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New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
WILL BUY WAR BALLOON
Gsneral Allen Says Armg Needs
Balds0in's 4usMp-Another Flight.

Washington Aug. 1.-THE military dirigfbIe bal
loon built for the signal corps Of the army by
Captain Thomas s. Baldwin will be accepted. We
are going TO buy Baldwtn's machine; we need IT,
said General James Allen. chief signal officer. He
indicated that failure to comply with the speed
requirements would not prevent the purchase OF the
sirshp- It is generally understood therefore that
the speed and endurance trials will merely deter
mine the price to be paid for the dirigible-
Captain Baldwin Is satisfied that he make
twenty-five miles hour under the conditions
prescribed by the signal corps General Allen and
the scientists who have been watching the Baldwin
flights are OF the opinion Colonel James
Ternpler formerly chief of the aeronauticai dtvi-
sion OF the British army said that he believed Cap
tain BaIdwin's dirigible could make twenty-five
miles hour IN still air
Colonel Ternpler has his report to the Brit
ism War Office his inspection Of the Baldwin
afrship recommending that several OF its features
be incorporated in the dirigible which the
British army building. and which will have prac-
ticaIIy the same dimensions as Captain Baldwtns
ship. Colonel Templer favors the smaller alrsnip
in the present stage of aerial navigation
The official speed trial OF Captain Baldwins diTtgi-
BILE balloon again postponed to-day out a
preliminary speed test was made with Mr curtis
and Captain Baldwin aboard Captain Baldwin
again took westerly course, in order TO become
familiar with the official course lying in the drec-
ton OF Falls Church It is estimated that an av-
erage speed OF IS TO miles was maintained
The airship remained aloft twenty-five minutes,
and a distance of nearly five miles was covered
A side wind was encountered throughout the flight.
and several times Captain Baldwin had to tack
An altitude of nearly thousand feet was at
tanned
There were many spectators. including Sec
retary OF War Luke z. Wright and General
James Allen. chief signal officer present, but the
Baldwin flights are becoming such an everyday
occurrence that many OF the army officers who
have been in attendance heretofore wee rot pres
ent to-day.
Secretary Wright expressed his pleasure at the
showing made in to-days fight but said; While
these airships will be invaluable in time OF war
for scouting purposes they will never revolution
ize warfare
Great interest centres in the aeroplanes 70 De
tried at Fort Myer by the Wright brothers and
A NJ Herring. The latter has requested exten-
sion of thirty days in the time in which he is 70
deliver his machine. which will be granted The
Wright aeroplane is expected any day. Orvine
Wright is coming from Dayton. Ohio. and it is
thought that he viii assemble his machine and
make preliminary flights somewhere near Washing
ton before informing the signal corps Of his read
mess for the official trials
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
ARMED CREEKS ARRESTED
They We're Waiting for a Black
mailer. but Police Came First.

Armed TO the teeth. four Greeks including Basic
!. Spiropoulos. whose life had been threatened If
he failed give up S1000 started early yester
day morning to look for the alleged blackmailer
The hiding behind clump OF bushes at
1sOth street and Amsterdam avenue waiting for the
arrival Of the person who Spiropoulos
when they all arrested The prisoners were
with carrying concealed weapons.
Spiropoulos who. according TO his business card.
is importer OF Oriental goods has a place of
business in this city. No. as New Bowery and
No. y James street with branches in Pittsburg
Boston and Seattle According to Spiropoulos he
received q letter from the Greek Revolutionary
Society, demanding s0oo. He was instructed to
take the money 1e0th street and Amsterdam ave
nue., where would him He was to
hand it over to the person asking What time is
ft?"
He didn't intend to be blacknaied he said and
he took with him three friends. While the friends
hid behind clunp OF bushes Spiropouos waited
outside He carried magazine revolver, which he
But the police first.
II not coward. and I won't stand for any
Black Hand tricks said Spiropoulos.
There is no such thing the Black Hand
said Magistrate Stenert. That's all bosh. II it
weren't for the so-caIled Black Hand there
wouldn't be any excuse for an Italian detective
bureau
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
MAIL CoNvEYER FOR Ny. TERMINALS
Endless Chain Arrangement VII Deposit
Letters at Desired Points.
From The Tribune Bureau ]

Washington Aug. u.-By October I the Post
Office Department viii have installed ttn--say-
ing mail ccnveyer in the Hudson terminal postal
station in New York City. which is expected to
facilitate the handling OF the mails TO great
extent. The Postmaster General has already given
orders that plans be drawn under the direction
of the chief postoce inspector, and IL is expected
that they will completed in the future
II is also planned 10 put the same sort OF a
cOnveyer in operation in the New York Central
terminal ABOUT January l. wneu the Postor-ce
Department expects 10 occupy a limited amount
of space in that building. The postof1ee officials
believe that they will their full space in the
New York Central terminal by July next year
The conveyer which is 70 be used. although
specific model has yet been chosen, will operate
only within the buildings, and is intended merely
eliminate the constant handling OF the mails
and the moving Of them by hand from por-
tfon Of the building to another. II viii be IN the
nature OF an endless cnain OF boxes. which Will
be operated deposit bundles OF letters
automatically desired points by a mechanical
cOntrivance- The scheme has been tried with
great success at Philadelphia. and will bs
installed at Washington The system will
not necessitste the removal OF any employees
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12

The penalty for violation of this act is the for
feiture OF the society's portion of the s25o0o ap
propriated by the under law enacted by the
last Legislature Fearing this penalty, the man
tons and have asked just what attractions they
can accept
The opinion says that articles which may be and
often merely used for amusement. such as
cards chessmen. billiards and donnos which are
not exclusively for gambling. not within the
meaning of the statute. Throwing basebaIls for
cigars is also permitted according the Attorney
Generals opinion.
The attractions the Attorney General would pro-
hibit depending entirely on chance or on the
boards. shell games, dice throwing wheels Of fort
une slot machines. chuck-a-luck tables and drawing
paddles with sealed numbers which may or may
not lead a prize.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
COUNT ZEPPELIN WANTS 1T ALL.

Friedrichshafen. Aug. u.-Count Zeppelin il
said to-day is opposed to plan suggested 10 En-
peror William bv Walter Ratheuau. president OF
the German Electric Company. and also director
OF sirship company and member Of the Aero
Club for the organization Of a commission TO take
over the funds that everywhere in Germany
being subscribed for Count Zeppelin's use IN
ing out his experiments in aerial navigation, and
administer them partly in Zeppelns behalf and
partly as a national fund for general airship pur-
poses from which TO make appropriations 10 further
other airship experiments
Besides money Count Zeppelin has received gifts
Of large quantities of wines. cigars. sweetmeats.
groceries and necktes and variety OF other
articles.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
ASKS FRANCE TO SUSPEND DECREE.

Washington, Aug u.-Ambassador White. at
Paris. has addressed the French government with
view to the suspension OF the decree prohibiting
the Importation sulphurated fruits with partcu-
lar reference California dried fruits. pending the
report of the American commission or board which
is to cover the whole subject OF the importation OF
preserved fruits and other edbles Otherwise. It is
said. the importatons of French fruits into this
country may be seriously affected.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
BIG BAIL ASKED FOR C. 4. BLIvEN
District Attorneys Office Wants It Fixed at
S25 5,000-To Submit Afidavits.

Charles A Blvea, who arrested Monday
charged with grand larceny forgery and perjury,
growing out OF the suit brought by Mrs HARRIET
N Klimer against z. F. Hutton &. CO.. of No. 81
Wall street, for the return of securities valued at
$4,000. arraigned yesterday before Judge Grain
general sessions. Application SIS 000 bail
made by Assistant District Attorney Marshall.
This was opposed by Bliven's counsel. and Judge
Grain asked that affidavits be submitted today
showing why bail should not be fixed in that
amount. Bliven sent hack TO the ToTnbs.
Mrs. Klimer. the admfnstratrix Of her hus-
bands estate, alleged that she had turned over
S45,O ,Oo0 in securities TO Hutton & Co. Blfven, who
was outside man for the firm. appeared as a wit
ness for Mrs. KIirner, and il alleged that he
had signed the receipt for the securities and kept
them. He was arrested OF the charge of forgery
and discharged. Then indictments for the three
charges were found against him and his arrest
followed.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
CHANCE GAME OPINION.
attorney General Tells What Nay
Be 4UO1ced at Fairs.

AIbarv. Aug I1.-ATroruey General Jackson. in
n oui-ion which he sent to-day TO Commissioner
? : Pearson OF the State Department of Agri-
culture. holds that the attractions which are per
Missile Al county fairs may include games Of
chance which depend on the skill of the players
Bu- he SAYS that the games which depend entirely
o. chance OF on the skill OF the nanpUlator Of the
device whether the prize is money or any other
valuable article are prohibited
The opinion vas given az the request Of the
Cou1niszone-, who has received many letters from
COUNTY fair managers asking him for fnterpreta-
non q the new law prohibiting gambling devices
a. coc-rv fairs
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
DR. kocH> COMING TO WASHINGTON.

Washington. Aug. 1L-Dr. Robert Koch. the dis
tinEuished German scientist the discoverer Of ths
1uberce bacillus and of the cholera germ. viii
attend the International Medical Congress 10 be
held In Washington IN September. An official
representative Of the German government Dr.
Kocn is at present in japan. and VIII visit Wash
ington on his way back 70 Germany The Aroert-
can Minister at ChristIania has informed the
Department Of State that the Norwegian govern
r,arr has appointed as It's Official delegate Francis
D Harbitz professor OF pathology and anatomy II
the Royal University at Chrtstiania and dtrsere-
or the Institute OF Pathological Anatomy
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
BACK BROKEN, IN THREE HOSPITALS.
Coroner Hamburger to Investigate Re-
movals of Bayonne IN. j. Man.

According 10 Coroner Hamburger, John Bonda. Of
No. so Cottage street Bayonne. n. J.. was moved
to three different hospitals while suffering from
broken back. The died in the last institution
and the coroner says that he will investigate
Bonda was injured in July in elevator accident
in Bleecker street. The report from the Metro
politan Hospital which he received yesterday. the
coroner says shows that he taken 70 the New
York Hospital where he operated July -
On August / Bonda removed to Bellevue Hos
pital where he remained four days. and then was
transferred TO the Metropolitan Hospital. where he
A1aA en- Satux6Ay
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
BARGE CANAL BIDS OPENED.

Albany Aug n-Superintendent F. c. Stevens
of the state Department of Public Works opened
bids TODAY for barge canal contract No. 3d. call
ing for the Improvement of the Erie Canal at Little
Fails Five bids received. of which the low
est was that OF Casey & Murray. of Rochester
whose bids totaIled sS2s,TIO. against the En-
xtnesrss estimate OF IL, 500
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
WARNS AGAINST $40 coUNTERFErTa

washington. Aug u--Bad currency OF rernArs~
abIv clever execution IS being circulated. chiefly
in Texas Louisiana. Alabama and MISSISSIPPI ae-
cordng 10 a general warning sent out to-ntSns
bv Chief WTIke OF the Secret Service ~Narora1
bank notes OF the denomination OF s.. said Chtec
W-fkie have been raised TO 81 and being
circulated freely. The work ia the best rhax 70
have seen since Pete Mccartney. quarter of .
century ago. fooled the public with his clever ei1l-
raising tricks"
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
GIVE ROADS FIFTEEN DAYS TO ANSWER.

Washington, Aug n-Forr1al notice was served
late TODAY by the Interstate Corn7sro- Corrr1hs-
sion upon the railroads Of the Southwestern ter
ritorv TO answer within the next hftesn days tbs
complaint fled with the commission yesrernAy
against an Increase IN freight rates In Texas Tnes~
~ ra+as became effective yesterday II Is under~
stood that Edward Baxton OF Nashville Tenn
speciaI counsel for practically all OF the DIS
fendsnts concerned. viii prepare the ans~srs oe
the railroads 10 the complaints
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
FORT SHERIDAN ARMY SHOOT.

Chicago Aug u.-Skirrsh fire comprised ths
programme OF the army shoot AZ Fort Sheridan to-
day The two best shots in the northern division
led the field OF 147 contestants, Sergeants Joseph
McNabb Troop K. sth Cavalry, and william c.
Cox Company NJ 9th Infantry. tying for first
place with $50 points out Of possible 500 Their
nearest councillors were p. P. fernando. artisan.
Atlantic division. and Private Clarence Burroughs.
Company E 9th Infantry. Cuban division. each OF
whom s~orad SS4
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
SIGNS CONVENTION WITH URUGUAY.

Washington Aug II.-Edward G. O'Brien Areri-
can Minister to Uruguay. has telegraphed to the
State Department that he has signed with the
Vruguayan government a naturalization conven-
ton between the two countries The convention
now goes to the United States for ratification.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
J. MONTAGUE DALE a SUICIDE.
Shoots Himself in the Head at Westport
Sanatoriunl.

J. Montague Dale committed suicide by shooting
himself in the temple at Westport. Conn, where he
had been confined in q sanatoruna- Dale. who
WAS well known in the Tenderloin. began TO drink
heavily about three years ago. He was first sent
10 = sanatorium in Flushing, and after remaining
there for q year ne was sent to Westport-
Dale is a son of Mrs. Molly Dale. who lives in
cottage ar Arverne, called The Breakers. This is
one of q large number of cottages known as the
Dale cottages Al Arverne last night II was
learned that Mrs. Dale had left her home to go TO
Westport. where she had been called by her son.
rnnla -ras tni-t1--t,res rsars old
New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
Keep Your Blood Cool
by Right Kind of Food and
Enjoy Warm Weather

diet with
harvest
of Man Influenced to do his paTto put
forfhgr efo becau the
avoid heat from combustion dgs-
toni of heavy greasy generating wner)
addition heat of the summer atmosphere
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-10-01

and generally took matters as tney
came. and accepted all adverse ac-
tions as one of the events of the lie
of a farmer, but the wide-awake far
mer of today, connected with the rest
of the world by the telephone, the
trolley. the rural mail, and the auto
mobile. has come to realize that he
is of as much Importance as the rest
of the fellows, and has begun to as.
sert his rights, and when he unites
with his neighbors in an organization
like the grange, he generally comes
very near getting what he asks for,
nroviding he has been wise and pru-
dent in his demands, and has asked
for nothing but what he deserves.
The ideal Grange does great deal
toward making true men and women
of our boys and girls, as 1t teaches
them to be able speakers and thinkers,
an tells them of the vital questions
that confront them from day to day.
Many speaker has been able to trace
his initial efforts to the Grange meet
ing.
Washington is being educated along
Grange lines as never before, and as
a result we are growing faster than In
any other state in the Union, and soon
we will be able to say do and 1t Will
be done.
In many a place the Grange infu-
ence welded a powerful force in the
recent direct primary, and only those
who had taken the pledge to support
the Grange measures were selected as
candidates to the various places in the
Legislature and Congress. When the
farmers of the state have become
welded into a strong organization, so
that they are able to stand together
on the questions of vital interest to
themselves, then will they be able TO
carry the election of those candidates
who will vote and work for the laws
that will give the farmer his just
dues. and not compel him to be like
the boy who owned COW in partner
ship with his father, and who was
allowed to claim but the front part OF
the COW while the father owned the
rear part, SO the boy had to furnish
and feed the COW her hay and grain
while the father had the benefit OF all
of the milk. In the past the farmer
has been feeding "the cow while the
nolitical shark and his associates have
been getting large part of the milk
of the tax "cow" The boy farmer)
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AN IDEAL GRANGE.

# is said that an ideal man or
woman is one whose mind and Dody
are equally developed, and that is the
aim of the leading schools OF today,
TO develop the hand, as well as the
head. the body as we'll as the intel
lect We all admire a strong, healthy,
vigorous man or woman, whose knoWt
edge is used for the betterment OF MS
neighbors, and whose time, wisdom ana
strength are always available when IL
is desired to accomplish some object,
looking to the betterment OF MANKIND.
Such a person is always soclaply IN
clined for it is only the boorish thaC
wrap themselves up in their own napli
iments and are all SUFFICIENT 10 thenl.
selves. He is a cultured person, lor
he has found that it is not only d
Measure to himself, but to his nelgn-
bors, that he knows how to carry niIh-
self properly, and to adapt hlmseiI 10
his surroundings, SO as to make nln-
self comfortable no matter what nap
pens.
He is an educated person. for he has
noticed that he can not well pc ue-
veloped without the knowledge tnaC
comes from books and papers, 'he
great educators of today.
He is a good deal of a hnanciai
success. as his wisdom has stood MIN
in good stead in his business transac-
tions. and he has been able 10 gam
fair recompense for what ne mas iui
nished to the common store.
He takes a great interest in the po-
litical questions of the day, as ne
feels that as this is more or less
democratic form of government, II IS
his duty to know how the governtn IT,
knows and realizes that every one
should have an equal chance in the
struggle of life, and he also knows that
when certain classes of people have the
power they will endeavor TO MAKE
laws that will be favorable to them-
solves no matter who is damaged by
the action. So he is a person VINO
knows what is the gist of the most Oh
the laws of the land, and wherein they
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-10-01

are detrimental to the welfare OF the
state. and he. always has an idea as
to what changes should be made in
those laws so as to give every one an
equal show
In fact. he is an all around man or
woman, and is a power for goou
wherever he may live.
Just so with the ideal Grange. 1t
does not spend all it's energy in grow
ing, gaining new members, nor does
It content itself with the same old
members from quarter to quarter, SIM
ply being alive, and with not sufficient
energy to make itself felt in the COM
munity.
It does not spend all it's time in the
hilarious enjoyment of youth, nor does
it spend it's meeting time in arguing
some abstruse question that is of no
interest to the most of the members.
It's members are not members mere
lv for the sake of the insurance that
they carry, but they take an active
interest in the questions OF the day,
and give and receive the different
views on such as are of interest TO
them.
The lecturers hour is made use OF,
by carrying out an interesting pro-
gram, and the members do not absent
themselves from the Grange because
they are on the program, as | have
known some to do.
Its members carry their farm IN
suance in the Grange association, and
they also unite in an endeavor to
purchase their supplies togetner'
whether at their own home town, or
in some distant place.
In fact the ideal Grange is power
for good in any community and be-
comes the center of influence in every
move for the betterment OF the nelgh-
borhood. Such a Grange is always
looked to for the initiative in all re-
form movements, and if the members
are strong enough in numbers, and ac-
tive in their demands, they will gain
hearing when such hearing means
much for the neighborhood.
The farmer has, for centuries, been
of a modest and unassuming nature,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-10-01

is growing wiser than he was, and
has begun to insist that he receive
some more of the milk" in the shape
of better roads, etc., while ne Is
compelling the father Getty business
mani to pay a little nearer his just
share of the taxes that are required
to keep the "cow" alive and flour
ishing FRED w. LEWIS
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-10-01
FENCE FOR THE FARM YARD.

The farm home, no matter how wen
kept or how large or attractive the
buildings may be, lacks the air OF com.
pleteness if the fences and gates are not
of neat and attractive construction. A
woven fence with gates to match the
fence fabric, aside from adding amuch 10
the appearance of the farm home, also
has the added merits of durability ana
cheapness in the end.
one of the leading firms in this terri
tory dealing in plain and ornamental
fences and gates is the Pacific wire ana
Plating Works Inc with Offices fl, a;s at at n III
Featuring plant is at, South Seattle;
where they do copper, brass, nickel ana
all kinds of oxydizing. They are also
iobbers of the celebrated Cyclone fences
and gates, which are made in variety
of designs that meet every requirement
of the farm and are most reasonable IN
price. They have fence for stock ana
poultry and fences Of ornamental design
for the lawn with flower guards ana
trellises. 4.ox,
These are all of the best construction
and no farmer who wants to keep his
farm home and grounds in the most at
tractive condition should fail to write
to the Pacific Wire and Plating WORKS
for full information and prices.
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General Farming.

No better location could be found for
general farming.
An acre yields from 80 to 12O bush
els of oats and 212 to tons of hay are
quite ordinary, and two crops are fire.
quently harvested in one year.
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Location.

With the prosperous growing cities
of Vancouver, New Westminster and
Chilliwack only short distance away,
and numerous smaller towns nearby
with the G.. P. R. R. and the Great
Northern running through this beauti-
full country the Fraser River af-
fording ample water-it is safe to say
that the Fraser Valley is most admir-
ably located and will insure success
and independence to all who locate here,
and
No irrigation is necessary.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-10-01
Dairy Farming.

Dairy Farming
That this is very profitable business
in the Fraser valley is very evident
There is water in abundance-thls
means good grazing for cattle-ano
b,,+ter at Csc to 4Oc pound, besides
GOOD nroft in cream and milk.
Poultry Raising.
Eggs average 35c per dozen anu
chickens bring high price
The many neighboripg towns make d
ready market for all that you can pro
duce. Poultry raising is SUCCESSFUL
business in Fraser Valley.
Orchard Farming.
That the soil and climate are excep-
+iionallv suitable for the growth OF
fruit of all kinds has been concluslveiy
demonstrated by the demand for frult
grown here and high prices they BRING
Strawberries
hiring from 5000 to $7OO to the acre
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-10-01
Cherries

Cherries
One tree has yielded 500 worth of fruit.