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New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
Experts Look Forward to
Vastly More Compre-
hensiVe Predictions.


The time may come when it win be possible
TO predict the general character OF the weather
conditions for month. or even for season
The progress of meteorological science has been
such that experts are anticipating in the future
the ability 10 tell even that far in advance
whether the weather win be warm or cold dry
or vet, and to indicate the duration and ter
miaatioa of periods Ok abnormal weather
The Weather Bureau. which was established
in 1870 by the federal government. has main
tained a service. having for its object the pre-
diction of the weather conditions throughout
the United States. It's original service was
intended 70" the benefit Of navigation alone.
hut the service became Older it was extended
for the interest Of both agriculture and COM
merce, The work FOX the first twenty years
was conducted 10y the signal corps of the army
under the direction OF the Wa Department. but
the final demand for strictly scientific bu-
reau, which would not interfere with the regu-
lations of the army, resulted in rganiza tion
OF the service in 1891 as branch of the De-
partment OF Agriculture.
caa lief duties OF the bureau are the pre-
dieting OF the weather; the issue of storm
warnings: the display of weather and food
signals for the benefit of agriculture commerce
and navigation; the gauging of rivers: the
maintenance and operation of seacoast teIe-
graph lines, and the collection and transmission
of marine intelligence for the benefit of com
merce and navigation; the reporting OF tenn
perature and rainfall for the cotton interests;
the display OF frost. cold wave and other sig
mails: the distribution of meteorological infor-
nation In the interest OF agriculture and COM
merce. and the taking of observations which
are necessary TO establish and record the cli-
matte conditions OF the United States.
A daily weather map containing weather
forecasts is published by the bureau compiled
from observations taken at about 200 regular
observing stations scattered throughout the
United States and the West Indies These sta
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
w. p. Letchworth Offers a Park
With Noble Scenery.

The announcement made by Governor Hughes
n his message TO the Legislature a few days
aeo that a park one thousand acres in extent,
containing scenery in quality second in New
York State only to Niagara Falls. had been
offered TO the commonwealth as a gift was Of
interest for moIe than one reason. 1t was news
10 many persons that there was scenery In the
western part of New York of the character
described. To others it served TO recall the fact
that they had once heard of this beautiful sec
ton Of the Genesee Valley. The lack of general
knowledge about It was probably due to the
fact that for many years it has largely been on
the Lard OF one man. and he made no effort to
advertise the beauties which he was developing
for the use OF the citizens of the state. Rail-
roads have advertised excursions TO Niagara
Falls and to Watkins Glen. to Lake Champain
the Ausable Chasm and Lake George with their
historic memories but none 10 visit Glen Iris.
Glen Iris was free to all, without money and
without price. While there were projects for
utilizing the power in the three falls of the
Upper Genesee with their combined descent Of
S30 feet. yet the public never heard of them. for
there have been no fights TO preserve the scenic
beauty OF the surroundings William Pryor
Letchworth, the owner OF the falls and the
cnasm. had the public in mind, and
thing else than units of electricity and dollars
In the spray waited through the canyon in front
OF his home. What he was typiied in the
name OF his park. Glen Iris. a rainbow beauty.
While there has been no fight to prevent
water power companies from robbing the falls
OF their beauty, It was learned yesterday
through private channels that the water power
interests Of Rochester would oppose in the Leg
islature the acceptance of Mr. Letchworth's gift
Only once before has this water power been
threatened This IN 1895, when a charter
was granted TO a company to utilize the right
of eminent domain and take what land It need
ed in order to accomplish fits purpose. The char
ter prescribed that at least 100000 should be
spent on the development Of the power within
i've years. or the charter would become null.
The money not having been spent It had been
assumed that the charter dead. In the rush
attending the close Of the session of 1906 how
ever, three years after the supposed lapse of the
charter, an amendment was passed extending
the limit TO 1911. 1t has been held by some that
a dead charter could not be amended.
Mr.. Letcbworth IN his search for a site for a
country home. upward Of half century ago.
visited that part of the state. Although the
crests Of the gorge had been bereft of their
trees and there were lumber camps and debris
lying all about and a sawni1l IN the foreground
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
FINE GIFT TO THE STATE.

which consist OF deposits from the sea- The
river has carved its way through this belt or
sandstone twice. a glacier filed up the first
gorge with debris and damned the waters back
forming lake on the south side of the barrier
When the waters reached point in the natural
dam which they could flow they began to
carve out channel This is the gorge
which sees to-day The remains OF the old
channel still be found. The walls of the
unusually precptous, indicating
their comparatively recent origin. The thgee
falls at the northern end included in Glen Iris
show how the cutting was done. At the lower
falls still see the table rock and pin
nace of rock rising TO the top of the canyon
indicating the manner in which the rivers course
has been changed in recent epochs
The first cataract, Upper Falls. is 800 feet
north OF the great railroad bridge. Here the
stream punges over precipice II feet high. A
short half mile below, and opposite Mr.. Letch-
worth's home, Is the second cataract known as
Middle Falls. 1t is 101 feet high. and suggests
Niagara small scale. Just below Middle Falls
the vertical wall of the canyon is $50 feet high
twenty feet higher than the Palisades at Fort
Lee The Lower Falls and one-half
miles further down stream. At these falls the
table rock and Sugar Loaf Pinnacle found,
The circuitous route which the river has chosen
in saving its way through the ledge adds to the
pcturesqueness Of the scenery in Glen Iris Park.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

The warnings of cold waves are also Of great
Importance for the safeguarding o: personal
comfort and health and the protection from
freezing of produce, steam and water pipes ana
plants. These warnings are also valuable 70
railroads ice men, and especially 70 the frulr
growers Of the Gulf and South Atlantic states
Florida and California have invested large sums
for devices for the protection OF their groves and
orchards. which are put IN use When INFORMED
by the Weather Bureau OF coming frost. Warn
ings for cold wave have been known 70 saVa
$S.5t0GOO in the protection of property from in
jury destruction.
The warnings OF floods are of great impor-
tauce, and reports are received from about three
hundred special river and rainfall stations As
the result of warning of the bureau q Wees n
advance of a flood IN the lower MISSISSIPPI \ a.
ley live stock and other movable property VaIued
at about SIS. .0Oo 090 was removed fron the mum
dated regions before the HOOD
The following industries and ventures are
guided by predictions and reports OF Ine @ I ou-
reGu: The raisin growing dlsirictS ~ 80 5 |
by rain forecasts; shippers or peTlsil3Dle PIo-
uCt, liable TO injury by heat or cold IN max
ing shipments; constructors on WdtslWNIAS,
bridges culverts and sewers consult ralhIan
records to estimate the maximum water now
for which they win have To allow; archltectS OK
iron and steel structures and tail oulitlhsS
study the maximum and minimum temp peratures
and wnd velocity, IN order 20 sstiln@te tL'e NG'
traction and expansion and amount OF WlnH
pressure their buiidlnsS must sustain, nlVS'lIS .
and tourists are enabled 10 select IoCahtleS pest
suited for their health and pleasure; manutact-
urers end aSricuturists the regions best adapt
ed for the carrying on OF their particular lndus-
tries IL has been possible 10 predict the flow
In the rivers of arid regions by snowfall meas
urements in adjacent mountain regions WnlCh
is of great Importance for irrigation work
Weather records and observations often
produced III courts.
The success of the predictions of the bureau
In making forecasts for three days IN
advance has led the people To believe that pre-
dictons OF the character of the coming month
or season may be possible, but to the scientific
man 1t is known at present To be almost 1npoS-
stole. In the nsa~ future. however. a possible
extension of the period of forecasts may be
made as 10 the general character. whether
warm cold. dry wet. and could Indicate
the duration and termination days in advance OF
periods OF abnormal weather.
In years to come II is thought that the hu-
may be able to predict the general char
acter of conditions for coming month or sea-
son, This possible extension OF the forecasts
Will probably result from observations received
from Asia. Alaska, Iceland, the Azores and other
regions neighboring North America.
The opinion of leading meteoroiQSists or tbs
world is that the public interests are injured by
the publications of fake long range weather
forecasters. especially those who predict severe
storms foods drouths and other phenomsnA Of
dangerous and damaging character.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

Trade department OF government needs little
proof.-Van Norden Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

traffic II has the power to establish its own signal
system and require the railroads adopt the sig
hals The use OF the block system Is enforced. and
the annual casualties. compared with those tho
American railroads are amazingly few. 1t was
Great Britains boast year that a passengers
chance OF being killed only about one OF
TWO hundred million. while in the United States
last year there were 1872 passengers killed out OF
S.SS46S7. or one in million and half. In fact,
the report OF the Board OF Trade of England for
1901 showed that not single passenger had been
Killed by train accident IN Great Britain and the
personal accidents for the year only showed
a total Of 1277 killed ana 1878 injured That the
death roll Of Great Britains railroads has been
reduced because OF the firm grip OF the Board of
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
A WHALEB0NE FARM !
Remarkable DiscoUery, zoith Mill
ions IN It,"
Te cha Ed.io: az r'hs TrrourA

sir1 Referring tfe model oY a wnaie some
eighty feet in length just completed for the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History under the drec-
ton OF Professor Bumpus. It may interest your
readers TO know that the new Russian ironclad
Kuturnosoff. just launched St Petersburg viii
soon sail for this country under command OF Ad.
rnira NIcolsonovitch who will bring as his guests
Count Eberleinsky and his charming wife (nee
Winchesterskoff). late of Constantinope The
count is we'll known as director general OF the
imperial whaling feet. which holds a Russian mo-
nopoy OF the fisheries in the Arctic regions and
hereby hangs tale much like fairy story al
though strictly true
1t seems that in February. 1905. while Captain
Jonah Gasmithsky. commodore OF the feet was
cruising In Berng Sea the lookout I'm the crows
nest discovered in the distance gigantic whale
floating on the water, and the captain. with a few
men, Immediately put off in a small boat to make
close inspection and. much to their surprise they
found the monster lying helpless, with Its mouth
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

cnse OF loss. the the claws OF the lobster.
and this important fact led him TO have a hawser
put the catch and have IL towed into Oiuddi-
kumon Bay. just inside of Cape Gregorivitch (the
place, by the way. whore the great explorer
Bering died and was buried In iT4). and after be-
ing kept there few months, the ships carpenter
sawed or the new grown bone, almost a ton. and
Captain Gasnithsky Immediately sent it overland
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

by the new Siberian Railroad to Count E6erleinsky
at ST. Petersburg, who quick 70 the great
commercial value OF the new discovery, and he ar
once teegraphed To kill whales. but Z
have them laSsoed and towed into the whale
harbor and. Furthermore. he at ordered estab-
ished there breeding depot that in future il
would be unnecessary 10 hunt the whale. and this
whaiery has SO far turned out great success
some hundreds have already been born. Yerying in
length from eight 10 ten feet and weighing from
five 10 six hundred pounds each.
We may here. mention that the whalebone catch
this year has been very small that the price of
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

day and injurng 237 day. Months may roll on
months and years may yield to years. but Congress
sits idly awaiting these little accident bulletins"
Issued under covers OF the gay and glorious red,
white and blue, with never thought solemn
to order that they be bound IN black.
In England the Board of Trade which has charge
of such matters. IS department of the govern
ment and IS vested with full power to regulate
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

wide open. making aperture some ten feet wide
and high by thirty feet long. its body being COW
cred by of coronulod parasitic cyarnds
while the air around full of tubenosed paladi-
colous gulls (Rhodostetha rosea) hungry for
food, which unconcernedy would enter the whales
mouth to relieve ii of the Gymnomyxan protozoans
q species Of nfusorial vermin with which it is in
tested.
The captain. being satisfied that the whale
perfectly harmless, with nothing but boat hook
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

end lantern crawled into its mouth where ha
round that the spiral tusk (about ten feet long,
or narwhal was perpendcularly wedsed in it, thus
keeping Its mouth open. and all the surroundings
Went to show that there had been desperate com
pat between the two monsters. especially some
two hundred OF the whalebones baieen which
proIect downward from the whales upper Jaw
mad been broken of short. and on close eXauina-
ton the captain observed that they growing
out again. the new part being covered with kind
or velvet Ike the growing horns of the deer family,
and he then remembered reading In the annals OF
Captain Bering that the whalcoone was renewed, in
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

bone annually from each at 81 A pound. have
income of 5000 0s0.0(1. which Is 10 per
capitalization of $20O00 00000 which is certail
very fair and conservative estimate compared
with the claims now being made by some boomers
of mining stocks.
II may interest the raader 10 know that Captain
GasmthsNy while in the whales mouth took occs-
sion its throat, finding that the SsOpE-
agus only six inches in diameter thus
settling the that this kind of whale not
the great fish, which swallowed Jonah. mentioned
in Holy Writ q y
New York. Jan. !. 1907.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-08
TOHOPAH RAILROAD
Time Table
Local or Pacific Time


Trains leave Tonopah as follows:
For all points last and west via.
Hazen 8 a. m, and 80 p. III. For
p. m.
Goldfeld 20 a. NJ, 20 p. H., 20
p. n.
Trains leave Goldfield as follows.
For all points east and west via
Hazen So a. N. 20 p. N. For
Tonopah 50 a. NJ, SO a. M, 20
p. N.
TRAINS arrive Tonopah as follows:
From all points east and west via
Hazen, 9 a. NJ, Z 55 p. m. From
GoldfieId; 43 a. NJ, 10 a. NJ, 6 IS
p. II.
TRAINS arrive at Goldfi-ld as fol-
lows: From all points east and west
via Hazen; 10 20 a. NJ. 9 20 p. m
From Tonopah, 10 20 a. m, 20 p. M.
8 20 p. NJ
Grains leave Tonopah f T Millers
s a. M, 1 p. M, so p. m. Leave
Millers for Tonopah q a. M, 1 35
p. m. 10 p. M
J. F. HEDDEN,
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DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED

By receiving some inferior grade OF
wine or liquor from some foreign
house Drop into the wholesale es-
tablishment of A. Livingston and he
will provide you with the best that
the market affords at the most reason
able rates. Then too, you can always
inspect the goods and also receive the
personal guarantee OF a man known
to everyone Fixtures and glassware
kept In stock all the time.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-08
OSCAR j. SMITH
JAMES G. SWEENEY,
Ia. w. n. CAvELL,

larson City Nevada OG.
State Bank & Trust Co.
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TO POULTRY RAiSERS.

You are losing money when you
don't use international Stock Food
Company's foods. medicine. Salves
anddisenfectants for your poultry
stock. Terms cash.
Address J. B. Lynds and Son, Nlr-
ginia City, Nevada.
We pay all freight to destination.
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POSTPONED.

Owing to the death Of Mrs. I. j.
Edwards, me tea to be given by the
ladies of the Presbyterian church, on
Thursday next will be postponed 20
March 14th.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-08

W. c. Wright, a prominent mining
engineer, arrived from Hawthorne
last evening. Mr.. Wright is associat-
ed with Senator Oddie in a number
of promising mining properties on the
east side Of Walker Lake.
1t is now estimated tha over two
hundred applications have been re
ceived for places on the railroad COM
miS~iOn
New-York tribune., 1907-10-24
SALES OF BROOKLYN PARCELS.

Howard Q Pyle & Co. have sold for A. j. Dooher 10
investor Nos. Second Place. Brooklyn. TWO
story and brownstone dwelling houses
sxJOzI3s feet; Wrorkow TO E. H bisnoP
for improvement with high class three stoIS
American basement limestone front dwelling houses
side Of 5th St.. between e'n
aad 9th sves., Brooklyn.
Otto Singer has sold seven story limestone apart
ent houses east side Of Franklin ave- being the block
between Pacific SITS. Brooklyn The con
sideraton was about $500 COO
Stokes sold No. 1852 Greene ave- brooN
lyn and one-half story and basement house. ior ~
Irn Elerz IN Ioseph orch tho at the northwest
corner Of Manor ave Avondale ST. Brooklyn H'iS'
for the Dickel Constructions Company to client thirty
Franklin Square Nassau County Long lsahu
10 Miss n MaIoou for client. and nine lots at OAK
Crest FIatbusb in East 18th 18th near Avenue
/ and ten lots in East Goth Avenue F. Flaoush
for ]. Dunhau client.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-24
REALTY NOTES.

Smith & Phelps the brokers who negotiated the
building loans the twelve three story three family
brick houses now being erected by Albert RotherInei
on the west side whitlock go feet south OF
Tiffany
BENJAMIN p I5ummis has rented four houses in North
ave New Rochelle: also small house at Lenox Mass.
Bloodgood & leased to V. Evert Macy for
a term OF years. a duplex apartment in the Osborne;
also No. 33d TO Samuel Kennedy
A I. Hernstein Co. leased the basement in the
northwest corner OF Broadway and 2sth St
He'll & Stern leased for A. J. Kerwin tr 10 tho
Empire Cloak ana Company, the eighth and ninth
lofts comprising space of 900 square feet in
the new building No. - to 35 West 24th st Ihe
lease is for a long term years at total rental Of
$4,000.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-24
WAR ON "TOM" FOLEY.
Anti-SaIoon League Asks Citi2ens
Not to VOte for Him.

The New York Anti-saloon League yesterday.
through Its New York superintendent, the Rev. DR.
i. c. Igehart. declared war on big Tom" Foley
the Tammany candidate for Sheriff. The leagues
appeal to its constituents is us follows:
You are hereby notified that the officers OF the
New York Anti-Saoon League strongly recon-
mend to league constituents in New York
County that they use dgent effort to oppose and
defeat Tom Foley. the Tammany candidate for
Sheriff OF New York County. He is not only a
salOonkeeper. but is also Of the most offensive
and politically dangerous OF saloonkecpers. 1t
would be folly for those who favor the enforce
ment of law upon the excise question any other
involving moral principle to vote for big Tom"
Foley for Sheriff He should be defeated
BY authority of the headquarters committee.
THE NEW YORK ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.
Truman II. Baldwin, president; Howard H. Rus
SELL, superintendent: James w. Cool, assistant
superintendent. and Ferdinand &. Iglehart
New York City superintendent.
In supplementing the foregoing DR.. Iglehart
makes the following statement:
Barkeepers Murphy, tom" Foley and Tim
Sullivan, by continuing the domination OF New
York City for private gain, are provoking revolt
in the copsciences OF the people that Will not only
drive them from power, but will also hasten the
abolition of the saloons which they keep and FOSTER
The Anti-Saloon League will do its very best to
stop the assaults of the desperate Big Tom
Foley his gang Of repeaers, ballot boX stuferS
and election thugs, OF gamblers and rnurderers and
besotted hordes that follow, and relegate MN TO
the oblivion which he deserves
New-York tribune., 1907-10-24
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS VOTED.
Norfolk & Southern Stockholders Approve
$25,000,O0G Mortgage Bond Issue.

Norfolk. Va. oct. 23.-The stockholders of the
Norfolk & Southern Railway met here to-day and
voted confirmation Of the plans Of the board OF
directors for the creation "Of issue OF mortgage
bonds to be known the first and refunding
mortgage per cent sinking fund gold bonds.
limited to the aggregate principal amount Of $25,-
coo 600 al any one time outstanding The issue IS
for the purchase OF rolling stock and other i'm
provements.
The stockholders viii cover the bond issue by
authorizing the execution and delivery TO the Trust
Company Of America as trustee, OF a deed OF trust
OF railroad and its property OF every descrip-
ton subject 10 existing liens
The stockholders also approved other actions Of
the board of directors. without report of specific
actions and authorizations being given out.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-24

NEW YORK SUPREME COURT. NEW YORK
N COUNTY--Julius Levy. plaintiff. against Abraham
Schaperer and Rose Schaperer name being
nctItious real Christian OF defendant unknown
10 Dain) Louis Singer. Rachel Cohn. Reichman,
Israel Breidus Mary Freidus (name MARY being
titous Christian OF defendant bsing
10 pIantin), 'John'' Brown. John Robinson. John''
Mathews Boston, John Splky John I.ernia,
John'' Smith John tTisbuy John Woodlock, John
Sweet 'John'' Johnson. John Hughes John Chesby
John being
naIne said defendants being unknown planting.
John Doe" Patrick Jones' and Richard Roe" Csaid
'.John patrick Jones'
being fictitious real OF defendants
10 PLAINTIFF. Standardization No. ..
70 the named defendants:
hereby summoned complaint In
this action and 70 serve copy OF your answer ths
this exclusive OF the day OF seryice
of your failure TO judgment VIII
be against by default for the relief demanded
the complaint.
August II, 1907.
MORRIS COOPER Plaintiffs Attorney. Or1cs and Post
No. 20 Street. York
To Jennie Rechman and Rachel Cohn. named
defendants:
The summons is you by publica-
tOn pursuant TO order OF the Honorable James A.
blanchard justice OF the Supreme OF of
York made and dated OF October, 1907.
filed with the summons and complaint orics
Clerk Of che County OF York County
House, In the Borough Manhattan. OF New
New York. October eth 1907.
NORRIS COOPER Attorney Plaintiff, Tesey
Street Borough OF Manhattan. New York City.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-24
T. w. GUTHRIE ELECTED PRESIDENT

T ". Guthrie Of Pittsburg It announced
yesterday. had been elected president of the Re-
public Iron and Steel Company. ard John A. Top
ping who retired as president, chairman OF the
board Of dii sc,ors Mr.. Guthrie formerly
sistant to Nj Topping. The latter It an
nounccd, would continue to be the active execu-
tive officer Of the company. with headquarters in
this city. No change in the general management
of the company any further reorganization Of
the working force would be made, 1t said