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The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
RAILROADS FACE CAR FAMINE
B. & 0. Begins Distribution on Per-
centage Basis.
Coal Carriers Very Scarce I'm Mary
land and West Virginia
Mining Region.

For the first time since the early part
OF 1907 the railroads OF the East espe-
cially those having a large coal tonnage.
are face 10 face with a car famine So
serious has the situation become in the
mining regions OF Maryland that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has begun
distributing coal cars on the percentage
basis
In the West Virginia territory scarcity
OF cars Is even more pronounced. and
/ inability 20 make prompt deliveries has
retarded increased production OK coal by
some companies.
Practically every mine in Maryland
and West Virginia Is being operated 10
the capacity Of the railroads TO handle
the product. Prices of coal and coke are
steadily rising. teh latest quotations
showing an advance OF 3 cents a ton
for coal and IS cents a ton FOR coke.
There are no idle cars in this terri
tory, and the Baltimore and Ohio. the
Western Maryland and the Pennsylvania
systems are being called upon every day
by shippers other than coal for cars.
Coal tonnage IS heavier than at any
time before. II is becoming apparent
that the railroads viii have their hands
full this fall and winter to prevent con-
gestion OF freight II the movement con-
tinues TO expand at the present rate.
Similar conditions prevail In the South
despite the shortage Of cotton crop. Ship
ments OF other classes Of freight have
increased to such an extent that the
loss Of revenue on account of the reduced
cotton traffic viii not curtail earnings
in the aggregate.
The Southern Railway. the Seaboard
Air Line. the Atlantic Coast Line and
the Louisville and Nashville have all
their available cars and locomotives in
service and could use more.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
ESTABLISHES A FARM
Hopes to Provide Object Lesson for
Delaware Planters.
BOrrOwE Plan from Recent Expert
ments by Long Island
Railroad.

In furtherance Of its policy of encour-
aging agricultural interests along it's lines,
the Pennsylvania Railroad has just pur-
chased farm of fifty acres at Bacon.
Del. on the Delaware Railroad 1t is
proposed to operate an experimental sta
ton for the benefit OF the farmers Of
the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia
peninsula, and with view of exploiting
the advantages Of that section through
out the country
In the fall OF 1908, James McCrea. presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad. made
a trip OF three days over the railroad
lines on the Delaware-A1ar land Virginia
peninsula.
He saw thousands Of acres OF this SEQ
ti0n-one Of the richest agricultural dis
tricts in the workable. with the adjoln-
ing farms flOUrishing and the products OF
the latter in great demand in all OF the
large markets OF the Middle and Eastern
States.
Having knowledge OF the success at
tanned by the Long Island Railroad with
ito two experimental farms, which have
now been IN operation some four years,
Mr.. McCrea suggested that a committee
look into the matter OF establishing an
experimental farm on inc DeldWare-
Maryland-Virginia peninsula: a practical
demonstration farm. where the railroad
could show the agricultural possibilities
of the land on the peninsula
The committees report was favorable
and the railroad has just closed q
deal whereby In comes into ownership Of
fifty acres at Bacon.
According 20 the last census there are
3,9l6,S0o acres OF land on the peninsula.
Of which 2,o5S.299 acres are under cult
walton. There are 2S355 farms on the
peninsula. and it has a total population
OF some 10000. To secure additional
! farmers to cultivate the 1s5S.50I acres OF
idle land is one Of the reasons for which
the Pennsylvania Railroad is to under
take the operation OF an experimental
/ farm.
The cooperation OF the farmers OF the
| peninsula is already assured and the
State agricultural colleges. agricultural
( boards and horticultural societies are en-
| thusiastic supporters OF the project.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
LEAVES MAKE SUGAR BAGS
East Indians Start Industry in the
Island of Mauritius.
FibrOus Foliage of Vacoas Tree
AfTOrds Cheap Covering for
Cane Product.

A new industry on the Island OF
Mauritius is that OF making bags from
the leaves OF the vocoas tree found there.
These bags are used almost exclusively
for shipping sugar. Another article made
from the leaves is a very serviceable
basket.
Consul Samuel c. Reat, OF Fort Lewis,
describes the industry as follows:
The vacoas tree is extensively cult
waited In three districts. and is grown IN
less abundance in few other sections.
The seed is planted. and after six months
transplanted. Not until the tree IS four
years old are the leaves cut: from that
time until ten years old the leaves are
long and strong, and after ten years the
growth Is short and the tree depreeiates
IN value. The leaves extend from the
trunk OF the tree in spiral form, and
reach a length OF three TO four feet
The East Indians and natives cut the
leaves, separate them, and cure then In
the sun. The leaves are subsequently
molstened in water. beaten IN order 10
make the material moro piiable. and then
the women weave them very deftly into
bags OF the usual size, 26ia BY IS inches.
The width of the leaf as woven Is an
inch. but II required and the trade de-
manded #. Il could be worked into a
smaller and closer weave. The bag is
closed with strings OF the same material
The bags made by the natives are better
than those made nv rhe Indians. An
experienced woman can make from If
teen 70 twenty a day and receives 8 cents
QIa cents American currency FOR each
bag
The manufacture is limited TO the
native and Indian populations, who carry
on the work IN their huts. At present
the bags are not exported. but there
are inquiries from several markets. The
bags are Hight. durable, and cheap. the
price being S2.65 a hundred for the usual
size. The quantity available. after supply
ing the local market with 100000 annu-
ally. would be about l.000.000. bat with
q stronger demand the quantity could
easily be increased within three years 70
3.OO0. 600. Dealers declare that vacoas IS
equal TO jute. and it is much more
servicable IN countries subject 70 much
rain"
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
ACTIVITY IN TAKoMA PARK.
Demand for Real Estate Improves
with Better Car Service.

Demand for property in Takoma Park
is steadily increasing. according 70 II. L.
Thornton. who deals largely in realty in
that section. He says It is due to the
improved street car service and the rapid
northward growth OF the city. Mr.. Thorn
ton reports the following sales:
For Mrs. Annie Osborn. in connection
with King. Milbourne & Colliere, a tract
Of eleven and half acres, adjoining Ia
koma Park on the south, to an out-of-
town capitalist. who will subdivide and
improve the property next spring.
For Hervey S. Knight, a tract Of seven
acres. near the new District school, to
the Takoma Land Company. a corpora
ton organized by R. II. Mcneil and H.
the company and II. L. Thornton secre-
tary and treasurer. Streets are now
being graded and improved.
Mr.. Thornton reports that a subdivi-
sion Of the twenty acres sold for William
A. Redmond will be recorded in a few
days. and the property improved and
placed on the market. This tract lies
between Takoma Park and North Bright
wood
For Virginia 3. Barclay. two large lots
on Holly avenue, to DR.. II. NJ. Bennett
For Rose 3. Gray, lot on Butternut
street. near Sixth, to Joseph c. Taylor.
For Mr. Holroyd. lot on Butternut
street, near Sixth, 20 w W. Smith
For Edward V. Blue, lot corner OF Cedar
street and Blair road
For Caroline F. Kendall, 22000 square
feet OF ground at the corner Of Eastern
and Holly avenues, to w. NJ. Brool.s, for
investment
For Takoma Land Company. lot 'front.'
ing on Dahlia street. 20 John Quady.
For H. L. Thornton, two lots on Piney
Branch road, near Butternut street, to
John A. CARRIER
For the Whallon estate, three and one
third acres Of ground, TO Carrie NJ. Lash.
in connection with William H. Saunders
& co.
For the estate OF Louis II. Lee, house
on Pine avenue, 70 c. L. Huey. who will
make It his home
For Charles Greenwood, a lot on Car
roll avenue, to A. S. Baird.
For John A CARRIER, 123 D street south
east TO D. Platt
For H. NJ Bennett. s14 Eighth street
northeast to V. G.. Barclay
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

Mobile. Oct. 1.-THE people OF this city
having determined with approximate ac-
curacy that Mobile was founded in the
spring OF I'LL by the French under her
VILE II has been decided to celebrate
the event. To that end a citizens COM
mittee has been created to work out the
details of the celebration. DR.. Edwin
Craighead Is chairman Of this committee.
Plans for the bi-cenrenary Of the
founding OF Mobile will include the erec-
ton Of a monument to the brothers her
Vile and Bienvllle. who Jointly estab-
llshed French prestige on the Gulf coast
with this city as the first headquarters.
Several days will be spent In spectacular
reproductions Of events which mark the
history OF Mobile. The French. English
and Spanish ambassadors at Washington
win be invited to participate in the cele-
bration, Mobile having been successfully
under these flags This series OF spec
tacles with tableaux Of historical ex-
periences with the Indians and a steam
or pageant on Mobile Bay will make
up a programme Of a weeks duration.
probably in the month Of May.
Starts with Fort Charlotte.
The first structures in Mobile were Fort
Charlotte, built Of palisades. and the
houses within. This was built in the
spring OF III. This old fort remained
partially IN ruins until 1921 when II was
demolished to make way for the opening
of streets and the building lots. Of the
growing city. Fort Charlotte was re-
built of brick in VII. and was shortly
afterward named Fort Condo
The English in 1853 renamed the fort
Charlotte. and neither the SpeRiards or
Americans changed it afterwaru. Mo-
bile became the property OF America by
capture, and in 1918 the town had so
surrounded the fort as TO make II use
less as a military post. Soon after the
site was plated and sold by the govern
ment. but the ground Of the old fort was
not physically improved until 1870 and
1921
Recently worlmen in excavating for
a sewer dug up the skeletons OF several
persons who had been buried In what is
now Theater street These bones when
buried had been surrounded by a casing
OF shell lime and We're in a good state
OF preservation after the laps Of per-
haps $50 years.
Thinks They Were French Cures.
p. J. Hamilton. a local historian. in
clines TO the belief that some Of the
bodies buried in the old cemetery through
which Theater street passes were those
OF the French cures who Officlated at
Mobile IN the colonial period. and would
naturally be buried with much care and
reverence. It IS In this way he accounts
for the encasing OF the bodies IN lime
Among the features of the celebration
viii be a spectacular representation of
the Industrial and commercial growth OF
the port. linking its ancient history with
that OF to-day in the effort to show that
Mobile Is coming back 10 its rlghtful
place as one of the leading cities Of the
Gulf coast
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

The linseed CROP is an important one
in Russia. The new crop is reported TO
be o per cent larger than that Of last
year. but the present prices for new crop
linseed is higher than at this time last
year. This Is due 20 the heavy shortage
in the suniower-seed crop. The official
records at st. Petersburg show that the
linseed crop in 1906 was $4,000 short tons:
in 1901 SO. 0OO tons; in 1908. 55633S tons; and
In 1903 695. 400 tons (estimated) The entire
linseed crop is much larger, but these
figures show the amount Of seed raised
for crushing.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
Brightwood Park Houses Sell.

Real estate statesmen have found many
customers for the houses now about
completed by the Modern Building Cor
poration In Illinois avenue. Jefferson and
Kennedy streets, BrightwoOd Park. Four
houses out OF twenty-three were sold dur
ing the week Just past. AMI many more
are expected to be closed out shortly.
The new car line Of the Capital Traction
Company now under construction viii
soon be completed and will pass through
Kennedy street and connect with the
Fourteenth street line, and will be a
great help TO this section.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
NEW STOCK FARM.
w. f. DOwney's Establishment n
Model of It's Kind.

William F. Downey. OF this city has
established a model stock farm at Semi
nary Station, Fairfax County, Va
It Is about one and one-half miles from
Alexandria, and its purpose is 10 supply
Washington and vicinity with high-class
horses.
This stock farm will afford those desir-
Ing 10 purchase horses an opportunity
TO get what they want. and 10 try the
horses until they are sure of being suited
This farm IS a part of the old Lord
Fairfax estate and is adapted to the
purpose for which It is intended. Three
streams OF water course through its
broad acres. 1t is amply fenced and
paddocked and every appliance has bcor
Installed 10 insure the comfort and safety
Of stock
Mr.. Downey has recently built a sta
BILE 200 feet long by Is feet in width
containing among other features 100 box
stalls.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
electric Plant completed.

San Antonio. Tex. Oct. 1s.-The San
Antonio Traction and Electric Light
Company win be able in a few days to
put its new 2OOO-kilowatt electric plant
In operation. The last Of the machinery
is now being installed. The plant is to
supplement the output of the central
plant, which for some time has been
greatly overloaded.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
GOOD ROADS CONGRESS.
Mud Tax Greatest Burden Laid Upon
Agricultural Progress.


Agricultural Progress.
From the AEhsFila Gazette-Nsga
The congress that honors Asheville by
its presence to-day is convened mainly
on account Of the problems Of taxation
The worst tax. the most burdensome. the
most heart-breaking that lies upon the
economic system Of this country. is the
mud tax; mammoth In fits proportions
running, as Mr.. Cooke says in his speech,
into hundreds Of millions OF dollars every
year.
To battle with this monster foe OF econ
omy, prosperity. and happiness. that kills
our farmers stock, takes its steady toll
OF all their produce. and isolates their
family from social enjoymest and intel
lectual opportunity. some OF the fore
most thinkers and workers OF the coun-
try have assembled in Asheville. We Of
this city realize that the good roads con-
gress is gathering OF large Importance
To the mountain country and to the South.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
ManitOba'A New Corporation Act.

according to Consul General John E
Jones, Of Winnipeg. goes into effect in
Manitoba on November l. Briefly, this
act requires manufacturers agents resi-
dent in Winnipeg to pay an annual license
fee based upon their companies capitali-
cation. While the operation OF the act
affects many American concerns. it also
bears heavily upon resident agents from
other parts Of Canada.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
Sale of IneIe.ide Property.

Willige, Gibbs az Daniel have sold for
John P. Sheehan 20 James Martin, all
OF lots SO and 81. in square 1914, at the
northeast corner of Nineteenth and Mon
roe streets northwest. having a front
age of 100 feet on Nineteenth street by a
depth of 121 feet on Monroe street and
comprising approximately 121OO square
feet. The lots have a commanding
view of Rock Creek Park and will
be Immediately improved by high-class
dwellings. 1t 10 understood that ap-
proximately $4,000 was paid for the
property. The sale was made in con-
junction. with Belt, O'Brlen & Co
The llamas of Patagonia never drink
water
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

The two-story brick residence at 1913
Otis place northwest has been sold to
Harry l. Sinons, who is connected with
the Capitol, and will occupy the property
as his home. II contains six rooms and
bath. II Is one of 1S5 houses recently
built in this section by Harry Wardman
from plans prepared by A II. Beers
The consideration was $500.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
Corn and Whent in Odessn.

The corn crop around Odessa is badly
damaged. Reports from some parts OF
Southern Russia state that the corn crop
IS damaged nearly 70 per cent. In these
sections most Of the corn for grain is
raised Around Moscow most OF the corn
is raised for fodder. The crop In this
section is a fair average crop. The wheat
crop is reported to be not as large as
was anticipated. but the yield Is said to
be a good average one.
Germany frOwns on slSyscrapers or any
thing approaching them.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

From official statistics Of La Guaira Il
is learned that the eleven railway lines in
Venezuela during the year 1908 carried 4.
total or 4l3.0o2 passengers, which produced
a passenger traffic valued at ,S06, $50 boli-
vars (bolivar-S0ls3). The freight trans
ported amounted 10 Is, SS3, 638 lSilos fkiIo-
p pounds. The total income for the
year was S,S7S.127 bolivars and the expen-
ditures 6,l2S,207 bolivars. leaving a surplus
Of 2. 754, 800 bolivars.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

During the first seven months OF 1909
Chile exported $50 tons more copper than
during the same time for 1898. Of which
the United States took a fair portion.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
Pasadena Park

This magnificent level Of tweny-hree acres with an
elevation of nearly 800 feet recently bought and subdydd BY
us IS now offered for sale for the first time.
Fourteenth Street line terminates within one-half block Of
the Park but Will be extended through the middle of
We offer you lots and villa sites Sixteenth Street CThe
Avenue OF the Presidents) fronting Rock Creek Park; on
Colorado Avenue with its grand old oak trees on Fourteenth
All Improvements will be put in free customers and are
being rushed rapidly possible.
BY owning the property and selling direct from Office on
the grounds you the mddemans profit enable YOU
to property second to around the CITY, price and
which will attract alike the home seeker the investor
Early purchasers will have good range OF choice.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
MOBILE WILL HOLD
ITS BI-CENTENARY
City Founded by the French
in Spring of I'LL.
PAGEANT WILL LAST A WEEK

Arrangements Are in Hands OF Citi-
Eens' Committee, OF which DIR. Ed
win Craighead Is Chairman-EIab-
.ornte Series of spectaeIes Planned
to illustrate History of Town.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17
PINCHOT STANDS PAT
President Seems to Be Lay
ing Down Hand.
OF SOUTHERN WRITER

Editor of Lumbermnn Declares Only
Course for Administration 10 Pur-
sue Is 10 Close Incident and For
get It-saYs Taft Hears Rumble
of Popular DisapDrOvaI
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

The torpedo leaves the gun at a rate
OF forty knots an hour.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-17

The llamas of Patagonia never drink
water
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-11-12
REPENTANCE CAME TOO LATE
Small Boy Had Taken Drastic Ac- tion to Avoid Being Invited
 to Party.

A small boy had something to say to his father at the dinner table the other night, says the Philadelphia Rec ord. "Papa," he said, Johnnie Bur ton is going to have party nex' week, an he said he'd invite me. An I got to take present" "A present? Whats that for?" Its for Johnny's birth day. All the kids take presents" ," Things hadn't gone just right during the day with the boys father. He was not in an agreeable humor. That's all nonsense" he declared. Every day or two it's present here or a present there. If you can't go to a party without taking present you might as well stay at home." The boys lip trembled, but he made no re- ply. The next day the father regret ted his hasty words and that night turned to the boy. George" he said, there are a couple of new books in my overcoat pocket. You can take them to your friend Johnny's party" Its too late," said George, gloomily T licked him to-day so that he wouldn't invite me-"
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-11-12
ANOTHER IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR THE CARTER MEDICINE COMPANY IN THE UNITED
 STATES COURT.

The United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in New York City-has just awarded to the Carter Medicine Com pany a decree which again sustains the company's exclusive right to use the red package for liver pills.
 By the terms of the decree, it is, among other things:
 Adjudged that the Carter Medicine Company is the owner of the sole and exclusive right to the use of red col ored wrappers and labels upon said small, round packages of liver pills of the style described in the bill of con- plaint; said right having been ac- quired by the prior adoption of said style and color of package for liver pills by the complainant predecessors more than thirty years ago, and es- tablished by the continuous and ex- elusive use of the same in constantly increasing quantities by said prede- cessors and by the complainant, the Carter Medicine Company, itself from the time of their said adoption until the present day.
 The decision just announced is per haps the most important and far-reach- ing of all, by reason of the character of the tribunal which rendered it. No Court in the country stands higher. -National Druggist, St. Louis, Mo.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-11-12
Rained Cat and a Dog in Harlem

hall. His investigations led him to the roof, where the first thing he saw was an Angora cat with a tail like a street broom
 Suddenly Sport growled and leaped at the cat, who sidestepped gracefully and buried one set of her claws to the hllt in Sports nose. Then they went at 1t, and for the next few minutes they clawed and chewed each other. until both were in tatters. The bat tie was spread over three roofs. and cries of the combatants attracted A crowd of spectators, who watched from the other side of the street.
 When the animals rolled on to the roof of the bank building half a dozen stolid citizens who were playing pin. ochle on the floor under the roof fled in terror. Sport got strangle hold on the cats throat and the cat dug her claws into his pink ears. They were hugging each other in this fashion when they fell to the sidewalk, miss. ing Policeman Marron's helmet by the fraction of an inch
 Several persons coming out of the bank at the time lost their dignity completely when the battered bunch of snarls and growls shot by their heads. The animals gave few con- vulSive movements and died.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-11-12
Parsons Amuck in Hotel for Womer

ing session the dignified churchmen marched solemnly into the hotel a traffic squad of chambermaids was lined up to receive them and show them to the luncheon room, taking care to see that none strayed from the direct route.
 The luncheon was a good one, and with the coffee cigars were produced and the clergymen, bearing in mind the promise of cards, thought they would stroll about the hotel, of which they had heard much, until they had finished their smoke. But this was not to be, for when they emerged into the hall they found every stair way roped off and the traffic squad of chambermaids on the job. Somebody asked what it meant and the reply was: Rule of the house is no man allowed above the first floor"
 But the cards say smoking in any part of the house, protested a gray bearded elder.
 Cant help that! This is ladies' hotel, and no men ain't allowed up. stairs"
 Some of the clergymen looked at one another and smiled, while a few were even caught blushing, but as they did not wish to stroll about the parlors and Hobbies, puffing clouds in the faces of women, they soon went back to church.