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New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
PROFIT ON STBM4RINES.
Mr. LiIIey Sticks to Belief a Million
IN Ercess Vas Made.

Washington. April 1I-Representative George l.
Liey. of Connecticut. under whose resolution
special committee Of the House has been investi-
eating the Electric Boat Company. reiterated his
charges to-day before the committee that the COM
pany has made excessive profits the contracts it
has secured from the United States government.
and the most rigid cross-exanination by members
OF the committee failed make him retract-
In the his testimony relative to possible
influences. having TO do with the awarding of con-
tracts to the Electric Boat Company, Mr.. Iilley
said he had reason know there has been good
deal of nervousness in the executive offices and
the Navy and War departments" and that this
may have persuaded the government officials that
they should procure submarines at any cost"
Regarding the production of the books of the
Electric company, Mr.. Lilley said he thought they
would show that d very large sum of money had
been expended by this company-"some such fund
as the Yellow Dog fund developed during the in
surance investigation in New York"
Before the committee adjourned for the day Mt
Liiley, in reply Chairman Boutel said that he
did not charge corruption the part Of any official
Of the Navy Department in the matter OF this
alleged excessive profit.
Then" said Mr.. BouteH we perfectly in
accord now that you are still convinced that there
has been million dollars excessive profit not"1th-
standing the testimony of Admiral Capps and Sec
retary Metcalf, but that you think it is due to the
practical business nefciency of the officials Of the
Navy Department.
Practical business ineficiency and lack OF com
petition-soley to that. responded Mr. LiIley-
SO far as the duties OF the committee are con-
cerned investigating the corruption charged they
are at an end, they nOt?'
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
NO COPYRIGHT .4CTION.
Those Seeking 1t Not agreed on
What They Want.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau


Washington. April 17.-No copyright legislation
will he enacted at this session of Congress, and
the frequent visits OF distinguished literary men
to Washington to have gone for ndught
Despite the earnest appeals OF downtrodden au-
tbo-s and composers. il has been decided by those
in charge Of the various bills that the entire ques-
tion of canned music will be allowed to rest
until next session.
Representative Currier. chairman of the Com
mttee Patents which has such matters under
consideration said to-day that his committee was
about to begin a study Of the printed hearings.
with view framing a bill which would suit all
parties concerned He added that there is no
prospect of any legislation this session. and that
the most he hopes for is 10 report some sort OF a
bill the House
He hinted that the main reason for the lack OF
legislation the that the authors and COM
posers. etc. could not agree among themselves as
10 what they want. 1t is the undoubted opinion
OF both the House and Senate committees that
some protection should be extended TO composers
and publishers against the manufacturers Of NE
chanical instruments for the reproduction OF COM
positions.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
STRONG AS MULE
Ezsmer Gets Power from Food.

ANY one can better has condition, if eating
improper food. 10y changing 10 the right kind
II j. becoming we'll known among All classes
~ people ia this country. that strength 81 MIND
and body come from the E0urshment that ~
taken into the system in tie form Of food.
4 cowboy whose stomach got all out Of ord r
9l ranch. went farming and incidehtall!
found the cause Of lis trouble and way out Of IT.
lie writes.
i WAS aised a COW ranch. lived Ike The
rest. beef and potatoes. often eating too much.
until my stomach became weak and ] was 80
run down I had 10 quit The job.
Then ! tried farming but did not get any
better Ny nerves were all unstrung and
o9uld not sleep at night a year ago ] saw an
ID about tfraDe-Nuf- being such :. wonderful
fo'r3. and told nay wife was going 10 Try t.
$50 | bought box Of GrapeNuts and by the
time ! had ussd this food TWO weeks the weak
nes> began 20 leave my stomach
Now weigh ~ lbs end As strong 4
mule We eat firape-NuIs Tor breakfast, aud
also take some as a lunch between meals. /
must say that tiraDe-NufS i the iEst food there
Is and nearly every ia town, seeing ny i'm
IreTement. has taken 10 eating IT,
There's i Reason. Name given by Postum
% Rattle Greek. Mich. Read The Road 10
Mellyille." il pkgs-
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
MAKING THE DESERT BLOSSOM.
Progress in Reclamation Work at Roosevelt
Ariz.-Building a Lake.

Roosevelt Ariz. Apri. 17-March was record
month in the construction OF the RooseFel' Gam
Tic ceneut mill. which built by tn" reclana-
.to, service and is operated by its engineers pro
duced over twelve thousand barrels of Portland
car,ent at 4 cost the vernment of 81 81 a bar
rel The plant is supplying the contractors VINO are
building the Roosevelt retaining dam and the All
zona dam AS soon the spring rains are over
and the question OF flood is eliminated the waters
Of the Tonto Creek and the Salt River will be
Jiverte ed through the slucinE tunnel and the work
of completing the dam across the canyon will be
continued
When completed TIE dam will retain the food
waters of the Salt River and Tonic Creek. making
a lake thirty miles long and from two to
four miles wide. II will have two good sized ISL
ands one just opposite the dam and the other about
eight miles in the Salt River OF the reser-
vofr The towns on the lake will Livingstone
O the Salt River. ~outheast end; Roosevelt. a
the dam, and Cline. at the TOnto Creek, or north
western end. From the dam to Mesa by the gov
ernment road is sixty miles.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
To LIMIT NJUNCTlONS
Senate Passes Bill Requiring Action
bv Tsoo of Three Jud ges.
IRON The Tribune Bureau. !

1sshineton April 1.-THE Senate to-day
"a the Overr7an bill. as amended by the
f-,;--ee or Judiciary almost without debate
= ,-4rout division. although some amend
80 we're offered on the floor and I-jected-
80 hill provides that no temporary or inter
,a.,-o-v injunction. or temporary restraining
-. es-o7pirs the enforcement of any state
.,,-e shall be granted by federal court ex-
=. rx majority Of two out of three federal
80 - whom two shall be circuit judges
: r,rovides further that not less than five
=. notice shall be given 10 the Governor and
:, .--o--ev General Of the state, but that IN
-. -5s TWO Judges shall hold the opinion that
,--,,-sh1e loss or damage shall result pending
=. exniration of such five days a temporary
- may be granted. which shall remain in
-. only until the formal hearing has oc-
- / also provides that from restrain
= --7A- appeal may he taken directly 10 the
e---.-.-,s court Of the United States. and such
9l shall take precedence over all other
- .svcept those Of similar character and
criminal cases
--ba senate debated for some time the bill
-s--f-e ars-t a portion Of the receipts from the
-7. NJ public lands for drainage purposes, and
:. rvs-,i-ive session ratified the treaty with
-a- britain governing the fishing industry in
- Great Lakes and the boundary rivers. super
,5sior Il which Is granted 10 joint commits
sion
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
WHO HAS THE BOOK OF MoRMON7''
Some Hard Things Said About Brigham
Young Faction at Church Conference.

Kansas City Mo. April 17.-"Who has the orig
tnaI Book Of Mormon
This question developed discussion at the general
conference Of the Reorganized church OF jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints this afternoon. dur
ING which some hard things said about the
Brigham Young faction of the Mormon church
Patriarch Alexander H Smith, who says that he
received the original manuscript from his mother
stated that the Utah Church did not possess the
,I aud tho T-rah Church he alleged had at
tempted surreptitiously to take it by hiring men
for that purpose
The discussion was the result OF the statement
that the 5bishOprc carries on its books as an asset
an old copy or portion OF copy. of the book. ana
Tho ,alue is fixed at $3.50. The question was
whether it could be regarded asset when the
Church would not sell it.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
LANDSLIDE REVEALS COAL FIELD
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Winnipeg. April 1.-THE land and snow slide
which occurred N the Cascade Range last Mon
dav Alberta Canon. when a large mass OF
rocks and ice crashed down two boarding cars
containing forty japanese. killing and injuring
many OF them. according to advces received here
this evening. exposed an immense body Of anthra-
cite Many of the Jumps Of coal. which have
partly slipped from the mountain side, weigh ha II
ton more. ana it is apparent that there is a
huge mountain Of coal in the canon. The dis
covery causing excitement here. especially IN
of the growing demand for coal all through
Western Canada. This immense deposit 10 In the
area Of the Canadian Pacific
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
PENSIONS IN LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE
Provision IN Omnibus Bill-Additlonal Safe
guards at This Port.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington April IA provision for the pen
siori-s of relatives of lighthouse keepers IS IN
-Iu5ed n the omnibus bill authorizing additloTlai
.s5s 70 navigation which vas voted favorabIy
by the House Interstate Commerce Committee TO-
DAY The section provides that the widow or chill
dre1 or the dependent mother OF q lighthouse
teer,e- shall receive as pension the same amount
- - father or son received when alive or
before he was injured in the line OF duty.
The bill appropriates 10000 for lighthouse
tender in the lst District and makes the follow
5-E provisions for additional safeguards near Ne"
York sioa0 for light and fog signal station
rasr Negro Point in the East River, 5000 for d
v-riStIire buoy at Greenvile. in New York Bay
and 500 for q rev spar shop al Tonpkinsville
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
STRIKE TO SHUT DOWN GYPSUM PLANT
Largest Plaster Producer in the World Will
Be Closed Indefinitely

Fort Dodge Iowa. April 1.-THE night shift OF
two hundred Of the Mineral City mine and
mill of the United States Gypsum Company did
not 90 TO work tonight The day force. Of the
same number OF men, will strike tomorrow. Thus
the biggest plaster producer in the world will be
shut down indefinitely.
Several independent mills may he affected as
their men threaten TO strike Saturday The
companies are advertising for men. The Mineral
CITY employees started the trouble by demanding a
return to the old wage scale Of Is cents ton.
which was last fall to 70 cents.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
PARDON FOR JAMES BRENNAN PROBABLE

Providence. April 1.-THE Committee on Pardons
of the Rhode Island Ssna-e has under considera-
ton the recommendation of Governor Higgins tnat
James Brennan formerly OF Brooklyn who has
served nearly nine years or rfteen-yesr seh-
tenc. for completely in the Portsmouth car barn
robbery Of 1899 be pardoued 1t Is understood that
the committee will max" a favorable report the
recommendation Tuesday next The Governors
action followed the discovery that Brennan V not
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18

{, PauTs the fashionable Episcopal Church
= sraci,se. situated in busy thoroushfare In the
-, of the city. thieves sain'd entrance 10 the
.~.ine room and stole all articles of jewelry
money etc. left by the twenty men ana women
-Nt-t.~s u,bo acre in the sanctuary. The police
have nc clew.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
LEAPS FROM TRAIN ON BRIDGE.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Hy Telegraph 10 Inc lrlouhe.l
IIavre de Grace Md, April T-While the north
bound Peninsula Express on the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad was crossing the Susquehanna River
bridge this afternoon Frank Sturmer. of Easton.
Md passenger. stepped out on the platform.
waved his arms wildly for instant. and then
Ieaped into the river. nnety-five feet below where
II is presumed lie drowned
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
MORE PAY FOR THE ARMY.
Practically Assured by Agreement of Senate
and House ConferTees.

,t-.stington. April 1.-THE army is practically
"a e an increase in pay. The conferrees OF
the Senate and House have reached an asreeihen'
- ,,ar7 OF the army appropriation bill sub
.-.,.rl,, along the lines Of the Senate amendment
mich granted the authorized increases according
" r. yarsous branches of the service.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18

identical with James Maxwell said to 70 We'll
known Western crin1ina4 as was thought at the
-. -, t,ie conviction Brennan has always pro-
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18

tested his innocence or the crime for which ~
vas sentenced. He IS said 10 have been an ex-
eunpIary prisoner
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30

iron pipe posts, which are strong and
light. There are two rows of sash on
each side of the house. Half of the
distance between the ridge and the
side there is 2x4 running the length
OF the house and supported in the
same manner as the ridge with pipe
posts. The sash, 6x3 feet, glassed with
1Ox12 panes are just laid on and then
held in place by two wood screws,
which pass through the sash and take
hold of the wood beneath.
Provision is made for ventilation
by making every third sash of the
upper row on each side of the house
movable at its lower end. This ad-
mits fresh air just over the walks on
both sides of the house. These venti-
lating sash are hinged to the opposite
sash at the upper end, says the Coun-
try Gentleman. The joints of the sash
are covered with weather strips to
keep out the cold, and along the peak
of the roof where the sashes come to-
gether there is nailed a strip of roofing
paper, which turns the rain and snow.
The beds are made directly on the
ground, three in number, separated by
sunken walks, a little over a foot in
width and foot deep. From the top
of the middle bed to the peak is six
feet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30
GARpEn FERTILIZERS.
Prof. 5urkett Gives Some Importa It
Facts Regarding Them.

Prof. Burkett, the well-known au.
thority on soils and plant food, has
this to say Of the different functions
OF plant foods and the kind of each
best adapted to garden soils:
Iron, though present in plants in but
very small amounts, fills a highly i'm
portant place. Without it the chloro-
phyl bodies are not formed, and as
/ these organs are necessary to the as
similation of carbon dioxid no increase
in the dry substance of a plant can
take place without iron. Plants can
elongate in the dark, the growing tips
being nourished by material drawn
from the other parts of the plant, but
there is no gain in dry weight.
Potassium salts are essential to
plants, and the potassium seems to be
necessary in the formation of starch,
though not a constituent of it. In some
kinds of plants potassium Chord is
more effective than other compounds
and the chlorin seems to facilitate the
movement of starch from the leaves
to other parts of the plant.
Sodium, the metal of common salt,
Giaubers salt, and others, is often pres
ent in large proportion in plant ashes.
1t has not been positively proven to
be essential to plants and its presence
is doubtless to large extent accident
al. 1t has been found, however, that
to a limited extent it can replace po-
tassium in plants; that is, a smaller
| of l.
meet the need of a crop if sodium COM
pounds be present than is required in
their absence.
Calcium, the metal of limestone and
gypsum, appears to be required in the
processes that result in the formation
of woody tissue. 1t also enters into
combination with organic acids that
would otherwise be injurious to the
plant thus forming substances of an
excretory nature that are deposited
in the cells. Calcium and magnesium
form compounds with the heterogeneous
constituents of plants which seem to
be concerned in the movement of these
substances from one part of the plant
to another
Phosphorus, to be used by plants,
must be in the form of a phosphate.
Calcium phosphates are most abund-
ant in soils. The phosphates form
compounds with the heterogeneous con-
stituents or proteids of the plant and
facilitate their movement Phosphor-
Gus is also an essential constituent of
some of the most important parts of
plants, including the protoplasm of the
cells, which is the living, active part
by which the chemical processes of
plant-growth are brought about.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30

be found on the twigs. The accom-
panying illustration shows the spring
canker worm and to the left, in the
lower corner, twig with a character
istic ring around it. The eggs are held
on by their association with the rest
of the ring and not because they are
stuck to the twig. If a sharp knife is
run lengthwise down the twig over the
egg mass it will be laid open and will
peel OFF in the hand. The eggs can
later be burned. A boy who is light
and active will be able to do this work
much better than an older or heavier
person. All of the eggs removed now
will save work later on. The eggs
will not hatch till the leaves are out
so the orchardists can AFFORD to wait
till there comes bright day pre-
vious to the leaving out of the trees
A boy should not be sent about the
trees on a bold, windy day. The work
should be thoroughly done and will
save much damage when the leaves
open and the eggs would hatch if
allowed to remain.-Departme RnI-
letin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30
GROWING CELERY PLANTS.
Some Suggestions for Its Planting
and Cultivation.

Gardeners who grow it for the
early demand usually SOW the seed
under glass in March or early April.
Cover the seed very tightly and keep
the weeds subdued. The plants should
be large enough to set in the open
ground in May, if the season is favor
able.
A later crop may be sown in open
ground later In April or in May. to
be marketed from September to De
cember. Sow this in drills from two
to three feet apart Sometimes set
lettuce or sow early beets between
the rows of celery, but this is only
advisable when the land is rich and
holds moisture enough for both. The
celery should be large enough to
thin out and transplant in June or
July. Some prefer to cut the tops of
the plants once or twice before trans
planting to make them more stocky.
The weeds must be kept down at all
stages of growth, but as the roots are
wide-spreading, it should not be
worked deep.
For winter and spring use the seed
is seldom sown before day, and the
thinning and transplanting are not
done before July. If very hot when
this is done, standing boards along the
rows to shade them on the south is
thought to save more plants from
being injured by the sun than can be
saved by watering them, and is less
labor in most gardens. The boards
will be needed later on for blanching.
These varieties are usually sown
four feet apart if they are to be
blanched or partly blanched between
boards, and six feet apart if to be
blanched by banking with earth. A
common practice used to be to SOW
three or five rows of onions as early.
as the ground could be made ready.
then have row for sowing or trans
planting celery, and thus proceed
through the field. The plants should
not be less than one foot apart. The
onions will be out of the way before
the celery is large enough to begin
blanching.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30
Good Jokes
TALL FISH STORY.

Speaking about showers of fish"
said the solemn-looking nature faker
from his seat on the starchbox, "re-
minds me of the time we were ma
rooned on an island in the blue Pa
c:fc. For two hours there was a
shower of fresh mackerel and, strange
to say, they all dropped into a salt
lake on the mountainside. That brined
them"
'Whew!" the old codgers chorused
in unison.
But that's not the strangest part
of the story. Ten days later cyclone
came along, picked up the brined
mackerel and dropped them into a hot
spring. That boiled them; and, gen
tlemen, they were the finest boiled
mackerel you ever tasted. 1 thought
about sending some home to the folks.
but"
There was a sudden interruption
and six strong men took the nature
faker outside and ducked him in the
horse trough.-Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30

rather, and you, and-and know He
is blind. And don't tell; please, David
please don't tell anybody"
In the afternoon, David saw her go
INTO the big cage alone. He could not
Ieel confident. But, standing by, he
again saw the wavering indecision OF
tne beast, seeming watchfulness
which was really listening The un
certainty of its movement, save in in.
sunctlve obedience, expressed the
uoubt of the blind perfectly-to one
who knew.
II was on the long western trip of
the Consolidated Outfit that Green-eye
you away. A skidding train, a crash
lnoo heavily loaded lumber car, and
accident presented freedom to the
oesst through the broken end of his
travelling den. This happened in the
southern country, where the cattle
-anee' and in section not without
wooded districts.
search was made; cattlemen turned
OUT and secured the range; Krantz re-
iaihed behind the show week seek
Jug mis- lost pet. But Green-eye had
'ompletely disappeared.
ne Will die now, yes" said Krantz
MS daughter, when he had finally
eJoined the show. mo food, undt he
W. Withoudt the light to hundt it,
nst can a man kill to eadt when he
ued by the eyes? There is no more
Green-eye."
ana krantz refused to be COM
oieed' He became a sort OF pension
Oh the show until some new act
ouiu be put under his training.
"Tlu came to him shortly after this,
az, want Milly for my wife," he said,
:, iou are goodt boy, Tavid," agreed
.uere was no reason why he should
se MS daughter to the younger
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-30
When PLANTING Trees.

When setting trees, trim off all
bruised roots with sharp knife, leav-
ing smooth, clean edge which will
heal rapidly and seno out new feeding
roots in a. short time. A broken or
bruised root will decay and be a dam
age to the tree. When a tree has lost
a portion of its roots. like proportion
of the top should be removed. If but
few of the roots have been removed
in being transplanted, it will not be
necessary to do more than thin out
the top and balance the symmetry of
the tree.