G THE NO.HOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL FRIDAY JULY 80 1909
| SOCIETY
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Pleasures of the Week.
Mm. A. LnRKor gave two very pretty
1 o'clock luncheons on Wednesday nncl
Thursday. Twenty guests cnch day
\vcro seated ut small tables and fiorvcd
to n delicious lunch. A pleasant visit
followed. Mr. and Mrs. Lugger nro to
leave Norfolk the first of August to
locate In Texas. Having lived In Nor
folk eight years they have many
friends who regret their leaving.
Mrs. P. H. Salter entertained at
bridge on Thursday afternoon In honor
of Mrs. Hex Nicholson of Toronto , Can
ada. The honors fell to Mrs. N. A.
Huso and Mrs. C. II. Allen. Mrs. Salter -
tor nerved dainty refreshments at the
close of the games. Mrs. II. A. Mit
chell of lied Oak , la. , and Mrs. C. II.
Allen of Durnnt , Okla. , were out-of-
town guests.
Mrs. N. A. Huso entertained a com-
jmny of fourteen ladles at a 1 o'clock
luncheon on Friday In honor of Mrs.
C. H. Allen of Durant , Okla. , and Mrs.
II. A. Mitchell of Ited Oak , la. Bridge
furnished amusement for the after
noon the high score prize going to
Mrs. Kllno of Lincoln. The all-cut
prize fell to Mrs. C. E. Burnham.
Miss Mattlo Davenport entertained a
lolly crowd of sixteen young people
on Thursday evening complimentary
to her niece , Miss Florence Davenport ,
of Sioux City. The hostess served a
nice refreshment during the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Ralnbolt enter
tained a very few friends at dinner
Tuesday evening for Mr. and Mrs. D.
Mnthowson , who left Thursday for an
extended visit in New England.
The Ladles Aid society of the First
Methodist Episcopal church met at 2
o'clock Thursday at the homo of Mrs.
C. E. Doughty , G04 South Ninth street.
Refreshments were served.
Miss Lois Logan was hostess at a
small picnic supper party at the Coun
try club on Thursday. Miss Genevleve
Myers of Oakland , Neb. , was the hon
ored guest.
Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Kline of Lin
coln are In Norfolk guests in the home
of their daughter , Mrs. Y. B. Hoffman
on Norfolk avenue. Mr. Kline is state
bank examiner and so combines busi
ness with pleasure.
Mack Harding of Omaha is in Nor
folk for a short visit with his grand
mother , Mrs. M. A. McMillan. Mr.
Harding sails early In August for Ber
lin , where lie will attend the university
the coming year.
The many friends of Mrs. D. Baum
will be pleased to know she Is Improv
ing rapidly. Mr. Baum writes from
Rochester that she is sitting up and
hopes to leave the hospital the first
of Mext week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Treat of Monroe ,
WIs. , spent Thursday in Norfolk
guests of Mrs. Elsie Desmond. Mr.
and Mrs. Treat were onroute to Kuox
county where Mr. Treat owns a large
tract of land.
Miss Helen Marquardt returned
Wednesday from a two weeks vacation
spent with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Twlss
nt Pierre , S. D. Mr. Twlss is mana
ger of the Locke hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Reynolds and
Dr. and Mrs. P. II. Salter went to
Omaha Friday night to spend Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bucholz.
Mrs. C. R. Allen of Durant , Okla. ,
cnmo over from Hawarden , la. , on
Wednesday for a two weeks visit with
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Huso.
Mr nntt Mrs. Edward Kllllan and
two children of Wahoo , Neb. , have
been guests during the past week of
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Klllian.
Miss Louise Weills has returned
from a visit of several weeks with her
Bister , Mr" . W. M. Rainbolt , in Omaha.
Mrs. C. R. Cox , Mrs. J. I. Zook and
Mrs. Fred Ellorbrock took In Rlngllng
Bros , circus at Fremont Thursday.
Mrs. J. S. McClary returned Tues
day from a visit with her daughter ,
Mrs. L. M. Keene , at Fremont.
Mr. and Mrs. Sol. G. Mayer are enJoying -
Joying a visit from his sister , Mrs.
Brooks of New York City.
Mrs. A. H. Vlele went to Nlobrara
this morning for a visit with her
daughter , Mrs. Marshall.
Mrs. H. G. Correll of Plalnvlow was
the guest of Mrs. C. H. Reynolds dur
ing the week.
Mrs. R. E. Thurber of Missouri Val
ley , la. , came up Thursday for a
short visit.
Miss Genovleve Myers of Oakland ,
Nob. , is visiting her cousin , Miss Lois
Logan.
Rev. C. W. Ray goes to Colorado
Springs on a vacation trip July 2G.
Miss Dorothy Boas of Sioux City is
visiting Miss Bernlco Gow.
Miss Mamlo Ilirsch loft today to
visit her aunt in Omaha.
Danlels-Sharpless.
The following account of the wed
ding of J. Meredith Daniel and Miss
Elizabeth Sharpless , both former Nor
folk young people , is taken from the
Fergus Falls ( Minn. ) Dally Journal :
Last evening at the hour of 9 , Miss
Elizabeth Sharpless , daughter of Rev. is
and Mrs. S. F. Sharpless , was married
ly
to J. Meredith Daniel of Manson , la.
The ceremony took place at the homo
of the bride' * parents , 105 Mill St.
South , and wan one of the most beau-.b
tlful and tasteful of weddings. The
double parlors wore prettily decorated
In white and green , lacy festoons of'v
asparagus fern converting the interior
Into a garden and under a bower of
cooling green the impressive VOWB
wore spoken.
Mrs. J. S. Billings presided nt the
piano , and to the Inspiring strains of
"Lohengrin" the wedding party ast
Bombled.
Mr. Herbert S. Daniel of Omaha , a
brother of the groom , accompanied the
bridegroom. Dainty , winsome Virginia'
Moore was ring bearer , giving a fairy
suggestion to the scone. Miss Mar *
garot Sharploss and Miss Wilhelmlno
Koonigstcln wore the ( lower girls.
Miss Margaret Parsons , clad in apricot |
embroidered not over Messalinc of the .
same shade , was maid of honor. I
The beautiful brldo was gowned in' '
white , hand embroidered Messallno' '
silk , trimmed with pearls , over which ,
fell the bridal veil. She carried a |
largo shower boquot of bride's roses ,
A beautiful crescent of twenty-live |
pearls , a gift of the groom , was the
bride's only ornament.
Rev. Dr. Slmrplcss , the brldo's father -
ther , assisted by Rev. T. D. Whittles , '
lead the Presbyterian service. Soft
music lent its charming accompanl- ,
ment. After the ceremony Miss Gusr
sle Sclmcht pleased the guests with
several well rendered vocal selections ,
In the dining room , decorated In pink
and white , refreshments were served , .
The groom is a successful business
man in Manson , la. , where ho Is the'r '
senior partner in a largo drug store. I
In that city and in Omaha , where he I
resided until a year ago , Mr. Daniel is I
highly esteemed for his generous qual- ,
itles and business pi egression. Mlssi1 |
Slmrplcss , although not long a roslo
dent of Fergus Falls , has a very largo
circle of friends hero , and Is highly
regarded for her lovable disposition ,
abilities and accomplishments. Her
departure from the city will cause
deep regret in musical and artistic
circles.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel left at midnight
on their wedding tour. They wllli
make their homo in Manson , la. With [
them go the well wishes of a host of
friends and the regret Is that Fergus
Falls is not to be their future home.
A largo number of guests were pres
ent at the wedding. Seldom has Fer
gus Falls seen a more beautiful dls
play of artistic gowns.
The out-of-town guests were Mrs. N.
A. Daniel , Mrs. John Llonberger , Miss
Virginia Moore , Mr. Herbert S. Daniel ,
all of Omaha ; Mrs. Jack Koenlgsteln
and Miss Wilhelmlne Koenlgsteln of |
Norfolk , Nob. A profusion of beauti
ful and costly gifts testified to the es
teem of the young couple's many
friends.
Abbott-Johnston.
The following account from the
Whittler ( Calif. ) Register tells of the
marriage of Miss Mary A. Johnston ,
fonrerly a nurse nt the Norfolk hos
pital for the insane :
"A simple but pretty wedding was
that which occurred at the home of' '
the bride's cousin , Mrs. J. W. Klrby , j
on Monday , July G , at 9 a. m. The conv
trading parties were Miss Mary A. j
Johnston , who arrived here last March '
from Norfolk , Nob. , and Mr. Asa Ab
bott of Bloomington , 111. , who has made
Whittier his homo since February. | '
Rev. M. M. Kllpatrick of the United '
Presbyterian church , Pasadena , ofil-L I
elated. j
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"The front porch was appropriately
decorated with the national colors , ' -
while the parlor , where the wedding' i
took place , was prettily decorated In
hydrangias , roses , fuchsias , pepper 'e '
boughs and asparagus plumosis.
"The bride was becomingly dressed
in n tan foulard silk and carried an
arm bouquet of carnations and asparli
agus fern.
"Only the Immediate relatives were
present , and after light refreshments
of Ice cream , cake , fruits and home
made caudles were served the newlyweds - .
weds left on a short wedding trip to
visit the beach towns , after which they
will be 'at home * to their friends in
El Modena after July 20. Here a cosy
new cottage awaits the coming of Mr.a
and Mrs. Abbott. "
HARRIMAN INSURANCE CHEAPER.
Th London Lloyds Writing Protective
Policies at a Moderate Rate.
New York , July 24. It became
known definitely today that a policy
on the life of E. H. Harriman was
written through a member of the London - I
don Stock Exchange , who is a member j i
of a stock and bond house here. The t.
policy was written by London Lloyds i !
and is understood to have been for ,
? 100,000. The rate was 7V6 quineas- "
per cent.
The member of the London Stock °
Exchange could not allow his name to I
be used because of the rules of that B
body. He said that the current rate t
upon Mr. Harriman's life was between j
7V and 8 guineas per cent , the equlva- I
lent of 8 to 8V4 per cent m American
rating. Ho declared the writing ofa
policies on Mr. Harriman's life to be c
of dally occurrence in London and "
that they were doubtless in the nature ' |
of Insurance against stock deprecla- ' "
tlon in the event of his health falling. | J
Three months ago the Lloyds rate j "
quoted In New York was 10 guineas s
per cent and in some Instances as high
as 12 guineas per cent The favorable
reports upon Mr. Harriman's health
account for the lower rates quoted at
present. The policies cover every con
tingency and run for a year.
YOUR SUIT WILL COST MORE. t
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The New Tariff Will Advance the F.
Price of'Clothing.
New York , July 24. The country's
outlay for meu's and boys' suits next
year must bo 150 million dollars more
than it has been this year.
This Is the estimate of the National
Association of Clothiers. The organi
zation's membership embraces 07 per
cent of the clothing manufacturers and
retail dealers In the United States.
From its headquarters the association
waging bitter warfare on the rapid
culminating tariff legislation In
Washington. It has forwarded a re-
'quest ] to President Taft to rote the
. bill now in conference.
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The association's objection to the
J I ' bill Is made almost wholly upon the
wool schedule. The house made a few
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reductions In by-products of wool.
These the senate has permitted to
| i stand. Hut the Dlngloy rates havp not
been touched. It Is for this reason _
thnt the men in all parts of the conn-
try who deal in clothing are urging
the ! president to veto the bill.
"Wo are asking a veto of the bill , "
' said F. R. Chambers of Rogers , Peet
& Co. , today , "because wo realize that
by no other means can wo so effec
tively bring homo to the people the
urgent necessity for a complete reversal -
versal of the present policy of the gov-
eminent toward wool. No other
schedule of the Dlngley bill is as complicated -
plicated ns that on wool , though Its
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practical ' operations are robbing the
American people of millions of dollars
every year.
"Until we change from a specific to
nn ad valorem tariff , the prices of
clothing will continue to rise. Why ,
by the more dictum of a few gentle
men who control the American Wool
en company , called the trust , the
prices of all grades of woolen goods
recently have been advanced from 20
to 35 per cent over the prices we paid
this year , or rather , for the goods that
have gone Into the clothes we are now
selling. Our national clothing bill an
nually Is 600 million dollars. Say that
the average advance wo shall have to
pay ' for the material of which we shall
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make ; clothing next year is 25 per cent ,
that will add to the clothing bill the
enormous sum of 150 million dollars. "
FAR FROM THE FOOTLIGHTS.
Chorus Girls Are Overcome by a
Breath of Real Air.
New York , July 24. The Isabelle
d'Armand Chapter of the Society for
the Improvement of the Working Con
ditions of the Chorus Girls of America
had Its first annual outing and airing
yesterday under the auspices of the
"Beauty Spot" loflge of the Herald
Square theater. The object of the so
ciety is to see that the chorus girls
get out Into the open , away from close
dressing rooms and smoke filled res
taurants at least once a year.
Wherefore Miss d'Armand and Camp
bell Casade chartered the steamer City
of Worcester yesterday , got all the
chorus girls ono could get together on
short notice and went for a trip up
the Hudson. Everybody gathered In
the Herald Square theater at 1:30 :
o'clock and climbed into sight seeing
motor cars and unostentatiously swept
over Thirty-fourth street and down
Fifth avenue singing as they went.
Streamers fluttered from the cars to
tell all and sundry that this was the
Ozone club and if pedestrians failed
to notice who was passing young Miss
Lillian Hazel or Bessie Vanness ( after
whom the Vanness mansion In Wash
ington l ] Is named ) stood up and attract
ed attention.
The City of Worcester was boarded
at _ the foot of East Twenty-fourth
.street. Hundreds of the proletariat
knew who was present as soon as the
"Beauty Spot" chorus arrived. Th'e
orchestra on the forward part of the
upper deck was in the middle of Harry
Williams' dainty lyric , "Helnzo Pickled -
led 1 ( Again , " when Isabell ( three feet
high j and dark complexloned and black-
eyed nnd commanding ) tossed herself
aboard and said " "
"stop. From that
time on the orchestra never dared play
anything that was not In the score of
the "Beauty Spot. "
The City of Worcester got back In
time , and , as the girls finished their
day's outing , ono of them remarked as
she and the others wedged themselves
into the hot dressing rooms of the
Herald Square :
"Life is just one darn thing after
another , and at this hour of the night ,
after being alone all day , one may re
mark , so be It ; for many are called
but few are frozen. So what's the
use ? "
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CHICAGO POLICE SCANDAL. 01
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Evidence That Unlawful Resorts Have diw
Been Paying Tribute. w
Chicago , July 24. State's Attorney tl
Wayman has laid the foundation for a
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grand jury investigation of the Chi-
jcago police department , that , accordei
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ing to rumors , may result in the indictment
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dictment of high police officials , the
breaking up of the present police administration -
ministration and the exposure of a of
city-wide system of graft rc
Testimony was given before the
grand jury which places policemen of
the ] west side and Harrison street dls-
trlcts In peril of Indictment.
Warrants are out 5or more than 200
denizens of the west side tenderloin ,
nnd numerous arrests are expected to
Iconic today In the Chinatown gam
bling belt.
The most startling testimony given
.before the grand Jury was that of Li
King and four other Chinese arrested
Monday night after Li King had been
shadowed for three hours by Mr. Way- .
man's men. .
LI King Is said to bo the "collector" "
who gathers money from the Chinese
gambling dens which subsequently
finds its way into the pockets of police
officials.
The first information concerning
these ] gamesters was given to the
state's attorney by Attorney Edward
. Dunne , formerly mayor of Chicago.
Mr. Dunne learned of the conditions ,
he said , through Chinese clients who
declared they had boon robbed In the
gambling houses. of
The Chinese said that each Monday
evening Li King made the rounds of
the gambling resorts , collecting sev
eral dollars at each gaming table.
A GOVERNOR WOULD SETTLE.
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Mrs. Frank Brown Said to Have Been
Offered $40,000.
Baltimore , July 24. The persistent
rumor that Mrs. Frank R. Brown ,
daughter-in-law of Governor Frank
Brown , had been offered a largo
amount , the report being ? 10,000 , as
a compromise In her suit against the
governor for alienation of his son's
affections , was confirmed today by
Mrs. W. M. Michael , the mother of
Mrs. Brown.
She said the time for final accept
nnco or refusal of the amount offered
by the governor through his attorneys
Is set for Wednesday. Mrs. Michael ,
in speaking for her daughter , said that
If any settlement were made with Gov
ernor Brown It would not interfere
with the suit for divorce , nnd that her
daughter preferred to accept nn adequate -
quato cash settlement to ono In the
nature of alimony , as , In this case , she
would not bo brought into contact
with her husband.
TO WRITE OF CLEVELAND.
"A Record of Friendship , " by Richard
Watson Gilder.
Now York , July 24. In the midsum
mer holiday number of the Century
magazine there will be begun a series
of papers In appreciation of Grover
Cleveland from the viewpoint of an
Intimate friend , Richard Watson Gil
der. The title , as shown by the ad
vance sheets , Is self-explanatory :
"Grover Cleveland , A Record of
Friendship. " The record Is based on
the reminiscences and dairy entries
of many delightful days spent in
Washington and New York , in a row
boat at some secluded fishing place
with a statesman "whose singular
union of quiet self-confidence with unpretentiousness -
pretentiousness and even self-depre
elation it would not be easy to exa&
gerate. "
On one occasion Mr. Cleveland told
how ho deplored the general extrava
gance and called attention to the fact
that men were no longer content with
even ? 40,000 a year. In December ,
1888 , after his defeat by Harrison , he
devoted a largo part of ono conversa
tion to a review of his four years in
the white house and said that from
the outset he had been obliged to re
sist appeals to do things for personal
friends.
"His tone , " writes Mr. Glider , "was
that of a man who had conscientious
ly done his very best , but expecting
that the criticism of even his supporters
ters would confuse the record. "
Mr. Glider's first paper concludes
with the following personal touch :
"There was a 'children's hour * at
the white house In his second term ,
when in. the twilight a little child
would be brought into the executive
office and the work of the govern
ment would be suspended and much
ink would bo lavished while two big
hands would help two small ones in
making pictures upon sheets of paper
spread out upon the president's
desk. "
NEW MARVEL UNDER GROUND.
Wondrous Caves of Indian Legend
Found in Arizona.
Denver , July 24. That mammoth
caves , containing caverns largo enough
In which to place a city office building ,
with natural stone bridges exceeding
in beauty and grandeur those of Utah
and Virginia , exist in northwestern
Arizona , Is officially announced by
Prof. Edgar L. Hewett , director of the
branch of the School of American
Archaeology at Santa Fe , N. M.
Stories of the existence of these
wonderful natural caverns have been
told by Indians of that section for cen
turies , but they were believed by white
men to be merely legends of the ab
origine.
Professor Hewett , in conducting an
Investigation of the records concerning
Spanish occupation and control of the
southwest , made a trip to Spain a year
ago , and while there he unearthed
written proof of the story of the In
dians.
Carrying out his determination to
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explore the region , Professor Hewett
organized an expedition which started
from Gallup , N. M. , and , after a seven-
days' Journey by pack mule , the caves
were reached. Indians guided him to
the spot and conducted him through
the gigantic underground passages.
Professor Hewett , who Is In Denver ,
gave publicity to the story yesterday.
Professor Howett will make another
expedition to the caves next spring.
Ho says ho has found many evidences
a race of cliff dwellers hitherto un
recorded.
That Treating Habit.
"What's the matter ? Did the barber
try to scalp you ? "
"It wasn't the barber's fault. I treat
ed a friend to a hair cut , and ho Insist
ed that I have another with him. I
couldn't refuse. " Kansas City Journal.
So He Keeps His Seat.
"Would you prlve up your seat to an
elderly woman ? "
"And have her know that I regarded
her ' an elderly ? Not much ! I like to
bo gallant , but caution IH my strong
point. " Philadelphia Ledger.
Jealousy.
"My dear , " said the wife of the emi
nent professor , "the hens have scratch
ed up all thnt eggplant seed you
Bowed. "
"Ah , Jealousy ! " mused the professor.
And he sat down and wrote a twen
ty page article on the "Development of
Envy In the Minds of the Lower Grade
Bloeds. "
If It's worth advertising , It's adver
tised. It it's worth advertising any
where , it's advertised hero.
A good many of the advertised
stores nro worth a visit today for the
stores are a delight just now.
Good time this no time better to
look at some advertised real estate.
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Hudson River
Sinking Features of a Remark *
able Engineering Project
Which Links New York
With Jersey Shore.
By WALTON WILLIAMS.
of for decades , for
DREAMED regarded us an
impossibility "three minutes
from Broadway , Now York , to
Jersey City became a fact the other
morning when the twin tunnel tubes
of the Hudson nnd Manhattan Railroad
company , extending from the great
Terminal building , nt Church nnd Cort-
landt streets , Now York , to the Penn
sylvania railroad station In Jersey
City , were opened.
When this vast tunnel work Is com
pleted It will have cost between 505-
100,000 nnd $70,000,000 , all private cap
ital.
Uptown Tubes Opened Last Year.
The northerly twin tubes of the Hud
son and Manhattan Railroad com
pany's tunnels under the North river
worn opened to the public on Feb. 25 ,
1008. They extend from Hoboken to
Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street.
Manhattan , n distance of about three
miles. This route of the tunnel sys
tem Is generally designated ns the Mor
ton street tubes. Its Manhattan pas
senger stations arc located nt Chris
topher and Greenwich streets , where
connection Is made with the Ninth
avenue elevated line ; at Christopher
street nnd Sixth nvenuo. where con
nection is made with the Sixth avenue
elevated , and In Sixth avenue nt Ninth.
Fourteenth , Nineteenth and Twenty-
third streets. Other stations will be
nt Twenty-eighth , Thirty-third and
Thirty-ninth streets and Fifth nvenuo
and Forty-second street , and then an
other great terminal station nt Park
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HUDSON TERMINAL BUILDING , NEW YORK , AND PRESIDENT
WILLIAM G. M'ADOO.
avenue and Forty-second street , where
connection will be made not only with
the New York Central and New Haven
railroads , but with the Stelnway tunnel -
nel , which extends between that point
and Long Island , and also with the
present subway.
This will enable the traveler reach
ing the Grand Central station over the
various trunk lines to make direct un
derground connection with all the rail
roads having terminals on the Jersey
shore between Jersey City and Ho-
boken. In order to facilitate travel
along these lines the railroads will
make trnfllc agreements with the tun
nel company as to the transfer of pas
sengers.
Everything possible hns been done
by Mr. McAdoo and his associates for
the convenience of the traveling pub
lic. Five and eight car trains , elec
trically propelled , are run through the
uptown tunnels , and similar trains will
bo operated from the Church street
terminal. The running time of trains
between Church street and the Penn-
tylvnnla station will bo three minutes.
Tbn time from Twpnt.\-llilrd street to
Hoboknn Is about ton minutes.
Cars Built Entirely of Steel.
The cars arc nmdn entirely of steel ,
Qb oliitely fireproof , nud urn construct
ed upoo u plan differing materially
from any other * now used In the met
ropolitan district They have large
sliding side doors In the middle , as
well as nt either end. The station
jilnforms ( nro so nrrnnged that pas
sengers may enter and Icnve the cars
it the snmo time. Those leaving go
jut nt one nlde , mid those entering the
ar * come In on the opposite side. Thla
does away with the congestion and
crowding experienced nt terminal sta
tions on other metropolitan railroads.
All station platforms throughout the
jrstetn are built on a tansent or
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TunndTubes
Vast Undertaking a Triumph
For William G. McAdoo , Or
ganizer of Great Trans *
portation System.
straight line , so that there is no ( inn
gcrous space between the cars am
the platform , such ns Is the case wher
stations are built on a curve.
The doors of the cars are oporatoi
by compressed nlr , and no signal bell
are used. When the last door In tli
train is securely closed the inotormni
receives an electric Hash signal am
starts the train. The automatic ad
lustmcnt Is such that the signal t
start cannot be given so long as any
door In the train remains open tli
fraction of an inch. The cars arc brl
llnntly lighted. They have only sld
scats and arc equipped with steel rod
set vertically nt frequent Intervals
These rods aid passengers to stond.i
themselves when the cars are crowdet
Planned For Future Needs.
Throughout the system , which com
prises about twenty miles of under
river and underground railroad , tli
stations are designed with a view t
comfort , permanency and beaut )
They arc made largo enough not mere
ly to accommodate the mctropollta
traffic of today , but to meet the need
of travel by subsurface routes in tli
decades to come. Every part of eac
itntlon Is constructed either of con
crete or metal , so that , like the car
and the tunnels , there Is no posslbl
Ity of fire.
To the person who descends Into th
tunnel for the first time the nrch
tccturc of the station la one of tli
most striking features of the cxpcrl
encc. On all Bides are the vuultci
arches , with the odd effects of llgh
and shadow produced by the glow o
Incandescent globes. As one look
from tiie platform into tno oninnntiy
lighted tubes far out under the river
they seem to dwindle In size until they
appear to bo no tyrger than the point
of n polished needle. A breath of coo
air moves gently through the station
and overhead , up In the groined arches
there Is always the same mellow glow ,
suggestive of twilight. It la never
day nnd never night in those tunnel
stations , and , no matter how gloomy
or tempestuous above , It is always
restful and pleasant there.
What Tunnels Are like.
The tunnels In all parts of the eys
tern are made of steel rings bolted
together nnd set In place as the boring
shield , working lu compressed nlr ,
opens the way for them. The steel
rings In most places nro covered with
a coating of concrete , so thnt the In
torlor of the tunnel Is smooth. The
Interior diameter of these tubes Is IIf
teen feet three inches. The depth of
the tunnels below the surface of the
Hudson river varies from sixty to
ninety feet. In the deepest place It la
ninety feet from the level of the water
to the top of the rails. The depth of
earth and rock between the roof of
the tunnel and the water ranges from
fifteen to forty feet , the deepest part
of the river being on the New York
Bide. The two tubes nro entirely ep-
nrato from each other and are about
thirty feet apart for the greater part
of the distance under the river. To
the person not entirely fnmlllnr with )
the geography of the metropolitan dis
trict the new tunnel system may bo
most clearly described by dividing It
Into four Hectlons , all of which are
connected and are also brought late
direct connection with other principal
transportation lines on both the New on
York aud Now Jersey sides of the
river.
Heat Market In the Station.
At the Cortlnndt street terminal sta-
tlon , the IftrRPflt ntatlon of ltn _ kind In
( he world , It will be possible" for the
hurried traveler to purchase In thu
various booths which line the sides of
the station there almost anything In
the way of the ordinary necessities of
life. There will even be n meat mar
ket nnd n moving picture show to en
tertain the waiting traveler. The train
schedules of the Erie and the Penn
sylvania railroads will date from that
point. As In other great terminal sta
tions , the arrival nnd departure of
trains will bo announced.
The length of the new tubes Is 0110
mile nnd the total mileage of complet
ed system IH twenty tulles.
The men who have been conspicu
ous In the work are Walter O. Oak-
man , president of the construction
company known as the Hudson Com
panies ; William O. McAdoo , president
of the Hudson nnd Manhattan Rail
road company , thu one man above all
others responsible for the success of
one of the greatest engineering feats
of modern times , and Pliny Fi.sk and
William N. Unrnum of the banking
house of Harvey Fink & Sons. The
engineering features have been worked
out by Charles M. Jacobs , the chief
engineer , nnd J. Vlpond Davles , depu
ty chief engineer. During n part of
tlie time since the work began ns many
ns ( i.OOO men have been employed at
ouo time.
Tunnel's Inception In 1874.
The project of building a tunnel un
der the Hudson river had its Inception
In 187-1. when D. O. Hasklns , n civil
engineer , conceived the Idea of con
structing n brick tunnel from Hoboken
to New York , through which he pro
posed to run railroad trains , having a
grand railroad terminal In the vicinity
of Washington square. His plan cm-
bodied simply n tunnel for the purpose
of gaining access to New York for n
terminal nnd did not contemplate tba
extensive nysteni of connecting Hues
now being complete * ! .
On Aug. 2 the transverse tunnel con
necting Jersey City with the Erie railroad -
road nnd the Lncknwnnnn railroad nt
Hoboken will be opened. That occa
sion will mark the completion of the
final link in the downtown chain of
tunnels.
A FIGHTING LOBSTER.
Difficulties In Planting Him on th
Canadian Pacific Coast.
According to Consul General Dayld
F. Wllber of Halifax , the Ciumdlan gov
ernment is having a lot of trouble in
trying to propagate the Nova Scotia
lobster on the Pacific coast. The trou
ble Is due to the pugnacious nature of
the lobster , who , lobster though he Is ,
Insists on fighting nt the drop of the
hat , so to speak.
It Is an interesting story Consul Gen \
eral Wllber tells , and it bears no ear
marks of n nature fake. He says n
consignment of 2,000 live lobsters left
Halifax for Vancouver the first week
in May. They were shipped by the
marine and fisheries department for
the purpose of propagating the lobster
on the Pacific const. Mr. Wllber says
an attempt was made last year to ship
lobsters west , "but owing to their pug
nacious tendencies they arrived nt
tliolr destination in n mangled condi
tion. "
It appears n later attempt was made ,
plugs being placed between the claws
to prevent disastrous fighting. The
plugs were not removed when the lob
sters were planted in the Pncilie wa
ters , and consequently the second at
tempt also proved n failure.
In making the third and last ship
ment every precaution has been taken
by the authorities. The several dozen
crates were placed In a special baggage
car in charge of two men. Each crate
Is filled with several compartments ,
each of which will accommodate ono
large lobster. Salt water , Ice and seaweed -
weed were placed In the crates , the
top of each crate being fitted with an
Ice pack and n percolating salt water
tank. Whore two small lobsters were
packed Into one berth they were so
placed that they could not bite each
other.
The lobster Industry has never flour
ished on the Pacific as In the Halifax
region , and a strong effort Is being
made to put K on a firm foundation.
"KIckless" Mule.
Former Adjutant General Henry R.
Lawrence of Cadiz. Ky. , has discover
ed what ho thinks Is the oldest mule
in the world. This particular mule Is
a resident of Rutherford county ,
Tcnn. The mule is owned by Mike
Hayes and is known to bo thlrty-nlno
years old and may bo older , says a
Frankfort ( Ky. ) dispatch. She has
boon In the possession of Hayes for
thirty-six years and has helped ralso
his entire family. The most peculiar
feature of this "Maud" Is that she
has never been known to kiok. Ilnyca
worked her until n few years ago , but
since then she has boon living on her
accomplishments of the past.
Rhubarb Jags.
Christopher Brewer of Parkersburg ,
W. Vn. , has been arrested by federal
officers on the charge of "moonshln-
iiig , " but there Is an unusual feature
to the case. Brewer did not make
whisky , but concocted n stuff of which
the principal ingredient was rhubarb.
He would not tell his formula , and the
drink made all who tried it most up
roariously drunk ,
Capital Punishment In Germany.
Although little la heard outside Prus
sia of capital punishment within the
kingdom , the law Is by no means a
dead letter. In seven years there have
eon ninety-eight executions , ten of
ho condemned being women. Silesia
loads the list , with twenty-one exe \
cutions , followed by Brandenburg , Pc-
BCII and Rhlneland.
No executions take place lu Berlin ,
he condemned being taken to the pris
nt Ploetrensee , In Brandenburg ,
where they have a standing gulllo-
liie. London Globe.
