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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

compnnlcd by n special investigating
commissloni7 Az 10 that, II can only he
said that the President chose n somewhat
cumbersome and indirect method OF quiet
Ing the clamor and cnsing the public
mind. He was fully satisfied with the cx.
pnnation OF the nGair Immediately ad-
yanccd by the commission and the chief
engineer and they were given to under
stand that such was tho case 1t was
clearly understood on the Zone thnt the
purpose OF appointing the special board
OF engineers was solely TO restore public
confidence, and none knew better than
the men engaged In the work that tho
visiting commission could not make any
sort or effective Investigation 10 the tune
allowed TO them. A month or two would
have been necessary for the accomplish
mcnt OF such tnsk. AS IL wnS they
were compelled to rely upon the stntc-
ments OF the engineers on the line. which
there IL no reason To believe were In the
slightest degree peryerSions of the foots
Tho work on the canal is proceeding
with admirable smooth1css and dispatch
The men on whom the chief responsibility
rests arc proving themselves To be quite
equal TO the task. and II allowed to pro-
ceed without unnecessary interruptions.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Could Germany Sup
press England?

- NGJISHMEN - those usually calm
- md placid individusls-ere now and
~ have been for a year all o6nmc over
an alleged plot of Germany to suddenly
land her superb nrmy OF, say 10000. of
the best drilled soldiers in the world on
the cast shore Of England. Any number
OF special articles hnye beeo written on
tho subject, the statesmen hnve been
questioned and bullicd 10 Parliament
about the matter, and a dozen novels and
half ms many very popular meicdromas
have been written on the subject
Sir John Fisher, who ia generally con-
sldered the greatest of tho lighting nd
mirnls OF England OF this day and gene
ration. bns evidently given much time
and attention to studying the possibility
and tho feasibility Of Germany ever at
tempting to accomplish this tremendous
feat Sir John says OF the Idea:
II am of tho opinion that IL could hap
pen far moro easily than mo0t people
think. With submarines by day and tor
pedo-boat dcstroycrs sweeping tho seas
at night. the North Sen will DO an I'm.
possible plnce for battleships In war. The
big 1eets OF both parties will lio behiod
booms and defenses at thoir bases most
OF the tine, each waiting TO attack tho
other. but unwilling to venture out cx.
ccpt on concerted plans OF baltic.
Tho dcstroycrs viii ngbt one another
and every old cruiser md old foehioued
gunbost viii be sent out. There will DO
many small battles, partial actions and
so forth, and ot any timo Germany might
succeed in rushing an invading army
ncroSS the Chanpol These might meet
,, destroyers, but Germany hns many more
OF these particular craft than England
''But the real danger lies In tho fact
that Germany might come from the Cux-
haven direction or Just probably &c
around inside the Baltic and como out ut
the north OF Denmark, British ships
which could witch ono direction could
not do so In the other
"A remedy Is imperative and the only
why to safety lies on the water, There
must be many new boats built to watch
the exits from Germany's ports. They
do not have to be very fnst or extremely
powerful. but they must be built aud
kept on the watch, for as sure as Great
Britain and Germany ever go to war tho
latter country will attempt 10 Invade
England and capture London"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
AIc21zZla1 Zar
c52ZLIwaH AIND

~ HE Gatun Dam has q we'll -estnb-
lished position as tho busaboo OF
RI the canal. The Chagrcs used 10
w. be the Rrcb-hogey, but now the
structure which Is designed 10 re-
strain that yeIntlous stream has usurped
the first place 10 the lntcrcat and appre-
henslon OF the public. The criticisms
and suspicious that have been directed
against the great dam can only be nc
counted for By the fact that II ia the
key 20 the whole plan and the most eS-
sentlol feature of II. Any dlscredit that
cnu be cest upon It affects tho entire
lock level project. and so the opponents
OF the cnnnl concentrate their attacks on
what they consider the most vulnerable
quarter. The average Individual. lnck-
log technical knowledge Of the subject.
Is prone 20 accept these structures. To
him the mere size OF the huge mound In
wolves a menace. But this Is q mistaken
view As n matter OF fact. q coDsldera-
bio degree Of its sofety lies in it's enor-
nous bulk md weight
The Gdtun Dam Will Gil the gnp 10 the
hills enclosing the Valley OF the Cbagrcs,
through which that river passes on It's
way TO the Atlantic 0cenn. The obstruc-
ton of its course will force the stream
and It's tributaries to empty on the upper
side OF the dam and To form a lake nbou;
leo niles In extent. Tho water In this
immense reservoir Will stand at an cleya-
tion OF 81 feet above sea level and It's
depth viii range from i5 TO 10 feet, so
that very little excavation viii be needed
The cnnal course across Gatun Lake will
be % miles In length, or more than bali
the entire Distance from shore TO shore
Along this stretch ships Will have the
advantage Of open and unrestricted nGvi
Entlon.
Gatun Dam viii stretch across the valley
In a length opproNlmntlng one and n
half miles Its crest VIII he 135 feet
nbovc sen level and from TINT 1t viii
slope down 10 90 feet the distance from
face to toe being hult mile. II viii be
composed Of selected material lmpcryous
TO water and reinforced along It's front
md bncE by heavy walls OF rock. The
dam win exert Al weight upon is fouudn-
tlons OF one ton TO every 20 feet of
height, 30 that under the crest the pres
sure VIII be nearly seven tons to tho
square foot. The safety OF such a struc-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Young Ostriches as Pets.

mule ond can kick twice as hard Such
a combination naturally makes pet
ostrich only another name for suicide
But baby ostriehss nre cute They arc
round and plump and covered with the
desrcSt feathers resembling narrow bands
OF different colored material The chicks
head and neck appear TO be covered with
a sort or natural plush striped like
tigers skin. The baby ostrichcs arc
elwpys great pets Ia regions where these
animals thrive either IN natural state
or on some Of the big farms where they
are rHiSed- for the sake Of their plnmagc
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

I'M ostrich egg weighs some three
IN pounds, aud IL IS clnlmed II tastes
so much like nm ordinary hens egg
that you cannot tell the difference Also
one VIII make a meal for family Of i've,
There is said to be something fascinating
about u baby ostrich. and they love 10 be
pettcd and become very fond OF their at
"ndante. Bot beware OF the grown
ostrich No matter how tame II has been
rs young chick. the ostrich is on.
tnmaole as 90 adult bird.
Nobody ever boosted OF having n grown
tamc ostrich. IL Is trickler than u bnlky
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Every Spaniard a
Noble.

n o students of human manners II Will
Il bo interesting to realize that tho
~ lofty courtesy OF the Spanish people
is due to the fact that each purcbrcd
native OF that sunny land considers bim-
self a noble. While, OF course, oil arc
not granted to wear a title. still each
SIoninrd is deemed OF noble birth II no
has kept his pedigree clear OF intcrmor-
riages with my but such as have also
maintained the Spanish blood Intact
This belief has a sound historical basis
In the fnct that when tho Moors wcro
driven from Spain the Spanish people
that is. the ruling class from which the
Spanish OF pure blood of today are de-
sccnded-all fought against the Moors,
and all were OF q military caste. And
when the Moors were finally driven out
OF Spain there remained. besides the pure
bieodcd Spnniords. q great horde OF mixed
breeds.
So II was dccrecd by the Crown that
every purc-brcd SpAniard was an aristo-
ornt and q member of the noble clnsscs-
Only such were eligible for titles and
could hold any of the great court offices.
All such were declared, DoDs and the
title of Don, or muster" applied TO
oil sp0niards regardless OF any other
titles he might possess, and thus every
Spaniard waS q nobleman by virtue OF
his blood
This curious situation continues In force
to the present day, OF course, 1t seems
ns IL there would be many individuals
who could claim pure blood. but. IN real
ity, there are few families not of wealth
and importance that eau actually do this
by authentic documents. lot such Is
necessary TO Insure recognition as pure
bred Spaniard.
IL is needed to produce documents for
many generations hack. including birth
certificates and marriage records. AS
matter OF cold fact, there are but few
such Spanish families, which, In addition
to their unso!lcd descent. do not also own
some title. Also. many Spanish noble
fumilies with titles would have 10 admit
that they have intermarried with other
than the pure Costilian blood.
Still, there arc enough of the pure
blood Spanish without title to prove the
historical value OF the fact that every
purc.brcd Spanlurd Ia a member of the
nrlstoeracy and a noble by birth II not
by Il distinguishing title. IL Is all tho
more Interesting when IL is realized that
Spain Is tho only country on the globe
where such is the case.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
&ew ~ Ne 6aELzsa5Z0
Na~-Han1GA~e o7 lie
(G<eN0~d d2aZE

~ NE OF the greatest problems TINT
a ia confront tho experts OF our Navy
III Is the rnpldity with which the
w modern ships Of war sgc. for try
os they may. tho constructors can
not prevent the prescut-day battlcsbips
from becoming back numbers IN few
short years. The average period during
which 0rmored ships are considered nrst-
class vessels ranges from between four TO
six years. while amy wnrship over that
age Is generally held up os nm object
Lesson OF what n great sea lighter OF the
present day ought not be.
Take the bottleshlps Massachusetts md
New Hampshire for instance; these Illus
trote how snort period modern bat
tleshlp ranks MS nrst class sen fighter
Ten years ago the Massachusetts, WINS one
Of the largest and most powerful war
ships In the world. and IT was claimed
that shc could sluk. 10 less than an hour,
the best vessel dying the nne OF this or
any other nation. Today this famous ycS
eel In a back number md would be easy
picking for most Of the bnttlcshlps now
in commission IN the American Navy.
In striking contrast to the Massachusetts
Is the battleshlp New Hampshire. the
newest addition 10 Uncle SANS neet and
considered by experts 20 be as powerful
n war vessel "a cnn bc found 40 the
world No tccholcnl knowledge Il needed
10 convince even the lnyman that the old
vessel would bc little more than a play
thing In the hands OF those who direct
the movements OF the modern lcviRtban.
Experts say that the Massachusetts, would
sink In the storm Of m onslaught by the
New Hnmpshlro ns quickly as she would
have had other vessels at her mercy 10
years ago
A few weeks ago the North Dakota was
launched, and when this giant bnttleship
Is flushed aud placed In commission the
Uultcd stntes Will have. for the drBt umc
In her history. battleship that can truth
fully be called the queen Of the seas.
sbo viii be four thousand tons heavier
than my vessel now 10 the American
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

Gin is stll used as medium OF e1-
change In some parts OF the Niger coun-
try. 10 Africa. but the government dIs-
couroges It. Owing to the extreme cou-
scrvatlsm In these districts the task Is
dInlcult.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
PEOPLE WE KNOW.
They are Newport News People, ane
What They say 10 q Local
interest.

When an incident like the following
occurs right here at HON =. It IL bound
to carry weight with our readers. 30
many strange occurrences 60 the
rounds of the press: are pub 'tshed a.
facts. people become skepticai. ON
one subj Ct skept'cism 10 rapidly a..
appearing. This 10 due to the actuai
experience Of our citizens, and their
public utterances regarding them,
The doubter must doubt no more IN
the face OF such evidence as this.
The put4ic statement Of reputable
citizen living right at home. one
whom you can see every day. leaves
no ground for the skeptic to stand on.
H. N. Smith, at $50 Tventy-s venth
street, Newport News, Va, says: i
have used Doan's kidney Pills with
excellent results. I suffered for many
years from kidney complaint ana
backache and was unable to find .
remedy that would give me relief. My
attention was finally called to Doan's
Kidney Pills and I procured a box at
A. E. @. Klor's Drug Store. Tney
gave me relief from the hrst and /
have not had any trouble since. This
cure took place in 1902 and am glad
TO say that during the interv ming
years, I have not suffered any return
Of the complaint. will gladly conhrm
this statement to anyone doubling its
truthfulness''
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
states
Remember the name-Doans-and
take no other.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

Williamson. the inventor. designed a
c1llaspsible tube OF coast-iron plates
working on hinges outward, after the
manner of an accordion. A section
fully extended is ten feet in height.
Put over the sides OF the vessel It
displaces just as much water as II
weighs and remains extended. To
the top is clamped another section,
the joint. OF course. being water
tight. AS the lower sect ion is slowly
forced into deeper and ienser water
by tie weight of the added section
it slowly AMI slightly collapses IN
til its displacement again equals its
weight. The addition Of o. her Sec
tons has corresponding effect un-
til the bottom section, at great
depth is collapsed into a s3ace of less
than six feet. BY the time it has
collapsed 1t presents to the water what
is practically wall about fifteen
inches in thickness, capable Of re-
sisting enormous pressure. 1t Is cal
culated that work can be carried on
case and safety as at fifty feet while
only the hardest divers can stand
over sixty or seventy Ave feet AMI
work at $50 feet is for them out OF
the question. The caisson is enclosed
in a canvan rubber-coated jacket i'm
pe-vious to water which will remain
intact at any depth as the pressure
is withsl God by the iron wall behind
it.
Fer the navy it is proposed to At
the caisson with solid inserts between
each section. each insert to be equipp
ed with bulls eyes and rubber arms.
BY lowering the caisson over the SIDE
OF a vessel and drawing it close TO
the hull by means Of line passed
un,ierne alta the same. 1t will be PCS
siblet fer two or three men to work
simultaneously in cleaning the hull o.
making repairs the rubber arms en-.
abl'ng them to manipulate tools drop.
ped on the outside from above and
e~erated by compressed air. The
field Of usefulness for the caieson
includes the repairing CT damages
on tie high seas o. in ports: ston
ring leaks below the water line; fix.
ing prcpe Hers and the inspection OF
the same by practical men before
leaving port: inspection Of injection
pipes and other underwater outlets;
cleaning OF hulls. recovery Of drop.
ped anchars. laying and inSpechcn
Of submarine mines. tapping or GU.
ting submarine cables, and assistance
&c submarine boats in case OF disaster
Should the government undertake
to raise the Maine a proposition will
be submitted for furnishing special
ly designed Williamson caissons for
this work.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
Internal Commerce During
Past Year In United States

1907 total of l3l5.2Sl.9jS feet. and
feet.
The quantity of coal and coke NOV
ed over the leading eastern cOal-carry
ing roads in practically all cases
show decided decreases for the year
when compared with like 1900 figures.
The decrease was heaviest in case OF
coke. which may re said to be pri'
marty raw material fer lis" in the
iron industry. The largest movement
proceeds from Connelisville region. in
Gliding the liver district The 1908
production of the region Is estimated
a. 9.579,4l3 net tons. which is less
than half the 1907 product Of 1910
273 net tons. The shipments for the
year. mainly to Pitts'Irg and more
wCstern destina. ions. are stated as
363.23s cars. compared with 6SS 23i
cars during 1907 Shipments for this
article ever eight leading eastern rail
roads. l6046.lGl tons. show a 20 per
cent decline from the preceding year $
total
The bitumirous coal Tonnage OF
the same roads. 80, 16G. f63 tons. was
16 per cent below he preceding year ;
tonnage The effec' sof the industrial
depression were felt least lT the an
thratcitr coal trade. the shipments
during the year Of harI coal from the
eastern producing regions. 64.665 Ola
gross tons. being only 3 per cent be-
low the unusually large 1907 ship
ments. Coal operation in other sec
tions of the country. such as Ohio.
Illinois. and Missouri. show equal II
not heavier shrmkagcs.
CcastwiSe shipments Of coal from
New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Newport News. and Norfolk during
the year inclsded 4o.507.4S6 gross tons
compared with 44,0l6,l13 gross tons
reported fer the preceding year. The
coal shipments from Newport News
and NCrfclk were larger than year
ago, the increase being due partly to
large shipments CT coal for the use
of the American Navy.
Domeslics iron-ore shipments by
lake during the year from Lake Su-
perior and Michigan ports totaled
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

24,939,1S5. compared with 40,727.'
972 gross tons reported for tn
1907 season. The decrease in the ore
shipments corresponds to a curtaii
ment in the production OF coke an'
anthracite pig iron during the year
The annual production OF this article
which In 1907 reached a total Of %.
3I5.3S7 gross tons, was only l5.64l.'
537 gross tons for the year past. Tn
effect OF the crisis in the iron trade
was felt mostly during the first hal
OF the year; since July the out put pro
ceeGCd on an increasing scale. reach
ing It's maximum during The last
month e the wear. Though even tht
December output. l.74o9l2 gross tons.
was about half a million below the
December. 1906. figure TIL" reduced
demanl for iron material by tn" rail
roads is seen. In part. from the small
or number OF cars and loo motives or
dered by American railroads during
thu, last two years. Thus the number
Of locomotives ordered was 5.6i2 for
1906. 3,4S2 in 1907 and only llS2 In
1908. The number OF passenger cars
ordered fell from 3.402 in 1906 to 1919
while the number Il freight cars order.
ed fell from 3l0.3l5 in 1906 to 62 699
The martial cessation OF building
operations IN the larger cities of the
country which preceded the October
1907. collapse was another important
factor in depressing the iron trade.
The valve OF building permits granite
| , municipal authorities IN 63 leading
cities. as reported to this Office. ag-
grepated 1856 9l3633 for the past
year. compared wi h 1856 0o7. 1863. the
total for the calendar year 1907. II
should be noted tina even the latter
figure represents quite decreas"
compared with the fetal reported for
1906
The number OF cars handled during
the year by thirty-fve Ger service as
sOciatioHns and demurrage bureaus
in various part OF the country. 2s277.-
7l3 cars. was 10 per cent below the
totals for the years 1905 and 1906.
The volume of lakes traffic dur
ing the 1908 season as measured by
domestic shipments tf merchandise
from the various lake ports was CO.
5lSO24 net tons. compared with S3.-
5O6991 and 1869 GAS net tons ship
ped during the 1907 AM 1906 seasons.
The heavy decrease in the years ship
ments was due mainly to the smaller
shipments OF iron ore
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

stock, and % horses and ponies. This
service Is estimated to cost. for the
year 1908, b4.299 taels. equal at pres
ent exchange to $30.45S American
currency.
During the spring OF the current
year the French municipality with
drew from the former IRE brigade
which was conducted by the French
and International settlements Jointly
and organized it's own fire service.
This has led to an increase In men
and In fire engines. The two services
now mutually aid one another In case
OF urgency. thus affcrding u better
protection to the city.
To minimize the dangers from hres
in the settlement and the consequent
hardships and loss. II is now propos-
ed to organize a special force OF mp.
praisers to verify the value CT proper.
" in insured premises. and a SPECIAL
force of detectives to minutely exam.
Inc into the origin Of all fires. In
connection with the above force. Il IL
proposed to form salvage corps to
prevent the total losses .snd especially
the loss by water. which are the fire.
qnent incidents now OF every con-
Narration There measures together
with the disposition TO greater canticn
In accepting applications for insurance
now manifested by the companies.
will. IL Is hoped. bring Shanghai fires
down to the normal average OF ives.
tern community Daily Consular and
Trade Reports.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
Hidden In Vain.

A young lady who wears one OF
those big hats has endured all the
xibes and jeers cas-: at her chapeau
In dignified silence. The last straw.
however, was the remark that friend
makes every time he meets her:
Come out from under that hat. he
calls. We all know you are there.
Boston Record.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07

Little Known In Insect World.
Although there are over million
specimens Of insects In the British
museum. scientists say the largest part
OF the insect world has not yet been
discovered or named.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
Squeezed.

There's nothing in physiognony."
observed the man who had been stunr
Il desired TO be ruler in my owr
household. so I married woman with
a weak chin. which she bad inherited
from her mother. Later I found tina;
she also had a stubborn disposition.
which snc had inherited from her
father
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
Washinaton Once Gave Up

to three doctors: was kept in bed for
five weeks. Blood poison from a
spiders bite caused large. deep sores
TO cover his leg. The doctors failed.
then "Rucklcn's Arm ca Salve com
pIctely cured me- writes Jonn Wash
inston. e Bosqueville. Tex. For ecze-
ma. boils. Iarns and piles its sd.
premc sc al all druggists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
keenlno New York Amsric en-.

II Il were not for the inflow Of per
sons from the New England states
and the west New York would soon be
a city OF people OF foreign birth In
overwhelming proportions. for there Is
a small number OF Inhabitants Of ns'
tive stock in the metropolis.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-07
Punishment Enough.

Punishment Enough.
The alligator swallowed him.
An did they kill the 'gatcr?"
mo: they thought that swallerin'
him was punishment enough!"-Atlan-
Ia Constitution.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-01
DOINGS AMONG BEMIDll'S
COUNTRY NE|GHBORS
Live Correspondents Of. the Pioneer
Write the News from Their
49, Localities.
Wilton.

'. d. -~.a- sept, 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Patterson
spent Sunday at Bowers
Mr.. and Mrs. George Forte we're
shopping in Wilton last Saturday.
Mrs. William Lackore is quite
sick with an attack of rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Aldrich
took dinner Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. McMahan.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Farnham
left for Princeton last week, where
they intend to spend the winter.
Mrs. Coyle and children Of
Bemidji spent Saturday and Sun:
day with Mrs. Thomas Brennan.
The funeral of little Ferdinand
Dahl was held last Thursday after
noon from the Lutheran church.
1t was very Largely attended. ,
There is a big black bear roam
ing around through this vicinity
and one night last week, knowing
that Lou Hatcher was rather lone
some at the milt cold Bruno" put
in his appearance. But, with the
warm reception Mr.. Hatcher gave
him, it isn't likely he will cali there
again.