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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-24
Science and Invention

lust as our naval authorities at Wash
ington are drawing plans for American
hattleships that will outdo the Dread
naught. leading French authority comes
out with the opinion that the British
are on the wrong track. A blunder in
naval construction, according to Admiral
Germinet, was never moro signally made
than in the building of this British naval
leviathan. Admiral Germinet occupies
position in France similar to that of
ord Beresford in England, or Captain
Mahan in this country, and in an inter-
view with a correspondent of the Paris
Matin he produces sensation by de-
claring that the greatest warshlp that
ENGLAND has ever built is absolutely a
mistake in naval construction. The ad-
,-,;ral states 1t as his opinion that neither
tonnage. weight of metal, nor size or
shells will hereafter decide battle at
sea.
Rv taking advantage of the dffraction
disks formed by the waves OF light ABOUT
bright points, Messrs. Siedentopf and
Zsipmondy have produced, with a micro
scope, a magnifying power OF eo,Voo alam-
sters and it is estimated tina the same
.,sothod NAV achieve a power of 100000
Tbe objects experimental with were
narticles of gold. which almost approach
the ninuteness of molecules, disseminated
tbrourh ruby glass, which were rendered
virtually visible by means of their DIFF
fraction disks-that is to say, the disks
hainq seen, the particles could be counted
and their true size determined, although
thew were not themselves visible lnde-
pendent of the disks
s.
Some wears ago b fleet OF British col
,ier~ was sunk during storm in an Eng
len harbor and remained under water for
e,ve years before being salved and
hroueht to the surface. An examination
~ the coal showed that it had kept Its
,,alne for steam purposes. and this led to
some experiments by the naval authori-
t,es which settled beyond all doubt that
coal stored under water did not deteri-
orate as when stored in the air. Taking
need Of this conserving power of water.
the western Electric Company is build
,ng flooded coal pits at it's plant at
Hswthorne. ILL., The excavation is 800 by
u feet and II feet deey, built by concrete
and divided into twelve pits. The coal is
dropped directly from the cars, which
pass over the pits. and the fuel is re-
moved when desired hy means of a
steam shovel.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-24
7ORLD WIDE REVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS OF Men AND WOMEN
WOMEN A POWER IN
FINNISH PARLIAMENT

NO far the women members of the Fin
nish parliament have introduced
~ twenty-six petitions and motions.
Baroness Alexandra Gripenberg. Lu-
Gina Hagman tone of the most able
OF the new members) and Anna
Huotari have sent in three different
petitions for the abolition of the hus-
bands guardianship over his wife, and
for the readjustment or modification of
the laws concerning the common prop
erty of husband and wife. Baroness
Gripenberg has also sent in petition
too give the mother larger rights over
her children, and Joined in petitions with
three others for raising the age of pro-
lection for girls without guardians to II.
Lucina Hagman. with Evelina Aia-Kul-
ju sent in a petition for raising the mar
fiageable age of women to IL or IL the
age now being 15); she also, with II.
Kakikoski, petitioned for the opening of
more positions in the government SER
vice to womer; and she petitioned Tor
the Improvement and development of CO.
educational schools. Aedvig Gibhard and
others also have presented petitions con-
corning the legal positions OF illegitimate
children; for founding institutions for
unprotected children; founding of insti-
tutions for unmarried mothers with their
children; asking that instruction In do
mestc economy should be given women,
and a grant made for it from the state
treasury; also that it should be the duty
OF every parish to provide midwife
America beiresses paid the following
sums for titles:
Duchess of Roxburge (May Goelet). $50 100000
| Duchess Of Marlborough (Consuela 80,
VanderbiiD ...............,.. o'oVo'o0o
Duchess of Manchester qieena zim- ooo ooo
rnerman) N'VVV'oVV
| Countess Boni de Castelane (Anna
| 1,,..s.e1 20 .,,esoId maisv Ieiter) 2,O00, 900
Lady Curzon MARY Letter. ........... s'ooo'VVV
| Countess of Craven (Cornea Bradley 40.
r,4a va,,nonth (A1ice Thay) SOC, 900
Princess de chimay tClara War0...... o"'OOo
| Princess Mary of Wales, aged 10, is
depositor in the postoffice savings bank
and is said to be giving the promise OF
much acumen ard ability In the man
agement of her Independent estate.
s.
The Young Spanish queen dresses with
tasteful magnificence. When her mother,
Princess Henry of Battenburg, enter
| tanned King Edward at Kensington pai-
ace the other night, the Spanish queen
u caring a beautiful white gown, su-
perb diamond crown and diamond ana
ruby ornaments, looked lovely, dazzling:
She has acquired the "queenly manner
and indeed can hold her own in any as
semblage of English women. even OF the
most beautiful.
The following pensions are paid an
rually to deposed royal personages In the
Hawaiian islands: Queen Liliuokalani,
$500: Mrs Emma Barnard, $500; Mrs.
Kamakani Simeona, 5000; Mrs. Mary X.
stolz. $500; Mrs. Paahao, $500. and Mrs.
Mahelona, $500.
A descendant of Wallerstein, the greaI
Genera, of the Thirty Years war and
the hero of Schiller's drama. has fallen
on evil times. A broken down woman
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-12
EUROPE's UNCLE EDWARD.
Nearly All of Royalty ON the Continent
Related to E~ngland's King.

The birth of an heir to the throne of
Spain adds another to the long list of
sovereigns and heirs apparent TO whom
King Edward is uncle, says the London
News. An irate German, on hearing of
some alleged diplomatic success of the
King, exclaimed, ''Achi he is the little
uncle of the whole of Europe and has a
finger in the pie at every court The
Kaiser is the son of the Kings eldest sis
ter. Then follow in Germany the Grand
Duke of Hesse, son of the Princess Alice
and the Duke of Coburg, son of the Duke
of Albany. The Car is the Queens
nephew and the Czarina the Kings niece.
Turning to smaller nations, In Greece the
crown prince is the Queens brothers son,
and the crown princess is sister to the
Kaiser and niece to the King. In Rou-
mania the Crown Princess Marie is the
eldest daughter of the Kings brother,
Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg. King Haakoa
of Norway Is the Queens nephew, and
Queen Maud is the Kings daughter. In
Sweden the crown princes eldest son is
married to the Princess Margaret of Con-
naught, which brings a niece of King Ed
ward into the direct succession. In DEN
mark, of course, as the King of TINT coun-
try is Queen Alexandra's eldest brother.
the crown prince is her nephew. Lastly,
| princes of the house of Saxe-Coburp az
which King Edward is the head. occupy
the thrones of Belgium, Portugal and Bui-
garia, so that the Kings family influence.
whatever such influence may be worth is
tolerably extensive.
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THE T MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-The cotton mar
ket opened barely steady, at a decline OF
2 to s points. and shortly afterward was
9 to IL points net lower on the active
months under liquidation by some of last
weeks buyers due to lower cables, fear or
further weakness in Wall Street, the de-
pressing influence of the telegraph strike
and a rather more favorable review OF the
crop for the first week of August by a
prominent Georgia authority than ex-
pected. Trading was not active and sell
ing was checked at the decline by reports
of continued drought In the western belt
During the middle of the morning nuc-
tuations were narrow and prices were a
point or two M from the lowest.
The market eased off to a net loss OF
about 16 to IS points during the forenoon,
and. while prices at midday were 3 to =
points up from the lowest. sentiment. was
nervous and unsettled. with the airy
weather In Texas preventing more agsres-
sive selling as a result of the unsettled
situation and the wire troubles.
Quotations furnished by Van Schalck ~
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N AM

Money on call in New York. 21s@5 per
cent. New York Clearing House state
ment: Exchanges, $155, 49, $50; balances,
Sc, 1894, 2s1. and sub-treasury debit, 1901, DAB.
Sub-treasury gained s12s,O 900 from the
banks and since Friday it has gained
s22S, COO.
Commercial bar silver in New York, GS
cents; Mexican dollars. 52A centimes; bar
silver in London. 81 5-16d.
Paris rentes, "a francs 521a confines.
Paris private rate of discount 81 per
cent; exchange on London, 20 francs 10
centimes. Berlin private rate Of discount.
AS per cent: exchange on London, %
marks As pigs.
Money on call in London. 2h2 per cent.
Rate of discount for short bills, 3%43 15-16
per cent. three months bills. 464B per
cent. Consols for money, Sid; for ac-
count, 81 1-16d. The Bank og England to-
day purchased e11,00O gold bars in the
open market.
Foreign exchange market held a weak
tone, with rates off 10 points. Demand
sterling was quoted at 4.S640Q4. S645; cables,
4.S7; sixty day bills, 4.s2A0482h; short
francs, 5.16B less lie. and short marks, So
less 1872.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-12
THE PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Flour-Receipts,
e,O3S; sales. 1900; dull and easy; Mime
sofa patents. 490d5.35 ; winter stralghts,
4.10O4.3 80; Minnesota bakers, 3.6594.15 win
ter patents, 4.4OD4.S0.
Wheat-Receipts, lac. 600; sales. 900. 900.
Between the demoralized opening In Wal
street and weak cables. wheat broke over
ton heavy. September. s5d95ls; Decern-
Rye-Dull; No. 2 Western, So; nominal
f. o. b., New York.
Corn-Receipts. $3.50; nominal.
Beef-Steady.
.P~ork-steady:. mess. 1s.Ooa1s. 70; short
clear, 16.75q17.75.
Lard-Easy. 4.
Sugar-Raw, quiet: fair refining, s.4ss;
ce2trifugal 96 test, 1881; molasses sugar,
3.1S15; refined, quiet; crushed, $40; pow
dered, $40; granulated, 500.
Petroleum-Firm; refined, all ports,
s. 400S.45.
Coffee-ouiet; No. 7 Rio. ess; No. 4
Santos, 75a.t
Moiasses-Dull; New Orleans. 87@4S.
Butter-Irregular: receipts. 1927; cream
cry, common TO special, 20025: State dairy,
common to fancy, 1924; process. common
to extra, 1S@223; Western factory, COM
mon TO extra. 19n21H.
Cheese-Firmer; receipts, 63S; State, full
cream, colored and white. small. best, 1874
11$ do. fair to good, 1oD11; skins, lac.
Eggs-Firm; receipts. l ,2S0; State, Penn
sylvania and nearby fancy, selected white,
Is: choice, 24d26; brown and mixed fancy,
24025: first to extra first, 1902; Western
firsts, 1903; seconds. 1f9l7.
Poultry-Dressed. steady: Western broil-
ers, l7q20 turkeys, 10q15; fowls, 12915.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-12
TO COMPEL
HARTMAN
TO ANSW
Bonaparte to Begin Pro-
cesding Against Him-=NO
Criminal Prosecution.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-Inquiry at
the Department of Justice elected the
authoritative information that there
will be a proceeding to compel e. II.
Hartman to answer certain questions
he refused to answer when before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
at New York last winter; also that
no other proceedings against him, and
no proceedings against the Union "a
eihc have either been determined upon
or are now under consideration.
Acknowledgement Bonaparte returned
today from his vacation and took up
at once many important matters pend
ing in the Department of Justice. he
was unwilling to discuss the reports
that he had returned to begin criminal
prosecution in the Hartman ana
STANDARD Oil cases, but speaking gen
orally he said the department stands
ready to bring criminal action when
there seems a good chance to convict
He expressed no opinion concerning
the possibility of conviction in case
action is brought in either of the cases
mentioned.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-12
HUNTING BEARS IN INDIA.
1t Is a sport in which Noise Us a Pre-
dominant Factor.

The beaters arrived at camp the fol-
lowing morning. They began to come
in twos and threes, then in hves and
skies, and finally in dozens, so that by
the time breakfast was over, the en-
tire male population of some three VII
lagos were grouped about my tent,
With the help of the ~shikaris, hfty OF
these were selected and each given a
slip of paper bearing my signature, for
when they came for their wages at the
M of the day. ! did not wish the
friends and relatives of the heaters as
well as the heaters themselves turning
up for payment.
The din these fifty souls succeed in
making as they move in a long line up
the base n two sides of a wooded
nullah shrieking, bowling, cat-cattlng,
setting off fire crackers and beating
tumtums. is enough to drive any self
respecting bear out of his seven senses.
An army Of battle shouting dervishes
could hardly create a greater amount
of uproar. nor is IL at all surprising
that the bear should find a pressing
engagement elsewhere at the earliest
possible m after finding his nullah
thus rudely invaded. II he turns down
army; if he tries to escape by the sides,
he is met and driven back by heaters
already posted. Therefore he does the
most natural thing in the world by
fleeing up the centre of the nullah, d.
rectly away from the oncoming din.
At the top Of the cleft stands the
sportsman. The uIdergrowth prob
the bear or the bear seeing him until
they actually meet.-From Black Bear
Honktng in the Valley of Kashmirs' by
]. ]. Grew, in Outing Magazine.
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STRAWBERRIES.

The strawberry p~ropagates itself in two
runners and by seed. If the run
ners are kept from roofing the vine will
make an effort to reproduce itself from
seed (production of berries) in the spring,
and some horticulturists have given as
their opinion that If the vines nre not al
lowed to throw out runners in the summer
there will be no loss of vitality by the old
plants, and the matter intended to be con-
verted into runners will be stored in The
plants and converted into fruit when the
proper time arrives. The first thing to do
after harvesting the crop is to thoroughly
clean between the rows and pun out the
weeds between the plants in the rows, so
as to give the beds the benefit of the hoe
as much as possible. Moisture is always
beneficial 10 strawberry plants. and the
ground should be worked deep at first and
then kept loose ON the surface until late
in the fall, when. the vines may be
mulched. Burning the beds should be
lone when the ground Is frozen. This, it
is claimed, will enable the plants to begin
anew in the spring. the old plants being
thereby invigorated, the ashes providing
potash, and the seeds of the weeds de-
stroyed. Leaves, straw or other materials
may be placed over the plants before win
ter sets In. 10 remain as a mulch until
early in the spring. Fertilizer Is APP
piled both just \ after harvest md
early in the spring. Potted plants are rum
ners that are grown IN pots close to- the
parent plants. each runner Being separated
from its parent whom II Is well rooted IN
the pot It Is tfsnsplanted from the pot
to the open gRcul1-
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-12
PRODUCTION OF
IRON FALLS OFF.

CLEVELAND. o., Aug. 1.-THE Iron
Trade Review says today:
July as a pig iron producer. while turn
ing out larger aggregate tonnage In its
thirty-one days. did not equal the record
attained by June, Il thirty-day month, IN
respect TO individual furnace capacity.
July's total of 2,257, 1893 tons, as COM
pared with the Jun total OF 2,237, 42O tons
netted a gain Of 20.573 tons. Against May.
q month of equal length, which established
the high producing record of the present
year with 2.291 .030 tons, July shows a fall
ing off of 33,037 tons.
Tie average duly capacity of the furn-
aces in blast in June reached T4,5S1 n
while July's corresponding figure was r.
1923 tons, or a considerably less tonnage.
This appears TO la been due in a great
measure 10 the number of stacks which
were blown out in the month for repairs,
or we're interrupted In their operations
through other causes. The idle capacity
was somewhat larger than in the proceed
ing month, as on August l there were but
1886 stacks in action, against 34l stacks on
July 1.
OF the total of 2.257. s9S tons of pig iron
produced in July. LASS 500 tons were utll'
lied In the mills of the producers, while
TAG, 64S tons were made for disposal in tnt
open market.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-12
WAGING FIERCE
WAR ON TRAMPS.
Pennsylvania Railroad Begins a Wig
orous Campaign Along Its Lines
Against Knights of the Road.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 12.-The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad has set on foot a war
against the tramp and is sending out
circulars to all magistrates in territory
touched by the Pennsylvania asking
that when a tramp be caught train rid
ing and brought before them that he
be dealt with harshly. The fight Sat
u-day, with a nitro-glycerine bottle as
a weapon, against two train crews and.
the fearful explosion resulting at Ridg-
way, Pa, has caused the railroad peo-
pie to take this move, and they are
also appealing to different police heads
of the country TO work with magis-
trates and inspect railroad tramps in
hopes that they may find among them
m-uch-wanted crooks.
The railroad sets forth that nos of
the safe blowers and burglars of the
country now travel on freight trains
because it is more safe and there is
little danger of them being punished
or discovered by the different magis-
trates before whom brought. That the
tramp at Ridgway, whose exploding
nitro glycerine put five men besides
himself in the hospital. was a burglar
has been fully established.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-12
BIGGEST WARSHIP
WILD RIVALRY ETWEE OUR
NAVY AND THE BRITISH.
If John Bull Launches a Larger Dread
naught We Are to Go Him Several
Thousand Tons Better.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Naval cir
cles are agitated over a report which
reaches Washington that the British
admiralty is about to lay down the
keel for a giant ship that will be so
per cent. greater in tonnage than the
redoubtable Dreadnaught.
1t is difficult to secure any infor-
nation respecting the plans for this
ship, and it is said that the British
Government is again proceeding, as it
did in the case of the D-readnaught, to
build the vessel behind closed gates.
Eventually, of course, the main char
acteristics of war vessels built under
the conditions become known, but the
British Government feels that it is
amply repaid for the trouble 1t takes
to build the ship secretly, by the fact
hat the British navy is thereby kept
at least two years ahead of that of
any other country In point of design,
a most desirable consideration in these
days when a battleship is frequently
obsolete in the course of five years
after going into commission
1t is understood that the new ship
is to be of no less than 10000 tons dis
placement, against the 10000 tons of
the Dreadnaught, but aside from the
mere matter of superior size, the de-
sign is believed to include many novel;
ties, some based on the experience of
the D~readnaught. Such a one, for in
stance, is understood to be the con-
templated assembling%of three guns in
each turret, so that if the new ship
is equipped with six turrets, she will
carry no less than Is guns in her main
battery. The calibre of the guns, how
ever, will, it is believed, remain at II
inches, the present standard.
The report of the British plan has
caused some of the holder spirits
among the American ship designers to
proceed to greater length, and to pro-
pose the laying down of a battleship OF
40, 900 tons displacement, placing the
American navy clearly in the lead.
Naval designers are believed to be
willing to undertake the construction
of such a ship. 1t would cost no less
than $4,000, 900. but in view of the
predominance 1t would give TO America
as a naval power, it is argued by the
advocates of the proposition that sucf
a ship would be an economical invest
ment by tending to enable peace.
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THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1s.-Wheat today
opened weak because of owe prices IN
the Minneapolis curb and Mt Liverpool. The
decline at Liverpool WAS based upon larger
worlds shipments and an increase In the
amount on passage. Favorable weather
in this country was also a depressing rae
tor. September, opened %@h TO Bqlc
lower at S6A to S6A. and sold at S6s.
Corn was weak. Cool weather through
out the Northwest was a steadying factor.
September opened a shade to BdA lower
at 549s to 54%.
Oats were weak on realizing sales, favor
able weather and the strike of the
t~elegraphers. September opened a shade
higher to M6% lower at A to Aes, and
sold at 43ss. Local receipts were 90 cars.
Provisions were quiet and steady. Sep
tember pork opened pa higher at 1915.
Lard was unchanged at $40. Ribs were
unchanged at S.721a.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. Aug. 12.-American securities
declined sharply at the opening today.
Losses of a rOint or more were general
throughout the list. Southern Pacific,
Reading. Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
and Canadian Pacific led the downward
movement. AT noon the market was weak
and unsettled, with prices u to IL below
Saturdays New York closing.
Operators looked forward with consid-
cradle anxiety to the outcome of the set
Element this week and business was re-
stricted to narrow limits. The mining
carry-over Is occupying attention.
On the receipt of the New York opening
prices the tone became fiat, but a slight
rally occurred before the close and final
quotations were above the worst of the
day. Canadian Pacific suffered with
Americans and Grand Trunk were de-
pressed Notwithstanding the increased
traffic returns.
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R EARNINGS.

That the railroads of the country as e
have begun 10 curtail and even to
reduce their operating expenses is indi-
Gated by the percentage increases in gross
and net earnings. The aggregate exhibit
of ffty-eight roads for the month of
June. published this week. shows an in
crease in gross earnings of $780, 600. or
1854 per cent, and an Increase in net
earnings of $s,747,5 800. or 1917 per cent
The significant point about this exhibit is
that the percentage of net increase again
approaches much closer to the percentage
during the winter months.
For first week In August
Wabash, $545, S61; decrease. s24. s10.
Minneapolis q st. Louis, $79.665: lncreasa
s. @s. From July /, 1924. al; increase
Canadian Pacific. sl15e5. 600; Increase
$l66.0o0 From July /, 1896, 900; increase
Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsbure. slsl. ssa.
decrease 80 Ssa;S ~ From JULY / Ss97,42s:
Columbus 1rl Rsilway Company. regular
-f-oE na41nh1a sanfannhs, Ao@4
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ROADS AND RURAL cARR1ERs.

If the road drag law is properly en-
forced 1t will result in a wonderful i'm
provement at a reasonable cost. Naturally
the roads they will have dragged will be
those over which the rural mail carriers
travel, for these roads, well kept, not only
tnsures better delivery of mail, but, as
they are laid on the most accessible thor
oughfares, they are the best roads for the
people TO go TO the various towns over.
There are about 100 miles of roads in Ne
Donough County over which rural carriers
daily travel. If these roads are kept in
good condition no citizen in the county,
hardly, Will have to travel over half a
mile before he viii get onto one OF these
rural route t~horoughfarea. over which he
can travel TO any town Ia the county and
to any part Of the county.-Macomb