The Washington herald., 1907-11-07
AT THE HOTELS.

There is a scarcity Of hard coal at
present" said James J. Richards. OF Ros-
ton, at the Raleigh. last night. Mr.. Rich
ards is interested In the whoiesals coal
trade at the Hub. and is on his way back
TO Boston from n business trip South.
This scarcity may grow to the propor-
ton OF general pinch. We can feel ft
already in the increase OF orders for coal
and many dealers who do not ordinarily
come 20 US have been 70 Us 70 see wbat
We can do toward giving them an fupe-
diate supply. II Is pressure that make.
them go TO dealer with whom thew do
not generally trade We are having trou-
Die to get a supply for our part OF the
country. and in some cases we know that
the dealers are very short-so short they
nave been Offering premiums for offers
or immediate delivery 10 them. That *
what counts when you come 10 consider
shortage They would not taH, pre-
nlums Il they were not woefuIIv sbv in
ther supply And then the railroads al
present are shipping all the coal they
can get to the Western points. so as 10
use the Lakes before they freeze IN
The supply Of coaI-carryine cars has
always been very short. but as all pos
siole cars are now diverted to the West
ern trade, II IS almost impossible for IA
to get cars 20 carry our orders IN Gus
toners IN Eastern points. Then ~ late
the railroads have been complaining OF
congestion on their lines. and We under
stand they have absolutely stopped send
ing cars our way for a time. Boston and
points reached by water-borne coal are
not 50 likely 20 feel the pinch as will
some Of the inland cities which have n
depend on all rail coal We are in DOUBT
as 10 the position Of the railroads in the
matter OF the Interchange OK cars. and
this Is very important item in the New
England coal trade.
1t looks as IL the Ohio election reSrIr
was defeat OF ROosevelts forces in the
Buckeye State. doesn't il? The Taft in
huence evidently has been considerably
Oyerrated"
Donald r. Wallace. a Pittsburg civil en-
gineer who IS making explosives a speciaI
study, and who has been in Washington
for some time studying his subject al the
various government scientific stations. is
making the New Willard his temporary
home while in this city. Speaking OF ex-
piosives, Mr. Wallace said last night.
Dunnite. the newest arrival in the
field OF explosives. the invention OF Mai
Dunn. Of the United States Ordnance
Corps IS said 10 be the most powerful ex-
plosive known. Heretofore this distinc-
ton has been held by shlmose. which
was invented by q japanese inventor
named Shimose- In recent tests Of dunn
ite al Sandy Hook I understand that the
very best fve and SIX inch armor plates
that could be obtained were used as tar
gets The result Of every shot was the
same The armor plate was smashed into
thousands Of small pieces by the impact.
Penetration is not necessary. the impact
being such that the armor is shattered
into countless pieces The composition OF
shimOse is known 10 all the world over.
but that of dUnnite is a secret held by the
United States alone
1t is very clever scheme. this test
ride OF army officers. 20 get rid Of some
OF the Older officers in order 10 make
room tOT the younger ones, but som. OF
the older officers that have been found
wanting in the saddle are experienced
in knowledge. which comes only with
years in the service. and which is Just
as uecessarv 10 the government as the
ability OF army officers 10 swing on the
back of a horse and trOt or gallOp a
certain number Of miles"
From talks with people 1 have had
from al over the country. there seems
TO be an almost universal demand for the
reconciliation Of President Roosevelt
This embodles the view OF William H
Tavuluo axa~t.4Fr-a ,-s,-,----f.-fr--.- .r.-
State or New Hampshire at the James
town Exposition, as 10 the prevailing
opinions heard az the exposition with
reference 10 the next Presidential cam
paign. Mr. Topping Is registered at the
Arlington. and continued his talk in the
following manner.
There IS no enthusiasm for any one
else. and from what I can gather there
is nething that IS going to prevent the
denomination OF President Roosevelt In
less between now and the time Of the
convention he makes a more emphatic
and vigorous statement that under no
circumstances would ne take a renomina-
ton, I think he viii be the Republican
candidate From the East. the West. the
North, and the South. YOU ask a man
who the people want. and the answer
invariably is Roosevelt. Next 10 Secre-
tary Taft. who was looked upon as
RoOsevelt's man, and is not popular be-
cause OF any great spontaneous desire
for him personally. Gov. Hughes. OF New
York. is the most talked OF man for the
nomination. IN fact. Hughes has pretty
good-siZed boom, and on his two visits
10 the exposition he made good. I have
noticed Hughes talk is on the increase.
On the Democratic side the sentiment
seems 10 favor Bryan. with Gov johnson.
OF Minnesota, as his running mate"
Eugene s Bell. a wholesale drug manu-
facturer Of Chicago, is in this city and
making the Shoreham his headquarters.
Speaking Of the new cocaine law which
has been submitted 20 the Illinois State
legislat-,e M Bell said last night,
Representative Church will introduce 4
bin in the legislature which is intended
to prevent the sale OF cocaine If ii can
be done by legal enactment.
1t differs from the present law not
only in that it more accurately describes
what is meant by cocaine. but imposes
heavy penalties for the illegal selling OF
II IL goes so far as 20 forbid physicians
from prescribing the drug 20 persons
known 20 be addicted TO its use To make
it impossible 10 sell any OF the products
Of cocaine which have different tech
nicai name and yet are practically the
same thing. not only is the illegal sale
Of this particular drug forbidden. but
that of alpha or beta eucaine. or any
salt or any compound containing any OF
the foregoing substances or any OF their
salts or compounds or derivatives