Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 217, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1913 — Page 3

U. S. GRANT, JR., AND HIS BRIDE

This, is a specially posed photograph of U. S. Grant/ Jr., son of the great general, and his bride, formerly Mrs. America Will, taken on board the steamer Just before they left San Francisco on their honeymoon trip to Australia. It is said that because of the opposltipn of his son to the marriage Mr. Grant in a pre-nuptial agreement deeded to his bride the greater portion of his $4,000,000 estate.

DIRIGIBLES COSTLY

Great Vessel for War, but Prh?e Is Prohibitive. * /• '. ' • -*- ■ JU— -KT*-.- rr-.*T ■ .. .. ~ Difficulties Confronting Great Britain In Organizing an Effective Fleet of Airships—Pilots Are Very Hard to Find. London.—For some time past It has been very difficult to make people think 111 anything but termß of dreadnaughts and superdreadnaughts. Now, however, the topic of thought, so to speak, is slowly but perceptibly veering, and we are beginning to think in terms of dirigibles. Almost every paper that copies to hand has an article in It pointing out the great value of the rigid airship and the necessity of building a large number of this type of aerial craft There can be no doubt as to our need of this class of air vessel, but few persons realize the extreme Costliness of building the rigid dirigible and keeping it in an efficient state. The price of. a Zeppelin is about £50,000 sterling, and a hangar to hold two of these vessels costs about £BO,OOO. Then there are repairs, gas, wages and a hundred and one other things which necessitate a large running accdunt to meet them. ‘ To build a fleet of forty dirigibles, which we khould have to do to enable’us to get on even terms with the i aerial s luadrons of ' other countries, would o»8t us about £2,000,000, and then haigarg must be provided for all of those airships, which means the expenditure of another £2,000,000 at least. \ Where these air vessels are to be built and how long they would take to construct are also matters of importance, seeing that we have not as yet turned out any really satisfactory airships of large size. Arrangements, too, have been completed in Germany whereby, the same of Zeppelin and Schutte-Lanz dirigibles tp foreign governments is prohibited. Then, even supposing that we could purchase forty of these aerial cruisers in the space of a year, we should find considerable difficulty in obtaining pilots qualified to sail them. The official list published by the Federation Aeronautique - Internationale shows that, up to Dec. 31. 1912, thirty-two aeronauts’ (balloons) and eleven, airship pilots* certificates were granted to persons in Great Britain. There is no gainsaying the fact that, 1 as compared with any other kind of aerial craft, the rigid dirigible is the air vessel of today. In carrying capacity and radius of action, in Its powers of remaining steady in the air 1 and flying noiselessly aided by the wind, the rigid airship has no rival. It has, of course, its disadvantages—its Immense bulk, which psakes it a very noticeable object in the sky, and its unwieldiness, which necessitates a host of attendants to grapple with it when it leaves the earth and when ft alights. The Zeppelin airships, too. are extremely heavy. The lifting capacity of Zeppelin L 1 Is twenty-seven tons, but owing to its own great weight its useful load is only some seven tons. . , As regards the construction of the rigid airship, in this type of air vessel the shape of Its envelope is not dependent on internal gas pressure. A huge framework, made of aluminum In the case of Zeppellnq. is provided with from seventeen to twenty separate gas chambers. Attached to the framework is a keel which, in addition to serving other purposes, affords communication between the two cars, the latter carrying the motors, guns, bomb dropping appliances, etc. The propellers, of which there are four, are fixed to the frame above the cars. The framework is covered with a rubbered cloth. The Bchutte-Lanz dirigible has a wooden framework, as has also the French rtald Le gpiesa.

The bomb dropping arrangements carried by the Zeppelins are known to be accurately sighted. Quite recently the Hanka made .excellent practice at comparatively small targets on the gfound from a height of over 5,000 feet in the air. It is well known, too, that for attacking other air craft the Zeppelins carry five guns, probably machine guns or weapons of small .caliber. Two of these guns are carried in each of the cars, and the fifth is mounted on a specially constructed platform on top of the airship’s envelope. 1

A STRANGE FREAK OF HENS

Large Flock of Swimming Fowls Arg the Attraction in a Massachu- r setts Town. ( Athol, Mass.—Several Athol- residents have made trips to Templeton to the farm owned by Charles F. Maynard, where there is a flock of swimming hens. Mr. Maynard has a pond near his home, where the hens swim about with all the grace and abandon of ordinary ducks. About p week ago the hens were {feeding about the edge of the pond and-had found a rich crop of bugs and. water insects. *At last one hen saw some fat bugs on a lily pad. near shore, and after wading out a short distance made a dive for them. Mr. Maynard expected to see biddy go under, but she swam about like a lifeBaver. Tjbe other hens did not enjoy her monopoly of the bug market, and one after another they darted‘in and seemed to enjoy the situation. Thd' hens now go to the pond often for a feast of water Insects.

Boy Balks at Poison Dose

Runs Away When Parent Urges Him to'Bwallow Bichloride of Mercury. Cumberland, Md. —Mrs. Lydia Eury, forty-seven years old, widow of Columbus W. Eury, was taken to the Western Maryland hospital in a critical condition, having swallowed three bichloride of mercury tablets. She failed tp get her four-year-old son George to join her in the suicidal attempt, It seemed to hate been her intention to take the child with her. Despondency over the separation from her children, two of whom, William, fifteen years old, and John, twelve years old. are at SL Mary’s Industrial school, Baltimore, is believed to have prompted' the attempt at self-destruction. Mrs. Eury’s family had been broken up since thp death of her husband, more than a year ago. and she was tired of life. ‘ With the son she was living at the home of J. T. Yost, 316 Race street, as housekeeper. The little boy told Pinkey /Eury, his uncle, that his mother endeavored to have him swallow one of the tablets, but that he refused and fled down the stairs after be had seen his mother take three. Mrs. Eury later became very ill and admitted to Mrs. Yost that she- had taken poison. Several hours elapsed before a physician arrived. He took prompt measures to* counteract the poison, and. because tlfe woman took an overdose, he thinks there is a chance for her recovery.

GROWS OATS ON HIS RAM

Beeds Sprout In Fleece and Ohio Farmer Drives Crop to Water When Ralne Fall. Gaillon, O. —In addition to a fine coat of wool, a ram owned by David Lynch, a farmer, has a covering of flourishing oats in his wool. Then it rained on. Next the snn shone brightly. This continued several daya

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A VERY MUCH-TRAVELED DOS

Russian Wolfhound Has Circled the Globe With Owner Montgomery Schuyler. New York!—One of the most traveled dogs in the world is the Russian wolfhound owned by Montgomery Schuyler, United States minister to Ecuador, South America. This dog was born in St. Petersburg and was obtained there while his now owner was attached to. this country's embassy .in the Muscovite capital. The dog moved from embassy to embassy and from legation to legation with Mr. Schuyler in Europe and then crossing Asia both man and dog found themselves in Japan. . ' * • From the land of the chrysanthemum the Russian dog again came east, and in America has been greatly admired from coast to coast. His name, ownership and particulars in refer dnce to him were engraved on the dog’s collar in Oriental And Occidental characters. This borzoi grows a lovely coat* under all conditions of atmosphere and high temperatures. He is a beautifully made one, but lacking in the Roman face, considered so characteristic of these wolf coursing and tackling dogs. Mr. Schuyler la naturally very fond of his dog, which has borne him company over .tens of thousands of. leagues on continent! and oceans.

INJURED GIRL WAS A STOIC

Not a Whimper From Her a| Broken Arm Is Reset by \ Physician. — ?.. 1 • ■ San Francisco.—Elizabeth Rood la only thirteen years old, but she is a real “cowgirl." She was rounding up cattle on her uncle's big ranch near Carlin, Nev., when her pony threw her into the sage brush, six miles from the ranchhouse, breaking her arm in two places. That night she came to the St. Francis, escorted by her uncle, Jacjt Yore, discoverer of the famous Rip Van Winkle mine of Lone mountain. Uncle Jack wanted the little girl to have the best medical attention and the lassie allowed the physician to reset the bones without uttering a whimper. \

BABY HANGS SELF IN CRIB

Peculiar and Distressing Mishap to Little One Asleep In Its Little Bed. Phoenixville, Pa. —Strangled tp death in her crib, where she bad been placed to sleep but a few minutes before, the ten-mouths-old daughter of John Hallman of this place was found by her father. The child had literally hanged herself. The small body, with the feet a few inches above the floor, was found hanging by the neck between the bars of the crib, In some unaccountable yray the child had forced her small body through its bed, a wedge of .bed-cover-ing preventing the bead from following.

Man Caught in Own Trap.

Windsor, Mass. —Sewing several fishhooks in his wallet as a precaution against pickpockets, Albert Smith, a farmer, started to see the circus here. Lates he espied a candy stand and plunged his hand Into his pocket for the wherewithal. The crook trap worked perfectly. A surgeon separated Smith from the fishhooks.

with the result that the oats sprouted. Lynch calculates that in case of drought he can save this crop of oats, since, if the rain, won’t come to the drop, he can move the crop to the rain. - ,

HUMAN SAND BAG DOES DUTY

Ralph Blrpas Thrust Hit Body In Hole In Levee and Bavea Thousands by 8o Doing. New Orleans, La.—Ralph Sirpas, a youhg Louisiana boy, lay In the gap of the Poydras levee, holding back the

Ralph Sirpas.

Water until sand bags could be filled to take his place, risked his ,life, but saved the day when it appeared hopeless to even try to hold the fast crumbling embankment

FOURNIER PROVES TO BE STAR FIELDER

Jack Fournier was signed by tie Boston Red Sox as an outfielder, but he never had been given a thorough tryout In that position by Manager Callahan until quite recently, and Fournier has been a member of the Chicago team for a year and a half. Fourhier has put up a splendid game in the field and that, together with his hard hitting ability, will undoubtedly secure him a permanent place 'With Comiskey’s team. Until Hal Chase was secured from. New York Founder had been tried on first base, bat he was weak in fielding.

TRAIN A BASEBALL PITCHER

Some Twirlers Need Years' of Coaching, While Others, Like James, Make Good at Start "One of the mysteries of baseball,” says Joe Tinker, “is why Some pitchers need years of education before they can make good in the fast company, while others can step right in and pitch regular high-grade ball from the start It has often happened that two pitchers from the same circuit even from the same club, men who seemed absolutely on a par with each other, have been drafted, and one of

Pitcher James of Boston.

them makes good, immediately, while the other will need years of teaching. For example: The Boston Nationals took three of the star pitchers of the Northwestern league for the present campaign—Noyes, Strand and James. James went to work at once, assumed a regular turn on the slab, and has pitched big league ball right along, just like a veteran. Noyes and Strand are still on the bench, pitching an inning now and then, and receiving a primary education. Curious, Isn’t itr

Titus Also Makes $100.

Heine Zimmerman has nothing upon John Titus. Zimmerman picked up a SIOO on the side, to be sure, by being good for two whole weeks, and not being ejected from the field during that time. Titus, on the other hand, has raked in an extra hundred aimoieons upon presumably less effort —by twice hitting the ball, once in Brooklyn and the other time In Philadelphia.

Jack Fournier of Chicago White Box.

PITCHERS TOUGH ON BUSHER

Lou Criger, One-Time Star Catcher, Relates Amusing Incident of Debut of Candy La Chance. Lou Criger!, the one-time star catcher, jumps into print by saying that the toughest thing which can/happen to a youngster breaking into the major leagues is to make his debut against a pitching star or a couple of them. He says that one of the most amusing things of -this kind he can recall was the time Candy La Chancebroke into the National league. La Chance got a berth .with Brooklyn, and the latter team had a series on with New York at the time. La Chance first faced Amos Rusie, then in the heyday of his career, and went down three times on strike-outs in the only three games he was legally np. Next he got Meekin, and the same performance took place. La Chance, in other words, had struck out six times in as many times np in two games. After the second game he inquired whether all the pitchers in the National league were as good as Rusie and Meekin, and was given the cheerful information that they were. La Chance started to pack his belongings and quit the club, but someone persuaded him to give the league a further trial, and, as a result, he played for a number of years in the parent big body.

BASEBALL NOTES

Chance’s Highlanders have hung np a season's record, making fire fast double plays in one game. • • • A St Louis sport critic says: "Larry Chappell is worth every penny the Old Roman paid for him.” • When the Newarks end their campaign for the pennant Dahlen wjH take over Pitchers Atchison and Enz maun • • • The Browns are said to be afte: Spurgeon Mains, now first gasing with, Middlesboro in the Appalachian league. • • • It has been agreed to pay the umpires who will officiate in the world'v series SI,OOO for their services. Pretty soft for the nmps. I• • • Cincinnati’s new pitching recruit from the Virginia league, E. A. Herbert, had a record of 11 wins and four defeats while pitching for Portsmouth, • • b Bill Carrlgan’s first move as manager of the Red Sox was to shake up the batting order, putting Engle at the top and dropping Yerkes to sixth place. • • • ' „ . -'jgl* Jake Daubert, who Is doing about the best batting In the National league, and the only batsman In Lynch’s organization who has poled out a hundred hits, is making few long bits till* season.

OBJECTIONS TO WORLD TRIP

Several Players Hesitate Before Agreeing to Put Up Money to Pay Traveling Expenses. Plan* for a tour of the world by the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox, after the present baseball season have been perfected with the exception of one important item. The players of the teams, if they want to trot around the globe, each must put up $1,500 beforehand to guarantee expenses. Of course, If the promo* tens of the tour make money out of exhibition games on American and foreign self the players’ money will be returned to them when settling time comes, and there may be some* thing to boot. But just now many of the New York and Chicago' players do not see why they should be asked to put up so much as a silver dollar. In fact, some of them speak plainly. They will not pack their kits and travel- around the earth unless the promoters pay everything. Tradition shows that ball player*, as a rule, never have displayed eagerness to dig deeply Into their own pock* ets for trips of pleasure or barnstorm* Ing tours. When A. G. Spalding took the Chicagos and All-Americans around the world in 1888 he financed everything ahd probably lost some money. But the players had no cause for worry. .Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the White Sox; Jimmy Callahan, manager, and Ted Sullivan, chief booster, together with Leader McGraw of the Giants are aware of the unwillingness of some of the players to put up the„ necessary guarantee, but they are net talking for publication Just now. In fact, McGraw refuses to discuss the .trip until the Qlanta are sure of the pennant and a slice of the world’s series. Comiskey and Callahan, It is said, r have been sounding the players of other American league teams/ with the result that if all of the White Sox refuse to go under the conditions name# the vacant places may be filled by Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford of the Tigers, .Tris Speaker of the Boston Red Sox and other stars who are not afrAld to take a chance. Hal Chase has notified Callahan that he will make the trip, and so has Big Ed Walsh. Of the Giants, Christy Mathewson, it Is said, is a sure starter, but Chief Meyers Is among those who prefer to remain at home rather than pay their own expenses provisionally.

HAS DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT

S ' Once Great Player Refused to Go to Western League Club at instance of the Phillies. } From the New York Sun it is learned that the once great player, Mike Donlin, has dropped out of sight Mike has refused to go,to a Western league

Mike Donlin, Former Giant.

*■' • - -•‘.'".A '.-M-'U'i club at the instance of tbe Fhflllee and la idle because organized base ball Trill not allow him to take part in semi-pro. games. 1 \

BASEBALL GAMES IN ALASKA

Inhabitants of Ketchikan Wait Until Tldo la Out Before Cry is Mads; "Batter Up.” Baseball la making its way toward the arctic- circle. F. Ogden Norwood, a trader and enthusiastic “fan” from Ketchikan, Alaska, who Is visiting his home at East Orange, N. J., says the 2,000 inhabitants of that isolated place cry “batter up!” every time the tide goes out Shops close up, offices are forsaken, and even the 18 saloons for get all about business while the proprietors chase down to the beach to see the great American game. Norwood organised the\.two nines among the whites and the Indians. The settlement is so closely fitted in between the mountains and the sea, with the tide rising normally to the height of 20 feet, that it is built on piles. It is only -when the tide ebbs jthat there is a place to play, and Us return marks the finish of the gams, threatening, as it does, to wash away players, backstop, bases and all.

Covaleskie a Come-Back?

Hughey Jennings is after Covale*kie, the big Pole who beat the New Yorg Giants out of the pennant in 1908. Covaleskie now leads the pitch ers of the Southern league.