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More Economical.

Mr.. SIAIS-Weu. your judgment is,
then. thai the manufacture of gas as it
is mixed. say so per cent water and 20
per cent coal. IS necessarily more
economical than 20 manufacture the
straight coal gas2
Mr.. BAEKEE-Yes.
Mr.. TAILOR-Just q minute. What
difference does 10 make on the question
Of economy Of manufacturer AS / under
stand, this Investigation Us as 10 the
danger of the use Of carbon mOuOXidG
regardless OF its cost or IT'S saving. LIS
that not the purpose of this iuVcsti-
cation, as you understand it, We are
not investigating the price Of gas.
Mr.. MCHPHE-TLat economic fea-
tuTe might provide "a reason why gas
eudaugeTiug life Is used instead OF a
gas that would not eudanger life. be
cause IT may be cheaper
MT TAYLOR have no objection "a
going into ID il you want 90.
Mr. I5AKEEK-MT. Chairman If 3,
were not for the extreme convenience
Of this method Of illumination. it ought
TO Dee prohibited altogether In ans
shape. There ought TO be no illumiuat-
ing gas distributed anywhere, because
IL rs "A dangerous tIing under certain
conditions. when neglected or misused
except for its great convenience.
Mr.. TAYLOR-That refers TO al
/ forms Of illuminating Eas2
Mr.. RAEEEk-I think SO; yes, sir
Effect on Coal Supply.
Mr.. sIAIS-Now. Leu me ask YOU q
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100 80 for Heating.

Mr.. BARKER pSesmed that gas
was probably used in this city now
largely for cooking purposes but very
little for heating purposes
Mr. SIAIS-They have small gas heat
ers I'm bathrooms ano small rooms, and
the like Of that nos
NJ BARKER-Yes, out it is really
7' Mr.. siMs-Yes, it might be ignored
Mr. II a. TrAYLOR-You refer to heating
Mr. BARKER-I refer to heating
houses Illuminating rooms IS a reEu-
i9,. method suspect that where gas
is used for heating rooms II Is only useo
occasionally
Mr.. SIMS-I have neard people here
say that to cook exclusively WIN gas
costs them less than the coal.
Mr.. BARkER-Ihat deinhiluS to"'
pt Mr. sfSIS-We are coming right to the
/ p0Int. Can you make a loW-prlceu Gas
/ Win water and reinforce il with oil
sufficient to make "a E--canulepo"el
EEji Mr.. BARKER-Oh, yes.
/ Mr.. sIMs-To raise it to the p
/ candfppower will YOU make any
/ cheaper gas than you would TO make
/ coaI gas of a higher canGlepOwer.
/ Mir BARKER-Oh, res. the TACT y
/ that ,he ordinary water gas 50 called
/ is "A mixture Of steam and oil. steam
/ - iii are used together 90 manufac
/ frre fhe caTbureted water gas2
/ AIR. SIAIS-Iu using CaTbureted water
/ cas- as fuel for cooking ranges viii ii
! or not be more dangeTous,aln practical
/ vyay. than coal gas
Mr. MARKER think not; I cannot
/ see why.
| MIR STMS-YOur Investigations that
/ Won have previously referred TO are the
| basis of your conclusions ga the matter,
! Mr.. RARKER-Nes. sir.
/ SIR TAYLOR-Sevcral gentlemen from
ont of the city Mr.. Sims, are here to
/ be heard.
! MIR. SIATS-Wejl, / thought that if we
/ could get the infC rmation out now we
had better do so.
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Effect on Coal Supply.

question. AS you ars aware there is a
great agitation gong on Ia he country
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Advantages of Water Gas.

There are certain advantages that
the water gas has over the coal gas,
and It has been claimed that the coal
gas has certain advantages over the
water gas. The one thing, l think.
which appealed to the consumers ID
New York when the carbureted water
gas was first distributed was the fact
that il had a bright. clean. white lame
Moreover. they were getting from . 20
so candlepower gas from the munlclpal
company supplying this caTbureted wa
ter gas. whereas before that, or II they
ala not take the gas, they sol the oro4-
nary l6-CaudIe coal gas, which was De-
inc supplied by other Co!npa'des en-
gagged at that time. ~
So far as the eXplOsivencss Ia these
gases is concerned II is probably about
The same That is, the escape OF coal
ags into a room, or the escape of carbu-
Teted water gas into a room, mixed with
the necessary quantity of air TO make
am explosive mixture. would not be ma
terlalIy different, but so far as the heat
inc mower Is concerned there IS cOnsld-
cradle difference. Ordinary coal gas, we
will say. of 10 candlepOwer will give
about COO TO $50 heat units per cubic
foot. The carbureted water gas OF E u
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Deaths No More Numerous.

1Tr. BARKER-Yes, and the reasons
for it. The people who INVESTIGATED the
question 9aOugLts as O. practical matter
the deaths from Illuminating gas con-
tanning 10 per cent. or per cent OF car
bon r0ugzide were no more numerous
than those from gas with a larger per
ceufage of carbon mOnOEde under inc
same conditions and That was one It1-
SON. That fs 60 say, as people are gen
..-s.ITr- a5-f.-eed To this Eas, If exposed al
an. tl.T are exposed suTlgleully long 20
be as likely 20 bee found dead with one
gas as with the other
Air. TAhLyR-Iu short the board
formed tae opinion that the gas Was
deadly any wayE
Mr. BARK I.E-heE.
/ AIr. sIlis-Not the board. but the leg,
/ Mr. BARFCER-Yes. the board and
/ the LEGISLATURE too I think. We called
/ special attention 10 that, that coal gas
Us itself "a dangerous gas, ana that wa
/ ter gas Is also a dangerous gas but we
Gad I'll great many cases where the eA-
I posture seemed 10 De very similar. IN onr
/ case ass iu the other and people are re-
/ suseItatel, and then we find that IN
/ ordinary cases as the exposures OTll'
uaTiIy are. very much the same, results
occur iu either kind OF case.
/ The gases work. however. lu a diner
/ eut way The water gas works largely
/ through poisoning, the actual etcc'
upon the blood, while coal gas work.
/ partly through poisoning, and largely
/ probably. through sunocauOu, asDnyM
/ alton.
/ Mr. TAYLOR-Tou refer TO water gas
/ working through poisoning you NEAR
/ the m0uJXlde in the gas acts as q
I pOisouy
NJ BAREER-ludeed. il does Then
Iagaiu. were the economic questions a.
/ related 10 the Two gases.
Mr.. SIMS-Givg them 90 detail. and
very particularly.
The Question of Cost
lIr. BARKER-There is q conviction
that water gas might be made mor'
/ economically. as q practical matter
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The Question of Cost.

lIr. BARKER-There is a conviction
that water gas might be made more
economically, as a practical matters
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Probably Same Result.

Mr. RARKER-I do not think any
body can answer that question except
10 saw that it would probably be the
same result
MIR. SIMS-In water gas?
lIr. BARkER-lu water gas.
Mr.. SIMS-Aud, therefore, YOU con-
cede that the length of exposure TO pro
duce fatal OF dangerous results Is less
i'm water Eas. or mixed gas than u
would bc ia an exclusively coal gas
You admit that, as a general PROPOSE
Mr. BARKER-I should think that
Nir. sIMS-Now. admitting that 1t is
necessarily so. your contention is that
practically il IS not 500
Mr.. sIMs-TO the oxtent OF the cases
YOU hege Observed
MIR. BARkER-Tcs. sir
Mr.. SINS-But no further / mean the
literature on The subject does not bear
you out. does it2
Mr. BARKER-The literature upon
he subject is purely technical and does
cot deal with practical occurrences DI
/ course, I think ] understand the litera-
tuTe upon the subject, and am not IN
9 conflict with IL at ali
Mr.. SIMS-YOu may not be. but from
/ what I have heard said 10 the commit
tee, you seem 10 be. / understand the
/ great difficulty of a layman undertake
/ ing To question an expert, and lInI "
| with what great facility the expert cuu
/ give an absolutely correct answer 10 tht
question. and yet miss a great deal thai
! the committee ought 20 know.
/ MT. BARKER am not here partCu'
! larry, as an expert.
/ Mr. SIMS know, you are not inter
! estgd one way or the other
No Personal Interest.
/ Mr.. BAREER-I have not any pSr
/ sonaI interest in the matter.
! Mr., SIMS-YOu are simply a public Of
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No Personal Interest

Mr.. BARKER have not any per
sonaI interest in the matter.
Mr.. SIMS-You are simply q public Of
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lContlnned ou - =. ;
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der the 10 per cent provision. The cone
test was so sharp and close in the
Senate that 10 gave rise to one 90 the
few scandals We have ever had IN Mas
sachusCtts iu our legislature and ]
think the provision was defeated by q
Tie law.
Following that legislative sessi0n. the
subject VAS taken up by the State
board Of health, and IL was then that
the reports were made and the expert
uleats kTeTe conducted which / see from
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02

ready had a..local option law which had
completely dried it.
The Washington State Grange has
started the movement for state ide
prohibition in this state. the question to
come up before the next legislature.
1t is announced that William Jennings
Bryan will shortly make public sthe
statement that he will be candidate
for the Democratic nomination for the
presidency in 1912 on prohibition plat
form.
At Colville the saloons will close on
Dec. 7, in accordance with the result of
the local option election held Sept. 7. A
dispatch from that place states that
some of the saloons propose to taken
advantage of the recent opinion of the
attorney general that dispensing ware
houses may be maintained in dry terri
tory and are receiving large shipments
of barrel and case goods.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02

Saturday afternoon the spectacle of a
dog running around the streets bleeding
from wounds that had severed his tail
and one ear from his body, aroused the
sympathy and Indignation of spectators.
The dog was first seen coming from the
rear of the Dunlap saloon. Philip Nagle
and another man were present at the
rear of the saloon, and Nagle, when
charged with having mutilated the dog
gave Marshal Mills dollar to pay for
license for the animal, and said that he
had right to do as he pleased with his
own property. The license was issued
to Nagle, but he refused to accept it,
wanting to have it made out in the name
of his wife. The marshal still has both
the dollar and the license.
Much surprise is manifested and in
dignation felt because no prosecution
has as vet resulted. 1t was depraved
act and one that should be punished if
there is any law to reach the culprit.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02
Had One More Chance to Get Bridge

Chairman Thomas Bell, of the Bonner
county board of county commissioners,
received telegram the first of the week
from Great Northern headquarters in
St. Paul, Stating that the railroad had
reconsidered its determination to remove
the old railroad bridge at Albeni Falls,
and if the county of Bonner would make
the payments as it had offered with six
per cent interest, in addition to paying
the expenses incurred that far by send
ing out bridge wrecker from St. Paul,
the railroad would dispose of the bridge
to the county. Commissioner Bell tele-
graphed the head office that there was
"nothing doing" The board was not in
session to consider the proposition, and
Mr.. Bell figured that the cost would be
too great to stand the expense incurred
by the railroad company.-Sandpoint
Review.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02
WILL CLOSE NEXT TUESDAY
Council Prepares to Refund Ii
cense Money.
Results of Elections Elsewhere

Next Tuesday, Dec. 7, the saloons OF
Newport. Washington. will close as
result of the local option election held
Sept. 7. The saloons will be closed dur
ring the day on account of the holding OF
the municipal election. but will be open
from the time of closing the polls until
midnight.
Arrangements are being made by the
lown council to issue warrants for 80 per
cent of the unexpired license money due
the saloons under the law. About $500
will be paid in rebates to the saloons.
As the money for this purpose is not in
the treasury warrants will be issued for
the amounts. cash secured on them and
rendered the saloonmen.
While there will continue to be saloons
for some time on the Idaho side of the
town, the sale of liquor on the Wash
ington side will be strictly prohibited
and any attempt to operate blind pigs
or bootleg will be handled severely. and
the strictest penalties for violation of
the law will be imposee. 1t is practic-
ally the unanimous sentiment of the
citizens that the new order of things be
given a fair test. and then, if found un-
satisfactory from either moral or busi-
ness viewpoint, there will be an Oppor-
tunity to hold another election on the
matter next fall at the general election.
Cassa county, Idaho, went dry We'd
nesday by 700 majority. the vote being
almost to /. TO date twelve Idaho
counties have voted dry and two wet.
The Whitman county local option
election, held Tuesday, resulted in di-
vided honors. The towns of Colfax,
Palause, Tekoa and Cotton went wet,
but eight other incorporated towns and
the county went dry. The town of Pa
louse went wet by 4 majority and Ro-
sala went dry bv 2. The county went
dry by large majority, ranchers, as
everywhere else, expressing themselves
strongly against the liquor traffic.
By majority of $1,000 to 10000 the
state of Alabama on Monday refused to
accept a constitutional amendment
establis hing prohibition. The state al
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02
TWO TICKETS IN THE FIELD
business Men Party Enters the
Campaign.
Election Occurs Next Tuesda,

Newport voters will be given an op-
portunity to express their choice as to
whom they desire to serve the town in
ofhclal capacities for the next two wears.
At caucus held Wednesday evening
the following ticket was placed in nom
nation:
For Mayor-F. G.. Krause.
For Councilmen-A. M. Harris. Geo.
Torreson.
For Town Treasurer-Fred Phillips.
The only issue that will come before
the voters at this election is one of abil-
lty for the position sought. In accept
ing the nomination Mr.. Krause stated
plainly his position as regards the en-
forcement of all laws and particularly a
desire to see the local option law strictly
enforced and the new order of things
gwen fair test. The Citizens Ticket
nominated last week represents the local
option party OF the city, and the liquor
question is thus summarilv disposed of
whichever ticket wins.
The Citizens Ticket, nominated last
week, all members of which have ac-
cepted and will make the campaign.
is as follows:
For Mayor-M Fox, Sr.
For Councilmen-D. r. Lusher, Geo.
Torreson.
For .Treasurer-Fred Phillips.
The nomination of Messrs. Torreson
and Phillips by both caucuses insures
their election without a contest. Both
tickets are composed of men who are
good citizens and have the welfare of the
community at heart, and there is no
occasion in this campaign for any i'll
feeling or bitter strife
What the town needs is good busi-
ness administration, as there are many
knotty problems in the handling of the
town finances to come up in the next
two years. Mr.. krause, as cashier of
the Security State Bank, is one of the
leading business men of the city, one
who has taken an active part in every
public movement that has come up dur
ing his residence in our city. lie is
competent to serve and represent the
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02
Wreckine the Big Bridge

Gerick & Gerick, contracting firm
of st. Paul, Minn., have started the
work of ia king down the Great Northern
bridge at Albeni Falls. About half q
dozen men are now at work on the job
taking down the side rails. The work
of taking down the main structures will
be delayed somewhat on account of the
unexpected raise in the river, which in
terferes with the construction of false
work under the bridges. When the
river goes down about 20 men will be
employed and it will take about two
months to complete the job. The con-
tracing firm is the same one that
erected the new bridge.
The longer span of the bridge will be
shipped to Baker, Washington, in the
western part of the state, on the Skagit
branch of the Great Northern, where
abutments for it's use have already been
erected. The shorter span will be stored
at Hillyard until some place for its use
ia fOund
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02
MOVED CREW ACROSS RIVER
FideIity's New Planer Placed In
Operation.
More Construction Next Season

On Monday the planning mill operated
by the Fidelity Lumber Co., in the
plant of the Newport Milling Co., in the
north part of town, was closed down.
All lumber in the yards had been dressed
and only about dozen carloads remain
to be shipped out.
The crew that has been operating the
planning mill was taken across the river
to work in the new plant. The new mill
ls not entirely set up, but the work is
progressing as rapidly as possible and
the machines already set up are being
worked. About three cars of lum Der
per day are being shipped. When the
mill is complete it will have a capacity
of eight cars day.
The equipment of the new plant con
sists of seven planners, one cutoff saw,
one band re-saw, one siding re-saw and
two moulders. All of the machinery is
driven by direct connected motors and
the plant will be a model Of convenience.
w llI dll l1lc IldCtllllcIy dI WOIk dDOul
600 horse power will be required, the
blower alone using $50 horse power to
carry the shavings to the shavings vault
near the power plant.
Power is furnished by 500 horse
power Corliss engine, with a 1G-foot
tiywheel, which drives a -killowatt
dynamo. The engine is located in the
same room with the engine of the saw
mill and uses the same boiler plant.
One of the recently completed build
ings is the one destined for office pur-
poses 1t is a neat frame structure and
will be conveniently furnished. 1t will
be heated by furnace a large vault
for the saiekeeping of the books and
records of the company is provided.
The mill is now saving about 20, ,OOO
feet per day in one shift. The managers
of the company are considering the in
stalling of pony band saw, for the saw
ing of the smaller logs, which will ma
terially increase the capacity of the
plant. Plans for this Improvement have
been prepared and are under conaidera.
ton.
Building operations are about com
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pleted for this year, and about ten of the
workmen employed in construction work
were laid off the first of the week. There
are still 100 men on the payroll of the
company and this force will be consid-
erably increased in the spring.
A drive of about eight million feet OF
logs was brought down from Priest
River this week. The company now has
about ten million feet of lum Der piled in
the yards, but does not expect to ship
very much more this season, as but
little of the stock is dried out.
Among the improvements planned for
next season is the building of loading
shed about 400 feet lorg, dry kiln and
a shingle mill.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02
Death Of Arthur Norman

Arthur D. Norman, of Tiger, died at
Sacred Heart hospital last Saturday
evening from complication of troubles.
Deceased was about 40 years of age
and had resided with his family in the
vicinity of Tiger for the past 10 years,
He married a sister of Uriah Woodingf
who, with three children, survives him.
The funeral services were held on
Monday, the interment being down the
river near the old home.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02
Making Up Assessment Rolls

Town Clerk Britton has been figuring
up the cost of street grading and is max
ing up the assessment rolls. The figures
on the various streets are as follows:
Spokane. Cost $41S7.75, per front
foot 1913 cents.
Warren-Cost $2lo7.26, per front foot
67.7 cents.
Scott-Cost $2311.73, per front foot 6e
cents.
Third-Cost $l880.6O. per front foot
50.3 cents.
Fourth-Cost $7S1.S5, per front foot
sos cents.
The pole gang of the Northern Idaho
& Montana Power Co., constructing the
poWerline between this CITY ana Sand
point, has reached Albeni Falls.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02

city in every way. Mr.. Fox has been
resident of this city for several years.
and until recently was engaged in the
feed business. He has had previous
experience as mayor of Wisconsin
town.
The election will occur next Tuesday,
the voting place being the town hall.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02
Getting Ready to Pay Warrants

County Treasurer Charles Adams has
received advices from N. w. Hawley &
Co., bankers Of Chicago. successful bid
ders for the 1920, 900 issue of refunded
bonds voted Sept. 7, that the money will
be paid into the county treasury as soon
as an itemized statement of warranted
Indebtedness, with interest, is furnished.
G. M. Durland, accountant. is preparing
this statement. A call will be issued
December Is for all warrants issued
prior to March 6, 1909. Mr.. Adams
says the tax receipts since March last
will be sufficient to 8take up all out
standing warrants to date, and that In
the future, with the exception of road
and bridge fund warrants, the general
indebtedness fund will be cash.
Reports from Spokane are to the effect
that Rev. Father Folchi, the venerable
priest in charge of the local parish, is
improving and expects to soon be able
to resume his duties in this locality.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-22
DESHA WOULD LIKE
TO CONFRONT BROWN

Hilo Tribune.-The Hilo Ananias
Club has been started, the wide-awake
politicians of this city following the
modern Rooseveltian example with a
great showing Of success.
81 see that it is stated that the as
sertion that Brown threatened to bolt
is false, in connection with the ap-
pointment of Lowe as assistant clerk
of the Senate said Supervisor Desha
last Saturday. "Now ] wish to say
that / myself, as well as Representative
Kamanoulu, was present when Brown
made that threat, these being his very
words: If my brother in-law (Lowe)
does not get that appointment, I have
made up my mind to leave the Repub-
hcan party He said the same thing
before Speaker Holstein. I would like
to meet Senator Brown face to face
so that we could see which of us two
is the liar
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-22
PERSONAL.

Henry CobbAdams, of Kaneohe. is
i'll with pleuro-pneumonia He took
sick week ago, ms condition growing
worse during the week.
Mrs. Thomas Ira Cook Barr of San
Rafeal has returned to her home after
a delightful visit to Honolulu. During
her stay in the Islands she was fire.
quentiy entertained, and returns with
many reminiscent stories of pleasures
enjoyed in that hospitable cline
Chronicle.
Among the passengers arriving on
the Korea last week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lusk, who viii later ON make
an extensive tour of Japan, particular
~ the interior. The Lusks are devoted
to travelling and always make it a
point. to get away from the well-worn
paths followed by the average tourist.
Their diary is most interesting one,
for it is amply illustrated with views
taken by them of the places that APP
pealed TO their fancies.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-22
LOCAL BREVITIES

Harmony Lodge, No. 8, I. 0. 0. F.,
will meet in Odd Fellows hall at 7:30
this evening.
The Marine Engineers Beneficial AS
ISOLATION win meet in K. of P. hall at
1880 this evening.
Deaths from contagious diseases in
Honolulu fer the sixteen days ending
March 10, as reported by the Board of
Health, were: eerebro-spinal meningi-
tbs, /; tuberculosis, 70.
The band win give its regular Mon
day morning concert today in the Cap
ltol grounds IA honor of the members
OF the Legislature. At ten clock the
musicians will play for the departure of
the two British cruisers, and in the af-
ternoon the musicians will be ready TO
give the Manchuria a musical send-off.
There viii be no Emma Square concert
this evening.