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Fort Wayne Daily News from Fort Wayne, Indiana • Page 7

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MOhAV MARCH 1 trJf KAILROAs Iff Jaft aj 9H vlsD gaaH wB WB1 JBg jflaattgaBflgBj flOTMfOUT tt AYSR AHiy NEWS INVENTION OF TOLEDO DENTIST will prevent head on lisioNs COL DISMISSES EMPLOYES Fort Wayne Electric Company Dit continues the Manufacture of Type Meter Notes The Port ttajne Walnsh Vall Ti action tompqny has corailetod ar jrangeroents with tt 3 rilleij a piomlnent dentist pr roledo and the lnentor of a device designed to pi fy eat collisions between sreet this or rall oad trains for the Installment of several of the machines on thfrlitu lied service between this city and In dlanapolls The machine placed In the motoi cstibule Just above bis head twe It la In plain view at all times Wheu the car leaves a starting point with orders to pass another car at a awttctr or siding fifteen mlla away a polntei In sol althe fifteen mile mark on a graded stale Another polntei registers the distance vhlh the cai has tiateised as It speeds along Wheu tie ear comes Within a quaiter mile of the place where It Is designed to stop a bell rlnfes and the lever diops down 11 the motorman then falls to be on 5 guard the lever which Is connect with the air brakes brings the car to a stop It ia claimed that In actual tests the device will not varj six inches In a hundred miles Another part of tno machine registers the number of times the car stops the number of tulles that It traverses and backs tip In fact forms a complete record of the trip gtlli another part of the Invention registers an alarm whenever the air pressure gets below that requlied Shduld the air pressure at any time fall an alarm Is sounded throughout tntf train to warn the passenge It 1J probabUMhat it will be plated on all the cais of the Koit Vane Wa baih Valley company Or HUey was In the city Saturday the guest of Col HsG Thompson and feels highly cnlfd over the success of his patent which Is betns adopted for use On many of the largest railroads and traction lines In the country PVKE ERIE SHORTENS TIME BETWEE NHER AND CAPITAL ccorIrairorepOrts emanating from cue genera omces or me jusko line at Western at Indianapolis the running tuna qt tne passenger trains between this city iuld Indianapolis will be shortened tri three liours The prpsenti scneduie requires icur pouts to make the trip No 39 which leaves here at 35 In the morning will leave the city several minutes later on the hew scheduje and No 37 which leaves at 11 15 will Ieae at an earlier period The change will bo very gratifying to the traveling public and Is only a step In the pollcv to place the local division on a higher standard of efficiency and equipment The new schedules will not bo placed In effect until the tatter part of next week LOCAL TRACTION OFFICAL WILL READ A PAPER Officials of the Port Wayne Wa bash Valley Traction company are In receipt of the programs of the Central riectrlc association spring meeting which will be held at Dayton March 28 The association Is made up of general managers and other officials of electric traction companies In Indiana Ohio and Michigan Among the papers which will he read before the con entlon la one by Lee Jacques mas ter mechanic of the Fort Wane abash Valley Traction company entitled Car Inspection The officials of the above company will attend making the trip to Dayton aboard the prhate car Lawton jfl against His 065 tha aameper led a par ago being an Increasa of Ha 4Jb Cress earnings fiom July I to March 8 tf the present icar have Ciu far anottHel to 18 748 053 aS lnct 17 173 ZZZ In he ainus period it a Jtaf haei ijq an Inciease of fB75101 NEW AGENT OP NICKEL P1ATE 11 AlUmn whose appointment to suites It Wcndt ha local agent ot I ho Nickel Plata was mentlontd In The Dally Ncwa several dais afcb Is an ex pwlenced jallioad man and his iHec lion to All the locat position above muiiy uiuers wuo nave tne quallllca FINGER CUT CrF John Jones a driver in the employ of the Pacific Express company had the Index finger on hid right hand cut off at the first Joint and the middle finger badly fractured Saturday afternoon lie was making some repairs on a bicycle at his home on Pontlac street when hi flngera became caught between the sprocket Wheal and chain Dr Easley was called and attended to the Injured man WABASH EARNINGS The report of operations for the first woeK In March on the Wabash railway have been made public Gross earnings for the period amounted tl 511v Allison Dons fimplj Illustrates the high regard In which hi abllltj Is held bj the com pany Ho begau service with the Nickel Plate at Thomaston Ind as dcrk after wards being transfeired to Continental the same capacity In 1892 he waa tendered the agency of the company at lattj which he held until 1891 when he was again boosted a step higher and given he agency at Continental which position he was holding at the time of receiving th promotion to the local agency Th appointment came as a Surprise to Mr Alllunf aBJhadjui Intimation what cer that would receive It OUT OF EMPLOYMENT BtfJhn rilnMiTftlniinnri nf mnnufa luring of type meters twenty five men were thyown out et employment it the Fort Wayne Electilc works waturdayjrae order Ior their dls missal was noraade known to them until aibw hottrlPTJerole being raado effective aid ciuSed many of tbem to suiter serious lncouvanlenca as a re sul Atf thecpmpany already has more than enough emgloyed none of the meft dismissed dould be pjaccd In Other poslttorisatfdVHl be forced to Jook elsewhere for work A shortage jot orders for tnl tyle cf meter IS assigned as the cauavfor the dismissal and It Is probable that their manufac ture will be discontinued altogether LABORER IN DEMAND WINNIPEG Man March 18 Six thousand miles of railroads are under contract to be completed In 1907 on the prairies between Winnipeg and the mountains of western Canada by the Canadian Pacific railway Canada Northern railway Great Northern and Grand Ironic Pacific The latter has opened one hundred new towns There is absolutely no labor to complete this work Contractors are growing des perate and are under heavy penalties All Hill contracts are let with a bonus and penalty In western Canada SHOP AND RAIL NOTES John Smith laborer Is a new employe of the Pennsylvania shops Assistant Ticket Agint Clyde Prltch nrdr of the Nickel Plate spent Sunday at Lcipslc 0 engineer 0 Uyan of the Pennsylvania Is spending a short visit with relatives at Grand Haplds Anderson agent for the Nickel Plate at Maple Grove has been pro moted to the agency at Miller City William Dronson has resigned his position aa blacksmith helper In the Pennsylvania shops and will leave for Mexico Fisher a boJlermaker In the Wabash shops has returned to work after being confined to his home with pneumonia for Over a month Cherry division storekeeper of the Pennsylvania has returned from Pittsburg where he waa called on business connected with his department The Toledo baseball club of the American association passed through the city last night aboard Wabash train No 13 en route to Peoria 111 A Rose of the toll room of the Fort Wayne Electric works had aa his guest over Sunday his brother in law Louis Plepenbrlnk of Chicago A Btraub machinist helper and A LAR 500 1000 LOAN 2000 Anr reaionahU amount advanced it von are reeulatlr em ployed by a railroad or shop No note mortgage or questions asked your employer Itt confidential pleasant and cheaper to abbnstneaswltbua Payments to lull yourself Money loaned on furntlur pianos eto 5 Fori Wayne Em nlcyea Credit Co Home MOne 8391 Reert No 4 flchmlta Sleek one Hours iw i ro JJjlclciKitUaiaker helper iiav re Tilgnod their positions at tnrWabasa shops The Utter will return to Caraw lag Pasaeuscr engine iMo 607 was turned Into the Wabasi shojs for repairs this morning Iso 013 was fmned cut and will bo a ad lu service on the road nsin Theodcie Tttux a retired PennslT UM enelnecr aohipanled by nU nlfe wllf learo for Morrow this weekvtheie they will spend several weeks ylsitlna rtlativos Ji Biaoiey an A Cox have taen positions with the Wabash In tue local snops Both are machinist helpers 0 Donnelly has also taken a position as tool distributor The following Peonalania trainmen were reported on the sick list to da A CalmJ Welch an 1 ItHnnerty firemenand Wilder and A JUsner engineers Peter Schclit whose transfer fro the round hoise the cap machine si ops of the Pennsylvania was Recently Incntloned In these coluiiina assumed his new duties this morning 13 Glasav machinist In the Tenn nylvania shops ivho was hit In the head lth a hammei several weeks gpv has fujly recovered from his In Jui lea and returued to oik thU morn ms i Ulllfam Koite and Henry Zolllngef will go to Ashtabula todav where they ill take charge of the construction wotlc oa some new coal docka beln built at tat place by the Pennsylvania It Sanda baa tendered his resignation aa a bollermaker helper In the abash shops and will accept a post tlon with the Fort Wayne WabAsh Vajley 1ratin company as a motor man on the city lines Local No 24 International Union of Boilermaker Itelpers will hold their rejHiar meeting at Federation hall to nltht Asde from Uie regular routine business five or six candidates will be initialed In lie union The appointment of an assistant gen eral passenger agent of the PennsjU tan la lines west to succeed the late Trank an Durcn will be delajod It Is said until Passenger Tiafilc Man ager Fold leturns from California A Gilbert fi eight agent of the Wabash accompanied by his wife ie turned toda from their former home at Attica They have shipped their household effects to this clt and will fake up theli lealdence In the Andrews bouse on South Calhoun street About fifteen epiplojes of the flue de pattnient ot the Pennsylvania shops were en a short vacation thjs morning by the going out ot commission of IIia ltintnr In that ripnnrrrrtpnt TClpn triclans were summoned to make n0 pairs and the emplOes will return to work tomorrow The Murdochs have anitounced thp4 nnnrtlntmpnf Hilmliel rtfHHla ir Providence It I to the general maW agersnlp ot tie Chicago South pena ft Northern Indiana Hallway company Mr rtiddle arrived In South Bend from the east sesterday He has not odd lined his policy for the future but wlH carry on the affairs ot the company along the lines recently announced by the Murdocks Real Estate Transfers Accurately Reoorted By the Drtlbet biss Abstract Office 729 Court St City Frank Day 1 to Jamev White Jr lota 22 14 25 40 42 43 4 9S and A Tk4 1 nllltlnn 1 IT A AVhlle at al to Januw Whltj Jr 140 fen by 100 Icet in Whiles First addition II William Tf Auman to Wailam Oerd In ind Henrf i Auman lot 1JJ Iwls ad dltlon 4 Henry Bergman to Frnt Paur Jfertwlg lot 8 Rhersldo addition 11000 Herman Alerdlng to Peter Hart i nett lot 49 IJlkcsldi addition 1600 lndlunrt Loan and Trust company to Henry Nelnoii lot IS Dreluelblss addition 110 C5 Mildred Winch to Jacob Felchter SO feet of lot SB and lots 65 and 67 Winch a ind addition Jt Wilson McQutaton to Jacob Felchter a 30 feet of lot 65 and lots 69 and 67 Winch 5 End addition 11800 Chart A Wlldlnn to Edward Thornton lot 22 Hanna Sr addition 1438 Joseph Atikenbruck Charles A Ciirtwrlght ot lot 33S Hanna a addl tlon 2 200 William Veey to William II Slplcs lot 135 and 8 Vesey 2nd ad dltlon 200 City and Suburban Realty company to Jam Roussau lots 87 and It LUIle 1 Vlaco addition 700 John It Bass to AdolpliPunT Jot 94 Bass and flanna addition 1 000 George Thompson at al to Ida VL Bulger 20 feet of lot and It feet ot lot ia SturgU First addition 11 9J Frank Bard to WUllam A Bard lot 14 Williams addition 4 300 August Schoot to Charles Bren neman 30 feet of lot 43 Industrial Park addition 1875 Arnold A Ie to George tlelatand lota 46 and 4T RockhJU a 2nd addition 1800 Commercial Improvement company to the Geo DeWald company lot 4j4 Com mercial addition 230 Bernard FltipatrlcH to Timothy Fophey Sr ot 127 William addition 5 000 Louis Dittmeyar to William Nlemey SO feat et lot 142 Fletcher addition 350 Philip Graf to Amos Houk 111 feet of Tot 60 Laselle addition 3 000 Frederick JLoechner to Richard Rl mann lots 10 and 11 In block II Rockbllt llelra addition 27773 Elisabeth 8 Neuhaus to Simon Frail troffer lot Hanna and Fliber addition 1700 Charles A Wlldlnr to Kaaper Vorndrsn lot 246 Le wlt addition 3100 Philip Qraf to Charles A Wilding lot 246 Lewis addition 1000 Country Joseph A Wright to Hugh McCullooh of fractional VT alio fractional also fractional of all In Bee Is Wayne Tp 131 16 William It Hermann to Jaeob Weatrlole of tt Md 3 IT acres la of Sea II Marion Tp 1 60S Enoch Clark to William Dackar I 8 of Sao 2 Abolt Tp It 100 Edward Clay te William Brows 41 60 aores la it of See II also triangular traot In 0 oorner ef of See 20 also fractional ot Sao It all In Abolt Tp060 Henry Prevtletnr to Unto Orala and Coal company lot 10 In Bdgertons ad4U tlon to town of Ddgerten Jaokaon Tp Simon Brady at al to Frank tMhe mar ef et See II Jacket Tp Tt04 James a Porter to Oliver fc Parker 109 aoret In See Bt Joseph Tp IT 600 Henry Prangar Jr i to Elmer Qandr of Sao tl Perry Tp Ijugh Kata Durlan A Warner lots XI I fev 7 fv rtHMi mi 1 7 iTgi OUR A1STNLJAL SFRI1MG 8 i I Th 1HWBIHIC9K VXmmmmm9 EHaV IT IgaaV ff Jsl UJ7 afe VVI11 Talce IPiaace I WgBSPr 10 Jr eaSMi rJtf 1 I a Afternoon and Evening REINEKES Full Orchestra The Peoples Store ahd 17 In town of Hamilton Cedar Crek 3500 James Rosiwan td John huell part or Choplne Unserve In Abolt Tp 300 Clement Edgerton to Abe Aikermon 4 ot 54 of See 27 Maumpe Tp 100 Abe Ackermnn to Bui the Bartell Vt of fractional 4 of See 3 except 30 Acres In Maumee 1p 7 337 It you want to buy or sell City Farni or Suburban Ileal Lstate see Gregg Davis rooms 15 to 18 rixley Long Block Phone 1652 Office open every evening Ila has the largest list Burtons Statement CLEVELAND 0 March 18 Con gressman Uurtontoday disposed of tha rumor tnat tne new inland watorways commission is Intended to fight the Tallroada by this statement The development of waterways In the United States for transportation purposes is not designed In an effort to fight the railroads It is designed to help tbem to finish additional means for moving the gigantic commerce of the country The naw commission duties will be purely pacific Burton says and will be directed toward developing navigable waters purifying them and controlling them as far as possible so as to prevent devastating floods He continued It will involve a comprehensive plan for the treatment of the rivers of the United States and will Include not only work upon navigable waters hut el so recommendations re latlng to the preservation ot forests at the head waters Uie utilization of the water power the purification of water and the prevention of floods In streams Burtojjj exnect the commission to take iip its work about Mar 1 Warner Wants Conference DETROIT MIohflAIaroh II I wonld be glad to meet wk the governors of th tatee In Chicago to dlnouss government supervision of railroads said Governor Warner today In epeaklng of the suggestion ot Governor Johnson of Minnesota For some tlma tfiave considered anting the governors the ettea of Illinois Ohio Wlaconsln Nebruka and others similarly located to meat me for a dls cusalon I am gladjQovernor Johnson has retad There Is no question but that such a conference would ia of Immense benefit to the states represented I would not Ilk to appear aa making1 suggestions to the president but I believe the only way to accomplish the best ends Is through an Interchange et ideas such as suggested by dovernor Johnion Porch Climbers Identity CTmCINNATTv March II The body of the porch climber who waa killed by Officer Martin on the nght of February in Avondala haa been buried He was Identified as Danny Hogan a ClnolnnaU Utlef welt known to the poildev The burial ooourred Friday Rogmit waa well aonneeteA and every effort was Dade 1 keek hie identity eeoret The last resting place of jfogan la still a secret Coronar Cameron kept the body In hiding for several day la order to keep It out ef the hands of constable who was to the employ pt Chi eag frtendi at the dead burgsuw Of Local Interest IIotniant the well known hack man la able to be out agslu after a long elege of sickness This morning Fiank Puolo and Herman Thlel of the Ilamllt National bank re turned from a trip tlrOifh Arlsona whore thejr were Inspecting enme mlnlnic prop ertlea owned by IoolsUlle Ky capitalists Mrs Jennie Sloat of 420 East Wayne street wae removed last night to the hospital ward of the com ty jalt by Deputy Sheriffs Hugenard and liar tot and lollce I I I I II Sergeant Pappert The rase Is a very un fortunate one She been 111 for me timer rnd her mind appears to lue become affected Strong Man Dead Many of the older residents of Fort Wayne will be Interested In knowing that Joseph Broderlck the famous strong man whose feats surpassed tnany of those of the modern Samsons died a few days ago In the Infirmary of KoRclusko county at the ago of 96 years Ho worked folr a num ber ot years In Fort Wayne being ployed on the construction of the Pennsylvania railroad He was bora In Ireland hut lived for manyedrs In this city from which center the famo of his achievements circulated far and wide Wilkinsons for Bicycle and Baby Buggy Tires 617 Clinton St IVIens Fine Spring Overcoats and Raincoats In ficqUent repetition there is a wonderful opportunity for improvemyit Tbo craftsman who does one thing occasionally cannot attain the same perfection developed by the man t1io makes that one line his specialty This explains the faultless character of our new Spring Overcoats and Raincoats which arc now ready in all the latest Spung models They immediately show that they are tho handiwork of expert designers and tailors whose every effort is constantly directed towaids perfecting every detail of these important garments We feel that we can hardly speak with too much emphasis of the exceptional worth of thoso handsome Overcoats and Raincoats tunn at prices ranging from PI0 ID iPOU New Spring Suits of tho latest models and in exclusive fabrics are now arriving rtinh almost dally 3I5 10 30 VarJL HIT TJK4 fiM III iiL fsst all TJ1E SHIELDS CLOTHING CO THE STORE THAT SETS THE PACE.

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