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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19

is lightly attached. and thus release
the bullets. which ny forward in a
cone-shaped shower covering a large
front. The bullets depend for their
force upon the speed At which the pro-
Jectiie is travelling when they are re-
leased. For effect they should have
a momentum Of not less than four
hundred feet per second. Consequent
ly, a. the ballistics, or the force and
velocity. OF the projectiles increase the
striking effect Of the shrapnel becomes
more formidable"
Steel has taken the place OF cast
iron in the present-day missile and
this Is forged to the required shape
either by the ordinary power press
used by the sheet metal worker or by
a powerful hydraulic press. This steel
must be of SUFFICIENT strength to pre-
vent any bullying of the shell when II
is subjected to the tremendous pres
sure at the time Of firing. Tho test
Of its strength is made by one OF the
most costly machines used in ammunf-
ton manufacture.
Testing Shell.
It Is known as scleroscope-an
ingenious little instrument with q
small hammer tipped with diamond.
When the shell Is ready for the test
the hammer drops upon the steel and
rebounds to height which depends
on the hardness Of the metal. Then
| by q graduated scale on the instru-
ment the approximate strength OF the
shell Is indicated. The scleroscope haa
established the. existence ot a. den
mite relation between hardness and
strength In metals. The brass ease
which contatns-the powder charge fol-
propelling the shell from the quica
firing gun is also tested by the sclero-
scope. All the brass used In these
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19
Tracing Crime By the Imprint Of Finger Upon Any
Object Near the Scene Now Science, and Re-
sarded AS Infallible In All Courts Of Law
How Il Was First Put To Use Here.
copYrisht. lsls b. The International Syndicate.

went over 1t very carefully ana sure
enough the teIl-taIe finger ma-ks were
still fresh on It's surfaca. These were
carefully photographed and We 49, To
work 70 search eur fileS 10 see II we
hid the duplicate ON .aco-d. 4, less
then minute we NArnei tina. the
prints were identical with tl,ose OF
Charles Crtspi, a young .ctt burglar
whose reputation for cunning and des-
perat.on was second TO mono In his
class, II was OILY a question Of md
irg Crispi, argued. to c.nch the case
toT knew Ia my heart that .ne au-
tnor OF that crime was none other
tnan the man l had faatened 1t ON.
AT Police Headquarters we haze I'M
pressions OF thousands upon thousa nas
OF criminals, all indexed and carefully
fled. One would imagine TO lock a.
that rack OF prints in which TODAY
there are upwards OF 100000 impress
sions that 1t would be an endless task
TO locate any particular one. But that
Is mere detail. Bring us any print
from any point on the globe and IL
we have the duplicate we can find II
In less than a minute at the outside
10 learn how to group and classify
the prints Is science in itself. vet
when one learns how. IT 10 as simnIe
as learning ones A B c's. All nnge,
Hines are divided into four classe. ~
loops. arches. whorls and compos,tas
and 1t Is easy to SO group and classify
them.
Crtspi Is Arrested
After satisfying myself that cr,.r,
was the man we wanted for the lof.
burglary | sent my men out to arres,
MN. We had no difficuity in locating
him in his fiat In Hoboken and when
he was apprised Of his arrest he burs,
out laughing and told the detectives
he would make, them look foolish NJ
he could account for every second OF
his time on the night OF the burglary
and that his aiibi could be proven nv
at least half dozen reputable wit.
nesses. That made no difference IN
Crisprs captors. however, for nearly
every prisoner. no matter how guilty
he rs. can always make a blur a,
proving an alibi. A1ibis in fact. mr..
second nature TO all crooks.
Crisp! was brought before me =,
/ Police Headquarters and withou,
mincing words 1 told him that he
was wanted for the Bernstein lof,
burglary and Furthermore that knew
ne was the man who had cut out the
pane Of glass from the once doc,
ana then set 1t over against the wal
In the hallway. OF course. he pro.
tested hts innocence. He wasn't in tbs
least worried. nor did he buster
Calmly and in a conversational, tone he
said:
From what you tell me can prove
and easily too. that I was at the
theatre with some friends when thi.
trick was pulled I can account TO,
every second Of my time that nigh
and the morning following. and thu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19

cases contains about sixty-nve pc,
cent. OF copper. which explains til.
Importance of this metal at present
The finishing of the interior and ex,
terror of the shrapnel shell Is done b,
r series of drilling, boring. formins
and threading in which the creates
accuracy Is required. The exterior h
| finished smooth.
After the shells are finally assembled
and loaded with bullets and powde,
the time fuse Is screwed into place II
the forward end and covered with
soft metal case to protect the dif
ferent parts. This outer case IL o
course. removed before the protsctiIt
is fired.
Each she'll has time fuse that Il
made with the accuracy of a watch
This Is composed OF slow burninf
icompositton pressed into annula1
grooves and Is regulated by two rtnrs
In two grooves Of the sheli--one I
stationary ring and the other 4 grad
uated movable ring. BY turning TIN
graduated ring the length OF the fus,
may be set to explode the shell =
any time within the period OF thirt
/ = ~esrAA~tS NNtAb6 "hAClA IAA40 W1G
travel more than three miles. Az sooi
az the gun is fred the fuse IL lighted
automatically. and when the explosion
occurs in the base of the shell itser
the forward end Is blown out and 1
shower of three hundred lead bullet,
hurled forward in the cone like forma.
tion OF fireworks--the shell acting q
an aerial gun. The velocity OF these
bullets exceeds the velocity Of thu
shell at the time of the explosion b,
from two hundred and nifty to t.arus
hundred feet q second, and they cover
a zone Of perhaps thirty feet wide b1
about seven hundred feet Ions.
In order that everything about the
shrapnel shall be correct a test shat
is taken from every one hundred and
twenty and Is actually fired out Of 1
quick firing gun into q bank of sand
II the shape Of the she'll should chow
| a bulge In the neighborhood Of thu
powder pocket during the test tht
shell Is thrown out because Of III
| liability OF tearing out the rifle grooves
! In tho gun.
| Fearful Wounds.
| One has but to read the dispatches
In the daily papers to learn Of the
frightful havoc 1t plays with human
life. According to the surgeons hi
wounds produced are similar 70 thool
caused by lead bullets Of the infantry
weapons Of the past. When the bulls
strikes normally to the surface Il pro.
duces a wound circular at the poini
OF impact and considerably snlareG<
at the point OF exit: bones Are ~
aHentiy shattered. and the most -
Gus effect u the introduction ~ fore1kS
substances auch ~ /, piecAs ne 1lGk
particles OF earth or sand ~ 6k En-
tresincas mixture Ia which ~ 60a3o
are embedded. Horrible head WcD
ara also numerous. Recently 4
ling used with the same deadly
By aircraft & ss.SssSs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19

IN0ER prints pDHeF lie. The Inn
- preston Of fingers upon any oo-
Jet - tar moro infAllibls -
means Of idsnttacatien than .
.. photograph Of that rsrss1s features
Give me the finger print Of An infant
In arms and when that baby grown
to ripe old aga I'll prove that his
finger prints then are Identical with
those taken while In infancy. As
means Of detecting the author OF any
crime they are absolutely unerring. az
many man now doing long stretch
Of time In state prisons will attest.
Vhon the finger print system was
be1ng introduced into the police bu-
reaus Of the capitals OF Europe was
sent abroad to study 1t. OF course.
II was In a primitive stage then, but
there was enough there to convince me
that the science was one well worthy
OF development, so set to work to
absorb all could learn there. and
then upon my return to improve upon
the methods there employed and make
II even more FIR reaching in scope.
Close study for a year convinced me
that had taken the science to that
stage where I could prove its useful
ness, as well as its infal1fbility In any
court OF Justice should the opportunity
present ITSELF
shall never forget the l1st case
called for trial in New York City in
which the finger print was the sole
evidence we. the police. had to base
our case on. Fortunately we had been
able to get an indictment on what
then was called the fiimsiest OF evt-
. dence. TO convince twelve men. tried
! and true, Of the infailibility of this
evidence, however, was a far different
matter and can tell you az I look
back upon II all. whereas l was tuss
n certain Of my prisoner's guilt as
was Of my life, I had sore nisgivtngs
n to my ability to prove this in court
PRINT On GlAss Ny Sole Ca.e.
The case in question had to do with
an especially daring loft burglary in
which the salesrooms OF BernhefIr
Brothers In WEBSTER street had beer
E entered and robbed OF many thousands
Of dollars worth OF expensive goods
To effect an entrance the burglars had
removed a pane OF glass from the doc,
OF an ONCE on the floor below thai
of the place they expected to rob and
then cut their way through thu
ceiling to the loft in question. New
York at that time was infested with
an especially daring band OF loft burg
lars and the police were put to theil
wIts ends in keeping UP with them.
As soon as I learned that a pans
OF glass had been removed instruct
ed my detectives to bring the glass
in question to Police Headquarters and
at the same time to exercise due car,
that no one handled It with bar'
hands. let the man who picks III
that piece Of xlnss." said. ''bs surs
to wear gloves"
with the glass at Headquarters y,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19

HE present day shrapnel IN an
evolution OF an invention BY
Lieutenant Henry Shrapnel,
made in 1854 cast iron bali
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19
ABrief History Of Wars
Greatest Weapon From
the Time fits Invention
One Hundred and Thirty
One Years Ago To the
Present Day : Its Man
ufacture and Its Awful
Slaughter Of Human Life.
Copyright. l915. by The International
Syndicate.

s>HE present day shrapnel II an
evolution OF an invention by
Lieutenant Henry Shrapnel
- made in 1854 cast iron ball
filled with bullets and powder and
exploded by 4 crude fuse stuck into
its side. The inventor had been given
4 commission AZ Second Lieutenant In
tho Royal Artillery when no was bu,
eighteen years OF age. This was In
177s when the great wars which were
70 eliminate in the overthrow of
Napoleon were being fought--an era
when an ofilcer OF the inventive genius
Of ehrapnel was sorely needed In
avery European army. II was In
lx7sl. while the young ofiicer was ~
uebraa4ar taking part in the defense
II the great Rock that he invented
rhrspnel, and on il frst trial Il was
sasd to hAYe done terrible execution
aaalnst the 8paniards. Lieutenant
ahrapnel watched the test OF his she'll
ana then aud there was horn the iden
mt OF which has been perfected the
dreadful bullet stuffed projectile Of to-
Anv. Many army officers who vera
MT present at the test were skeptical.
and e was not until after consider
oAle experimentation by the inventor
that the she'll was adopted by the
British Government and given the
name Of II. inventor.
In 1904, It was used at the bonn
eardTnent Of the Batavlan settlement
Of eurinam In the Dutch East In
disA After the bcmbardment Major
Wilson, who was Ia charge, reported
that ''shrapnel had 10 excellent an ef-
fsct ~ to cause the garrison at For,
Amsterdam to surrender after receiv-
Ing q second SHE'LL 'sTAs enemy was
% astonished." he continued. .at these
shells ~ not to be able Ia exnlain
how they apparently suffered from
n,usketry At 30 great distances I,
mo thousand yards"
No other mention n made Of II
oSe until 1907. when Sir Sidney smith
!, DsAd IT With .snncass, In .lanAing = sAayt4
don IN the Dardanellss.
Improved BY Col. noxer.
In the meantime. Colonel Boxer.
wno had noted the uncertainty Of
at,rno Of the shrapnel In fta haRarior
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19
Improved BY Col. noxcr.

In the meantime. Colonel Boxer.
wno had noted the uncertainty Of
scmc OF the shrapnel In III behavior.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

bull; 2 red cows, 5 years old; red COW
4 years old. Some chickens; chicken
coops.
81 - Hogs - 81
Farm Machinery-6-ft. Deering bind
er; SIT. Acme mower; loft. Acme
rake; lift. Fountain City drill; loft.
lever drag; truck with rack; 18-in.
Bradley plow; 4-shovel Case corn
plow; 6-shovel Case corn plow; 2 2-seat
Surveys; single buggy with pole;
single buggy with thills; SIT. Thomas
disc; Deere corn planter with $50 rods
wire; Galloway manure spreader; box
wagon; 20-ft. wood lever harrow; 2
hole corn shelter.
Hay and Fodder:-About Is tons
tame hay.
Household Goods-10-gal. barrel
churn; base burner; 6 dining room
chairs; 3 rockers; refrigerator; 2 iron
beds, springs and mattresses; iron bed
with springs; kerosene stove; 2 sets
sad rons: other articles too numerous
to mention.
Terms of Sale All sums of $1,000
or under cash. All sums over $1,000
time will be given to October 1st, 1916,
on good bankable paper at s per cent
interest. No property to be removed
until settled for.
VIM. Hoy, Prop.
II. r. Claussen, Auctioneer.
Bank of Bushnell, Clerk.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

1t is strange that the railroad com
pany does not put in another sidetrack
here. The empty cars had to be haul
ed to the gravel pit last Saturday to
make room at the station to load eigh-
teen cars of stock. and farmers were
compelled to haul home several loads
Of potatoes as there were no empties
to load into. Another siding is also
needed when the passenger and freight
meet here, which happens nearly every
day, as now the freight must run to
the gravel pit to let the passenger pass.
Bruce is getting to be of enough i'm
portance as a shipping point to receive
some notice by the railroad company.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

The C. & n. w. Ry. this week pre-
scented the local fire department with
$25 as a compliment for its work at
the conhagration which consumed the
Farmers Cooperative elevator, across
the track from the depot, last fall.
When one Of the officials was here
some time ago, the matter was brought
O. p. Taylor and the other day Mr..
Taylor received the response above
noted which he in turn presented to
the fire company. 1t is needless to
state hat the act is appreciated.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11
PUBLIC SALE

Having sold my farm and going to
N. D., I will sell at public auction on
my farm 3 miles east Of Aurora. 8
miles south of Bushnell, about 10
miles north and west from Elkton, 8
miles east and 2 miles south of Brook
ings, all my personal property on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1915
Sale commences at 10 a. m, sharp.
Free lunch at noon
IS - Head Of Live Stock - eS
Red COW . years old; brindle COW .
years old; 8 yearlings: 8 red cows Z
years old: 2rred cows 3 years old; /
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

John Roberts is a sufferer from a
runaway, since last Thursday. He was
hauling grain to Grant, for a neighbor,
when his team ran away, threw him on
the ground and he was severely shaken
inwardly, but no bones were broken.
He was unconscious for fifteen hours.
Medical aid was summoned and Friday
he was taken home from the neighbors
near where the accident happened. He
is recovering nicely. The team ran
straddle Of a wire fence, but escaped
injury, save a slight cut on n Of the
horses. The wagon was badly wreck
ed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

(For tn week ending Nov. 4, 1879
June 30-A. B. Allison to Mary L. Mil
Ter lot IA sR lot Is blk l Thornber's
add Brookings.
Oct. 27-Hattie M. Olson to julius H.
Konke sh sw sw Sc 1-111-52.
Oct. ga. V. Dalthrop to H. M. Nor
void lots 7, s, 9 and 10 blk 2 Terkel.
sons add Volga.
Oct. 29-Jessie N. Miller to Chas. B.
Herman lot s blk 2 Third add Brook.
ings.
Nov. I'D. J. O'Mara to Art Beckman
NV 27-111-51.
Nov. Wv. H. Donaldson to Ella King
lot 13 blk l Randi Peterson's add
Brookings.
Nov. MARY Rain to p. j. Quinlan
lots s and 9 blk 6 Browns plat Elk
ton.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

Quoted the proceedings against him
and the case was tried before City JUS
tice N. c. Carlson Saturday. Six wit
nesses were examined and it was
proven he was guilty Of conducting a
gambling joint. He was given a fine of
SIS and fifteen days in the county jail.
1t is said he will likely lay it out in
jail as he had no money. This will
make it fifty-fve days. The costs
we're taxed to him, but the county will
have it to pay, something like $175.O0.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11
BE CAREFUL OF VACCINATION

DR.. c. C. Lipp at State College, says,
Losses from vaccination may be
caused by: ~ Using impotent serum,
or serum not properly tested; (2) CIV
ing too small doses, even of good
serum; (3) Under estimating weights.
making doses too small; (4) Vaccinat-
ing sick pigs already infected with
cholera, and which may not visibly
show sickness; go Careless methods,
vaccinating dirty pigs, unclean quar-
tiers after vaccination, failure to disin-
feet instruments. Failure to disinfect
skin at site of vaccination. exposure
Of serum to dirt: (6) Storing erum in
warm place. pouring serum in unsteri-
liked vessel"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

Having sold my market, I will sell
at public auction at my residence three
blocks east of the postofice on 9Th
street the following personal property
on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1915
This sale is to commence at / o'clock
sharp as there are numerous small
articles to be sold.
7 Head Horseshoe white team,
weight about 2100; one black horse,
n bay mare, VT. about 2400; one
sorrel colt, VT. about 1900; one brown
mare, VT. about 1000; one sorrel pony
VT. about 500.
Machinery-Two single buggies; one
Pacton buggy; M Canopy 2-seat sur
reg; two 1-horse delivery carts; two
1-horse delivery wagons; one 2-seat
open buggy; n buggy jack; n fine
Portland cutter, as good as new; two
cutters; two light bob sleighs; two
wagons; one rack and wagon; one
truck wagon; one truck wagon with
box and spring seat; one shoveling
board; n disc c%ultivator; one Acme
mower; n 1-hole corn shelter; one
frame and wheels for swill cart; one
pulverizer; one push dump cart.
Miscellaneous ArticIes-Four single
harnesses; three set of good double
harness; one set of driving harness,
steel names; six boxes harness soap;
eleven boxes Great Western Shoulder
Cure; five brand new whisk brooms;
one good barn brush; eight leather
back bristle horse brushes; ten fibre
horse brushes; eight brand new curry
combs; three wood back steel and
bristle horse brushes; one pair brand
tanned robes; three good lined robes;
one plush robe; one fur cap, as good as
new; three pairs of fur driving nit
tens; two strings sleigh bells; five
extra collars; ten foot leather cattle
whip; three cord nets; one sheep lin
ed coat; one can't hook; one pike
pole; eighteen cylinder roasters; m
marble slab; two Billy goats; rakes;
hoes; %shovels; barrels, ETC.; $50 #.
piping-more or less; n steel crow
bar; one Office desk; two good gas
tanks; two rolls netting; n Canary
bird cage; two road scrapers; one
brand new supply tank, 6 it. high 6 TT.
diameter; two platform scales, (1,OOO-
1b); one gasoline engine, 1h horse
power; n hay knife; two stove zines;
one good brass stock; n corner
bracket; n little merry-go-round;
one steel lawn chair; small chill
dren's tent; seven pair door locks; one
parrot cage; n baby bath tub; one
copper candy kettle; one sand shovel;
100 cans of paint-more or less; one
garden pillow; four fish poles; one good
incubator; one good glass door side
board; one washing machine, and
| other small articles too numerous to
mention.
Terms Of Sale All sums OF $40 or
under cash; all sums over SO time
will be given to October LIST, 1916, on
good bankable paper at 8 per cent
interest. No property to be removed
until settled for.
Mrs. NJ. D. Orhrans, Exec.
s. J. Rudolph, A~uctioneer.
First National Bank, Clerk.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11
BRUCE

From the Herald:
with new seats in the high school
room. AS soon as the heat is put in it
will be ready for use. A door should
have been put in the hall of the sec
ond story to be used in case of fire. As
it is now Ill the children upstairs
must go down the stairway to the
front door which might be SO crowded
that some would get injured. However
lent rooms which will furnish sufficient
school room for Bruce for sometime to
come.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

Miss Anna McLane met with a Sc
we're accident Monday, while returning
home from the city. She met an auto
in a dust cloud and pulled one of the
lines too hard and the horse turned
the buggy over and Miss Anna was
thrown on the ground with the buggy
on top of her. She sustained a broken
arm and collar bone. She was brought
to the city and given treatment and is
doing very nicely under the circum-
stances.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

The Null brothers and their families
who visited here with relatives last
Sunday, state that there is no saleable
corn in central Iowa, just maturing
sufficiently for good hog feed. Corn
was just a little more matured there
than it was here when the killing
frosts came.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Olson made ii
trip to Brookings Sunday, being ac-
companied to that place by Mrs. A. A.
Arnold, who had been visiting her sis
tiers here. Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold have
been living at Huron, S, d., but recent
ly removed to Bookings, the latter
place being more convenient for head
quarters for Mr.. Arnold, who is break.
ing for the Northwestern.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11
PUBLIC SALE

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IT, 1915
4 miles west, " mile north Of Estel.
line
$50 Acre Farm, 210 acres under
pillow, 40 acres pasture, 70 acres hay
meadow, good buildings, all fenced,
school house on land, will be sold to
highest bidder at II o'clock.
1S Head of Horses: 43 head Of Cat
tie, 40 Hogs, harness, and fine line of
farm machinery.
Joe Giliioan, Owner.
Col. s. N. Gray, Auctioneer.
A. B. Calef, Clerk.
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