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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-14
WALL BUILT TO STOP FIRE
NOW OVER so YEARS OLD
IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WALL WAS BUILT UNDER GROUND
TO PROTECT A VAST DEPOSIT or COAL FROM
AN ANGIE Mt FIRE.

she ala. Mr.. LAthrop was able 10 de-
wise the scheme that has finally brought
success after ave decades OF failure.
The general shape Of the Panther
Creek coal basin has been iikened "a
that Of mans hand. with the thumb
extended and the other fingers held to-
gether. The spur that marks the
thumb extends 70 Summit Hill. and ct
the end Of the thumb the slope was
originally opened UP, The point where
the are started nifty years ago was on
the outside OF the thumb.
It has taken fifty years for the
flame to eat up this giant thumb.
but now the job 10 vitality accomplish
ed, and the next step OF the work OF
devastation would be to get into the
main part Of the hand.
Once into the hand there would
have been nothing to stop the pro-
gress. and aoo.0oo.ooo tons Of coal
must inevitably have been sacrificed.
But there Is where science in the per-
son Of Engineer Lathrop came to the
rescue.
W. A. Lathrop. in addition to being
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-14

Fight mot Abandoned.
When this IRE damp first began its
work 1t created panic. and volunteers
could not be induced to so down into
the shafts. Undsfeated. President
Lathrop immediately installed power
fui ventilating machinery. and field
with the most powerful restoratives-
Surgeons were employed 20 take
care OF the men, high wages were Of
fered to volunteer miners. and the
dauntless president Mr.. Lathrop, set
an example OF courage by going
down into the mine himself ana d.
recting the work.
Finally the requisite number Of vol
unteers was obtained, and the three
shifts were placed on duty. each
working eight hours . day.
Thirty minutes at a time was all
that man could stand In the shaft.
and 80 every half-hour the force at
work had to be changed. and even
with this precaution there were fres
auent cases OF prostratien. But 50
we'll did the hospital force work that
not single death occurred during
the entire operation.
The work Of excavation Is practi-
eaily completed. The line Sof- shafts
and the open cut have been filed up
with fireproof material. The alter
mating shafts have been sunk and
filed up. There 10 fireproof wall 700
feet ioug, twelve feet thick. running
from the top OF the hin where the
coal outcrops to the last shaft. which,
ct depth Of ITS feet. reaches tho
permanent water level. From this
shaft to tha boundary OF the coal
seam. 27t feet below the surface.
tunnel IL being driven. This will cut
the lower coal seam In two. leaving
not q scrap of comhustlble material
When the tunnel Is cut through IL
win be walled up with cement ana
filled with mud. This will make the
IRE wall 1850 feet over its total
length. roo Of which goes 10 the SUR
face Of the ground and IL In aoma
places iT5 feet from It's top to its base
under ground.
The cost OF the work IL estimated
at s26o.0oo, but II It does its work
and there are no missivings on this
point--it will save n 100000, 900 coaf-
hiled field and extinguish fra that
has burned for fifty years In the re-
cesses OF the earth.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-14

Corded shirrings win be a favorita
method in the making of mnffs. Bro-
caies made excellent eentsrs. and come
muffs haxe excluded high priced fur
only to go into an excess Of metallic
cloth. full edged.
Chenille fringe Is used at present
as Q suitable trimming on the shoulder
scarf. Where chenille Is employed In
this way II is also interviewer in the
scarf ends. either In embroidered dots
or small squares.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-14
PHYSICIANS FEES
1000 YEARS OLD

The subject Of physicians fees. which
has been discussed 30 thoroughly In
The Herald. aroused the interest Of DR..
Felix won oefele, Of this city, and In
this connection ne told . Herald re-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-14

an off-hand answer to the. question of
"who was the worlds first ruler?"
And It is gravely recorded that stlll
another outspoken Chicago infant.
learning that he could not be at once
supplied with history Of mankind
In one small volume," iratsiy inquired:
Then what ia the library tor1"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-14

Valley Coal and Navigation Company.
and he has been for q long time de-
voting himself to study OF the sub
ject in order to save the great coal
deposit
.slsshing HeIesr Failure.
He first tried the plan Of "siushing
holes" Long borings were made ac-
ross the spur and In advance OF the
rapidly moving flames 1t was difficult
work for the heat was great. and the
men who gave the battle had 10 be
relieved often.
These 100 holes were driven down
to the water level and were then
filled with mud. the idea being to
form q barrier OF wet clay between
the IRE and the main coal deposit.
The deepest OF the holes was so deep
that II took 5000 tons OF the sIpsh to
NIL 1t.
But ten times that much would
have proved unavaiiing. The flames
went right through the slush the
same as IL II had been so much COM
bustibie material In December. 1908.
the fire went through the last OF the
mud defenses. and brought Mr.. Lath-
rop to the decision that only one
thing would save the main coal de-
posit. A solid concrete wall must be
placed ahead OF the flames.
This was to be built exactly on the
same lines as the fireproof wall that
guards a dwelling for instance q
theater Only In this case was pre-
scented the enormously difficult project
OF sinking such a wall ITS feet deep
into the earth. It had to be twelve
feet thick to make sure that no flame
could get through IL. and iii order
to make a long enough contact to
the flames. something they could not
work around 1t was necessary to have
1850 feet OF II. OF nearly one-ifth Of
mile.
In some places IL was found that IT'S
feet was not deep enough; the wall
had to be carried down TO q depth of
247 feet
The building Of this wall was a
heroic task. Shafts were sunk and
then the cut was walled up on all
sides with cement.
The FIRE was only 400 feet away
when the work started. The engineers
recognized that this was too close for
safety. but they had no choice, for
10 the wall had been built any farther
away Il would not cut on the main
body Of the coal basin and hence
would be useless as a barrier
Therefore all the risks had to be
borne. As soon as the shafts were
sunk they created a draft that carried
the are literally roaring toward the
barrier line.
The ground was so shattered that Il
seemed almost like cutting through
quicksand. The rocks through which
the men had to cut became 90 hot
that miner could not touch them
with his bare hands An insidious gas
came through the cracks in the rock
1t filled all the shafts. Lights would
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-14

not burn In II. and men whd
were subjected to the fumes quickly
collapsed.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-14
Many plans Tried.


One plan after another was tried by
engineer after engineer. but the re-
suit was always the same failure and
a big outlay of money for which no re-
turn could be shown.
In the early stages the blunder was
made of attempting to subdue the
flames with water. but this only made
the situation worse. The water COM
ing in contact with the flames produced
explosions that cracked the coal open.
and made new paths along which the
IRE could make its way.
Sometimes the fire would slow UP a
bit. and the engineers would get the
idea that they had succeeded. On one
occasion, indeed. IT seemed to have
stopped altogether. but just when this
hope dawned. the flames broke out
afresh. in still more powerful volume,
and the sacrifice of valuable coal land
went on undated.
only one fortunate circumstance
came to the aid of the man who has
now finally succeeded in making the
winning tight against the IRE. w. A.
Lathrop. This Is the shape OF the de-
posit. Because mother nature elected
to place the coal in such direction as
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-14

In order TO save z0o.oo0.0oo tons Of
coal from q dame that had been burn
ing half a century, one OF the most re-
marketable operations in the history of
American engineering has Just been
completed at Maueh Chunk. Pa, says
The Bropklyn Eagle. 49,.
This is one OF the garden spts OF the
country. The scenery OF the famous
Panther Greek Valley and OF the heights
that overhang 1t caused this section
to be spoken OF as the Switzerland OF
America. Some of it's beauty has been
torn from 1t by the great coal-mining
operations that have been continually
in operation. but much remains OF the
picturesque.
But under this smiling face Of nature
has been raging for half century. be-
ginning before the Civil War had start
ed, a consuming FIRE that has eaten ton
after tonS Of coal in its relentless adj
vance.
Nobody knows how this IRE started.
but IL was first discovered In the mines
on February 10, 1850. During the time
II has been raging. while two genera
lions were coming and going. II has
consumed 10000. 900 tons OF coal, esti-
mated at los sto the company OF s25.-
600, 900.
Succeeding administrations of the Le-
high Valley Coal and Navigation Com
pany owners OF the land, have recog-
nized that the greatest service they
could do to the company was to stop
the progress of the flames before they
finally got into the main deposit and
destroyed all the coal.
Four hundred million tons of that
lay In danger. and this represented q
value of $4,000, 100000. 1t was q stake
well worth playing for, and well worth
exerting the last atom OF ingenuity. and
spending a fortune in cash. II the adj
vance Of the flames could be checked.
But how to do II was the problem.
That flame. which may have been
started from hot ashes raked from a
stove at the foot of tho slope, or from
q miners lamp, carelessly left among
the timbers. presented problem so Sc
rious that the best engineers failed in
their Efforts at q solution.
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an expert on engineering subjects. 70
also the president OF the Lehigh
Valley Coal and Navigation Company.
and he has been for q long time de-
voting himself to study of the sub
ject in order to save the great coal
deposit
, 1909-04-03

worked together for four years. The pony,
pulling three empty trucks, was being div
en- by the boy up an inc line in the coIliery
workings, when the roof cracked above them.
Earth and stones fell all abodt them, cover
ing the three trucks, but instead of immedi-
ate rushing from the spot Mutton stayed be-
hind and liberated the pony from the trucks.
A moment afterwards ten tons of earth fell
where the pony had been standing. Had I
left poor old Prophet he would have been
dead for sure" said the lad.
just as he would nave stepped from the
cage at the pit-head Murton came forward
at Mondays meeting. A lighted safety lamp
swung in his left hand, and for the purpose
Of o faithful representation his face was
blaokened with coal dust. The heartiness of
his welcome overcame his shvness, AMI he
managed a half-bow and smile of thanks as
Julia arohioness of Tweeddale handed him
the league medal.-Lbid
, 1909-04-03
CURFEW O BABES.
SANITARY OFFICERS REMEDY FOR
INFANTILE MORTALITY.

Mr.. w, Robson, sanitary inspector to the
urban district council of Leadgate. q small
mining and iron manufacturing town in
North-Wes Durham, advances, in q report
which he has just made to the council, AZ
original remedy for the nigh rate Of i~nfantile
mortality which prevails in many parts of
the country.
MIR. Robson suggests that an Act should
be passed compelling the curfew bell TO be
run5 in every town and city at 8 p. m. warn
ing people, under penalty, to have all chill
dren under twelve months old in bed at that
hour. That would undoubtedly tend to-
wards lowering the ~death-rate, he says, his
view being that much inf8ntile mortality is
due to the custom of keeping young children
out of doors at hours when they ought to be
in bed and asleep. Ibid.
, 1909-04-03

England will not participate in the negotia-
lions regarding King Peters abdication.
The Austro-Servian commercial treaty has
not been arranged.
A Berlin communicate says Germany's
action toward Russia has been most consider
ate, and no threats have been made in con-
nectioD with Russia recognition of Austria's
annexations.
st. Petersburg advices state that NJ. Is
wolsky has offered his resignation, but the
Gar defers its acceptance pending a final
adjustment of the Balkan question.
The Douma has adopted the Army esti-
mates, which are 100000 sterling larger,
and the defonces of Russia's Western From.
tier are to be strengthened.
Venezuela has asked Argentina to request
its minister, Senior Caly Pena, to arbitrate
the dispute with the United States.
New York, April End
Flour, Bjeuled Clears per bnrreD $50
Meal, Kindred, per barrel $50
New Seaaon's Pork
Heavy Mess Pork, $185-19
c.o Crystals per 100 lbs 405
'6' Aluscovado 89otest 1001bs. 3. 484-
855
Molusses Eng. Islds. per gal. no quotation
Liverpool Cotton, niddling Upland 5 1-2O.
Exchange, New York&Londor 80 days sight
1885
Exchange NewYork and London,sight 1871
London, April End
Dem. Crystals las. 6d-15s. 81
ouuor Muscoyado, floating terms, in
lug" bond, los. Od-10s. 80
German beet 88.fo. b. los. 4@d
lava sugar $500 Gibraltar or Chanu.l toI
orders, l~oating terms. 11s.43d.
Demerara Rum, 1s6d Is. ~.
Cocoon, Trinidad, good middIing Red,
pr cwt COS. q. nominal.
Cotton, uediu4t fine s. Lat Liverpool, nominal
Is. Id.
Bank Of England Rate OF discount q
COrsols 81 1916
Three per cent. Rontes IA Paris 97,85
, 1909-04-03
PLUOKY PIT BOY.

RIsKED HIS LIFE TO SAVE a Pony.
Dressed in % well-woru coat and corduroy
trousers, with a faded blue shirt and iron
bound clogs, % pit boy stood in the midst of
Monday afternoon. He was Harry Murton,
aged seventeen, who had come from Barn
sley to receive the silver medal of Our Dumb
Friends League for his pluck in risking his
own life to save that Of q little black colliery
pony named Prophet.
The incident happened at the Woodley
Colliery, where Murton and the pony have
, 1909-04-03
PrOklama.

nET bokendtgj5res heryed, at jeg Days
a~ Dato efter hans egenBegoring har tag
ct DetalIhandler her af Byen DAVID
R0BBRP JURGENSENS 30 under Skifte--
rettens Bohaudling som faIlit.
ALE og enhver, som MATTE have noget at
fordre i n@vDte 30, indknldes herved med 8
Maaneders Varsel til for undertegnede Skif-
teret at anmelde og bovisligQore deres Krav.
st. Thom@ Skifteret, den 25de Marts 1909.
WELLEJUS.
, 1909-04-03
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr.. Lyt5elton pat in a strong plea for
Colonial Preference.
Mr.. Lloyd George replied. He said that
Mr.. Lyttelton had suggested that q sax on
meat aud corn would increase the produo-
|tiveneas of this country.
Mr.. Lyttalton interrupted. Il meant that
q tax on corn would mean greater produc-
t|iveness in Canada"
Mr.. Lloyd-George: Oh, I see, greater pro-
dactiveness in Saskatchewan. (Great laugh
ter.) Then his policy is more wages in Can
adm and denrer food at homo. (Much laugh
ter.)WeI, that's some kind of policy anyway.
Daily Na1 Over- Seas Edition, FEB. 8Oth.
, 1909-04-03

@~ASoS "a GOAE4Su AIulIS, TtdC Ser
was response 10 Austria to the Skupstchiua.
which received it with total silence and then
adjourned.
Austria has approved Servia's reply, and
the tension is ended.
A st. Petersburg despatch says the Rus
SIAN Foreign Office denies negotiating King
Peters abdication.
VI. Cruppi, the French Minister of Com
merce, has received 81 Delegation of lner-
chants who are alarmed by the United State
tariff proposals.
During the debate upon the United States
tariff III the Reichstag, Baron Won Schoen
sad he was making representations regard
ing errors prejudicial to German interests.
Ex President Castro previous to sailing
said that he viii proceed to Colon.
Many changes have been made among the
highest commands in the Russian army,
younger and more vigorous Generals super
seding the Veterans Of the Russo-Turkish
war, which is attributed to the criticism Of
the Donna. The changes refer more es-
peclally to the commands along the German
frontier.
Ottawa, April 1st-After the adjournment
OF the Dominion Parliament, Delegates will
visit London and confer with the Home
Government regarding a Canadian navy.
Several provinces are considering "a pro
vincial gift Of a Dreadnought.
Professor Goodwin Smith remarks that i'm
perial defencos are inadoonata an1 norbons
imDracticabe vet affection far fha NIother
country impeIes the ADVANTAGE Of onHeTo.
ton to the limited Stotae
London Anil 1at smear IN stooL an +bo
29tb IN was 81 q tons rast ,lon,. 70 q
tons.
St. L1cia 1st-H NJ 6 scvIIo coma Mont
aar,o+ X y, 21st
Cononbooan Anil 2n3 -oooro+or +ho
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od orolara va l n"9 4 W@ appolns-
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favaa to cavor Ma apardp"aa33 oonana 80
NatioroI Distance
Editor Riorn a pou1;,,-L h.,
hoan onno;njod ,r;nIatoy 4 = iso5 NJ@.iA u L,,9
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pa $3.50 e."O ~ u'9
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MILLIONS FOR WAR; NOT
one CENT FOR TRIBUTE

Editor Advertiser:-I have read with
interest the report of Forester Hosmer
in your today's issue, and fully agree
with most of his recommendations for
the preservation of the Island forests.
but wish to call attentiin to one item
which. although it has been the policy
of this government since annexation, |
believe absolutely wrong and unjust to
the taxpayer appropriating public
money for fencing the cattle of pri-
vate owners out of our forests. This
Territory is forty years behind other
civilized portions of the United States.
Why in the name of justice should the
government or private individual be
compelled to be at the expense of fenc-
ing out the animals allowed to roam
at large by a few wealthy eattlemen,
when all other citizens are compelled
to handle their own property interests
so that they will not interfere with
their neighbors, or government inter-
ests? IF citizen goes on to govern
ment land and destroys a tree or tres
passes upon his neighbours land, he is
liable to arrest and fine, yet these same
citizens, if they are teattlemcn, may
turn their cattle into the forests and
DESTROY thousands of trees and do other
damage to the forests and have the
effronterv to demand of our Forestry
Department that the government shall
build fences to keep their stock out. /
believe it is time that the cattle barons
should be compelled TO keep their own
cattle within the boundaries of their
own leases (where, we all know, they
are doing enough damage, destroying
government property, SIMPLY because
there is no provision in the leases to
prevent it,; but when it comes to al
lowing their cattle To roam in the un-
fenced forests uPan which they have
no leases, simply because the govern
ment has no money for fencing, [
think it is time the Legislature gave
the head of our Forest Department au-
thoritv to order ali animals to be re-
moved by their owners within thirty
days, and if not so removed, give him
authority to shoot all animals found
roaming in the forests. If my memory
serves me right, this policy was en-
forced at one time by the Republic OF
Hawaii IF the Legislature does its
duty. it viii not vote one dollar for
fences. but as much as necessary for
Mr.. Hosmer to fully protect our forests
by law! IF there is not enough of the
latter, give him what is necessary, and
full power to enforce it,
Yours truly,
BYRON o. CLARK.
Honolulu. March ID, 1909
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koolau Railway
TIME SCHEDULE

DAILY, EXCEPT SATURDAY.
SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS
Leave Kahana for Punalnu,
Hauula, Laie, Kahuku and
Way Stations at. 1900 M.
Arrive Kahuku at. ........ loo Pm.
Returning:
Leave Kahuku for Laie, Hau-
ula, Punaluu, Kahana and
Way Stations at. ......... LAS Pm.
Arrive Kahana at. ......... 2:4S PM.
SATURDAY, SUNDAY
AND HOLIDAYS
Leave Kahana for Punafuu,
Hauula, Laie, Kahuku and
Way Stations at......... .11:00 AM
1880 PM
Arrive Kahuku at. .l1:5s AM.
2:15 PM.
Leave Kahuku for Laie, Han
ula, Punaluu, Kahana and
Way Stations at ....... .12:35 PM.
1900 PM
Connections are made at Kahuku
with the o. r. & L. Co. g 9:15 q. m.
train from Honolulu, and the 2:20 p. m
train. which arrives in the city at $50
p. M
JANUARY /, 1909.
j. j. Bowling,
Superintendent.
&. 8. Pollister,
Gen. Passenger & Freight Agt.
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LETTER LIST

List of letters remaining unealled for
in the general delivery for the week
ending March Is, 1909:
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The Gem Theater.

The fight game did not keep the peo-
pie away from the Gem Theater last
Saturday night. The place was as
crowded as usual, and the performance
satisfactory. There will be a change
of program this afternoon and the pic
lures are bound to be good, for the
reason that there is never poor one
at the Gem. Admission is ten and
fifteen cents for adults and FIVE cents
for children
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Oahu Railway
TIME TABLE

OUTWARD.
For Waianae, Waialua, Kahukn ana
Way Stations-.9:15 a. m, 1870 p. N
For Pearl City, Eva Mill and Way
Stations-f7:30 a. m, s9:15 q. N,
s11:15 a. m, +2:15 p. m, 1890 p. m.
s5:15 p. M, 1880 p. M, iii p. m.
For Wahiawa-.9:15 a. m, and s5:Ig
p. m.
INWARD.
Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, Wal
alua and Waianae-sS:36 a. M, 6:3e
p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mill ana
Pearl City-f7:46 q. M, 1885 =. N,
s10.3S a. m, *1:40 p. m, s4:31 p. NJ,
5:31 p. M, 1880 p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahiawa--
1886 a. m. and 1881 p. m.
The Haleiwa Limited, two-hour
train (only first-class tickets honored),
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at SEA
a. M; returning, arrives in Honolulu
at 1910 p. m. The Limited stops only
at Pearl City and Waianae.
*Daily. TEX. Sunday. tSunday Only.
G. P. DENISON, II. G. SMITH,
Superintendent. G. p. & 7. A