Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 26, 1917, Page 7

George Owen Squier, lieutenant colonel in the United States army, who Iready has an international reputa- on for discoveries in the fields of tricity and chemistry, is by the war department officially declared to e made an epoch-marking discoy- in sea telegraphy. Experiments tinted and carried out by him have shown that Morse signals in cable fi munication can be read audibly, d of visually by flashes, as . t. The device employed is an m cable receiver. E eriments been carried on between Doints United States a olonel Squier is a son of Michi- whose proficiency in physics when a student at W to his going to Johns Hop university, after sa he National Milita He ori eater ved the artil- but cted with the signal corps, service, ‘after 1898 he was and he is now of th During lation corps. 11-1902 he was busy supervising the installatl of the Philippine cable telegraph system, In 1912 he was sent to London as military atta at the ‘ and was there when the war began, Later he was sent for to » the aviation corps of the United States ¢ ¥, in which work he accom 1 remarkable results. He 1 foundations which promise in vsughly efficient. His writings on the sine-wave plex telephony, absorption and on electro-chen sms, him fame, tail of intercontinental commur ial and social. * twenty years in Utah that no rned tradition is gratifying beyor »vernor Bamberger was asked to ! States. fel beings,” said he. Miss Mabel T. Boardman, presi- of the American Red Cross, is t is known in impolite parlance as rank” for sanitation and cleanli- ss. She believes as firmly in this Principle in peace as in war and her friends declare Miss Boardman be- s cleanliness is not only next to ness, but comes near being first. Her horror can be pietured then when on recent visit to the South, she obliged to view the shiftless state of personal cleanliness in which the Carkies, many of them, revel. She finriiz caught a gray-halred old negro smokix¢ a villainous corn- cob pipe on the steps of his*cabin and sared to do bati'e with him on he spot. “How in the world do you expect so to heaven with a breath like she sniffed, congratulating her- n having struck a weak point {n the pious old fellow’s armor. “lee, hee,” snickered the darkey, “When ah dies, lady, ah ’spects to lose ized sch systems of tele now to be enhanced by he was a Mormon and a Republican. s for instrvetion of avintors time to make this part of the service aphy waves by ve yuted to mug m, have this latest application of ingenuity ulcation, which has large sig ectro-magnetic ficance, Forty-two Jewish boy, years ago a German- fourteen years old, land- ed in N York from Hesse-Darm- stadt, Germany, with $13.40 in his pocket. He did not tarry in New York, but went West and stopped at Salt Lake City, Utah. Today he one of the wealthiest men of the state, a pioneer in railrvad building, and on January 1 he was inaugurated gov- ernor—the first non-Mormon and the first Democrat high office. berger. “You people of America—you na- tive-born—do not know w splen- did opportunities your country offers,” says Governor Bamberger. “Nowhere else in the world could I have found the opportunity given me to rise in life, and I am the proudest American to be His name is Simon Bam- citizen in this country, I am an American, not a hyphenate, but an American. It has been an unwritten one should be governor of the state id expression.” what he attributed his success in the “The faet that I have always tried to be honest and square with my rocking back and forth in his mirth. mah breaf.” Senator Willard Saulsbury of Delaware, who was selected to be president pro tem of the senate to succeed the late Senator Clarke of Arkansas, is a son of the late Senator Willard Saulsbury, and belongs to the family in which the Delaware senator- ship has run for generations. His term will expire in two years, and, as Del- aware is normally Republican, it was felt by his Democratic colleagues that his election as president pro tem would ald his chances for re-election. He is an active politician, and be- lieved to be a very skillful manager. By marriage he is related to the DuPont family. He was April 17, 1861, wes graduated the University of Virginia, was admitted to the bar, took a high place among the Delaware lawyers and extends his activities in many directions. He is vice president of the Delaware Anti- Tuberculosis society, belongs to the Bons of the American Revolution, Colonial Wars, etc, and has been a mem- ber cf all the Democratic state and national committees since 1802 and ocean cabling, | | le elected to that | That I, a foreigner, should have | FORGOT ONE BIG ESSENTIAL. Milton Balzac was a struggling au- thor. Of course, he was poor, and, of course, he was starving and living in a bare garret. No self-respecting au- thor ever struggled without a bare garret. But now the end was at hand. He had had no food for two days, and his |masterplece had been returned from the forty-eighth publisher. | So at midnight he carefully stopped | Up every crevice In windqy and door, turned on the gas and lay down on his plank bed to die. But in the morning—such is the lrony of fate—there arrived a letter |from a famous editor inclosing a check for $100 for one of his exquisite Short stories. Ah, it was too, too sad! Rut do not weep. M. B. not |dead. He is alive today, making ten thousand a year from had fe ten to put — Pittsburg was graph. The Local Flyer. “How's the 4:30 asked the strange “She accommodation?” in Jiggersville. “n 40 minutes Inte today,” plied the ticket agent, af- | fubly. “the ’s a new engineer on No. 17 and he ain't satisfied with himself "less he’s burning up the rails at 20 miles an hour.” ain't mo WHEN WILLIE COUNTS. 1 Mother—Willie | fore he Jones counts ten be- fights. Johnny—Yep, and he foi anything after It. doesn’t count Still Intact. In proof that wonders never cease, An auto racer known to fame For many years has risked his neck And sull looks very much the same. Paw’s Ide: emuel—Say Little paw, what is a | pessimist? Paw A pessimist, son, is a man who always carries an umbrella on a clear | day. Generous. “That old Closefit would never give you nickel.” Yes, he w uid.” “A dime, Wherein They Differ. queried small “what's the difference be- tween a genius and a fool?” “If a man has a scheme and makes ney out of it,” replfed Tod “people call him a genius; if s they call him a fool.” Tommy a lot of m die he lo Dubious Outlook. “T understand you have a new neigh- bor.” “Do you expect to be friendly with him?” ° “T hope for the best, but he has five little boys and my library windows are In an exposed positian.” ree About Size of It. “Life in camp,” remarked the dear girl, “must be something grand.” “Not exactly that,” rejoined the young Heutenant, “but it’s something in-tents.” The Light That Fails. Said She—They say that the light of a parlor match will frighten a wolf. Said He—Possibly. But it takes more than the light of a love match to frighten the wolf from the door. Ain't This Awful, Mabel? “Even a policeman can't arrest the flight of time,” remorked the alleged humorist. “Oh, I don’t know,” rejoined the matter-of-fact person. “Only this morning I saw an officer enter a side door and stop a few minutes.” a af aes Aiming Low. “You women don't seem to have high heels.” : “We don't? One of our ideals is to be recognized as man’s equul,” “That is whkt I was thinking of.” SPREE VNTR LES EE THE CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE COULDN'T GUESS HER AGE. in old admirer of low old ts he old repr If he’s one of s about sixty years eful as a dollar at one time for spending or old dad,” replied young Reg- Gral n. Vuen I hear you mark like that I feel as if it duty you out to a cabaret with me some night and make you enjoy yourself,” inald make a re were my to take Promising | Outlook. “Young man," itast, “you say my daughter?” * said the eminent cap- you want to marry how are your worldly pros- ry good at present, sir. She vows she will never marry any other man and J don't believe you would turn her out if she married me.” So Thankful. “While my daughter was playing the plano last night a strange man pulled the doorbell and wanted to give her a half dollar.” “Must have been a great lover of ; he said it was a thank offer- ‘ause he dido’t live next door The Shame of it. Poorman—Oh, dear! I do Just think of the could do if we only had the Mrs. wish we were rich. good we rman—True, my dear; but we can do a great deal of good In a quiet way as It Is, Mrs. use? Poorman—Yes, but what's the No one would ever hear of it. Tempus Fugit. “Do you know owed this bill how long asked the tailor. “Haven't the slightést idea,” swered Mr. Jibway pleasantly. “Nine months, sir!” Well! How time flies! It mily yesterday that you present- ed it to me for the first time.” Indirect Action. —I suppose yor have occasionally. —Yes—that Is, I mind my wife when she tells we to mind the baby. you have an- “Well! | yes rs s novels. He i Fi » a coin in the gas a pas ‘ | | ! ‘ittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-} |” @ eae cs . mh =! vie ° f "Ss » | Truly Resigned. old, I'll have to b ful. | rb about Christian fortitude, Sis- = 5 : rT ns has it.” Lesson in Punctuation. | ‘ll me about her, Thus spake the teacher to his class | “Rhe itism has kept her away Now, tell me, wh are paus ” from two revivals, yet she is still con-] 4 ¢ small boy at foot replied: vinced that It is all for the best oe isd 2 = | though she missed seeing some of the 5 rath . most notorious blucksliders of her ac-| wywnon 1 en a erescer anmmaed quaintance ask mercy at the throne Senin: ali harerkind taniinch of graci to mind THE YELLOW “ERIL. ADNERT SING The Advertising Manager—Shall I run your ad next to pure reading mat- ter? The Advertiser—Yes, if you can find any reading matter in your paper that could be considered pure, Eliminating the Mud. “Here's a postal from a rural youth who says he fs tired of sticking to the farm, and wants my advice,” re marked the answer-to-correspondeate editor. “Tell him he may be able to dodge the stickiness by having the farm paved,” suggested the haors« reporter, Cost Him Much Maney. “I'd like to shoot that guy.” “Who Is he?” ’ “He writes the bargain ads for Gduchem & Co.” nial Made for Youthful Wearers The style-wise mantkin is busy pa- rading the newest thing In one-piece gowns before the practiced eyes of buyers of ready-made dresses. First he wonders how she gets into them; next, he wonders why she ever wears anything different, and finally he buys. Shortly you will be doing likewise, for the one-plece frock has made a hit with matron and matd. The model shown here Is designed for a miss who hus arrived at the dig- nity of sixteen yeurs, at least, or progressed somewhat beyond. It may be successfully made of any of the light-weight woolen fabrics, as serge, gaberdine, broadcloth, and other weaves. It Is very effective made tn small black nd-white shepherd's check, and trimmed with black braid | instead « mbroldery. When She Goes Bicycling Clothes exactly suited to their use are sure to possess distinction, be- cause this is one of the elements of good style. Now that everybody goes bicycling, costumers have bent their fertile minds upon togs for the wheel. and have turned out such altogether fetching creations that the sportswom- an dotes upon them. It is enough to tempt one to live out of doors all the time, when comfort and beauty are combined as they are in sports clothes, From top to toe the lady who smiles at life, in the accompanying picture, is dressed as she should be. Her suit comprises three pieces, knickerbock- ers, coat, and skirt. She wears golf stockings and low-heeled, broad-toed calfskin shoes. Her hat 1s. close fit- ting, a smart shape with brim enough to shade the eyes. It is of a light-col- ored velour, trimmed with a scarf of sort silk, ' While on the subject of sports hats a new, rainproof fabric which {s dou- ble faced merits mention. It looks ike a thin leather on onv side and a hl This dress looks too simple to need description, and it is simple, but less so than a glance conveys. It has a fitted lining under the watst, which supports the skirt and holds the waist in position. A plaited and shirted panel is let into the plain, straight-hanging skirt at each side, The bodice is gathered into a belt and fastens along the shoulder and un- der arms with snap fasteners, The sleeves are large and gathered at the wrists into a narrow band, The easy turnover collar, faced with white, Is of exactly the t character for a frock of this design, Embroidery in rich colors brightens the bodice, girdle, and 5) Ss, and a little band of it appears on the panels in the skirt. satin on the other, It is used in hate intended for motoring, or any ather sport. Then there are hats crocheted of a patented braid. They are beauti- ful and comfortable, clinging to the head like a glove to the hand. ‘The wheel sult shown In the picture is made of serge in shepherd's check, and depends upon bone buttons for its decoration, The coat is made with a perfectly plain, fits smoothly alout a hips, and is just full enough to allow a comfortable stride. When the fair