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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05

nsNnIpEe. Man. Aug. s.-The
1uralsssts Of the c. p. y. w thls
ID ssrs<k promptly At 10 O'Clock
~. s<eerdina 10 the announced
pqCrsn.
Ne leaders here. however, say
- me strike Is general. and a.
= s~sss estimate s.0oo men are
<sa<d.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05
sERl.aERl BREAKS OUT.

SAN JOSE, Cal, Aug. 5.--Beri-
beri. the dreaded and fatal Asiatio
disease, has been discovered I'm a
colony OF Japanese fruit Gamers in
the vicinity OF Alyiso. near here,
and the health officer will make an
investigation Il is reported that
there are as many as Al cases In
the Japanese camn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING.

A big mass meeting will be held
this evening at phalen's hall. Co
lumbla. under the auspices Of the
Twelfth Ward Republican club All
candidates on the republican ticke,
have been invited 20 attend and
address the meeting.
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CP.R. Machinists Quit Work
Promptly at 10 O'clock
This Morning.

VANCOUVER o. c. Aus sAs tire economic influence 81
~ srs p r. msehinsts that Of depends
ssrss1er believe
seeer,pished the being too staggering
rssss history Of the Canadian ready
~ ssoa THIS strike promises 10 parsze the
to tie the transportation system and leave the
80 rsttlns In she field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05

WASHINGTON. Aug. As the
result Of the death Of Senator Al
lison 81 Iowa. Senator Perkins uf
California will be advanced to the
chairmanship OF the committee On
naval affairs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05
LOOT AND ENoAHoeR HOMES.

r. +. Evans. A. apecklemeyer
and other owners Of summer homes
have appealed to Sheriff Lou g.
Smith 10 protect them from reck-
less campers on Mercer Island who
are ieopardlzlng their property by
the carelessnesa shown Ia building
camp fires. Mr. Evans home was
broken into recently and his cook.
ing utensila taken.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05
WILL CONFER ON
FREIGHT RATES

CHICAGO, Aug. b.-Eastern rail.
road presidents having agreed 20
meet the shippers % the country
IN conference for the purpose OF
discussing the proposed Increase IN
freight rates between the Miseis-
slppl and the seaboard. manufac'
turers here today are trying to
agree upon n date for the meeting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05

Stripped Of all technical points
Involved. tho strike resolves itself
into a battle between the company
and tho men as 60 the status 81
the unions on the Canadian system
The men claim that that IL whAt
they are fighting for They point
out the recent course Of neEotia.
fions under the fsemleux concilla.
ton act as proving their point that
the efforts Of the company have
been concentrated ON breaking up
the unions by setting one against
the other. and by cnrtaillng oppor.
tunities for joint action.
So far the company has said
nothing aud T. resting on ~
position assumed when both the
eastern and western arrangements
accepted the majority award OF the
Cancellation board
aen Are Confident.
The men. though quiet. express
themselves confident % the Issue
They have behind them the inter.
national organizations.
Within ten DAYS not a wheei wiil
BE- turning on the compsnles' west.
ern lines. said one Of their leaders.
lust after quitting work The pub.
nc are with us and will see 20 u
that scRb labor il not brought IN
from the states or Europe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05
, SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

4 A special meeting OF the city I
\ council has been called by ,
4 Mayor Miller for o'clock 60. !
= night. for the purpose OF con. !
4 sidering and passing the bills !
4 carrying salaries for municipal ,
4 employees for the month OF I
4 July Owing 10 a delay of the ,
4 auditing committee, the bills I
4 did not reach the council az It's I
\ regular meeting last Monday ,
4 night. !
4 /
~ 49, ~ y !
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05

announced himself AZ \ candidate
to succeed Senator Allison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05
MACHLNLS7S' STRIKE MAY PARALYZE C. p r.
WOULD YOU MARRY
HIM AGAIN?

"kno~ins husband d. would marry
n freef"
The Star asked this oaeston yesterday
the received.
And has been Ia the Rfnrmative
They would ali marry thelF respective husbands again
who would decline a
free from the who proposed
Isn't that splendid tribute the loyalty and
thoughfaneas OF seaie's hushandag
What would dof
How would you the questioa7
WHY
Toll in 400 words and mail the matrimonial
editor Of The
Here the morning:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05

WASHINGTON. Aus. 5-~Today'a
treasury statement shows receipts
tis8s 40. and expenditures o..
s60. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05
BOX CARS CARRY
MANY TO SAFETY
Fernie Woman Tells OF Her rs
cape From Fearful
Flames.

rnswsre u the terrible dangers
through which be- had passed. tfnJ
Jacob Leufkcns. whose father "A
atm IN devastated Fwrnle. lsy
sleeping In ths home 81 hts srsndl
mother. Mrs. " A. Pratt. uhen
visited BY a Star reporter yeaier,
day. This tiuy tot. with hia mother.
grandmother. aunt. sister aEd
brother. w.Fe the first refugees
from Feruie. A. G.. TO reach Sc.
attic
Famed b. a wind that approach.
cd a tornado. the fire swept down
on their home In Fernie with such
rapidity that the women had no
time 10 take any clothes. but we're
compelled 90 flee for their lives.
scantlly clad. and little jacobs
hare feet we're exposed 90 the Aw.
ful heat aud acorchcd
Mrs. Lcufkens tells a dramatic
story Of the night
Mira Leufkens' Story.
When We fled from the house
We did not know which way to
turn said the brave little woman
The fira hemmed ~ in on all
sides. but just then a wagon came
harrying BY We hailed Il. but the
driver would not stop. 70. running
alongside. tossed little Jacob into
the wagon. and. as the man had
not the heart 10 run off with my
child. he slowed up long enough for
me 10 grab the boraes' heads and
hold them until the rest OF the
family got up.
Once IN the wagon We started
Off towards the east. but did not
get very far before the flames
drove us back into Fernie. We
then wont 10 the west. but the fire.
with almost human cunning. head
ed as off there and drove US back
again into FernIe.
Refuge In Boxear.
Seeing a freight train on the
track. we went into one Of the
boxcars. There were ~ cars ON
the train. but each one was packed
10 tightly as 10 make breathing
hard under ordinary conditions. aud
with the fierce heat pressing upon
az we we're almost auffocated.
Cinnamon who attempted 20 take
their baggage with them had 20 be-
forced TO unload their goods AZ
the point Of revolvers.
When all was ready IN the cars
the engineer refused 10 start the
train, AZ a passenger was due from
tho east, and to 40 that way seem.
ed certain catastrophy lie finally
pulled out. hut not before the
sheriff had pushed revolver point
under his nose
Here the little womRns face
blanched aa she thought OF the
awful experience she and her little
children might have suffered.
Stopped by Burned Bridge.
'The train started out towards
the east, but had not gone many
miles before Il was forced 20 stop.
The bridge, which would have
meant safety, II crossed. had burn
ed down. but though this was on.
fortunate. II might have been
life saver II II kept the passenger
from getting across and perhaps
wrecldng MS.
we retreated a short distance to
a little valley where there we're
no heavy woods on either side We
were between two tiny creeks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-05
NoeK CAUSED BY
EIATon'sDEATH


T ri NTENeU FFtENF
WbNQIE la. Aug 5--This
~ ~ not yst recovered from the
Sri caused BY the sudden death
4 seaAfor Allison yesterday after.
~ Il was known that the sen.
~ he'd been a sufferer for years.
~ nnre thought the end would
xne % aasxpectediy. The ftsneral
"a probabIy BE- held on Friday.
AkE FOREST. IN. Aug S.
~ A. ,. CnmTnins u Iowa has
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08
TAFT AAD THE DARKER RACES
LIEUT. FRANK w. FIRsTHAND TO
INDICATE THAT THE REPpBII CAN BEEN A
CONSISTENT CHAMPION. NEGROES, CUBANs AND FILL
One of Negro Soldiers Best Extends
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cohpetsnt
Render Justice If RIaced In House.

Since the promulgation OF 4 the
Presidents now famous order dis-'
missing three companies Of the 25th
United States Infantry, for alleged
lawlessness In shooting up the town
of Brownsville, Texas, Secretary Taft
has been. severely criticised by q
large number of the colored 'eitizehs
Of the United States. They claim al
so that, he showed injustice to the
discharged soldiers in carrying out
the provisions Of the Presidents or
ders, a. duty which devolved upon,
him as Secretary of War. XIX ~,
Before going into the treatment of
the colored soldier by Secretary Taft,
let US look into his past attitude to-
wards the darker races, previous to
his becoming Secretary Of War. In
the first place he comes Of a family
Of justice and liberty loving people,
and In his early life received a train.
ing which made him far above the
practice OF race preJadice, and which
fitted him for the place ne has so ably
filled. He has shown by his action
in handling the natives Of the Phil
ippines, and the Cubans, that he has
not even tinge Of race prejudice in
his makeup, and has given the black.
man a Square deal' In his struggle
for existence. .fnd
/ had an opportunity to notice his
great work in the Philippines, hay-
ing served there in the army while
he was Governor-General Of the ISL
ands. No person, except those who
actually saw the conditions existing.
on the islands, could realize what q
very great task he had to undertake
when he arrived at Manila In June,
1900. The country was In the throes
Of an lnsurrection. Brother was ar
rayed against brother, and faction
against faction. Along with the ISL
and insurrection, American race
prejudice had been introduced into
the islands, and the American army
Of occupation contributed, rather
than dismissed the spirit Of revolt.
Race prejudice had even become 80
bad that colored army officer could
not be shaved in native barber
shop. II. T..
Had Mr.. Taft taken the. vfgws,
which great many American men
before him and since took, Of thsse
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08

people, on account of their color, the
islands would not now be enjoying
peace and prosperity they SO much
needed. Secretary Taft mingled
among these poor unfortunate peo-
ptte, and none were so lowly but what
they could reach the Governors ear,
and when they arrived in his pres
ence they were sure to be welcome,
and went away satisfied that they
mad met a friend. 1t was the manli-
ness and lack Of race prejudice on
the part Of. MIR. Taft, and his kind
ness to the natives which won their
admiration and great respect. :,
It has been said that the original
'Phillppino was Of Negro origin. If
this betrue, and had Secretary Taft
the least tinge of race prejudice in
his makeup, he failed entirely to
show it In hls treatment Of these peo-
pie. If he had treated theses people
differently, fthere might have been
some room for the criticisms which
are now being hurled at him, without
reason, by some Of, the colored
ould-be-leaders Of the country.
/ am not attempting to defend the
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08
!. BLACK
HERO SAVES LIFE AT -.
,.-,. z:%.} r. EXPENSE OF OWN.
Protects Child, About to be Run
Over by Carriage, by Covering it
With His Body and May be a
Hopeless Cripple for Life.

Frankfort, Ry:, Oct. 3.-To save
the life Of little Dora 'Hoge, aged 7
years, daughter of French Hoge, a
banker. .(of this city Thomas Berry, a
Negro ycoaohmah, ;. permitted the
wheel of@a carriage to run over his
back, end probably njuring him for
lifen efforts are being made to get
a Carnegie Medal for the Negro. The
incident occurred, Friday, on. the
bridge CROSSING the river from North
to Sohth Frankfort Two wild horses
drawing q wagon became frightened
at q, street car and backed into the
carriage carrying the child. - She
was thrown out and fell directly un-
der the wheels Of the carriage toward
which the, frightened horses were
plungtng. Berry saw that he could
no thold the horses, and that In an
other instant the wheel Of the car
riage would pass over the child. He
droped from the front seat on his all
fours, covering the child as the
wheels of the carriage passed over
him. The child escaped without a
scratch, but it is probable that Ber-
ry will never be able to- walk again.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08
!. CHURCHES c
AND SCHOOL HOUSES OF NEG.
I. ::.!.,t; ROEs BURNED.
Thirteen Churches and School
Houses Burned in Georgia by
Night-R Riders Simply to Crafty, :
: their Hatred of y Inoffensive
Il. - ,a = Negroes. .;$ETI..

J, ( Albany; Ca, Sept 2s. There is a
letshseI terror "a among the Negro in
ae au..ants na,, q "a cohsioeraoie portion
"a Ha'to : i,ahef ana miller coun-
siss' - as sne rssatt- q raid by night
- tssf' SATURDAY ;+t. thigfnt' the trail OF
: snfs " :, gu claws being marked by the
o.'pasneu y - runs sot I oNegro CHURCH
es en1 sehuoi q houses; > e s ,.l # E
s. me folloWlng at buildings sal were de-
stioEsu N.Y. ~ sto zion .snnFch and school
nouse, - esa e fiaat cnurch and
SsnooI 1lorse IS & tnstst .!qt et caurch and
sonSo, on ityHs 1s.t.ae @ lloneenurch and
>senooat - aonse; Beimont church: MT.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08
!. S'll|| : ! I'II|UlIVI||. |.
OF PYTHLAN, NOW OPEN TO
r. GENERAL RgBLIC. Z.
Supreme Chan Qellor Green Issues
Proclamation Giving Details of
Transaction and Description of
:, = Latest Purchase Of knights. - z 2

?. Office Supreme Chancellor: knights
OF pythfas, Of n. AS, A. E.. A., A.:
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08

President Of the United States In Ms
action In regard to. the BroWngyiils
matter, for his COURSE, with reapeet$
to our race has been so Unit foriniy
just that he needs no defense; gbWt
fail to see where the Secret
should be censured BY the tc6iorad
people Of the country because; oE tiiat
order. Had Mr.. Taft been an ar1nH
officer, instead of the SacEatary sof
War, and had held up his superior
officers order as he, did this one, the 4
brownsville order, he would have
been liable to court, martial and n6a- {
sibly dismissal from the army. Rhia,55
action on his part showed his make
up, showed his kindly feeling for the
race, and in itself should be asa fftGf fsnE;
to endear him to the cotoged cittz
Of this country who are 30 unF
sonable as to suspect that Color
ated that, order. believe and knxy
that Secretary Taft has been one asjs s
the best friends the cotored f sstS diet
has had and should be- be sEeataff t553
succeed President Roosevelt, & 81 g5
lieve that they will be }gipen austica.
no more and no less than they de-.
serve. .~ 5] i 5sfssssF 3sss;s
While stationed at E1 lss
de la Union, Luzon, r . i han 1t tIfssil
good fortune to see ana 8niA Aet "
tary Taft on several oeGasions whfle
he was en- route to th8 sd inn.Ss oa r,is (
tol at Bagudi. IIef fmAs al ys u 4
to greet the colored ofacers and y, Ssns
who were stationed there and aIyssss
had good word Of heef for tasssis
We were always more than glad tos;
know that Secretary T8st, then fs6yss
ernor Taft, was going tcg END 3h Stss
or two with us, and the EaSa} and DIS
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08
NEGROES BARRED

Frankfort, KY, oct. Circuit
Judge r. l.. Stout today decided it
would be q violation of the statutes
governing corporations to permit the
Falls City Lodge, No. a., (Negro)
to use the words Benevolent Protec-
tive order OF Elks" in their articles
of incorporation. He also directed
that theinjunction against this lodge
from using these words be made per-
mansnt. The decision upbolds the
refusal to issue charters to Negro
Elk 19dgss In this State.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08
Fight Was Brutal

Clarksburg, w. Va, Oct. Joe
Ansette, the Itaian, who was shot
through the shoulder by francesca
Buccahorno, another Italian, in a
fight on Kelley Hill, will recover from
his wound. He is at the Kess1er hos
pital, and his assallant is behind the
bars of the county JAIL awaiting a.
hearing. Buccahorno was arrested
at Fairmont upon information sent
there by local authorities and was
brought back by Constable Andrew
Lyon. .%>a
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08

- .,.. = EXTRACT FROM - =
.jTAFT'S SPEECB OF ACCEPTANCE
Z; ~ - JULY 20, 1908,

- THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM, ADOPTED AT CHI
cAeo3 EXPLICITLY DEMANDs JUSTICE FOR ALL MEN
WiTHoUT REGARD TO RACE OR COLOR, AND JUST
d, AS ExPEclTLY DECLARES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT,
AND WITHOUT RESERVATION, IN LETTER AND SPIRIT
OF hEMTHIRTEENTH FOURTEENTH AND FtFTEsNtH
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. IT IS NEED
LESS TO STATE THAT | STAND WITH MY PARTY
sQUARELY ON THAT PLANK IN THE PLATFORM AND
BELIEVE THAT EQUAL JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, AND
THE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL ENFORCEMENT or THESE
AMENDMeNTs is IN KEEPING WITH THE REAL ANsRl-
CAN SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAY. :
<>>zkzz11 :.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08
Continued ON ps ,thrss 4
REGISTER -.t
THERE IS JUST ONE MORE Day
OCTOBER 10TH.

THOSE WHO DID AVAIL THEMSELVES Z %sss 3ruE#
OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER THE 1sps eSss ptErg
MONTH WILL HAVE ONE MORE CHANCE. YOpEks SssssSe
TRAR WILL SIT AT SOME CONVENIENT PLACE tn VsSEls
PRECINCT ON THE 1ofH SATURDAY. AND ENnSgk.f9 Ana
LEGAL VOTERS THE PRECINCT WHOSE NAAsSas rs
= NOT APPEAR ON HIS BOOKS. :. III 49, g5 VIZ
REMEMBER THAT ARE NOT REoSak - 80 y
YOU CAN VOTE. THEREFoRE, 1T BEB10VTsS
EVERY NEGRO TO sEsa THAT HIS NAME rs aSleSrnE.s@
ON THE BOOKS OF THE REGISTRAR Il Fos ysse rnRg
orNcT IN WHICH BB LIVES s&#sA ssess
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-08

& I'VE do not see that Czar Ferdinand
sounds bit better than Prince Fer
,dtnands except, Of course, Ferd is
getting older. .kg, e i,
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.. y. .s,,t' 49, ~, D.. .,.'
= y - ! ,5|@#"l>fg NeW: oileaps, La,
!, e :: :. September Is. 1908.
To all knights OF Pythias and Mem
oers $or the order Of Caianthe OF
= n. %A;, -. =: !. a. ~, a. "A. ana A.
treet1ng;1 -; ~ r.% = j. ~. y =,
a meeting OF; the Pythian Temple
Commission, called by the late SUI
preme Chancellor Starks, was held at
HOT springs, ARKANSAS, March 9th
ana nd h6th, a.. u 1903 ! at Ct. which sub
com mission WAS was appointed to select
a place Tor a slaanitaraEupm to be pur-
ehased5Tos1tne knfghts or Pyth1as OF
Norhh Amerlca,r south America Eu-
rope ASIA 'l'a.:- AFRICA ana Australia. =,
The following named were selected
to compose the esub-commission: :
-, G. D. Creswill, OF Georgia, chair
man; g.. D. Green, OF Illinois, secre-
tary; John W., Strauther, Of. Mlssis-
sippi; ]. M HazleWood, ). Of West Vir-
ginia; A., W. Lloyd. Of Missouri.
The sub-conrdjsii0issio on met at Hot
SpFings. "A Ekan nsasy ON, August 17th,
5Afld q 8fh ss1. 90 and recommended,
SGpthS 5I&IA ybESe1f 19HASake
49, A alYarA Avenue IBc CT
Spring gs, AfkAnsas, Tor the sum Of
s',000. ~ a B .~ W 99s s = s.
Comp1yfhg with the recommends
tion of the sub-commlssion, the Su-
preme Attorney was. Instructed to
prepare the necessary papers and ex-
anime the title preparatory to pur-
chasing the property. : = Z.
Sirs C. D. Creswiil and j. M. Halle
wood were autohrtzed to remain with
the Supreme Attorney aad the nee
essary papers were drawn and signed
at Hot Springs, Arkansas, on the
20th day of August, A. D. 1908, and
the sum Of $4,000, in cash, was paid
by certified check upon the Pythian
Temple--,Sanitarium fund. !
The following named knights were
selected by the sdb-commission to
manage the property: DR.. C. M.
Wade, surgeon In chief; J. T. T.
Warreni auditor. +, r smith mana
ser -. -
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-04-23
A Cure For LOcOed Cattle.

The Agricultural Department is now
sending out thousands of pamphlets
to the cattlemen of Arizona, western
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas telling
them how to cure ''locoed" cattle.
Cattle become locoed by eating the
loco weed. They go crazy and meet
a slow but agonizing death. After
experimenting for years the experts
have finally found the trouble.
The loco weed contains a mineral,
"barium,' which is poisonous enough
to drive attic crazy.
The experts have finally discovered
an antidote for the poison. a bulle-
tin giving the ingredients of the an
tidOte is now going to every cattle
man whose name can be secured.
Whenever a steer is found suffering
with the loco poisoning all the owner
has to do to cure it is to inject a dose
of the antidOte into its system.
The loss by loco poisoning reaches
millions of dollars each year.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-04-23
Working Only Three Days.

Another large reduction was
made in the G.. H. & S. A. shop forces
at Ell Paso last week. This reduction
affected almost every department of
the shops, the largest number of men
being laid off from the machine and
boiler shops. The shops are also
working only three days a week now
Mondays, Wednesday and Satur-
days. Several men haYe quit of their
own accord because they cannot live
on what they can make in twelve
days month.
So many bridge gang men have
been laid of that the bridge outfits
are being stored on sidetracks in Ell
Paso, with the doors of the cars nail
ed up.
1t was reported that an additional
large number of section hands of the
Eel Paso division of the G. H. & S. A.
got notice that their service would
be no longer needed, but this report
could not be confirmed.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-04-23
To Determine the Value of Coal.

Prior to the adjustment of the
fuel-testing plant at st. Louis, in
1904, reliable data about the Goals of
the United States, and especially of
the far west, were difficult to obtain.
In great part coal has heretofore
been purchased both by the govern
ment and by the general public on
the statement of the selling agent,
or on the reputation of the mine or
district from which it was obtained,
and if it did not prove satisfactory,
there was no standard for settlement
or justification for canceling the con-
tract. All other mining products,
gold, silver, copper, etc are pur-
chased mainly on their values as
shown by chemical analysis, and the
made is constantly on the increase.
The coal purchases of the United
States government each year amount
to over six million dollars, and these
are now entirely made upon specifica-
tions gotten out by the United States
geological survey based upon results
at the testing plant, and after con-
sultation with prominent coal men
throughout the United States and a
national advisory board on fuels and
structural materials appointed by
President Roosevelt. If the coal
furnished the government falls much
below the standard set in the con-
tract penalty is imposed, but a
number of premiums have already
been paid when coal of a hig her
grade than called for by the specifi-
cations has been furnished.-Mines
and Minerals for April.