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Date 1912-08-30

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Extrid, has not been much in the papers about it, the campaign against the level-crossing death-traps has been proceeding merrily, and it is pleasant to be able to repart progtess. For five whole days roads have been which requires engineers to blow the whistle and ring thebell when ap- proaching D Teast, they have been obeying it in this district, and I hope the reform fs general. trouble and persistence to get the Yaw enforeed on this point, but I am fnelined to think it is worth while. The signals will warn some peor, and the fact that the engineers eompelled to notice when they are ap- proaching a crossing will enable them to wee, in many cases, if there ib dan- wer of running over someone. MAKING THEM WHISTLE BY PETER McARTHU R, Im Toronto Globe Aug, 28. Although there made it particularly hard to get law enforced was the fact that living up to it already. were given in cases of acrideut, and nights the rail obeying the law ways, I knew that, a level crossing. At ly gave them at It took considerable cidents occur at these crossings. ly as the facts. To begin with, specific instances of breaches of law, and gave the necessary list board called on me, What railroads protested that they were) the courts accepted their testimony But as I happen to be living where I can watch operations on four rail- Wore as instead of giving signals as required by Inw. they rare- the inapectors of the operating de country crossings. Moreover, eighty per cent. of the ac seemed worth following up, especial Board of Railway Com missioners was anxious to get at the . I furnished witnesses. Then an official of the and we were gble to secure eviaence of ninsteen MEDICINE HAT DAILY NEWS. cases of neglect to give the signals on one railway in less thar four hours. This brought me a. letter from the late Chief Commissioner Mabee, which I shall always cherish. He realized fully the importance of the situation, and the other members of the board were also impressed, for this the Train crews after his death they issued a circular invariably testified that the signals letter to the railways, cautioning them about giving the signals. There was an improvement for a few days, but in less than a week conditions bad as before. More evi- dence was offered to the bourd and and partment were assigned to the task to seeing that the law was obeyed I do not know just what they have done, but I do know that the sig- nals are being given as they should It now remains to keep them up to their good work. The task of getting the railways to obey this law gave the people of the country a great joke on me, and they enjoyed it to the full. The ab- It the of festeteafectecloateetecete foe nodfecfeeetoateeh ALBERTA SAFE AND LOCK C0. Medicine Hat Lodge, No. 1073 Loyal Order of Moose If you think the Organizer is deserving EVERY MEMBER will be at the Opera House . Friday at 8. p.m., to give him a hearty send off. surdity of anyone trying to make the great railways do anything seemed to appeal to everyone. Whenever any of them came near being caught on a level crossing by a train that came anong at high speed without giving the signals, they thought it was a great joke on me and did not fail to rub it in, I see you haven't man- aged to get the trains to blow their whistles yet. Haw haw They are going by our crossing every day without whistling. Guess you won't make much out of fighting them. Although I am aot the meekest soul in existence, I did not protest. I like himself, for, like. Artemus Ward's kangaroo, he is an amoozin little cuss. Jf ho thinks it is funny tc have the railways slaughtering peo- ple on level clossings because they will not obey the law ordering them proper laugh. The sole effect of this kind of ridicule was to make me Jem. I was forced to agree with a comment which Commi: was not so foolish the level-crossing. to see the sovereign voter enjoying to give signals, heris welcome to his change my attitude toward the prob- made in one of trig letters. cotraging.to try to protect the peo- ple from their own folly. If the at- titude of the miajority of the People death-traps would have been abolish- ed long ago. Realizing this, I kept after the railways from an entirely different motive. I wanted to find out if such corporations ould be made to obey the law, and I found the task as amusing as I used to find my attempts at smoking out wood- chucks when I was a eruel, wicked AGENTS FOR The Baum Fire Proof Safes *PHONE 433 Vaults and Vault Doors (Over 25 years on the Market.) Only Air Chamber Safe Made. THE ROYAL STANDARD TYPEWRITER. The most reliable machine made. ALL STEEL FILING CABINETS AND OFFICE FURNITORE. 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ROYAL BANK BUILDING. 38-tf 64th AVE, MEDICINE HAT. You will HOLUINGER AGENCY saan For Real Snappy Buys See Us little boy. I admit I never managed to smoke out a woodchuck, though I occasionally made one cough and sneeze so I could hear it distinetly, and at first Ithought I was to have the same luck with the railways. But the steady whistling and beli-ringing of the past few days makes me feel that my luck has changed. The rail- ways have been smoked out. And, mind you, I have no grudge against them, even though I may be causing the a lot of trouble. Now that they are obeying the law, I want to be the first.to give them full credit for it. As Kipling says: I gives you your certifficut And if you want it signed I'll come and have a romp with you Whenever you're inckined. But they have got to keep up the jSeod work of giving signals or there will be more smoke, and clouds of it. Mr. Sydney Preston of Clarkson writes: At the Clarkson G. T. R. crossing stands -a pillared monument topped by a bell, to the memory of your notable collision with the train, for, although I had intended for months to write to the Railway Commission, it was not until your articles inspired me with sufficient energy that I finally did so. A great many people haven't been killed since the bell was installed, so we may conclude that in successfully perform: ing the stunt you did you took a more effective means of saving oth- ers lives than in becoming a noise- less martyr yourself, and Ikope your crusade for better protection has bad equally good results in many other places. This is quoted not because of the personal satisfaction it gives me, but for the purpose of encouraging others who may know of level-clossing death-traps. It is proof that well- founded complaints will be investigat- ed and acted upon by the Board of Railway Commissioners, and there is no excuse for any citizen who fails to do his duty in the matter. The Gov- ermment had set apart a fund of one million dollars to help detray the ex- pense of protecting dangerous cross- ings, and the railways and munici- palities cam be compelled to do their part. If you have not complained about the level crossing you know of, do it now. There is no easier way of getting th satisfying feeling that you are a public-spirited citizen, and besides you will probably be the means of saving some human lives. Wouldn't it be rather hideous to have someone killed on that level crossing, and to feel over afterwards that the accident might have been avoided if you had taken the trouble to write a letter to the board tell- ing about it . tare. age 6 : b 7 oolololol SS a cut. Some weeks ago a correspond - eut warmed me that I must not fall into the habit of :umbling about the weather as most fa Even though tie was a town insiness man and did not seem to realize what the weather icans to a farm- er, I am trying to follow his advice. Grumbling would not sweep away the rain clouds that have been oozing over us for the past few weeks, but it is equally true that being cheerful will not get those vats harvested a bit better. The state of weather means so much to the farmer that I am not disposed to blame him if he talks about it constantly and occas - ionally grumbles. Still, there are other things that it might be much more profitable for bim to grumble about. If we all got together and grumbled about the difficulty of get- jting country products marketed for a fair part of their value we might accomplish something. But iif we did that I am afraid that the grum- bling of my friend the town business man about the greedy, grasping far- mers would be something pitiful to listen to. He could see the back- to-theland movement staring him right in the faee, and, like E. Sand- ford Martin's College Graduate, he would probably whimper: T fear that work before me lie: The fragrance of ripening apples is already ganging over the country, and an evening drive along the side- roads rouses a man's appetite for Juicy fruit. The apple crop in this district is unusually large, although most of the frujt is wormy and seab- by because the spraying was not at- tended to, but even wormy apples are not to be despised if one bites carefully. It was pleasant to notice while thinning the apples in the oreh- ard that wormy ones are 50 s arce as to be curiosities, but I am not taking as much pleasure out of the bountiful erop as I had hoped. The difficulties of getting it properly mar- keted are looming larger every day. While I am not disposed to be stub- born and to say that I'll let them rot in the orchard before I' take is- a dollar a barrel for them, I do not think that dollar a barrel is enough for fruit that enjoys the bles- sing of the Department of Agricul - Ihave had assurances from city customers that they do not get apples for anything like a dollar a barrel, and I fail to see why the buyers, transportation companies and commission nen should all . make renter profits on the apples than I do. Perhaps it will be possitle to smoke out a few woodehueks in con- nection with the apple trade as well as with the railways, and it might furnish good sport too. The demon- stration in apple growing given by the department kas been a complete success. I hope I shall be able to say as much of the demonstration of apple selling that I have ahead of me. - P.S., 5.45 p.m. Sie transit gloria mundi, and all other sad quotations at the back of the dictionary. Just as I was folding this letter I glanc- ed through the window and'saw the smoke of a passing train on the Wa- bash. Stepping out, Iwatched it pass the level crossings on sideroad num- ber twenty and the first concession without whistling It was travelling from St. Thomas to Glencoe, amd Passed the crossings about 5.30 p.m. Ten minutes later a freight going to London on the G. T. R. croused sideroad number sixteen with a smile on its face and a curl in its tail, and never made a sound, Was 1 mad? No, begad I never said a word? But I have witnesses. If those ays claim to be obeying the law let them get after me for traducing them. I am afraid we shall have to use sulphur in smoking them out. VERMONT NOW ON VIEW Montpelier, Vt, August 30. The first of the State elections to be held this year cames next Tuesday, when Vermont will elect a governor and other Stat officers, representatives in Congre: nd members of the Leg- islature, Politicians have been wont to regard the V ermont elections in Presidential years as the straw which indicates which way the poll tical wind fs blowing. If there is an outpouring of the Republicans of the State next Tuesday, Taft men will rejoice. If there is simply a suffi- ciedt representation to give a major- ity not much in excess of an off year lead the opposition naturally will find much encouragement. Realizing the fight they have ahead of them this year, the: Republicans have redoubled their efforts to main- tain the normal Republican plurality. Because of the significanee which that plurality has been shown to have with respect to the result in November throughout. the country, Vermont Republicans have received the assistance of the National Org- anization to an extent never known before. The same is true of the Dem- ocrats and Progressives. During the present week Colonel Roosevelt has stumped the Green Mountain State from end to end. Uumerous other effective Progressive campaigners have been heard. The third party leaders found much to encourage them in the results of the primaries early last summer for the selection of delegates to the Chicago lconvention. A month before the primaries it appeared that Taft would have no opposition so far as the Vermont Republicans were concern- ed. And yet when the convention met the Taft and Roosevelt forces lined up with about even. strength. Ever since the Chicago convention the Progressives have been actively at work here. They hope to cut down the Republican plurality to a mini- mum point, even if:they do not elect their ticket. The Republican split has sent the Democratic hopes soaring sky-high. Thomas H. Brown, of Rutland, the Vermont member of the Demo- cratic National Committee, has gone on record with the prediction that the Democrats will overthrow the normal Republican plurality and elect their State ticket gext Tuesday, and that they will follow this up with a predictions of the Dempcratic man- agers are based upon accurate know- ledge of actual conditions or upon the usual enthusiasm and hopes of cainpaign times. The contest for governor is a five- sided affair, The Republicans, Dem- ocrats, Progressives, Prohibitionists, and Socialists have each a candidate. The Republican candidate for the governorship. is Allen M. Fletcher, prominent in the businoss life of the State, and with a creditable record as member of the State Legislature. The head of the Democratic ticket is Harlan B, Howe an able and popular young attorney of St. Johnsbury. The Progressives are following Rev. Fraser Metzger, a Congregational minister. The situation is complicated by the candidacy of C. S. Snilth, who was named by a combination of Prohib- itionists and Grangers. Smith has been at the head of the State Grange for a number of years and s an ex- tremely popular citizen. making an active campaign in the hope of turning the State back to prohibition, Some well-informed politicians predict that the Prohibi- tionist-Grangers are likely to poll a surprisingly heavy vote next week. The Democrats have put forth the tariff as the vital Issue in the cam- paign. They also claim that the Democrats of Vermont have been the Progressive party in the State for years and have long ago espoused such policies as State tax reform, the regulation of corporations, and the Initiative and referendum and other Innovations in government supposed to be essetial to any progressive creed toda; CANADIAN LEAD BOUNTIES CEASE (W. A. P. Dispaten.) . ff Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 29 Canadian lead bounties have ceased-foy the present at least to be pal by the government. The reason is that the price paid for Canadian lead in London has reached the 18 pounds a ton mark, when, according to the statement, bounties must Alito sex The bounty is 15 a ton. BANK OF ENGLAND. (CW. A P. Cable.) London, Aug. 29. The weekly statement of the Bank of England shows the following changes : Total reserve, increased 886,000; cireulation, decreased, 61,000; bul- lion, increased, 824,867; other sec- urities, increased, V1,267,000; public deposits, decreased, 310,000; deposits, increased X2,527,000; gov- ernment securities, unchanged; notes reserve, increased, V928,000. The proportion of the bank's re- serve subject to liability this week Ho has been Friday, August 30th, 1912. victory for Wilson: and Maraball tn fe fs ofe ole of of of obs fe ofe of ob be obo November. This prediction 6 not . only Interesting coming from the * PLAYS AND PLAYERS. National Committeeman, who ts ony + duty at the National headquarters, fe of of fe ols fe ofe fe ofe ofe obo ofe fe ofp but it will make t easter to tell after the Vormont election whether the Jobn Philip Sousa s opera, The Glassblowers, is to be produced in the fall Louise Gunning is to appear in vaudeville. Joseph Santley is im the cast of The Womun Haters Club. Charlee Dillingham is to produce The Lady of the Slipper. Laura Hope Crews will be seen in a now play by A. B. Thomas. Edna Goldrich will begin her sea- son in Tho Awakening of Minerva. Helen Ware will be seen during the coming season in The Trial Mar- riage. A new musical comedy called The Dainty Quakeress, is by Matthew Ott. Lisle Leigh bas been engaged as leading woman of Amelia Bingham's company. Tully Marshall will again go on tour this season in his. wife's play, The Talker. Walter Wilson has just been engag- ed for Della Clarke's company play- ww play, entitled A Plain Woman, will begin its season late in the fall. E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe will open their season in Scranton, Penn., on September 16. Miss Josie Sadler, the clever Ger- man comedienne, is te be a member of the The Follies of 1912' com- pany. . James F. Hackett recently pro- duced in San Francisco a new play, hy Brandon Tynan, entitled The Melody of Youth. Ethel Barrymore will appear to- ward the latter part of December in a mew comedy written for her by Haddon Chambers. Richard Carle recently completed the book of a musical play entitled The Wise Guy, which Charles Forhman has accepted. Rowena Jerome, daughter of Jer- ome K. Jerome, is appearing this season in her father s play, The Passing of the Third Floor Back Broadway Jones, the musical play in which George M. Coban will star this season, will open ita sea- son some time in September, at Hartford, Conn. Gerhardt Hauptman, the German dramatist, has written a play, the first in six years, called The Flight of Gabriel Schilling. The hero is an artist and genius, who kills him- self on account of an unhappy love affair. Eva Tanguay is to be sent out soon at the head of a big company with a special train de luxe. On her tour she will visit seventy- three cities, travel more thaa 12,000 miles, get 3,500 a week and a per- centage of the receipts, have a com- pany of sixty vaudeville perform- ers, a special car for herself, auto- mobiles of her own and will only give one performance in each city visited. is 49.46 per cent: last week it was 49.80. cont. in the MOOSE BRAND COMPETITIO Actual Number of Coffee Beans in the glass domes was 14,922 The Daily News delivered in the leity 35 a month. SOLLLOPL OEE E ODE LEED DLR oredr drnandnde apa rds Winners of Prizes a4 2nd BO Pa Qa Selene ted utero donee ere thereon * meetoatee Me R foot 3 et 1st See Mrs. eG G. McBean, Herald, Lucelle Davis, 621 4thAve. Mrs. A. Fraser, 301 Pacey St. - L, C. Smith, - W. Nuttall, 1101, Toronto St. - a W. A. Scarlett, 209 8rd Ave. Winners call at Store Saturday Morning and we will distribute prizes. Guess 14892 Guess 15000 Guess 15805 Guess 15455 Guess 15'790 Guess 16069. : ee fo to o s fo Posted s 4 e cs Me soefo-eg Poste Reetoesees cheer myself with the thought that the wet, steamy weather we are hav ing is just what we need for corn, but I carmot forget that the oats are still in the field and only partly At the present, time I am trying whe Seefees Free dedeerecesperepgecoete so sho ale-sfecfeeteateefeefecteay oetoetungestoate tote teafoateste Leslee tratretectesteagete de atoates Don t Forget in Future, insist on having 3. Moose Brand Teas, Coffees, Spices, Etc. ; EAE WITT ARMSTRONG Qi on 1 e Soho eto *s Se-afs f os Sedotectes Me Seafoateateas st ef This Sotetecte Se-afocferges So ateale eeloete te eoatpate le etonteateaseeteate Coetediodindie cori sateete ses rooted s eet ste e es Me So-ofead Poste Se-afooge S RS Rodoateet DIVORCE IN TWO WEDD CALDWEL Mrs. Charles W: er is Seeking From Jersey aire Hus MAY WED LIE Hasband s Nam With That of School Te: New York, Aug. 28. Miss Wilhelmina McB: fine looking young: we olive complexion like ish senorita, to-he teacher in the public well, G. J., mext mon Posed by several bu that. place. These business men, bur Gould, a contract have already appeal members of the Cal Education, asking th tion of Miss McBride They gave-as their x so that Mrs, Mabel wife of Charles Wilfre owns millions of dolt real estate in New Yc ere,-leit Caldwe eral months ago to pr and that Miss McBrid ed to various friends ary 1 she is to be m Mrs. is in Reno a filed suit for divorce Bond, a cousin of t ife, who lives on R opposite the magni in Galdwell, sai Iy cousin is ple ibility in the Reno Mr. Hunter were was nineteon years ol tending 2 military was then seventeen thirty-eight and she found that they were each other and decide was the best way out ty. Mr. Hunter is pa penses in Reno. Tt is generally um family that Mr. Hunte Bride are to be marri vorce. Mrs. Hunter h and other relatives t to marry Lieut. Wo Coast Artillery. I de

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