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MEMBERSHIP_ DRIVE . |NORTHWESTERN MAY PLANNED BY LEAGUE _ TRY DIESEL ENGINE Thursday, February 5, 1931 patriotic efforts of the League of Women Voters for increased interest in the franchise, deserve the enthuâ€" siastic support of every citizen who believes in the ‘stability of our inâ€" stitutions and the permanence of popâ€" ular government." The New Republicâ€""The New Reâ€" public has observed on more than one occasion that there is no organâ€" ization of men, in the political field, oneâ€"half so intelligent, eMcient, and devoted as the League of. Women oneâ€"hall so 1 devoted as Voters." Among the Sm Judge Can‘t See Sport in Herding Geese with Airplane; Fines Hunter The ‘tenderfoot who was sent to round up the lambs on a western s‘loon ranch,. and at nightfal! closed the corral on 50 panting jackrabbits, met his match recently in two n Oklahomans who set out in ar airâ€" plane to ride herd on a flock of wild geese. They succeeded, but too well. Cirâ€" cling about the river banks they forced together an enormous flock, and drove the ‘birds southward along the river. â€" Here "hunters" were waitâ€" ing in blinds, and fired almost pointâ€" blank into the mass of birds. The fun was taken out of this new form of slaughter, however, when the "herd riders" in the airplane Jearned that game wardens had witnessed the incident. _ Oaklahoma, like many other states with progressive fish and game commissions, prohibits the hunting of birds from airplanes, and the two airplane pilots paid fines of $131 each. The financial ¢ politan. papers . a is plentiful â€"but form â€"the calendar is that the ‘best w weuld be to cut out (Continued from page 3) nt of pe xpert ssure wher re trying to reâ€" ind our opinion y to. reform it rent day. s on the metroâ€" us that. money it sont to western |_closed rabbits. Chicago, as a means of abolishing the smoke and dirt of steam operation without the tremendous expense of complete electrification, is the subâ€" ject of a careful survey at present, according to H. M. Eicholtz, assistâ€" ant gencral manager, says a newsâ€" ‘The possibility of using Dieselâ€" clectric‘ locomotives on the Northâ€" wostern line between Milwaukee and paper 1 Head eral ~y method tions laV gate entire Diest 0p¢ Dic nc OSS engine runnin not at a trificat the c ice and long "If these loc ufficiently, we ssibility of Use of This Type Oilâ€"Electric Power for Trains Discussed esel unit ar future place the on general ns r. report. ads of the ads of the road have spent scv-‘L years . studying clectrification ods, but have come to the con-‘ on that present business cundi-! : do not warrant the heavy outâ€" which would be necessary if the ‘eâ€" road were electrified. _ The elâ€"clectric idea is being investiâ€" d with the hope that locomotives ated by that principal may soon me as efficient as electric cars. There is a possibility that the ol unit may be developed in the ©future to the point where it may ace the steam locomotive and do well ‘as the allâ€"clectric system," Eicholtz said. "There are such motives now, powered by Diesel nes burning a Jow grade oil and ning an elcctric plant that proâ€" s the motor power. _ They are c ta hanl tonnage. but they are x . equipment, There would be another the â€" Dieselâ€"clectric the motor . power to haul tonnage, | peedy cnough for p 536 Central Avenue equ HIGHLANO PARK PRARMACY ng runs. locomctives are developed we believe they will give al to electrification _ and aving in initial cost. Elecâ€" ill cost many millions for i â€"of" trolleys, plant, and 0S senger THE PRESS ~advantag locomotive PINEAPPLE GLACE Special Ice Cream Brick Today When an electric railroad line has a failure to the plant, every train in that particular area becomes tied up. That has happened already on some electric roads, But if a > oneâ€"unit Diesel locomotive failed, its train would be the only cne affected and. another engine could be sent out to haul it in." Plans of the North Western road to put 100â€"foot steam . locomotives into passenger service between Chiâ€" cago, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities are held up because it will be ‘necâ€" essary first to strengthen bridges in the Chicago suburban district, accordâ€" ing to Mr. Eicholtz. These engines V. T. MeMAHON, R. Ph. G. Sunday Deliveries WEEKâ€"END SPECIAL Phone Highland Park 4100 are heavy fnd will pull many more cars than now are carried in a train "That would be an $800,000 job and conditions are not right now to go ahead with it," he said. ‘"The chief aim in using the new locomoâ€" tives is to provide greater comfort to the passenger on the high speed, de luxe trains. Engines with roller bearings start more smoothly and handle the train much <better than other types." ‘Three engines of this type will be placed into service within a short time on the Omaha road, a subsidiary of the North ‘Western, between Adams, Wis., and the Twin Cities,