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READ OF WAR BOARD ADVISES RAILROADS &4&&I CONGESTION CHICAGO STREET LOCKED UP BY owe •) • Inhabitants of North ^Adams* Mass., Are Forced to Trail ' With Goatf*^ IS UPHEUJ BY COURT ie railroad man the war board l[ay association, 11 railroads, as Fairfax Harrison. v)m> is at the head of the American Ball has Issued a notice to follows: "First--Consolidate, Where practica­ ble, through passenger train service, and eliminate those trains which are not well patronized. "Second--Reduce the number of spe­ cial trains, and give up running ezcur- BiOn"trains. ' - "Third--On branfeh lines, where two trains are operated, try to reduce to one train a day. "Fourth--Where practicable, substi­ tute mixed train service for separate passenger and freight Servii branch lines. Closely review nui of scheduled freight trains where l<?e on number ere ton- BUILD1N6 IN AFRICA Complete and Evenly Developed System Is Outlook. ROADS HAVE BRIGHT FUTURE Mere Transcontinental Lines Than Ml 8outh America or Asia Are Expect* ed Within Course of About Ten Years. Africa Already has the fdtraffirtSon for one of the completest and most evenly distributed railway systems of all the great continents of the world, observes a writer in World Outlook. Save Europe,*the railways of all the other great geographical divisions are largely located in certain highly devel­ oped areas--as in the United States and southern Canada In North Ameri­ ca, while other regions are left blank and promise to remain so indefinitely. In Africa a vigorous pushing of any considerable proportion of the projects that were In contemplation before the war will give that continent, a decade hence, not only a fairly even network of lines over the greater part of its area, but also more transcontinental lines--both latitudinal and longitudi­ nal--than either South America or Asia will be able to boast of at the same date. Railroad Building in Africa. In the imminent completion of the Cfcpe-to-Cairo project--a consumma- " Hon which will be considerably accel­ erated by certain work done during the war--Africa will have a line tra­ versing its entire length from north to south long before any continent but Europe can lay claim to such a rail­ way. The Cape-to-Calro--with metals all the way and steamer transport on Nile and the lakes eliminated--might easily bring Capetown within ten or twelve days of London and Paris, and a day or two could certainly be cut from even this schedule by a line the French plan to run from Tangier--op­ posite Gibraltar--across the Sahara, via Lake Tchad and the Belgian Con­ go, to northern Rhodesia. At the outbreak of the war Africa had a total of something like 25,000 miles of completed railway, and was building new lines at the rate of about 2,000 miles a year. At the firing of the first shot much important construction work was dropped instantly, not to be resumed until the war is over. This affected what would- probably have amounted to 4,000 miles of new line that would have been completed in the two and a half years that war has lasted so far. Lines for Military Purposes. This loss Is partially offset by the new construction -- purely military ' lines for the better prosecution of cer­ tain campaigns--th|t might not have been undertaken for many years had not the war rendered it imperative from a strategic standpoint. Such was the Unking up of the Union of South Africa system with that of German Southwest Africa by Botha in pushing his campaign for the conquest of the latter region; and such the running to­ gether of the railheads of a branch from the Uganda railroad and the Usambara lipe at the frontier of Ger­ man East and British East Africa. Similar TConstitK^n/"h«s- «lso taken Railroad Receipts in Sweden. Due to the .vastly Increased traffic owing to the war, the receipts of the Swedish state railroads for 1918 far exceeded those of any previous year, the aggregate amounting to a suui of 150.000,000 kroner, against ll&OOQjOOO kroner for 1915. ^T1. Passenger* Through Subway. * During the latter part of 1916 the New York subway not infrequently -•arried .an average of mow**** 4»- 100,000 passengers a day. SWITCH YARD. nage is insufficient to load them fully* with a view to reducing the number of trains. "Fifth--Where passenger trains are double-headed for speed, a readjust­ ment of schedules or cutting off cars where possible will release locomo­ tives for freight service. "Sixth--Reduce, as far as practica­ ble, luxuries, such as observation cars. In the interest of economy, reduce the present rather elaborate.and luxurious bills of fare on many dining cars. "Seventh--Move 'company' freight on underload trains. Operate work trains in slack times, as far as pos­ sible. Store coal in slack times. "Eighth--Make proper train loading of primary importance with officials and train crews/ Give publicity to those making gbod and poor records.** place In Nigeria, the Kameruns, north­ ern Rhodesia and probably the Bel­ gian Congo. The total mileage that has been added for military purposes Is difficult to estimate, but it would hardly b^ In excess of from 20 to 25 per cent/of what would have been built had the peacetime rate of construction been inaintalned. Moreover, like all strategic railroads, this military con­ struction is worth far less as an eco­ nomic asset than an equal mileage of line built for purely commerd&l pur­ poses. SEAL ATTACHMENT FflR CARS Fife pin Goods In Transit Cannot pe Tampered With or Fraud Committed With­ out Detection. Tl»e Scientific American in describ­ ing a car seal, the Invention of P. Schmltz of Cowletz Prairie, WaslL, says: "The seal is for attachment to freight cars and the like, whereby the goods therein cannot be tampered with or a fraud committed without detec­ tion, and to this end the invention includes a main casing in whic^js inclosed and locked a part of an iden­ tification strip, the other part being detached before the seal Is locked, and separately forwarded to the same destination as the goods." PLAN COMPACT FOR VICTORY Railroads Unite in Effort to Produce Maximum of National Transpor­ tation Efficiency. One of the great compacts for vic­ tory which have been entered Into in this early period of the war is the pledge taken by the railroad executives in session in Washington. The execu­ tives pledged that "during the present war they will coordinate their opera­ tions In a continental railway system, merging during such period all their merely individual and competitive ac­ tivities in the effort to produce a maxi­ mum of national transportation effi­ ciency." » GIRLS DO BIT ON RAILROADS Young Women of Ohio Are Working at Manual Labor to Fill Jobs of Men Who Have Enlisted. • Women of Cleveland are doing their bit by working at manual labor to fill the Jobs of men who have enlisted. Fifty of them, clad In overalls and dark-colored middy blouses, are wiping engines at the Erie roundhouse. Two dozen or more are working in the shops, running lathes and the such. Thirty-fl^e more have gone to work as checker^ for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. And everyone of them like their work. "No harder than washing or ironing," is .the chorus. BIG UNDERTAKING IN CHINA American Engineers and Capitalists Working for Greatest Railroad 8cheme Ever Known. American engineers and capitalists, acting for the Chinese government, are working on the greatest railway under­ taking that China has ever known. The plan calls for a line two thousand miles long, to cost more than one hun­ dred million dollars. It will cross half * dozen mining and agricultural prov­ inces fn the central part of the empire. --The Youth's Companion. Snow in Siberiai In winter the Siberian railroad Is one long continuous view of snow, stretching for miles and mrtfes along the seemingly endless desert.) Some­ times the villages and statio^is are al­ most buried in snow, and hot infre­ quently 'the train gets snowed upt " Japs Push Tram Cars. A tram car operated just outside of Tokyo Is,run by man power. Two Japs are employed to pusfe _|tf*lonf over the tracks. ' Those Who Pay for Keys Cm Get in-- Others Must Make Long Detour v or Climb a Six-Foot -v ; ( Pence, NpSrth , Adams, Muss.--When IS street not a street? While no genei-al answer to that question has been given, the supreme court of Massachu­ setts has ruled that Francis street, heretofore a thoroughfare in regular standing, tis not a street after all. As a result the "street's" owner has not only closed it, but has locked, it up. Those who pay for keys can get in. Others must make a long detour or climb a six-foot board fence, surmount­ ed by b&rbedwire. Several years ago Mrs. Rosa Betti decided that sh^ owned Francis street. She began a legal action to establish her ownership. This was not consid­ ered seriously by those who contem­ plated building and several erected homes in the street. The congregation of the House of Israel erected a syna­ gogue. The street became a much- used thoroughfare. Fences the 8treet. Now the supreme court says that Mrs. Bettl was right. While the mill 3of justice was slowly grinding Mrs. Betti sold her property, including the "street," to Peter PI ante. The first action of Mr. Plante when the decision was given was to ask for financial con­ tributions from those, who crossed his property. When It wasn't forthcoming he built his fence. While the "street" was a fake the fence Is a first-class barrier. It Is six feet In height and is surmounted by. a strip of equally first-class barbed wire. AND WINS BRIDE l/lan 'With Arm and Lftg Gone Rescues Young Woman,; F^em Drowning. Kev York.-4The loss of his Jeff arm amf left leg^kl not prevent Ludper Gagnf, Jr., of Boston, froirf being an expert swimmer or. from saving Miss Louise King of Winchester, Mass., from drowning-at Revere .Beach last summer and ^ventu^Hy winning her for his bride. ' ^ When t'velve years bid. Just half his present We, Gagtie's shimming and dlvlng *re£ords were consider^ The Fence Is a First-Class Barrier. It has a self-closing gate which is equipped with a spring lock. Those who have made their contribution to Mr. Plante have received keys. Others go around the block, but fhe block in question contains "ft miniature moun­ tain. The only things which have climbed it to date are the goats of those who must walk nearly a mile around its base to a void, enriching Mr. Plante. Tickles the TailorrfL Much to the. delight of the city's tailors, several persons have tried to climb the fence. It hus been found that the barbed wire is just as effec­ tive as any barbed wire can be. Those who are the victims of the fence are urging' the city to purchase- the rigljt of way for a street. Mr. Plante thinks his demands are not exorbitant. The city officials think they are. The vic­ tims say the fence will be made an issue in the next city campaign. FINDS OUT IT WON'T WORK You Can't Double the Size of Bank Roll by Boiling, Ask Mike. Your Rlverhead. I* I.--If you want to double the size of your bank roll try anything else but boiling it. Mike Botrinski of Easthampton" tried it and found out that it was impossible. Mike had a friend who .told him boiling would make dollar bills sepa­ rate into two parts, each of which would be just as good as new. Mike took out $48Q from a savings bank, went with his friend to a hut and watched his friend put the money in a large pot. The friend left and when Mike wanted to see bow the doubling process was coming on he discovered that there was nothing but a soggy mass of plain, ordinary, every-day pa­ per in the pot. With the aid of a cop Mike located his friend, who was di­ viding the $480 In two parts--one tor wine, one for women'. It was cos^fig him nothing to sing. "The "friend" was held and Indicted by the grand Jury. ^ Don Followed Trollies. Altoona, Pa--A homeless, nameless and nondescript dog has been persist­ ently following trolley cars about the city for months. He had had a bath, and then a new collar with a shining license tag. Altoona and Logan Val­ ley traction employees had adopted him and his name was Lojran. Touched by the dog's determination to become one of the Log: employees, the men raised a clothe him in style befitting patlon. Now he ride® in th car, sleeps at the power h has a big yard \o bury his boi mar- QonlernoV Cex of Ohio ExjHafhs' W&y ^ ^fs Marksmanship Improved ®«d- B ^ Idenly on Rifle Range. » ' tiroes M. Cox, governor of Ohio, told this story when he visited Fort Ben- jaipin Harbison, says the Indianapolis Nerts:' 1 £,> *1 wasv»ver- at the fort this after- nbob, ffnrt out at" the rifle range Major Borrow asked n»e if .1 wouldn't like to try shooting. The^nen then were shoot­ ing ofrom the *6^0-yard rangev I said 'yes,' so Major Da rrow borrowed a rifle for me frdm one of the men and another for himself, and we lay down ^cross the sand bags and began pep­ ping awwr^-'. . "After each sh8t that either of us made the man down in the pit waved the red flag that meant we had missed the target altogether. "Finally, after about a half dozen shots apiece, tfire major said: "Young man, telephone down to that man in the pit that Major Darrow is shooting,' and so the young man did, and then the major shot again, "and the pit man waved $he emblem that signified the major had hit the bull's-eye. ""Then I said to myself, 'um hum,' and so I turned to the man on my right and I said, 'Young man. tele­ phone down to the* pit man that the governor of Ohio Is shooting, and then the next time I hit the bull's-eye, too." Saved M*ss King's iLife. vellous. Then he fell beneath the wheelsofA train and lost a leg anil an arm. After his wouuds had healed, and although Boston Harbor was full of whitecaps and storm signnls were set, he swam without trouble to Bos­ ton Light, six mlles out. Qague was talking to a lifeguani at Revere' Beach last summer when cries for help came from'the water. A girl was struggling u conquerable dis­ tance from shore. Gagne reached the girl first; she was Miss Kintf. Gagne and Miss King becamV en­ gaged. Her parents favored the match, but advised the young coup! to wait until Louise was twenty-ori They vetoed the suggestion, however, and were married hdre by Deputy City Clerk Cruise In the Municipal building chapel. . ' The bride is twenty. MARS FIRST AID TO CUPID Couple Parted by Parents Are Rc- > united in Marriage When Man Becomes Officer. * Gates Mills, O--The whole world loves a fighter--not a lover. That's the way the adage goes now. Second Lieut. Charles S. Bailey of the Ohio Field ar­ tillery and Addle Schmunk,, eighteen, daughter of Robert J. Schmunk, motor car magnate, have found it out. Two years ago the young folks, very much in love with each other, defied stern parents and were married in the office of a justice of the peace. Tlu parents, however, were not to be out done. They had the marriage annulled and broke a couple of hearts for the time being. But since that time Bailey Jias, be<m graduated from1 Ohio university aiaii has been made an officer in the^artii- lery and he's going away to France*, and that changes things. They have been married again. The first affair was rather lonely and only two wit nesses besides the contracting parties were present. The" second "eventvwus one of the social events of the season In this little city. 11 I lil I I111 t"l I l »»4"»14"l l I'M'i'H A LIKES JAIL SO MUCH HE'S GOING TO STAY. Hackensack, ~ N.- J. -- Ten months ago George Wllkins of Knglewood started a term In the Bergen county jail «for embezzle­ ment of funds from the Engle- wood Golf club. During the ten months George has achieved things, to wit: Won admiration by songs, helped tabu­ late election votes, conducted Christmas reception, captivated ^ reformers by his "sweet milikj ners." Widespread was George's fame and plots were hatched to wean him away from Sheriff fcCaurter, but George liked his surroundings so much he refused to leave. And now that his term is up he is going to remain where he is--as the sheriff's confiden­ tial clerk. 11 HI 111 I ft I t'l' Hogs of feed, White and Blue. Hutchinson, Kan.--One HutchlnsoB swine raiser, L. E. GrifTeth, is patriotic to the limit. All of his hogs are red, white and blue. He has Duroc Reds, Chester Whites and new breed of blue hogs, known to breeders as the Sap­ phires. Griffeth, who Is nicknamed "Red" for obvious reasons, declares there, is nothing blue about him, although he is shipping in corn tff $1.65 a bushel to feed to his red, <#vhite and blue hogs. v A Jungle-Joke. ' First Monk-^My brother went 1 America end .secured a position a cashier. V * A Second Monk--X cashier to what? First Monk--To an organ grinder. We Can See Through This One. "Another victory for the allies," ex­ claimed the facetious old gentleman as his* glasses^dropped * from his nose to the floor. "Lens has fallen." et Contents IS Fluid Dradm ALCOHOL-3 PER GENT A\fe^€tabtePtcparatioftSsrAi sinulfttii^thelbod by Re^ Hn6theSt«Mchs and Bowtfej Thereby Promoting CbeerfWness neither Opittm,MorpWnen« Mineral. KOTNahcGTIC Ahefl'fei Remedyjoe Gonstipatioft and Di&rrhost and Fcverlstagss^ Loss OF BK-Similc Stinstsrsrf __ Cekwot GomM® NEW TORg Bract Copy of Wrapper. For Infknt* and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Gagtorit Always Bears fhe Signature of II Use: For Over: Thirty Years G1ST0RU IMMMMWMMUn, WTWBWn. i SAX0N*SIX" A BIG TOURING CAR FOR FIVE PEOPLE 25.9 Per Gal. of Gas Ml to.Wi i nii. 234 stock model Saxon " Sixes* traveI 70,200 miles July 18 and set grand average of 25.9 miles per gaL of gat . Got Back "Hie Dollar. .;,-j ^ Fort Wayne, Ind.--Fourteen.- ago Washington Burrel of Decatur ac­ cidentally let a silver dollar drop benif haven't a tween the walls of the Slidkman feed barn. Burrel never forgot that co|n. The other day workmen raxed the old building. Burrel, was on hand and fonnd his dollar, somewhat tturnished but still worth one hundred gmts. Cow Had Hardware Shop in Stomach. Wheeler, Wis.--John England exam­ ined tbe stomach of one of his £ow?, which had died mysteriously. He round dozens of bolts, tacks, nails and other articles of light hardware. Xo give a national dcmonstratioriK -̂̂ riurt ptoses that this 25»9 miles p«rt of the remarkable gasoline econ-^ * *allon of Ras°lme omy qf Saxon "Six", 234 Saxon vt^vmrag* performance of 234 axo* dealers joined in a 300 mile drive r. ,4XV*TiX&B ' '"Sixes" t«i"*" right out of stock. July 18, A grand average of 95.9 miles per gal­ lon of gasoline was regi|teed for the 79,200 miles of travel. Consider that this run iodic place in 234 different parte of the country, under 234 different Mts of conditions* over 234 dif- fsrent kinds of roads. Consider that these 234 cars were stock model Saxon " Sixes not " tuned up " Special cars, not cars with "doped" And it proves as nothing else would t» prove, the gasoline cconorny your SsxHl < s Six" will give youc. No other car tH its class can match this record. Furthermore, these 234 Saxon "Sixes" averaged 175 miles per quart of oiL And not a single instance of mechanical trouble occurred throughout tbe cntitil 70,200 miles. There is the proof that Saxon "Si*" is your kind of a car. Price & o. b. Detroit, $935., v Saxon Motor Car Corporation, Detroit HiumeersL Whenever you invite the plumbers Into spend the week and fix the kitch­ en faucet you should plan ahead. Have everything in readiness. Plumbers are often a little hurt to see that there have been no prepara­ tions. Plumber* take these things very keenly. If a pipe Is leaking and you are go­ ing to have the plumbers come, move everything out of the kitchen so they will have room for their tools. With good weather and no mishaps they may get all of their tools around tbe first day. Getting all the tools, around is a good day's work for two plumbers and <i boy. On the second day they exam­ ine thfe leak1 and make notes then get busy planning the, week's work on It. If the leak is a plan hole then the thing Is simple and they finish it up In smart shape within (the week. -It is best to send the children to the country when the. plumbers come. Put a lid over might arra with the Register. goldfish bowl. If you room or a stable you to - hayeJ theth board ghbbrs.--Illinois State I" rplai fcoc^Business. And two thousand feet ap! What a foolish place.to burn it!" ---r-- : .- . r Hose-Anna amf Such Tunes. She--Do you play <|n the pianof . .. He--Occasionally. am a Bfcston Evening Transcript. In selecting men from among the student officers at Ft. Harrison for the quartermaster's corps, preference is given those with some business ex­ perience, says the Indianapolis News. ThiS was explained to the companies by the Instructor officers. One young fellow put In a request for considera­ tion for this department, and said that he had had seven years business expe­ rience. He appeared rather young for so many years' business training, and the instructing officer proceeded to question him. "How old are yon?" "Twenty-one." "What sort of business experience have you had?" "I've followed the plow and the binder every year since I was four­ teen, pitched hay, milked, fed the stock, hauled grain to the elevator, and shocked corn every fai^, and be­ lieve m*t that means business." Had Good Reason. Bystander -- You have certainly shown great bravery in suving that man's life. Is he a relative of yours? Hero--Relative? Oh; no! But he owes ope |200. his A Different Way. "Concerning the muddle In books, did the cashier clear it , "No; he cleared out.' ' Nothing hurts a man like pinning his faith to a mistaken idea and being scratched by,the pla. t uck mm Literacy. 1" v <-***$ A clergyman in a remote part of • the Scottish Highlands was speaking ^ at length to his congregation of the many things round us that are shrou<$< ed In mystery and of which we know l ^ little. As he warmed to his theme, be ^ became eloquent, and frequently re» 1 peated the oft-quoted saying of '> Gothe: "More light! Oh. for light 1" 1 His surprise may be imagined, says the Scottish American, when, after on# • V ^ of those utterances, the old^ beadl^ ' who had been dosing since the con®. » v Vf mencement of the sermon, woke with i- •• ' >1 •-.# start, then got up, tiptoed softly lnt» * J-J the vestry, seised two additional caa* . ,lf| dies ami. ascending the pulpit stair% ~ placed them beside the two already there, and in a loud whisper, heard all oveir the church, exclaimed: f "Ye maun do wl" these, for thereto^ nae mair'"--Youth's Companion. In the Rear. Stella--Was Jack wounded at the front, then? ' A Maud--No; he came h&ne on l««va and sat on a wasp's nest With the exception of ourselves one ever does things as they be done. It Is easier to he good thas there is less opposition. When Your Eves Need Car®' 2 Try Murine Eye Remedy No Sunlx - Co»for%- # feaoi.