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THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1913.
PAGE THREE
PITTSBURGH HA
BIG FLOOD LOSS
, Exciting Scenes Occur In Streets
of City.
MANY FAMILIES MAROONED.
Thousands of Men Are Thrown Out of
Employment Boats Used on Im
portant Thoroughfares Boys Usa
Rafts Rescues Occur Wheeling and
Cincinnati Also Affected.
Pittsburgh recently suffered millions
of dollnrs damage as the result of the
greatest flood In the past forty-seven
years of its history. Thousands of
men and women have been thrown out
of employment, homos have been Inun
dated and wrecked, and altogether
great suffering in many directions lias
been the result. Excessive rains in the
mountains, swelling tho rivers, caused
the flood.
Intersperslug the details and inci
dents of hardship many ludicrous re
ports relating to tho fun that accom
panied the high water's rush upon tho
city have been made. Pittsburgh citi
zens, like the dwellers in other great
cities where disasters have come, are
possessed of hopeful qualities. They
make tho best of their misfortunes.
Rowboats Used In Streets.
For Instance, when tho water began
to sweep down their main streets the !
people merely hauled out all tho old
rowboats they could get and became
ablebodled seamen. Many Venetinu
scenes have been pictured by tho cam
era at different points about tho city.
The flood also swept down .with a
certain degree of damage upon Mc
Kees Rocks, Wheeling, East Liverpool
and Cincinnati.
About 20,000 schoolbooks, most of
them in excellent condition, purchased
by tho taxpayers of Pittsburgh for the
education of their children at a cost of
from $10,000 to 515,000, practically
were ruined and were all but afloat in
tho basement of a public school.
Tho boxes containing these valuable
volumes are very big and heavy, so
thoy wero not exactly tumbling around !
like educational houseboats, but they I
wero "getting theirs" just tho same.
Loose books In scores dotted the rip-1
pllng, still rising pool. Several of the
smaller boxes rose to tho occasion aud
the surface and meandered slowly
about among the gigantic specimens In
whose company they have been off the
Job so long, as though sightseeing. !
Thrilling Rescues.
Conditions In nearby boroughs wero 1
about tho same as In Pittsburgh. Two
thrilling rescues wero made at tho
small bridge which crosses Street's
run, connecting nays borough with
Homestead. But for tho timely arrival
of employees of the Second avenue
division of tho Pittsburgh Railways
company these two persons probably
would have been drowned. Street cars
from nays borough could not cross
tho bridge, as tho water of tho creek
was two feet over tho walk of tho
bridge. Tho two persons who fell In
wore trying to follow tho example of
hundreds of persons who wero walk
ing across the railing of tho bridge.
Tho ilrst to receive a cold plunge
was Tony Vallla of Rand Station, no
fell into tho water, but managed to
hnng on to the girder of tho bridge,
where he was rescued by street car
men. Miss Nellio Allen, aged sixteen, of
Hays, attempted to cross tho bridge in
a similar manner, and she also took
a cold plunge. Friends rescued her. :
Fearing that lives might bo lost by
persons trying to cross the bridge, the
railways company secured a largo
wagon, drawn by four horses, and cart
ed the people across the flooded bridge.
School Closed Boys Use Rafts.
At Mlllvalo there wero no sessions in
tho First ward school for a few days,
as tho building was entirely surrounded
by water, aud It was lmposslblo to
get tho pupils and tho teachers to tho
building. Tho children didn't seem to
mind It In tho least, as many of tho
boys Improvised rafts and enjoyed
themselves by paddling around the
school building.
With over 1,400 men thrown out of
employment and many business houses
and homes inundated, the flood In Etna
and Sharpsburg exacted heavy toll.
Several hundred families were ma
rooned In their homes, tho water about
them ranging In depth from several
Inches to four feet. Business In both
of tho boroughs was at a standstill.
There was considerable suffering
among tho flood victims. Many fam
ilies wero confined to their homes,
completely surrounded by water, with
but a scant food supply, while some
were without any fires, tho supply of
coal and wood, which was laid In
when tho water began to rise, becom
ing exhausted. The gas supply was
low, nnd some of the portions of tho
towns woro without any.
Street car scrvlco In both Sharpsburg
and Etna was badly crippled.
Residents of Etna aro suffering
most nundreds of homes In low dis
tricts were flooded, tho families being
forced to tho second stories of their
homes. Tho high stago In tho Allegheny
river caused Pino creek to overflow Its
banks. Slowly tho waters began to
rise. Tho people had sufficient warn
ing of the approaching stago to remove
their household goods. Cherry nnd
Sycamore streets woro all under water,
and tho homes In these districts wero
all flooded.
OREGON SCHOOLS FOSTER
HOME WORK FOR PUPILS.
By Now Plan Thoy Got Credit For
Dally Industrial Efforts.
How teachers In Oregon bring school
and homo closer together by giving
school credit for Industrial work at
home Is told with compelling Interest
by Hon. L. R. Alderman, state super
intendent of public Instruction In Ore
gon, In a pamphlet which the United
States bureau of education Is sending
free nt tho request of teachers.
Building flres, milking a cow, clean
ing tho barn, splitting and carrying In
wood, turning cream separator, clean
ing house, gathering eggs, feeding,
farm animals, churning butter, prepar
ing breakfast, sweeping und scrubbing
floors, dusting furniture, making beds,
sowing, washing nnd Ironing tho
child's own clothes, bathing, arriving
nt school with clean hands and face
nnd with hair combed, practicing mu
sic lesson, going to bed by 9 o'clock
every night, bathing and dressing tho
baby, sleeping with window boards In
bedroom these nre a few of the du
ties for which the teacher at Spring
Valley, Ore., nllows credit in connec
tion with regular school work.
Tho work Is definitely measured and
nllowed for. The child desiring credit
for home tasks brings to school a slip
signed by the parent testifying to
What has been done. Ten per cent is
added to the final examination results
of all pupils (except eighth graders)
who enter nnd continue In the volun
tary contest to see which can obtain
the most of such credits. A certain
number of accumulated credits ontltles
the pupil to a holiday at the discretion
of tho teacher, and In this one school,
nt least, cash rewards aro given to pu
pils making the best record in accredit
ed home tasks.
Tho experiment was so successful In
Spring Valley that It attracted tho at
tention of the county superintendents
of the state, who this year made a spe
cial trip In n body to observe the re
sults of the home credit plan In this
school nnd then advocated the Idea
everywhere. Already schools In other
localities have tried the plan with suc
cess, modifying the details In accord
ance with local needs, but always re
taining the central principle of homo
and school co-operation.
DOCTOR DEFENDS PIE EATING
Dr. Woods Hutchinson Also Urges
Midnight Suppers as Good Habit.
Dr. Woods Hutchinson, the medical
writer, came to tho defense of pie and
hard boiled eggs as articles of diet re
cently. He asserted that the simple
diet wns not the correct thing and
that an after the theater supper was
not Injurious. His theory is eat when
and where and what one wants. A
few of his tips on dieting follow:
"Pie. Almost a necessity to life. Hot
mince, cold mince, lemon (with or
without the meringue), pumpkin, apple,
rnisiu or almost any kind of fruit pio
is good. Take one slico after the mid
day meal and a big slice after the
evening meal.
"Eggs. The harder they como the
better If you know how to eat them.
A hard boiled egg Is generally better
tlinn a soft boiled egg, because you in
stluctively chew a hard boiled one,
while you Just gulp the soft ones. If
you know how to eat the soft ones, thoy
are just as good as ones cooked hard
"Steaks. Every one should have his
steak served frequently. If you like It
rnro, have It rare, but often. If you
like steak well done, have It well done.
One is as good as tho other. There Is
no real choice except In matter of
taste.
"The only kind of pie that isn't good
Is tho kind mother used to make.
Maybe you remember that soggy, sub.
stantlal undercrust that melted, and
yet did not melt, In your mouth. It
was a crust whose stickiness mother
had absolutely waterproofed against
the attacks of the digestive Juices. But
the modern pie, with Its crisp, starchy
crust, Is entirely different."
CAT PUTS TOWN IN DARKNESS
Feline, Chased by Dog, Climbs Pole
and Short Circuits Wires,
A Mnlteso cat put Winsted, Conn.
In darkness for three hours one night
recently, but tho feline paid tho death
penalty doing so. All street lights In
the town wero extinguished simul
taneously, nnd as a result pedestrians
who were out In the rain stumbled and
fell In dark streets, and many burst
New Year's resolutions.
Superintendent Henry Skinner of tho
Winsted Gas company, which also
owns tho electric light plant, and lino
men were called out to flud the cause
of tho trouble. Three hours elapsed
before thoy found It. Near Wood
ruff's feed mill tho cat, chased up a
polo by a dog, had Jumped on to the
wires, causing a short circuit. Most
of the cat's body wns burned to a
crisp.
CANNON AIR SAFETY DEVICE
Invention to Protect Aviators Is Tested
by Originator In Paris.
An Interesting device to protect the
lives of aviators has been Invented nnd
Was recently tested by its originator,
Bnron Odkolok of Paris. The contriv
ance weighs only twelve pounds and
consists of a parachute attached to a
small cannon. A string from the can
non is attached to the aviator, who in
tho moment of danger arises In his sent
and tho cannon Is discharged, throwing
tho parachute and tho aviator free
from the machine. The aviator before
ascending buckles two heavy straps at
tached to the lower end of the para-
tbuto about his waist.
HONORING ERIE ENGINEERS
Ono of tho most Important and re
sponsible positions any man can 'hold
Is that of railroad engineer, and, un
fortunately, It Is ono to which there
has been the minimum of personal
fame attached until tho Erie Rail
road commenced, recently, Its pecu
liar sytsem of rewards. By means
of these an engineer, after protract
ed fine service, can have his own
name painted on his engine.
Locomotive engineers do not be
long, of course, to tho uniformed
corps, so that they cannot have ser
vice stripes, such as are given to
conductors, brakenien, and signal
men. It has ibecn a long-standing
problem to reward engineering ser
vice properly. The position Is unde
niably the most vitally Important of
tho running staff of a train, but by
Its very nature it enforces privacy
and anonymity upon tho men hold
ing It. Being a highly specialized
position, It does not put a man In
line of promotion for work In other
departments, and because of Its pe
culiar charm to the men who hold It
It Is a rarity when an engineer will
leave his locomotive for any other
branch of railroad work. Yet it has
seemed manifestly unfair that these
men, many of whom are particularly
loyal and efficient, should have no
Isible honors. So the JSne turned
the question over In its -mind.
As a result there was established
'The Order of the 'Red Spot," under
the stipulations of which any en
gineer In the service of the Erie can
be distinguished for fine work by
having the number plate on his lo
comotive painted a bright red.
This order had the following rules
and regulations:
(1) Name: This Order shall he
known as The Order of the Red
Spot, of a Master Mechanic, Chair
man, one tho New York Division and
Side Lines, and all other divisions
of the Erie Railroad.
(3) Membership Committee: The
Membership Committee shall consist
of a Master Mechanic, Chairman, one
Road Foreman of Engines, one
Trainmaster, the Chief 'Dispatcher
and the Superintendent, ex-ofllclo.
This Committee will elect, on the last
day of each month, the members of
the Order for the following month;
membership for any month shall be
posted on the first day or that
mouth.
(4) Conditions for Membership:
Engines in good physical condition,
clean and tidy, free from avoidable
failures, both mechanical and en
gineering failures.
(a) Advantage of Membership:
Red Spot engines will be given pre
ference over other engines in the
following particulars: Preferred
space in the roundhouse; preferred
attention by hostlers and cleaners;
preferred runs for exhibition, test or
special purposes. Red Spot engines
will not bo loaned to other divisions
when other suitable engines are
available. Red Spot engines will not
he taken from their regular engi
neers when such action is avoidable
Red Spot engines convey to their
regular engineers and firemen spec
ial disciplinary conditions. Member
ship for any one month will modify
any suspension given during that
month by five days. In case disci
pllno be discharge, membership will
be carefully considered in 'favor of
the engineer or fireman Implicated.
(G) Conditions removing engines
from Order: On annlicatlon of five
days' relief from discipline, engine
barred from membership during the
remainder of that month. Avoidable
engine failure, as determined by the
Committee, bars engine from the
Order during the remainder of the
month. Neglect to maintain in con
ditlon or appearance of engine, as
determined by tho Committee, bars
engine 'for remainder of the month.
(7) Badge of Membership: Num
ber plate to be printed a bright red.
Following the Installation of this
order to which, of course, only engi
neers were eligible, tho Erie enlarg
ed its credit system for all Its men
and established a "Roll of Honor," a
list printed each month In the little
monthly magazine devoted to the em
ployes of tho railroad, of the most
unusual and distinctive services ren
dered to the company by its men.
Then, as a crowning tribute to Its
engineers, It was decided to allow to
each man of long service and excep
tional loyalty tho privilege of baviug
his own name painted on the cab of
his locomotive.
In tho early days of locomotives
when they were something of a rar
ity, it was customary to namo each
englno just as steamboats aro nam
ed, and tho National heroes all had
their due representation among tho
engines. There was an "Abraham
Lincoln," a "George Washington," a
"Ulysses Grant," a "John W. Gar
rett," and countless others, all dis
tinguished by having tho names
painted on the side of the engine.
Then, as locomotives grew more nu
merous than National heroes, tho sys
tern of numbering them was evolved
and gradually the old roster of her
oes went to tho dump heap. From
this the Erie took Its Idea. This
ultimato honor has no codified rules
governing It. It Is conferred simply
when, in the opinion of tho railroad
officials, it has been fairly earned
There aro J, 500 engineers in the ser
vice, and 'many hundreds of them
have (belonged to the "Order of the
Red Spot," but only eighteen men
havo received this highest dignity,
They are, naturally, tho veterans o
tho service, the men who havo prov
ed their reliability In test after test
of their brain and brawn. There Is
no actual time stipulation controlling
the gift, though ttrao is rightfully
considered to be one of tho supremo
tests of efllclency.
Following Is a list of men whoso
cabs bear their names, given In
the order of their promotion: Samuel
W. Evans and Harvey Sprlngstead
of tho New York division; Harry W.
Smith, Greenwood Lako division;
Calvin Vorhls, New Jersey and New
York Railroad; William H. Johnson,
Northern Railroad of Now Jersey;
Michael F. Fritz and W. S. Carpen
ter of tho Delaware division; James
J. Salloy of tho Rochester division;
J. A. Hammond of the Susquehanna
division; W. R. Benedict of the Buf
falo division; T. C. Clark of tho Al
legheny division: J. F. Bruner of the
Meadvllle division; W. R. Slado of
the Cincinnati East; J. M, Dando of
tho Cincinnati 'West; John Wonder
ly or the Chicago and Erie; Alexan
der Larkin, Mahoning division; P.
Nixon of tho N. Y. S. and W. R R.,
and William R. Martin of the Alle
gheny. Not one of these men has ev6r
varied once from the pinnacle ,of per
fectlon since ho was given his name
on his cab. The prldo It Inspires ab
solutely baffles description. Many
of theso men are known In every
city they pass through. Passengers
frequently delay their trips till It Is
possible to travel with them. The
engines they drive are fairly re
splendent. These precious locomo
tives, named Instead of numbered,
aro nurtuerd llko children, and woo
be to tho flippant bystander who tries
to mar their gleaming sides.
It Is not possible to make any ap
plication for tho named engine, and
no engineer knows when It will como
to him. It may be conferred after
prosaic years of fine service or after
some sensational act of signal gal
lantry. For example, AHMander
Larkin was instructed to se!
engine Into tho roundhouse
pairs and general cleaning, an
It came back to him, lo, there
his own name in place of th
ber. So unexpected was the dis
tinction that tho old engineer broke
into sobs at the sight of it.
'It is to this system of personal re
wards and personal responsibilities
that the Erie Railroad attributes the
most remarkablo fact In its history.
That it has carried 225,000,000 of
people In the past eight years and
has had only one fatality.
ARIEL.
Ariel, Jan. 20. The 'meeting at
the local Seventh Day Adventist
church of Ariel Jan. 18, resolved
itself into what might be termed a
mass meeting, when resolutions
were passed remonstrating against
proposed Sunday legislation now be
fore the United States Senate In Con
gress in Washington, D. C. The res
olutions were brought before the
congregation by Hiram S. Swingle,
elder of the church, and were passed
unanimously. They read as follows:
WHEREAS, tho Johnston Sunday
bill, now pending In the Senate of
the United States, is religious in its
character, in that it is designed to
loster the religious observance of
Sunday, and
WHEREAS, tho exemption clause
attached to one of the sections of
this hill indicates most clearly Its
religious character, by exempting
from the application of this section
those who belong to a religious so
ciety which observes some other dav
of the week than Sunday as a Sab
bath, and
WHEREAS, religious legislation
is contrary both to the spirit and
letter of the Constitution of the
United States, and if carried to its
logical conclusion moans a union of
church and state, and the persecu
tion oi dissenters; therefore,
RESOLVED. That we resnectful-
ly, but earnestly, remonstrate
against tho passage of this bill, or
any other bill requiring the observ
ance of Sunday as a rest day which
may como before the Senate.
Similar resolutions were ipassod
in every one of tho 2000 Seventh
Day Adventist churches in the United
States, thus showing that about 70,-
uuu members in this denomination
alono are strongly opposed to any
Kinu ot Sunday legislation.
Elder Swingle said the reason
Seventh Day Adventists are so vigor
ously opposed to the Johnston Sun
day bill in Congress is because the
passage of it would be the first step
towards the union of church and
state, which would ultimately bring
persecution upon dissenters. It was
stated that not only are Seventh Day
Adventists opposed to Sunday legis
lation, but also thousands of others
who love religious liberty.
In giving further reasons why his
denomination Is opposed to Sunday
legislation, Elder Swingle said:
"Our denomination has always
stood for the entire separation of
church and state, and has earnestly
opposed all attempts at religious leg
islation. Sunday laws we believe to
be religious laws; therefore wo aro
uncompromisingly opposed to all leg
islation in behalf of Sunday observ
ance. Sunday is a religious institu
tion; its observance is a religious
act; a law enforcing that observance
is a religious law; therefore wo be
lieve It should not exist in this coun
try. Tho same may be said regard
ing baptism, prayer, or anything else
pertaining to religion. Wo believe
that Christ, the founder of the
church, taught tho complcto separa
tion of tho church from tho state;
and this, we bellovo, should bo the
attitude of every professed follower
of him.
"Now, as to our attitude regard
ing a law to closo tho saloons on
Sunday. It Is well known by all who
know anything about Adventists that
they aro uncompromisingly opposed
to the saloon on all days of tho
week. We believe that they are a
menace to tho welfare of the state,
and that they should not bo permit
ted to carry on their destructive
work; therefore we join in every
'movement to secure laws for closing
tho saloons entirely."
PHONES AND PARCEL POST.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
the following to say regarding rural
telephones in connection with tho
parcel post:
" Rural telephones have spread
over practically tho entire country
and they will bo used In conjunction
with the parcel ipost to tho advant
age of both tho farmer and the
country merchant. Tho housewife,
for example, finds that she Is out of
sugar; she steps to her telephone
and orders it sent by parcel post.
If tho farmer breaks a harrow or a
part of some farm equipment, it will
not he necessary for him to hitch up
and drive to town; ho will merely
stop to his telephone and order the
new part sent by parcel post. The
tlmo saved will more than compen
sate him for his outlay of stamps.
I expect to see tho country mer
chants advertising free delivery In
their local papers, Just as his city
brothers do. They will uso the par
cel post as their delivery wagon."
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ABSOLUTE
1871 FORTY-ONE YEARS OF SUCCESS 191;
WAYHECOUHg
The Leading Financial Institution of Wayne County
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THE PROOF
We lead In CAPITAL STOCK f 200,000.00
We lead In SURPLUS and UNDIVIDED PROFITS 372,862.00
We lead in TOTAL CAPITALIZATION 572,862.00
(Our CAPITALIZATION is the DEPOSITORS SECURITY)
Wo lead In Deposits 2,463,348.60
Wo lead In TOTAL RESOURCES 3,040,099.22
This year completes the FORTY FIRST since tho founding ot the
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