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New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
RULING ON SCRAP IRON.
Treasury Defines Melting" as Used
in New Tariff Law.

Washington, Oct. 23.-The Treasury De-
partment decided to-day that no scrap iron
or scrap steel IS entitled to classification
under Paragraph 11S OF the new tariff
law unless in its condition as imported It
IS unfit for use until reduced by heat from
a solid TO a fluid state.
In the Panama Canal Zone there is a
large amount of railroad scrap iron to be
sold, which viii be affected by this decision
The action is on questions presented by
the collector Of customs at Philadelphia
Various business interests had asked the
government for an Interpretation Of the
term melting in that paragraph of the
new tariff law which imposes a duty OF
s. a ton on wrought and cast scrap iron
and scrap steel The new law also pro-
Nides that nothing shall be deemed scrap
iron or scrap steel except waste or refuse
iron or steel fit only TO be rem; nufactur
by melting"
The department holds that scrap iron
and scrap steel which may be- lemanu-
factured by being subjected TO inte! Sc heat
and then rolled or hammered to the size
or shape desired is not scrap iron within
the meaning of the new law. This is be-
cause the term melting is used in the
law in its ordinary acceptation-tbat is,
10 become liquid through heat
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
BUYS G., C.&L. BONDS
BUT NOT FOR HAWLEY
Erb Syndicate Gets Control of
Road to Sell.

Newman Erb and associates, il was an
nounced yesterday, have acquired control OF
the Chicago. Cincinnati & Louisville Rail
road Company through the purchase of the
second mortgage bonds held by the commit
tee of which n w. Jordan, chairman or
the board of the American Trust Company.
OF Boston. is chairman. These holdings
amount to about S2.6000Oo out of the total
issue of SS,0l6,0y0. A few days ago the Ero
syndicate bought sixteen Of the roads ma
tured notes. aggregating $4,000 face value,
for S262, 600. These notes had been held by
the National Bank of North America MT
Erb and his associates have also recently
purchased a number of the car trust GER
tifcates Of the road.
Mr.. Erb said yesterday that in the pur-
chase of the junior securities Of the Chi
cago. Cincinnati g. Louisville he was not
acting for Edwin Hawley, as had been re-
ported. but solely for his own syndicate.
He added that ultimately the road would
be sold to a larger system, but that he
could not yet tell when the sale would take
place or who the purchaser would be. He
suggested four possible purchasers; hrst'
the Chesapeake & Ohio, the acquisition by
which of the Chicago, Cincinnati Louis
VILE would provide the link necessary TO
from the Atlantic seaboard TO the Great
Lakes at Chicago, and 20 St Louis and
Kansas City: secondly, the Erie, and also
the Seaboard Air Line and the Canadian
Pacific
AIr Hawley intimated three or four weeks
ago that there might be a basis for the per-
sistent reports that he would get the Chi
cago. Cincinnati & Louisville. On the same
day ". A Bradford. president of that road
announced that he himself was the largest
stockhoIder and bondholder Of the company
controlling the property absolutely through
the ownership of s. 10000 Of the SS,ol6,O0O
second mortgage bonds and nearly 50 per
cent of the 81 9J6.O00 stock.
In January of this year Mr.. Erb and his
associates took over the control of the Wis
consin Central Railway Company, Mr.. Erb
being elected president as successor to w.
A Bradford In April the control was trans
ferred to the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault
Ste Marie Railway Company-the ''Soo''-a
subsidiary Of the Canadian Pacific, and Z.
Pennington, president of the 500" became
president Of the Wisconsin Central The
directors of the latter company appointed
committee TO negotiate the terms of the
lease and TO invite the deposit Of preferred
stock of the Wisconsin Central, and Mr.
Erb and Mr.. Jordan, chairman Of the Amer
ican Trust Company, of Boston which In
stitution was among the depOsitaries
named, were associates on that committee.
Mr.. Erb is president of the British Column
bia Copper Company, OF which Edwin Haw-
ley is a director.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
GIRL STARVING IN FREIGHT CAR
Cm Only Say ''Bada Man and Won.
an" Locked Her In.

Peoria. Ill. Oct. 23.-Police Matron
Mayall will go to Chicago in an endeavor
TO ascertain the identity of a young girl
who arrived in the Peoria railroad yards
yesterday morning locked in a Chicago &
Northwestern freight car loaded with rub
bish. No one here has been able to con-
verse with the girl in an intelligent manner
At the time of her discovery the girl
could only explain that some ''bada man
and bada woman" had placed her in the
car in the suburbs of Chicago. She was
almost exhausted from starvation, having
been imprisoned at least three days. when
her screams attracted the attention of the
railroad men.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS
ARRIVED

ARRIVED.
Lioau. Oct ls-Birma DAM New York via
York '' 'iIS' new
FHmouth. oct 23-Kaiserln Au1uste Ni.tori.
~, VIerl New York for Cherbourg and I,ren,en
Via Naples. Nc" i''A
plymouth oct 23-NeW York New York for
Cheroourg and Southampton.
SAILED.
bremen; Yani ,e oct 21nGrosser Kurfurst ,Gep. new
chris6ansand: 16nnnn Oct :3-oscar Ii tpanl ttrnu,
Mohtevldeo; oct ll-Delmra tBr tfrom AMP
tasasta) New York
Eehoa; Oct 2i-Manuel CaIvo tSpan) New YoYLw
York ~ NeAO'''' New
auelva Oct 2O-Atlas tBr,. New York
Havre. Oct ~ La Touraine (FFl New, York
Liverpool Oct 23-Ba!tic (Br), New York ,,
QueenstCwn. N VIA
London Oct 23-Minnehaha tRrl. New Y,,k
barbados. Oct 22-Titian (Brl. (from santoS,
New York. ''NSp
Thameshaven. oct 23-Iroquois 1Fr, %rU Vor,
colombo, oct 22-Gienyon tEr). from Mann,S
New York and tOFI Boston ~
Nh'WeIn Oct 23-Lapland tBelg). New YorS via
Rotterdam. Oct 2s-Potsdam Dutch. New York
Southampton. Oct 2s-st Paul. New York via
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
IDLE CARS REDUCED s2 PER CENT.

sThe fortnighty bulletin OF the American
Railway Association, issued yesterday as
of October 13. shows that the total num-
ber of idle cars in this country and Can
ada on that date was 35,977, as against 53,-
ssS on September %, the date of the last
preceding report This is a decrease Of H.
Al. or about % per cent for the two weeks.
The report states that there seems TO be
no doubt that the railroads are carrying
as much freight they did in October.
1907, and that they are more than meeting
the average demands of trade and are
going far 10 meet the extraordinary de-
mands OF the current month
The surplus cars are principally in the
West and Northwest. In the East and
South there IS 4 shortage Of cars amount
ing 10 23.43l. the largest shortage in nearly
TWO years. Railroad officers believe that
the car shortage in the territory rlentioned
has nearly reached its maximum, but ex-
pect that the surplus Of 3 ,977 / lie cars
VIII be somewhat further reduced.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Saturday, October
%, 1909.
ARRIVED

Steamer La Provence (Frl, Havre October
10, TO the Compagnie Generate Transatlan-
tique, with 4IS cabin and 543 steerage pas
senRers mails and mdse. Arrived at the Bar
at 3:23 m.
Steamer Westands (Brl Huclva October 3
TO Augustus LedouX, with ore. Arrived at
the Bar at
Steamer lndravelli tBrD. Cebu July %
Manila August T. Singapore Is. Sabang Is
Colombo ~. Port Said September IL and
Gibraltar %. Via Boston October 2I to
Funch. Edye co. with mdse. Arrived at the
Bar at 80
Steamer Philadelphia. southampton and
Cherbourg October 10. TO the American Line
with 266 cabin and 6s4 steerage passengers
mails and mdse. Arrived at the Bar at 2:52
D m.
Steamer Winifred Port Arthur October i2
to the J Guney Petroleum Co with oil
Left Quarantine at 0;65 a m
Steamer Potomac (Br). Shields October q
TO Philip Ruprecht. in ballast. Arrived at
the Bar at p
Sandy Hook j. oct %. 0:3O p m-wind
northeast fresh breeze, raining and thick. mod
crate
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
q. & S. MUST PAY $4,000 cl AIMS.

GeE1oik, Va, Oct Especial Master
stephenson IN the Norfolk 81 So lthern
Railway receivership litigation to-da filed
his fourth report IN this case, showing a
total Of S6s,40S due and uncontested for
labor and material furnished the Norfolk
d Southern within period Of six months
prior 10 the receiVeiship Judge Waddill
late to-day entered an order directing i'm
mediate payment by The receivers of the
whole amount, together with a claim az
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
WILL INSURE TOBACCO POOL.
New Corporation Succeeds Burley
Society in Kentucky.

Winchester. Ky. Oct 23.-By articles Of
Incorporation fled here to-day the Bur
icy Tobacco Insurance Company succeeds
The Burley Tobacco Society, which pools
lie greater portion of Kentucky's tobacco.
capitalization Of 100000 is provided. a
portion to be set aside each year for the
purpose of insuring the tobacco pool.
The action was taken by the district
committee of the retiring Burley society,
which also approved the removal of the
headquarters from Winchester to Lexing-
ton. The corporation is empowered 10 buy,
sell and manufacture tobacco.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
TRANsPACFIC MAILS.

Destination and steamer p NJ
Hawaii Via San Francisco oD-Ala-
,,ae;, media -. Oct % ESQ
Hawaii, Japan Corea. China and
Philippine Islands (via San Fran
clsco)-Nlppon Maru .....-........O oct 9S G.3O
Japan. Corea and China Va Tacoma)
TX eeInun -.............. Oct - Gao
Hawaii Wia San Francisco) )-Lurline Oct % q 40
Hawaii Guam and Philippine Islands
(via San Francisco)-U 5 tIsns-
p'it Oct ~. 30
Australia (except WesD Fiji Islands
New Caledonia and EsE Zealand
tyia Vancouver and Victoria @
1,o,'at, MafAma Oct 81. $50
Philippine Islands (via San Fran
1aTaG C,d5aa Siberia Nov. ( $50
,Tang9 ,,non go Mar9 u, Nov g. $50
Islands tvta Vancouver and Vic
toria. B Cf-Empress of Japan - Nov 10 q m
New zealand. Samoan Islands New
caledonia and Australia Especially
addressedJ Wta san Francisco)-
IINefdale Observation-Disclosures. Nov ID Il an
TAMIL. Marquesas Islands, New ZeA-
land and Australia via san Fran
ciscol-Aari-A-a .......,,..., No, ~ a.ao
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
COTTON MILLS CLOSE DOWN.
Temporary Cessation in Two States to
Curtail Production.

Raleigh. y. G, Oct. 23.-The board Of
governors of the American Textile Associa-
ton ordered all the big cotton mills OF
North and South Carolina to close down
to-day for a period OF from fourteen 10
thirty DAYS, in order TO curtail the manu-
1acture Of cotton.
Reports indicate that the order has been
generally obeyed. In Spartanburg, s. c.
seven big mills, employing ten thousand
operatives, closed.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
WIRELEss REPoRTs.

The Cedric, reported as 625 miles east OF
sandy Hook at l0:3O m yesterday. is expected
10 dock late this evening or Monday morning
The Nieuw Amsterdam reported as 40 miles
east Of Sandy Hook al yesterday is eX-
pected 10 dock Monday forenoon.
The Mime Waska. reported as $50 miles east
Of Sandy Hook al noon yesterday, is expected
20 dock Monday afternoon.
The Columbia. reported as 3l3 miles east OF
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
West Twenty-third Street

the Jarratt Construction Company, OF
North Carolina, for $5,2S3 SO. The largest
individual accounts are S1S.s60 to Castner.
Curran & Bullitt and $4,000 to the Penn
sylvania Steel Company, of Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

Sandy Hook at $50 yesterday. is expected
to dock this forenoon.
The Duca degli Abruzzi, reported as $50 miles
east OF Sandy Hook at S45 a m yesterday is
expected 10 dock Monday forenoon
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

phia. San Juan; Harry I.uckenbacb. San Jra,
massachusetts,. Puerto Mexico: Prnz August Vii.
@ heIn HeTl. Kingston, Uranium tBr, Hamburg.
etc \''' Si"sdPote'
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
New York for Christiansand and Q
h@gen.
CHIcAGo CLOSING sTOck5

Quaker oats 81
Streets stable 81 F.,
swift & 60
BoNboard pret .'''l
Metropolitan Pt,'
) uth Side Fl - Z
sears Roebuck- 80 4
ia pref -.+s..' a
Peoples Gas. -..'-
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
HIGH WATER

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise, 6:2O, sunset :OS; moon sets 1857:
moons age IL days.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
SAILED.

steamers 81 Louis. Southampton; Regina
d'Italia Utah. Naples: iceland CRr1 Antwsrn.
Konig Albert Ger. Naples. Deutschland tC;erl
Hamburg; Mnnetonka tErl. London; Celtic fIlTl'
Liverpool; California (Br) Glasgow: Germania
Fr. Marseies. San Juan. San Juan: Philadei~
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
CherhauTE.
Para. oc, a2-rolyearp cBo. New York.

sciliy. Oct 23-Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
(Gerl. New York for Plymouth Cher
bOurE and Hamburg
Mahn Head, Oct caledonia tBrl. New
York for MOVille aud Glasgow
Fra%le Point Oct Esksde tBl. New
punnet Head. Oct eS-Gut Hell (Gerl. New
Dunnet Head. Oct :3-United States (panl
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
sBrings mail.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
MONDAY. OCTOBER q.

MONDAY. OCTOBER 25
Mail Vessel
Vessel. For. Line. clones sails
Coppename, Demarara. ID W Ill 100 m 100 D m
TUESDAY. OCTOBER &c
Kaiser " II, Bremen. G l. $50 m 1000 m
st Nicholas. Montevdeo Bar 400 m 7:OOa m
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

An Important Sale of
200 Prs. Reversible POrtieres
MADE UP IN SPECIAL ORDER STYLE OF FINE SILK ARMURE
AND LINEN VELOUR WITH OPEN EDGES. READY TO HANG.
A LARGE VARIETY OF COLOR COMBINATIONS.
Value $26.5O Pair at ~l4.0U
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
Misses Tailored Suits, Dresses,

SUITS of Broadcoth Vale Chevos.
As inch skinner lined "SS.UU
DRESSES, of Chiffon, 80 90
blue maize, white o0UU
CAPES O. Broadott, beautifully braided
rnI
lined throughout with de intined, Z4.OU
in navy bacE BIZ @ drake @ smoke and afehoE e"s at 1850
TS,of good dquiy Cheviot NewM
fare, maid dveyetsh SHAY collar. l4.75
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

w IINdIIIl IlOtItIUdII HUI A.
City OF Savannah. Sav, Saw.
ArapahOe. jacksonville CYvdA
The daily sentinel., 1909-11-03

Use is reduced to writing and is sign
ed by both parties to the question or
proposition. That is the only kind
OF promise that counts now in gov
eminent circles" declared MIR.
Newell.
Director Newell declared that there
there may be IL moral objection to
carry out this project but that first
there must be funds available. and
that the only kind of obligation that
must absolutely he carried ont in
such matters is Il promise reduced to
writing and signed by both sides.
Director Newell declared that il is
up tn the people of this valley and
the secretary TO come to II positive
understanding in the matter. He
declared the question should be for
ever and finally settled as early as
possible. He pointed out the use
lessness of letting these lands of the
high line remain unproductive. He
referred to the fact that never was
there such II demand on the part of
private capital to finance such
schemes, that never was il so easy To
raise money for big enterprises.
''If you want the secretary of in
terror to do this work bring the prop
osition to him again in such fashion
that he will decide yes or no. Then
let us, as his assistants and yours,
know how to act in the matter. Ii is
no pleasure to MS to he kept i'm doubt
in such Matters"
You must decide what form OF
contract you want and must submit
/ 1t to Mr.. Ballinger. Your business is
I with Secretary Ballinger, it is not up
/ to the reclamation service" said Mr.
Newell
Mr.. Newell advised that u repre-
sentative citizen, able to cope with
the situation, should be sent down tu
Washington, armed with the facts,
armed with power to act for the peo-
pie here. and to stay in Washington,
go over the entire situation with
Secretary Ballinger. step by step, stay
there days, weeks or months if ncces-
sary until the matter is finally set
/ tied. "The reclamation service has
I been asked to send another repre-
sentative here and try To close mat.
ters up but | have refused to do so
we have tried and failed. Ii is not
the idea of the administration to send
men here to settle such questions. il
I is up to You 10 send a representative
+ to the government" said MIR. Newell
/ He stated that as Secretary Ballinger
had recently been to the West he
would be in better position than
before to take up and finally dispose
of the high line project.
MIR Newell declared that in the
future the reclamation service would
keep more in the background and
see that its officials made less prom
ises. in their enthusiasm. that might
or might not be carried out
Director Newell urged that the
local people push the matter as quick
| ly as possible. The sooner the mat
ter is settled, the better, declared MIR.
| Newell. The people should know
whether the government is to build
the canal or not.
Mr.. Newell referred to the plans
FOR augmenting the reclamation
funds. hoped that methods would be
devised so all incompleted projects
and all approved projects could be
taken up and carried through at once.
He believed the senate committee
would well defend the peoples rights
In these matters. He repeated sew
eral times this declaration that the
The daily sentinel., 1909-11-03

question is up to the people and to
the secretary of the interior depart
ment. He had no criticisms to offer
on Mr.. Ballingers policies.
These statements from +. II. New
ell. than whom no government offic-
ial is better acquainted with the high
line project and affairs, are most i'm
portant.
Mr., Newell referred to various
other general features of the recla-
nation service.
Mr.. Newell was roundly cheered
time and again.
ID. W. Aupperle here asked to say
word, declared that I'VE are get
ting off a little wrong on the prop
osition,' evidently meaning that Mr..
Newell was off his base" declared
that we have a contract but there
are some preliminaries yet to be
agreed upon" and thought that a
definite understand" prevailed
However. Mr.. Newell did not see fit
to reply to these remarks. Mr. Newell
evidently knew that he had the cor
rect status of the subject in hand
Senator Carter, the genial but bril-
liant, aggressive and powerful Mon
tana statesman, was then introduced.
He was heartily cheered
we are directed, as committee.
by the senate. to visit and inspect all
| irrigation projects under way, ascer-
| tain the physical conditions. learn
the views of the people. and to ascer-
tain the best effects of the admins
tration of the laws. Strictly speak
ing We have no business here at all,
hut through the demands of Senator
Charles j. Hughes. of your state, and
| one of the most persistent men i'm
Colorado, your Congressman Taylor
(great applause) we decided to visit
the Grand valley project" declared
Senator Carter.
I'VE have been gITatly pleased and
we have profited by the stop. In
our tour we have already visited be-
tween 10 and Is projects in actual
| course of construction. we have yis-
tied many rich valleys. Ii has nat.
| uraily become II custom with us TO
say that the last valley visited was
the'finest of all, had the richest soil,
the best climate, and the best seem
cry. However, without following
| custom. but by inclination and con-
Niction. rs n result of observation and
occular demonstration. | must say
that the valley over which we have
travelled today is unexcelled by any
valley in all of the broad lands of
ours, whether i'm government land
state or in an old colonial state. IL
! were not so full of apples, peaches
and pears. might stop to further
remark ON the favored conditions
here. have often heard of an acre
of land bringing in gross r,t-tlls of
500, but on an expenditure of fra-n
S31 To $50 per acre, bIt II yuu do no;
realize from $500 to $1,000 an acre
ON your fruit lands then You have
the most monumental liars here l
ever heard of. 1t should he a proud
fact to the nation that in this country
we have such "a valley as this"
1t is needless to say that this sin
cere tribute from this great western
senator and lawmaker who has trav-
eled far and wide and who has always
been noted for his close study of
lands. people and conditions, was re-
ceived with a storm of applause.
Senator Carter then briefly out
lined the purpose of the reclamation
work. He declared that such prof.
ects as the Grand valley were "just
The daily sentinel., 1909-11-03

such projects as the reclamation act
had under consideration when it was
passed. He declared that it was
shame that such projects should have
to wait from year to year when the
land could be made so productive
Then he gave some startling instances
of mighty projetcs, such as the Path
finder dam, that had been only par
TALLY completed and then held up
on account of lack of funds He
pointed out the necessity of COM
pleting such great projects before
new projects could be taken up. He
declared that an incomplete project
was worthless To the people as no
project If il had to remain incom-
pleted from year to year.
THE fact is the high line canal
project cannot be undertaken by the
government at this time. The recia-
nation fund has no funds for il. 1t
cannot get the money, under present
laws and regulations, for u number
of years. Ii will take years to COM
plete the now incompleted projects
using all the money that will be avail
able under the present system of in
come"
"rhe reclamation service cannot
IL
of the law. This does not argue that
the high line canal is not desirab BILE
and deserving of early construction
but it would not be economy to leave
man and boy to complete a fine
house two-thirIs done, while new
houses were being started elsewhere.
We must first provide money to com
piete the great projects now under
construction and partially complete
ed, declared the senator.
Senator Carter than most emphat-
lcally went on record as favoring new
legislation that will place in the
hands of the reclamation service
FUNDS to proceed with all incomplet-
ed projects and all approved prof
ects- Bonds would not be legal bur
ne pointed out that warrants would
be. lie favored the cooperative plan
also. He spoke of the prpsident,s
idea of a Sf0.OOO,OOO addition to the
reclamation fund. He declared that
would help some yet would not he
anywhere near enough, ut would
take fifty million dollars right nov
to complete all the projects under
way or approved" He pointed ON
how hopeless was the plan to take up
approved or new projects unless
Sohle'iiHS can De done to add to the
reclamation funds. He declared thnt
unless there was new legislation il
will be years before there is suffic
lent funds to complete the projects or
take up new ones.
Senator Carter stated that he was
2ot IA EcSition to GOV iuet what lepis
lation the comm ittee VIII recommend
He spoke enthusiastically of the plan
N isscc -7ts, redeemed in five
years, against the reclamation fund.
lie felt sure that the high line, would
pay its cost back to the government in
Il very few years. He spoke of the
illegality of the Garfield contract. He
stated that he felt that the senate
committee will be able to recommend
legislation to congress that will put
the reclamation service in position to
carry out the projects everywhere.
he expressed unbounded faith in this
valley and its future.
Senator Warren in a most conyinc-
ing manner dealt with various phases
of the reclamation situation. His
CONTINUED on Page seven.)
The daily sentinel., 1909-11-03

IL Colorado Fruit * Commercial
stock has any value. send me a bid
on five shares.-M. L. Walker. Cald-
well. Ida.
The daily sentinel., 1909-11-03

The Unique Dry Cleaning & Press
ing company is the name of the new
concern which has just been started
at 55S Main street
The daily sentinel., 1909-11-03

You wont have to ask for the cor.
rect time if you buy Hamilton
watch from the Blackstone Jewelry
Co, Majestic building.