THE PARENT OF RADIUM.
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MOTOR CYCLES FOR FEET.
Whttt Skates Which Can Be Used On
the Ordinary Roads.
Attempts have been made from time
to time to extend the--sport of skat
ing to ordinary smooth roads. The
reason that roller skates cannot be
used on macadam roads is because
the rollers are of such small diameter
that they drop Into every depression
and itnevenness of the road and
cheek the progress of the skater.
What Is necessary, then. Is a
skate with large wheels. But these; If
placed directly under the skaters feet,
will raise him dangerously high. How
ever, the difficulty seems to have been
solved by a Swiss inventor, Mr. M.
Koller, of Wlnterthur, .who has de
signed the skate bhown in the accom
panying illustration.
It will be observed, continues the
Berlin correspondent of Scientific
American, that the skates are each
provided' with a single wheel which is
about a foot in diameter. The skater's
foot Is supported below the center of
the wheel, and In order that the tread
' may come directly below the center of
the skater's foot the wheel is set on a
slant. The wheels are dished, compris
ing a disk of corrugated metal con
necting the hub with the rim, and also
a series of tension spokes which serve
to stiffen them. The foot support is
suspended on a hanger atached to the
wheel axle, and it Is provided with a
pair of braces extending upward to
support a strap which is fastened
around the skater's leg above the
ankle. To prevent the wheels from
rolling backward a brake is attached
to the foot support and bears against
the inner periphery of the wheel rim.
This brake is normally out of action
but is automatically set as soon as the
A Skater and One of the Skates with
Motor Attached. ,
wheel starts to reverse its direction.
If desired, this brake may be throwu
out of action completely to permit the
skater to perform various fancy flg
. ures.
In addition to the brake Just de-
ftilhA1 i u-hcifil fnr Vi lft f rrt la
provided with a rearwardly-extending
arm which the skater may use as a
drag to retard his motion. The wheel
for the right foot is provided with a
similar drag arm which also has in
connection with it a brake block that
bears against the inner periphery of
, the wheel when the drag arm bears
against the ground, thus furnishing
the skater with a quick-acting brake
for use in emereencies. The inventor
also proposes to use a motor in con
nection with each skate wheel, which
will be attached in the manner indi
cated in the diagram. The wheel will
be driven by belts running from the
' power shaft of the motor to a pulley
groove on the felly of the wheel. Fuel
tor the motor can be supplied from a
tank strapped to the back of the
skater. It is claimed that wheel skat
ing can be learned in a very short
time, beginners having acquired the
knack of using them with safety in a
few minutes.
Roof Ventilatorc.
One can hardly look out of a win
dow in contemplation of the roofs
without seeing a number of metal
hooded ventilators, which have come
into general use for the purpose of
creating an air current in lofts or air
chambers. The only disadvantage con
nected with their use is that In case
of fire they act as a chimney and aid
materially in the spread of the flames.
In a recent Improvement made in
these ventilators, the hood Is held in
an open position by a lever movement
controlled by a fusible link. In case
of fire this link is melted, and the
hood Is allowed to fall of its own
weight, and in doing so it closes the
air passage and cuts off the draft.
Not Lost in Arctic.
Rumors of disaster seem inevitable
In arctic exploration. Recently we
referredjfie probable loss of W. S.
Bruc(who w& prospecting for coal
fields In eastern Spitsbergen. There
was strong presumptive evidence that
he and his companions had been lost,
but word tiowetmies of their safety.
Prof. Boltwood of Yale Announces an
Important Discovery.
The isolation of a new radioactive
chemical element, which appears to be
the immediate "parent" of radium, or
the substance from which that element
is derived, is announced by Prof. Ber
tram B. Boltwood of Yale In The
American Journal of Science. Over a
year ago Prof. Boltwood announced
that his ' experiments indicated the
separation from uranium of such a
substance, and he has now been able
to prove that it is identical with none
of the radioactive elements hitherto
known. He has accordingly given it
the name "ionium," because, in com
mon with other radioactive substances,
it possesses "ionizing" power, or abil
ity to separate gases into their unti
mate constituents. Says Prof.' Bolt
wood: "Experiments which have been car
ried out with a view to obtaining a
quantitative separation of this new
olement from small quantities of very
pure urauinite have given results
which are in gocd agreement with one
another and which indicate that the
activity of the new element in equi
librium with radium is about o.S of the
activity of the radium itself with
which it is associated. This is about
the value to be expected if the new
substance is Intermediate between
uranium and radium
"Strong evidence has, therefore,
been obtained of the existence in
uranium minerals of a now rediaaciive
element. which produces no
eniauntion and which resembles tho
rium ia its chemical properties. It is
without doubt a disintegration product
of uranium and is in all probability
the immediate parent of radium. 3
Further experiments are in prog
ress which it is hoped will afford ad
ditional information as to the proper
ties and chemical behavior of this new
body."
REPAIRING TIRE' CASINGS.
How Considerable More Wear Can Be
Got Out of The.ti.
An old tire casing that may not be
In a condition to warrant the repairing
by a regular repair man can be put in
condition to get several hundred miles
of service from it, says The Motor
Repairing Tire Casings.
Way. If it is blown out, carefully
clean the inside of the cover with gaso
line for a about five inches each side
of the hole. Then take one of your
covers that is in bad condition and cut
a section about ten inches long out of
the best part of it, cutting the beads,
A, figure 1. from it and trimming it
with a sharp knife at the edges to a
thin edge, as shown at B. Carefully
clean the outside with gasolna and
when ready apply three coats of so
lution to the inside of the shoe to be
repaired, allowing each coat to dry
well, also about two coats on the out
side of the repair piece, and apply
together as you would a patch on an
inner tube. '
Rivet the patch to the tire casing by
using small copper rivets or split riv
ets in a single row, about one inch
from the bead (figure 2), placing the
rivets about one and one-half inches
apart. After this is done canvas
should be cemented to the inside of
the casing, covering the entire patch
so as to make a smooth surface for the
Inner tube.
Two Warships for Russia.
It is stated that the Russian ad
miralty has decided on the construc
tion at the Baltic works of two battle
ships of 25,000 tons, to be completed
within two years. They will be
armed with ten 12-inch and six eight
inch guns.
Snails a Sheep Food.
English sheep are sometimes fat
tened on snails.
Don' delay further the
find everything in this
prove that you can buy
MEN'S SUITS.
Was $15.00, now $7.50
Was $13.50, now $6.75
Was $12.50, now . ..: $6.25
Was $10.00, now . $5.00
Was $ 9.00, now. '.; $4.50
MEN'S. OVERCOATS.
Was $15.00, now $7.50
Was $13.50, now ..$6.75
Was $12.00, now . . $6.00
Was $10.00, now .....$5.00
Was $ 9.00, now :...$4.50
Was $ 8.00, now .$4.00
Was $ 7.00, now $3.50
Was $ 6.00, now '. : ....$3.00
MEN'S DUCK COATS.
Sheep lined, best made
Lighter weight than this one
Plain duck coats, flannel lined, 'from $1.50 to.
MEN'S ODD PANTS 75 CENTS
BOYS' ODD PANTS 19 CENTS TO 59 CENTS.
BOYS' SUITS.
Was $10.00, now .$5.00
Was $ 8.00, now $4.00
Was $ 6.00, now $3.00
Was $ 4.00, now . .". $2.00
Was $ 2.50, now . ...$1.25
BOYS' OVERCOATS.
Was $10.00, now $5.00
Was $ 8.00, now $4.00
Was $ 6.00, now $3.00
Was $ 4.00, now.. ....$2.00
Was $ 3.00, now. ; . .$1.50
BLANKETS.
We have a fine line from 60 cents vip; we carry only the
best in this.
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LABOR MEASURES IN CONGRESS.
Federation Will Enter Fight for Two
Important Measures.
American Federation of Labor lead
ers will make a great effort to get
two Jjiys passed by congress this win
ter. These are the Pearce anti-injunction
bill and the eight hour bill.
The labor leaders are looking far
ther than the capital. They are not
at all certain that they will get the
legislation they want this winter. If
they do not they may be expected to
become extremely active in next year's
elections, and they are laying their
plans to that end. They are getting
ready for the hardest 'fight organized
labor has ever made in a national poli
tical struggle, one to which the activi
ty of labor in the last congressional
elections will, ,as labor men predict,
proove to have been but preliminary,
a sort of skirmish preceding the real
battle.
A GLORIOUS NON-UNION TOWN.
Those not acquainted with this city
would hardly credit the statement that
there is working at our trade in Grand
Rapids over 2,000 finishers who pro
duce the finest goods in the furniture
Hue made in the world, but wages
average only about $7.50 a week for
ten hours' work a day. There is no
organization of any kind in the furni
ture factories of this city. It is tha
poorest place I was ever In for a
workingman to locate, as. they work,
long hours and receive small wages
for their labor. It Is indeed, a splen
did illustration of the model "open
Shop" city. General Organizer Sulli
van in Painters' Journal.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the Labor Temple
Building Association of Lincoln, Ne
braska, will be held on Tuesday, Jan
uary 7, 1908, at 127 North Twelfth
street, Lincoln, Nebraska, for' the elec
tion of six directors of said associar
tion. Proxies must be made out on
blanks furnished by the secretary. The
polls will be open from 8 p. m. until
10 p. m.
t- J. W. DICKSON,
, Chairman.
FRED IHRINGER,
Secretary.
raiQrs wn Goods (a "236 C3
buying of your Winter Dry Goods. Our stock is complete and you will
store marked at bargain prices. We invite you to give us a chance to
more good merchandise here for the money than any other store in Lincoln
.$4.50
$3.50
.$2.00
LINCOLN,
GENERAL MENTION.
Bits of Labor News Gathered Chiefly
With the Scissors.
The union label that's all.
Look for the union label.
If it is not labeled, refuse it.
Union made shoes are sold b7 Rog
ts b Perkins.
Mrs. F. B. Hebbard has been serious
ly ill for a week, but is now feeling
much better. ,
The Carpenters' Union of Chicago
has a membership of 12,000, divided
into several locals.
One-half of the brooms made in the
United States are made by convicts.
Is your broom convict made?
The Flour and Cereal Mill Workers
of New York City will have the eight
hour day after January 1, 1908.
Vm. Hammond of Davenport, Iowa,
has been elected sixth, vice president
of the International Union of Machin
ists. A visit to the handsomely decorated
store of the Armstrong Clothing Co.
will be one of the real Christmas
treats.
District Organizer Murphy of the
Switchmen's Union was in Lincoln
several days recently, getting the new
local into shape for business.
' 'Business Agent Dickson of the Car
penter's Union is putting some new
ideas into practice ,and other unions
should watch and use the same tac
tics. Master' Richard Metcalfe Maupin of
1216 South Sixteenth street, is con
templating a visit with M. and Mrs.
C- B. Righter at Twenty-third and
Dudley streets. - - .
President John Mitchell of the Uni
ted Mine Workers is now out of the
hospital. He has gone to his home in
Spring alley, 111., where he will rest
for. several weeks.
Three hundred cigarmakers, em
ployed by the L. B. Millar Co., Pitts
burg, Pa., have organized a mutual
company and will proceed to put in a
factory of their own.
The rise in the price of diamonds
has not affected the diamond market
in Lincoln to any appreciable extent.
A rise in the price of coal would be
felt much more keenly.
Exciseman Powell is telling "what he
is going to do in the brewery proposi
tion. He might wait until (the ma
terial begins arriving and then get in
his work on the bills of lading.
Chris Greunther, district clerk of
Platte county, was in Lincoln the first
of the week. Mr. Greunther is a law
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COMFORTS.
95 cents, $1.10 and $1.35.
This is the best line in the city for the money. '
Men's and Boys' Caps,19c, 39c and 69c less than 4 value.
, Heavy work shirts the best 39 cents.
. LADIES' SUITS.
Was $21.00, now . :. ............. .$10.50 if
Was $15.00, now .. , . .$ 7.50 ;
Was $12.50. now. .............. 1 . . ...'..$ 6.25 ?
Was $10.00, now. ........$ 5.00
These are fine goods, well made and up-to-date. ' 7
LADIES' SHORT JACKETS
made from the best of cloth ; sold up to $18.00 ; now, on sale "
to close them out, at. . : ...... . ; .....i... ..... . . . ... ... . . : .$1.69 -
LADIES' SKIRTS
well made from the best of goods ; on sale now at less than you
can buy the goods for.. We have them prices from $1.39 to .
$10.00. You may have the choice in the house for $5.00. Come :
and see the goods ; we can please you.
We have a small stock of Ladies' and Misses' long coats;
nn sale at just 50 cents on the dollar of the actual cost.
FURS v
We will sell what we have left, your choice for $4.00, and
we have Furs that sold up to $15.00.
' CARPETS AND RUGS
What we have left we will sell one-third off the regulav
price. The prices were 35c, 75c and 85c per yard; you cannot,
buy any better goods than we have. A fine'rug, 9x12 for $8.00
Men's Heavy Fleeced Underwear for 78 cents a suit.
Boys' Heavy Fleeced Union Suits' for 50 cents.
Children's Ribbed Fleeced, in two pieces, 19 cents each. ,
M
en's and Boys' Heavy Warm Sweaters 99 cents.
NEBRASKA.
yer who can talk trades unionism and
its benefits better than most active
union men.
The election of six directors for
the Lincoln Labor Temple Building
Association, will take place on , Tues
day, January 7, at 127 North Twelfth
street. The polls will be open from
8 to 10 p. ' in. ,
The Street Railway Employes of
Jackson, Mich., are organized. Jack
son is hardly as large as Lincoln, but
the street car men get 15 per cent
more wages than the Lincoln men.
There's a reason. i 1
Henry E. Breuning, foreman of the
stereotyping department of the Free
Press, received a verdict for $266.24
in his suit against Rolliri E. Baker.
Breuning sued for $1500, alleging mis
representation in a business deal.
The International Brotherhood of
Teamsters now has a membership of
125,000 in. the United States and Can
ada. None of the members live1 in
Lincoln. Lincoln teamsters are seem
ingly content to let the employers have
all the say.
Applications for help are Increasing
at the office of the Charities organiza
tion. The attention of the people -who
contribute to this good cause is called
to, the fact that they will find almighty
few trades unionists' families among
the applicants. The unions take care
of their own.
The Commercial ' Telegraphers ' of
Omaha have surrendered their char
ter in a pout. They are mad because
President Gompers refused to levy an
assessment for their benefit, even if
he was powerless to levy any assess
A. PLAI
ADAW SCHAUPP COAL CO.
1218 O St. Yard, 18th and R.
Bell 182. Auto 3812
ment. That sort of unionism always
loses industrial battles. ' -..':'
President Hartzell of the Bricklay
ers' Union of Lincoln, together with
his wife 'and daughter, Miss Hazel,
left for Texas the first of the week and
will remain for three or four months.
W. H. Smith will occupy the Hartzell
residence' until the owners return. Mr.
Hartzell goes south in the hope of
benefitting his health. . '
The W. L. Douglas Shoe Company of
Brockton, Mass., advertises conspicu
ously that "The lasters in our employ
make the highest average wages in
the world. No person need to apply
for employment, however, except those
who are in good standing in the Boot
and Shoe Workers' Union, or are will
ing to become members."
20 to 30 psr cent Saved
. ON
HODI DAY BUYING
Our stock is not lacfcened and you
can't possibly know bow novkl and
diversified it if without teeing it.
We ate offering something new to
choose from and the choice wont
last long;. x ,
Novelties from Japan and Orient '
Italian Hand Carved Marble
. Toilet Goods from Frande
Tell us the recepient and we will
help you with a great list of presents
suitable for Mother, Father, Sister,
Brother, Lover, Friendi or Relation.
RECTOR'S
, 1201 O STREET
IN SIGN
of satisfaction is shown when a
dealer is recommended by bis
customers. It is our happy lot to
say that our oldest patrons are
our bett salesmen.
They Know Coal
bought here is always clean and
free from slate, and they also
know that a ton with us means a
ton never less. Has your expe
rience been altogether of that
character. .