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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11

believe IS they used to And that
strikes me as the finest sort OF be-
lief-a belief in which there is a good
deal Of hope mixed. a belief you have
TO cling to-faith, | suppose.
TIC my mind it isn't only the open
ing Of the leaves year after year, but
the opening Of our hearts, too. that
conFinces me OF better life 10 come.
1 don't believe any of the young
people who see me nodding here in
sthe sun understand that even at sew
enty-eight one may be. at heart. the
same as a girl OF twenty.
II vas only three months ago that
i met Tom BENTLEY, after a separation
OF hfty years The Bentleys had lived
for generations in this little town, but
Tom went vest when he was a boy.
after a quarrel with his sweetheart,
and | understood he had married and
settled for good in California. The
FIRST part was true, but the second
was exaggerated: at any rate. he had
come back a widower. his children be
ing married and scattered. TO end his
GAYS IN our 1OrneTH.
When looked at the gray old man.
and remembered the dark haired boy
whom had loved so much and sent
away. ny heart felt as II il was going
20 break. But after few weeks felt
quite differently
He had sought me out. and ne
Learned for the first time that had
six children living. and eight grand
children. and that had been living
with my daughter Molly since my hus-
band died.
Tom ! said TO him. Il don't mind
telling you that never loved my hus-
band half so much as you"
Lizzie he answered. you haven't
anything on me there"
SO We chatted together quite gayly.
and nowadays Tom comes over pretty
nearly every afternoon n he sees
that ( am asleep he goes away very
softly. so as not to disturb me. And
sometimes only pretend to be asleep
80 that can sit still and think and
live IN my memories.
"Grandmother's Irritation" tbs
grandchildren call our talks. II nevel
enters their heads that. for all my 81,
children and seventy eight years, an
Just as much interested In Tom al
though he were agaiE the dark.haire,
boy whose photograph. very faint an,
faded. stands on my bureau.
AZ first. as | said. my heart wa
aearly broken. But then used to si
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11
Grandma
Filtration
BIZ
MILDRED CARTER


Cory SIT. 1915. By ". c. Chapman)
Nov that ! have passed my seventy
eighth birthday ! like TO sit on the
piazza and doze in the sun on warm
afternoons like TO see the life OF
the village the girls aud young men
passing along the sidewalk under
meath. Sometimes one OF them will
look up az me- Hello. grandma.
they shout cheerfully. and nod
Ike d. especially in sprlngtime.
when the leaves are beginning TO IN
fold. ard nature takes on renewal
OF life I, is always a miracle 10 me.
this new opening OF the buds. just the
same now as when was a girl so
many years age
I was brought up very strictly. in
the Presbyterian belief In those days
we ali thought that only the elect
could be saved. and that many were
destined 10 perish everlastingly in hell
hre Then J remember. Mr. Darwin
brought out a book which told Us We
were nothing but monkeys. and had no
souls. any more than the beasts. !
was never so sure that the beasts
hadn't. and am less sure Of il now
than ever hut. still. that was a pc
riod 81 great unrest. A lot OF relig-
ious folks ceased 10 believe in any
thing and there was a good deal of
hypocrisy in the matter Of church go
ing
But o. late years / have seen the
change that is coming over folks
again u isn't so much that they are
turning hack 10 the old beliefs as
that they are beginning to believe.
They haven't got it all down so fine.
about predestination and all that.
mean. but still they are beginning TO
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MO,orcycIe.

To bridge the gap between the ordi-
nary bicycle and the modern. high
power motorcycle. a lightweight me-
dunn power machine has been devel-
oped II is built with a sturdy frame
Of the loop type. much lighter than
that OF the average motorcycle. With
its tanks filed the machine weighs
only 10 pounds as compared with the
approximate average weight of 200
pounds. OF more. OF the larger cycle
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11
Protecting Railroad Employees Eyes

With the object OF protecting it's EN-
ployees against permanent injury to
the eye or sight. the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad company. in a circular
just issued. urges that in all cases OF
injury or of the Judgment of foreign
particles in the eye. the employee at
once get the services of a company
physician, whenever this be possible,
rather than attempt TO treat the in
jury or allow fellow employees TO do
so. Railroad experience cites many
instances Of permanent injury to the
eye or total loss of sight sustained as
the results Of attempts by inexperin ced
persons to usurp the Office of surgeon.
The immediate securing OF medical at
tention, it is held. eliminates the pos
sibility of infection. -Scientific Ameri-
can.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11

Kamloops. b. c.. town OF about
six thousand people. boasts the pos
session OF the longest street car sys-
tenn in the world" The Canadian Pa
cific railroad. which extends from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. runs through
the main streets OF the town.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11
The Route From Seward to Fairbanks

The Route From Seward to Fairbanks
Is the One Selected by the Govern
nent for the First Railroad to Pierce
the Interior OF Alaska. From Cor
dova the Copper River Railroad
Already Runs in Few Miles. The
Shaded Lines Show Other Railroad
Projects Which VIII in Time Open
Up That Entire Section Of Alaska.
the Matanuska coal will be shipped
during the greater portion OF the
year"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11
Her 0uersinht

THAT last cook you sent me did not
suit at all
What was the matter?"
She couldn't cook"
"Oh. why didn't you say you wanted
one that could cook?"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11
She Knew Father.

IAN the world loves lover. you
know" said the young man
You'll find out your mistake when
you speak to father" replied the
sweet young thing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11
Paw Knew the Answer.

Little Lemuel-Say. paw. what is an
underwriterf
Paw-An underwater, son, 10 n
woman who always adds a postscript
to her letters.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11
After Marriage.

Tell me. Vanessa. does your music
help you make your home happy?"
Not much. A sonata is of little in
terest to a man when he wants a
boiled dinner"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11
And No Insurance.

Bookkeeper-The old mans getting
to be quite an incendiary.
Cashier-What's the answer?
Bookkeeper-He fired two more men
today.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11
Soon In the Scum.

Dinners ready" thought the ladle,
4 suppose I'll soon be in the soup"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-11

" the Claims Of the Inventor Prove
True. Iris Steel Tie Will Eliminate
Railroad Wrecks Due 20 Defective
Rails.
half its usual size. In large quantities
the steel ties represent a saving 70
the railroad OF $500 per track mile
A strong argument in favor % the
new tie is that the enormous depletion
OF the American forests could De
checked to a large extent-Worid
Advance.
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which cannot help but come IL we
continue our present military policy
The army and navy Of the United
States correspond to the nation as
an insurance policy against fire or
other disaster correspond TO the
business man or other individuVl In
using the terms an adequate army
and navy they should only be
thought of in the terms of defen-
sive unit and not as a weapon to be
used for aggression. This nation will
never 60 into war in order to gain
territory or for conquest. but until
human nature changes II should
always be prepared to defend its own
people and its own territory from less
scrupulous nations
When we look at the military and
naval value of both arms of our SER
vice we cannot help but see that in
both these arms we are sadly lacking
in both numbers Of men and ships
I'VE are told. for instance that for
every State in the Union there is n
battleship which the uninformed i'm
mediately believes 10 be fleet of
forty-eight first line ships. DO they
know, however. that IS per cent. OF
those ships are practically in the
obsolete class and If engaged in bat
tie against even the battle cruisers
OF foreign nations could be put out of
action before they even got near
enough 10 use their own guns To
be true today we have in our fleet
eight OF the so-called dreadnought
type Of battleship and in addition a
like number building or authorized.
No one certainly viii b, eve that
these are enough capital ships 10 de-
fend six thousand miles of coast line
separated by the Panama Canal which
in turn would have 10 be defended
when this feet lacks the support
of a sufficient flotilla of scout cruis-
ers, torpedoboat destroyers. submar-
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ines and aeroplanes. it VIII readily
be seen the amount of building in
these classes Of ships and air craft
that should be done in order 20 make
our present fleet a well-rounded, de-
fensive unit. In considering them as
a defensive unit we have given no
consideration TO the Hawaiian Islands
or the Philippines, which would take
separate fleets in themselves in order
that they might be properly defended.
"The condition Of the army is still
more precarious because of our mill
tary policy In criticizing our mill
tary policy there is no blame what
soever put upon the officers of the
army, but in my opinion the blame is
to put upon the shoulders of Con-
gress and back of them upon the peo-
pie Of the United States. We have
spent in the last ten years an average
Of Sl00,000000 a year upon our army,
which has not exceeded in men and
officers. during the whole time. 10000
These 10000 are distributed all over
the face of the globe. 10000 regulars
being in the Continental United
States, of which some $1,000 are used
in the Coast Artilley Corps TO man
the forts and therefore cannot be
counted upon as a mobile force. One
of the freatest wastes in our military
system is the practice of distributing
what few regulars we have in the
United States among three dozen
army posts. many of them relics of
the Indian wars on the plans. We
have hardly a brigade post and many
of them are posts that do not quarter
full regiment.
"In the demonstration on the Rio
Grande, in 1911 it took the troops
from Fort Russell, in Wyoming. six
teen days to report for duty. This is
one of our largest and most expensive
posts although it is situated in that
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Catholic Protectory where orphan
boys are educated and sent to Balti-
more to learn trades so they may
grow up useful citizens of the coun-
try whose big flag floats over the
home. A few minutes more and the
trade boosters are in Delaware City.
where the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal has its source.
Arrival at Delaware City.
Arriving at Delaware City. the
autoists found the Delaware City Ho-
tel decorated elaborately. An ad-
dress of welcome was made by w. R..
Patterson, secretary Of the Board of
Trade. who said:
"On behalf of the Board of Trade
and citizens of Delaware City We well
come you to our town. and we hope
this visit may be the means of bet
ter business relations between Della
ware City and Wilmington" said Mr..
Patterson. while we are not selfish
in our business view, we are asking
our people to buy at home what they
can, but what they cannot get here
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COngressen Find But FetU Me1 to Guard Bio Cities

cized the wisdom Of taking away men
at this time from defensive forts to
other places. Henry l.. West, execu-
tive secretary of the National Security
League. laid stress upon the fact that
any criticisms OF Delaware river CON
ditions. If aggravated here. were ap-
plicable to the entire enormous
coast line OF the United States.
Pleads for Action.
AT Fort Delaware the chief ad-
dresses Of the day were delivered.
Congressman Moore. in usins Fort
Delaware as an object lesson. said in
part.
"rho Delaware River. or New York
or Norfolk. would be rich prizes for
any frst-class nation with which we
might disagree Out on the Pacific
coast they discuss the possibility Of
invasion with much keener interest
than we do here. We are lulled into
a state of military inaction because
OF our vast business enterprises We
would be wiser n we prepared in time
of peace for that military protection
which would be necessary in times of
war. The fortresses Of the Delaware
are now protected by 200 men and a
very moderate amount of ammunition.
To the lay mind Is would seem that
an enemy would strike where the
prize was the richest and the defense
the weakest Hence. IT is not illogical
that here in the east. where IL would
be best worth while for an enemy 20
attack. and where ii would cost most
10 recover lost ground. we should
wonder that the outposts receive the
greatest measure Of protection and
that we are left under the shelter OF
! Old General Confidence.
Congressman Miller for Defense.
Congressman Miller Of Delaware.
in the course of his speech. said.
1T is very fitting that the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association. an
organization that has exercised a
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part of the country which is further
removed from our borders and there
fore a possible enemy than any of our
other military establishments. l re-
iterate that no blame is attached to
our officers. but is squarely I'D to
Congress that keeps such a system in
practice.
"The little republic of Switzerland
has mobile. well-equipped army Of
a half million men, five times the
number of our army today and dur
ing the past ten years they have
spent less upon their army than we
spent in one year. II would seem
therefore that we should learn how
TO expend our money for military
purposes in this country even before
we take action to increase our an
nual budget.
"The average layman always re-
fers to the militia and to our citizen
soldiery when the question of de-
fenso is mentioned The total num-
Der Of men and officers in the militia
Throughout the United States is about
A-'fNN' ihthf anu WIN dii uue respect
to those militia regiments who are
well-equipped, well-trained and eff
cient statistics show that so per cent.
OF the militia are practically unfit
for use In battle. The remark IS
invariably made that we would haye
time-with our great resources-to
train an army. In these DAYS OF
swift moving ocean liners conveyed
by swift battle cruisers II. would be
comparatively easy matter for a
foe, either upon the Pacific OF At
lantic TO threaten our coast line with
an army equal in size and certainly
better equipped than one we could
mobilize TO meet them
"On the subject of militia l am
proud to say that in Delaware we
have a regiment that is noted for its
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Continued from First raee.

Continued from First Fage.
taking force Early. II not immedi-
ate. action by Congress toward the
strengthening of the United States
Army and Navy was advocated by
Congressman and by visitors alike.
Many Of these freely characterized
as courageous the neglect OF the
three forts. At the completion of yes
terday's trip Congressmen Miller and
Moore and Congressman William j..
Browning. OF New Jersey. declared
themselves emphatically in accord
with the present plans for a greater
army and navy.
To man these forts fully in case Of
attack LIS men are necessary. and
they must be backed up by a whole
army corps. consisting Of 10000 men.
20 repel an attack by a combined
naval and land force. That IS half
the whole United States Army.
The 200 men are not enough to
operate the forts. which would be
doomed in case Of sudden attack by
land despite the fact that nature has
filled the lower Delaware so full Of
shoals that without channel markings
- 'RtAA" AN AnlH0ocANlr nlUoIlN 10
guide battleships drawing twenty
nve feet or more further up the river
than Bombay Hook. twenty-three
miles below the forts.
Military Needs Urged.
The urgent military. as well as
commercial. need for an enlarged
Delaware and Chesapeake canal. was
dwelt upon by Mr.. Moore. who de-
clared it was quite possible that any
of our coast fortifications might be
captured by foreign power. and that
Dur naval vessels would be unable to
maneuver from place TO place with
safety, or. II disabled. TO reach the
great repair yards at League Island
without encountering heavy seas or
Enemy ships
Congressman Miller freely criti-
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beneficial influence over rivers and
harbors legislation for the Atlantic
.seaboard. should interest itself
through the people assembled here
today. in the cause of national de-
tense The cause of national defense
and waterways have a peculiar rela-
tion to each other II the German
government. through the general staff
.of its navy, had not foreseen the vital
defensive needs OF the Kiel canal.
that waterway probably would not
have been perfected so as 10 be avail
able as a highway for her dread
noughts and battle feet The mill
tary and naval value Of this canal 10
Germany needs no comment. The
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal is
one of the many projects that needs
similar attention from the govern
ment The Atlantic Deeper Water
ways Association has been relentless
in its efforts to obtain the needed
legislation from Congress which will
make the canal connecting our two
bays what il should be.
"At the present time there Is a
great wave passing over the country
dc " Jul NANHdA 'hhfrN VI unNAt-
paredness for war. That the people
are becoming aroused on this very
important question is evidenced by
the change in attitude of certain Of
our very highest national officials to-
wards the subject of national defense.
Il is well that they are changing
their attitude and il is an example Of
the great influence our people can
bring 10 bear when once they become
aroused
There are. however. a portion Of
our people as well as our press who
decry this wave and brand it as a
form of national hysteria brought on
by the great conflict in Europe Il IL
far better for the nation 10 learn the
truth now and rectify the defect be-
fore they are taught the bitter lesson
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which interests Mrs Deemer most.
The autoists make the turn and sa-
lutte New Castles latest new industry
the Wilmington Fibre Company's
plant-which has combined the plants
formerly operated in Norristown.
Tenth and Walnut streets, Whining
ton and the mills here which for
many years we're operated by the
late James G. Knowles and later by
the Joseph Parker and Son Fibre
Company. A block away is the S. s.
Deemer Steel Company's works and
as the autoists approached Dobbins-
vile they pass the American Man
genese Steel Company's big mills
Here are hundreds Of Wilmington and
New Castle men at work every day
(Just a line here 10 record that New
Castle exempts new industries from
taxation for ten years). Men come
and buy or rent homes. pay their
taxes and the industries pay thous-
ands of dollars weekly IN wages and
New Castle has found II pays to get
the plants and exempt them from
taxes When the Morris Tasker Com
pany built the mammoth tube and pipe
mills, 100 houses were built for the
workmen and the place was named
Dohhinsville. The Chamber of Com
merce party left that place behind
and soon was in sight of the big
stack and water tanks of the Bethle-
hem Steel Company. This is the
plant that will manufacture shells to
be used in he European war. The
plant is along the Delaware river
on one OF the farms which belonged
TO John Edward hddicks. The pow
der is brought from Carney's Point
and as one looked towards the river
the steam barge Marion was arriving
at the pier OF the plant Secrecy IS
the watohword at the Bethlehem
II.
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quarters. Members Of the party we're
introduced by C. c. Killen and G. w.
Keller, and a delightful time was en-
joyed at camp.
Resuming their trip they soon pass
the home of William S. Hilles and Of
his wife, Mrs. Florence Bayard Hnles,
who ardently believes that women
should vote.
As the party approached Red Lion
bridge some recalled that few years
ago a heavy tide broke the river
bank and no repairs were made. Now
800 acres are a marsh and where cat
tie pastured has become a waste.
The Orchards" the country home
OF former Governor Preston Lea is
looking fine and past it the party
fits, and soon leaves behind the beau
tiful homes of James p. Winchester
and Henry P. Scott. Some one re-
marked that United States Senator
Scott will sound we'll one of these
days.
On the party goes. past the railroad
crossing at Reybold and st. James
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The plant consists Of about four
teen buildings and power Is furnished
by two powerful turbine engines
making 5000 revolutionU minute and
furnishing power for operating the
hydraulic presses. The powders have
to be pressed and depressed to get
them into The shells. As published
exclusively in THE EVENING JOUR
NAL recently, the men who do this
work are shielded by colcrete wall
The man who operates the hydraulic
pressure on the powders must have
a quick eye TO watch the gauge. The
other day five kinds of powder we're
being pressed when the operators
eye saw danger in tie gauge. He
slammed the door and at the same
moment there was a concussion that
caused some alarm No one was hurt.
but the steel pressing block was split
IN two. That ended the tests for the
time being but the plant is now ready
for operation.
Received BY Governor.
Away the party goes southwark and
soon sees the white tented city where
Governor Miller, as commander-in-
chief and the Organized Militia holds
sway and the Chamber of Commerce
tourists stop to extend greetings to
the governor.
The party arrived at Camp Miller
at 1907 o'clock. Passing the new
fibre plant number Of fibre novelties
were presented TO members of the
Wilmington party. Immediately upon
arriving at Camp Miller the autoists
posed for a photograph.
Governor Miller received the Cham
Der of Commerce party at his head