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DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE G, 1913.
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FINDS NO LOBBY
SENATORS SWEAR NO ATTEMPT8
HAVE BEEN MADE TO COR
RUPT THEM.
WILSON WILL NOT APPEAR
president Calls In Supporters and
Offefs to Give What Information
He Has to Show That Money la
Being Spent.
Washington, Juno 4. The United
States senate Monday began Its offi
cial hunt for tho "Insidious lobby"
vnlch President Wilson charged exist
ed to modify the tariff bill. Tho in
qulry was carried --- a special com
mittee after tho .s of tho under
taking had helH -aal conference with
President WL a.
Sixteen senators were examined and
not one of them knew anything of the.
existence of tho lobby referred to by
the president. Not ono of them knew
anything of money being used by any
body. Everyone declared that no one
Uad approached him Improperly and
to a man they defended the right of
citizens to come to Washington to
confer with members of congress over
legislation that was vital to their busi
ness and Industries.
One senator said: "The president
will not be able to make good." He re
ceived his hardest Jolts beforo the
committee from members of his own
party, when Senatora Overman and
Walsh, Democrats, began to ask ques
tions that soemed to indicate their
lack of faith In the charges that had
been preferred.
A total disagreement with tho vlowa
expressed by the president was held
by Senator Clark of Arkansas, presi
dent pro tem of the senate, and by
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon.
fit was given out at tho White House
that President Wilson had taken per
sonal charge of the Inquiry, and that
the Democratic members of tho com
mittee would operate under his direc
tions. Senator Overman and Sena
' tor Roed wero summoned to the White
Houso for orders. Senator Walsh,
Democrat, who will vote against free
wool and free sugar and a member of
tho commltteo, was Ignored. Tho
president submitted to theBe two sena
tors such information as he had. and
urged them to do all within their pow
er to enable him to make good.
The president has let It bo under
stood that he will not appear beforo
the committee. On his behalf Sen
ator Reed will conduct the ctosb ex
amination of all witnesses.
It was explained that In his., original
statement the president was careful to
make It clear that he did not chargo
the existence of a corrupt lobby or
that corrupt methods were being used.
Also It wd said for him that ho was
not reflecti. ' upon any senator, but
was stating vhat ho believes Is the
fact, that an lasldlous lobby is at work
In Washington.
Senators deny that It Is a correct
Interpretation of the president's
original statement. They also are in
dlgifant at the amendment of the
Cummins resolution, which requires
the committee as they express it, "to
sneaklngly Inquire into the personal
and private affairs of senatora."
EDITOR WINS CONTEMPT SUIT
Missouri Supreme Court Decide Un
animously for the Discharge of
W. R. Nelson.
Jefferson City, Mo., Juno 4. The
Missouri supremo court Monday dis
charged William R. Nelson, owner and
editor of the Kansas City Star, from
contempt of the Jackson county cir
cuit court. The decision of the su
premo court was unanimous. Mr. Nel
son, editor and owner of the Kansas
City Star, was found guilty of con
tempt of court and sentenced to Im
prisonment of ono day In the county
Jail February 1 by Circuit Judge Guth
rie of Jackson county, who based h'.s
action upon tho publication in Mr. Nel
son's paper of an article which said
that Judge Guthrie had refused to dis
miss n divorce Bult filed In his court
until the parties to It, who had settled
It out of court and asked for dismis
sal, had paid their attorney's fees.
GEN. DRUMMOND UNDER KNIFE
Suffragette Leader Faces More Severe
Ordeal aa Soon as Able to
Stand It.
London, England, June 4. "Gen."
Mrs, Flora Drummond, one of the mili
tant BUffragotto leadors, undorwent a
successful operation here Monday. She
was taken 111 during the police court
proceedings against the BUffragotto
leaders early in May.
World's Women's Congress Meets.
Paris. France, June 4. Tho suffra
gette question, although it Is to be
discussed at the International women's
congress, which opened Monday in
Paris, is to be subordinated to the
other subject under consideration.
Dynamite In Bunko Graft Casea.
San Francisco, Juno 4. Forty sticks
of dynamite, fuse and a clock mechan
ism wero found Monday cached near
tho roadhouso at Fairfax, Marin coun
ty, owned by Joseph Ballangero, a,
'witness In the bunko graft cases.
Attends Derby Week Levee.
London, Juno 4. Walter Hlne
Pace ,the new American ambasador,
accompanied by Irwin D, LaughUn,
secretary of embassy, attendod Kins
George's usual Derby week levee at
Buckingham palace Monday,
WINS LIBEL SUIT!
ROOSEVELT GIVEN 6 CENTS DAM.
AGES WHEN EDITOR ADMIT3 IN
ABILITY TO PROVE CHARGE.
CASE COMES TO SUDDEN END
Colonel Tels Court He Asks Merely
Vindication and Requests That
Mere Nominal Sum Be Assessed
Against Defendant Newett.
Marquette, Mich., Juno 3. Theodore
Roosevelt Saturday won his libel suit
against Georgo A. Newett. editor of
the Ishpemlng Iron Ore. Damages,
however, wero only nominal, mado
poaslblo by the attitude of tho colonel,
who told the court ho did not seek a
punitive verdict.
Judge Flannlgnn Instructed tho
Jurors to bring In a verdict for tho
plaintiff, which thoy did without leav
ing their seats. Tho colonel loft for
the east lesB than two hours after the
conclusion of tho case.
As a climax of tho case which has
been on trial here a week, Mr. Nowott
himself took tho witness stand and
retracted the charge he had made.
Ho said ho had been Impressed that
an Injustice had been done the colonel
In the publication of tho article and
deeply regretted it.
"It is fair to the plaintiff," he said,
"to state that I havo been unablo to
find In any section of tho country any
Individual witness who is willing to
stato that ho has personally aeon Mr.
Rbosevelt drink to excess, I am forced
to tho conclusion that I was mis
taken." Tho statement admitted that a
pearch of tho country had been mado
to Investigate stories of persons who
were alleged to have knowledge that
Mr. Roosevelt drank to oxcess, but In
eveTiy.case the storlos flattened out to
more opinion or hearsay.
The libel was published in good
faith, Mr. Newett said, In tho belief
that It was true and proper informa
tion for a public which was bolng
asked to vote for Mr. Roosevelt for
president. That Is was true, tho de
fendant said, he never questioned un
til the libel trial opened. Until the
colonel's evidence began to 'le pre
sented ho held full belief that the
chargo he had mado was true.
No demand for a retraction ever
had been mado upon him, Mr. Newett
said, and when the bill was filed
agalnHt him there was nothing left for
him to do but seek evidence and make
other preparations to contest the suit.
Forty persona were taken by Mr.
Newett's counsel in various parts of
the country, but to use them, or at
tempt to uso them, he said, would bo
to continuo an Injustice which had al
ready becomo apparent to htm and to
his attorneys.
Leaving tho stand and returning to
his Beat, Mr. Newett looked In tho
direction of Colonol Roosevelt, but the
latter was absorbed in whispering
to Attorney Van Renschoten. The
latter whlsperod In turn to Attorney
Pound and he turned to Judge Klannl
gan and said: "With the court's per
mission tho plaintiff would like to
make a brief announcement "
The Judge nodded and Mr. Roosevelt
rose. Bowing to tho court, tho colonel
said he would waive the matter of
damuges save for tho national amount
provided by law Speaking of his pur
pose In Instituting suit, he said:
"Your honor, In vtew of the state
ment of tho defendant, I ask tho court
to Instruct the Jury that I desire only
nominal damages. I did not go Into
this case for money. I did not go Into
It for any vindictive purposes. 1 went
into it, and, as tho court said, I made
my reputation an Issue because 1
wlshod onco for all during my life
time thoroughly and comprehensively
to deal with these slanders so that
never again will It be possible for any
man in good faith to repeat thon. 1
havo achieved my purposo and I am
content."
Nominal damages means six cents
under the laws of Michigan and no
costs. Each party to tho unit will py
the expenses of his stdo of tho case.
Judge Flannlgan thon read his
chnrgo to tho Jury. -
Speaking of Colonel Roosevelt, as
the plaintiff: "Cortalnly he has con
vinced tho court, not only that he
never drank, but that ho Is now and
always has been a terapornto and nb
stemlnous man."
At the same time the court held that
Mr. Newettt, in publishing tho edi
torial "was not actuatod by actual HI
will toward the plaintiff, and that ho
acted In good faith."
nut, tho court hold, the Injury ro tho
plaintiff had tho colonol not waived
his right to damages, would have sus
tained a verdict In any sum up to the
amount claimed In tho plaintiff's de
claration, which is $10,000.
Schoolgirl Dies by Fire.
Clarksvllle, Tenn., Juno 3. Tennie
Evans, school girl, saturatod her
clothes with gasoline and set fire to
thom after her mother had refused to
permit her to attend a children's pic
nic. She was burned to death.
Newspaper Man Dead.
Indianapolis, Ind., Juno 3. Harry
L. Bayler, founder and general man
ager of tho Chicago City News, Bu
reau and widely known as a writer
of boys' storlos, died Saturday. He
waa stricken with apoploxy.
Blind Man Get Degree.
New York, June 2. Among tho 2,000
or more students; who will rocelvo de
crees from Columbia university on
Wednesday is Carlton 8. Glover, who
gets tho degree iof bachelor of arts,
though bo is totally blind.
SECRETARY BRYAN
,mm in inmswww isiiiii imi iniiwi wwi miiin rrm
Secretary of Stato Bryan la here seen turning tho first spadelul of earth
for the palace of agriculture at tho Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
President Charles C. Moore of tho exposition stands beside Mr. Bryan.
GOUX WINS AUTO RACE
FRENCHMAN LAND8 500-MILE CON
TEST AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Wins $35,000 Cain Prize Wlshert
and Merz are 8econd and Third
Respectively.
Indianapolis, June 2. Franco won a
sporting victory over America Friday
on tho Indlnnapolls Speedway whon
Goux, driving a Peugeot car, won tho
600-mtlo motor rnce. Wlshart, in an
American Mercer, was second, Merz,
in an Amerlcan-mado Stutz, captured
third placo.
Goux'a time wob six hours 31 min
utes 43:45 seconds, an average of
70.59 miles an hour. His rowards wore
International honors, cash prizes
worth $35,000, including the $20,000
cash prlzo offered by tho management
of tho Bpeedway for tho winner of tho
raco, a kiss' from a dirt-covered me
chanician, and a shower of champagno
mndo of grapes that grow in tho coun
try whenco ho came.
Spencer Wlshart, who drove a Mer
cer car into second place at tho finish
of the raco, was given a klsslesa and
champagnelesa reception at tho Mercer
pits, but his two hands, worn out by
tho steady work at the wheel of his
car, wero shaken wildly by a hundred
admirers. He was lifted upon the
shoulders of his pit men and cheered
with tho enthusiasm equal to that ac
corded to the Frenchman. He was
given a check for $10,000.
One of tho most remarkable bits of
race car driving was Btaged by Charles
Merz In his 8tutz car, when ho drove
three and ono-half miles, more than
ono lap around tho courso.wlth his car
ablaze beneath tho engine, and his me
chanician and himBelf hardly able to
keep their seats on account of the
flames that wero licking at their legs.
Spectators remaining In tho grand
stands and bleachers were on tholr
feet straining for a gllmpso of tho In
trepid young Indianapolis driver as ho
rounded tho last curve and started
down tho final stretch with touguea of
flames spurting from under tho hood
of his car. Ho could not havo mado
another lap. His car would havo gone
to pieces In another mile. But it re
mained Intact and continued to do his
bidding until It limped ncross the lln
lsh lino and Merz was $5,000
wealthier. Pltmon had extinguishers
ready and extinguished tho llro that
soon would havo destroyed tho cor.
Charles Merz'a father is an Indianap
olis policeman with a record for brav
ery to hla credit.
FLASHES
OFF THE WIRE
Marlon, O., Juno 2. John Noyos,
woalthy young farmor, died at his
homo near Lalluo as a result of In
juries received by being thrown by a
pony.
New York, May 29. William Smith,
aged nineteen, of Warrenton, Va., a
Jockey connected with the Wedener
stables, was thrown nnd killed Tues
day while exercising a horse over tho
Jumpa at Belmont Park raco track.
Now York, May 30. Charles W.
Morse, formor banker who served n
torm In prison, was elected Wednes
day president of the Hudson Naviga
tion company, owners of a line of
steamers operating on tho Hudson.
Jackson, Miss., Juno 1. Rev.
Oeorgo Holford, a Baptist minister,
was shot and Instantly killed Friday
by his wife at tho family homo near
Montrose, In Jasper county, aocordlng
to a report received here.
Fulton, Ky., Juno 2. In tho colli
sion between the "Dixie Flyor" on the
N. C. Sl St. L. and a freight train,
eighteen persons wero shaken up and
brulaod.
Falae Teeth Kill Woman.
Chicago, June 4. Miss Angellne
Blfrgor died Monday us tho result ot
exhibiting her now false teoth to Mrs.
Francos Klerslck. In replacing them
MUs Slfrger swallowed the plate and
chokod to death.
Four Men Rob Jeweler.
New York, Juno 4. Four armed rob
bors entered the Jawalry shop of Man
del Groonhaus on tho lower East sldo,
held him up at tho point ot a revolver,
lootod bis two safes ot $4,000 In gems
bud escaped.
STARTS A BUILDING
JAPAN TO REPLY SOON
CABLES KEPT BUSY FRAMING
ANSWERS FOR BRYAN.
Not Thought Mikado's Government
Will Ask for Exclusion Code
Canada Act Held Example.
Washington, Juno 3. According to
present plans Japan will submit to tho'1
state department at nn early day a re
joinder to Secretury Bryan's answor
to the JapaueBe protest against tho
alien land legislation adopted by tho
California legislature
This was mado known hero Monday,
but without any suggestion as to tho
probable contonts of tho noto.
Thoro havo boon numoroua cablo
exchanges betwoon the Jnpnneso em
bassy horo and tho foreign ofllco In
Tokyo, necessitated by the demands
tho latter for exact Information na
to American national and atato lawB
regarding alien land ownership and
naturalization.
Notwlthstanillnc tho nressuro from
cortaln quarters at homo, howovor, It
is rugaruuu as uuuuuui uiai uia jti
aneso embassy bus concluded to turn
to a request for amendment of tho
American naturalization .laws as a so
lution of tho presont Issue betwoon
the two countries. Tho successful
treatment by tho Canadian parliament
of complaints from British Columbia
of tho competition of Japanese, how
ever, has attracted the attention, of
tho negotiations on both sides in this
country
As tho underlying principle of thql
Canadian legislation Is separation of
the two races In the Interest of per
manent peaco, to bo attained through
ahsoluto oxcluslon of nil but tho trav
eling and student classes, It was sug
gested that a similar remedy might
bo found to fit tho present Ibbuo in
America.
RECEIVERS FOR TWO ROADS
'Frisco and Eastern Illinois Unable to
Meet Outstanding Notes Take
Affairs Into Court.
St. Louis, May 29. Unltod States
Judgo Sanborn Tuosday appointed two
receivers for tho St. Louis and San
FranciBco railroad, known as tho
'Frisco system, upon application of
tho North American company. Ben
jamin L. Wlnchcll, president of tho
'FriBco 'company, and Thomas II.
West, chairman of the board of di
rectors of tho St. Louis Union Trust
company, wero named as recotvorH.
Judgo Carpenter of tho Unltod
Stato district court ot Chicago, ap
pointed receivers for tho Chicago &
EaHturn Illinois railroad, a part of tho
'Frisco Bystem, upon tho application
of tho Hallway Steel Spring compnhy.
William J. Jackson, vice-president of
tho road, and Edwin W. Winters of
New York were named aa receivers.
Tho inability of the 'Frisco system
to meet tho $2,2CO,000 flvo per cont.
two year notos maturing Juno 1
brought about tho financial dlfllcultlos
of tho systom.
M. P. TRAINS IN COLLISION
Four Person Are Killed and Eighteen
Badly Injured Steel Cara Pre
vent Big Fire.
St. Louis, May 29. Four persons
wero killed and 18 passengers and two
train crow members aro known to
havo been Injured when two SL
Louis-Kansas City paHsengor trains of
tho Missouri Paclllc collided hoad-on
near Brant, Mo., 20 mtlos west ot
Jefferson City. An additional Hut ot
passengers and truln crow momboru
who were Injured lfi expected to bo
received hi tho local olllcu of tho
Missouri Paclllc when moro completo
details aro obtalnod
Poet Laureate Austin Dead,
London, England, Juno 4. Alfrod
Austin, British poot laureate since
1890, died Monday at Swluford old
manor, AHhford Kent, at tho ago of
soventy-soven years. Ho hud been ill
somo tlmo.
Minister to Venezuela Quits.
Caracas, Venezuoln, Juno 4. Ellott
Northcott, United States minister to
Venozuela, has roalgned from tho dip
lomatic Borvlco. Ho sailed for homo
Monday on board the stoamor Caracas.
IS STILL UNSETTLED
SITUATION TO DATE IN
POSED ENTERPRISE.
PRO.
LINCOLN PEOPLE WATCHING
Believe Attitude of Commission Kn-
dangers Success Differences Yet
to Be Settled.
Lincoln. Tho stato railway com
mission is waiting to hoar what argu
ments tho flnanolors who aro backing
tho development of tho Omaha, Lin
coln & Boatrlco lntorurban may havo
to offer why tho order of Fobruary
25 should bo changod again. Business
men of tho city of Lincoln aro much
lutorostod. Many of them do not ap
prove tho attitude of tho commission.
Thoy bellovo that If tho stringent pre
visions of tho commission aro Insisted
upon, tho dovolopment will not tako
placo, and If it does not occur It will
moan a loua of opportunity for do
volopment of tho locality through
which tho railway will operate, and
ospoclally Its terminals.
Thus fur tho commission has Indi
cated that It will allow no moro
stocks and bonds to bo lusuod than
tho coBt of tho system, and a reason
able allowance for onglneorlng, llnnno
lng, superintendence discounts, com
missions and tho llko. It frowns upon
tho time-honored custom of watering
extensively, and making tho bond Is
sues pay tho actual cost of construe
tlon wlillw the stock goos to tho pro
moters and to thoso who undertake to
underwrite and to dlBposo of tho
bonds. Many buslnoss mon of Lincoln
express thomsolvea Uiat It will bo
nocessary to allow a wldo margin of
posslblo profit by making vftlualass
stock worth something through divi
dends thereon, In order to tompt capi
tal to tako tho risk. Thoy bellovo that
an lntorurban project will not be a
paying ontorprlBO for several years In
Nobraaka, and tho loaa In Initial opera
tion must bo compensated for by pos
sibilities in tho future of prollt from
stock lsauod In oxcess of tho values.
"Tho stock should represent actual
money put up by tho promoters, or
Bomo dollnlto porcontago moro than
that money put up. Promotors ought
not to try to finance auch an enter
prise without putting tholr money
into St," is tho way ono prominent
morchnnt put it. "But I am afraid
tho time la ahoad of ua whon big pro
positions llko this will be so financed.
Moanwhllo Lincoln needs tho lntorur
ban. In Ohio, Indiana and In Oaltfor
nla thoso interurbans havo caused tho
cities to grow llko Green Day trees
It will bo too bad If Lincoln does not
havo a chance."
Boost In Appropriations.
Lincoln. It will tako nbout
$2,300,000 moro to run tho state ot
Nebraska for tho present blonnlum
than It did tho last, according to fig
ures and ostlmatea prepared by Dop
uty Auditor Minor. According to tho
appropriations mndo by tho leglslaturo
and tho nmounts that will probnbly
bo hrouKht In by levies to cover ex
ponaos, it will require $8,322,723.50 to
cover tho cost of -running tho stato
for tho next two years.
It costs tho stato for the last bl
onnlum $0,181,553, which Included tho
federal appropriation of $100,000,
which wns not Included by Mr. Minor
In tho llguros for tho present blonlum.
The boost to somo oxtont is duo to
heavy appropriations made by tho leg
islature, auch as tho now reformatory,
which will coat $150,000; tho appro
priation for tho relief of tornado auf
forors, coating $100,000; repairing cap
itol building, $04,000, and sevornl oth
er appropriations of largo amounts.
Alumni Prepare Vote Petitions.
Lincoln. Tho Alumni association
of tho stato university will take upon
itBolf tho duty of Bending out tho pe
titions calling for a referendum voto
on removal of tho university accord
ing to tho tonus of tho ngrooment
mndo by tho Joint commltteo of tho
legislature. Tho propositions to bo
outlined In tho petitions aro:
A Shall all collogos of tho atato
university excepting tho college of
medicine bo consolidated as soon an
practical on tho farm campus?
B Shall tho collegos of tho univer
sity oxcoptlng tho collego of agricul
ture and college of medicine bo
housed In tho buildings located, or to
bb locatod on tho proaont city campus
and on laud contiguous t hereto?
Change Fish In Lake.
Lincoln Tho stato doputy fish com.
mlsslonor has returned from Gothen
burg, whero ho cloaned tho lako of all
fish not of tho required kind. Be
tween eight and ton tonB ot fish woro
taken out ot tho lako and In one haul
tho selno held nearly thrco tons, The
lako will bo stocked with llsliof moro
bonollt to NobraHka than thoso for
merly in tho lake.
Will Soon Fix Values.
Lincoln. Tho physical vnluatlon
department of tho railway commis
sion has nnarly complotod Its work
on railroad valuations. Tho Mis
souri Pacific NorthwHtoni and flock
Island vuluotlotiH are ready, work on
tho Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha, is being pushed nnd on tho
Union Puclllc nnd Burlington Is
practically completed
Howovor, figures on tho snmo are
not sufficiently complntrd to glvo
publication nnd n ini will he riven cut
un'ii tlu list, is cmi-iUo.
ACCURACY INSURED BY TOOL
Gauge and Cuts Door and Window
Frames for Mountings Handy
for Any Carpenter.
l
Carponto'rs will find a vory handy
addition to tholr kits In the tool de
signed by an Indiana man. For gaug
ing and cutting doors and window
frames for locks, hinges and other
mountings It save tlmo and lncurc3 ac
curacy. A handle, with cutting bladoa
in ltn head, is sHdably mounted on a
gaugo rod. A turn of tho handle In
ono direction loosons tho grip on tho
rod and a turn in tho other direction
tightens 1L At ono end of tho gaugu
A Handy Tool.
rod 1b n triangular flat head. To uao
this tool tho gaugo Is sot at tho de
sired point and, with tho flat head aa
a guide, Is drawn down the edge of tho
door, cutting out n recess for hlng-i
or bolt. With mallet nnd chlsol tho
workman can then quickly hollow out
a apneo In which tho mounting will
Ho Hush with tho surface of tho wood.
USES FOR CALCIUM CARBIDE
Supplies Acetylene Gas for Automo
bile Lamps In United States
t Also Used In Europe.
Tho world'B consumption of calcium
carbide, producod nt about seventy
live factories, was 260,000 tons In 1911,
Europe taking 100,000 tons, and North
America only 49,000. It supplies
ncotylono gaa, ot which a lending uso
in tho United Statoa is for 700,000 au
tomobile lamps, but which Is more em
ployed for general Illumination In oth
er countries, Franco and Algorla hav
ing now 250 towns lighted with ncoty
lono. Tho Iato acetylene exposition
at Pnris has drawn attention anow to
tho advantages ot this gas. Safety
apparatus of many kinds makes It not
only a substitute for electricity or
ordinary gas, on a largo cr small scale,
but adapts It for many places Where
thoso two agonts are not available
AS ono ot tho numerous Interesting
exhibits, a consulnr report haB brought
to notlco a so-called "light box." Whon
tils is plunged into a pall of wator,
an ingenious mechanism permit Just
enough water to onter automatically
and tho gas given off can bo mado
avullablo at any moment for lighting
buildings In construction, scenes of ac
cident, aviation grounds, or any largo
open spaco. Portable stakes hold tho
lamps whero doslrcd,
HOLDER FOR PAINT BRUSHES
Five Metal Containers Furnish Excel
lent Receptacle for Keeping
Instruments Clean.
To koop paint brushes in good con
dition during tho tlmo thoy are not In
ubo, particularly when tho bruahoa In
question nro to bo usod In lino Interior
decoration work, Is not n slmplo task,
but ouo which Is aided matorlally by
Sanitary Brush Holder.
such a brush keeper as Is hero shown.
Tho flvo motnl containers In this box
mako It possible to keep brushes usod
In different paints nnd varnishes sep
arate, and tho cllpu keop tho bruahoa
from coming In contnet with tho bot
tom and aides of tho retalnera.
Transmit Colored Lights.
Even under tho moat fuvornblo con
dltlons white, yellow, groon and red
aro tho only colored lights which can
bo projected moro tlitin three miles
through lonsea
Many Women Workers.
This country employs 800.000 womon
In Ua Industries
i.
GOLD BEATING IS OLD TRADE
Work It Done Entirely by Hand aid
Leaf Is Hammered Out In Small
Home Workshop.
Gold beating Is ono of tho oldest
tradus In Birmingham, England. To
a large extent this trade has gone to
Germany through tho competition ot
cheap labor, but It Is assorted that
that tho best gold leaf Is still mado In
Englnnd. Tho work Is dono ontlrely
by hand, and the customary sign la
tho plcturo of a gilded arm bearing
n hammer poised for tho blow. The
leaf Is Immuiuiud out iu small home
workshops from 2I-carat gold, but la
first sent to tho rolling mills, whenco
it Is returned In long thin ribbons one
and one-quarter inches wldo and one
thousandth part of an inch in thick
nesR, Then it la ready for tho beater.
Tho ribbon la generally cut oft In
small one and one-quartor Inch
aquares weighing about six grains.
Tho thin squaro Is placed in tho
center of a vegotablo parchment pad,
consisting of 100 sheets on top and tho
same number beneath. This is bcatoa
with a 14-pound hammor, and tho gold,
when considerably reduced In thick
ness, is placed between leaves of gold
beator's skin that Is, skin preparod
from a thin but tough membrane found
in tho largo intcsttno ot tho ox. Eight
hundred pieces of tho hammered loaf
nre arranged over each other, between
loaves of tho skin tho whole bolng
plncod between parchment bands and
beaten for a couplo of hours with a
sovon-pound hammer. Then tho 800
pieces aro cut up Into 3,200 pieces
and again beaten. When tho work Is
douo tho leaf Is ono-flfty-thousandth
part of nn Inch In thickness and al
most as light as air.
An odd custom is invariably to pre
serve the leaf for safo purposes In old
Bibles and Testaments, and enormous
quantities of theao sacrod books aro
used for this purposo. There aro not
many goldboators left now In Birming
ham, hut a generation ns-o thoro woru
many factories, tho largest of which
employed 300 hands.
USEFUL JACK FOR VEHICLES
Implement Especially Adapted for
Automobiles May Be Adjusted
to Position Desired. '
In describing and illustrating a ve
hicle Jack, lnvontcd by W. T. Adams
of Corinth, Miss., tho Sclontlc Amer
ican says:
"This Improved Jack Is adapted for
lifting wheels of vehicles, especially
automobiles, when tho vehicles are)
run over a Jack, so that tho latter en
gages tho axles. Tho block may ba
Vehicle Jack.
adjustod hlghor or lower aB may bo
required to accommodato the Jack to
different vohlcles; and when the Jack
Is not In uso, tho nxle support may bo
turned down to tho right, as Indicated
by dotted lines in tho engraving, and
thuB tho Jack 'as a whole will occupy
comparatively small spaco and may
bo conveniently carried In tho auto
or other vehicle when required.
American fly paper sellB in great
quantities in Vladivostok, Siberia.
Sydney, Australia, Is planning to
build a model suburb for working peo
ple. Siberia Is expected to bo an Impor
tant source of tho world's food at no
distant day.
In 1911 Florida producod $9,473,638
worth of phosphates, leading every
other stato.
Tho latest pleco ot automobile para
phernalia consists of a combination
foot stool and lunch baBkot.
To replace coal In a kitchen range
an Ohio Invoutor has patented a house
hold gas generator and burners.
Japan Is now producing about 0,600,
000 pounds of camphor annually, a lit
tle more than half the world's supply.
The not revenue of Medicine Hat,
Alberta Province, for tho salo of nat
ural gas for tho last year was $60,000.
Russia la becoming constantly more
able to supply many of Its own wants,
even iu the higher classes ot machin
ery. Shoos should bo bought lata in the
day, when their prospective wearer's
feet aro spread to their greatest ex
tent. By using finely powdered ingredi
ents nnd groat pressure cement arti
cles havo been mado to rcsemblo por
celain. ,'
London heads the world's cities in
the consumption ot illuminating gaa,
using 8,000 cubic feet per capita rd
uually.
Flvo francs (96.5 ceutB) is more
than tho average laborer gets for a
day's work in the Lyon district of
France,
.More gold was mined In South Da
kota lust year than lu any year sLoee
that state began to produce the pro
I clous metul.
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