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THE BUFFALO COMMERCIAL, EVENING, JANUARY .23, 19 lc KfffflIB' A DUTCH TOWN. Redeeming the Caused By the New lladrid Earthquake l- of 1811. MMM1 111 EL Functions of That For Vc tional By Cosi2iitts3, HAS BROAD Ashtabula Harbor Improve merit Vetoed By the Secretary of 7ar. MASTERS APPOINTED. ens pais Frequent Requests at Li brary For "Works on Dck mestic Economy.

THE COST OF LIVING. it III CI IIP SB In the crook of the elbow of the St. Francis river, south, from Louis 100 miles as the crow a "Littje Holland" has developed in the last three years. This quaint and curious settlement is the extreme southeastern part of Missouri. Ten years ago, even five years ago, the water moccasin and the big gteei) frog were the sole inhabitants of the whole townships in the "Big Hole' country.

Then the Hollanders came. Ditches were dug, and 'the green waters that had covered parts of Dunklin county aince the rear of the New Madrid quake vanished. Says the St. Louis Republic Windmills took the place of the big water oaks- Wooden shoes splashed in the black mud of the roads that ran through the slashes. White caps, from time immemorial the headdress of the uolland women, bobbed in the village streets.

Stolid Dutch farmers, descendants of a hundred generations, of dike builders, cheesemakera and dairymen, settled on the rich, black earth that, lies in the bend of. the St Francis river. Now there is a school where little Dutch children, go. There is a parish church where the sermons are preached in the same tongue that you hear along the Zuyder Zee. There arc a mill, a blacksmith shop, 'a store sad the usual little, businesses that a rural community must have.

The stolid, alow-moving Hollanders brought their old-world civilization with them. Coming from one of the oldest countries of Europe to a land still uncleared and under water for much of the year, they have endured many hardships. Accustomed to roads better than asphalted streets, tbey have waded the black mud of the St Francis bottoms uncomplainingly. Three miles west of Campbell the Hollanders settled. They built for themselves the town of Wilhelmina, named in honor of the aueen of their fatherland.

Around it lie the farms of these sturdy colonists. Dutch not German is spoken in the fields, ia the streets, in tbe shops and in the parish church. The colonists brought their religion with them. In fact, the whole life and origin of the colony' is bound up in the ideas of it and keeping it a Catholic community. It is like driving into a village along the Zuyder.

Zee to drive over from Campbell and halt in front of the Wilhelmina stores. Along the roads farmers are working in the fields, ditching, grubbing, plowing, getting ready for the big crops of another season. The wooden shoes worn during the first months of the colony life have gradually disappeared, but the costumes and manners of the colonists change slowly. They are a little world to themselves- Their language shuts them away from their neighbors. Some years ago the work of settling alien farmers on these lands- was taken up by the Catholic church.

In West Dunklin county more than 10,000 acres of raw, and for the most part timbered land was bought. The colonization scheme was undertaken under the patronage of the archbishop of St Louis. In the northern part of the tract the Irish fanpers were settled around Glennon-ville. The Hollanders took the land five or six miles to the south. The Dutchmen and their families came direct from the mother country.

The majority of them were tenant farmers there. Here they, have become landholders, and one of their farms in Missouri is bigger than the holdings of a whole village in Holland. 1 Forty families of the Dutchmen have made themselves homes in what was a watery wilderness five years ago," A great ditch running north for a couple of miles from the St Francis has straightened a crooked creek and drained several hundreds of acres. Queer-looking, flat-bottomed boats paddle, up and down, the St Francis, and new roads run along the section lines, linking the farms together. Loneliness in a strange land has caused the Hollanders to keep np their community life.

Host of the landowners live in the little, village, going back and forth between the town and their farms. All the life of the neighborhood centers about the church, the school and the residence of the parish Rev. Mr. Tussalaar. There are windmills, of course.

their white wings glinting in the south Missouri sunshine, the towers dotting the level ground for miles along the crooked St. Francis, this new I settlement has something of a semblance I to the lowlands back of the dikes on the other side of the. Atlantic. The old games, sports and custom of Holland are kept up in the village of Wilhelmina. The lonely colonists cling to anything that will remind them of their homes across the Especially, do they remain faithful to their religious life.

The officials of the town of Wilhelmina are all Hollanders. At the meetings of the town council nothing but Dutch is spoken, The mayor is a Dutchman. If they had any need for a town marshal, he, too, would be a Hollander. The merchants, the blacksmith, the teachers and the carpenters are all Dutchmen. Of the 200 souls i Wilhelmina practically every one is a Hollander.

Quaint fashions are the rule in the dresses of the older women. The voluminous skirts, the white caps and the whiter aprons were brought with them from, the land across the sea. The village is Dutch in everything except its architecture. The new buildings look much like those- of any other small Missouri town. Kvery inducement is offered the Hol- lAfiildM Trn ml Wi 1 hfilmiTVfl and tVio TTiem- i bers of the Iru colony, at Clennonville to buy and own their farms.

They make a nominal payment at the time of purchase and give notes for the balance of the price- These notes are long-time paper and bear interest at the rate of 5 1-2 per cent If bad luck befalls the colonist, if -he has sickness, if his horses die or if his barn burns, he is given an extension of time. THE WRONG Miss Ines MilhoUand, tbe beautiful aad artistic suffragette, detests tbe msle Birr, At a luncheon in Newport a male Dirt sneered at woman "Woman doesn't want a vote she wants a he said. "Nonsense!" said Miss Milbollaad. "It's a fact," the flirt continued. "The way tbe averace woman worships ia amasing.

Why, I myself have turned about nfty women heada." "Away from your' said Miss Milbolland. New York Tribune. iii a as i 1 Caller "You know, there was something jl wanted to say to you. bnt it has quite gone not of my mind. I can't remember twh.it It was." Maiden (hopefully) "It wasn't good nlsht was it?" Woman's Ilouie Companion.

THE DEAN. "Have you heard tbe news of tbe dean who was found dead in a box?" "No." the rlear answered eclted1y. "vmt dean was It T' v. the sar'ne. of course." New field railway about 30T miles of line in the bituminous region.

"he road has been part of the Pennsylvania for some time, the Pennsylvania owning practically alt of the capital stock and opera tlnr the road under leas. The direct acquisition was made for the purpose of simplifying operation and was formally rati fied at the stockholders', meeting. HIGHER FREIGHT SATES. Belief it General in Railroad Circle That Wilson May Do Something. One' of the more important problems that confronts the incoming national administration is a solution of the demands of the transportation Interests for higher freight rates.

There seems to be a deep rooted impression, both in railroad and financial circles, that President-elect Wilson has made up bis mind to take np tbls important question, and it is assumed by many persona 'that it will not be long after he takes office that he will go over the entire situation and make suggestions in regard thereto upon which the Interstate Commerce Commission wiU act. St. Albans, Jan. II. Fltzbugu, who was active In promoting the Southern New England road project, resigned the presidency of the Central Vermont railroad today.

M-' H. J. Cbaniberlin, president of the Grand Trunk railroad, was chosen to succeed him. TROLLEY CONSOLIDATION. Beebe Interests Propose to Unite Sev-, eral Lines- in Center of the State.

Albany, Jan. 23. Application has been made to the Public Service Commission for consent to consolidate tbe Rochester, Syracuse Eastern, tbe Syracuse, $Lase (Shore and Northern 4 and the Auburn Northern electric railroad companies under the title of tbe Empire United railways, incorporated, with a capital of $11,600,000. The companies are controlled and operated by the so-called Bebee syndicate. The proposed consolidated roads has miles of track.

Tbe directors of the new corporation are: Hendrtek A. Holdeii, James M. Gilbert, William K. Pierce, Edward Joy, Willis A. Holden, Charles M.

Wsrner, Charles A. Lux, Burns Lyman Smith. William Nottingham. Albert IS. Nettleton and Clifford D.

Beebe, Syracuse; Felllo K. Hlacock, North Yakima. Edwin Metcalf, Auburn; Ferdinand W. Iloebllng. Trenton, N.

and Cad-well K. Benson, of Minetto, N. T. Mr. Beebe is president of the new company.

HERE'S A PRODIGY. Remarkable Performed By a Youth In Ceylon. The report has reached London from the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society of Colombo, describing the re markable, piathematical feats before that body of a Taniail boy of 115, named Am Tbe youth knows little English except the names of the numerals and mathe matical expressions. He is abnormal not only in mind but In body, for he has six finges.on each band and six toes oh. each foot.

Personally, be believes that his mathematical genius is a gift of the god Subramana. He says that when he was eight years old he was taken to the tvarthigay festival at and that in the night' he dreamed that the god came to him and wrote the word "mathematics" on his-tongue, and that in the morning he had 12 fingers ami 12 toes instead of the normal number. At the same time, he declares, he found' himself suddenly possessed of great calculating powers. Among tbe tests to which he wassubmitted by the Koyai Asiatic Society, all of which he respond-; ed to in five seconds or less, were the square root of 853,770 the answer to which is 520; the cube root of 05; the product of 976 and 79 and the product of 982,347 and 231. The answer to the last, which is came in two seconds.

In the case of one sum given him the examiner had the wrong answer set down in writing, but the correct answer was given by the youth. Problems in compound interest, exchange and other arithmetical rules were given him, but he answered all tests correctly, using only mental calculations, From time to time the world has been startled by wonderful lightning calculators such as Romanoff, the French lightning calculator, is still living, and has been able for years to juggle In an extraordinary fashion with figures- He can give in a moment the day of the week on which any given date fell. There died at the end of last-year the famous lightning calculator known as 'Marvelous Griffith." 1 When discovered, at 27 years of age, by a Chicago newspaper man, he win working on a "farm for- 50 cents daily and his board. In Febrnary, 1910, a score of professors from Harvard Uni-Hrersity tried to corner: Griffith, but he 'gave' the solution to the problems set i him almost immediately after they were mentioned to him. Giacoino MangiamellL -v when eight of age.

could solve a' great variety of very difficult arithmetical problem by the mere operation of the mind. The Koyal Academy of Sciences in Paris placed him in a college, but it was' found that his mental calculating faculties began to diminish when he devoted himself to ordinary study- The English mathematician AVallis performed arithmetical operations, such as the extraction of to 40 decimal places, solely by his marvelous powes of memory. -New York Times. WHEN THEY FIRED BRYAN. Karly last spring a town in Missouri, full, of the champions of culture, and Cham Clark, engaged William Jennings Bryan to deliver a lecture under th biff-CMit tree within Ikv corporation limits.

Then came -the Baltimore nt which Bryan did all he could to force th nomination of row over Clark. The day after the great slaughter the peerless leader received this communication from the Missouri town. Sir: Please cancel your engagement with us- After what you dil yesterday, we have decided to sr. for yc i I -tor Cock." r- I fflZililllS CENTRAL rail! Edward E. GriciEiell is Indicted Twice Uore Once in Mohican Case.

WEST SENECA GRAFT. Two Indictment! Are Believed to Hare Been Reported in This Matter The No-Bilk. Tbe grand jury made its final report to Judge Taylor in county court this afternoon, and was A great many indictments were handed In, most of them secret, and a special report was given on the jury's investigation of police conditions in this city. This urges that the police use their best efforts to rid the city of undesirable characters who seem to have no honest employment, Among tbe open indictments turned ia were two against Edward K. Grim me 1 1, leader of the so-called GrimmeU gang Of burglars and thieves.

One of the two indictments charges Grimm ell with burglary in the third degree in connection with the efforts of the gang to loot the safe of the Mohican Company on Main street, and the other charges him with carrying concealed weapons in contravention of section 1807 of the penal code. Both of these indictments charge also that Grimmell committed two" other felonies in this state, two -iu Ohio and one in California, for. air of which he was convicted. Thus if the people sustain either of the-present indictments aaainst Grimmell he himuiwa mnfirm. ed criminal according to the provisions oi me isws ot wis state, and, as such, is subject to imprisonment for the remainder of his days.

It was auite late in the afternoon when the jury made its resort. niMtrW It. torney Dudley was asked if there would be any arraignments in connection with the West Seneca "charity" sewer case. He replied significantly: wetter wait around and see for yourself." The inference was that the jury had done what was expected of it aad indicted two Other neraoisa in iennnortion with this somewhat notorious graft case. ana tnat they bad been.

notified to appear later in the afternoon prepared to plead to the indictments. The jury also found an indictment for murder in the first degree against Michael Sarzano, who is in jail charged with the killing of Saverio Gragnaneilo on Dante place on November 17th last. The list of no-bills follows: Andrew Babor, attempted suicide; Anna' Ueil, assault; Harry. Wllliama, burglary; William F. I lorrigan," attempted burglary; Michael Miller, criminally receiving stolen property; Samuel Ziemba, attempted burglary CbnceOo and Louis Buscelllgo, assault; Joseph Yin-cent, burglary; Leo JadogsinskJ, assault; Frank Colangelo, assault; Andrew Zar-latt.

robberv: John 1 rM trm nn Charles Iiuch and Walter HiUinan, rob- oery: Lawrence j. Smith, carrying concealed weapons. The special report of the grand jury was as "The various cases presented for the consideration of the grand jury seem to indicate that there is a lack of disposition upon the part of some of the liquor dealers to observe the excise law so far as it pertains to ciosins; hours. Ia some of the cases presented to the jury tbe slleged crimes were committed mnA about the premises of some ratooos dur ing prooHuted boars. Tbe jury believes that in Some instances rlnav could be paid to these violation.

-we believe that the officers of the police department should use their beat efforts to rid the oitv of all mrmnicinam and undesirable persons who seetat to have no honest employment. "It has also been called to the attention of the iurv that an trie nlaeoa lr. in the city where strong drinks are sold and served to minors. The apparent ages of these children most have been known to the persons so serving; these are not. spasmodic or isolated cases and police officers should take steps to prevent its continuance.

"The grand Junr is aatlafied that aa addition of twenty-five or fifty men could be made to the police department and distributed throughout the several precincts wifh the effect of increasing me security or tne city as a Whole. "In conclusion, the grand jury desires to express its appreciation, and finds no little pleasure in so doing, not only of the courtesy it has enjoyed at the hands of the attvrtier'a nfflr but also snd more particularly of the concise ana expeditious manner ia which the various cases were FAVOR PERMANENT TARIFF COMMISSION. Washington. Jan. 23.

The National Chamber of Commerce at its final ses sion today adopted resolutions favoring the creation of a permanent tariff commission, the establishment of a new banking and currency system and recognition, of the republic of China. An endorsement of President-elect Wilson's announced intention not to disturb faithful government employes In their positions wss opposed snd not acted upon. It wss contended such endorsement might alsu' -be construed as sn endorsement of employes now in the service and as tending to hamper Mr. Wilson in his civil service policy. A new board of S3 members representing various groups was elected and tbey will elect the new officers for tbe chamber.

MEAN THING. "Watch that woobss driving a stake over there. 8 be reminds of Ugbtnlng." "Why, because she working so fast?" "No. because she never strikes twice to the same placer Exchange. TOO FUNNY.

"No, sir." said the Kansas editor, "your services sre longer required. "May I venture to stk why I am discharged?" "You're too blamed tuanr. That style mar do la tbe blase and heart lew" Ras. hot when TV refev a death in a eyetaoe as a terrible Wow to' tbe family, yoa overdo tt oot here." Exchange POOR JOHN. "I'd like te bay this sweater for mj Hill ana John, but Is a whole sire to Ma." That' all rirbt.

mai It wfll from washinc." "Yt tl se- Heavy Offerings of Iron Ore For Next Season's Shipment The Soft Coal Rate. Improvement. Secretary of'tVar Stimson in a lengthy communication congress yesterday vetoed any further Improvement of the Asa- tabula harbor. He insists that if the Inner Ashtabula Is; to be Improved it must be done by the city and that the funds of the government cannot be nsed for that The unusual procedure of tbe secretaty of war addressing a communication to congress oa a harbor matter la based on tbe report of the government englneem to the effect thaw' the- widening, deepening and of the' Ashtabula harbor above tbe highway bridge would, be entirely for the benefit of the. Great Lkes Engineering works.

The secretary was moved to action, it- Is because of bis determined opposition to the expenditures' of public funds "for the sole benefit of private i Appointment, of Masters. Tbe following appointments of captains for the boats operated by Packands, Mather Sc Co. are announced: Kteamee. Captain. Amasa, tttone Beed Samuel Mather W.

Stone J. C. More H. Reed I). O.

Mills James Jackson Crete. A. Williams Verona J. 8. Neal Adiiatle C.

C. Stewart Elba. C. H. Woodford Hemlock C'artwright Calumet Kilmer Tubbs Udanah Joseph Lowes Victory A.

M. Jenkya Pathfinder A. Peterson oiark Barge. Captain. Constitution A.

Mai let tl Sagamore Only a few changes made in the list, compared with last year, and only one master was dropped. Joseph Lowes, who was on the steamer Victory, takes tbe steamer Odanab. Captain A. M. Jenkyn goes from tbe Pathfinder to the Victory, and Captain P.

A. Peterson was promoted 1 from the barge Constitution to the steamer Pathfinder. The Soft Coal Rate. Three-quarters of a million tons of soft coal were distributed for transportation to Erie, jesterday says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The rate named in the contracts Is 35 cents, which is an advance of 5 cents over the 1012 rates.

The coal will be loaded at Lorain and will be delivered at Milwaukee principally. A small part of It will go to Kscanaba and Ore en Bay. It developed yesterday. that some owners have. arranged to float asinucb ooal as tbey will be able to handle this season although the contracts have lot been drawn nor tbe rate established.

Some shippers of Lake Michigan coal who last year paid 35 cents and who offered the coal this year at the same rate are convinced tbey will do well to cover, as quickly as possible, even If they have to pay 40 cents a ton. The Lake Superior coat fcnlpper will Jiave no trouble getting all they In a few Instances where shippers have a few cargoes of Lake Michigan coal to move they have been bothered to find tonnage to take it even though they have Lake Superior coal to ahtp. Tugmen Expelled. The licensed Tugmen's Protective Association, in annual convention at Detroit have voted to sustain the action of the organisation's officers In expelling Chicago local No. 2, whose members last May rejected tbe conference agreement and quit work on tbe Great Lakes Towing company's fleet.

Output of Ore. The railroad men of the Marquette range expect an unusually busy season in 1013. Tbey base their expectations, on the way the ore Is piling up at the mines. The piles at some of the properties are growing rapidly, and It Is evident that all of the companies will be prepared to ship an increased output next season, if called upon to do so. Less ere was left in stock on the range at the close of the last shipping season than in 1011, and there is ample room st all of the mines to take care of the ore that will be bolsted between now and the opening of navigation.

Predictions have been made that tbe season of 1013 will break all previous records in the Iron Industry. It is now thought that the movement of ore will reach 50,000,000 tons, or an Increase, of approximately 6.000,000 tons over last year. It is expected that the movement from the Mesa Im range will be from 3.000.000 to 4.000,000 larger tlinn in 1012 and that the Menominee and Marquette ranges will Increase their, outgo from 1.000,000 to tons. But a comparatively small tonnage of ore is being shipped this winter from the mines of this range. The Hartford, Is making daily shipments to the furnace at Newberry.

The American mine, in tho western end of the county, is shipping from twelve to fourteen cars 'a day to Sault Ste. Marie. and the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company la shipping from its Lake mine In Isbpcming to Newberry and Antrim furnaces. Heavy Offerings of Ore. Ore shippers are crowding vessel owners with ore and a shipper yesterday tried to Increase contract- to take care of 100,000 tons, but managers were unable to accommodate the firm.

Ore ia so freely offered owners are beginning to talk off getting wild rates that will be higher than the contract rates. Some of the owners who are planning to operate part of their fleets exclusively in the ore trade the coming season, have more or than they would like to have. OCEAH STEAMERS. HavreV 21. Rochambeau, New York.

Genoa Adriatic, New York. St. John, N. B. Liverpool.

Sable Island, Jan. 23. Steamer Majestic from Southampton. Dock at New York 1.30 p. m.

Friday. Reported by Wireless Telegraph. New York, Jan. 23. Steamer Campania from Liverpool, dock at New York' late Saturday or SO m.

Sunday. ESCORT FOR THE HOLY CARPET. As Is well known to Mohammedans, but to few Europeans, tbe holy carpet 1 always travels with an escort to and from tbe holy cities of Medina and Mecca- This escort-consists of 309 to 350 men of one of the Egyptian infantry regiments with two small field pieces and two quick-firing graft, and about forty mounted meat, together wltb their horses. The object of such a. strong escort Is to protect iua sacred object from falling into tne hands of the Bedouin tribes, through whose countries it must pass at various stages of its journey and who are also on the lookout for 'it, as the carpet is worth a nn era so m.

Desperate sttacis are not i ''re'uenfjy owi ut "v- camet 1 t.c I i (f I v' I Catert to Both the Employer and frz: pectiTe Employe Its Ainu Are Serea ia Tbe functions of the proposed vocational guidance barean of the Chamber of Commerce, which will l' organised as a reunite of the address given here recently by Kli W. Weaver of New chairman of the national committee oa voratioaal guidance, bare been outlined by the committee appointed to consider the matter. A vocational guidance bsreaa is efined, in a report made public this afternoon by the committee, aa a bureau established to inform Itself of the latur seeds of aa industrial aad eomnaerc tal community and to sneet them la an effective and practical way. The committee is composed 'of J. C.

Dold.) chairman E. J. Barrel Georr K. Birge, James F. Foster.

D. D. Martin. H. A.

sad Cbariee Kohif. "Aa a community esterprise," rco the report relative to the aims of the bureau, functions of a bureau fur the promotion of commercial and industrial efficiency along broad lines wfll be: study the needs. of groups of employers, one or more at a time and i encourage these employers to formulate definite standards of requirements for service. A "To make available to schools, tie students snd social' workers. Informs tiou in, regard to the standards of require ments ss they sre formulated by successive groups of employers.

"To assist schools in organising special classes in which workers, or prospective workers, can make specific preparation in the abort est possible time for giTcn lines of work. Such special courses training to be given in the final years of the regular school, or in coutinuatiou classes, or in part time classes. To assist groups of employers in organising special courses of training for the mature workers ia order to help them to meet the newly developed needs of their emplpyjnent. "To set on foot definite measure for placing employers in touch with -the responsible representatives of those sehoois which are most likely to train- recniif for their specific needs, and to assist in training for the schools vocation counselors to help tbe students to select- ly their occupations "To provide for the oe of schools ami social workers classified index to lb varied opportunities for service ia Uw city, and to provide for workers a directory of tlf vocational training resources of the community. "To stimulate the organisation of fan-reaus of advice and consultation ia social centers.

The bureau would rater to the of the prospective employe aad of tie employer. The employer is aaxions an to avail himself of the; mas woman- who has been taught tboroijsUj just what to do aad bow to do it. Illative to this the report reads: "The vocational guidance liurrmi knows both the employer and ttray would be employed the needs the fitness of the other. They are brought together. The that.

both are profitably satisfied sbX misfits sre avoided." HOLES EECETVES A suEPBispro cosraacr. From WoMan. Who Writes the Hi Broken Into White House Receptions, Washington. Jan. 23.

When Becrei srv Charles D. Hillas opened tbe VrtAn-House mail today be gasped with anrr ishmeat on reading a rank and otcn confession from a Waahioctos woman that she had 'broken into" the White House reception for years voder colors. Mr. IliHes would not dank the identity of the writer, whose ic-geniousneaa, be acknowtedged, manded his admira boa. The letter read "I hare beea attending the Y.

House receptions for years, but I i tired of using sonte one eiaes Will yoa please send me ooo for next recr prion is my ewa name." The coveted cards admitting guests i tbe White I loose oa the dceajnon of thr four Mart'affalrs of the winter are mnch sought after and eeperially so ttsis son, since Prejaident-eloct has ie-ti mated thst the reenxions would I absndoned during his administration Every descriptioa of saabterfoge is resorted to ia order to obtain tickets. FUJBTJSTES A0AIKST LEffCOLir MEMORIAL. sassssassas" Washington. Ian. 23.

Opponents i the boose to the bill "red fey th oeti-ate to appropriate f2.000.tt for a stractnre to Abraham Lincoln Potomac Park here coodorted a tn-f- full filibuster late yesterday asamjst tbe smbmission of a favorable com mitt report on the measure, finally wss forced, and Garner of Texas gave notice that psr'u amentary technicalities would be hausted to prevent the report jrettini hs-fore the house next Wednesday. Earlier in tbe day I 'resident Tafl hd conferred with thirty or more mwiUic managers of the boas and nrged to support the senate bill. The Pr dent had heard that the bill migbt be shelved and suggested that failure act yesterday might mean that no rw-morial would be provided for at ti- seseiou. Bepubiican Leader Mao aad fc-ri. Speaker Cannon led in the effort to fcr the report taken op.

Moot of it opposing the rommtsakm's plus fsvor proposed Waahicgtoo-Gettynborg List memorial road. SWITCHMAN PAINFULLY HUr.T, This afternoon Thomas F. ruir of 8 Minton street, a swiichmsn. i strm-k by an engine and drags ed. I the EeoergeorT Hospital he wss fvro i i be ssfferiog from sn injury fcif I aad bis-left koce wss badly COULD IT BET What Bal-ri-iu la sect a He cas Insap linBdred tenztk.

That's ttfrfMBS 1 Bt MV a k- Ji.tpof- 1 tare I .1 I lia.e. Men and Women Bead Up on Best Way to Keep House; little Girls, Too, Are Eajrer Eeaders, Due partly to the increased cost of living and partly to the spreading broad-east' of teachings that would make for a reduction of that, cost the Buffalo Public 4 Libbrary- has found of late months that the demand for books on domestic economy and scientific management of the household has increased very materially. Fortunately it happens to be in a position to answer any-such requests The librarian of the South Park avenue branch of the library has bad many calls for such books of late. Women (and often men) are the chief readers of this class of books, but little girls, too, are becoming keen for books ou sewing, cooking and housekeeping. "In part this is due to the teaching of domestic science in the schools," said an authority, "and in part, I believe, it is due to the spread of the Girl Guides and allied movements and of their literature.

It speaks very well indeed for the coming generation; it hints that the Giri Guide wives of the grown-up Boy Scouts a few years hence will make a new nation of the United States.M As far as the boys are concerned, they, too, are eager readers of all that per tains to Scoutcraft whether they are Boy Scouts or not "You see, the fecouts, for one thing. can earn merit badges for reading," it was reported the children department of the. library. 'The Scouts that come' here read the right kind of books, which is a splendid thing; and the boys who are Still too young to be Scouts want -to read the books the Scouts are reading so that they can 'be prepared' to be Scouts themselves ia a year or two. 'A boy wearing a Tenderfoot badge came in here the other day to return a book.

It was apparently two weeks overdue. I started to look it up and remarked quizzically 'Well, you weren 'prepared that time, were your 'Oh, yes, I was, he came back quite respectfully, 'I've renewed it by telephone. So he had, as I found at ce." "Is it possible 1 to renew books by 'phone was asked. es, indeed," was the reply. "Didn you know You can renew by post card, too, if you like.

CASTRO FLIES INTO A RAGE. Orders Three Members of Inquiry Board From Boom at Ellis Island. 1 New York. Jan. Cipriano Castro, enraged at the- refusal of the special board of inquiry at Ellis Island to permit bhn to enter the country, ordered the three members of the board from his room today.

When they demur red, he called his valet and tried to throw them-out They withdrew. will not talk to yon! Away!" be shouted when the officials sought to question ulm further concerning 1he killing of General Parades hi Venezuela, The board, its two interpreters and ks stenographer all talking at once, tried to calm the Venesuelan, but without success. When the officials withdrew Castro banged the door shut and locked The appeal from tne board's decision against Castro Is now pending in Wash- kugton. HOHEEB WOBK ON KANSAS PSAIBXE. 1 For thirty-eight years J.

A. Young, one of, tbe pioneers of Reno county, has lived on his homestead claim near rretty mine. Speaking of hie earl method of making a living on the plains he says; "I was one of those buffalo pilgrims that hauled many loads of bones to furnish bread and meat for my family, D. O. Chamber lain, and I slept out on the bleak prair ies way down in tbe Medicine Lodge country when It was 20 degrees below sera, but we never failed to get back with a load of bones.

Sometimes It took a week to get a load of bones and them to tlutchln- son and get home again Tor tne little sum of ft to S8 a ton. owing to the kind. If they were soft bones It was S4 and if bard bones they brought S8. Kansas City Journal. YOUNG AMERICA.

"The freshest office boy in Cleveland. complains Jake Klabr. who Is forcing capitalists to buy Socialist literature all over towu. works in a certain office in tbe Savings Bank! Building. I'd tell tbe name of the office, too, except that the kid is ground by the Iron heel of oh, well "I went in this office, and tbe boy looked me over' and went back to his So I said: i r-Where's the boee?" 'Gone to lunch, answered tbe Imy without lookinr up.

"-How long has be been gone? "Half an hour. 'Will be be back after lunch Nawr "'When will he be beret. Half a "'I thought you said be wouldn't be back 'after -He won't be back after lunch. That's what he went out "Cleveland Plain Dealer. HIS FIRST USE FOR.

WEALTH. E. F. Bwlnney, president of tbe First Na tional Bank of Kansas City, wss born in the south. He goes back home once or twice year and it ia part of the homecoming pro gram to nave uia Mose pousn ftts shoe.

Old Mose prides himself on the fact that be has knowta "Miateb Eddie" since be was born and "his daddy befo' him." When Mr. Swinney was there recently Mose was polishing bis shoes. He stopped and asked: "Misteh Eddie, how ranch is a million dollars?" "Well, Mose." Mr. Swinney replied, "yon have seen tea silver dollars, haven't yont Now, Imagine ten of those stacks and you have a hundred dollars. Then ten times that and you have Ten times that and you have sio.noo-aad 100 times that and you have a "Misteh Eddie," continue! Mose.

exceedingly troubled, "would all them nelrer dollars go oa that table yon da "No. Mose not If they were piled to the ceiling. What would yoa do if you had a million sliver dollars, Mose?" Mose stopped shining. He pondered far a minute. Then be said: "Wen.

Mixteh Eddie. I reckon Y4 have rnah cistebn cleaned out." ntsnlar Rveo-( Post. Railroads Not Prepared to Electrify Except For Comparatively Short Distances. Isesplie tua extensive scheme of electrification of the Chics so. Milwaukee Jt ln-itet Sounds the New York Central, the Jiew Haven and the Denver A Bio Grande, do not contemplate superseding steam at a motive power generally.

Except for an extension of its third rail system, nine miles on the Harlem division, to Croton, the New York Central will do nothing along this line. The Southern 'Pacific has no Intention of electrifying its lines beyond what has been announced. The opinion Is expressed by ue of Its officials that "electrification of iialn lines of standard gauge steam railroads la a question of costs and availability of electrifying versus steam, density of traffic considered, and each such rase is a local question rather than one of An official of the Chesapeake Ohio takes the view that "It is not probable that the electrification of railroads generally is a development of i' the near or Immediate future, or of the next decade. 'Portions of certain railroad lines undoubtedly will be electrified because of the nature of t.be traffic, or because in a particular instance I be electrification may tend to cheapen operation one war or another." LEGISLATION NEEDED. Congress May Bo Asked to Make Law Relating to Holding of Rata Meetings.

Chicago, Jan. 23. Legislation by congress that will empower Ibe Interstate Commerce Commission to send representatives to all meetings of railroad traffic associations and committees la expected as a result of agitation In favor of such a' plan by shippers' organisation the country. in Indication that a plan of that kind will be carried out, was given at a bearing before U. A.

Prouty. of the Interstate Commerce Commission, in regard to proposed advances, by vsrlous railroads in rates on excelsior, flax tow. flax moss and i flax fibre from' St. Paul to Chicago, and ether points. At a hearing In Chicago last December the officials of the western trunk line committee were asked to produce the records of all meetings of that body at which the ra t' In question were discussed.

The request was refused and the records were placed before Commissioner Prouty here only after a subpoena duces tecum bad been Issued by the commission. It was charged by J. W. Keousli of St. Paul, who represented the complaining shippers, that the rates were raised as a result of collusion among various western carriers.

i oeueve mat earners nave a-ngut to bold conferences." Commissioner Prouty aid, "but I always have been of the opinion that tbe Interstate Commerce Commission should bare the power to send representatives to these meetings. Congressional action along that line, however, will be necessary before the commission can be represented In that way." Commissioner Prouty announced that the question of admitting the records of tbe western trunk lines committee as evidence will be preaented to all members of tbe Interstate Commerce Commission at a meeting tojbe held within a short time In 'Washington. CAR SHOPS AT TEANSC0NA. Great Plant Near Winnipeg Turned Ovor to Grand Trunk Paeif ie. Ottawa, Jan.

23. The great shops built by tbe government at Transcona, just outside of Winnipeg, have been turned -over to the Grand Trunk Pacific, by the National Transcontinental Commission. The' shops include the locomotive shop, grey iron foundry, power houe. and a complete outfit. The Canadian Pacific announces that its clearing yard at North -Transcona.

six miles east of Winnipeg, will be one of the largest yards of the kind on the continent, having a capacity of 12.000 cars. The yards sre designed to relieve the Winnipeg ysrde. Canadian Pacific is pushing work on its Kettle Valley line in British Columbia, and will soon hsve over 3.000 men at work on construction there, the contractors reporting that the labor supply Is better than It baa been for months. TAP LINE RATES. Roads In South and Southwest Are Ordered to Re-establish Them.

Washington, Jan. 23. Railroads, in the Southwest and South have been ordered by thxr Interstate Commerce Commission to reestablish through and joint rates with a number of their tap-line connection. These rates had been ordered canceled. The establishment of through rate is to be maintained for a period of two years, and the joint- rates' for a period of sixty days.

An order has been issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission announcing to railroads interested that no more than one-quarter of one cent per bushel should be paid for the transfer of grain through elevators on the Missouri and Obio rivers. Any larger, allowance to the owner of tbe grain, the commission holds, would be a discrimination In his favor. The rate named Ih now generally applicable on the Mis slxslppl river and the Great Lakes. LEHIGH MILK SHIPMENTS. Increase of Nearly Seventy Thousand Cans Carried Over Road Last Year.

shipments over' the Lehlgb Valley railroad tn the year 1012 amounted to cans, an increase of 60,864 cans, an average of 5,000 cans a month as compared with 1911. Lehigh's shipments last year amounted to 72.860.88u quarts, an Increase of 2,434.500 quarts over 1011. Practically nil of tbls goes Into New York city. Despite the fact that' the regulations of be city's health authorities are becoming more rigid year by year, the quantity of milk sent from the dairying country along 'he Lehigh Valley continues to increase, ast, month showed en increase of 11,000 cans ever! December, 1011, almost twice tbe average monthly Increase. LAKE ERIE YOUNGSTOWN.

Sharon. Jan. 23. The Lake EtIo Jfc Younvs-'ivb railroad of Younpstown has iiicreawed capital stock from (300.000 to 'oiintructlon of. -the road form Younestown C'onneant Harbor on a private right of vay has started.

It will tap a rich section nt the state. Gasotlne cars will be used, permitting the operation of the line as soon i the rails are laid. CArtrr.iA Clearfield. n. Te Ie-- I.