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The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
PASSENGER TRAIN SAFEST PLACE
FOR Fifty MILLION TRAVELLERS
Great Northern Railway Establishes Remarkable Safety Record
BY Transporting Thousands of Persons Daily for Six
Years Without Single Fatality

St Paul, Feb i--Nearly fifty million
passengers were carried on Great North
ern railway trains more than four billion
miles during the last six years without a
single one being killed, il was disclosed
here today in the annual report of c. l..
LaFontaine, general safety superintend-
ent.
The unique record, attributed to the in
tensive safety work conducted by the
Great Northern, finds no duplicate in the
reports of any other Northwest railroad.
Officials of the transcontinental system
commended the care given by employees
to assure maximum safety in the opera
ton of passenger trains as one of the
major factors making possible this rec
ord.
Millions of dollars are spent every
year in keeping locomotives and cars,
rails and road-bed and safety appliances
in first-class working order to permit the
rapid movement of trains with a maxi
mum of safety to passengers, executives
also emphasized Indicative of the large
investment made to protect passengers
and employees is the annual report Of c.
A. Dunham, signal engineer, which
shows approximately $7,000000 spent for
safety appliances. An additional 81, ,0O0,-
OOO will be spent this year to extend au-
tomato block signaling, for automatic
train control and for other safety de-
vices.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
Rain shIfts Ranch.

II Is not often that a man goes to
bed at night with his property In enc
country and awakens next morning to
find some Of 1t In another, but such is
the case which has recently happened
on the United States Mexican border.
An international boundary change,
in which a portion Of an American
ranch has become Mexican territory,
has taken place owing to the heavy
rains In northern Mexico. After the
waters of the Rio Grande had sub
sided. Ben Kell. a Texas rancher,
found that the course Of the river
had changed somewhat and part Of
his lands were In Mexican territory.
Kell Is reported to have gone to
Reynosa, In the state Of Tamaulipas.
to register the property now in Mex
leo.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09

The safety showing Of the Great
Northern at the end of the six-year peri
cd is splendid tribute to the army of
employees. particularly those engaged in
the handling of trains, and emphasizes
the exceptional efforts being made by the
company to keep passengers in less dam
ger of injury actually than they are on
the streets of the average city," said
Superintendent LaFontaine.
During the last six years, Great North
ern trains carried 47.022,858 passengers
an average of IS miles each without a
single fatality. This is an aggregate pas
senger movement of 4,0l2023,277 miles.
Safety appliances maintained by the
Great Northern at cost of 81, 100000 a
year exclusive of new equipment, in
cludes approximately 1900 miles of au-
tomato block signals, interlocking plants,
crossing bells and wig-wags, Illuminated
crossing signals and related equipment
which cost the company S,5000OO. In
1924 automatic block signals will be in
stalled over sections of trackage exceed
ing 200 miles and l20 miles of track will
be equipped with train control devices
which will automatically halt a train
should it enter block already occupied
by another train.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
He should Worry.

A Jew who had borrowed money
from q friend used to walk up and
down his bedroom night after night till
he nearly drove his wife crazy.
After he had been at 1t about week
she said to him: Moses, w do You
walk up and down de room all de
nightr
He said: T.valk up and down de
room. Rebecca. because am 30 vor-
ried. j owe Isaacs $40 and cannot
pay him."
"vell," said his wife. III vos you
I should 60 back to bed and let Isaacs
walk up and down his room. It's his
worry, amt itr
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
Pine Tree Of Great Span.

The spreading pine Of Karasaki. on
the shore Of Lake Biwa, Japan. was
one Of the best known trees Of the
world, and one Of the Oldest. II was
only 80 feet high, but II had span Of
l54 feet. For many years II was visit.
ed by pilgrims. and tourists from other
countries made point to. see II. Re
Gently solemn ceremony was conduct
ed by high priest in the presence Of
many other priests to transfer the
spirit Of this l.200-year'old tree to q
youthful descendant Of $50 years.
which sapling viii receive the hcnors
long accorded to the sacred pine.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
FRANCE HAS HUGE EMPIRE
Those Of Britain by About
ons-Fifth.

Instead of North America and India,
Africa Is now the most important field
Of French colonial development. writes
Henri NJ. Barzun In Current History
Magazine. Here the French posses
sions have an area Of 100000 square
miles; that IL II times the size Of
France itself, and q colored population
equal to the number of Frances
white inhabitants. The French colonies
In Africa, which exceed those of Great
Britain by about one-fifth, suggest q
kind Of confederation, slowly built up
by the gradual acquisition Of 20 prov
inces from 1880 up to the Versailles
treaty. A beginning was made with
the annexation In 1880 of northern Al.
geria, to which were added the colonies
of Gabon, Congo. Ubang, and Chad In
1841; Guinea and Ivory Coast in 1S43
Somaliland in 1854 Tunis in 1881; Sen
egal in 1880; Sudan Volta. Dahomey,
and Mauritania In 1898; Madagascar
and Reunion In 1895; southern Algeria
In 1902; Niger and Morocco In 1912;
and the German Cameroons In 1919.
The value Of the African empire Is
seen In Its trade both with France and
with the world at large. Production is
already nearing 100000 tons yearly
for the whole dominion, mostly raw
materials for manufacturers and food
stuffs for export. AS for the CONNER
cial balance, the day Is expected when
the 700.0O0,O00 francs Of prewar trade
will reach 5.OOO.O00.O00. There could
be no better prospect for French pros
perity at home and for French ex-
change In foreign countries. Especial
ly In Morocco. Algeria and Tunisia, ag-
riculture Is being developed on large
scale. The farms and cultivated neids
cover immense areas, comparable only
to the American Middle West. This
necessitates the use Of modern agricul-
tural implements sucn as harvesters,
reapers, binders, threshers and trac-
tors. creating a market for American
manufacturers Of these machines.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09

The inhabitants Of sagebrush town
were seated on q cracker box exchang-
ing desultory conversation
You know them hot cakes what the
Teller dips In the window Of the For
lorn Hope restaurantr'
Yes, know EN-"
Ever try 'emT
=, Yes. I've tried EN-"
what do you think Of 'em?"
The citizen thus appealed to gazed
effectively toward the foothills for
some minutes and then rendered judg-
ment.
"That feller's not a cook; he's jug
gler."-Judge.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
SAVINGS MORE THAN
DOUBLE IN DECADE

New York.--Reported savings do
posits in banks and trust companies
of the United States have more than
doubled In amount during the past
decade. and the number Of accounts
have Increased BY about i41 par cent.
ngarss complied By the Savings Bank
Division. American Bankers Associs
tion, show
III distribdted equally mons oul
entire Population. the savings deposits
IN 1919 would have given So 70 each
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
SNOWFLAKE HAS SIX STATS
Farmer, Who Has Photographed Over
1900. Says Many Things Are
Designed From Them.

Lacemakers, jewelers.. designers Of
silks, wall papers and table linens, and
even bakers and confectioners. are now
borrowing the ornamental designs FOR
their products from snowfiakes. writes
Wilson A. Bentley. snowflake photog-
rapher.
During Al years Bentley. who is q
farmer Of Jericho, VT, has photo
graphed more than 1000 snowfiakes.
and asserts he has found no two alike.
He adds that no two could possibly be
alike, since the shape Of a snowflake
depends on temperature, humidity and
chemical and electrical content OF the
atmosphere through which It falls. II
IL inconceivable. he says. that any two
snowfiakes could ever encounter exact
ly the same atmospheric conditions in
their journey to earth.
In one respect, however, Bentley de-
clares all snowfiakes to be alike-all
are some variation Of six-pointed
star. Though a casual look at the
snowflake may seem to indicate that II
departs from this form, microscopic In
spection win always show the six
points.
Bentley began studying snowfiakes
with microscope at the age Of six
teen Later he acquired microscopic
camera and had completed quite gal.
lery Of snowflake photographs before
he realized that the work he was nurs-
Ing as a hobby had any commercial
value. Then lace manufactures
bought some photographs from him
and since then he has found steady
market for his pictures.-Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09

The Great Solution
Our banks are managed By ofncers
and directors, elected by their own
stockholders. They are interested In
helping the town to grow and prosper
But just a. local telephone station
10 valuable to the Interchange of
thought because II belongs to q
system whose wires reach to all parts
Of the nation. 50 the local bank is
valuable to the Interchange of bust
ness because Of It's connections with
other banks In the United States.
finding its strength and its usefulness
In being part Of system.
For many years . plan was sought
whereby our thousands Of separate
and Independent banks could get to
gether and cooperate for the i'm prove
ment Of our banking methods, and for
mutual protection In emergencies.
both for themselves and customers.
We had periodical money panics. dan.
gerously disturbing to business. and
chargeable. IN large part. to defects
in our banking and currency system.
There was no central bank from
which the individual banks could get
assistance In time Of trouble. Panic
conditions caused weak banks to fail.
and even strong and sound institutions
to be imperilled. Bankers, business
men, and leaders In Congress for
years made careful study'of banking
and finally Congress passed q law
providing for the establishment OF
twelve great Federal Reserve Banks.
each designed to serve as q sort Of
central bank for such banks In fits
allotted territory as might become
members Of the Federal Reserve
System.
It retained the American plan Of
Independent banks doing business un.
der the management Of their own a..
rectors and officers. About 10000
banks have become members Of the
Federal Reserve System. The mem.
Der banks In each district own the
entire stock Of the Federal Reserve
bank there. and elect two-thirds OF
the directors. The other directors are
appointed BY the Federal Reserve
Board at Washington. the Govern.
mental body having supervision over
the Reserve banks. though II does
not operate them. Its members
are appointed By the President Of the
United States.
The Federal Reserve banks hold
member banks reserves. Formerly
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
Organizations
To Assemble
! AtThe Sanhedrin
Over 500 Delegates Expect to
Assemble, Says Simmons
i'm Comment.
tBy the Associated Negro Press)

~ ss@N @AScoNAosOe ANC6AO ItCbSJ
Chicago. Ill.-The Lincoln League.
political, national. representative,
practical and daring. has completed
arrangements for a mammoth session
in Chicago. February 18th and 18th.
Postmaster General Harry S. New
will represent President Coolidge at
the session. Hon. John T. Adams,
chairman Of the Republican national
committee, will be a special guest of
honor, and will bring a message Of
political hope, according to arrange
ments. United States Senator Medill
Mccormick will deliver the address
on Abraham Lincoln, February IL.
Among other distinguished visitors
who will probably be present are Sen
ator George w. Pepper of Pennsyl-
vania, who presented the resolution
in the Republican national committee
representing Southern representation,
and Frank H. Hitchcock of New York
and National Committeeman w. M.
Butler of Massachusetts,.
According to Roscoe Simmons,
president of the Lincoln League,
more than 500 delegates and visitors
are expected from all over the United
States. There is a national commit
teeman from each state, according to
he organization, and the convention
will be made up of two delegates
from each congressional district, and
four delegates-at-large from each
state.
Robert r. Church of Memphis,
Tenn, is chairman of the executive
committee, Henry Lincoln johnson
of Atlanta and Washington is secre-
tary, Walter L. Cohen of New Or
leans, La, is treasurer and Perry
w. Howard of Mississippi and Wash
ington is legal adviser.
Larger Than 1920
1t is predicted that the attendance
at the sessions will be larger than in
1920, when the organization brought
together the most representative
group of men and women ever assem-
bled for the consideration of political
advancement. Next to the Repub-
lican national convention, there is
more interest shown in the Lincoln
League sessions than in any other
national political gathering.
Subjects of nationwide interest
will be presented before the conven-
tion for consideration and action.
Among them will be:
1. Migration and It's Political In
fiuence.
2. Best Methods to Defeat Class
Legislation.
3. Jim Crow Cars.
4. Colored Americans and Polit-
ical Parties.
S. Congressional Election.
s. Politics and Industrial Oppor-
tunity.
The day sessions of the convention
will be held in South Park Methodist
Episcopal church, and the night ses-
sions in Greater Bethel A. M. e.
church. Robert s. Abbott Is chair
man of the local Lincoln League
committee, and Phil A. Jones chair
man of the committee Of arrange
ments.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09

each bank carried In its own vault
the cash required By law as . legal
reserve 90 that It would be ready to
pay depositors on demand. The gold
supply Of the country was thus scat.
tered among thousands Of Independent
banks.
When Fire Rases
This situation may be iikened 70
the old-time water supply In . town
Each house had to depend on its In
dividuai well. tank. or cistern. Pic
ture such town attacked BY fre. II
the water was low In one well. from
drought or excessive use. water
would have to be borrowed from q
neighboring well. Suppose the water
In that well also was at Q low level
Thus the safety OF all was sacrificed
because no RESERVE water supply
was at hand. The fire would become
connagration.
Under the Federal Reserve System
we have series of modern reservoirs
located in various parts Of the coun.
try, each serving the needs OF the
banks In fits own district. In each OF
these reservoirs credit is stored up to
be supplied to the various banks, al
the need arises. Each reservoir Is
In turn connected with all'th others
so that when the supply In one be.
comes low. the others may be tenn
porarily drawn upon. BY gathering
the gold reserves Of the member
banks into the twelve Fede<Al Re.
serve banks. Q result has been OBJ
tanned like that yielded by the con
struction of great city water supply
Each member bank formerly had to
depend almost entirely upon It's own
resources In making loans to its Gus
toners. When II had loaned all Of it,
own money. It could do no more. even
though the merchant. manufacturer
or farmer customer had great need
Of more credit. and was seeking II
for highly important and necessary
purposes. Hence arose what was
called "tight money" situation Now
the member bank can, and frequently
does take the notes Of its customers
to the Federal Reserve bank. and
borrows there In much the same way
as the customer borrows from the
member bank.
This reserve-storing and loanins
work Of the Reserve System II only
part OF tho wonderful protection and
service It II rendering the nation.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09

"Now. Mr.. Professional Censor. l
suppose you have read many books
that you think the public should not
readT
81 have"
"You have looked at and censored
many plays that you consider immoral
and bad for other people to seer"
81 haver
"And yet, Mr.. Professional Censor.
after all this reading and investigation
It has not affected your In other
words, you are still just as moral and
undefiled az you were before"
(Order In the court i)--The Nation.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
HOW THE NATION IS PROTECTED
FROM SERIOUS DISASTER
City Without Reserve Water Supply Against Destruction by Fire
likened by Bankers Committee to Business Situa-
ton Without Federal Reserve System

sounding
something
Education adding
child while"
mittee continues: =
oher efhndax In 4 fhisc counfrx
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09

adult and child In the country" the
Divisions report says. but In 1921
the portion Of each would have been
no less than $l6S."
The ohlcially reported savings do
posits are - follows:
Deposits Accounts
1919 ....... tS.425,275,0oo 12.584.31t
1929 1880. 17,331.47S.00o $685. SO
Increase !. lo6.7ss i4o.sss
This remarkable growth b attrib
utable to improvement n the services
Of the banks for savsrs and 70 the
more consistent canvass for accounts
through advertisiag and solicitins.'
the report says.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
The Wrong Ticket.

II was dusk. and the ticket inspector
went to the young couple on the back
seat Of the bus. The youth. slightly
impatient at the Interruption, thrust
out his folded tickets.
1--WE do not stop there" said the In
spector, politely.
. "Wherer inquired the youth.
"At the pawnbroker's."
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
SHORT CUTS
(Lincoln News Service)


This Is the time for I'VE did 1t"
chorus, rather than for an II did it,
solo.
There were 1859 patients admitted
and 1888 surgical operations per-
formed last year at Freedmen's hos
pital.
DR.. w. T. Merchant of Louisville
will be one of Kentucky's big Four"
at the Cleveland convention.
Philadelphia can at least beast Of
having more colored centenarians
than either New York or Chicago.
Harry Wills has been offered $780,
600 by Tex Rickard for two>bouts
next summer. with Firpo and Demp-
sey.
Approximately SO per cent of the
Detroit colored males, 10 years Of age
and over, are gainfully employed.
Colored farmers In Halifax County,
North Carolina. are making splendid
progress with the aid Of their Farm
Loan Association.
Baltimore has almost as many illi-
terate colored persons, 10 years OF
age and over. as New York. Chicago
and Philadelphia combined.
There are more colored chauffeurs
in Pennsylvania than In any other
state. New York ranks In second
place, followed by Virginia. Georgia.
the District Of Columbia and Mary
land.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09
Reai Results.

~Your medicine has helped me won
derfully." wrote the grateful woman.
"A month ago I could mot spank the
baby and now am able to thrash my
husband. Heaven bless you."-Boston
Trapscript.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09

Baltimore has almost as many illi-
terate colored persons. 10 years of
age and over. as New York. Chicago
and Philadelphia combined.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09

This Is the time for 1--WE did Il"
chorus. rather than for an II did It"
solo.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09

Colored farmers In Halifax County,
North Carolina. are making splendid
progress with the aid Of their Farm
Loan Association.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-09

DIR. w. T. Merchant Of Louisville
will be one of Kentucky's "Big Four"
at the Cleveland convention.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
PROTEST PERMIT CONTROL
OF INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL

Vigorous protest against proposed
legislation to make the use OF all alco-
hol for industrial purposes subjeca 20
permit control by the prohibition bu-
reau, was made by the American
Chemical Society OH April p. The
society's counsel declared the bill in
troduccd by Representative Cramtor
of Michigan proposing creation of
separate prohibition bureau in the
Treasury Department would "throttlc
the vast industrial machine built around
the legitimate uses OF alcohol"
The report continues; at is unfor-
tunatc that the prominent workers for
prohibition do not devote their efforts
TO the detection and prosecution of
violations OF the law instead of seek
ing the authority to pass upon the
question OF the needs of industrial
users OF alcohol and to arbitrarily sad
die this authority on the industry" The
report urged that instead OF proposed
transfer OF control over the industrial
use OF all forms of alcohol from the
Internal Revenue Bureau to the sepa-
rate prohibition bureau that would be
set up under the Cramton bill, there be
established a commissioner of indus
trial alcohol to enforce those portions
OF the law pertaining TO industrial uses.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02
WET CONGRESSMAN WANTS
ENFORCEMENT INQUIRY

y resolution providing Tor the inves-
tigation of prohibition enforcement ac-
Invites of the government introduced
April II by Congressman Dyer of Mis-
souri,. has for its purpose the combin-
ing OF measures relating to prohibition
already introduced, and is in effect an
effort to bring hearings on these bills
together under one head, says the
Washington correspondent of the
Christian Science Monitor. This move
on the part OF Mr.. Dyer who is pro-
nounced wet is viewed as continue
ton of the efforts by the vets to rush"
Congress into modification of the Vol
stead act and bring the legalization of
the manufacture and sale of light wines
and beer.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-05-02

Medicinal Use is Permitted Under
Its Loose Government Control
System

Its Loose Government Control
System
Writing to DR. Ernest r. Cheering
ton, general secretary OF the World
League Against Alcoholism, r. II.
Ward, who conducts publishing
agency in Nova Scotia. and who was
a newspaper man for many years. has
tie following to say regarding the liq
uor situation in Nova Scotia.
In the province OF Nova Scotia, as
you are probably aware, we have pro-
hibiting legislation against tho bever-
age use of Intoxicating liquors. The
importations and sales OF Intoxicating
liquors however are permissible Tor
medicinal purposes. Were the law
surrounded by such safeguards as to
secure its sales exclusively for me-
dicinal use. it would not be too bad.
but unfortunately it is so loosely
framed as TO become mere cloak for
the sales and use Tor beverage pur-
poses.
"rhc traffic is under government
control; all importations and dstribu-
ton being under Control Board OF
Vendors Commissioners, the retail
trade being through legal vendors
throughout the various municipalities.
The profits OF the central board goes
to the provincial government and the
profits OF the vendors to the munich
palities. Some idea OF the widespread
abuse under tic law may be gathered
from the fact that, from preliminary
return last year. it was shown that for
1Q22. the revenue oil the central board
(Wholesalers) amounted to $780,,
1884; with a profit OF S3o6,68S.57.
What the total revenue OF the legal
vendors (rctailers) throughout the
show. But, i'll a small town OF this
county having less than 1000 of a pop
ulation, the vendors sold sol 900 last
year, and other towns arc about the
same ratio. The most deplorablc TACT
is. the profit going into the public
treasury is, to very marked degree
sitting the public conscience. also
regret to say that little or nothing is
being done to educate our people
against the unscicntihc and mistaken
idea OF Intoxicating liquors for me-
dicinal use