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The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

II is thus apparent that the Alaskan
coal fields, concerning which there has
been such lively agitation. have an even
greater significance to the nation than
we have realized. In the event OF war
with Japan or with any nation having
feet on the Pacific victory or defeat
might easily and would in all probability
hang on the question of fuel. If war
overlook us before Alaskan coal was
made available 10 the navy it might take
little short Of a miracle to save US. An
adequate supply on tldewater at Seward
or Cordova would, as the general board
calmly but quite positively states. "be Of
value TO the navy" Unofficially. you will
hear that such a supply would easily
double the efficiency Of the Pacific feet.
and that such an increase would be none
too much TO insure against the lombard
ment Of the Coast.
Also il would save a great deal Of
money in time Of peace. The estimated
possible saving IS from Sc 10 s. per ton.
II would be much more for the revenue
cutter service in northern waters. For
these vessels steaming coal now costs
not less than Sl2 ton. The Alaskan
coal could he made available to them on
tidewater at not more than $3.50 per ton
II could probably be laid down IN Homo
lulu for naval use al s., as against the
s. to so it now costs But taking the
minimum OF s. saved OF each ton tins
would make an annual total OF Sl.200,0OO.
II IS a fair estimate that IL Alaska coal
is kept out OF the market for another ten
years the government will be out a cool
$l501c.000 on its Pacific fuel bill alone.
Meanwhile the coal itself is most ef-
fectively bottled up and seems likely 10
stay so until the present squabble at
washington is determined. The one thing
that would bring wise, vigorous, and
quick action in the matter would be a
lively war scare For the big fact IN all
this jumble Of facts and fictions and
theories and opinions is that our defen-
sive position on the Pacific is lamentably.
dangerously. almost chlldishly weak. and
must continue so until tfht Alaska coal
is being mined and shipped.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
Mr.. SETH BULLOCK ABROAD
Leader of Cow PuncherS and United States Marshal
in London.

at the trade when they were IN town. II
Is a legend that some one dropped a
double eagle at the principal street cor
uer. and the inhabitants wore a trail on
either side OF il. Finally the mayor had
TO tell Bullock 10 go and get IL.
The boys think you're framing some
thing" said he "aud they've got so they
wouldn't 90 down that street no more,
and it's running trade"
That may be true. Anyhow. when Bull
lock was made sheriff Of the county
Deadwood was a tough town. The first
night he was sheriff he personally ar
rested thirty-seven bad men, carefully
beating each into insenslbuity with the
butt end Of his gun before ne made the
arrest. Three escaped and "holed up"
in a deserted mine not far from town.
Bullock sat over the mouth with a rifle,
while he sent a messenger 10 a Chinese
laundry and borrowed the makinEs Of an
old-fashioned fumigatory affair He set
this deadIiest Of Celestial weapons afre,
lowered il into the mine. and by and by
those desperadoes begged permission TO
surrender.
cor else" said they. let US burn a
rag, We need fresh air."
Bullock was born in Sandwich. Can
ada. just across the river from Detroit.
about sixty years ago. and struck out
for the West as soon as he could sit Il
horse. He was miner and prospector and
police officer and Cattleman by turns.
When Col Roosevelt opened his ranch
on the Little Missouri he became a warm
friend of BuIock's. who lived sixty miles
distant. Once, they say, Col Roosevelt
decided TO give a lecture to the cowboys
Of the Medora range. and somewhat 70
his surprise every one Of them appeared
on time and sat silent and respectful un-
til he got through. Then they burst into
frenzied applause.
Il had hardly hoped so 10 interest you. -
said the hattered Roosevelt 10 one Of
them
"Oh, you" said the cowpuncher. Il
dunno what you talked about. Only Bull
lock says if there was one Of US that
didn't make good he'd make him hard 10
catch"
When Roosevelt was inaugurated as
President. Bullock rode in the parade at
the head OF a band Of cowpunchers
Later, against the violent protest Of a
large part Of the delegation. Col. Roose-
welt named him as United States marshal
OF South Dakota. Bullock isn't popular
with all Of his State-all the time. He
is so silent that he has practically lost
the power Of speech. but he doesn't like
20 be referred TO as a man-kller
They say I've killed forty-seven men"
he said once. son. I tell you what. I
never killed but two-and the mistake I
made was not killing 'em soon enough"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

for Australian coal, shipped 10 Oriental
ports. IL West Virginia coal costs only
$3.50 per ton at tidewater. this would
mean an annual fuel bill for the Pac!Sc
feet Of at least $4,000. As a matter
Of fact though official figures are not
available. 1t is estimated to be much
more. and so a ton would be moderate
average cost of the coal used by the
Pacific feet while IL is generally figured
at nearly SO
In the event Of war. the amount re-
quired would be a great deal more than
100000 tons, both because of the increase
of the feet and the increased activity Of
the vessels.
However, this is not the most startling
fact. In the whole Of the broad Pacific
the United States HAS but eight coaling
stations. In the center Is Honolulu. the
key TO the Pacific. which is now being
fortified at a cost Of many millions The
other stations form a circle Of 5000 miles
diameter with Honolulu as the center.
The distance from Honolulu 10 any OF
the other stations is thus about $500
miles, which IS about the steaming radius
Of a modern battleship. Without the
Hawaiian Islands, therefore. our fleet
would be limited 10 defense Of her own
coast. 1t is thus apparent how tremen-
dous would be the strategic Importance
Of Hawaii in the event of war. and how
essential it is that the islands be kept
stocked with coal as a base Of supply
for a navy operating in the North Pa
cifc.
Value to Revenue Service.
At present the coal supply OF Hawaii
S dependent either upon vessels coming
the 13.OoO miles around the Horn. upon
the limited coal reserves at san Fran
cisco. or on Puget Sound, which. already
brought from the Atlantic must travel
another 300 miles.
Further, we are assured that there is
practically unlimited supply OF the high
est grade "smokeless" steaming coal in
both the Bering River and Matanuska
fields in Alaska, either OF which is within
the 2.JJ0-mile radius.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

the year in question, and by following ur
the facts thus obtained the story Of each
fatality was rounded out. A year was
chosen 1851. sufficiently prior to 1re
time Of Investigation. so that the emrIov-
ers and the families OF the men killed
would have had opportunity 10 make set
Elements. We interviewed relatives and
ie.loW-W0rkmen Of the victims. Then an
effort was made 10 verify The completed
story from the employers records. Here
we met with opposition
L is not maintained that SO limited an
inquiry VIII give a complete view Of the
industrial accident situation but IL will
add 10 am understanding OF IT, Following
The scientific method, we have taken a
small cross Section from the very heart
and center of the problem. Allegheny
County, which roughly corresponds 20
the famous Pitysburc "stecI district" has
g. population Of 100000 persons. -=1o10 OF
whom are WaEe esruerS. Seventy thou
sand In the steel mills, $1,000 in the mines
-.-1 or the -aliroGGs-tLese form the
great groups OF Allegheny County work
ers. They are also the great accident
groups Most of the lesser industries in
which accidents commonly occur are also
represented I'm this district 4 concrete,
intensive study of Pittsburg accidents,
therefore. gives a valuable view OF this
problem as it exists to-day I'm American
industrial communities.
I might add that no thorough study OF
the causes of accidents had been made
iu the United States when this iuvestiEa-
uon Of the social factors IN work acci-
dent was begun. This branch Of the
P.ttshurS surveys marks a new depart
ure in American sociological investiga-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

Lost Among the Sheepfaces; or, Afar
from Deadwood' is hereby suggested as
a title for Seth Buuocks book. You
hadn't heard that he would write a book?
Well-no one else has. for that matter,
but have no fear. We are getting good
and even nowadays with our English cou-
sins who used 10 spend two bitter weeks
at the Union Square Hotel and return
70 put the Sassenach curse on all Amer
lea says a writer in the New York Post
Every Yankee who has the price for an
ocean voyage takes a hanson through
the Mall. lams into Buckingham Palace,
and comes back 20 get IL out Of his sys-
TEN and into print. And Bullock IS hav-
ing unusual opportunities 10 find out
what is the matter with Europe He
took lunch with the colonel the other
day-there was a consul or ambassador
or something present, too-and unless
Seth was extra hungry he should have
risen from that board well Informed.
And he's due TO get back here with a
fine old crusted pout He doesn't like
persons who smoke cigarettes, wear mon
ocles and forked coats. or carry canes.
He feels like glowering at wearers Of
silk hats-except that, acknowledging
that they have the right 20 do SO, he
glowers at the world az large
He desQises young men who teeter
from toe to heel and say. "ha-a, ya-as.
bah Joye." by way Of parIey. He loathes
those who wear their trousers at half
mast. in order to display a section from
the international code Of marine signals.
To all Of these offenders he applies the
general term Of "shecp-face." His
friends are beaten about the shoulder
blades and hailed as horse thieves.
How. Horse Thief" is his salutatiOn
Let's get away from these sheep-faces
and hold a council" And as-according
to the latest output Of travel books
Europe is populated mainly by sheep
faces. Col. Bullock is due 10 be mighty
unhappy over there. He can't tag along
after the colonel when the latter calls
on royal families. He wouldn't il he
could. not caring 70 be regarded as an
unusual freak. The ladies Of the Bull
lock family may enjoy themselves shop
ping IN Londous but the br0ad-sh0uldered
person who cleaned Deadwood i'm the old
days is apt 10 succumb to fatigue early
in that game. And be it remembered
that he did clean Deadwood, too. until
it shone morally Its population assayed
high criminality. but they did not work
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
ACCIDENTS TO WORKERS

word, human powers what we are los
ing.
Is this loss a waste2 This is question
that PiJtsburE and every other Industrial
district must answer. II it is merely an
inevitable loss IN the course OF industry
then it is something TO grieye over and
forget. II it is partly an unnecessary
loss. a waste Of youth and skill and
strength. then il is something 10 fight
about and not 20 forget.
The present study divides itself into
two parts. Its purpose is 20 determine in
the cases studied G1 What are the iudl-
cations as 10 rcsp0nsibilityo o. What
loss and deprivation resulted TO the in-
jUred workmen and their families These
are not two distinct questions. There is
an obvious interreIaton between them.
Il is a fundamental doctrine of the civil
law that if a loss IS to be suffered. hr
who is at fault shall suffer for It, both iu
order to secure Justice between iudtvid-
uals and 10 prevent future faults Of the
same kind. Therefore. through our pres
ent study we must consider C1 responsi-
bility for industrial accidents f. i,- urar-
ing upon the determination Of a just dis
tributon OF the economic loss. and l-I the
distribution Of the economic loss in its
bearing on the prevention Of these accI-
dents.
over l.G1o cases were studied. and from
every accessible angle. From the coro-
ner.s files were taken the records of
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
WILL EXEMPT FACTORIES
Ala. Takes Action to
Invite New Industries

The Tuscaloosa, Ala, city council has
enacted an ordinance exempting new fac
tories from all municipal taxation for a
period OF five years Very low water
rates Will also be made to manufacturers.
Tuscaloosa is on the Warrior River, near
the head Of navigation, at the junction
Of the Alabama Great Southern and Mo-
bile and Ohio railroads, and close to the
coal iron and timber supplies. The To-
cal board OF trade will cooperate with
who are looking for loca-
tlons
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
salmon Canning Hnmpered

1t is reported from Seattle that the
salmon canneries and cured fish plants Of
Southeastern Alaska are somewhat ham,
pered MS to operation through a strike Of
800 Indian fishermen. The Indians con-
Stitute fleet which fishes for halibut in
the winter and for salmon in the summer
in the inside passage 20 Alaska The
halibut season having passed. the men
have for the last few weeks been en-
gagged I'm catching salmon for the mild
cure factories al EetChikan.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
Almonds May be Higher

Manager Dargitz, Of the California AL
mond Growers Exchange, states that
better prices for almonds are expected
from now on this year, as the foreign
market is advancing owing to weak crops
abroad, and even now it is believed that
$S5 more a ton can be obtained than was
got by those growers who have already
sold
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

he Brooklyn society girl. who has suddenly sprung
into prominence az cne Of Che best women
drivers Of fast horses in the country. Miss
McheeveT mas Just accepted a challenge 90 drive
Aer gray pacing mare. Jctah. against Dr. J. J.
Jones racer. Elwood D.. fer a wager Of 500
The rivalry has developed since a recent brush
on the BrOokyn speedway. The date fer the
coming match has not set been set
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
TWO SIDES TO RATES.
shippers Have Been Quiet and the
Railroads Busy with Figures

Railroads Busy with Figures.
II is but recently that we have been
hearing more than one side Of the ques-
tion of freight rate advances. Shippers,
and buyers Of transportation generally.
have maintained a remarkably quiet de-
meanor and TO outside appearances have
been in highly receptive mood.
Railroad officials have been quoting
statistics to show that rates must be ad-
vanced 10 ward off the immediate bank
ruptcy or inefliciency Of the countrys
transportation lines. Meanwhile they
have been. increasing their dividends
possibly in anticipation Of the increased
revenues, which is not a very modern
or very novel development in American
railroad financing.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
STORAGE.

IndSstructibie Storage. 4 900 Rooms.
Inspect this warehouse and note the
cleanliness and manner Of storing furni-
ture MothprOOf rooms for furs. rugs.
sc. Silver vault; carpet cleaning: auto
mobiles: pianos. padded vans for moving:
lowest prices. FIDELITY STORAGE
COMPANY. 1920 l. street 1856
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
HEALTH MOVEMENT.

VIAYI SCIENCE OF HEALTH. NAT
ural. nonsurgical: cloth bound 400-page
book free. Apply by mail, 9l6 Colorado
Bldg. Free lecture for women Wednes-
days at 2:30 p. m. E3tf
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

BY CRYSTAL EASTMAN.
In year when Industrial activity was
at its height-that IS. from July !, 1905, 10
June 60. IsO7-5o6 men were killed by work
acc,dents in Allegheny County. During
three months. April. May and June. Of
the same year the hospitals OF the coun-
IL received over 500 other men injured In
such accidents. It is Impossible 10 state
the total number of injured during the
quarter. because there is no available
record except Of cases received at hos
pltals
In 29l Of the J09 nonfataI accident cases
Of which we have record Chose received
at hospitals during three selected months
IL was possible 20 learn the nature and
extent of the injury Divided roughly
into three classes, they were As follows.
y. permanent injury------------------.- I21
Sligl, permanent iDt-ry................ @
Serious permanent inigry................ 75
BY serious injury" I mean the loss Of
one or more limbs. the loss Of sight in
one or both eyes, rupture. paralysis, or
other injuries Of like gravity. The -
men permanently injured" are the
wrecks Of 29i hospital cases.
Extend these proportions TO cover the
hospital cases Of year, which we can
estimate at 1900, and we have the Pitts
burg district annually sending out from
its mills, railroad yards, factories, and
mines 80 one-legged men: lO0 hopeless
cripples, walking with crutch or cane; 30
men, each with a twisted. useless arm;
30 men. each with an empty sleeve; q
men. each lacking a hand; 60, each lack
ing half a hand; 70 one-eyed men, &c
Such IS the trail of lasting misery work
accidents leave behind.
Five hundred and twenty-six men dead
does not necessarily mean 526 human
tragedies. We all know men who would
give more happiness by dying than they
give by living But 5l7 men mutiIated-
here there can be no doubt. In five years
there would be 25S5. Ten years would
make 5,17O. enough to people a little city
Of cripples a number noticeable even
among Greater Pittsburg's GOO. 900 or more.
It is no wonder that to a stranger Pitts
burgs streets are sad.
mere are SOIlc OI Lne gTaVer or the
salient facts CLEANED from the study OF
the cases cited above:
Most Of the men killed are young men.
Eighty-four per cent Of those killed in
the year under consideration We're not
over forty; IS per cent We're not over
thirty
Contrary to popular belief. large per
centage Of the killed are native Ameri-
cans. out Of the 526 there were 22S who
were American born. 42.5 per cent Of the
total
Contrary to popular belief. also. skilled
labor pays a much heavier toll than does
common labor. Only l6 per cent of the
526 were common laborers. Nearly 80 per
cent were earning between SIS and $50
per week.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
MOVING.

MOVING-CITY OR COUNTRY. LARGE
three go horse padded vans. Estimates
or by the load. LITTLEFIELD, ALVORD
& CO, Colorado Bldg. Telephone w.
1853 l2l-6mo
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

Lines Of nainsook underwear are hay
ing another good season, even though the
weather to date has been against large
retail demand in the Northern section Of
the country.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
Nv CRYSTAL EASTMAN.

THE following article IS condensed from .he first
Var, e Miss Eastmau's book or WORK Accidents
ami T.u -r1
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

There seems to be an impression in the
tea trade that the Formosa tea standard
will be ignored by the government in
spectors this year.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

The statesmen who are on the road with
lines Of fine fancies for the new spring
season are receiving very satisfactory
reception from buyers.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
ALASKAN COALLAND
IMPORTANT NAVY
How Present Squabble AZ
fectS Our Pacific DefenseS.
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S REPORT

Significant Official Reply TO Cues
tiOnS PrOpOunded to the Naval
BOard-Big Time Saver I'm War and
Money saver I'm PeRce-RcmRrkR-
BILE Condition of Affairs.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

Mach harm has been done in Cuba by
the long-contlnued drought, which cannot
be entirely overcome even with good con-
ditions from now on
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
MOVING, PACKING & STORING.

GET OUR ESTIMATES on ABSOLUTE
ly fireproof storage UNITED STATES
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Phone Main 1920 177-tf
FURNITURE. BAGGAGE. PIANOS, &c,
moved with care; packing and shipping
a specially. kRIEG'S EXPRESS. I234
II ST NV. Phone Main 20l0 S9-tfs
THE PEOPLES STORAGE AND EX-
press Co makes a speciality OF moving.
storing. and shipping furniture c. r.
CLIFFORD & CO. 154O 7th st. NV. Phone
North S9i0m. 149s
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

Advices from Chicago report an active
consuming demand for all kinds Of dried
fruits. owing 20 the shortage in Middle
Western fruit crops
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

There is no bright side to this situation.
BY industrial accidents Allegheny County
loses more than 800 workmen every year.
nearly half of whom are American born.
20 per cent of whom are workmen Of skill
and training. and 60 per cent Of whom
have not yet reached the prime of their
working life. Youth, skill, strengthen a
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
GEORGE DEWEY.
Admiral Of The NAVY. President General Board.
The Secretary of the Nqvy
would Lessen Fuel BIu


Much additional illumination is fpr-
nished by a quotation from the Geological
Survey report on the Geology and min
eraI resources OF the Comptroller Bay re-
gion. published in 1905. which disposes
OF several IFS" i'm the general boards
report, and as it was added 10 the report
when transmitted TO me through lie
Secretary Of the Navy. II has additional
authority and significance
The facts. as officially stated, may thus
be briefly summarized:
The Pacific fleet on our coast at pros
ent gets all its coal either from the At
lantic seaboard or from England. In
either case il must be shipped Ground
the Horn, a matter Of months About
10000 tons is thus transported each year,
on which the cost Of transportation IS.
according TO the general board. about
$40 per ton. a total Of sl,Sl2.O 600 a year
The rate of S2.75. quoted by the boadr. is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-07

terprising New York paper once carried uhder
flaming head lines graphic story OF ring
contest "By Julian Hawthorne man who at
least had every natural motive 10 keep MIN from
dragging in the dust a famous literary name.
When the present Gar of Russia was crowned
show more barbaric and bloodier than all the
prize fights of history rolled into one-lt Is
true that neither Mr.. Howclls nor Mr. James
but Richard Harding Davis, had the call; but 1t
was scarcely because neither of the first named
would take the commission, but rather because,
in the estimation of the New York publisher
Davis had the punch and the others did not
All Of which goes to prove that literary lights
nave appctites and money-hunger in particular,
even as other mortals Shakespeare would have
furnished a frst-class prize ring story, and
Homer would have been entirely competent TO
wildly describe the delivery and the effect of
an upper-cut. had the batte-axe at that period
given way TO the five ounce glove. Unless we
are much mistaken. both Homer and Virgil did
actually describe species of prize fight even
more brutal than that at Reno, even than
those in the palmv bare-knuckle days of John l..
Sulliyan-fghts, in fact, in which the hands of
the contestants were covered with the coestns a
sort of iron glove, not to keep the combatants
from injury. but to preserve the hands of the
fighters
All this, however, is in measure aside from
the point which the Times raises Literary
standards shift, manners shift with them Lit
erature is manners and life. In the old-time
literary sense neither London nor Beach is adj
mirable. 1t cannot be denied, however, that
they virile in description and that they have
the power Of holding their readers and of paint
ing the scenes in which real characters move, Tor
the characters which their imagination makes
real), III a way to carry conviction. The best
commentary upon the essential worthlessness OF
the recent prizc light, even as a spectacle, is the
fact thet neither Beach nor London was able tc
write story with red blood in it. The thing
was a disgusting farce, to magnify which they
abored in vain. Henry James or William Dear
Howels, however, would have fddled abou with
adumbrations until the prize fight would have
read like an old woman winding up a bail OF
yarn they would have fddled and fddled ava,
like smoking a pipe, and it would have
been all over before either had made fcint
Before criticisng London and Beach too harshly
it ought to be remembered that there is nothing
the same to-day as it was yesterday: neither o
the lights named could deliver a literary upper
cut in present day fashion, any more than h
could fail TO make muss Of describing the brant
: that is favored in fistic circles