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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1920)
SHIPS GUIDED t NDHBY “EARS” -•sterling Devices in Hulls Tell Channel Route Into New York Harbor. CAN TELL EXACT LOCATION Sound Waves Emitted by Energized Cable Laid in Center of Channel Are Picked Lip by Audi phones on Vessels. Now York.—The principle of “fol ow the green line” used successfully ■>> tlie management of New York’s subway system ta handling crowds at congested transfer points, has been planted in a measure to insure safety :o ships at sea around crowded har bors. Instead of a visible “green mo,” however, a device has been per fected whereby*vessels seeking their way into harbor in thick weather can Hollow with safety a submerged and nerglzed wire. In the outer reaches of New York inrbor, where deep pater meets shoals, there begins a marine passage wax known as Ambrose channel. This channel leads up through the Nar rows into the inner harbor and to the (locks, and in this channel the guiding cable lias been laid. Ships properly equipped to take advantage of its guiding powers can follow it through any kind of weather with the same degree of assurance as can the pas senger who seeks to make his way from Grand Central terminal to Times square. Guides by Sound Waves. The device consists of a cable 16 miles long laid in the center of (he channel. It is energized with an al ternating current from the shore. Ships to take advantage of it must tic equipped with audiphones or listen ing devices attached to the hull. Ap proaching the channel, the sound waves emitted by the cable can he heard for some distance, and the in creasing or decreasing strength of the sound enables the ship to steered until it is right over the source. It is then a simple matter to fol low its course through the dredged channel despite storm or fog, which would make the marking buoys invis ible or would tend to confuse the warning notes of automatic hell and whistle markers. Ik. Car. Tell Exact Location. This cable is but an additional pro tection for shipping entering Ameri can ports. It supplements the radio compass installed and operated by the naval conuminioatir s servi'-« now tn successful use all along -vlie Atlantic coast. By the on. , as ; snips can as certain their t posi.ion in any kind of weather Ano-oer protec tion recently tr.c-i mt ly the navy department is a i. : '.'hie- for deter mining depth of uah r a; I proximity of other ships through l!'< readings of sounds from the propellers reflected back from the botto-.n or near-by bodies. SUNDAY BASEBALL 3STS JOLT Women Control Jewett, Tex., and Si lence Diamcnc! St i:::;jles on Sr>!:ath. Jewett. Tcxn>.—In Jewett, Texas, where the women rule not only the home but also the c!!y, il 're will be no more Sunday h: Every city oiboer >!’ Jev. ; t, with the exception of tin* ch'ef of police, is a woman, each I a l’-cen elected last ; April when the In: -buiul.s. saying tliey I were disgusted villi <>M:cc. dared the i women to oppose th- *». '(lie women dnl. with tin* result that they won out in the voting. The congregation of the Methodist church recently prs-sed a resolution against Sunday h- • ’.all. All the members of the taa: 'mI < emmission, including the mayo .1 •» a woman are members of th Hrirch. That set tled Sunday hasehall. 5 Won Race Wi'h Flayiul J 5 Dog Carrying Dynamite J * Peter O’Brien. :i turtle .uniter t J nf Lancaster. <>.. won n hti'.f-mile J * dash iii record time, in n speed * \ burst with Pedro. Ills dig, in 4 * whose mouth wus n stick of * \ dynamite, with the fuse tu rning. J * When Peter applied a match t < to a stick of dynamite and threw , 4 it into a creek. Pedro thought * t his master was playing with 1dm , 4 and jumped into the water and J » caught the sputtering stick in t \ his mouth. J * When he h'gsin to swim hack , J toward Peter, the Witter began J t r. marathon home, half a mile t J away. Pedro tun fast, but Peter 4 * ran faster, and just as he en- t J tered fds house there was a ter- J 4 rifle explosion. Now a ten-foot t \ hole in the road marks (lie place \ 4 where Pedro once ran. J Two Matadors Horned. 1 Barcelona.—Matador Correa, who had prevh .sly been wounded wliile * fighting u hull, struck a bone with his s' uij and fell on the animal’s liorns. 5 .. 'Vo - tossed and received u deep would. Matador Arequipeno also was I ■ INDIANS WORSHIP SUN Ancient Customs Carried Out Amid Weird Surroundings. Every Year in Midsummer Bannock Indians Go to Dancing Grounds for Rite of Thanks. Pocatello, Idaho.—Every year In midsummer the Bannock Indians ravel a little-used trail to their danc ing grounds. Between 800 and 1,000 of hem gather yearly to worship the sun. In the vast quiet of the evening, when the hush has fallen over the sage brush and the sun Is a great ball of red fire sinking behind the mountains, tlie dreary beat of their tomtoms and Hie low, ghostly chant of their song can be heard for miles. The sound grows in strength as one approaches until with a great hurst of glaring campfires and seeming confusion tlie camping grounds are reached. Indians in their native garb are everywhere, hideous in their war paints and with glistening naked bodies. In tho center of u corral made from limbs stands a pole. Buck against the walls are the dancers and the chant ers, and in rhythm to the heat of the tomtoms the dancer advances to the pole, eyes uplifted in worship. The young bucks who dance are not permitted to ent or drink for three days and are accompanied by the tom toms beaten by the squaws. The dance is a religious rite and festival of thanks to the gods for bountiful crops and herbs, streams full of fish and Mie sky fujl of fowls. Now and then one falls to the ground unconscious from physical ex haustion and is carried to the side to recover. SPECIAL AGENT RETURNS ■■ ifniiririii^iiinF^MiiiiiiiiiinniiiniihiiTV|J'’ ,:~m\ Mrs. j. Dierking recently returned to the United States after working in Central America, where she went on a special diplomatic mission for the United States government. GREAT DRY DOCK IN NAPLES Italian Government Authorizes Con struction of Mammoth Affair on Mediterranean. Washington.—The largest dry dock on the Mediterranean is planned at Naples. Recent decrees of the Italian govern ment authorizing the construction of this dock and a smaller one at the in dustrial port of Bnia-Averno provide that work must begin within six months of the official date of the declaration of peace. Besides the dry docks, it is planned to transform Lake Averno for the use of ship yards, and to build a canal connecting the lake with the port of Naples proper. The Italian government will within a period of fifty years pay about half of the cost of the work and at the end of sixty years the entire property automatically becomes government property. EX-KAISER FEELS HIGH COST Exchange on German Mark r events Former Emperor Renting L.r.ff Quarters. Doom, Holland.—The former Ger man emperor, William, is greatly wor ried about the low exchange rate of the German mark. Recently, in hope of securing quarters for some of his staff, he has priced a number of houses in the vicinity of Doom. The prices have been quoted in Dutch guldens, hut William reducing everything to marks, has thrown up his hands and called the prices pre posterous. Butted Into Pigsty. Montgomery, I’a.—While gazing with pride at his pen of fast-fattening hogs and dreaming fond dreams of juicy hams during the coming win ter season, Gustav Stoney of near Montgomeryville was awakened from his reverie when a goat hutted him over the rail of the pigsty among the pigs. The porkers crawled all over him and Stoney and the pigs gave grunts, squeals and yells. Finally Stoney's son came to his father’s res cue. He chased off the pigs and Stoney, the elder, emerged from the pigsty. He was cut and bruised. MORE LOCAL MATTERS. Watch for the landslide in No vember. “ As Maine goes so goes the nation.” Mrs. Eddie Tomsick of Atkinson was visiting friends in this city last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Kelley and sons were down from Atkinson Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ryan and Miss Bernadette Brennan went down to Omaha this morning for a few days visit with friends. The Rev. George lxingslalf is the recipient of a new Oliver typewriter, the gift of members of his congre gation and other friends. Mr. and Mrs. William Biglin re turned Wednesday morning from an extended visit with relatives and friends at Casper, Wyoming. One of O’Neill’s most charming and entrancing young ladies is wear ing a new “frat” pin that is arousing much curiosity and speculation among her friends. Myer Richard left last Friday morn ing for Chicago where he will close out his business prepratory to removing his family, to this city so that he can give his undivided attention to his store here. Howard Greeley for many years a resident of this county but now a resi dent of Lincoln was in the city this morning on his way to Phoenix where he will spend a few days visiting his father, Peter Greeley. Edward Graham was passing around the cigars .last Thursday afternoon in honor of the arrival of a grand daughter. That afternoon a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Gra ham, living northwest of this city. Today is the first day of the open season for duck shooting and several local nimrods shouldered their guns this morning and started for the lakes in the southern paid; of the county in the hopes of bagging a few mallards. A. L. Henry, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Ethel, and son, Clerence, wife and little son, arrived in the city Wednesday night from Omaha, for a visit with relatives and j---' "T*' "S' | old time friends in the city and in the northeast part of the county. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hoppe and children of Chambers were in the city last Saturday on their way home from Sheridan county, where they had been attending the annual Sheridan county fair and looking after their real estate interests in that section. At the election in Maine last Mon day the republicans carried the state with a majority of 68,000, electing their entire state ticket and every congressman. The state senate will lie solidly republican, while the demo 1 erats will have but ten members of the house of representatives, out of a membership of 150. This is the largest majority ever received by the republican party in that state. In j 1896 McKinley carried the state by ■18,000 which had heretofore been the record. The record breaking majority in this state seems to insure the election of the republican national ticket in November by an overwhelm ing majority. HERBERT H. JENSEN. Herbert H. Jensen, the three-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jen sen living northwest of this city, died last Sunday morning, after a short ill ness of summer complaint. The funeral was held last Tuesday morning from the Catholic church, Very Rev. M. F. Cassidy officiating, interment in the Catholic cemetery. A SLUR. Dallas News: Bill—I heard as how you’ve been fighting with Bob Smith ? Sam—Yes. He said my sister was crosseyed. Bill—But you ain’t got a sister. Sam—I know that. It was the prin cipal of the thing that upset me. CONSIDERATE JUDGE. Detroit News: Thirteen young De troiters were fined at the rate of $1 per apple for fruit they stole in Pontiac, a total for the apples of $390. The judge has been informed that the young men have good reputations in their home city and come from good families, or it is likely, he would have fined them the full market price. fjUMgMiwwOTW^^yrrmgsw.—... FOR SALE CHEAP One New Maxwell Touring Car One Used Maxwell Touring Car Two Used Saxon Touring Cars 1 One Used Hudson Touring Car One Used Ford Touring Car One Used Reo Touring Car p Two Used Maxwell Trucks One Used Master Truck | One New Smith Form a Truck Attachment | Bazelman Lumber Company I Big Shorthorn AND DUROC JERSEY SALE A sale of registered Shorthorn cattle and Duroc Jersey boars will be held in Ainsworth, Nebraska Monday, September 20th They will offer seme of the best known Shorthorns and will sell such offerings as the “Top Sensen tation Jr.” gets. A real line of boars. If in need of these you will no doubt be suited at this sale. Monday, September 20th. KURPJUWEIT BROS., Ainsworth, Nebraska \ . -<—.—.— ■■ IB • - ■» .-. COMING BUSINESS MAN. Detriot News: Professor of History —You say there is a question in an cient history that puzzles you? Speak up, younp man, what is it? - »» ' ..- ■ ■■ ■ -.' - Freshic—It’s this, sir. Did a mail order house handle those mail suits the knights wore when they went to brittle ? Vitts Grocery " "" 1 ' ■ 1 . 1 * WE PAY CASH FOR EGGS. Jap Rose Soap, 3 bars for. 25c Merit Bread.15 cent loaves Bon Ton Flour, per sack.$4.00 Peaches, crate . $2.20 Catsup . 35c We carry a full line of fresh fruit and vegetables. J. A. Vitt. °’N',S,b, I—— I II ■■■——I I Certainty 1 of Safety | Every state bank in Nebraska that jgj is a member of the Depositors Guaranty || g Fund forms a link in the chain of pro tection wound about the funds of de- 1 a®* positors in all other member banks as g well as its own. i | g This institution is proud and glad to n be a link in this chain—proud because : i membership signifies unusual responsi- ; bility; glad because of the exceptional safety we are thus enabled to guarantee depositors. j | Nebraska State Bank | O’Neill, Nebraska j FARM AT PUBLIC AUCTION! On Saturday, Sept. 18 At 1:30 p. m., on the premises, we will sell to the highest bidder | without reserve 320 Acres Belonging to Albert Thierolf Location !? 14 miles North of Page, 24 miles Northeast of O’Neill, 20 miles West | of Verdigre, IV2 miles Southwest of Star. Legal Description South one-half of section 4, township 30, range 9, Holt County, Ne- g baska. ! Land This land all lies level, all good soil, all tillable. There are at present 20 acres broke, balance is in hay meadow. This land belongs to a non i resident, who is in business in Utica, Nebraska, and needs his money in business. _ Terms I? 15 per cent cash day of sale, note for 15 per cent without interest until maturity to March 1, 1921. Balance to be announced day of sale. ___i Free transportation will be furnished from the nearest town day of sale to pospective purchasers by notifying our office in advance. For further information, call or write Christian & Herman Auction Sains Co. 201 First National Bank Bldg., Lincoln, Nebr. Nason Brothers, Auctioneers, Seward, Nebraska