
An added feature Of the program
was the reading of a poem composed
by Mrs. Albert F. Woods. a former
member Of the church now living in
Minnesota. 1t was sent. to Frederick
sary. who read 1t.
To Issue Booklet.
One of the most interesting things
in connection with the anniversary. es-
pecially for the older members. is a
collection OF more than two hundred
photographs of early members Of the
church, some of them the most promi-
nent persons in Washington during
their day, and many of them parents
and grandparents Of present members.
These are displayed in the reception
to the church.
A booklet Is to be issued shortly by
the anniversary committee containing
the history of the church read by w.
L. Gift last Thursday night. the paper
Of DR.. Newman on DR.. Bischoff. the
name Of every person who ever be-
longed to the church. and many other
things Of historical interest.
The Washington times., 1915-11-14
Concert Today
Orchestral Concert by the U. s.
Soldiers Home Band, at
Stanley Hall at 6:45
o'clock.
JOHN S. NJ. ZTMMERMANN.
Director.

March. kaiser FREDERICK"
Friedemann
Overture. "Rio Grande". .Borgenholtz
Transcription. The Angels Sere-
Hhue ..........''.s'....s bTdBa
Selection, THE Emerald Isle,"
Langey
Contents-'Come Back to Erin
"Rakes Of Mallow.' 1.-THE Wear
ing OF the Green" THE Little
Red Lark" "Off to Philadelphia.
"Shulc agra" Garry owen"
st. Patrick's Day" Has Sorrow
Thy Young Days Shaded" XII
larney," THE Valley Lay Smii-
ing Before Me-" "Thc Exile of
Erin" Paddy whack." THE
Irish Washerwaman.' "The Harp
That Once Thro' Tara's Hail."
Finale.
Ioyl, "The Glow Worm" "..... Lincke
waltz Suite. Jolly Fellows"
vollstedt
Finale. That Southern Hospital
hy" Observation-Disclosures. Walker
The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1915-11-14
Mrs. William g. Hadd
Dies in Springfield, Ill

Mrs. William @. Hadd. formerly of
Washington. died Friday night at the
home of her parents In Springfield. H..
according to advices received by Wash
ington friends Mrs. Hadd was the
wife Of the former Superintendent OF the
costkeeping department Of the Bureau
OF the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General here. and lived In this city
until last August. when Mr.. Hadd was
transferred to the Chicago postoffice.
The Washington times., 1915-11-14
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