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coast mountains are the great basins OF
the Yukon and the Kuskokwim rivers,
with much timber along the streams,
most OF II small, though the Tanana has
long been known for its large growth
Of spruce. Tho wide plateau lands
between the rivers are only sparsely
timbered. The chief varieties In these
river basins are spruce, white birch,
poplar and aspen. The sweeping gen.
civilizations by some writer's regarding
the important timber resources OF this
region are not borne out by later obser-
vations. Mr.. BROOKS and others who
have travelled extensively In the Yukon
and Kuskokwim basins say that In the
valley lowlands are many clumps OF
trees measuring two to two and a hall
feet In diameter near the ground, but
most trees are only from five to twelve
inches. With proper protection the
timber will be ample for local use, but
has no value for export. The Indians
in this region are responsible for the
forest fires which annually kill the trees
v Q wide areas, and this evil must DO
abated or the supply will become in
sufficient for local needs.
The coast regions north Of the Aleutian
chain and nearly all Of the interior be-
tween the Yukon and the Arctic Ocean
are in the great timberless belt, where NO
woods Of any kind are seen excepting
in the lower valleys, which contain thick
growths OF willow.
We may thus broadly classify Alaska,
In regard to it's forest resources, into
three provinces: the heavily timbered
district Of the southeast, which will afford
much lumber for export; the thinly tim
bered regions Of the interior plateau, and
the fairly well wooded valleys Of the
Kuskokwim, the Yukon and it's southern
tributaries and the Sushitna and Copper
rivers, which will provide timber for
local use, but not for export; and the
timberless tract which extends north
from the Aleutian Islands on the coast,
from the Arctic Circle in the interior,
and also embraces many areas all over
the Territory that are elevated above
the timber line.
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coNcRErE CONSTRUCTION.
coed Material Properly Mixed NecessasJ
@ lts Success.

% its Success.
To THE EDIToB or THE SuN-Sh. Tas
| communication In THR Sun commenting on
the article on Failing Brick touches . live
subject but draws wrong conclusions. !
have q specimen brick personally obtained
and well authenticated from the original
wall OF the Tower OF London. built BY the
Romans more than 1000 years ago. Thia
wall was discovered twenty-five years ago
while a portion OF the structure was BEING
removed. In subsequent rebuilding the OLD
wall had been enclosed within the new each
time and thus was preserved.
The specimen Ia a portion OF q brick at
tached 10 the cement mortar In which 1t was
laid. The brick 10 well preserved and the
cement mortar Is perfect and almost az hard
as flint. This and numberless other instances
c~onclusively establish the permanency Of both
brick and cement concrete when properly
made OF the right materials. b.
Every failure of concrete construction
must be traceable to violation OF well STAB.
lished rules In the selection OF materials or
Ia their mixing or use. II must be obvious
that II one perfect and durable structure can
be made of concrete (and there are thousands
Of such scattered all over the country every
concrete structure can be as perfect ana
durable II made In the same way OF equally
good materials.
Increase Of the Portland cement produce
tion Of the United States from 200. 900 barrels
In 1880 to IS, 000, 900 barrels In 1905 shows the
drift and preference In the building world.
II 10 too late To attack successfully con rete
as o material. II 10 not too late. and 1t 10
very timely. to attack improper methods.
materials and supervision.
II looks easy to a concrete. This In
duces every novice TO old himself out as an
expert, and the wonder ls that there are not
more failures. II the materials are good
and the mix say five TO one. careless mixing
twenty to one. This weakest spot determin ines
the strength Of the entire structure. The
most unfortunate thing is that this defect
or bad cement In monolithlo concrete built
in forms cannot be discovered until set. or
perhaps until 1t fails under the load and the
damage 10 done.
,nd d ! fat sss 'H sSoa sss I Il Sls ds; soi 81 fam au ar.
tiers that the unit system OF concrete con.
~struction Is Inevitable to insure safety. and
perfect work; d TIE shs r UNITE b.i OF o si1orss q e.
thoroughly. and. harden before being used,
any defective pieces are rejected. Concrete
s s,{iSt' . se 3 S,So rst % psass ss sns n nsely uP u T.
concrete TO continue its marvellous growth.
SslD DSl ls:s S saEsFs . e. O Z fssu RI sf IN Il a d aTHiSss:;
s1d sns. fsn' there Being mn in % RSaisss' w Mssr
s s.shsr e ps as.F'f Sat S 81 Sf's spd Sio ss q ms sss
viii be merely pieces Of real concrete. and
f in o1 1sssly aoI + P%ssh ~ amy MAD. Ss' ,S SSo r ssIl's ecss
forms and viii be more ippsryious. hand.
coma &c mako "e. seiia o sns . ssssf la i sasn - D0s'''''
ALFRED o. CRosrEA.
LIrrLR FALLS. August 20.
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Tho Criminal Rich.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE sus-Sr: As q
Lincoln Republican Of 1890 I wish to express
TO you my intense satisfaction with and sp-
probation OF your editorial mo Taboo for
the Criminal Rich.' 1t touches. In my opinion.
the heart Of the matter and shows where
the true weakness In our social life lies.
Unless q nation. q community. like an In
dividual, has regard for and maintains its
own self respect by clean. honest. honorable
living In word and deed. II n deserve and
will not receive the respect and true regard OF
others.
II your editorial and the Presidents letter
could be issued as a campaign document and
placed in the hands Of all intelligent self
respecting men and women Of both parties
I believe the result would be a distinctly
marked higher standard Of honor. In It's true
sense, and honesty in our political. pro-
~fessional. mercantile. and last. but not by
any means least. our family life throughout
the nation. and particularly In our larger
cities. CHARLEa BATTER Pooh.
New YORK, August 81.
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CHILEAN REL.GR
Suggestion That Our Government Send
salute Meney 70 tine Sufferers.

Suggestion That Our Government Send
salute Meney 70 tine Sufferers.
To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-6r& Tbs
following item was taken from tho news
columns Of this mornings Sun:
The money collected In Chile for the festivities
IN connection with the tnsusuraticn OF President
elect Montt viii be applied 70 the relief a the VIC
tims of the disaster.
/ also read In Saturdays papers that It 10
proposed to burn several thousand dollars
worth Of powder at Oyster Bay on Labor Day.
Would Il not be better to follow the humans
example Of our South American brethren
and donate this sun to the relief Of suffering
humanity In the country where Secretary
Root is ~endeavorins To impress upon the
people that We are their friends and that he
oomea with an olive branch and not with q
big stick"f
The money would talk louder than the echo
Of the guns MON the hills OF Oyster Ray
on Labor Day, ABINGDON II. CARMAN.
PATcHooUK. August 20.
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Curious Behavior OF Hot Air.

To THE EpIrof OF THE SUN-Str: Isn't II true
that hot air risest Then why doesn't the hot air
expended by the students Of a talking academy
defy the laws Of physics and descend, causing
scientists to wrlggle In their eravest Here are the
hypothesis:
In one Of the Montgomery apartment houses
there Is a family on the top floor who seem 10 have
formed q monopoly Of nocturnal talking. The
sessions at this academy begin at 10 o'clock p. NJ.
and close at midnight. Vocal disturbance 10 again
resumed A. at $50 o'clock A. N, and the last gust Of
air 10 spouted out at 7.
An example OF the nature Of the sessions: Stu
dent No. I would say that . and Q 10 four. Stu
dent No. 2 says that Student No. 1 ID Grassy an d
that 8 and I 10 4. Student No. 8 says that both
1 and 2 don't know what they are talking about
and says 2 and 1 and I ID 4. 50 the war goes mer-
rily on and tho citations Of authority would make
one Of our ~casuistio Judges blush.
What oan be more charming than this discussion
70 q tenant on the ground noor who would like to be
NEW YORK, August 20. lMMuNR.
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Caps for the Police.

Doubtless Deputy Police Commissioner
WALDO can produce excellent arguments
to support his decision that caps are
better head coverings for patrolmen
than are the helmets now in use. 1t is
a peculiar and interesting fact that every
new administration Of the Police De-
partment finds something wrong with
the uniform worn when it takes COM
mand, and proceeds straightway to
remedy the defects. These are high
matters, not to be discussed lightly by
laymen, for it is notorious that one
Commissioners ideas Of equipment and
uniform are pretty likely to be scorned
by his successor; and II police experts
disagree with each other, the public
must confess It's Inability pass on such
questions.
The helmet has seemed a satisfactory
article Of clothing. Its shape shields the
back of the policeman's head as we'll as
his forehead. The heavy, stiff material
of which it is made is a protection against
the brickbat. The air space serves to
keep the wearer's head from becoming
overheated, and therefore does not tend
to depilate him. Bald headed policemen
are not numerous. The helmet is warm
enough. 1t is a safe place in which to
carry papers, note book and other articles
OF small bulk and weight. A comfortable,
useful part of the uniform it seems to be.
The helmet, with its distinctive shape
and color. identifies a policeman in a
crowd. The cap will be lower than the
helmet, and many men Of many callings
wear caps. There is comfort for the
lonely wayfarer in the sight of a police
helmet. When a man in a cap ap-
proaches it may DO hard to tell at a glance
whether he is IN inspector, a motorman
or conductor Of a street railway, q uni
formed mailman or a policeman.
There will re regret for the passing Of
the helmet. Yet nobody should mourn
as one without hope. Probably Mr..
WALDo's successor will abolish caps and
restore the police 'skypieces" with which
New York is now familiar. To make
changes in the uniform is the first duty
| of q Police Commissioner.
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Idaho Beer War.
From the Culdssae Register.

Ff0m NE CU1uegdt HtVytfT,
Hughie MCGUIRE Of the Spokane saloon. finding
business dull. dropped the price Of beer from Is
cents 10 s cents a schooner. Hardly had MCGUIRE
served the nrst order to the thirsty individuals
TIL the N. p. saloon men took the wind out Of his
ails by announcing beer two for 8 cents. Then
the crowd went over TO DePartee's. The war was
on In earnest when the silver Dollar man called up
the crowd for free beer Everybody supposed
this was the extreme limit Of the bcer war and each
mans tank was nlled. The Idle Hour knocked EN-
silly by announcin that Il would give away q
nickel with each glass Of beer FILLED 70 the neck
with the delicious beverage, all hands went UP 10
the Idle Hour to gather In the nickels. The price
will hereafter be 3 cents . mug. and the fellows who
have been booking al Lewiston . week can now
amend their money and their time AT Culdesso.
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The Cuban Revolution.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sr: THE
Sun says the Cuban revolutionary movement
is an attempt to take the government from
Palma and the Liberals. TIL Palma party
is the Moderate party. and the Liberal party
is the one which opposes him. 1t is also mac
curate to say the movement Is a Liberal move-
ment headed by General Carlos Garcia, for this
gentleman was not connected with the Liberal
party.
There Is q reason given for the uprising
which bases itself upon the violations Of law
and good faith and the oppression Of all anti
Government men. We Cubans all hope there
will be peace. but harsh measures by the
Government will not bring II.
What Is nesded is moderation on the part
OF the Moderate party palma partly and
GOODNESS on the part OF the opposition.
NEW YORK, August 81. JOSE DE LA PAS.
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DR.. and Mrs. WORKMAN, who have added
to their mountaineering feats by ascending
another peak in the western Himalayas, do
more than merely climb to great attitudes.
Their maps OF some OF the long glaciers
and the mountains around them have been
welcome contributions from this Asian
wonderland, many details Of whose topog-
raphy are still TO be worked out.
Those who know DIR. WORKMAN will be
confident that he hoped TO serve a scientific
purpose in his two days camp at an eleva-
ton Of almost exactly four miles, the high
est camp ever pitched. He holds the record
for high climbing and is especially inter-
ested in studying the effects OF the upper
attitudes on physical life. His experience
has made him soeptical as to the ability Of
the human being to endure the extreme
rarsfaction OF the atmosphere at the top
Of Mount Everest, for example, plus the
tremendous physical e~xertion required to
reach that eminence by existing methods.
His studies on this line were n of the
most interesting parts Of his record ascent
three years ago.
DR.. WORKMAN is short and stocky, with
the hard muscles and wiriness OF an ath-
lete. We might expect he would show
something OF the agility OF the Himalayan
goat among its own mountains; but as much
can scarcely be said of Mrs. WORKMAN,
whose weight seems rather to o~verbalance
her height, and yet she holds the woman's
record for high asoents. 1t is a little peou-
liar that the winter climate Of her American
homo and north Europe lie unfavorable to
her health, and yet she is capable Of great
feats Of physical endurance in the Arctic
zone Of the high mountains.
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Search for Q Family.

TO THE EDITOR or The SUN-Str: I I'm In
search of como relatives from whom I have become
separated. The following are the circumstances:
Ny father was william B. Peel and was born In
Calais, Me-, November 10. 1850, or thereabouts.
When he grew up he lived most Of the time In New
York city. He was married a. the age Of % 10
Julis McGovern. of o small New Jersey town near
Elizabeth. He had three sons born In New York,
one Of whom. Hubert, died. The other two were
Humphrey. born juno %. 1850, and tho second.
myself. born June %. 1883.
On the death Of HE con Hubert my father moved
to Seattle. WASH, about 1890. His last child was
born February 10, 1891, and named walter. His
wife died In March, 1894 and . year later he moved
TO San Francisco, Cal. His last correspondent CO
with the home foiks was In 1895 %.
His brother-i In law was James Price, who was
employed By the white Star Line steamship COM
pany. He had Q sister named Mre. Cunningham.
know very little Of my mothers folks, except
that she was the only daughter Of John AoGovern.
SALT LAKE CITY. August 10. RoBIRT PEEL.
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sad Lo. Of Bunness women.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sfr: Mere Man"
should know that many women work for a living
because they must and not because they want to.
Among Thorn arc old maids and young onca d.
vorcses and widows, They do what they can get
TO do. and would gladly resign their positions 10
men II thereby they could be supported witho u,
working. The saddesi part Of the busln ess won.
ans life is that she has no home life and no social
life. Women make few friendships In business.
Many of these women. II ID true. have oppor.
tunities 10 marry men for whom they care moth
ing, who would support them comfortably. q,
least. Possibly Nero Man" would blame them for
not marrying for q support, e he seems 10 think
all women are very anxious 10 be married.
DO not intend to discuss the morale Of the sub
,eot, l only wish TO say that thsfe are many
women who prefer the working world to q mar.
riage where there 10 no love. l.. AoANsrB.
NEW YORK. August 81.
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Australia has met with a deserved rebu

Australia has met with a deserved rebuff.
Encouraged by the praise bestowed on
some OF its improvements, such as the
blanket ballot and the simplifed land deed
recording. the new Commonwealth VEN
tured to attack the god Of the Englishmen.
e 8. d. A plan was prepared for the intro
duction OF the decimal coinage, which
means plain dollars and cents, In place Of
the charming medieval assortment Of coins
to which the British cling. Australia has been
informed by the home Government that it
will not be allowed to try the experiment,
as that would further break the uniformity
Of the Empires currency. Perhaps Aus
tralia may be tempted to try 1t alone some
day.
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A Washington Mesaphons.

To THE EDITOR OF TEN SUS-sk: 10 II true that
although the Hon. william Jcnnings Bryan 10 In
Europe he main tsins an advertising bureau in this
~countryf This morning I took the trip In a Seeing
Washing ton" automobile. "On your right" said
the man with the megaphone, you will see the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad s~tation-the oldest and
most disreputable In the city. In front Of the
station the Ion. william Jennings Bryan made his
nrst, last and only political speech In the city Of
Washington. And while he was speaking some
fond admirer ran away with his ovcrcoat."
Isl right or fair 10 take advantage Of an innocent
public by such evident advertising devicest
r, r. SourHwoRrR.
WASHINGTON, August 20.
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In spite Of the unrelenting st~andpattlsm
of Uncle JOE it may be presumed that
there is just a flicker Of sentiment for tariff
revision in the Republican party Of Illinois
when Senator CULLoM. a candidate for
reelection, ventures to say that his friend
CANNON went a little too stiff on the stand
pat issue" 1t is all very well for Unole
JOE, with a plurality Of 5000 In the Eigh-
tenth district, to scorn and Josh the
tariff thinkers, but Uncle S%HELLBAcK has to
consider the next Legislature, from which
he hopes to get a new commission.
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Mr.. Rooseveit's Keynote.

In his letter to Representative JAMES
E. WATSON Of Indiana, written three
days after Speaker CANNoN's speech at
Danville, President ROOSEVELT In deal
ing with tariff revision uses almost the
same language that fell from the lips OF
Mr.. CANNON, who had come on from
Oyster Bay to strike the keynote Of
the campaign.
Mr.. CANNON promised that the Repub-
lican party would revise the tariff when
IL would do more good than harm to
the great mass of the people, Mr.
ROOSEVELT Is for general revision when
It will do more good than HARM Mr..
CANNON will probably not deny that the
expression originated in the sanhedrim
at Oyster Bay. But it was not frank Of
him to imply that the Ind ana r publi-
cans spread it on the record at their
State convention in April. What the
Indiana Republicans said was this: THE
true policy Of protection is that the
schedules are to be changed when expo
rience shall suggest their change
which leaves more to the imagination
than ever the Roosevelt annon version.
But the Indiana Republicans warmed up
a little when they referred to reciprocity
as "the handmade Of protection and
urged such reciprocity arrangements
with other nations as will increase our
foreign trade without injury to Amer
lean industry" Uncle JOE had nothing
to say about the handmade, and the Pres
ident did not waste a word on her.
Mr.. RoosEvELT's view about tariff
revision is very much what it was when
he sent his message to Congress last
December, although then he proposed
tentatively a scale of maximum and
minimum rates, $50 as to ecure a certain
reciprocity of treatment between other
nations and ourselves" The plan has now
passed from his mind and he seems to
be "on all fours, to use a legal phrase,
with the Hon. JOSEPH G. CANNON, who,
in Senator CULLoM's opinion, was a little
too stiff in his standpattism at Danville.
But in the main the President is con-
sistent; he sidetracked tariff amend
ment in December for the railroad rate
e4pTesS, anu tic Stlh tIiliho VIC toiih
can wait until the work Of regulating
the corporations has been finished. He
intimates that more legislation to curb
and direct them is coming, for, scouting
the idea that the tariff is the mother Of
trusts, he says:
The only way In which 1t 10 possible to deal
with these trusts and monopolies and this great
corporate wealth is by action along the lines Of
the laws enacted by the present Congress and iis
immediate predecessors"
The President does not go into par
ticulan. That, no doubt, he will do in
his next message to Congress. He is
evidently willing to be called a stand
patter if the country will agree with him
that corporation reform must go on in
the way it has begun. The letter to
Representative WATSON must be re-
garded as a substitute for the speeches
the President had been asked to deliver
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and other
States. 1t is his contribution to the
Congress campaign, and in it he strikes
a keynote" not sounded by the Speaker
of the House.
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For Information a. TO Deer.

To THE Eprron OF TEE suN-Sh: A GORE.
spondent In Sundays SUN asks II deer drink water,
declaring on the authority Of two experieno ed old
hunters that they do not.
II he 10 really seeking knowledge and 10 not
prompted By Q desire to begin q controversy. why
doe sn't he write to the keepers al the geological
garden or the menagerie In Central Parkf The
opinion Of these men. whose business II 10 to care
for the animals In their charge. 10 worth more than
the assertions of q score OF experienced hunters
who are only bent on destroying the game they
arc after. O. r. H.
NEW YORK. August 20.
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Pinless Chinese,
From ne Prortdence Journal.

From ne Providence journal.
A member Of the Chinese Legation, clad IN splen -.
did pale hued silks. stood before tho Casino st
Newport.
-Pins,- he said, cause unidy habits. We have
no pins IN China. The right way TO fastcn things
IL with buttons and buttonhoies or with loops and
frogs. To fasten things with pins 10 to make use
OF an unidy makeshlft. To employ pins 10 70 be-
come lazy and s~lovenly.
-we have no pins In China. Certain foreign manu-
~iecturers shipped millions Of them 10 W IN the
fsst but We sent them back. We had no use for
them. We were too neat"
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From a Rab,d Repsblican.

To THE EDITION OF TIL SuN-SF; We 10 Rand
Hin don't want 10 have the Democratic party dis
inteKrate. No, sir; we arc no Democratic disln-
tegrator or dlsgrunteator. We have used the
Democratic party these my years for Q pun ching
bag, and a nrst rate punching bag re made. II
has developed our political muscle wonderfully.
Got the better OF us IN 's2 (was II, I'm o poor
hand for dates; particularly Democratic dateG.
But we hoisted the bag up on the hook again. and
there II is to-day, and we're a-goin' for II In nne
ne. They say Nj. Bryan 10 going IN take It down.
Wen walt till he docs. ApoNIRAM SWEET.
RAND HILL. N. Y, August 80.
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There was nothing sleepy about a-Grand
Army reunion at Nodaway, Ia. which
Representative WILLIAM p. HEPBURN adj
dressed on August 10. An assertion OF
Senator LA TOILETTE, made at one OF the
Iowa chautauquas, that all legislative
bodies, city, State and national, were under
the influence Of corporations, Mr.. HEP
BURN denounced as "a he." Lord bless
the man, does he not know that Senator
Boz will now brand him as a corporation
tool and add his name to the chautauqua
blacki st2