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Ilp«l "St 1;EGISLATIVE EFFICIENCY COM- '^•liTTee WOULD UNITE Aft; RICULTURAL BODIES. --4 . * • BETTfR SERVICE IS SOUGHT • # • i./ v , , / • .. According to Repoh, Organization of Bureaus Under One Department Would Result in Savthf Money for State. Springfield. -- The agricultural v boards of tite state need reorganiza­ tion into a department of agriculture, according to the report of the legis­ lative efficiency and economy com­ mittee. "For the conservation and promo­ tion of agriculture aud related inter- • >«stsf the state of Illinois maintains a ^amorous and complex variety of au­ thorities," says the report "Thare Is r'*'ia series of separate and Independent . -iboards, organized according to differ­ ent methods, some controlled by pri­ vate organizations, and each with its own staff of officials tod employees. "There are other services under the direction of single officials. Some im­ portant services are furnished through or in connection with the state uni­ versity. And there are several private associations, which receive some finan­ cial support from the state. There is no unity, no effective correlation of related services and nov responsible authority, and the numerous boards are ill-fitted for' the exercise of ad­ ministrative functions and are waste­ ful in their results." The report discusses the work of the state board of agriculture, the" Illi­ nois Farmers' institute, the live-stock commission, the state veterinarian, the state biological laboratory, the board of registration of stallions, the Inspector of apiaries, the state ento­ mologist, and the various state asso­ ciations for the promotion of agricul­ tural pursuits which the state assists financially. "The aggregate appropriations in 1913 for the foregoing agricultural boards and commissions amounted to $638,000, and, including the expendi­ ture from other state fair revenues, the total payments for these agencies Is about $950,000 for the two-year period," the report continues. "Two- thirds of this amount is expended by the state board of agriculture, which Is controlled not by the state, but by voluntary private organizations. "The efficiency and economy com­ mittee recommends that: "1. The various state boards and ' offices discussed in this section of the report be consolidated into a depart­ ment of agriculture, under the gen- oral direction of a secretary of agri­ culture, to be appointed by the gov­ ernor with the advice and consent of the senate "2. This department should be or­ ganized with a. number of bureaus, cach in charge of a single executive officer. "3. Private associations dealing with agricultural interests which receive state aid should be required to report to the secretary of agriculture, and their requests for appropriations should come through this officer. "As shown in Proressor Garner's report on agricultural administration, the organization above outlined will require an outlay of $29,800 a year for ' official salaries and per diem, as com­ pared with $40,800 a year under the present arrangement, or a saving of $11,000 a year. But this reorganiza­ tion should also lead to a larger re­ duction of salaries and expenses for subordinate positions, and to a further caving by the more efficient manage­ ment of the services. It will also bring under state control the state fair and farmers' institutes, which are largely supported by state appropria­ tions." Marr Named State Engineer. Governor Dunne anpounced the ap polntment of William W. Marr, 17 North LaSalle street, Chicago, to the position of state highway engineer. Mr. Marr is a graduate Of Notre Dame university, a member of the American Society of Engineers, the Illinois So­ ciety of-Engineers and Surveyors and . for nine years has been in charge of pavement and highway work in Chi­ cago, besides being engaged as con­ sulting engineer for several cities. fHinfis Commutes, Sentence. Upon the recommendation of tke state board of pardons, Governor Dunne commuted, to expire at once, the jail sentence of Adriel Cowlin, convicted last month in McHenry county of selling liquor in antisaloon territory. Cowlin was sentenced at Woodstock to serve 30 days in jail and to pay a flue of $905. The Jail sentence was lifted, though the fine will stand. In granting the pardon Governor Dunne made the following statement: "In connection with the pardon of Adriel E. Cowlin, this day granted, would state that when application was first made to me I- referred the mat­ ter to the board of pardons with in­ structions to give both sides a full hearing, which hearing was had at JbUet "The first recommendation, which is now on file, was that no pardons be granted. Since the first recommenda­ tion a statement was signed by the defendant, Cowlin, 'under oath, in which he solemnly promises not to sel! the malt known as 'Tonica* again. Cowlin stated that he had had some ot the malt analyzed by a chemist, be­ fore Isfs conviction, and It was pro- nonnced nonlntoxicating by the chem­ ist, and by the mayor of Woodstock, who had a test made of the malt. "In view of the statement made by the state's attorney the Joliet hear­ ing before the board of pardons that Cowlin can secure his release from imprisonment whenever he will satis­ fy the trial Judge and the state's at­ torney that he will not re-engage In the sale of malt liquor In antisaloon territory, and in further view of the fact that said Cowlin has made this offer to the state's attorney of Mc- Henry county, and that his release has been refused by the state's attorney, I have this day pardoned the said Adriel E. Cowlin upon his solemn promise, in writing made before T. H. Brown, police magistrate, that he will never again enter into the saloon business or engage in the sale of any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, or in any way violate the dram shop .act so long as the territory in which he now lives remains antisaloon territory. "E. P. Dunne, Governor." MeKlnley Favors Board of Pardons. The state economy and efficiency committee were in session at work on their report, which will be ready to be presented to the governor shortly. Speaker William MeKlnley has filed a dissenting report to one item of the recommendations made by the committee. He does not favor the abolishment of the state board of par­ dons and the placing of the duties of the board with the general prison board. Mr. McKinley holds that the board of pardons Is a quasi-judicial body and that the board should have the pardoning and paroling of prison­ ers and that this should be separate from the administration of the affairs of the penitentiaries. Morris Named to Bolt's Fines. James F. Morris, former secretary- treasurer of the Illinois State Federal tion of Labor, assumed the duties of chief clerk of the Illinois state mining board, to succeed Martin Bolt, cleric for many years under Republican ad­ ministrations, whose resignation was received a short time ago. The posi­ tion is under civil service, but there being no eligible list, Mr. Morris will hold the position as a temporary ap­ pointee until a test is given. President John Bohlander of the state board, residing in Pekin, came to the city to assist in making the change in clerks. No Decision by Governor. • Governor Dunne lssue<jl a proclama­ tion of the election of all those mem­ bers of the legislature declared elect­ ed by the state canvassing board with the exception of senators in the Elev­ enth and Twenty-third districts and for representatives in the Thirty- fourth district. In these three dis­ tricts the governor still has the mat- 't,l«r under consideration, but has V ireached no decision. >'#lsw Postmasters Nominated. According to word from Washing­ ton President Wilson nominated the following postmasters: • ^ : Illinois--B. L. Washburn, Cater- . v^llle; George R- Tilton, Danville; jYederick D. Jay, Elmwood; Ralph A. \ Pate, Glencoe; J. E. Herman, Mounds; ivW. H. Hefferan, Hockford; John T. > C^Carroll, Toluca; Harold M. Oakford, I - Walnut; Henry A. Stokoe, Farming- '. /ton; Joseph V. Campeggio, Ladd; P. ^ Si. Btwer, Lincoln; Ben Casopbett Al- / Isnsworth, Pekin. - V A £ % ptate Corporations. X; Secretary of State Stevenson issued A ^ 'Certificates of incorporation to the fol- . d- ; |pwlng; Supply Men's Credit association, ? : i%hicagoy capital, $2,500. Incorpora- | :•:> fors--Arthur E. Nelson, Abe L. Miller ~ < j|nd Elmer A. Hanger. v Frank C. Pauler company, Chicago; tBapital, $1,000. Incorporators--Frank t". Pauler, Emma Pauler and Daniel B. Healy. Fordvilie club, Fordville. Incorpora- *; bars--George Brown, Henry Schautrie ';.i 4mi D#nnis Craig. p. • Must Servs Another Term. Newton C. Dougherty, for many years a city superintendent of schools at Peoria, must serve another term in the penitentiary for his official wrongdoing. The supreme court af­ firmed the judgment of the circuit court of Peoria county convicting Dougherty of forgery. Dougherty was indicted in 1905, convicted, and re­ leased from prison a short time ago. He sought to escape conviction this time on the ground that the 1905 in­ dictment was a blanket indictment covering the offense of which he was convicted in his last trial. The su­ preme court decides this is not true. NEWS OF THE STATE Peoria.--The dictagraph was used in recording details of an alleged plot to defraud the Court of Honor of $3,- 000, and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Black and William Uhrig of this city are in jail. Coroner Masen of Pekin, Tazewell county, was asked to assist in the plot. He pretended to consent, but told the facts to the authorities, procured a dictagraph, got the plotters In his home, and after talking over the plan for 46 minutes caused the arrest of the trio. City Electrician Wolgamott of Peoria installed the dictagraph, and two stenographers representing State's Attorney Reardon of Tazewell county took the conversation. Mr. and Mrs. Flack are representatives of the Court of Honor. Bloomlngton.--Odd Fellows of Cen« tral Illinois assembled at Mason City and dedicated the new temple. Grand Master W. H. Pease of Alton, Grand Secretary John H. Sikes, Springfield, and William Groves, Petersbarg* vrers among the speakers. Alton.--Miss Florence Parknr, nine­ teen years old, attempted to jump from the Alton bridge into the Missis­ sippi river, following a quarrel which she says she had with her sweet­ heart. Sha was rescued by a watch- Danville. -- Fred Hible, Samuel Henry and Robert Crawford, Judges of the election precinct at Grape Creek, where 75 fraudulent votes were cast out of a total of 125, were found not guilty by a jury. Unless some of the men alleged to have been used as re­ peaters are found, the case is closed. Springfield.*--Timothy F. Mullen of Chicago has been appointed assistant eounse] tor the state public utilities commission, succeeding Judge Bald­ win of Jacksonville, who recently r» signed. News Brevities of Illinois -^ieyworth.--George Graves, breeder of Jersey cattle and extensive land oWner, killed himself by drinking poi­ son. Rockford.--Word has reached here from Washington of the appointment by President Wilson of H. H. Hef­ feran as postmaster of Rockford. , Belleville.--The seventy-fifth anni­ versary of the First Presbyteiian church was observed with appropriate seryices. Aurora.--Harry Lewis, the negro tailor who bought a coat from the man suspected of the murder of Jennie Miller, was located in Chicago by Chief of Detectives Wirt. Edwardsviile.--The explosion of a steam traction engine which killed one man near Troy in August, 1913, has been made the basis for a dam­ age suit before Judge W. E. Hadley. Virginia.--The Cass county alms­ house at Bluff Springs waB damaged by fire. The fire was caused by a de­ fective flue. The loss is estimated at $2,500, partly covered by insurance. Duquoin.--Judge Louis R. Kelly of the Perry county court has engaged Judge Willard F. Ellis of Murphys- boro to preside over the election con­ test cases to be heard at the January term of court. Bloomington.--Believed to be the man who has swindled banks at Dan- vers, this county, Lincoln and many points in Illinois, George Harsberger, alias Morris Enrlght, alias J. Osborne, has been captured at Niantlc. Kewanee.--When Leroy Stevens, a farmer, was thawing out some frozen dynamite, which was to be used for posthole blasting, an explosion oc­ curred. One of Stevens' eyes was blown out and many bones were broken. It is thought he will die. Mount Vernon.--L W. Dulaney, prominent Republican and former postmaster at Bluford, this county, committed suicide by Bhooting him­ self. Despondency over his wife's death is believed to have caused the act Danville.--Announcement has been made of the appointment of Major Peters of Watseka to be governor of the National Military home. Major Peters for years was leader of the Iroquois Democracy and founded the Watseka Democrat. Benton.--The action of the trustees in voting to remove Ewlng college from Ewlng to Marion, has caused quite a stir In Franklin county, and more than likely a legal battle will be the result. It is said that the institu­ tion was originally owned by a stock company, and that the stock in full was never turned over to the Baptists. Mount Sterling.--A Wabash work train backed into a buggy at Time- well and threw the caboose off the track, Injuring 17 persons in the ca­ boose. Guy Goodwin of this city and William Altics of Clayton were taken to a hospital at Decatur. Goodwin's shoulder was fractured and his head and body bruised, whlletfAltlcs' head was cut and he was injured internally. Aurora.--A $10,000 herd of Jersey hogs owned by Harvey Bros, of Os­ wego was shot and buried. The herd had been exposed tOj the hoof-and- mouth disease. The Harvey herd, one of the best known in Illinois, was owned by John, Alexander and Edward Harvey of Oswego, sons of the late Alexander Harvey, who founded the herd nearly fifty years ago. Danville.--Jack Hall, for more than thirty years marshal of Grape Creek, was found dead in his bed. He had retired apparently In the best of health. In the early days of Hall's marshalshlp, Grape Creek was regard­ ed one of the toughest towns this side of the Rockies, but Hall ruled things with an iron hand. The town was for years the center of the mining district. Aurora.--Because of danger of infec­ tion from cattle suffering from foot- and-mouth diseases, an order was is­ sued by Dr. O. E. Dyson, state vetei^ lnarlan, prohibiting sale of Infected animals and requiring affidavits that animals sold have not been exposed. The orderv,covers the northern three- quarters of the state. State officials deny that there has been a renewed outbreak. Grarxlto City.--One maxi was injured and a Bcore of other passengers more or less bruised and shaken when a trolley car of the Alton. Granite it St. Louis Traction company was struck by a freight train on the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Belt line at Four­ teenth and N streets. Granite City.--Miss Florence Tate, twenty-four inches tall and forty-six years old, artist and philanthropist, died here. She weighed 57 pounds and was a life invalid. Many years ago she refused a circus offer of $100 a week that she might devote her time to aid of other Invalids. For this pur­ pose she was Instrumental In the or­ ganization of the "Shut-In Society," for , Invalids unable to leave tbelr homes. Miss Tate was an artist of some ability and many of her paint­ ings have been exhibited in the East Carml.--Mrs. Betsey Storey cele­ brated her one hundred and second. birthday at her home near Browns­ ville. She Is the oldest resident of White county and has lived on the same farm for 78 years. Mrs. Storey Is In good health and has never worn a Corset. Famington.--An auto driven by Dr. B. K. Demmitt ^ras struck broadside on a car driven by a Mr. Garrey ol Abingdon, and Mrs. Demmitt and G. F. Hubbard, another passenger, were thrown out. Mrs. Demmitt was taken to a Peoria hospital, where sha will remain for several days. Ottawa.--For refusing to obey an order by Judge Hawthorne of Spring Valley to have trie "wet" and "dry" proposition placed on the ballot last spring, John Dillon, town clerk at La Salle, is liable for contempt, according to a decision by the supreme court at Bpringncid. Carml.--Mrs. Betsy Storey celebrat­ ed her one hundred and second birth day on Sunday. She has lived on the same farm 78 years. Mrs. Storej attributes her long life to her slmpli dress. She has never worn u corset ridden on a train, nor meddled in poll ties, she said. „ :\ ; * i 4s&-V .** MW TO FACE TIL U. S. SUPREME COURT ORDER8 HIM EXTRADITED TO ANSWER NEW YORK INDICTMENT. LONG FIGHT ENDS IN FAILURE New York Authorities May Either Put Slayer on Trial for Conspiracy or They May Peremptorily Place Y Him In Asylum. Washington, Dec. 23.--The Supreme court of the United States ruled on Thursday that Harry Kendall Thaw must be delivered up to the state of New York'to be tried on the charge of conspiracy to break out of Matteawan insane asylum, or be recommitted to the asylum, or both. Thaw's fight for liberty is therefore ended for the time being. Thaw is now in Manchester, N. H. Some of the best legal talent in the country has been fighting for months to prevent his extradition to New York. Extradition wad ordered by the governor of New Hampshire, but Federal District Judge Aldrich grant­ ed Thaw a writ of habeas corpus. This action of the court was reversed by the Supreme court. The next move in the case Is for the New York authorities to take. It has been said that the state does not Intend to prosecute Thaw, but will re­ turn him at once to Matteawan. If this is done Thaw will have grounds for appeal to the federal court for a writ of habeas corpus. This was indi­ cated by Chief Justice White during the arguments on the constitutionality of the Thaw commitment a week ago. On the other hand if he is prosecuted for conspiracy the belief exists here that he will likely get a short sen­ tence and then go free. The decision of the court was unani­ mous and was read by Justice Holmes. It held that the writ of habeas corpus did not lie and sustained the conten­ tion of William Travers Jerome at every point. Thaw cannot be taken back for 30 days under the decision. Thirty days must elapse before the court's mandate is handed down and he cannot be removed to New York before that time. A tentative plan of campaign has already t>een laid out. Former Dis­ trict Attorney Jerome, who has con­ ducted the long fight against Thaw, said: "I expected nothing less. And I ex­ pect nothing less now than the ulti­ mate return of Thaw to Matteawan." "Will Thaw be tried on the con­ spiracy indictment?" he was asked. "That is a matter for the attorney general to decide," he said. "But I assume he will deem it wise that Thaw be tried inasmuch as be has been extradited for the offense of con­ spiracy." "Can he then be admitted to bail?" was asked. "Of course," was the reply. "But If he is the superintendent of Mattea­ wan will then present a detainer un­ der which Thaw will be taken to Mat­ teawan as an insane man to await his trial." GERMANS ATTACK • TIMES Allies Beat Back Every Rush--Anglo- French Forces Occupy Bixschoote, Says the Paris Report. London, Dec. 23.--Germany's troops made four successful assaults on the allies' line in front of Lihons on Mon­ day in a determined effort to recap­ ture trenches that had been wrested from them. All these deadly attacks were re­ pulsed. says the report of the French war office, which discloses also that the British recaptured most of the trenches previously taken from them and that the French gained a foot­ hold in the German trenches south of Noyon and made progress else- wherfe. Meantime the Netherlands newspa­ per Tijd says the Germans have evac­ uated Middelkerke, Belgium. The official French report told of the occupation of Bixschoote by the allies and of other gains along the line through Belgium and France. CZAR L0SES~ RAIL CENTER Skierniewice Captured by Germans- Kaiser's Left Wing in Poland Reported in Retreat. Berlin. Dec. 23.--Skierniewice, an important railroad center 40 miles from Warsaw, has been captured by the Germans, says a dispatch re­ ceived from Breslau on Monday. The left wing of General von Hin- denburg's army In Poland has been defeated. The German forces 75 miles northwest of Warsaw are retreating over the borders into Germany, ac­ cording to an official announcement made by the headquarters of the gen­ eral staff at Petrograd on Monday. German Losses Are Hesvy. The Hague, Dec. 23.--Latest casual­ ty llBts Issued in Berlin increase the German losses in killed, wounded and missing to 800,000 men In both east­ ern and western theaters of war. These lists cover only part of November. D. A. R. Woman Dead at 108. Worcester, Mass., Dec. 23.--Mrs. Louisa Waterman Carpenter, aged one hundred and eight years a.nd four monthB, died here of old age. She was the oldest member of the Daugh­ ters of the American Revolution. Prison Fire Perils 1,500. Joliet, HI.. Dec. 23.--Fifty patients In the hospital In the state peniten­ tiary were menaced by a fire that burned the rattan shops. The loss was $20,000. Fifteen hundred prison­ ers marched to their cells. V U. S. Flyer Is Drowned. San Diego, Cal., Dec. 23.--Lieut F. J. Goerstner, observer of army aero­ plane No. 29. was drowned off Ocean Side and Capt. Hollls G. Muller, pilot, was raved from the wreck. They hf&t control of the machine. TOO MUCH FOR RUFUS ; i - » ";v ' '--ff-w.irv FIREMAN COULD NOT UNDEIt STAND OBEDIENCE OF GAUGE. Vstersn Engineer Tells Amuslnt Stecy Of Expsrisnce With Negro Firs* man--Really Was Nothing Like a Miracle. .Host as tihe actor has his under­ study, so the engineer has his fire­ man, who is some day going to take his place, and begins his training by cultivating habits of silence and check­ er playing. "Well," said W. C. Robinson, who had been running a locomotive since 1879, when he had the run from Bay­ ard to Philadelphia on No. 54, "I once had a run on the West Shore with a freight down from Albany to New York. There was another freighter behind us, 35 cars loaded with bellow­ ing cattle. She kept her distance all the way down from the capital, al­ ways a block behind us, slowing up when die came to the downhill stretches, keeping her regular dis­ tance on the level. And she kept clear for 144 miles, and when we got to the Jersey terminal she hit our caboose square In the middle. The most careful riUm hits something eometimes." "A man can be careful," suggested soqieone with a large peaked* cap who had just come In, "but those that are under him's got to be careful, too. "I was on a southern run once, through the palmetto country, and the road was short of firemen, so we got a big, husky darky, who had been a coal heaver, to fire on the run from Greenville to the sea. '1 had given the man the prelimi­ nary instructions on how to handle the coal to the best advantage, but there was one thing in particular that I impressed upon the swarthy son of Ethiop. "•Keep the pointer of the steam gauge always toward me,' I said as we started out for the long run. "*Yes, sah,' said Rufus, and he was right willing and nearly forked off his round, perspiring head, but to no avail. The pointer leaned to the right, and despite the shovels full of coal that he heaved Into the fire It would scarcely budge. v » "The obstacle was too hard for Ru­ fus to overcome. He should have been a fireman on an all dowrnhill road on the run to the bottom. "He ran over to me and yelled Into my ear, T spec, sah, If you want the pointer as you said, ye bettah sit ovah on de oder side, sah.' "I took a look at the steam gauge pointer, with Rufus standing by, when It suddenly swerved in the direction toward me. Rufus marveled at its obedience. But it was very simple. We had struck a down grade." AUTOMATIC CLAMP IS NEW Designsd to Prevent Movement of Either Wheel or Truck In Its Direction. This Invention relates to- track clamps or grips used in connection with railway tracks and truck wheels The device is for use in connection with a truck wheel whereby the clamp will automatically act between the wheel and the rail to prevent move­ ment of the wheel or truck In the di­ rection of the clamp. An advantage Track Clamp. of this device is with respect to Its reliability of operation and facility with which the biting element thereof may be renewed or replaced or with which the entire clamp may be de­ tached or swung out of the way when not to be used for a clamping purpose. •--Scientific American. Fuel Oil Expert mants. The Chilian government which has had under consideration for some time the installation of oil-bun; ing equip­ ment on all the government-owned railroads of the country, has decided to turn over one entire division of the Longitudinal railroad, about one hun­ dred and twenty-five miles long, for exhaustive experiments. The propo­ sition was worked up and will be carried out by engineers from the Uni­ ted States. The consumption of fuel oil in Chili has increased since 1904 from 6,600 tons to over 230,000 tons last year.--Scientific American. RAILROAD MIRACLE IN BRITAIN Mevemsnt of Million Soldlsrs With­ out Dslay or Friction la Rtmarkable. War baa worked a railroading mir­ acle, according to Herbert Corey, the wsll-known correspondent. Nine-tenths of the British railroads are and have been in the hands of the government and 1,000,000 men have been transport­ ed on time to * second. The public has not been seriously inconvenienced. The government is satisfied--and so are the railroads. Nothing like it ever happened before, writes Mr. Corey, and there are no standards of com­ parison. The government doesn't pay a penny --directly -- for the movement of troops. Now and then it wishes to shoot the North Gooseshire Rifles from one end of England to another. It notifies the general managers' com­ mittee. It attends to the transporta­ tion, obeying the wishes of the gov­ ernment as to time and place as nearly as conditions permit. That particular transaction thereupon ends. No one has kept account of the number of men-miles used. At the end of the fiscal year the managers will present a bill. Including the five-year average coat of upkeep and last year's net earnings. The government will pay it. The roads will not have lost any money through the war and the gov­ ernment will have been given a serv­ ice that could not have been so excel­ lent if bargained for on the piece plan. On every road the soldiers and their goods have right of way. Whenever possible existing trains are not dis­ turbed. When those trains interfere with the troop movement they are canceled as ruthlessly as though they were motor buses. What this means In England can hardly be appreciated by those who live in America. Some of these trains have become institu­ tions. Traditions have clustered about them, as though they were ruined ab­ beys. They almost have ivy. NEW SAFETY APPLIANCE " : ,v • , f&j*1,:*?: s*S SQUIRREL HAD TO WORK, BUT HE DID IT. -- . - 31 WW) the Aid of a Friendly Telephone Wire and His Wonderful Tad tie Animal Secured 8upply of j* Provisions. l?" ,y%. • • This invention is embodied In mechanism applied to a car truck, whereby the air brakes are ap­ plied in case a car wheel leaves the rail or a brake beam drops, or axle bearings become displaced. The in­ vention is embodied in a mechanism which operatively connects certain parts of the truck with the valve lev­ er, so that the latter is raised and the valve opened when some of such parts become displaced.--Scientific American. Loud-Speaking Telephones. Several railroads in this country now use the telephone in dispatching trains, instead of the telegraph. Most Qf the operators wear a head tele­ phone--an apparatus that holds the receiver constantly at the ear. The arrangement has one serious draw­ back: When there are thunderstorms in the vicinity, the operator hears all sorts of annoying sounds, and even runs some risk of being injured by a sudden shock. To avoid the difficulty, the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad has Installed loud-speaking telephones on the train-dispatching lines. The receiver of the loud-speaking instrument is more sensitive that that of the ordinary telephone, and it has a large horn, somewhat like a phono­ graph horn. The instrument stands oh or near the desk of the dispatcher. The telephone transmitter also has a very large mouthpiece, into which the operator can speak when some dis­ tance away. A message sent by tele­ phone from a main office is repeated by .all the loud-speaking telephone transmitters on the line, and can be heard distinctly by persons 15 feet from the instrument.--Youth's Com­ panion. Inspectors Use Magnifying Glasses. An American railroad has adopted the suggestion brought forward by one of its engineers, that engine in­ spectors be given magnifying glasses, in order that they may the more read­ ily detect such damage and imperfec- fections on axles and wheels as flaws and cracks. In this is seen the prac­ tical value of the safety-flrst cam­ paign, in that the suggestion came from an employee, and it is to be noted that the company suitably rewarded him by presenting him with an "honor button," and granting him a month's leave of absence with- pay. You may have thought that ifcs squirrel was just showing off when ha walked the telephone cable all the length of the alley, says the Indian- f apolis News, and you may have !' ifesi claaaed him with the sort of foolish ' people that have walked wires over Niagara falls. The fact was that the squirrel wanted his breakfast, and, ^ what was much more important, his 4 wife wanted her breakfast. The snow - was so deep that the squirrel would only have succeeded in burying him­ self if he had tried to walk through. it, and it was packed so tightly down next to the ground that he could not get .to his storeroom at the foot of the tree. He could not telephone to the - corner grocery, because he had no . telephone, and he could not borrow' from the neighbors, because he had no neighbors. He could not fly, and be jK could not beg loudly enough to be heard. It seemed to him that if he had been anything but a squirrel* there wonld have been somebody to help him; but, as he was a squirrel, he had to help himself, and he started bravely out to do it. He walked the slippery cable all the length of the al­ ley, and found some frozen bread In a garbage can conveniently near a tele­ phone pole. Then he walked back again, and carried his wife's break- t J fast to her. /. It sounds so simple, and it was so difficult. His feet were cold, and so , stiff that they skidded. He was a fat , little squirrel, and every Inch or so he slipped so far to one side or the othe| that he almost lost his balance. If it had not been for his tail, he never could have made it. How that tall did ^ work! Now on this side, now on that, and now jerking steadily along straight above the wire. The poor tall was heavy with snow, and ached with the unaccustomed exercise, but it went ; ; ^ bravely on, balancing, correcting, ' ; catching, holding, and, indeed fairly ^ ~ ij?, pushing the squirrel along the wire. ' . & The squirrel probably thought that the wire was there for no other purpose *v',$7 than to afford him a ,passage through ' k ^ the air, and no doubt he had several 11 ^ things to say about the site of the y wire and its slippery condition and the , f Ik general lack of accommodation afford- ) ed by public service corporations, en- tirely forgetting that if the wire had . not been there, he and bis wife would l have had no breakfast, and probably ; no lunch or dinner. The more de- '*'•%& pendent we become on public service corporations, the more fault we can • ~ | ted wttb them. '» : /A --• Phrenological. -: i? .v • Nelson's Encyclopedia says: "Of the ' : ^ system of phrenology advanced by Gall, dpurzheim and Combe, two facts are sufficiently condemnatory, (1) The gray matter on the surface of the . brain is not mapped out into thirty odd areas that correspond w itu suCu .. 'affective propensities' as amative- jpt| ; ness, combatlveness and constructive- ; ness, or with such 'sentiments' aa self-esteem, benevolence, hope and wit (2) The outer table of the cra­ nial bones does not accurately repre­ sent the contour of the brain surface --the thickness of the skull varies in different individuals and in different localities in the same individual; while in parts, air spaces, whose sis*' and shape have no relation to the brain development, are interpored be­ tween the inner and outer tables of the bones. An attempt, however, has lately been made to advance a phreno­ logical system that practically ignores the 'bump' doctrine. Dr. Bernard Hol­ lander in 1901 published a work in which he showed the association of } certain types and symptoms of insan- ity with definite lesions of particular parts of the brain. But. Dr. Holland* /;V..s er, instead of reviving Gall's doctrine > - (popular phrenology), gives the word Csff phrenology a new significant^" 4 V :?}m Getting Rid of Squeaks. When a car has been in service for some time It generally develops an­ noying little squeaks here and there about the springs and body. The owner or driver will find it well worth while to get rid of these, as the la­ bor involved is slight and a quiet, smooth-running car is always desir­ able. Squeaks can generally bo rem­ edied by tightening the car parts af­ fected or by the application of a little adhesive tape. It Finds Your Trouble at Once. A device recently invented is said to reveal at a glance any trouble in an automobile engine. The Instrument Is an electrical device, and in caBes of motor tl:uUblt3 it fclii/VVS W'llOJ't} tllti fiilllt. it, whether it is electrical or mechan­ ical. By means of it troubles that ordinarily require hours of investiga­ tion by expert mechanics are shown at a glance. Optimisiic Thought One's duty is to accept the challenge of the passing daH Metal Railroad TIs*. Metal ties were first used in Switzer­ land in 1881, since which time they have replaced to a large extent the wooden tie. About seventy per cent of the tieB used by the Federal Swiss railroad system are of metal. These ties are 9 feet by 9)4 by 6)4 inches, weigh­ ing 160 pounds, and selling for $2.30 against $1.25 to $1.50 for oak ties. German iron foundries have formerly supplied the metal ties. The Irishman's View; Burr Mcintosh is telling a story ot an Irishman in the English army who had fought so bravely in the trenchea that he was given promotion on the field of battle. Immediately on hear­ ing the news the Irishman set up the cry, "three cheers for the Kaiser!** He was immediately seized, bound and brought before the colonel. As he was led off the colonel asked the Irishman to explain why he had done such a thing. "Well," said the Irish­ man, "if it hadn't been for the kaiaer I wouldn't have had a fighting Job. If I hadn't a job I couldn't have been promoted." '•s5u Bsing Consistent. * "Charley, dear," said young Mrs. Torkins, "what shall I do with all these feathers? I can't find a thing; in this Helpful Hints article about them." "How did you get them?" * "Why, you know, all helpful hints writers tell you when you buy a steak you must have the butcher give yom the' bones and fat and all the rest Of the trimmings. So when I bought tbls turkey 1 made them give me the toalNjp Comparison Not Flstterlng. Railroads in Great Britain kill in ac­ cident for which the passenger is In no way responsible one passenger for every 72,000,000 carried, while those of the United States kill one for every I 4^00,000 passengers carried. Look for Air Valve Leak. When a tire gradually softens you may Buspect Air valve leak. Turn the wheel so that the stem shall point downward, remove the cover, but allow the cap to remain on. Hold tuu.LIv; of water up against the rim so that the valve stem shall be immersed in the water and if a gradual leak is there you can see bubbles. Then remove the cap and try Jt again. Would Make World Happier. Every man should be contented Mind bis own business.--Aesop^ The Poetry Did It. "I wont pay one cent for •£*§£ tising this week," declared the store- 4 keeper angrily to the editor of the ^ country paper. "You told me you'd put the notice of my shoepolish la with the reading matter." "And didbnt I do it?" Inquired the editor. "No» sir!" roared the advertiser. "No, sir* you did not! You put it in the col­ umn with s mess of poetry* tfcplfe; ^ where you put it!" ^ The True Bravery. There is as much iruv cuura|v to i§> during with constancy the sorrows of the soul as in remaining steadily oo| the wall of a battery. To give one­ self up to grief without resistance, to kill oneself in order to escape froas it, is to abandon the battlefield before victory.--ttegoleo%^ ^ ^