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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
MEET TO CHAT WHILE
5000 MILES APART
Scientists Here Have Party
with Other Scientists on
Pacific Coast.

The sound Of the surf over the tele-
phone from Rockaway that was heard
;is, far as San Francisco was one OF the
novelties of the new long distance trans
mission to which the members OF the
New York Academy of Sciences we're
treated last night at their annual meet
ing in the Hotel Manhattan. The roar
Of the surf was 60 have come from the
Pacific. but u recent storm there de-
stroyed the apparatus and necessitated
the change.
II was accompanied by pictures Of the
surf taken near the GIN House In San
Francisco. ny n coincidence the beat OF
the Atlantic waves came with each break
on the screen OF the Pacific rollers. The
wire connected at the other end with
the banquet OF the California Academy OF
Science. n many inquiries about
friends and the sciences were tossed bach
and forth across the 5000 miles of space.
The line was opened by II. W. Caster.
DIVISION advertising manager Of the New
York Telephone Company. and then Or.
George h. kunz, the Jewel expert Of TIFF
fahy's. who had previously read "A pa per
on precious stones, opened the long dis
lance conversation by talking with Prof.
{. Il. Grunsky, president of the Cali
fornia Academy.
The tra%nscontinental chatter went on
then for more than an hour, interspersed
with music from tho other coast, In
which Mrs. Nathaniel l.. Britton. wife
OF the head Of the Botanical Gardens,
chatted with Miss Alice Eastwood OF
San Francisco and wished her a merry
Christmas.
Prof. Michael ldvorsky Pupin OF CO.
lunbia, whose transmitting device went
Tar TO make tho cross continent talks
possible, was elected president of the
academy. Other officers elected were
Douglas W. Johnson, hermann Won W.
Schuite. Ernest Ia Smith and J.
Mckeen Cattell, vice-presidents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
INVENTOR DIES FROM GAS.
Fails to Detect Leak While VuI-
gambling Puncture Proof Tire,

Charles TreInaine, an inventor of o65
Spring street, West %lIoboken, vas killed
BY gas in his workshop yesterday,
According to his wife. who discovered
him lying dead, he had recently invented
AN automobile tire which he believed Ia
be %puncture proof. lie had CONT, 70
West Hoboken from Olean. y. Y, IA few
months ago in order to he near New
York city. as he expected Ia sell his
patent and make "A fortune.
Yesterday he was working IN his sho,
alone. ~ usual. when 4 gas leak de
reloped in one Of the pipes. Tremaine
did not notice the leak, rs he was doing
some Nulcan!zing work and the odur of
the burning Rubber was stronger tina
that OF the escaping gaA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
W. F. STANSBURY WEEDS.
scotch plains Youth Noted for Ex.
travagance Takes Wife.

PLAiNrIEID. y. j., Dec, 20.-William
+. Stansbury, formerly of Scotch Plains,
who has been widely known because OF
h!s lavish expenditure of "A 500, Oo0 In
heritance. to-day announced his mar
riasc to Miss May Day. daughter of
Mrs. Daniel Galbraith Of this city. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. !.
Madison Hare at the Baptist parsonage,
Scotch Plains. on Friday night.
The bridegroom Is the son OF w. II.
Stansbury II grandson OF tho late w.
G.. Stansbury. who died in 1907, leaving
his estate of 100000 to his grandson,
then a minor. Last October he sold the
Stansbury homestead. which had been In
the family 200 years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
EN0CAL PARD0NS SLAYER.
Cuban Ex-COnEressman Killed
Havana Police Chief.
Special Cabie Despatch 10 THE sus

HAVANA, De-. 20.-President Merocai
granted n pardon to-day to former Rep
resentative .Arias, the self-confessed
murderer OF Chief of Police Riva. lie
granted the pardon on receipt of d medl-
cal certificate submitted by "A cousin Of
the imprisoned man, saying that longer
Imprisonment would result In his death.
Arias wa sentenced to twelve years
and had served " and IA half years Of
his term. The Secretary OF Justice, in
forwarding the medical certificate to the
President. said that the assertions made
In the certificate were exaggerated and
not sufficient reason for a pardon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
NAVY INVENTORS TAKE
UP WIRELESS TORPEDO
Hope TO Install 1t on Large
War Craft, Besides the
submarines.

WAsHtNGroN, Dec 20.-Wireless con
trolled torpcdoes shot from submarines
and battleships IL the latest invention
occupying the attention OF the Naval Ad-
visory Board OF inventors and the Blu
reau OF Ordnance.
1t is the hope OF the Navy Department
experts that the device will have been
sufficiently tried out to permit It's in
stallationson some of the subnar. mes.
dreadnoughts and cruisers to be an
thorized under The new naval pro-
Gramme.
The Department is likewise trying
TO perfect the wireless telephone nven-
ton to such an extent as Will permit
its practical operation between the shore
stations and the fleet.
The wireless torpedo vas invented by
John Hays Hammond. Jr. 1t has been
already adopted by tho Wa Department,
for use In connection with the coast
defences and appropriations for its in
stallation are asked in the annual report
of the Chief of the Coast Art .llery
Corps.
II Is depla red that the torpedo can be
controlled abolutely as to direction from
the time it leave the propelling tube
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21

LoSpoS. Dec. 2o.-Britdnnid, the Or
gan of the Women's Social and Po-
Utica Union, appeared to-day AS "A
single sheet Of foolscap, which was
closely typewriter on both sides. There
was no mention In it Of the recent
police raid. which took away the print
ing press belonging TO the s~unragct,es.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
PARLIAMENT IS EXTENDED.
AsQutth's Proposal for Additional
Eight Months Accepted.

LONDON, Dec. 2O,-Premier Asaulth
suggested In the House of Commons To-.
day when the bill TO prolong the life OF
the present Parliament was brought IN
mat Parliament m ght be extended eight
months instead OF "A year ms n CONNIE.
misc To the previous proposal.
TINS was accepted by "A vote OF l5s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
No Insurance Carried.

w insurance carried.
The dormltory which was burned ca r
r!ed no insurance. None Of the proper,v
or the home Is insured. The heads of
the Institution say that to insure is 10
gamble on the will OF God" Therefore
any form OF insurance is regarded as
sinful at the home.
Prayer, backed by unrestricted faith"
said Ny. PennyI.i.ker with earuesiness.
VIII give "a man all he needs in this
world. We nav. never begged or solic-
lied anything from anybody. We have
absolute faith IN God and We place our
needs daily before him. Whenever We
need clothes for the children or butter
or potatoes for the table we ask God
lor 'hem, Three times daily. morning,
noon and night. We OF great faith here
fail upon our knees II give the Al
mighty a list OF our necessities.
God gets item to us In some WAY.
iie Rays II ia some persons heart tina
We need these things and they come. If
any OF the children need. a suit or "A
dress We in"lud" II IN our daily prayers.
and the clothing is always at hand.
In the early days OF the home there
was a short period when We mad no fool
for the children. Hut we prayed that
God would see their need, and lie lid.
The next morning We found enough
bread on the doorstep TO feed every
hungry mouth God in His mysterious
way had made known our need TO some
charitable person. Every day our team
comes back from the village loaded with
contributions from many sources.
Recently We were obliged TO Kill four
OF our horses because of old age. Cod
replaced those horses within one week.
Not a word OF our need was said to any
body outside 81 the institution. God
was the only one VI told the home
needed four horses. He did the rest.
W told 60 We Needed a printing
press and He gave IL to us, a few days
ago we PRAYED for "a Ferguson s,itcher.
and to-day | learned u prayer is to be
answered. We needed a boiler and we
prayed one week for it. You will find IL
In the boiler room.
THE building which was burned came
10 us through prayer. God put our need
In the heart OF a generous citizen and he
provided 10000 worth Of materials.
The workers put up the building ,iod
destroyed that building probably 10
present a lesson OF some sort to us. II
YOU will remember. Job was soreiy
afflicted so that he might he taught one
of LIES greatest lessons. But God
caused Job 10 prosper later on"
The dorinitory destroyed by fire housed
sixty-tve children, These children now
sleep in the boiler room and the machine
shop of the home The taith of the
children in prayer Is quite as remarkable
AS that of the grownups.
The workers in the institution are re-
cruited from all denominations. including
Catholic and Protestant. All give their
services without compensation. Depending
upon their daily prayers for ~sustenance.
Il. /" koppenhoffer, head OF ne shoe
making department, said
I'VE are citizens Of God here. Our
country is The fatherlaud of heaven"
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AVIATOR JERWIN BADLY HURT,
Machine Falls While Making
Flight In Guatemala

G~tArEMAiA CITY, Dec, :O-lustruotor
Jer~in OF tho aviation school here fell
with his machine while making a Night
to-day and wa badly hurt. 1t in feared
that hts injuries may prove fatal.
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:, s Jerwin is we'll known in aviation
In New York. According to MEM
hers OF the Aero club OF America, he
came here from France a humber OF
years y and became AN American
citizen. lie made few flights in this
country, giving his time chiefly TO the
manufacture ~ aeroplaues. lie wen,
10 Guatemala early in November.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
HOW PRAYER KEEPS
THIS HOME GOING
Institution for Destitute Chill
dren at HatbOro, Pa,
Never Begs.
REWARD OF IT'S FAITH

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2o.-The officers
or Christ's Home for Homeless and
Destitute Children at Hatboro. near
here. believe that everything In life
worth having may he obtained through
prayer.
Prayers are being offered three times
a day by the $50 children and forty
workers. OF the institution for the res.
toration OF a 100000 dormitory build
Ing which was destroyed by fire last
Thursday.
The building which was burned, the
heads OF the institution say. was do
mated through prayer. and they are con-
fident that their prayers for a new
building will he answered.
Such is the faith of the workers at
the home that they will begin clearing
away the ruins OF the dormitory to-day
In preparation for rebuilding 1t. Within
fort -eight hours they arc certain God
viii place the thought in some persons
mind to provide material for the new
structure.
Since the foundation of the home
ten years ago the heads Of the institu.
ton say they have never asked any one
for aid. According to William i. Penny
packer. assistant to DR.. Albert Oetinger,
founder of the institution. they have
merely laid the needs of the institution
before the Almlght! in prayer.
No Provision for the Future.
Mr.. Pennypacker said that God has
responded generously. No provision for
the future Is made at the home every
thihg is left in the Ia nds OF God. Every
day the workers and children ma kr
known their needs through PRAYER. God
answers. the heads of the home saw. nv
supplying these needs through charita-
ole persons who in some way learn the
needs of the institution.
Ihese daily needs are not small either
They include food and clothing for the
workers, fodder for twenty head O,
cattle. corn for chickens and ducks and
The material for the various workshops
III which me children are taught DIFF
fe!ent trades.
nome was founded It's sole resource.
consisted OF IL Bible. a broom and a
bucket. AS the work expanded DR.,
oet.nger n his workers pra we'd for
the things needed.
Here is a partial list of the thing,
which the! say God donated "a tbs
home through PRAYER:
Daily sustenance for $50 children ano
40 workers.
a farm OF l43 acres with UP 10 date
barns. outbuild!ngs and agricultural Inn.
PIGMENTS.
a full equipment for the quarrying o,
stone.
y water supply system costing 81 7OO
y boys house and a girls house.
a cottage for the workers.
Three schools. including an industrial
school.
\ chapel.
y fun equipment for a print shop. in,
Guiding a job press and several fonts OF
type.
Modern ovens for a bakery.
Machinery for knitting stockings.
y 10 horsepower boiler and 10 horse.
power gasolene cngine.
Twenty-four cows. fourteen horses. Z
drove ot hogs and 800 chickens.
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A MONEY"

There Is really no such thina
as Easy Money" for by a
peculiar trick Of circumstance
that which is easy to acquire
is difficult to hold.
The fee we collect on a
building operation is about
the hardest-earned m 0
ever paid, for it represents
the intensest kind Of effort.
in which every nerve and
sinew Of our organization is
strained to the almost, that
all the hopes and ambitions
Of the Owner might be realized
in the finished structure.
THOMPSON-STARRETT
COMPANY
Building Construction
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

bertson Searchlight and if the people
of Sheridan county are ready for
county division again after having
been cut oft from old Valley county
about Two years the people of the
new proposed county of Phillips
should be unanimous for the division
at the election to be held February
End. The same reasons will apply to
this particular territory as applies o
that of Sheridan county for division
and the taxpayers of Sheridan county
have been shown by division that
taxes are less aud the cost of 'cout,ty
government materially decreased and
still! want a further reduction.
The time is short and il vow have
the interests OF the country at heart
it is time everyone was doing some.
thing that will help to get county
division and revision downward in
the taxes.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14
What Of Mexico?

W hat are we going to donbont Men
leo?
We want no war With that country.
and yet the American patience has
about reached the breaking point.
Property Of Americans is being
daily destroyed, our citizens are be-
ing insulted and assaulted, commerce
is at a standstill, and American bus
mess interests are suffering untold
loss in that land OF anarchy.
There is no established government
and might is right.
Military bandits are in control, and
honor has been !:icked into the dis
card.
Insults are being heaped upon our
troops at the border and Mexican
bullets are singing over American
territory.
The president is making every effort
to reach some peaceful solution, but
apparently without avail
How long is patience virtue, any
Wayy
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14
Legislative Notes.

THE committee on counties, towns,
aud municipal corporations is COM
posed of Mackenzie, chairman,
Mutfly, Dwight, Edwards, Oliver,
Clay. Lane, Burla, Minor.
Notice has been given by Senator
T. S. Hogan Ola compensation meas
ure in the senate, but the senator will
not introduce it for several days and
is tot prepared ut the present time
tn discuss it's PROVISIONS.
Wnem asked about it he said he
had not settled u.u; some of the
most important provisions, and WAS
considering the compensation laws
OF 20 states before making a final
draft of his bill.
Representative Rasmussen of Daw-
son has introduced a bill to amend
Oh" highway law, which he believes
will permit much ireer competition
IN the construction of bridges than
in the past. TAn bill amends the law
so as to require ALI boards OF county
commissioners 60 have plans and
sppcilicAtions prepared for all bridges
by either the coN,ty surveyor or
other competent engineer before
bids are asked for.
At the present time many Of the
bridges are erected on plans and
specifications prepared by one of
the bidding firms, which places other
firms at Il disadvantage as they do
not know just what they are bidding
on
Senator WhitesiNe has introduced a
bill in the senate requiring Judges Of
election to forward within 30 hours
after the Ell pction a copy Of the re-
turns to the county clerk, SO that
they will be- available for dissenina-
ton
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14
New Officials il, Court House.

Valley coumtN's government al
most Wnolly changed hands on Mon
day. Jan. 4th, whpM officials elected
last November came into power, says
the Valley County News. Peter A..
" est, G.. w. Baylor and Carl j. An
deraon. the new commissioners. i'll
spected the jail AMI discovered that,
because of settled foundations some
of the cell doors would not close, also
that soulp of the oars across the win
dows had been sawed OFT and there
fore the bastile was not proof against
the designs of whatever prisoners
might be inclined to gain their lib
critics surreptitiouHly. Steps We're
taken to remedy the defects.
Peter A. West. who was elected
chairman Of the nrW board. resigned
from the position Of supervisor OF
road district No. 10 and Frank D..
Mjche.s was appointed as successor.
". b. Shoemaker. Il { new county
clerk, appointed the following: Mrs.
W. b. Shoemaker and j. j. GritZ,
deputies: H.. Il. BrrtZlle, l.. f. Jones,
a. j. Door. G. W. kampfer and
Misses Mollip Munrad and Grace
Tucker. clerks.
Sheriff c. W. Powell appointed Fl.
l.. I.andre, undersherilr. Clarence
Halt, deputy and W. NJ. Dickman,
ju|er and deputy.
Hiss Alene McGregor. superin-
tendent Of schools, appointed as her
stenographer and assistant Miss
Ethel Powell. fronl llilsdale.
Surveyor w. II. Mann appointed
l.. ' Lockwood deputy.
Assessor b. III. CottrelI appointed
as deputies J. W. Barr of.,,G lasgow
and b. II. Brown of Saco. The as
SCISSOR was assigned to the room in
the court house, by the commits
sioners, formerly used as headquar.
tprs of the county superinte ndent OF
schools.
The office Of the county superint ELL
dent was established in room l0J
First National Bank building.
County Atty. Ruilcorn appointe ed
W. NJ. Ruffcorn his stenographera nG
assistant, and was assigned to room
11o First National Bank building.
The new treasurer, Truman NJ
lntten, does not take office until
March LIST.
The commissioners awarded the
contract for burial Of county paupers
to G. t.. Peterson on his bid of So;
each.
Fred Williamson received the APP.
pOlntment OF court house janitor.
After discussion the commissioners
decided to make no change in the
superintendent Of the poor farm for
the present.
W. b. Shoemaker was named as
purchasing agent, by the commits
sloners, for the county. s&s$9ss
The commissioners agreed to d.
vide the writing Of insurance on
county property equally between the
Sidney j. Rumble agency and John.
son I'll + abstractman.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14
Want County Division.

A great many of the farmers in the
southern part of Sheridan County
want new county created. They
want this new county for the reason,
among others, that a large railroad
valuation viii reduce their taxes.
They want it for the reason that Il
small county is more cheaply govern
ed than large one. They want it
for convenience and cheapness in
getting to and from the county seat.
They want their share of the roads
and bridges which their taxes pay
for.
The above is taken from the Cut
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14
a similar bill, designed to cure the

n SlItllibI Dlll, uCSISlltIt w StilC tl'f
delays in obtaining returns that We're
encountered last November when
Dawson county results We're received
IS days after the election, has been
introduced i'm the house by Represent
ta,ive Rasmussen. His bill provides
for the creation of county messenger
districts by the county commission
ers. A messenger is to be assigned
to each district, and will leave the
county seat with the ballot boxes q
sufficient length Of time before cleo
ton day to deliver the boxes to the
last voting precinct in his district
the day before election. Election
day he will vote in the last district,
and the day following will start back
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

We got into an argument with u
fellow yesterday and tried every con-
ceivable way to get him to disagree
with something we said. But he just
pulled halo of amiability and swore
every statement we made was the
gospel truth. And now we are won-
dering who told the biggest one.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

Country merchants are smiling up
their sleeves over the predlcament of
the millionaire head of a great mail
order house. who has been indicted
by a grand jury for tax lodging. The
sum on which lac conveniently "fOr-
got to pay taxes was just an lnslg-
nitirant mite. being but a heggarl"
S.,i 600 900 90
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

1t is quite right that the United
States protect it's shipping upon the
high seas, but if we are going to pull
the chestnuts of dishonest American
shippers out of the fire we will soon
have a foreign war on our own hands
and the smuggling shippers won't
be doing any Of the fighting, either.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

Cheer up, brother The United
states has enough ammunition for it's
seast defense guns to fight a battle of
'san hours duration. And many things
might be accomplished in an hour.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

This year begins on Friday and ends
on Friday. and every weekly news
paper that carries Friday as it's pub
lication day will have 81 weeks in
1915. Some year, ELI?
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

4 cigar that once belonged to the
kaiser sold at auction in London for
S72. Market quotations do not in
clude the emperor himself.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

If Japan continues her present at
tltude of modest retirement she will
soon qualify for the Sunday School
class.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

We note with eNcrnriating pain that
congress shows signs OF retrenchment
in every direction except wherein
their own interests are at stake.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

We often hear someone referred to
as a spunhin hnad,' and we can t
help synpathzine with the pump
kin
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

Did you ever have /; dollar find its
way back to yoI32 Certainly not, it
YOU sent it to a mail-order house.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

IN this country we "shoot the
sSh'ites' and over the way they "shoot
a,oe shooters.'
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

Did you ever see a little NANCY eur
'.t,g swapping at sleeping bulldog?
AseNico and Uncle Sam.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

Government officials predict "slow-
~ improving business conditions. ;"
Let's bury them up a bit.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

We can DO whole lot for this town
- Iol5---it we try.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

The new year is becoming quite ia
Ailjar, thank you.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

abolished every Thursday in the year
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

~ HSC HlPTION $500 PER YEA Il
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

The world is divided into two
classes, "boosters" and "knockers. ="
&sf course you are a booster.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-14

special meeting of the Stockholders of The
Thompson Lumber Company will be neld at the
office of said company in Malta, Montana, on the
1O'h day of March, 1915. for the purpose of in.
creasing the Capital Stock Of said company from
$2l, 600. 90 to $4,000.
G.. r. Thompson w. II. Chase. Grover Wait
Directors.