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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02

The principal live stock centers are
Chicago. Kansas City. Omaha. St.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02

Only he that knows what u IS 70 re
down can appreciate being up IN the
word y. o. tlcayune
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02

The man who promises 70 lay the world
a. a girls feet remarked the Observer
al Events and Things. after marriage
often finds il difficult TO place ton Of
coal a. her disposal. "-Yonkers States
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02

The total distributiye sales for 1906
exceeded
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02

Procrastinaticn may be the thief q
time, but every man puts on dying unul
the very last minute.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02
Il Cures While You walk.

Aliens Foct.Ease is a certain cure Tor
hot. sweating. callous. and swollen, aching
lee. sold bv All Druggists. Price 25c. Don't
scent az substitute. Trial package FREL.
Address Allen s Olmsted, lie Roy, y. \.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02

There il only one true goodness IN th'
world--a perfectly square deal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02

The housewife makes no greater e.
fort 10 Keep her kitchen clean than We
do 70 keep IN sanitary and hygienic
condition our abattoirs They are
thoroughly scrubbed al the close o.
each days operations. and automatic
appliances are Used wherever possible
IN order 10 eliminate the personal han
ding Of meats. Rigid rules governing
these points are strictly enforced: lax
ity means dismissal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02
visitor. Always weicome.

No other industry in the world gives
such cordial welcome to visitors as
Swift & Co. We keep open house the
year around. and maintain q corps Of
specially trained guides. with special
elevators and rest rooms IN one year
We have entertained over a quarter o.
a million Of men and women; IN one
day-Grand Army Day. ls0I-we en-
tertained $4,000 Among our visitors
have been ambassadors from foreign
governments, princes. noblenen and
distinguished citizens from al lands
and eminent folks from every State in
the Union We wish 70 familiarize tie
public with our methods, and the best
way TO 60 that IS TO Jet the public see
for itself We have no secret proc
esses OF methods in any department
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02
swift's Premium Ham. and Bacon.

Switt's Premium Hams and Bacon
are more widely and favorsbly known
than any other brand. Their popular
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02

Tel a man he has shrewdness and be
never tanks Of doubling Il.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02

Wool Soap
Scented Toilet Soaps
Swift's Pride Soap
swifts Pride Washing Powder
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02

cis=s,e splendid. school convenient railways
close AZ hand, taxes low.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-02
swIft's silver Leaf Lard

Is a strictly pure lard. kettle rem
dered. and put up in 3. and lO-pound
sealed pals. Il IS Americas Standard
Lard. and enjoys a high reputation
and an enormous sale.
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= Bushels 20 the Acre
will - fhe Average
Weld q WHEAT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
The Mayors San Francisco Committee.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: There
Is a strong feeling that the Mayors
In sending financial assistance to the citizens
of the stricken localities in California should
keep their work separate and apart from
every private interest. and especially from
any OF a charitable nature.
In the opinion of some members Of the
committee the proper course for the Mayors
committee will be to send the funds raised
by that committee directly to the citizens
relief committee appointed by the Mayor OF
San Francisco. to be disbursed by that COM
mittee at its discretion. These members do
not consider it the appropriate thing to send
a professional charity worker from this city
to San Francisco TO assume charge OF the dis.
tribution of New York City's financial relief
there. but believe that the whole matter. IN
so far as that city is concerned, could wisely
and properly be left to its own citizens.
In other words. these members OF the
MAYORS committee believe that the moneys
raised here should be sent TO San Francisco
intact and not us a dole of relief through
any charitable agency. 1t was for that reason
that they insisted upon the adoption OF the
resolution quoted in THE sun, as follows:
Resolre5. That 1t is the sense OF this ommltte
that the distribution Of any needed assistance con-
tnbuted through this committee should be made
as far as possible through the local committees
or organizations in the different cities. towns and
villages.
This. It Is understood, was agreed to only
dlltl hS1ula III luA D'' i'N'iN W N'''
phone from the representative oil, Secretary
Taft at Washington, who Is president OF the
American National Red Cross Society, that
the course indicated in the resolution would
be pursued.
Dodge, president OF the State branch of the
Red Gross Society. that it has been agreed
that all sums collected b. or In the name Of
the Mayors committee and paid to the treas
urer OF that committee. Mr.. Jacob, II. Schin,
shall be merged with the sums paid to hin, as
treasurer, of the Red Cross Society in this
state and transmitted to the treasurer of the
national society at Washing ton. This was
acceded to only because Mr.. schif's son.
had been made treasurer of both funds and
much of the money came u~ndesiGnated IL
would be impossible to diff%erentiatc the two
accounts, a..
Otherwise these members never would
have consented that funds raised by the. citl-
zens of this city for the relief Of the c~iti7eus
Of a sister city suffering because OF a great
calamity like this, and not through any fault
of their own, should be disbursed through
any charitable agency or at the hands of any
representative OF a charity sent from this city
for that purpose. There is q strong feeling
among members of the committee that this
is not the time for the exploitation of any
personal interest. NERITAS.
NEW YORK, April %.
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IF ABDUL HAMID DIES.
The Succession TO the Ottoman Throne
VIII There He n European Conferencef

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir Tit
reported serious Illness and expected death
of the Sultan of Turkey must be causing
some anxiety to the Governments OF Europe
more directly interested in the succession
to the Ottoman throne and the disposition
of The Sick Mans" Inheritance. Although
but "a years OF age, Abdul Hamid III. is phys
ically and mentally much Older, and his
condition for more than II year past has been
a matter OF concern to his physicians. The
occurrences of the last few months have. II
Is reported, prejudicially affected his health
In many ways. SO that the question or the
succession TO the Khalifat may be raised at
any moment.
Legally. according to the Mussulman law.
Abdul Hamid's successor should be his brother
Mehemmed Reshad, who ia not yet 81 and
Ia favorably spoken Of. But the Sultan.
whose evil genius seems to have had the
upper hand throughout his career. has set
aside the law and. it Is said. with the approval
Of tho Sheikh-ul Islam, has nominated his
~favorite son Mehemmed Burhaneddin. The
probability therefore is that there may be q
dispute between the partisans OF the legal
and nominated successors leading TO Internal
trouble and foreign Intervention Whether
the unpopularity Of the Sultan among Mus
sulmans outside Of Turkey will be continued
toward his successor would appear to depend
on which OF the parties gains the succession.
The favored son is but 81 years Of age. and
being inexperienced. more likely to fall under
the control Of one Of the oliques about the
palace. The brother. naturally. would be
approved by the more rigid observers OF the
law inside and outside Of Turkey. and would be
more likely from his more liberal character
TO weld together the elements which the present
Sultan has been playing of against each
other for his own purposes and against the
interests OF his empire.
For this reason 1t will be Of particular In
terest to see what the attitude OF the European
Powers will be In the event Of a dispute over
the Ottoman succession, for on their common
or discordant action will depend the future
Of the Turkish Empire. and perhaps the peace
Of Europe itself. As an attempt at O division
of Turkey might involve a struggle that would
upset Europe, II seems not improbable that
trouble over the succession to the Sultan
might be avoided by a conference for which
that which sat lately at Algeclras would be a
precedent. PERA,
NFU Vonu Anil "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
Plan for an Emergency water supply.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: The destruo-
ton Of the great Western city by earthquake and
then Are makes me believe there is q plan by which
we can avoid such a catastrophe. Any city having
a waterfront as San francisco had ought to DO
saved from hre by use OF Its great water supply,
even n Its water mains BIZ broken.
There Is a possibility OF trouble at any time. OF a
broken water main caused by deterioration or ex-
plosion, or an insufficient supply Of water at the
time most needed. which In either case would mean
the fate VI a city II a Are had gained any Roadway.
Firehoats could be used TO pump the water with
large pumps through pines laid along the streets
and connected up to the point where the hre engines
are stationed 10 help force the water 70 the hrc.
Sections OF pipc eight or ten feet In length. made
OF light steel. would be attached TO a ten inch fc2i-
bic hose on the hydrants aboard the frehoats. a
twenty inch discharge from two ten inch openings
would be sufficient for the purpose.
When not In use these lengths would be stored
along the docks under cover. say 500 TO a shed. and
at different spots near the centre Of the city. AT
each place a hand wagon should be ready for use,
In case Of emergency they would be easily con-
yeycd 10 places where they are TO be run.
These sections would have fanges with rubber
washers and slip bolts attached so that they could
he tolncd readily and so furnish the city with an
independent supply Of water.
This system Is practical and could be made to
work to perfection. p +, GUTHRIE.
NuTLEY, April %.
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which formerly stood in the fire district
Of Baltimore-tall buildings with large
areas Of wooden floors, which appear to
have been built under q rather poor
system either of building laws or build
ing inspection. Such a district would
necessarily form a good starting point
for a co~nfagration, the steel fireproof
buildings not being sufficient in number
to check such a confiagration when once
it started" In the residence parts he
found great numbers of wooden houses
massed closely together-"whole resi-
dence districts, he declares. The red
wood of which they were built is porous
to water, and shoulders rather than
blazes; but even redwood cannot with
stand intense heat.
The following conditions, says MIR.
BRADLEY, seem to have been the I'M
doing of San Francisco: A business
centre built after the usual manne of
large American cities, with the greatest
view to present profit and the least re-
gard for permanent security; residence
districts absolutely dependent upon
water to prevent the spread Of confa-
grafton, and water cut of by q great and
unexpected calamity" Alb to the water
supply, there is testimony from other
sources that some Of the pipes were
thirty years old. They were probably
30 worn by decay as to be in no condi-
ton to hold together when violently
shaken. For two or three years the city
and the water company had been IN
litigation about the rates, which the oity
refused to pay, and the company had
done no more repairing than was abso-
lutely necessary.
Making San Francisco a city that could
be saved from conflagration is going to
be a grave problem. Wood is abundant
and stone dear. Labor is higher there
than in the East, and building strikes
have been common. The demand for
materials will be so great that prices are
likely to soar. But San Francisco must
replace its banks, shops and factories
as expeditiously as possible to stop the
diversion Of trade to Seattle, Portland
and other Coast cities. The rebuilding
will be done in the shadow Of a disaster
full of warnings.
To be safe San Francisco must gener-
ally adopt what is called the cage con-
struction" for its big buildings; streets
must not be too narrow, and there must
be fire breaks, or open spaces, so regu-
lated as to check a c~onf1agration; and
particularly must the congestion Of
wooden dwellings be avoided. Fire.
proof as a term applied to modern con-
structions may be derisive i the building
is surrounded by firetraps. .
Cities ravaged by fire have not al
ways profted by the experience. Bal
timore has rebui!ded better than Chicago
and Boston: and san Francisco, if it al
command the capital, should improve on
Baltimore. But The question of ground
values and the grinding necessity Of
resuming business are not easily dealt
with by the reformers who talk so bravely
Of a grander and a better city. In the
case OF San Francisco legislation may
become necessary, and it might be well
for Governor PA8DEE to call the Legis-
lature in extra session to cooperate with
the architects and builders in planning
tue new eli Y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
An American Senator.

No one can read the tributes paid to
the late ORvILLE H. PLATT in the Senate
on Saturday, at a time when the disaster
at San Francisco held the attention Of
the country, without realizing that he
measured up to the best traditions Of
that body. Obituary oratory in Con-
gress is usually ~perfunctory when not
sentimental, and often it is both. The
old familiar lines are quoted; and il
susceptible we learn how human as well
as how great the deceased was. But
in the case Of ORvILLE H. PLATT there
can be no doubt Of the genuineness of
the testimony given, and the praise
sounded rings true.
II is significant that Senators from all
parts of the Union wanted to be heard;
and one and all they spoke of the sim
plicity as we'll as the strength OF Mr..
PLATT's character, his sterling good
sense, his great industry and his devo-
ton to his work. When elected to the
Senate twenty-seven years ago he said
to his nciehbors in Meriden: Just now
everything is new and seems unreal.
| can scarcely appreciate the future.
How l shall bear myself, how | shall walk
in the new path in which l am set, time
will show. l do know that l shall try to
do the right as l see the right" The
people of Connecticut had no doubt Of
Mr.. PLATT's worth and fidelity; term
after term they sent him back to Wash
ington. To the end he probably had
some doubt of himself.
There is no better witness to a Sena-
tors services than Mr.. ALLISON of Iowa,
who has sat in his seat for almost thirty
years. He is not given to positive ex-
preston, but speaking Of oRv1LLE H.
PLArr's connection with the important
committees of Judiciary, Finance and
Cuban Relations, he said that "the in
stances were rare in history at any
time where any Senator has served more
faithfully, industriously, effectively or
mere to the advantage Of his State and
his country" Mr.. MORGAN of Alabama
ca lied him q model American Senator"
Mr.. TELLER said that "his aspiration for
his country was for all parts and all the
people within its borders" Mr.. LODGE
spoke of him as "a statesman Of a type
which the country can i'll spare, a thor
OUCH American type which we may well
pray to have sustained and renewed
! among u.s. Reviewing his career, Mr..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
Some Advantage in Being New York.

TIcH lt 'ftttiN''t tHut
All over the country there is generous giving for
Che relief Of San Francisco. Many cities have
done nobly, the smaller as well as the great and
rch. BIT New York dwarfs the help offered by
other centres OF population. The metropolis is no
better than other places. no more willing TO give
for any good cause. The difference Is that Of
enormous wealth and the habit OF doing things on
an immense scale. SO the greatest city makes all
lesser municipalities look smal and feeble by COM
parison.
New York thinks in millions. In a great emer.
gency II gives accordingly. 1t is the concentration
OF American wealth and business. II gathers to
itself much OF the productive energy and much Of
the fruits OF industry In the entire country, The
result Is tremendous power and unparalleled ability
TO meet a vast disaster.
There arc serious drawbacks 10 such concentra.
ton OF wealth and population, industry and com.
merce. as has taken place on and about Manhattan
Island. The evils and dangers resulting are amiliar
TO all thoughtful men, But there are also advantages
in keeping so vast a reservoir OF strength aud ability
always ready for the hour OF need. The same
energy and the SAME resources scattered In a dozen
ciues might not be so easily set In motion on short
notice or handled so effectively.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
Building a City.

The usual plan Of city building Is to
let the place grow as it will. A single
building or a single street becomes a
nucleus from which there spreads and
sprawls first a village, then a town, and
at last a city. The result is almost in
variably a nightmare of streets and
alleys, lined with a mixture Of novels
and palaces, shacks and skysorapers.
In time the architectural evils are in
some measure corrected, but a model
city must begin at the beginning. OPP
portunities Of this kind rarely come now
adays. Believe as they may that their
town will n day be a huge metropolis,
townsmen rarely make any provision
for the coming greatness.
Canada has one Of these rare oppor-
tunities. She has a chance to build a
model city. The western terminus Of
her new Grand Trunk Pacific line from
ocean to ocean will be at a place which
it has been decided to call Prince Rupert.
The new railway is a national enter
prise, and as such the Dominion Govern
ment has practically full control Of the
plans for the new city at its western end.
Its location is some four hundred miles
north of the present city of Vancouver,
not far from the mouth of the Skeena
River, and only a short distance from the
southwark projection of Alaska. The
region Is now practically a wilderness,
and Canada has a chance to build a city
as 1t should be. She can lay out broad
streets, plan sewer systems, provide for
ample parks, reserve suitable plots for
public buildings, and impose restrictions
upon the class Of structures to be erected
in particular districts.
The growth of Vancouver has been
handicapped by the competition of Vic
toria, and the American cities Of Seattle
and Tacoma have not been without in
fuence on its development. Prince Ru-
pert may have suburbs and feeder cities,
but it is little likely to have any rival in
its neighborhood. 1t should be built
with an eye to what it will be a hundred
year from to-day. 1t would be well
worth while to make a long trip to see
q place Of that kind.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
FOR SECOND CITY FERRY.
Money for Boats and Terminal Lands Com
Ing At Once.

Dock Commissioner Bensel asked the
Aldermen's finance committee yesterday
for an appropriation of s4,1oO, 600 part OIL
the $21 ,OOo, 900 the Beard Of I'll mas
sanctioned for dock improvements mr'
Bensel told the committee that some OF tne
appropriation would be spent in municipai-
izing the Thirty-ninth street ferry me
commission appointed by the Sinking fuhu
Commission to appraise the properly 10 Do
taken over will not report for some time,
but to save delay Commissioner Bensei
wishes to purchase the extra GROUND
needed in South Brooklyn and 70 leu COL
tracts for the three new boats. Inc poaIs
will cost about 5000 900 and it is e~etlnateo
that the entire cost of the ferry VIII De
about So, 0 ,0oO.
Some of the committeeman were oeglh-
ming to question Mr.. Bensel about the
details OF the municipal ferry SCHEME ahn
wanted to know if he thought 1t woulu pe
a profitable investment when the toIn-
missioner remarked that those we're matteIs
they would have to get from the Sindns
Fund Commission. He explained, low
ever, that he thought the idea Of the oon-
mission was to make the ferry, free event.
ually, and that the purpose behind euch a
step was to build up South Brooklyn ana its
big waterfront. The committee VIII repol'
fayorably.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
Remarkable News From the Anthra-
cite Country.

A singular and interesting situation
in the anthracite coal regions was dis
ciosed IN correspondence from Scranton,
Published Yesterday.
So Gar ee the world at large Is informed,
that large and prosperous portion Of
northeastern Pennsylvania is not in
danger Of invasion by foreign foe, nor
has war heen declared against it by the
people Of counties adjacent. Yet prep
aratiors Of distinctly warlike nature are
pushed with all possible rapidity and
thoroughnsss, we ere told; high stock
AIDES, such as were used two generations
ago in the Far West to ward off Indian
attacks, ere built around coal properties;
scores Of box cars are turned into NOV
able barracks; other fixed barracks
are in course Of construction at various
collieries; guards are brought into the
region from outside; canned goods,
smoked meats, cots, mattresses, blank
cts, are unloaded from trains and car
ried within the Notifications, accom-
panied by cooking utensils, stoves, &C.;
cooks are placed in charge; sewerage
systems are in some localities con-
structed, so that those confined within
the stockades can endure a protracted
siege without undue danger of disease.
1t is reasonable to suppose, further, that
the guards are not ~unprovided with arms
and ammunition; otherwise they would
be of comparatively little effectiveness
in time of battle. Possibly 5000 able
bodied men have lett the region since
April2 in order to seek work elsewhere.
All this is happening within five or six
hours of New York city and four hours
/. of Philadelphia, in one of the most popu-
lous regions of the United States-a
region to which and through which run
a number of great railroads, such as the
Pennsylvania, the Reading, the Central
of New Jersey, the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, the Delaware and
Hudson, the Lehigh Valley. This region,
moreover, contains scores of important
towns and several large cities; it has
educational institutions of wide repute;
hundreds of churches, banks, trust COM
NAMES. mills and factories Of many
| kinds: a vast and varied bulk Of general
business, from large wholesale houses
to extensive department stores, and
smaller individual shops; theatres, opera
houses, Conservatives Of music, schools
of painting and of the fine arts generally;
lawyers aud judges and physicians and
surgeons Of more than local reputation;
clubs, scientific and historical societies,
libraries, hospitals-in a word, all the
outward signs of a stable, conservative,
cultivated community.
1t is difficult for outsiders to under
stand, perhaps, that a single word spoken
by a group of half a dozen men, and
put TO vote in a convention Of delegates,
could instantly paralyze business in this
great section of our sister Common
wealth, could virtually place it on a
basis of local war, with the danger and
suffering attendant thereupon. Yet the
people who live there take the matter
for granted. The coal mining compa-
MES are preparing to resist by force what
they believe, to be imminent danger Of