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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-20
WHAT IS A k|L0WATT?
A |ittIa information about tho Mechanical
Value Of the Unit Of Measure Of
Electric Current,

ELECTRIC current,
With electric power in our city
everybody should know the
meaning of the term watt" and
"'killowatt" which we hear used
in this connection. We therefore
publish an article below in which
these terms r explained to our
readers.
To a person Knowing nothing
about the technicalities of cleo
tricity, a kilowatt hour basis for
measuring electrical current is
term to them and nothing else.
A watt is a unit of measure for
electricity just as the quart is the
unit measure for milk and the
bushel a unit of measure for corn.
Kilo is a Greek word meaning
1,000and a kilowatt is 1000 watts.
The watt takes it's names from
James Watt, the famous phys
icist.
There are 746 watts or nearly
ga of a kilowatt in one horse
power.
Here are few things a kilowatt
will do:
1t will operate a sewing ma
chine for 81 hours.
1t will run a clock correctly for
10 years.
1t will warm enough water for
shaving purposes every morning
for 30 days.
It will heat a curling iron three
minutes every day in the year
Sunday including.
It will heat the bedroom for an
hour in the winter, or keep the
room cool 81 hours in the sum.
mer if a small ventilating fan is
used.
It will propel an electric auto
mobile three miles, knead eight
sacks of flour into dough, or op.
crate an electric piano for ten
hours.
1t will light 5000 cigars.
1t will light an old 16 candle
power Edison lamps for Is hours.
,IOr a rs Watt Tungsten lamp
for 40 hours, 40-Watt lamp for
Is hours, or a 60 We lamp fo1
10 hours.
Run a 0.inch electric fan 25
hours.
, The energy produced by 9
kilowatt hour of electrity should
keep a small motorcycle at TOP
speed for an hour.
The energy producnd by xii
owatt hour of electricity running
through a motor will raise p
tons Of coal so feet in one hour
That is more than the biggest
horse found in the Scotch mines
+ could do when James Watt tried
to measure the strength of one
horse. The big horse Watt USED
raised 10 IL tons of coal 90 feet
, in one hour. The efforts of this
famous horse are known as one
horse power and is used in meas.
ing the power of engines.
:. An electric meter is used ir
determining when one kilowatt
hour of current has been con.
sumed: AS electricity runs
through the meter a little disc
turns around just as a water
wheel turns around when q
stream of water runs through
it and strikes the paddles. After
a thousand watts have rur
through the meter. the dial at the
front registers one kilowatt
hour.-Ex.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-20

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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-20

Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota,
this 10th day of December, A, D. 1916.
FRANK s.. HENRY.
(al'otl) Commissioner.
Parties have frequently endeavored
to inspect the books OF elevator com
panies for n reason or another. The
railroad commission has held that
such records are private and not open
to the public.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28
Savina Sense Of humor.

At LIS best estate the human mind |,
delicntcly poised. In this respect Il,
does not differ from any other highly
complex machine. And for this reason
n comparatively light shock may dlsar.
range 1t and reduce It's effectiveness.
Any human trait, therefore. that serves
to guard the mind from jolt and jar
Is II saving trait. OF such traits Is tho
saving sense of humor.
This trait may be racial or national,
for we see IL more highly developed in
America and Great britain than in
Prussia and Turkey. But IL appears
to be nourished by good physical con.
dltlon, says II writer in the Minncapo-
lis Journal. A people stricken with
world-wcariness like that of India can.
not perceive the hidden smile In
things, as can II hopeful people such
ms we. But eve in II wcll.nourished
land like America the man with the
saving sense of humor is none too com
mon.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28

Is chaos. For the order and unity or
the regulated lives, instead of being
the result NJ growth In s%elf-cOntrOl
and sclf-dircction. were but the TEN.
porary Impress Of outward necessity.
We have too often treated the OK.
pandlng force of growing children as
we treat the expanding force of II kct-
tie of steam. The latter may be made
to work properly only as 1t Is confined
to fixed chnnnels-nnd when the lid
or, all escapes. The child, on
the contrary, Is IN organism quite us
capable Of becoming n sclf-dlrectlng
and purposcfui personality rs is the
parent or policeman who undertakes
to "dlscipline" II. And this 1t becomes
not through restraint and suppress.
sion, but through guidance and spon.
tdnclty.
The child must have nm abundance
Of spontaneous action, because only
thus can he try out his various pos.
sibiliticS In relation to things and PEG.
pie. only thus can he get III" uppor.
tunity Ia select and cvaluatc the activ.
tiles that are worth while, to reject
what is not worth while, what is in
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28

Shakespeare had chased this hare In
the country, and knew all about dogs
hawking and hunting the deer. The
story goes that he was II poachcr. This
Is not certain, but | was reminded Of
it III" other day because | received
from Russia Il photograph of Il plctur,
painted in Poland over 100 years ago
The artist was unknown, but the sub
icct was clear. II was II picture of
Shakespeare being examined by n Jus
ticr of The peace, with his stolen game
ut his feet, and nm odd little boy by
his sidc-a perky little boy, who wa.
like the Il called Moth In shake
spcnrc's first play. Two chcrubs wer,
standing on nothing, rs the way OF
cl"rubS is, high up in the picture, and
pleading, perhaps, Cor the gaycty OF
youth; and underneath Justice was
weighing the scales, Il forcSccing and
%inrS"oing Justice. who knew that
Shakcspcnre'S little finger was worth
more than all the vcnlson In War
observation-disclosures.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28
Treat the Expanding force OF Growini
Children as We Treat the Expanding
Force Of a Kettle Of Steam.

furious, what leads To pain and sorrow
And II is through such selection ant
rejection that he comes AT last to ~
IN" master of his thoughts aud con
duet.
Ii Is true, on the other hand, tina
the child needs guidance, for If lcf
quite To himself his random and Spon
tuncouS actions would soon lead to hi.
undolng. But guidance must be some
thing more than the mothers habit
of saying, Don't do that !" The de.
pcndcncc Of the child upon the mother
should be for leadership and counsel,
and not for constant udmonltion OF
the torrors of the law.
The removal Of the usual head OF q
group should not result In an outbreak
Of suppressed feelings. on the ron.
trary, there should be an increased
sense Of responsibility, n keen desire
on the part of each to do his part lit
tingly under the novel conditions.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28

DRY recently, by n friend whose sister
hud to lravc her children for n few
days. My friend t]clcphoncd to her
sisters house to find out how the chill
dren were getting on, and was assured
by the maid that they were very well.
And with much emphasis the maid
added the further item that the chill
<ren were also very good. 1t was
the stress that the maid laid upon
this fact hat the children were very
good, although the parents were away,
which made such an impression.
1t appears that there are many PEG.
pie who expect, as Il matter Of course.
that children will be naughty when
the restraining influence of the parents
Is removed. No doubt the provcrb,
when the cats away the mice are Ut
play" had its origin in the fact that
h presence of parents or of other
adults was Il severe restraint upun
the activities Of the children. And no
doubt this fact Is to many II sufficient
argument for the constant exercise of
some restraint In the form of "disci-
f''''N' - ~ 'ii''ll ~ bt ulllllNll
To see that, for practical purposes,
Just the opposite point of view Is like
ly to lead 10 more effective results.
The problem Is by no means con-
lined To the home. 1t has It's ountcr
part In the school, In industry and In
government. Many n teacher who
prides herself on her "dlScipline" can
show visitors any day perfect order
on the part of her pupils. The work
proceeds with mechanical regularity,
every child seems to know his place
and Keeps It. There are no unnccos-
snry movements or sounds. But the
same children, out Of sight of the
teachcr, are declared by other teachers
In the school 10 be the most uuruly
and the most unreliable. What, then
avnlls all this discipline IL It can be
made to Function" only in the pres.
cnce Of n police force?
And 81 1t Is, working with more
mature people, under somewhat differ
ent conditions of temptation and mo-
tive, the manager whose shops or Of
fees produce high records of "eficl-
ency" so long as he keeps his hands
firmly on the machinery of admins
tuition. For the time being, the moth
sr, the teacher. the manager, may be
satisfied with the results. Sooner or
later, however, the overrestrained and
the ~overmanaged may be expected TO
be separated from the machinery Of
discipline. Then the inevitable result
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28
Is BEST AlL.ROUND ATHLETE
Events in Which Avery Brundaoe Elk
cells Are Shot.Puttine, and Ham.
mer and Discus Throwing.

Avery Brunduge, Il Chicago con-
tractor twcnty.nine years Of age, re-
Gently captured for the second time
the all-nround athletic championship
of the United States. This does not
mean that Brundage Is individually
the swiftest runner, the highest or
broadcast jumper or the greatest
wcight-thrower In the country. but
that his average proficiency in all
these sports combined Is beyond that
Of his rivals. His victory was achiev-
ed by n score Of 4ST points over his
nearest competitor.
This remarkable athlete stands n
shade owe six feet In height, weighs
1913 pounds, and since graduation from
the engineering school Of the Unlver-
sity Of Illinois he has devoted all his
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28

architects artists n decorators to stimulate the ideal of pan-AmercanHn.
In n setting Of brown and gold have been placed pieces of furniture which
accent with every line Of grace and beauty the general suggestion of Latin
America.
A great oval table. 20 feet long, of highly polished Dominican mahogany
occupies the central space of the floor. Around it ire grouped 81 massive
OF the ack with TIT name nj coatofarns of the country whose repre-.
sentative occupies It. When these chairs are not In use, n heavy cord, in
which are entwined threads matching every color in the flags of the different
nations of the union, endrcles them. symbonzng the unanimity OF purpose
that Is existent at all times among the republics.
The walls are covered with dull yellow brocade up to the line of a
bronze freze. The side lights md Central chandelier are IF bronze wrought
with conventional designs after the pattern of the aboriginal art of the
Aztecs and the meas.
The fheze is the browning glory of the room. Its bas relief figures
telling the story of the discoveries and conquests of the American continents
testify to the slow growth of II civilization which makes possible the exist.
cnce of the room itself and the spirit # the meetings that ar held within 1t.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28
TRAINING TODAY'S
BOYS AND GIRLS
Ruling Them With a High Hand
Has Bad Results.
REVOLT Is SURE TO FOLLOW
"Whan the Cats Away the Mice viii
Play" Is True only " Vigil
over Their Action Has Been
Too Stern.
BY slpoNIE NJ. oRUENsERo.

A WE look about among our ac-
IA quaintunCcs, W. mny see TINT In
some households the absence of the
mother, even for II day, Is SURE Ia re-
suit in Il great deal of irrcgulurity In
the conduct of the Childrcn-to say
the least. In other homes. N the on
trary, almost any adult In charge
would find the children going on about
their games and other activities as
though nothing unusual had occurred.
The difference between these two
types of homes does not show so much
difference between children rs one be-
tween the viewpoints or habits of par
cnts. In some canes parents rule with
a high hand, and the children have
constantly in their presence IA feeling
OF restraint. TO the child. what may
be done and what may not be done
are altogether arbitrary matters. de-
termlncd by the authority of parent or
teacher. That Is to say, fright" and
wrong" are somehow vaguely Svno-
nymous with "permittcd' and "'or.
hidden" Whenever. therefore, n pro.
hibitiOn Is removed, there will be tn"
impulse To try tn" forbidden expert
nncc; and where the absence of par
cnts %wlthdrawS the restraints, children
will take advantage Of their absence
20 indulge what they are usually for
hidden. Whoever Is left in authority
when the parents are away, whether
II be Il friend, or II relative or II hired
servant, Is sure to find II strong ten
dcncy to break out.
Many years ago the school reader
contained n story entitled. mice ut
Play" which described the naughty
antics of Il houseful of children dur.
ing the temporary absence of their
parents. All sorts of forbidden deeds
were INDUCED In, mysterious cup
boards were explored and the pantry
was raided. This nearly forgotten
tale was brought forcibly to my mem
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28
Call Not Needed.

"llow long Is that orchestra going
TO play In the grll!room?" asked the
nervous stranger in n large city.
"For several more hours" replied
the clerk. "Do you want to leave u
call?'
- what?"
"A call. DO you want us TO wake
you upT"
"Great Scott. No! Give me some
thing to put me to sleep"
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spare time Ia athletics. lie Is now In
the contracting business on his
account and is In the open air most
of n" day. From May until October
h, pats in twp hours every ni-ht cXrr-
ci>ing under the moon ana stars. In
winter the same two hours are spent
IN t. gymnasium where he varies his
routin" by playing II great deal Of
hnndball. Though Il speedy runner
and a great walker, the events in
which he cNccls are Shnt-putting aud
hammer and discus throwing, and
these are his ~fuvoritc sports.
In "A life So strenuous rs the cham
pIon's there Is no time left over for
diversion, so It Is not astonishing that
Brundage Is still II bachelor.
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amount used In each speech. II grand total Of liiWDND feet, or 12lI337
mites, of paper were used in printing these speeches. Some of the speeches,
however, raj 30 fctl long, and three feet per speech is considered n very
nScrvativ estimate.
In printing this vast number of speeches, all of which appeared at one
pounds of ink were used and COO pounds Of paste in putting the pages to-
gethcr. The labor involved in the printing OF the speeches costa about 5000
and the paper used $4,000
or course the members of congress themselves, the campaign COM
mittccs and individuals paid for the printing of these speeches. So the cost
of the labor. the paper, the ink, the paste, etc, was not charged up to Uncle
lAtng such speeches which must be charged to the government among them
the transmission of the speeches through the mails free under frank-no
small item. Also, the work Of printing reports for the government depart.
mcns was delayed along with other government work while the sporCl,.
for campaign use were rccled ut by the mile.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28
PI(KUp5
OF SPORT

The cight.hour law doesn't hold good
In II chess game.
Seeker is n great game to play II
you are tired of living.
One thing we nee not worry about
just now is the baseball score.
Golf may be n summer game, bat IL
gets n heavy play in the winter.
There's no chance for n rest. II Il
isn't Gibbons-Dillon, it's Welsh-Kil-
bane.
1t Is said that It will be compulsory
for all uinpires to speak English next
season.
Whenever a ball player feels cold
in winter he thinks OF st. Louis in
summer
With iron crosses for soldiers there
ought to be leather medals for foot
ball heroes.
Because n billiard table Is supplied
with cushions IL must not be imagined
that it is n soft game.
Since b~ullRghtlng is not permitted
In this country how 10 of
fighters get away with It?
After the showing II has made this
wear Tufts will probably have n hard
time arranging games next year.
| GOOD hitters. hut there orc unite II few
| who seldom fnil 10 hit bntters.
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md is 10 feet q inches in height. The history of the goddess is an interest
ing one. The statue n east n five sections, which were placed together
under the direction of nj Italian. The task was 50 sknluly executed that
1t impossible to discern the crncks. When it II desired to take the
statue apart In order to g. 1t up On the dome of the capitol "A negro, recently
cmancpatcd, offered to find the seams. lie adjusted block and tackle and
after much twisting and turning, his efforts we're rewarded and the God
dess of Liberty showed her seams. So, after remaining n year In front of
the capitol, she wus placed o n top of the dome and n national salute of Il,
guns was fired simultaneously by IL stations In honor of Miss Columbia
She has beef struck by lightning several times, but, IS she was fully pre-
pared or such a emergency, n o damage was done.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28

paign from June / to October !.
The campaign was remarkable for
the use of literature and for the pub.
LEFTY given To speeches, prophecies and
statements by political leaders on both
sides. Figures obtained M the govern.
mcnt printing office show that, from
June l to October /. 100000 copies
Of speeches of senators and repre-
scntativcs and political leaders We're
printed for distribution. Taking three
feet OF paper as an average for the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28
LOOKING for Improvement.

"Bllggins says he's an anarchist"
Hope he ls."
"Whyf"
Even anarchists have some feel.
ings. When they find they're com.
PEELED to associate with n man like
Bllggins, maybe some of them will re-
form"
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MauirI keeps Up Good Work.

Art Magirl, the Oklahoma middle
weight, appears to be keeping up mis-
good work In Australia. His most re-
rent victory was n 20-round win over
Fred N,g II Of Australians topaotch.
II.
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enough to attract attention as n show
room, and yet significant enough in III"
purpose 1t serves, to be designated us
Il "hOly of holics."
This room Is the so-callcd govern
ing-board room, where meet the plcn-
ipotcntiaries of p nations who CON
stitute the governing board Of the Pan
American Union, to discuss and act
upon questions that concern the wei
fare of the Americas.
In this meeting place of nations
every thought has been carried out by
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had neglected to touch second. The umpire had noted the omission.
and 50 had the ShortNop of the team in the field. The latter called
for the ball and touched second, the umpire thcrcupon calling out the
man who appeared snrc at third. This out retired the side.
Tn" umpire allowed the run to score, which tied up the game, and
the home team managed 10 win ont in extra innings. II YOU had been
umpiring that contest. gentle reader, would you have allowed that run
to score from third on the clean hit to left by the batter?
Answer 10 Problem.
The run does not count. The failure to touch second has made n
force play Of the third out, pure and simple. In n way it is almost
another Merkle play. Since the runner who went to third never
legally touched second, the throwing of the ball to that bag by the out
fielder makes II force play out Of The affair, the ball beating the runner
TO the bag. Rule 30 says that no run can be scored on a force out,
which this play is, even though the man forced out is standing on third
in apparent safety.
Not only does the failure to touch second make void the run, but
1t also rObs the batter Of II clean hit, as the scoring rules say In no
case shall II base hit be scored when Il base runner Is forced out o n the
play. This play Is an unusual force out, but Is force out nevertheless,
as the ball beats the runner to second.
Copyright y the Wheeler Syndicate, Inc)
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!" " ~ T'''E'"''''N T"I9' W.T." NJ N"TI'I"-
came up In the International league. Plays which
create arguinent and discussion are always un-
natural plays, and this one was 40 exception TO
the rule. The contending clubs were two Of the
lenders in the race, and, since the result OF the
play determined the winner Of the game, the com
test went to protest.
In the ninth inning, with the home team a run
behind, things started to happen. With two out,
the home club managed to get men on first and
third. a hit would at least tie the score. The
batter responded with II safe drive To left. on which
the man on third logged home. The runner on
first went TO third on the hit, while TN batter
managed to reach second on the throw-in. In going
from first 90 third. the rnnner originally on first
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28
Enormous Mass Of Campaign Literature Sent Out

z NOUGH white paper, in strips nine and n half inches wide, to circle the
Il earth five times and still leave Il surplus IA used to print political
speeches made by members Of congress and sent out from the government
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nut ITI'TIVN TIITIh NIIV II just u NV
years younger, but Miss Columbia cam
not resort To u suhtcrfugc Of this sort,
for both her age and weight are fully
known.
She was erected In 1863. when
Washington was under military rule
during the Civil war; she was the work
of Thomas Crawford, the sculptor, and
was cast Mt Bladcnsburg, Nd. She is
made entirely of bronze, and the
points of her crown are tipped with
gold. The statue weighs 1i,0S5 pounds
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28
Goddess Of Liberty on Capitol Is SO Years Old

TIE second Of December the Goddess Of Liberty, which surmounts thu
three, although IA bit rcconrncd to her age. tries in many little ways 70 make
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28
Pan.American Building Capitol Of the Americas

sFT HE capitol of the Amcricns"-such, 1t has been declared, is the relation
i of the Tnn-Amcrican building In Washington to all the republics of tn,
wcstcrn hcmIsLhere: And within thLs cnnlol building is a room: hcnutlfu
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-28
BILLY EVANS SOLVES BASEBALL PROBLEMS
Written Especially for This Paper by the Famous American
League Umpire.

Several years ago n very interesting play, which created consid
cradle discussion, came up in the International league. Plays which