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TARIFF REVISION PROPOSAL
COMMENTS AROUSED BY MR..
FAIRBANKS PLAN.
Possibility Advanced Of Legislation
at Special Session Next
November.

The suggestion Of Vice President Fair
banks. made in his letter to the Indian,
apolis convention, that tariff revision
should not be postponed until a special
session Of the next Congress after the
Of the next President. but
should be undertaken at a special session
in November of the present Congress. has
attracted much attention and aroused
considerable discussion. 1t Is noted that
the Vice President has broken the record
both as a speedy revisionist and as
revisionist on surely republican and pro-
tective lines, and in this way commends
his proposition not only to those who
wish revision, but also to those who wish
the business disturbance of revision, If 1t
is to come. to be as brief as possible, and
Of a tariff on protective lines Demo-
cratic opinion tends to view the project
as impracticable. It Is argued from. the
democratic viewpoint that 1t would be
sharp practice for the republicans. If
Bryan and a democratic House were
elected In November. to attempt to make
a tariff with the present Congress, which
was not elected on the tariff issue. and
to deprive the new House, fresh from the
people, of its right to shape tariff legisla-
ton in accordance with it's own views
and the peoples will. 1t Is suggested
that nothing could be accomplished In
such an extra session, since the democratic
senator's would surely filibuster until the
fixed date Of adjournment. March 4. ter
minated this Congress and started into
being the next Congress, with its demo-
cratic House and President.
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

lures Of this character. Tive others
dug holes In bales OF cotton which
made up part of the cargo, and In
these strange cradles drifted to the
land. h
Another disaster. we'll remembered
by New Workers., was the burning OF
the Seawanhaka OF Wards island on
June 20. 1880. Forty were lost in this
disaster.
June appears to have been a fruitful
month for steamboat fires, for proceed
ing the burning of the Seawanhaka by
few days was the burning Of the
Stonington steamboats, Narragansett
and Stonington, sister ships, after they
had been In collision in mid-sound
during a dense fog on the night Of
June II, 1880.
\ BY far the most terrible steamboat
disaster that ever occurred in New
York waters was that Of the burning
of the General Slocum. or the 5000
excursionists aboard most were wom-
en- and children: Only one other
steamboat disaster in the annals of
American steam navigation surpassed
the horror, and that was when the
Mississippi river steamboat Sultana
burned in 1866, with loss Of 1900
lives.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

from another, being made use of
wherever large or small jointless sur
faces are required. New and improved
systems Of boat davits, and also of dis
engaging gear, for lowering ships
boats quickly and safely have been
put on the market and have been read
lily adopted. In fact, the steamboat
owner, when he realizes the merit and
value Of such adjuncts to the safety
of his ship and passengers, is quick to
make use of them. ~ Fsf
Awful Toll Of Human Life.
Undoubtedly most of the steamboat
wrecks and fires In local waters could
have been prevented II the safety de-
vices now in use, as well as the
method of Construction followed in re-
Gently built steamers. had been incor-
porated IN their design. But to get
the present Improvements there had
to be an awful toll Of human life. The
first serious disaster attended by
burning to q Hudson river steamboat
was that Of the Swallow, one Of the
clippers of her day, which met her
fate on April Z. s1S45. Forty persons
lost their lives. The Swallow was
running as a night boat at the time,
and had left Albany at six p. m. in a
binding snowstorm. She carried $50
passengers. on Athens the vessel
struck rock and almost Immediately
broke in two. AS she careened the
cabin stoves were upset, setting fire
to the joiner work, and the vessel was
a mass of flame in very few mo-
ments' time. The steamboats, Roches-
ter and Express, which were following
the Swallow, aided in taking off many
Of the passengers.
The burning Of the Henry Clay ap.
palled the nation. The Clay was a
new boat, Of superior speed, which
was running on the day line between
New York and Albany. She was pit
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

Such vessels as were built since the
Slocum disaster were largely of steel
and now that the jamestown has
proved success all steamboats, built
for the local service that do not come
up to her class in safety certainly will
merit criticism.
Fire Detecting System.
Some of the late improvements for
making life on the water more secure
are worth referring to right just here,
For instance, a device known as a
"tell.tale" fire detecting system is op-
Grated on such steamers as the Hen.
drick Hudson, G. w. Morse and Adj
rondack, on the Hudson, the Boston
line steamships Yale and Harvard, the
Fall River liner Plymouth, etc. 1t
utilizes patent thermostats and therm.
estate fire alarm boxes In various
parts of the vessel, which give instant
alarm in case of fire. There are a
dozen or more stations at which
points are placed boxes similar to the
ordinary hotel annunciator. A fire In
any section will mechanically start a
bell ringing in each annunciator. and
a transparent disc therein, with the
name of the point on the vessel where
the trouble lies Immediately lights up.
On some vessels every stateroom Il
equipped with these thermostatic do
vices. tf
Large quantities Of what IL known
as composite board. substance re-
sembling wood, but which Is said to b.
unburnable. now is utilized in the IN
isb of ceilings. cabin panels, and even
In the separation Of one stateroom
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

ways are of metal, the steps being
covered with ribbed sheet rubber to
make them safe. Not a carpet or a
rug is to be found on the boat. The
rails surrounding the stairways are OF
galvanized iron pipe, and around the
walls an ornamental grill OF metal
work has been incorporated In the de-
sign. The stanchions supporting the
decks are all of iron, and the netting
of the ratings Is of wire mesh instead
of that of the usual rope variety. Bed
steads of brass or renameled iron are
fitted, and all clothes lockers are
built of steel.
Can Be Made Unsuitable.
In case of collision the jamestown
would stand as good chance OF keep
ing afioat as the best boats afioat, as
she is divided into six water-tght
compartments, thus conforming to the
most rigid requirements of the steam
boat inspectors and the marine under
writer's. II struck In vital part.
however, say around the boiler or en-
gine-room. she undoubtedly would
sink. and 1t is this point that the pub
lie should insist upon-that steam
boats be made unsuitable.
And they can be made so. A series
Of bulkheads cutting the hull up into
small water-tight compartments, the
use of the cellular or double-bottom
principle. or Of water-tight tanks dis
tributed through the various holds OF
the ship. would make any vessel prac-
tically unsuitable. There is no law
Just at present making It obligatory
ppQn the part Of owners to make their
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

with 1t, and made II look lot better,
but in cleaning the hat got the rib
bon wet and spoiled that. But could
afford to buy new ribbon now, since
,ad cleaned my own hat.
sol went around to store where
they sell such things and asked the
young lady behind the ribbon counter
for hat ribbon and she knew how
much l wanted, but how about tho
width?
"And really didn't know about
that; I hadn't measured the old rib.
bon, and then the young lady said
they were wearing the hat ribbons a
little narrower this year, and I said
oh, very well, let me have 1t in the
narrower width, then, for you see ]
thought II got a ribbon Of the fash
ionable width 1t would help the hat
out little.
80 she cut me Off ribbon of guilt
able length and of the fashionable
width, and took II home to sew onto
my hat, which / was just able to do,
for experience has made me handy
with the needle; but do you know
that when l came to put that ribbon
on l found that 1t left a streak OF
white straw about quarter Of an inch
wide above 1t all around the hat?
Yes, sir. The new ribbon was thK
much narrower than the old had
never thought of that-and Of course
II left that much straw all around thai
had been covered up and kept bright
by the wider ribbon now exposed, and
the sun tanned hat looked tanneder
than ever now with that white strip
around It, and the white strip looked
whittier because the rest Of the rat was
so tanned.
But what could I do about It?
didn't want to throw that band AVA,
and buy another, and l thought II
would be only a few days anyway be-
fore that white strip would tan ur and
look like the rest Of the hat, and -
Tn wearing the hat now, hoping that
by the time it's faded up uniform III
be able to buy a new one"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04
INDISPENSABLE Aap
Iu]lNSIll1KAlB[LE STEAMBOATS,
As A RESULT OF The
SIOCufT DISASTER
IOCum DIJASTER

steamboats, unsuitable, but such a law
Is bound to come In time, and when
1t does come owners will be the best
pleased among those directly bene-
fitted.
When the investigation into the
General Slocum disaster was under
way the fact was brought out that
when the flames which suddenly burst
forth In the forward hold in q barrel
In which rubbish was thrown, were
discovered, In order to communicate
the news to the pilot house, where
the commander of the vessel was sta
toned, 1t was necessary to go to the
third deck, lot Of valuable time be-
ing wasted. Since that day electrical
and other devices have been placed
aboard our more prominent passenger
steamers which instantly notify the
occupants Of the pilot house, as well
as officials on other decks, of the ex-
act location of FIRE or other trouble
In any particular part of a vessel
Further than this, there have been
safety devices invented which reduce
the possibility Of loss of life by wreck
to minimum.
Day Of Rotten Hose Gone.
To-day there is no more rotten hose
included in the outfit Of passenger
boats. The life preservers are fresh
and new and made of real cork, and
there is an ample supply Of them,
easy to get at There are an added
number of good serviceable lifeboats.
and they are not painted fast to the
decks; they have their running tackle
overhauled every little while, and
when put overheard they will float.
Ample stairways between decks, both
yided, and as result of the harrow
ing episode connected with the men
imprisoned in the burning hull OF the
North German Lloyd liner, when the
Hoboken piers set fire to her few
years ago, who could be seen alive but
unable to crawl through the diminu-
tive portfolios, the ports in the holds
of steamboats, are now large enough
for the heaviest man to get out of II
necessity should arise.
1t has cost owners a lot Of money to
do these things, and such as did not
feel inclined to follow the orders Of
the steamboat inspectors when their
boats were inspected had to send their
boats to the marine graveyards, to be
broken up for the old metal contained
in their outfit. At least 25 New York
steamboats, which were being used
when the Slocum met her fate four
years ago have disappeared since the
steamboat laws have been enforced.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04
One Of tie
Essentials

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fund Of information a. to the best methods
Of promoting health and happiness and
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Products of actual excellence and
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and which have attained 10 worldwide
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Well-Informed Of tho World; not Of indi-
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the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
ing the best tho world affords.
Ono Of the products Of that class. Of
known component parts. an Ethical
remedy. approved by physicians and com
mended by the Well-Informed Of tho
World a. valuable and wholesome family
laxative il the well-known Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04
THE LONELY BACHELOR.
Troubles He Got Into When He Tried
to Fix Up Last Years Straw.

when this hot weather came on
said the lonely bachelor of limited
means, II felt the need of straw
hat, and when found that my pocket.
book wasn't backing me up very
strongly got out my last years straw
and took look at that.
1T would do to start the season
with anyway, that is with a little
cleaning, and thought would clean
It myself. You know you can buy
preparations for this purpose now II
you want to clean your hat yourself
and thought I'd try 1t.
"And really had very good luck
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04


CURED the fourth anniversary
III Of the burning of the General
Slocum. when 1000 lives were
lost. As result OF that trag
edy and without the knowledge
Of the general public great changes
have taken place in the construction
the manning and the operation Of the
steamboats, belonging to the port OF
New York and elsewhere, the net re.
suit of which has made travel by
water in this country the safest mod
of transportation In the world. Last
year, for instance, the loss Of lives on
the railroads Of the United States
reached 10000. BY steamboat the to-
tai was sos, and Of these 1923 were
from accidental drowning and 60 were
from suicide and other causes which
could not be averted. leaving only 313
lives lost that come within the scope
OF possible prevention. During the
year 1907 there were 357.S51 ,S61 pas
sengers carried on steamboats, in
American waters.
So extensive and so radical have
been the improvements made in
building and equipping American
steamboats, since the Slocum disaster
that 1t may safely be said that 1t is
only the question Of comparatively
short time when steamboats, will be
practically unsuitable as well as un.
burnable. One company has built a
freproof indestructible steamboat,
which has proved huge success, and
II now remains for the companies do
ing business around New York to copy
or improve on this model. That this
will be done Is certain.
Jamestown's Construction.
The fireproof steamboat is the
Jamestown, which, it was expected,
would be used in New York waters
this summer. She is a large passen-
ger craft, built last season for service
on the Potomac during the exhibition.
She is $50 feet long and in general de-
sign follows the usual plan of our
American river boats, differing from
them only in the kind of material
used In her construction. Passengers
walk on steel decks, and no effort has
been made to furnish the cabins with
cumbersome upholstered furniture or
of paneling them with heavy and high
ly-polished hard woods. Linoleum is
used as floor covering. That in the
main saloon is of the standard battle
ship grade, of thickness exceeding
one-quarter inch. On the exposed
parts Of the deck is laid interlocking
rubber thing, which makes hand
some appearance as well as being
agreeable to the feet.
All the upper works are of steel,
and even the pilot house and the Of
ficers' rooms are of this material. with
corrugated metal partitions between
the sleeping apartments. The stair
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

ted against the Armenia, which had
been in service for some years, and
many races were INDUCED in.
The boats were crowded when they
left Albany on the morning of July
%, 1852. The Clay ran into the Ar
menia an hour after the steamers had
been under way, and this necessitated
slight delay on the part Of the Ar
menia. This gave the Henry Clay an
advantage Of several miles, which the
Armenia could not overcome, and
hence the leading vessel was enabled
to make her landings in advance and
pick up the majority Of the passen-
gers bound to New York. Just above
Yonkers, about four .. M, flames burst
from the main deck near the boiler.
The dry and overheated woodwork
burned like finder. The pilots headed
the steamboat toward the east bank Of
the river. Many persons jumped over
board and were drowned, while others
were burned to death. The Armenia
soon appeared and helped to rescue
many of those saved. Steven Allen,
mayor of the city of New York; Miss
M. l.. Hawthorne, sister OF Nathaniel
Hawthorne; Downing, the celebrated
mid-century landscape architect, and
many others Of prominence at the
time, lost their lives In this disaster.
Loss Of the Berkshore.
The fine new steamboat Berkshore
burned on June 8. 1864. The steamer
was a night boat. and while coming
down the river fire burst from some
freight slowed on the main deck and
the flames quickly ignited quantity
Of hay piled near by. cutting OF all
communication from either end Of the
boat. There were about 200 passen-
gers on board, and Of these about
three-quarters were saved.
The history Of steam navigation In
the year 1910 was marked by the APP
palling calamity which occurred on a
cold winter night on Long Island
sound, when the steamboat Lexington
was burned. The Lexington, one Of
the finest Of the Sound feet Of the
time, had 154 persons aboard. on
Eaton's Neck, at the head OF the sound.
the woodwork surrounding the smoke
stack was discovered to be on IRE.
Soon the vessel was roaring furnace.
A few Of the passengers and crew
took to the boats. but they frose to
death. Rats were improvised and
launched. and two persons wera res
cued the next day from 'fraii struc-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

BusIness Amounts 10 somsvning.
Last year Brazil needed over 10000
900 jute bags to hold the years coffee
production. Each bag costs the ship
pers trine over Is, cents. The busi-
ness Of making coffee bags thus
amounted last year to nearly $4,000
900.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

MRS. Pinkham, Of the Lydia e.
Pinhham Medicine Company of Lynn.
Mass. together with her son. Arthur
w. Pinkham. and the younger mem
bers Of her family. sailed for Naples
on May goth for three months tour
throughout Europe and q much needed
vacation"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04
wbsrs,Hs,d put Il.

Put your feet where they belong!"
snapped a passenger bound for :hs
ball grounds. f.+,ss -
III l did." growIed HE neighbor. 81.
ting q fresh grip on the strap. "ysu
wouldn't be able to sit down ~ =
week" ylre
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

Lotteries Pay Big Dividends.
Nearly $780, 900 Is spent in Mexico
City every week on lottery tickets and
in the same period only about $4,000
IL paid back In premiums.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

When the average woman has
trouble with her head she consults q
milliner instead Of doctor.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

Race horses and watches should &c
for all they are worth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

Lewis Single Binder straight &c cigar
made Of rich, mellow tobacco. Your deal
er or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04
Try Murine Eye Remedy

For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes.
Murine Doesn't Smart--Soothes Eye Pain.
All Druggists Sell Murine at 50cts. The as
Page Book in each Pkg. il worth Dollars
in every home. Ask your Druggist.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

Some farmers are smaller potatoes
than they raise.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens tho gurus reduces in
nammation allays pain, cures wind colio bottle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-04

Few YORK.-There recently oc-
CURED the fourth anniversary
Of the burning of the General
Slocum. when 1000 lives were
lost. As q result of that trag-
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SUFFRAGE MEETING CALLED.
Citizens ASS ociation Committees to
Confer Next Wednesday.

Wilt n j. Lambert. chairman of the
spec al. comm tee OF the Bri htwood
{ items Associat on appointed recently
by President Louis p. Shoemaker of thst
orraniZat on To push the cause OF sui
frage and a charge in the form OF gov
eminent OF the District of COLUMBIA, has
Issued call to milar comm ttees In
other citizens assoc atoms To meet at
the Riggs House Wetn sday even ng
November - at O'clock. Letters were
addressed to the presidents of tho other
citizens assoc at ems Of the ID strict last
night asking such of them have ap-
pointed comm tees on the same suoJeci
to gather ut the Confe, ence.
II was the intent on of Mr.. Lambert
to have the committees nleet IN the
rooms Of the Chamber OF Commerce, but
the comm ttee of the chamber having the
matter in charge Il d not deem it. eX-
ped ent to give the use OF the rooms TOT
a discussion Of the subject on which the
chamber had not acted
MIR. Eamtert expects that several o.
the assoc alton pres dents who have not
named comm tees to cooperate IL
that OF the Brie htwood Assoc at on wiz
do so in time for the soint meet ng.
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths were reported to
the health office dur ng the past tw cnty-
four hours:
Lizzie Jones, IL years, 1872 F'a!rmon,
street northwest.
Marie L. McLaurine, 10 years, 1724 |
street northw st.
John NJ. OXley. 6S years, Government
Hospital for the Insane.
John c. fitzpatrick 81 years, 63s 7th
street northeast.
James P. Kelly. SIS years, 1920 9Th str eft
southwest.
George D. simms. years 1929 r street
no. Invest.
Thomas J. Hobbs, 80 years, 1922 H stree
northwest.
Florence Boswell, IS years, 434 10Th
street southwest.
A oysius Deponai. 30 years, 1903 New
Jersey avenue or,hWest.
Sus anna Hudson, Gu years, 1223 18th
street northw st.
Ethel Boyer. months. $40 10th stree
mort neaSt.
Matilda Steward As years. 400 I'd stree.
southeast.
Tho mas Henderson, 80 years, 2314 Ii
street northwest.
Harriet r. alkert, 90 years 100 Capito
avenu Ivy Cry.
James LAWS. ID years, rs 9TH stree
nor h est.
Thomas Goodwin, % years. so G stree t
SOU Invest.
Geor.e Stewart. SO years Il Fenton
sur ct nori Invest.
Lottie Dlcherson - years. Cover. men.
Hospital Tor The Insane
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TELLS OF RED MEN.
Mrs E z. Newton Speaks Before
National Indian issociatiou.

1t q meeting o. the Nat o.ai indian
Association at the residence o Mrs J
) Quartet 1123 21st 5iro t, this after
noon Mrs. Ese E. Newton, who has
5cen specially employed hy the Ind :!
eH,e t. visit ieservations and schools
&as tte speaker. ST.. save 4 scription
Of her trip through tho vest
Tn journey through the Navago reser-
vations was by W gon. This is sert,
i.anited sparsely by Iastoral Navajos.
a, one time the party lost the way and
raveied two days without seeing any
ne and as wa ,er was scarce tae stu
ton vas rious. AT one agency she
COX the testin ny in the case of a
Navajo man WHO had murdered his wife.
me mother Of the prisone:, VINO wit
nessed the deed. related straight Or
ward sto y of The unprecedente act of
er son. describing the act and his con-
iition in such a manner as convinced
er hearers that 1t W s another instance
of brainstcrm. Tie s, eaker witnc ssed
Hopi wedding Ger mOny, and also the
make dance which she described
The Indians are fast losing the re-
gion of their .athe-s," Mrs. Newton
said in conclusion. They must o. neces-
sity pass through a p Rod of economic
truggle before they can stand on the T.
wn .eet, and missionaries should
strengthen. not enorvate, their moral
fiber