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THERE ARE OTHERS.
"Gruet buys more than he can pay
-Cor. "
"Yes ; he has radium tastes and a
brass income. "
Convenient Code.
Frank I. Cobb used to be a reporter
an Detroit and knew intimately a for
mer governor of the state of Michi
gan , who was renowned among other
things for his ability as a free-hand
swearer.
One night Cobb was dining with
the ex-governor and his family. A
messenger came in to tell the host
that one of his pet political schemes
had just ben defeated through the
bungling of a lieutenant. The old
man ripped out a string of dark blue
'ones.
"Now , pa , " said his wife , "you prom
ised me you would quite cursing. "
"Marie , " said the ex-governor , "I'm
not cussing this is just the Avay I
talk ! " Philadelphia Saturday Even
ing Post.
i Demand for New Alloy.
} Although the early expectations of
the wholesale substitution of alum
inum for steel and iron have not ma
terialized , the demand for the new al
loy has grown enormously. From a
production in the United States of
less than 100,000 pounds in 18S3 , in
1S93 the output had grown to 350,000
pounds , 1903 to 7,500,000 pounds and
today it is in excess of 50,000,000
pounds.
The Idea !
I
Mother When he went to kiss you.
why didn't you call me ?
' Daughter Why , ma , I never im
agined that you wanted him to kiss
you.
1 We always feel sorry for a stutter-
Jng man who is trying to put in a
good word for himself.
' The- more a trust magnate wants the
Jess the other fellow gets.
A Tempting
Treat-
with cream
Crisp , fluffy bits of white
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into flakes and toasted to a
golden brown.
Ready to serve direct
from the package.
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President Urges Changes in Gov
ernment Methods.
SENDS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Efficiency Would Be Promoted by
Placing Local Postoffice and Cus
toms Affairs In Classified Serv
ice Consolidation of
Auditors.
Washington , April 4. President
Taft today sent to congress his third
message on economy and efficiency
in the various departments of the
government. He transmits the report
of the commission recommending cer
tain changes to which he gives his
approval. He says :
"I have several times called atten
tion to the advantages to be derived
from placing in the classified service
the local officers under the depart
ments of the treasury , of the post-
office , of justice , of the interior , and
of commerce and labor. In my mes
sage submitted to the congress on
January 17 I referred to the loss oc
casioned to the government because
of the fact that in many cases two
persons are paid for doing work that
could easily be done by one. In the
meantime 1 have caused an inquiry to
be made as to the amount in money
of this loss. The results of this in
quiry are that the loss amounts teat
at least $10,000,000 annually. For ex
ample , it appears that a very substan
tial economy would 'result fromx put
ting experienced and trained officers
in charge of the first and second class
postoffices instead of selecting the
postmasters In accordance with the.
present practice. As the annual op
erating expenses of the first and second
end class offices aggregate the enor
mous sum of more than $80,000,000 ,
undoubtedly if the postmasters of
these offices were embraced in the
classified service , and required to de
vote all their time to the public serv
ice , the annual savings would even
tually represent many millions of del
lars. The saving in salaries alone ,
not taking into account any saving
due to increased efficiency of opera
tion , would amount to about $4,500.-
000. "
Enlarge Classified Service.
The president points out the large
saving that could be effected by plac
ing in the classified service pension
agents , internal revenue and customs
officers and heads of bureaus in the
! departmental service. The recom-
I mendations of the commission in this
connection are approved. Continuing ,
i he says :
"In the interest of an efficient and
economical administration of the vast
business of the government , I urge
the necessity for the inauguration of
this important reform , and recommend
that the necessary amendments be j
made to the laws governing appointments - |
ments , such amendments to take ef
fect not later than July 1 , 1913.
A saving of $100,000 a year , accord
ing to the president , could be made
by placing the maintenance and oper
ation of the life-saving stations of
the country in the hands of the bu
reau of lighthouses. The enactment
of legislation to carry this into ef
fect is urged.
The president recommends that the
vessels and equipment of the revenue !
cutter service , with the exception of
such vessels as might be useful as
naval auxiliaries , be turned over to
the lighthouse establishment. It is
pointed out that this would result
in bringing under one general admin
istration all of the work of the gov
ernment having to do with the pro
tection of life and property at sea.
Greatly increased efficiency and a de
cided saving would also be the result.
Treasury Auditors.
Consolidation of the six auditors of
the treasury department under one
auditor would increase the efficiency
of the treasury audit , according tc
the president , and would also result
in a saving of $200,000 a year. A
change in the law to carry this into
effect is recommended. Legislation to
bring about uniformity in the travel
expenditures of officers and employees
of the government is recommended.
In conclusion the president says :
"Each of the foregoing recommen
dations , if acted on , will contribute
largely to increase efficiency. Direct
ly and indirectly the changes pro
posed will result in the saving of
many millions of dollars of public
funds.
"Again I urge upon congress the de
sirability of providing whatevei
funds can be used effectively to carry
forward with all possible vigor the
work now well begun. The $20,000
required for the prosecution of the
inquiry during the ensuing year , and
the $50,000 estimated for the publica
tion of results , are inconsiderable in
comparison with the economies which
can be realized. "
Cause and Effect.
Griggs When my wife has some
where to go she always wants a new
dress.
Briggs And when my wife has a
new dress she always wants to go
somewhere.
Too Good.
He I've just seen your photo in a
photographer's window.
She Oh ! It's horrid !
But But it's like you.
She But it's not what I should like
to look like. London Opinion.
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Thrilling Experiences and Miraculous Escapes
Related by Leader of British Polar Expedi
tion Expects to Reach South Pole.
Special Notice. Captain Robert F.
Scott's narrative of his explorations in
the Antarctic , published below , was issued
by New York Times company yesterday
as a book , duly entered for copyright and
publicly exposed for sale , the same beinp
its first publication anywhere in the
world. Its production in this newspaper
is of course duly authorized. Its repro
duction elsewhere in the United States in
any form except by permission from the
New York Times company is forbidden.
Title under which the narrative is
copyrighted : "Capt. Scott's Story Trying
Experiences Miraculous Escapes Dar
ing Winter Operations Valuable Scientific
Work First Antarctic Telephone Installed
Motor Sledges Did Good Work Cinema
tograph Records Taken Expedition Stead
ily Approaching Pole When Last Heard
From. " , .
Copyright. 1012. by the New York Times
company , ( all rights reserved ) .
Copyrighted in the United Kingdom by
the Central News. Ltd. . London.
Registered in the Department of Agri
culture , copyright branch. Dominion of
Canada , by the Central News. Ltd. . Lon
don.
Akaroa. Now Zealand. Long dis
patches descriptive of his thrilling adventures -
ventures up to January 3 this
year , specially written for the
New York Times , were sent from
here by Captain Robert F. Scott.
When last heard of he was making
a final effort to reach the pole , and
Lieutenant Bennell , commander of the
Terra Nova is confident of his success.
The Terra Nova was compelled to re
turn by bad ice and climatic condi
tions , leaving besides Scott's party ,
Lieutenant Campbell's western party ,
which landed on the Drygalski gla
cier and sledged to the interior of
South Victoria land. The geological
expedition on the west coast found
coal and fossils , the first fossils dis
covered in the antarctic continent.
The health of all the expedition is
excellent , Lieutenant Evans had
scurvy , but is now convalescent. The
Te-rra Nova will return south in No
vember to bring back Scott and his
companions.
Captain Scott's narrative begins
with the setting out of the depot-lay
ing party from Cape Evans on Janu
ary 25 , 1911. The first misfortune
was the breaking of the sea ice south
of Cape Evans , severing all communi
cation between the party and the sta
tion. The depot party fixed their
camp on the ice barrier seveu miles
east by southeast , of the hut. Then
they marched 27 miles in the same di
rection to a place called Corner
Camp and turned south to avoid the
crevasses on White island. The party
Capt. Robert F. Scott.
comprised 12 men , eight ponies and
two dog teams. They found the snow
surface yielding , and in a three days'
bll zard the ponies , who were in poor
condition suffered severely. Three
ponies which had been sent back
were caught in the second blizzard
an < l two died.
Forced Back by Blizzard.
Five por.ies and dogs reached 79 >
degrees on February 16 , when the
continued blizzard forced a return' to
camp. While turning a corner at
White island , a whole team was swal-
! - ved up in a crevasse and Scott and
Mears had a narrow escape. Mears
was guiding the ponies and dogs and
Scott was on the sledge. The dogs
weie hanging by their harness. One
fell 60 feet and was fatally injured.
Mears and Scott fortunately were
sustain I by part of the bridge over
the crevasse , which held despite the
strain.
On February 24 the party again
started from their base to the corner
camp. They were held up by an
other blizzard , but reached camp
Principle Personally Applied.
"A man makes a mistake when he
tries to obtain something for noth
ing. " "True , " replied Senator Sorghum
ghum ; "and yet some people expect us
to go ahead and get ejected without
a campaign fund. "
Just the Kind.
As Lincoln to drag in his name
once more might have said : "Those
who like this kind of weather will find
this > just the kind of weather they
like. " Rochester Democrat.
again three days later. They en-
coi .ered a tremendous storm three
days out from camp with great heaps
of - TW and bafflingwinds. . Snow
walls failed to shelter the ponies , who
were badly knocked about Dr. Wil
son and Mears with the dogs retired
toward the base. Hut Point.
Lieutenant Bowers , Dr. Cherry Ga-
rard and Crean followed with four
ponies , but close to Hut Point were
compelled to turn south by the cracks
in the sea ice. After a four-mile march
the ponies were exhausted arid the
part } ' camped at two o'clock in the
morning March 1. Bowers was startled
out of his sleep two hours later. The
ice was smashed up and was churn
ing around the camp. One pony had
disappeared forever.
An exciting race for life commenced
over the pack of ice , the ponies leap
ing from floe to floe. This lasted for
eight hours , and then , nearing the bar
rier , the party found an insurmount
able wall of ice against which flees
were dashing and smashing. Crean
started in a forlorn hope over the
shaking and swirling broken ice , and
at last stuck his ski stick in a crack
and climbed the barrier.
Fearful Night's Work.
Scott , Gates and Gran had remained
behind trying to save a pony which
was almost dead , and had to abandon
it. They reached the barrier edge
the same forenoon , saw the ponies
drifting on the sea ice and then found
Crean. Gates and Scott set out with
Crean and at six in the evening found j
Bowers and Garard. The ice was now
quieter and with an alpine rope , the
men , sledges and the loads were
raised up the barrier wall , but the
ponies , though one was only thirty
yards away , had to be left with full
nose bags while the party rested at
4 a. m. after a fearful night's work
following' day of peril and adven
ture. The ice began to rock again ,
but became steady at eight the same
morning. Marching north the party
located the ponies. Bowers and Gates
traveled over the peak to them and
led the animals , jumping over wobbling
bling floes. Meanwhile Scott and the
others dug a trench in the barrier
edge. But in spite of all their exer
tions one pony only was rescued. The
other three drifted away on the pack
to the north and were lost.
On March 5 , the party was again
safe at Hut Point. An upheaval of ice
had smashed ten miles of sea ice and
had broken big lumps off the barrier
and demolished two miles of glacier
tongue. The loss of three ponies was [
a severe disaster to the expedition. '
The Hut was cleared of hard snow j
and the party settled down to life on I
blubber food , though seals were some
times Scarce. The health of all was
good , and a box of old magazines was
much appreciated.
150 Miles From Pole.
On March 15 the western geological
party returned , making 16 in the par
ty at the hut.
The party passed a comfortable win
ter and set off for the south on No
vember 2. They encountered many
severe storms and hardships , but at
last reports were in excellent condi
tion , 150 miles from the pole.
December 21 , latitude 85 degrees 7
minutes south , longitude 163 degrees ,
four minutes east , height about 6,800
feet , four miles south thirty west of
Mount Darwin. Largely as a result of
the storm reported in my last dis
patch , the lower reaches of the glacier
were filled with terribly soft snow.
Men on foot sank to the knee at each
step. It would have been quite im
possible to advance had we not pulled
on skis. As it was the runner surface
of the sledges proved inadequate. They
frequently sank to crossbars , requir
ing to be extracted with standing
pulls. For four days we struggled in
this morass , scarcely advancing five '
miles a day , although working ten to I
eleven hours. It is difficult 'o pitch j
camp and load sledges on such sur- !
face. On the fifth day the surface '
grew a little harder and we were able .
to push on , still pulling on skis. We t
did not get abreast of Cloudbreaker
(
mountain until the seventh , so that
fie snow cost us a week's advance.
The ponies were all killed when the j
forage had given out. They did excellent - >
cellent service. !
The motor sledges were also fairly i
'
successful , but were abandoned around
latitude SO because of the overheating '
of the air cooled engines and the lack
of time to make repairs. j
Captain Scott said : "The system j
of propulsion adopted in these motors
had proved entirely satisfactory and j
the machines dragged heavy loads 1
over the worst part of the barrier surface - '
face , crossing several crevasses. " I
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Love does not have to be tethered ,
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There is only one way to get ready
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