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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-12
c. 0. WINS IN
Name TOTAL
MAJORITY CUT
Sweeping State by 10000
Doesn't Discourage
Democrats
POINT TO 1892 VOTE
~ PERRY ARNOLD
u. 9. staff CorreApondent

AUGUSTA. Me, Sept. Ere
turn OF progressiycs to the repub-
llean fold will make the @. O. p,
in Names elections yes
terday over 10000. practically com.
plete returns today showed.
The reunited party made a clean
sweep OF IL in the Pine Tree state.
gubernatorial. senatorial and con.
gressional II increased republican
strength In the Legislature.
But whether or not Malne's
vote can be taken - pointing
the way" to what viii happen In
November was q disputed point
among politicians today. be.
cause the republican majority
was not nearly what II used to
be In the old days OF Frye and
Eugene Hale. and this despite
the fact that the total vote
probably was the largest ever
recorded In the Pine Tree state.
The republicans were iuhilant.
because the issues OF the campaign
were almost exclusively national.
and because Senator Charles p
Johnson. running on his record az
Wilson democrat. and supported
by the entire strength OF the dem.
ocratic administration. was don't.
mated by progressive prodigal
who had returned TO the q. o. T.
fold Frederick Hale, son OF former
Senator Eugene Hale.
They found additional satisfac,
ton I'm the unexpected indications
that republican apparently de-
feated Dan Mack otherwise
Congressman Daniel MeGilllcuddy
in the Second district. where. -
hours ago. they were almost admit.
ting lack OF hope OF turning out one
of the most popular representatives
In Maine
The democrats. on the other
hand. pointed to the fact that Maine
formerly Was republican by $4,000
Gov. Oakley Curtis. in . state
ment az Portland. admitting bis
own defeat by Carl r. Milllken. re
publican. summed up the demo
cratic view when he remarked:
III the republicans don't get q
majority OF $4,000. Wilson 10 up.
held
Maine democrats were pointing
today 20 the fact that they have
materially reduced che usual Maine
republican majority on national IL.
sues. and to the figures for 1892
when a republican plurality OF H.
500 In September did NOT "poin,
the way" TO election OF Grover
Cleveland In November.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-12

son IN June from San Francisco,
They occupied the same apartment
ere after three-day courtship
az sea.
There Was no Wedding
On July they went to Tacoma
aud obtained a marriage license.
Without a wedding ceremony DO.
Ing performed. they returned at
once 10 this city and took quarters
In the Sheridan apartments. Fifth
ave. and University st. where they
were, known as "Dr." and Mrs.
Allen
Miss Danielson became III. Once
Or. II. NJ. Read was called to her
bedside and found her In eonvnl.
sions. when she suddenly died. on
July rs. Or Read was summoned
hurrisdly and refused. after an In
vestiEation. TO sign death GER.
tlficate.
Coroner J. Tate Mason ordered
an autopsy. but discovered nothing
Indicating that the girl had been
murdered. and the body was en-.
balmed for sending East
Later the head was exhumed and
sent to Dean Frankforter. an Ell.
pert. for analysis TO determine
whether Miss Danislson had been
poisoned.
A sample OF the fluid has been
sent 10 Dean Frsnkfortsr.
so far "a I know said Deputy
Coroner Mac Donald. the cmbalm.
Ing fluid used did not contain
strychnsne."
Physicians who Investigated the
case at the time Of the autopsy
are inclined 10 the theory that the
poison was administered hypo.
derrnicaily.
Allen is in the county jail lie
has been married three times. d.
vorced twice. and his present wife
lives In Los Angeles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-12
TAKE YOUR CHOICE

NEW YORK. Sept i.-Malne
election returns are given a diverse
Interpretation BY republican and
democratic leaders.
Chairman WILCOX Of the repub-
lican national committee said
This means a reunited party.
that the progressives have returned
TO the party. and that the election
OF Mr.. Hughes In November 10 as.
sured."
Democratic Chairman Mccormick
said.
The result OF the election In
Maine indicates sweeping demo.
cratic victory In November"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-12
CONTINUED
FROM PAGE l
ALLEN TRIES OUT
SLOW Death POISON

time a verdict had been returned
10 superior court. declaring DR..
Allen guilty OF q statutory offense.
Ia which Miss Danielson was his
victim.
Wins Her az Sea
Lieut.. Danieison. stationed at
Fort Casey. has consulted with At
forney William Mcclure and Is in
close touch with Prosecutor Lam.
din. He and other relatives of
Miss Danielson are exerting every
effort to have a murder charge
pressed.
According To facts revealed at
the trial OF "Dr." Alien In Judge
Frater's court Monday. the doc
DR." who claims 10 be an osteo-
@Ath. came here with Miss Daniel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-12

son In June from San Francisco
They occupied the same apartment
/ ere after three-day courtship
az sea.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28

is small at first and constantly in
creases while the interest charge de-
creases. The sum Of interest and prin-
cipal remain constant, and this is an
advantage as the tax is then uniform.
Serial Bonds.
The serial bond differs somewhat
from the annuity bond, because, in
stead of keeping the annual payment
of both principal and interest constant,
the amount of principal that is re-
tired each year alone remains fixed.
This type of bond has become more
common for highway purposes in re-
cent years, and during 1912 and 1913
the number of serial issues exceeded
the number of issues for any other
single given term. The Office of pub
lie roads received reports from these
two years for SIS ,300,S19 in the serial
highway bonds, which is over 20 per
cent of the total county and district
bonds for which the period or term
of issue was reported. The first re-
tirement of serial bonds is sometimes
deferred for a number Of years.
The continued success of highway
bonds as a means of road Improvement
will depend largely on whether or not
the county authorities follow these
principles of sound road financing:
(a) A steady and we'll administered
system of meeting interest and provid-
ing for the retirement of bonds on
maturity, whether by means of sink
Ing fund, by the annuity method, or
through serial payments.
Cb) The limiting Of expenditures for
road improvements to sums which are
warranted by the actual saving in
cost of hauling that the road improve
ment will effect. In this item may
also be considered increased tonnage
which follows road improvement.
(c) Expending bond moneys only
on roads Of such a character that a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28
BETWEEN FAST TRAINS
TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION is
MADE AN EASY MATTER.
Rails of the Track Used as Part of the
Conducting Medum-PIan Is Sim
pie, Though of Much
Importance.

By means of the moving train tele-
phone invented by A A. Macfarlane,
communication between fast moving
trains may now be possible. Com
muncation has actually been held be-
tween the experimental station and
New York city. In this experiment
the rails of the track were used for
part of the conducting medium.
On a sidetrack near the little town
Of Bridesburg, Pa, experimental work
has been carried on with steel freight
car. At one end of the section Of
track used, a two-VOlt battery is con
nected; at the other end a signaling
and telephOning device is located be
tween the tracks. The equipment con-
sisted of puzzle" box and copper
shoes that pick up currents from the
rails. The nature and contents of this
box are not being given out at present
on account of some patents pending.
The inventor states that what the de-
vice accomplishes is made possible,
however, by his furnishing to the cur
rent a path of least resistance. With
out this device, current would follow
the track, run through the wheels and
aXles and jump to the other rail and
produce a short circuit. The current
simply avoids it's natural outlet, fol-
lows the track until it reaches the box
and shoes, where it is picked up and
taken aboard the train.
Telephoning between moving trains
is but part of the Importance of the
invention. The real object is to pro-
duce signaling system that will bring
the danger and clear signals into the
cab of the engineer. An automatic
brake has also been added and tested
on an engine. The device will light
cOlored lights in the cab of the engine,
as we'll as furnish an automatically OPP
Grated block for approaching trains,
Into each block current will be fur
nished by batteries along the track.
When a train is in this block, it will
short circuit the current, so that a
train approaching will be automatical.
ly stopped by the brake device oper.
ated in connection with the system.
In the telephone system it will be
necessary to have batteries along the
track, and by the use of the shoes and
box device with which the train will
be equipped current will be furnished
it. Then the telephone can be op
Grated, and connection can be had
through the main wires along the
track the current being carried out al
the ends of the blocks. By this sys
TEN, the inventor claims a moving
train can be in communication with
any telephone in the country.-Popu
! lar Science Monthly
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28

the entire building. The floors in the
stalls can be made of some material
over the concrete, but a concrete floor
is very successful in the implement
shed. The treated wood block floor
is also used very often in buildings
of this kind. Many farmers feel that
floor in an implement shed is an ex-
travagance, but it's presence makes 1t
possible to keep the tools in the best
possible condition, as well as the
machines. More care will be taken in
keeping all the farm machinery in
good condition If floor is built so
that the building can be kept clean.
Nine feet of headroom Is generally
provided in horse stables, and this
same height is about right for a shed,
where the farm implements are to be
stored The floor under the NOW can
therefore be made level.
Good, tight doors and windows are
absolutely necessary in a shed in
which machinery is kept. In addition
to the rain and snow that must be
kept out, there are also small animals
Of all kinds, and especially chickens,
that invariably think the implement
shed was put up as a special home
for them, but they must be excluded
If the machinery is to be kept In the
proper condition. Good construction
and doors that will not be torn off
their hinges are the best methods of
preventing trouble from this source.
If windows should accidentally be-
come broken they should be repaired
Immediately, as they would be in the
case of any Of the other farm build.
ings The implement shed is most
often neglected, but such should not
be the case, for no one will keep ma
chinery in good condition in a ram
shackle building.
The implement shed can be finished
up in any way that is desired by the
owner. 1t is very necessary that a
work bench be provided and 1t should
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28
Use of Barbed Wire.

Some idea of the extensive use OF
barbed wire for trench entanglements
may be gained from the fact that the
shipments of wire from the United
States to the allies now average more
than a million pounds a month, and
the total exports of barbed wire since
last July amount to more than seven
million pounds. The barbed wire is
shipped direct to England, and from
there transshipped to France and
Italy. This wire is woven in COM
plicated masses in front OF the
trenches, and has to be replaced when
it is destroyed by artillery fire, which
frequently happens. OF late the al
lies have been ordering considerable
quantities of an extra heavy wire,
with especially large barbed prongs.
The Germans, too, are well provided
with barbed wire entanglements, but
very little Of 1t is of American manu-
facture, although an occasional ship
ment is said to find its way into Ger
many through Denmark or Sweden
Springfield Union
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28
GOOD ADVICE FOR CHILDREN
Observance of Simple Regulations
Will Do Much to Lessen the Long
Chapter of Accidents.

More than a thousand children un.
der fourteen years of age, and more
than fifteen hundred between fourteen
and twenty-one, are killed every year.
and as many more are injured in the
United States by the following causes:
By using railroad track and yards as
short cuts instead of using sidewalks
and streets.
BY crawling under or going around
crossing gates that have been low.
cred
By running across tracks against the
stop signal of crossing watchmen.
By running across tracks just after
train has passed without waiting &c
see if another train is approaching
on other track.
By standing too close to moving
trains.
By catching on moving trains, cars
Or engines to steal a ride"
By crawling under, elm bling be-
tween or going over cars that are
standing across streets or sidewalks.
BY playing underneath, on top OF
around, cars standing on side tracks.
BY boys chasing other boys in the
direction of railroad tracks or trains.
By doing something dangerous, be,
cause you were dared" to do it.
These accidents will be avoided if
you will Stop, Look and Listen" be.
fore crossing railroad tracks or yards
and never play around trains or cars
From the Erie Railroad Employees
Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28

be OF good size to readily handle the
work that is being repaired. This
can be placed along the wall under the
windows, where good light will be
available. All the tools necessary for
repair work of all kinds can be kept
in cabinets or in racks that can be
built along the walls near the bench
Supplies of paints and oils can be
kept under the bench.
Broad doors are provided in the
plan, so that the various farm nipple
ments can be taken through them
easily. Many of these are of good
size, so that plenty of door room
should be furnished. Three sets OF
double doors occupy the entire front
of the shed part OF the barn, which
makes it possible to get out any piece
of equipment that is wanted without
disturbing the other machinery that
may be stored in the shed at the
time.
In the horse stable end there are
standing stalls for six horses and also
two box stalls, each ten feet in width,
that can be used for any purpose. A
small space is provided with a we'll
built cupboard. where the harness can
be kept.
There is at least one window pro
vided for each stall, and the double
stall and the box stall each have two
windows. A wide passageway is pro
vided through the stable so that equip
ment of various kinds can pass
through the barn to the equipment
shed at the end
The foundation walls, which are o.
concrete, are carried above grade
about Is inches, which is gooe
feature, as it protects the frame
from coming in contact with the wei
ground. A concrete wall Of this kind
also forms an effective barrier against
vermin.
A very large storage space for hay
and straw is provided in the large
NOW over the stable and shed. The
roof Is Of the framed gambrel type.
and is self-supporting, so that no col
umps or pillars are needed to block
up the space in the upper part of the
building. The trussed barn roof is
almost universally used now because
Of this feature.
This particular plan shows a build.
ing such as would be most practical
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28

satisfactory share of this money may
be regarded as a permanent improve
ment. This means that the bond is
sue should not be spread so thin over
an exorbitant mileage that the i'm
provement will be largely superficial
and practically disappear in a very
short time.
1t means, also, that large percent
age of the bond issue should go into
building satisfactory and permanent
foundation for the road which will call
thereafter principally for resurfacing
repairs, rather than for frequent COM
plete reconstruction.
(d) Provision for proper main
tenance and repair of bond-built road
throughout the life of the bonds, so
that when bonds are retired the coun-
ty will still have an actual and valu-
able property to show for its expendi-
ture.
(e) Limiting the term of bonds so
that the life of the bond will not ex-
coed the life of the improvement.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28
Do Without March.

In Mark Twain's epic Of boyhoot
Tom Sawyer signs, 'Oh, if could only
die temporarily" On that convenient
arrangement most of US would cleo
to have our temporary deaths fall il
the month of March.
March is neither hay nor grass; it is
neither fish nor flesh, nor good red her
ring. When it ought to rain it SHOWS /;
when it ought to snow it freezes wheL
it ought to freeze it thaws. Where Q
road should be is muddy slough OF
despond Where the sky should be is
tin-colored sheet of metal, or a hos.
tile sector belches sleet and icy wind,
says Boston Globe. Why not bill in
the legislature to abolish it?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28
SearchIiaht SianaI.

The more | read of railroad acct.
dents and the precautions against
them, especially rear-end accidents
the more am / convinced that my
proposition made in print several years
ago is worth the cons liberation Of rail.
road managers, writes a correspondent
of the New York Times This PROPOSE.
ton was that every train should carry
a searchlight somewhere on top of thtt
train, with its rays shooting upward
Such light, and it need not be a very
strong one, would always mark the To-
cation of train, either at rest or in
motion, and could be seen under condi
tons not possible to lights as now
used on level with trains. At night
and in heavy weather such a light
would be sure mark always, and even
on clear days it could be seen at a
safe distance, if not as far away as at
night or in foggy weather. The Gppli
| cation would not be difficult, nor would
the cost be great Engineers discussed
it a little at first, but it was soon
! dropped because, suppose, there was
not sufficient power behind the idea
to push it. Maybe before the TWEEN
tieth century ends it will be adopted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28

OF interest on the sinking fund to dis
charge the debt at maturity. The ex-
istence of the sinking fund is a con-
slant temptation to municipal officers
to use it for purposes other than the
purpose originally intended. If a
county, for example, issues bonds for
a second object, it is easy to argue
that the sinking fund already accumu-
lated may be used to purchase the new
securities and the finances of the COM
munity are likely to become much con-
fused. This is particularly true since
the officers in charge of such opera
tons are frequently changing. Sink
ing fund tax levies may be deferred
through carelessness or under pressure
of other needs. The sinking fund al
ways requires careful attention, be-
cause it does not progress automat-
ically in most cases. 1t has some
times been entirely neglected. The
total cost to the community of a bond
issue retired by sinking fund will
be considerably greater in the end
than the cost of the same bond issue
made by either the annuity method or
by the serial method.
By the annuity method of issuing
bonds both the principal and interest
are discharged by constant annual or
semiannual payments. The amount
Of each payment or installment is de
termined by the term of the bond. II
usually is necessary to subdivide the
bond issue into individual bonds OF
500, $500, or $1,000 each. The result
ing periodic payment Of principal and
interest must vary slightly because OF
this adjustment. Under the annuity
plan the amount of principal retired
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28

The proper method of retiring rural
highway bonds is one of the serious
problems which must be worked out
by county commissioners and others
intrusted with the expenditure of road
funds. The three methods usually
followed for meeting bonds at maturity
are known as the sinking fund, annu-
ity, and serial bond plans.
Sinking Fund Bonds.
The majority of highway bonds now
outstanding have been issued as
straight terminable bonds to be retired
by sinking funds. The term of these
bonds varies from 10 to 40 years,
with an average of nearly 25 years
The fund to retire them is accumu-
lated by annual installments paid by
the taxpayers, and is supposed to draw
interest continuously and to accumu-
late sufficient amount to discharge
the debt at maturity. The interest
which the sinking fund draws is usu-
ally from Ou9 to two per cent less
than the interest paid for the loan.
Five per cent highway bonds are COM
mon with the sinking fund calculated
to draw three and one-half per cent in
terest.
The following table shows the an
nual payments which, with interest at
three, three and one-half and four per
cent, compounded semi-annually, will
amount to $1,000 at the end of term
of years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28
Was Il War or Tennis?

No more can It be said that English
people do not know that war is raging
somewhere on the continent. Two girls
going to work the other morning dis
cussed the prospect of tennis this year
probably by way of contrast to the
arctic weather
There will be no one to play with,
all the men being away" said one. The
other acquiesced, and added; 1T is
too horrible to think about" We hope
that she referred to the war, and not
to the Adamless state of the tennis
courts, as her observation Indicated
London Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28
Definition of Salt.

Rev. Father John Cavanaugh, head
of Notre Dame, was discussing with
some friends the definition of various
words and the difficulty in finding their
synonyms.
"All this talk reminds me of a
schoolboys definition of salt" said the
priest "IIe was asked to define salt
He pondered a moment and then said
Salt is something that makes your
potatoes taste funny when there amt
any on EN-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28
Locomotive Fuel.

w. W. Rittman of the bureau of
mines in a recent article obi" IS to To-
comotives using petroleum as fuel, be-
cause every day there goes up in
smoke the gasoline of another genera
ton" What would he have the loco,
motives burn? If they use coal the
coal of another generation goes up
in smoke" and the same statement is
true if they use wood or coke. or cleo
tricity generated at power plants. Per.
haps the saving of these other articles
may be as beneficial Is the conserve
ton of petroleum.-Oi City Derrick
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28
Spendinu II All.

OF Booth Harrington the anecdotes
are legion-almost as numerous as
they are about o, Henry. 1t remained,
however, for Jesse Lynch Williams to
tell this story in connection with his
comment on Tarkington's ever ready
repartee;
After The Gentleman From Indi-
ana had made its hit" he says, "and
Mansfield had put on 'Beaucaire,' and
that made hit, | said to him one day,
Now, l hope you're going to stay in
New York for while.
His reply was a most charming
satire upon himself-Oh, I'll stay here
till | get it all nicely spent"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28
Money From Scrap Material.

In 1914 the scrap material sold by
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
brought in $2,157,241.24 or $1,000,OOO
less than in 1918. Waste paper alone
sold for 1921, oil barrels for $22,4S0
and old rubber for 1929. Locomotives
and wooden passenger cars sold for
$114,326. Other odds and ends brought
in $121,997. Old wheels, metals and
wrought iron yielded more than $7S9,'
600.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-28
HAULING OVER PUBLIC ROADS
Prevailing Cost in the United States
is About Twenty-Three Cents
Per Ton Per Mile.

The prevailing cost Of hauling over
the public roads of the United States
is about 20 cents per ton per mile.
More than 350,00O,OOO tons are hauled
over these roads each year, and the
average haul is about eight miles,
from which it can readily be seen that
our annual bill for hauling over the
public roads is nearly $650,000, 900.