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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
R THE DEGREE OF SERGEANT

war. denounces the government Of the r,,..,
States, and urges general strike on the n..
of all working people as protest agains. ~
courtry's entry into the European war u
patroman were present state what aet,.
should he take under the above circumstance
It's safe to say not man in the n,.
thought it wise to write simply, Call an ami.
lance" Such is the stultifying effect Of hiyb..
learning.
While these and other equally absorb,.
questions were being answered thIee months,
watched every fifty candidates, hundred !,
pervising monitors watched the monitors. an.
were themselves watched in turn By the Ai,,
assistant CHIEF examiner, the second assis.,,.
chief examiner the first assistant chief cyan
iner and the Old Boy Chief Examiner him,s,
The monitors were hired for the afteror,
work. Most Of them came from City CoTs,.
Many of them must have enjoyed the unjr.
sensation of policing policemen.
Last January there was IN examinatio, a,
promotion 30 sergeant IN the Grand Os,tnl
Palace. Thcu-ards of policemen to,k 4
hundreds passed. Then it was discovered IA
advance copies Of the questions had been ss
% a favored few, and the examinations ven
thrown out. There wasn't going to be any
repetition of such scandal, If the third a.,.
ant chief examiner and his supporters Of h,
Municipal Civil Service Commission could hen
it. Honor system? Not so IL could be noticed
Some Of the monitors weren't quite sun
what they were about for their 81 stipend
Two of them told a policeman 10 sign his OWL
name to the test report marked IN. B., sin
John Doe Sergt. 99th Precinct" lie ddn.
want to and so told the third assistant chief
examiner. Pretty soon the word got to the chsi
himself, and the patrolman was summoned and
told he would not be disqualified for following
the monitors instructions. The mentors wer
asked to run-not walk-to the nearest exit
A great number of the men who took II,
last accepted examination nearly four year
ago and passed it were taking this one. Tng
had been on the preferred list for promotion,
but the operations of time and the merit ss.
tenn had not removed enough men ahead Of
them to get them the coveted promotion. They
hoped this time TO ~ higher up in the js,
There are COO sergeants on the force in tie
greater city and only 10000 patrolmen %
fight for their places. If fellows half way
lucky he may get to be a sergeant before he
has to retire on a pension. And sergeans
wear gold-plated badges as against the patrol.
mans nickelled ones, so there's a lot to look
forward to.
With all this, the Police Department is good
to a man who wants to try. There was one
man in the examination room, Lieutenant tod
me, who had been dropped from the force sew
eral years ago for intoxication. He had taken
hold Of himself, been reinstated, and was here
trying for promotion.
But being a policeman can't possibly be as
much fun as it used to be. Think of becoming
a roundsman over night. and perhaps a lieu
tenant, a captain and an inspector in a fs'
years, In these days you have to be poll0
man i've years before they'll even let You TAX
an examination for a sergelntcy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

YOU will be disqualified. There will be no
deviation from this rule"
It is safe guess that every candidate IN.
3D."
And then:
answer any four of the following ques-
tons Do not answer more than four. If you
answer more than four, the first four on the
sheet only will be rated"
There you are. rule and the penalty for
breaking it.
Then the questions one or two of which will
do:
an a neighborhood populated chiefly by ma
tives of Southern Europe, crowd of approx
mately 100 women attack some pushcart ven
ders of food. Three patrolmen are present.
State exactly what the patrolmen should DO"
"And," the question might have added, with
out leaning an inch toward fippancy, "don't
try to be funny"
Another:
ION several occasions articles of personal
property belonging to members of the force of
a certain precinct have disappeared and it is
suspected person attached to the precinct
command is implicated in the thefts. State in
detail the full procedure you would follow in
your investigation of this case and indicate
clearly the evidence you would endeavor to Sc
cure to sustain a prosecution for violation of
the law
One question under the heading laws and
Ordinances speaks for itself, as follows:
"At an open air meeting held in public
square a speaker protests against the drafting
Of citizens Cor military service in the present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

64,050,000

the weight of ....... 6405O,O0O
Sixty-four millions and fifty
thousand Of pounds, which, efti-
mating the whole at the medium
price of thirty fols the pound,
makes the fun Of ninety-fx
millions and twenty-five thou
fand vres tournois ....... 96075,000
An immenfe fun! that the city of Paris might
fave every year, by the economy of ufing fun
fhne inftead Of candles.
If it fhould be faid, that people are apt to
be obftnatey attached to old cuftoms, and
that it will be difficult to induce them to rife be-
fore noon, consequently my difcovery can be
Of little ufe; | anfwer, MI defperdndum. I
believe all who have common fenfe, as foon as
they have learned from this paper that it is
daylight when the fun rifles, will contrve 70
rife with him; and to compel the reft, | would
propofe the following regulations:
Firft. Let tax be laid of louis per win
COW, on every WINDOW CndL Is PROVIDED WIN
fhutters to keep out the light Of the fun.
Second Let the fame falutary operation
Of police be made ufe Of to prevent our burn
ing candles, that inclined US Taft winter to be
more economical in burning wood; that is let
guards be placed in the fhops Of the wax and
talow chambers, and no family be permitted
to be fupplied with more than one pound of
candles per week.
Third. Let guards alfo be ported to flop all
the coaches, &c. that would PATS the ftreets
after fun-fet, except thofe Of phyficians, fur
geons, and mdwives.
Fourth. Every morning, as foon as the fun
rifles, let all the bells IN every church be Pet
ringing; and II that is not fufrcient, let can
non be fired in every ftreet, to wake the flug-
CARDS efrectually, and make them open their
eyes 10 Zee their true intereit.
All the difficulty viii be IN the frft two or
three days; after which the reformation will
be rs natural and eafy as the pretent irregu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

world of success. I'M
agine being a policeman
and being faced with
this task, TO be done In
two hours on the top
of a table hardly big
enough to hold a ham
sandwich, and certain
ly not steady enough
for a glass of beer:
Write q report ad-
dressed to the Police
Commissioner setting
forth the instructions
you would give to pa
trolmen with reference
to the giving Of testi-
mony in a crlmlna!
court"
An hour for that.
Easy enough, maybe,
if instructions Ike this
are followed:
IN. B. /. In rating
this report the chief
consideration will be
given to knowledge OF
the subject shown by the
candidate, but conslu-
GRAFTON will also be
given to conciseness and
directness of expression.
an. B. 2. Sign this
report John Doe, SER
geant, goth Precinct, If
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

to-be-drowned man, but
must "f1oat fifteen min
utes over the deep end
of the pool, wearing
street clothing and
shoes, divest himself of
his clothing, drop it to
the bottom of the pool,
dive down and bring it
up, lay it at the end
of the pool" and then,
like as not, go without
breathing for ten min
utes or so.
That hasn't a whole
lot to do with police
men, though they are
called on at odd mo-
ments to swim in their
working clothes, but it
goes to show why 1900
of the $500 patrolmen
who were notified that
they had been selected
to take the civil service
examination for pro-
motion to sergeant (more
succinctly expressed at
the head of the exam
ination papers as "Pro.
to Sergt.") scratched
their heads in perfectly
legitimate perplexity
a week ago last
Saturday afternoon and
devoutly wished the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

Nights NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !
Hours OF each night in which
we burn candles .............
Multiplication gives for the total
number Of hours ............ 10
Thefe 1881 hours multiplied by
100000, the number Of families,
give MISREPRESENTATION. f28,lOO,O
= One hundred twenty-eight mil
lions and one hundred thoufand
hours, fpent at Paris by candle
light, which, Mt half pound OF
wax and tallow per hour, gives
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

MLIGtT SAVING is generally considered be of the
ypioaIW modern methods of making minute the
49, product a
consideration by the pressing necessity of
And it probably but there trying
idea itself BENJAMIN Franklin
in his time which entirely Anticipated
letter principle
basing their claims
Whenever what
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13

tione for an additional, &57. $50 had beer
reported by subordinate unions.
He emphasized the fact that OF ~,
652,431 earned by members OF the
union in the fiscal year ending May
81, only $4,6S4 had been expended by
the international union because OF
strikes or lockouts. He said the gross
earnings OF union printers had In
creased $3,940.626 in that period. the
average earnings a member being VI
Os6.43. an increase Of s45.25 as COM
pared with the preceding twelve
months.
President Scott also announced the
completion of an arbitration agreement
between the international union ana
the closed shop division of the United
Typothetae ane Franklin Clubs OF Am
erica. effective Aug. 4, 1917. to Dec. 81.
1926" Arbitration contracts. he said
have been issued to 1871 newspaper
publishers under the new international
agreement with the American News
paper Publishers Association, effective
May /, 1917, to May /. 1922.
The total payments to 1903 old age
pensioners for the fiscal year were
given as s361.505. Mortuary benefits
totaled s29S,4T6. The union printers
home in this city cost 1928, 146 to main
tain and its capacity was increased.
accommodations being provided for ESQ
residents. The twenty fifth anniver-
sary of the home is to be celebrated
Wednesday.
Opposition to a constitutional amend.
ment proposed by Chicago Typograph-
ical Union No. 1S which promises to
cause sharp debate in the convention
was expressed by Mr.. Scott. He saio
1t was conceived in malice and lin
tended to reflect discredit" on the Of
ficers OF the international body. 1t
would limit the powers of the general
and subordinate unions In
making contracts and compel a refer
endum on agreements with national
associations of employers.
The address also indicated that rela-
tions of the union with the American
Federation of Labor were not alto
gether happy because. he declared, the
CIVILIZATIONS which the officers and
organizations of the A F.
of L. owe to this international union
have been disregarded In many In
stances" He added:
The laws of the American Fedora
ton of Labor have been grossly violat-
ed repeatedly, and there is no assur-
ance that any. official attempt win be
made to prevent repetition OF these
illegal acts. Unless we are prepared to
accept the consequences Of these IL
legal acts, we must repudiate them
and without reservation"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13
War Started BY Woman.

A stool. such as people used to sill
nnon in churches. and which was cast
at the head Of the dean of st. Giles
in Edinburgh, may be said to have
marked the beginning Of the civil waI
in England which ended with the
downfall of Charles II. This event took
place on July %, 1887. 1t will be re-
membered that James !. contrived to
introduce bishops into the Scottish
church. His son, Charles l.. desired tc
go still. further and introduce book OK
canons and a liturgy. Archbishop
Laud. whose tendencies were toward
the Roman Catholic church, backed
him in his project. Between them they
prepared service book, and the order
went forth to have it read on a certain
Sunday in all the churches in Scot
land The Scotch. however. declined to
have their religious service tempered
with. When the day came for reading
the new service book few of the clergy
were willing to proceed with It, such
was the opposition among the people.
In the principal church of Edinburgh,
the chancel of the old cathedral Of St
Giles, which contained seats Of the
judges, magistrates and other .authori-
ties, the liturgy was formally intro
duced under the auspices of the bishop
dean and other clergy.
There were no pews in those dts.
each person bringing his own stool to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13

like 9l.aoo.ooO worth Of this connection
has been shipped abroad during the
current fiscal year, which II just about
500 times the amount Of trade In 1884.
when chewing gum first appeared as :
separate item in the export statistics
of the United States. s4. AS Il s:
Canada was the first country to buy
chewing gum OF us. but Il was not long
until England became our best cus-
toner. BY degrees the trade has ex-
banded to include many countries.
European orders have increased meas
urably since the war began. the num-
Der of Canadians and Americans in
France having introduced chewing gum
to the British Tommy and the French
poilu as one way Of passing the time
and tickling the palate.
Even far-away Asia is buying Amer
lean chewing gum. China showing indf-
cations of becoming good customer.
The Philippine Islands have steadily
increased their purchase Of gum in the
last decade, due Of course, to American
occupation. And now Africa IL begin
ming to take considerable quantities or
gum. The principal trade SO far has
been with British South Africa, ,biit
Egypt is showing signs Of a fondness
for the sweet chicle so popular with the
American stenographer.
In the meantime our own fondness
for chewing gum has grown amazingly.
and It's manufacture II becoming a.
important industry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13
PRINTERS IN ANNUAL MEETING.
international Typographical Union in
Session at Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs. Colo, Aug. l3-A
prosperous organization with its house
in order" and ready to expand the work
it already has started in connection
with the war activities of its members,
was pictured by Marsden G. Scott, OF
New York. president of the Internal
tional Typographical Union, in the adj
dress with which he opened here today
the sixty-third annual convention OF
the organization. He said that nearly
500 members Of the union had enlisted
with the Canadian forces, that more
than 400 already are in the army or
navy of the United States and that
thousands of others will follow the
stars and stripes in the worlds war
F'orty-two Canadian members of the
organiza ton have been killed in France
and s12.225 has been paid to theis
widows or dependents, Mr.. Scott added
He announced that the two repre-
sentative organizations Of employers
In the printing industry-the American
Newspaper Publishers Association and
the United Typothetae and Franklin
Clubs Of America-have recommen ded
that all journeymen and apprentices be
reire ted In their positions when they
return from the war"
President Scott said that thru its
executive council the international
union had subscribed for $4,000 OF the
liberty loan bonds and that subscrip
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13
FIRE DAMAGES BUILDING.
Blaze of Unknown Origin Threatens
Dwelling Occupied BY Six Families.

A fire of unknown origin partially
destroyed the three story frame dwell
ing and contents at the southeast cor
ner of Second avenue and Linn street,
about o'clock this morning. The fire,
which started in the attic of the house.
had gained considerable Roadway when
discovered by Leo Bartlett.
The three floors of the building were
occupied by six families. those on the
second and third floors being the heavi-
est losers, as practically all furniture
and household goods on those floors
were totally destroyed. On the first
floor. which was occupied by Mr.. Bart
lett. the furniture and belongings were
removed to a place of safety.
The roof and upper stories of the
building We're badly damaged, and the
west end of the adjoining building was
damag ed by water The property is
owned by J. p. West, 101 Y East Linn
street, but inquiry at the West home
resulted in no estimate of the loss be-
ing obtained. altho Mrs. West thought
the damage might be $1,000, which is
covered by insurance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13
What to Use and Avoid
on Faces that Perspire

nkin. 70 be healthy, must breathe II
10 must perspire--must erpel, through
me pores, it's share OF the bodys waste
Gaterial. Certain creams and powders
1log the pores, interfering both with elm
ynation and breathing. especially during
ihe heated period II more women
snderstood this, there would be fewer
seif-ruined complexions. If they would
he ordinary mercolized wax they would
shle substance actually absorbs . bad
akin, also unologging the pores. Result :
The fresher. younger under-ekin ie per
enitted to breathe and to show itself.
Tshe exquisite new complexion gradually
peeps out, one free from any appearance
81 artificiaity. Obtain an ounce OF ner-
colized wax from your druggist and try
it. Apply nightly like cold cream for
week or two, washing it. OF mornings.
To remove wrinkles, here's q marvei~
olsIv effeotive treatment. which also
acts naturally and harmlessly: Dissolve
an ounce of powdered saxolite IN haIf
pint witch hazel and use as a wash lotion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13
THE PHYSICALLY UNFIT TO BE
SUPPLIED WITH BRONZE
BUTTON FOR LAPELS.
BEING
SENT TO REJECTED
Buttons Supplied to Those Turned
Down For Physical Defects, Intended
to Be Means of Protecting Them
From Accusation Of "SIaeker"-Be-
gin on Claims Today.

Certificates of discharge were being
issued today by the local exemption
board to those who were examined by
the physicians last week for the ma
tional army and were found unfit and
rejected. These certificates will prob
ably so into the mail tonight. With
each certificate will be enclosed the Of
fetal button for those VINO were physi-
cally defective.
The button is of branze, about 1.-THE
size of a quarter Along the upper
edge is the word Exempt" and at the
bottom edge the initials ~. s." The
central portion of the button is occu-
pied by a shield. The button is in
tended to be worn in the coat lapel
and will be issued exclusively TO those
rejected on account Of physical de-
fects that debarred them from being
accepted for the army.
Work Moving Slowly.
The board occupied practically all OF
the forenoon issuing these discharge
certificates and preparing list OF
those so discharged and the reasons
for the discharge. so that the list might
be conveniently at hand at all times
. Ii was not expected that the hoard
would get time TO take up the claims
for exemptions until this afternoon or
Tuesday. While these claims are be-
ing examined the board will have pre-
pared a list of those who were sum
moned for examination. but who did
no. report and of whom the board has
no knowledge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13
OBITUARY..
Morford.

Mrs Mary Ann Morford. wife of Bert
Morford. 400 South Secod street, died
at the Deaconess hospital at O'Clock
Sunday evening of acute uremic pois-
onine, after an illness OF a week. She
was taken to the hospital Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Morford was born Oct. 25, 1857
at West Liberty. She had been twice
married Her first husband was Archie
Johnston, with whom she was united
in marriage Jan. 90, 1878, in Poweshiek
county. Mr. Johnston died March s.
1894, and on April .. 1896, at Marengo
Mrs. Johnston was married to Mr.. Nor
ford He survives her, as also three
children by the former marriage. They
are W. w. Johnston, of this city: Mrs
E. l. Hart, of Jessup: and Mrs. George
Kuelper, of Belle Plaine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13
MAKES PLANS FOR INDIES TRIP.
University Man Returns From Seat Of
Proposed Iowa Expedition.

Proposed Iowa Expedition.
Prof. G. G. Nutting. head of the state
| university's department of zoology. has
returned to this country. from three
weeks investigation of the British West
Indies in the interests of the Iowa sci
entists who will go to these
islands next summer. He reports that
the opportunities for study are excep-
tional and that the healthful climatic
and physical conditions of these far-off
islands make them an ideal seat for the
proposed investigation
Barbados Island. which will be the
base of the expedition, is exceedingly
healthful. according to the report of
Professor Nutting to President W. A.
Jessup. Drinking water is abundant
and Of excellent quality. The anthori-
ties are well disposed and will do any
thing within reason to help the Iowa
party along, he states. 1t is very likely
that the colonial government will give
them convenient quarters free of charge
on a little island within stones
throw of the main island.
LAS a result of my advance investi-
cations on this group of islands," de-
clares Professor Nutting. II have found
that our party will be at loss rather
because of the richness of the fauna
than because of any lack of material.
Some of the reefs of Barbados are the
most fiourishing l have ever seen.
am confident that our expedition would
have every reason to expect success
either at Barbados or another island
called Antigua"
Twenty persons. sixteen men and
four women, mostly graduate students
of the university, will make up the
Iowa party which will make an exhaus-
tive study of the life Of the British
islands, hitherto practically unexplored
by scientists. This expedition will go
down in history as one Of the most inn
portant of the eighty that have been
sent out by the university
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13

Electric Engine Equals 70oo Nsesss.
The worlds most powerful electric
engine has been completed In an Amer.
icAn shop and soon VIII 80 into service
on an American railway 1t has ca
pacity OF 1000 horsepower, which 10 *
per cent greater than the largest cleo.
trio engine used in the Nest.
This monster, capable Of exerting al
much power as string of trolley cars
more than half mile long, draws 1t.
current from a wire no bigger than one
used by trolley car, or about the size
of lead pencil. This is most possible
by the use of the high voltage alternat-
ing current system.
1t is built in one unit. There are two
trucks. each having six driving wheels
six feet in diameter. On each truck are
mounted two powerful electric motors
taking current from the trolley wire
and supplying mechanical power thru a
gear wheel to the drivers. The total
weight is ESQ tons, length seventy six
feet Attic this weight is compact the
engine is said to be much easier on the
track and roadbed than steam loco
motive because the weight is cushioned
and the running gear as perfectly bal
anced for all speeds.
The control has ben applied to such
perfection that power can be exerted
gradually so as to enable the engine
to start train without jerk and ac-
quire the speed of twenty miles pei
hour with.a heavy train in about two
minutes.
An interesting feature is the fact that
the engine will handle enormous train
loads, owing to the design Of the mo-
tors, at constant speed. whether oper-
ating up or down grades When going
down grade the motors automatically
become generators and return power
to the line. and at same time obyiate
the use of airbrakes which are simply
held for emergency use and for bring
ing the train to full stop.