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The bee., 1909-02-25
COAL IN TURKEY
AND MEXICO
In Turkey, only the Turk Can
WOrk-GOvernment
Taxes Product.
ENOUGH COAL IN MEXICO
FOR ONE HUNDRED YEAR,

Washington, Feb. 23.-Consn-
lar reports from Turkey and
Mexico give interesting statistics
concerning the coal trade and
mining of these countries. Eng
land furnishes the greater part
of the anthracite imported into,
the Ottoman empire. Sold in
bond and paying no duty, abont
$50, 900 tons annually are deliv-
cred to the foreign shipping in
the port of Constantinople.
Extensive coal fields are To-
Gated In the districts bordering.
on the southern Black Sea.
The whole Of these fields Is
civil list property, permission to
work being given only to Otto
man subjects, and the admiralty
reserves the right to purchase CO.
per cent. of the amount mined at
price agreed upon in the Hnin--
ing permit. This go per cent. Of
the amount can only be sold after
having been first offered to the
admiralty and refused by it,.
Permits are not transferable
without express sanction Of the
government. The governments
also claims 10 per cent. of the
dust or fine screened through a
centimeter screen 60. 1880 inch
A mine not worked for three
months rsverts to the govern
ment. The government levies a
tax Of % cents,a ton on all coak.
shipped. This tax can be paid
in kind, and the government is
accepting coal at the present time.
at the rate of $2.87 a ton. u,
According to Consul Miller, Df
Matamoras, Mexico, a future lis
In store for coal mining in that
country. The native press has
made Investigations, and is re-
sponsible for the statement that
the known coal beds of northern
Mexico would supply the country
with fuel for the next hundred
years at an annual consumption
of 8, 100000 tons, and as yet only
a portion Of the coal lands lass
been explored. Sabinas rs tho
center of the great cOaDfields, a
portion Of carbonifepeus Mexico
which has revealed the existence
of at least 800, 100000 tons of
available fuel. However, the
Compania Oarbonifera de AgU-.
jita is the only Independents
Mexican producer that has ever
paid a dividend on the invest.
ment made.
The bee., 1909-02-25

widely distributed throughout
the eastern part Of the United
States, and at the present time
lis comparatively cheap and
abundant. If, therefore, the
railroads whose lines are located
In the regions where beech is
abundant can make use of this
wood, treated with some suit.
able preservative, another source
of supply of tie timber will be
opened up.
Stumpage values have been
increasing so rapidly during the
last few years that many rail-
roads have found it necessary to
modify their timber policy, and
they yearly apply preservatives
to a greater number of ties and
to more kinds of wood. Substi-
tute woods naturally vary with
different sections of the country,
but in most cases they lack the
two essential qualities found in
white oak, namely, resistance to
mechanical wear and to decay.
Experience proves that wear can
be successfully retarded by the
use of tie plates and other me-
chanical devices, and decay can
be postponed by the application
of proper preservatives. The new
conditions have made it neces.
sary for many railroad COM
panies to meet the problem of
preservation by establishing
treating plants at central points
of distribution along their lines.
The bee., 1909-02-25
EXPERT SEES an EARLY
FINISH FOR BIG CANAL
Irish Randolph. one Of Seven Engineers.
Who Visited Panama. Says 1914.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Irish Ran
dolph one of the seven engineers
who accompanied President elect
Taft to the canal zone said teday
that he can see no more reason.
why the Panama canal should
not be completed by 19l4-OAe-
year earlier than has been ex,
pected generally.
He declared the conditions in,
the canal zone are excellent, and
the salaries paid average 10 pea
cent. more than in the United
States.
The bee., 1909-02-25
LOCH MARY
FULL AGAIN
Rainfall Of 4,O3 Inches N Twcn-
ty.four Hours Does the Work
ENOUGH WATER TO SUPPLY
EVERYBODY FOR WHOLE YEAR

The rains have come and the
floods descended and there is one
dam less. But not at Loeb Mary.
That ambitious body of water
has spread its broad acres over
new pastures where fish have
not grazed since the days of
Noah's food. 1t looks like Lake
Michigan now and covers an hun
dred and forty acres. Clear up
to the rifle range, in fact, and
them some. But this is the food
stage. Engineer Kimmell states,
without the bat of an eyelash,
that there is absolutely enough
water in the lake to supply
everybody, railroad, city, coke
plant, coal mine and all, for a
full 365 days, if not another drop
of rain should go into it in that
time. And he ought to know,
for he recently made an accurate
survey of the water shed and has
made a barrel Of figures on 1t.
There were 4.03 inches of rain
fall in the twenty-four hours
ended Tuesday evening, and the
lake level was put up rapidly to
the new high level of the pres
ent overflow. This is two feet
higher than the old overflow,
and adds more than fifty per
cent to the capacity of the big
reservoir. The water began to
trickle over the cement waste
weir just at 4 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon, and, with the aid of
additional heavy showers, con-
Uinued to rise until the lake lev
ell was five inches higher, with a
food pouring out the overflow
and through the big safety pipe
at the center of the dam. Ear
lington was pleased over the fl
ling of Loeb Mary as a child
with a new toy, and crowds went
cut to watch the rise through
the day. A force of men was
kept busy all day and for short
while into the night, backing up
the new rip rap which had Just
been completed. AT the highest
stage reached there were esti-
mated to have been about $780,
O00, 900 gallons of water in the
lake. The dam that was lost
was at st. Charles, where the
main lake was lost by break in
the dam at $3.50 Tuesday morn
log.
The bee., 1909-02-25
Hawai- Get, in the Game,

Honolulu, Feb. 10. Two bills
directNd against Japanese fishing
in Hawaiian waters have been
in the Territorial
Legislature.
The bee., 1909-02-25

The Seventh Annual Kentucky
State Fair will be held at Louis
vile Sept. u TO 10 inclusive. y
W. Newman, 800 Paul Jones
Building, Louisville, is secretary
Of the fair associations.
The bee., 1909-02-25
Mis- SpiIIman Entertain.

The East End card club was
entertained on Saturday by Miss
Katherine Spillman. The fol.
lowing ladies were guests of the
club: Mesdames O. H. McGary
and II. w. Rogers and Misses
Carlin, orenshaw, Moore, Willis
and Virginia McGary. Mrs. Nc
Kinnon won the highest score.
Chocolate waters were served
hrst, followed by salad course,
'herbet, cake and sailed al
nonds. -
The bee., 1909-02-25
LOOKED LIKE
A BIG Time
Shrinsrs Of Rizpah Have Day Of
Pleasure at jacksonville
GENERAL nORNBLowING ABOUT
THE VERY BEAUTIFUL TlAI,
Ladies Arrange Reception and Banquet
at Els Club Rooms.

The Shriners had Madisonville
ca "Birthington's Washday" and
used it as though they owned it.
Both the town and the day. And
in fact they did. To be sure
there was no hackneyed big key
presentation at the hands of
Mayor Vickers. But the police
men were retired to the back
alleys so as. not to obstruct the
streets and the Arab Patrol was
allowed to stop the ox.team ami
mal-cage with IMMUNITY (what-
ever that is in municipal par
lance) right on the railroad
tracks, to the imminent peril of
the Ellen N. All engineers we're
especially enjoined against blow
ing. Noble Littlepage's cattle
were from "way back" and
might have struck for tall tim
Der. Besides, with peculiar APP
propriateness, the blowing con.
cesslons were reserved exclusive
~ for the Mobiles of Rizpah
Temple, with special privileges
extended to the novice herders,
to members Of the committee on.
arrangements and entertainment
and the official band, who took
their own horns from darlington.
Exception: A particularly sweet
toned and silvery horn was re-
served Scr the bcautiful blow
out furnished by the ladies of
the Aid Society of the Christian
church at the EIks' Club. This
was played with variations-all |
pleasing and harmonious. No
hotel and no hamburger" boy
was allowed a single tOot. And
the saloon men were also under
the ban of Allah. The whole
program was Oriental in appear
ance bat Christian in spirit.
Aside from these various horn
blows 1.-THE novices had a corner
on all other blows) no noise was
allowed in the town except ex-.
plosions of mirth and other
things that burst from the win.
dows of the Temple.
Sixteen novices from Paducah, |
Henderson, Slaughtersville, Cen
trail City, Hartford and else
whereufurnlshed the grist for
the day. They got their mon
ey's worth and so did the Shrin-
ers and general public. Laugh
and step lively was the word
from the time they arrived car
IyiDg their Ratchet programs
until they had been been drawn,
quartered and decapitated in
the temple, had seat our hospi-
tal'" in the club rooms and
been seated as one brilliant CON-
pany in Morton's Theater tc
study a human menagerie in I
''The Lion and the Mouse" = s
The big-noise makers from '
Darlington, seated in a special y
band wagon, played oriental /
,lassics and led the procession. c
Next the Arab patrol came, l
guarding the two-yoke OK char p
ot which bore the cage of i'm c
)risoned novices. They were P
lot muzzled, but were permitted
RELY to eat the peanuts tossed o
o them by plying citizens p
ind even to talk The penalties b
or volubllity we're afterward in. b
licted in the Temple, according l.
O the degree of the crime. The CT
procession in which all the No
lies took part, was long and "
lively. Corbltt, Earlington's 81
Hicial photographer, made an 81
EXCELLENT picture of the caravan e.
o front Of the Temple after the an
iarade, IN g
fTFN work wa adm (rable and b
The bee., 1909-02-25
CROSS TIES
ARE SCARCE
Railroads Scour the Whole Coun.
try for Adequate Supply,
NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE
WOODEN TIE YET INVENTED.

OPSNi0A w AhS DSS.) Il uab
the humble railroad tie is a most
important factor in the material
development of the country is a
great truth that is little under
stood by people outside of rail
road circles. The putting engine
that speeds at the rate of a mile
or more a minute over the coun-
try is a slave to the two steel
rails that insure smooth and
safe road, and these rails in turn
depend on the old. fashioned
wooden cross-tie which holds
them in place.
Yankee invention has not yet
found a substitute which has in
duced the railroads to give up
wood, although experts say that
the day will surely come when
the country's forests will no
longer be called upon to supply
the demand for ties. Up to the
present time it seems that no
other material has been found
which has the resiIiency of wood
and which at the same time
causes less wear and tear on the
rails, fastenings and roadbed.
The couhtry's railroads during
the last two or three years use
11O,OOO,OOO to 100000 of
sawed and hewn ties year. The
ideal tie timber is white oak,
which combines the qualities of
durability, hardness, strength
and close grain. 1t is not only
excellent for ties, but is widely
used in ship building, for general
construction, In cooperage, in
the manufacture of carriages,
for agricultural implements, in
terror finish of houses, and for
furniture. On account of this
VIDE use, the supply has been
reduced and sons of the
railroads have been forced to
pay almost prohlbitive prices for
ties, o. to substitute other and
cheaper woods to replace the
white oak ties rapidly disappear
ing from their lines.x
Over 40 per cent of the ties
recently purchased'by the rail-
roads of the country.are oak, ac-
cording to latest statistics of
United States Forest Service.
Cross-ties of Southern pine form
ed somewhat less than % per
cent Douglas fir ties ranked
third, with approximately 10 per |
cent of the total. Naturally the
proportion of these Two timbers
Will increase as the supply of |
oak dwiadles. This is also true |
IT cedar, chestnut, cypress,
Western pine, tamarack, hem
ock and other trees which are
coming into the market as tie
imbers.
Cedar, which is very durable,
as been extensively used to take
he place of white oak for ties,
ut it is so soft that it Is readily
ut by the raIl. This necessi-
ates the use of tie plates and
Their protective devices when
edar ties are used. As the sup.
ly of cedar IS also running short
is necessary for the railroads
, seek further for new tie tim
or. One of the woods which
as all the requisites of good i
e, with the exception of dnra- c
ility, is the beech. a
A beech tie consists largely of :
pwood, which partly accounts a
n its lack of durability, but on 4
Ie other hand, allows a thorough =
I'd easy Dreservative treatment. a
Germany and France, beech 81
Is have been successfully pre- ~
rived from decay. and are used
~ extensively. Beech IS found b
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
CONTENT IN CONGRESS-.
Presidents Statement Called Good
Republican Doctrine.
lRy The Associated Press. 7

Washington July 1.-THE Presidents statement
created sensation among Senators and Repre-
sentatives tonight. II was shown 70 Senator
Aldrich. He made direct comment on it. but
said that the ConferTeeS had decided 70 let Mr.
Taft deal with schedules on which they could
not agree it being up to " the President to obtain
the votes necessary to pass the bill in the form in
which 1t would be reported out of conference as a
result Of his mediation between the House and
Senate conferrees.
Speaker Cannon declared that the statement con-
tained nothing to which any good Republican could
object.
Senator Bristow. Of Kansas. a progressive"
said
The statement vastly strengthens the hands of
the proEressives."
Representative BarchfeId. of Pennsylvania. de-
Clared that the statement meant that downward
revision was inevitable
1T may not mean that the President will get
free materials" he said. and I do not know
that the President desires raw materials to be alb
solutely free. We protecuonists will have to be
satisfied with small duty such materials
Representative Young, Of Michigan. declared that
the Presidents stand means that Congress must
revise the tariff downward.
representative LoudensIager. Of New Jersey
agreed with Speaker Cannon that the statement
good Republican doctrine which Senators
and Representatives, must subscribe
Opinions differed tonight as to the effect Of the
statement the possible date IF adjournment
There has been much talk of an agreement bv
July a This possibility seems to have been elm
mated tonight. ana August 1 to > are the dates
now looked forward to. If the conferrees carry
out their determination to place the responsibility
for some Of the schedules on the President their
and Senate when the conference report comes up
for consideration
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
TELL OF CHAOS IN COLOMBIA.
Towns Under Martial Law. Say Travellers Just
Returned.

Reports Of the revolutionary condition existing
in Colombia were brought 20 port by passengers on
the Hamburg American liner Prinz Sigismund.
which docked last night.
Christopher J. Beck and Louis Giesken two
American travellers who boarded the steamer At
Santa Marta said that their journey from the in
land country 10 the coast attended with grea :
danger They said they had trouble In getting by
the troops Of the government and the revolution
lists "Barranquilla and the lower Magdalena sec
tons'' said Beck. were tn the hands Of the revo-
lutionists Traffic being interrupted everywhere
All sorts OF excitement have existed through Co
lomba since President Reyes departed. leaving
the country practically without a head
According to other passengers, the city of Bar
ranquilla was not only seized July by citizens
of the place but General Dio Castro in command
Of 500 men. moved 10 Join the revolutionary
movement. and then few days later thrown
into prison for refusing 10 accede 20 further de-
mands OF the rebels.
Passengers added that cable and telegraph com
munication being hdmpSred. that railroad and
river traffic have been suspended and that martial
Law IS in force in practically every town.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
wBArHER's TOO COLD FOR sToKER
Seeks Reinstatement After Losing Job IN
Richmond Public School

Daniel Mudoon Of Richmond Borough. is IN
doubtedIy a faithful public servant; but IL seems
that he lacks certain sense Of the fitness Of
things Ask most any In this perspiration
producing weather what he'd consider the best way
to keep cool and likely ne would say. Work in an
ice plant However, MuldOOn- who IS a martyr to
his job. apparently doesn't about keeping cool,
in fact he would prefer 10 stand before roaring
furnace. Moreover. just because the Board Of EdU-
cation denied this desire he asked the help of the
Supreme Court yesterday.
MuIdoon was a stoker in Public School Il in
Richmond. Along about April / the school au-
thorties told him that the weather getting too
for steam heat and he could take another
job. He not relieved, however. until MAY q,
but he insisted sticking to the Job because he
was for years, up TO October, 1875. member
Of Volunteer Fire Department OF Richmond
and should be cassed veteran But. accord
ing The Assistant Corporation Counsel. represent
ing the Board of Education, MudOOn refused alb
soluteIy 10 do another kind Of work than stoke
The school officials considered this unreasonable
ambition and dismissed him. whereupOn he applied
to Justice Bischoff for writ directing the Board
Education reinstate him Decision re-
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
THOUSANDS PARADE IN ELKs' HONOR.
Attractive Floats in Line at Festival in Los
Angeles

Los Angeles July 16.-The midsummer flower and
aegoricai festival and parade of nations was
viewed to-day by thousands Of spectators crowded
along the ive-ue line of march traversed by a
procession in honor Of the Elks' reunion Some
ten thousand persons took part in the pageant.
feature of the procession was the ld-tme
stage coach in which Horace Greeley IS said 10
have made his famous ride with Hank Monk
Ten thousand daisies formed the sails OF a
miniature yacht, which fOated a OF blue
bells. the topped with pale green leaves and
crested with white blossoms Hawaiian singers
raised plaintive melodies from their float which
represented surf riding while the railway mail
clerks maintained a travelling postOffce and
distributed mail along the route
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
BANK SHARES ASSESSED FULL VAL
Holders of Canton National STOCK =
Make Up s146,OOO Embezzlsd
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Baltimore. JuIv 1s-The Canton Narona- 9
has assessed all shareholders IN" Ter. cent q
holdings 20 make good the losses slstaiae- :
embezzIenaent Of the cashier OF TIE oaAA. D. =
Geiger. who has since c0u-0t--ed slie--7
action was taken with the consent Of ga. i.
the stockholders. The loss sls-a-7el Q! '--
was s4S6n0. a
At the time of the sulezzler0e1- tns - -
OF the Currency allowed the directors
personally responsible for the amount !. -
lost. With the proviso that as soon as -
sum vas ascertained The stockholders NO--
good.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
BILL TO TAX DEADLY WEAPONS

Washington, July l6-To tax every deadly weapon
and every cartridge sold manufactured in the
United States Is the purpose Of bill introduced in
the House BY Representative Sisson Of NresissipDf
II provides 81 81 and p per cent "a ysIorerp
on pistols. dirk knives, bowie knives sword canes
stllettoes brass ar metallic knuckIes and sir7is~
weapons. Weapons and cartridges sold to the
are exempted
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
MRS. CHEsBROUGH IS L.
Made Sick by Reports Of Attsmp''-
Cling She Is Now in SanaI0i-- SaI,, :

Newton. Mass. July lo.-SllS W. .ssrges -
brough. Who figures tn snusEl nseare = !,
bv customs officials In Ne" -,.,,t q ~ (,
after reaching her home here enc agssS
ncitv following the discovery =
tempted smuggllng- ,-.- p, a sans. =
few DAYS later she vas n.sn rnats =
the location Of which mas "o- ,.t,4 al so -
here. Mrs Chssbrough mas -,csst h'f "
~ the case saving that otne.s .,s,,y pesr. ~
Tor. Tor hsI MS Csesbrougn SAYS it vas SEN NO
,a'T, "a - Nrs, bsla unti. the new tariff Wsa' =
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
LARGE IMPORTS III JUNE.
Amounted to s124,693 497, Exceeding Exports
hv S7 n00 000

Washington July 1.-the United States was
liberal buyer in foreign markets in June 1893 the
governments figures, just issued. showing that
the imports for that month amounted TO 5l24 Gq3.-
fs7. exceeding the exports for the same period by
S7cp0 GO.
The officials point out a significant fact that
June was the first month since 1897 in which the
imports equalled or exceeded the exports For
the fiscal yeaT ended June 80 the imports were
N3lL9is5s2 an increase Of s1l7G6so0 over the pre-
ceding year The exports were 81 So I2s Cos de
crease Of S2Il ~ -29s
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
WOULD CHANGE INAUGURATION DATE
Representative Hardy Had to Spend Night of
March in Railroad Station.
LFrlm Tha Irll-nna ElIrcan

Washington July l6.-Becausc he was forced TO
spend the night Of March in the Uuen station
unable TO get TO his hotel. Representative Rufus
Hardy. OF Texas. offered a resolution in the House
to-day providing that the date OF the inauguration
be changed tn April l. Speaker Cannon Who favors
a change in the date, recognized Nj Hardy for the
purpose Of calling up his resolution. but General
kiefer OF Ohio objected, and consideration
refused.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
NO CUTS IN SAN FRANCISCO PARS'
Publishers Decide to Eliminate Ric'I~
Result of Etchers Strike.
TRv Telegraph 70 TIE I7io''''-.i

san Francisco, July IS-NeaT.y tA'es. -. e
zine etcheTs on all san Francesca new ~,
discharged because they Fefusr" '' ~ r
To handle rouse blocks as bases Ok - -,.--
ers demand more pay before thsF -.,s-, :
To-day the publishers OF me Sa- - I, b
pers decided 10 eliminate All l----S' 80 trs-
papers. and tomorrow morning Lo- -, .,,sar =
twenty years all The local papers VII ,,ts 4
on1Ir on, a 70 sg5dsv supplements remains 70 be -
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
HOUSE ADJOURNs EARLY.
Interest in Baseball Game Causes Brief SEES

Washington, July l6.-Feyerish excitement over
the baseball game to-day was responsible for A
short session Of the House Chairman Tav-nev,s
desire was To finish consideration of The urgent de-
hcency appropriation bill, but strenuous pressure
brought bear on him and tho SDealsr
agreed to let the bill e. over until Monday.
The only action Of importance in connection with
the deficiency bill the striking out Of the an
preparation Of $4,000 participation ~ the United
States In the Brussels exposition. There were no
further attacks on the provision authorizing S2 900
for travelling expenses OF the President
The House al pa =. adjourned until Monday
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
COINS FOUND AFTER TWENTY YS>
Bag of Army and Navy Tokens Had I'-.
discovered Until Workmen Dug 41'-
rRv Telegraph - The Triouae.


I.ockport. y Y. July lS-A oaS % .,, -.-,,- 8
canned in a cellar to-day by a con'I1''---s =. !
tearing down house I'm south street "a .
contained a collection Of many army "a, q
tokens A neighbor recalled that MS -, :. =
ridge and her son. Clarence. lived u ,,..os 2
twenty years ago. and that among 'hS ,+sss-
a Lad ~ fourteen. \ few days after 'ns .,l.s 2
ri,e-d the WooIrfdees missed the oas - ,r--sst q
suspicion was directed 10 the guest
made, however. ,.-,fl unc' .
The coins were not seen aga" - syi5s
bv the workmen's picks Inc 'N9 -. ard e
been DROPPED cdrsIe5 oq, Of p ISf IN 0+ me dah cellar
biSh. -rar !,
Clarence Woodbridge is prosperous sss y
YORK and the guest whose innocence cs.,-r 1, /,
proved after twenty years in IN tae IN rss
Roosevelt family. now in Paris B''a 'l'-
informed OF the find
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
100000 LIBEL SUIT.
The Moneyweight Scale Company Sues the
Toledo Computing Scale Company for Big Sum

Chicago, Ill, July l6-Suit for malicious libel
based on alleged specific instances and asking Soo-
0o0 damage was brought to-day by the Money
weight Scale Company, Of Chicago. against the
Toledo Computing Scale Company, OF Toledo Ohio
The action was brought III the United States Cir
cult Court.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-17
WOULD slmPlIEY couRT PRocEnILRE

WssflT g10H. JuIy 1f-a commission 20 prepare q
code ~ procedure iu the United States courts IS
provided fox iu ID ban introduced in the House by
Rei,ge-entative Madison ~ Kansas. II provides
That tile PIesid,H shuI appoint i've experienced
las ers II all annual salary q 5000 each draw
I'D code designed 10 expedite trials and decisions
srd allow reviews ~ appeal without any unneces-
10y fornaality and eVnens~-