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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12

Clouds of TOlcanic Dust from
Southern Craters.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

New Orleans. March I1.-That volcanic
dust blown from three craters now in
eruption in Mexico and Central America,
serves to thicken the clouds and cause
midday was the statement made to-day
by Lieutenant John c Soley. in charge
OF the United States photographic Of
flee here. The condition was especially
noticeable yesterday
Winds from the southwest have pre-
vailed for the last few days. and the
minute particles scattered over wide
area encountered banks OF dense fog
cloud II is said. The effect can be liS
ened 10 huge blanket stretched over the
city,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12
IT PLEADS TO BE TAXED.
Coney Island Railroad Wants Law
Upheld.

Washington. March 1.-THE novel spec
'~ele Of a corporation pleading with the
; preme Court Of the United States TO be
lowed to be taxed was presented to-day
"..cn counsel for the Coney Island &
iiI coklyn Railroad Company asked the
curt TO uphold the constitutionality Of the
,ofporation taA. a brief on behalf Of the
t'inWlny vas filed by william \. Dykman
aid arthur T.. Goddard.
20 f4r this corporation- IS the only one
,aet las presented Il brief IL faVo: of the
q II Is asserted in the Drief that a tax
~ LIE franchise OF business of state rail-
as - public service ccrporstlons IS not
q q interference with instrumentalities OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12
FAMILY OF TEN DIES IN FIRE.

Roxboro n. c.. March ll.-John Wagstaff,
bie wife and eight children. negroes. were
burned 70 death in a fire which Gestroycd
+hctr hor,e. seven miles northwest Of Rox.
boro, last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12
FRENCH FLYER UP PoLlCESAVEPATTEN
SO4RS THREE NILES
OYER RACETR4CK.
Wright Interested Spectator
at Paulhdn Flights Near
Jamaica.

In legal sense, Paulhan's two flights
yesterday over the Metropolitan race
track, at Jamaica. Long Island, We're
valueless. AS spectacular demonstra-
ton of flight by picturesque character
they were full of charm.
The Frenchman followed the short way
round the track four times-twice in
each f1ight-a total of approximately
three miles He was in the air five
minutes and twenty-five seconds all told.
The wind was the sort termed gusty by
aviators, and was said to be of the 10
mile variety.
Several hundred persons, who had
been invited. reached the grounds shortly
before o'clock. 1t had been announced
that Paulhan would demonstrate that
his mastery over the machine was of the
sort which in no sense involved the
manipulation of mechanical devices on
which the Wright brothers say they
own the patent. Counsel representing
both sides of the suit were present with
field glasses and stenographers; aeronau-
tic experts were there whose minds al
ready We're made up on one side or the
other: students of the new science, i'm
patient TO see a flying machine in the
air for the first time in their experience
Wright stood modestly at the fringe Cf
the chattering crowd, with his field
glasses slung over his shoulder.
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rFLOHi Dt-ouickest and best service via
r. - iLia and Atlantic Coast Line ~. y. &
- 80 Z Soecia!" Leaves :25 T. II. Su-
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$50 TO PACIFIC COAST
L-hieh Valley r. r. ticket of1ces rAsn
30. lac b way and Hudson Terminal Bldgs
-A6vt
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$50 20 California and Pacific Coast
,,ia w. Shore r R. $53 via n Y Cen
tral daily TO April Il Phine s3l0 Madison.
--AdVt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12
Full of Daring and Grace.

The flights were made ten minutes be-
fore the time promised. They were full
of daring and grace. They proved that
Paulhan was one of the greatest aviators
in the world. They quickened the pulse
of the spectators. But they were not the
test flights that We're promised. and were
IL that sense disappointing TO many.
Paulhan used the rear rudder and
opera ted his wing tips in the way that
the Wrights allege they patented This
led to a discussion between H. A. Toul-
min, chief patent attorney for the Wright
company, and Clarence j. Shearn. repre-
senting the FrenChman. Mr. Shearn
contended that his client could fly for
one week in any manner he chose, be-
cause a $1,000 bond had been deposited
with Judge Hand. in the United States
Circuit Court, in the morning, Mr.. TOul-
min said: Il am surprised that word def
nitely given should not be definitely
kept We were told that to-day's flight
would prove something. and that is why
we are here
At $40 O'Clock an excited scattering
the racetrack fences indicated that the
machine was being pushed into the open
for action. The Farman flyer was
stained and weather beaten. II had seen
service in France; in California it had
risen in the air until it was only a speck
There the aeroplane had carried Paulhan
upon the vertical perspective until both
were a period in the sky. and when the
dauntless driver returned to earth it was
20 learn that he had climbed t 100 feet,
the worlds record.
The Farman machine is large. Its big
tail is like no other tail: it's motor is 90
horsepower 1t is yellow. with great
wide planes, and. compared with the
Wright and Curtiss machines. has a
clumsy appearance when being pushed
along the ground to the starting point.
Climbs Into Machine.
Paulhan, in his brown leather suit, a
big, Woolly cap on his head. gray
worsted muffier wrapped several times
around his neck. and with leggings Of
the same cloth and color-a man who
could have walked erect under a five
foot bar without touching it-took his
sea, In the middle line of the plane and
at its iron, edge.
The motor was started: the aviator
Continued on second page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-12
Senator Davenport's Speech.

Senator -ewcomb suggested that
whom the gods would destroy they first
make mad. and if not mad very fool
ish." Senator Davenport made par
ticularly bitter speech. declaring that
the "old guard leaders. in defying the
President Senator Root and Governor
Hughes. had Sown the wind and would
reap the whtrIwind. This temporary vic
tory OF the forces OF reaction he believed
would he very short lived. He said:
desire 70 make clear my position II
this matter 70 the Senate and to the
people OF the state This contest for the
Senate leadership has risen far above the
personalities OF candidates IN one of
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-17

candle is going out, too, and ! haven't
strength to go after more. Jesu,
mercy" 1t ended in the blank page.
Doris, sweetheart" l whispered, my
words barely audible to her alone.
this will drive us all mad unless we
can do something to bring back faith
and hope. l beg Of you to sing to US,
sing to us here"
She looked up, white-faced, w%et-eyed.
her hands trembling violently as they
touched mine
"Oh, 1 could not, l could not; the
words would choke me-"
She arose u%nsteadily to her feet,
gripping the table, then the back Of
the bench, and thus helped, staggered
rather than walked forward. A long,
breathless moment she stood, g~rasping
the window-casing, staring blindly out
into the dark, the n flecking the
glass, her shoulders bent and trem-
bling. She turned slowly, ashen-lipped,
one hand shadowing her eyes. Twice
she ~endeavored vainly to find voice;
then, clear, yet with the %glistening of
tears ~clinging to each word, she sang:
Jesus. Saviour. pilot me
over life's tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock. and treacherous shoal,
Chart and compass come from Thee;
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.
While | live | remember the won
drous change in her face as she sang
the effect pictured in those faces
watching her.
AS a mother stills her child,
Thou canst hush the ocean wild:
Boisterous waves obey Thy will,
When Thou sayest to them: BE still, !"
Wondrous Sovereign of the Sea,
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.
She Strengthened, her fine Eyes dark
ening, and l noticed Johnson leaning
forward, clenching the table with his
hard hands.
When at last ! near the shore,
n the fearful breakers roar
'TwiXt me and the peaceful rest.
Then, while leaning on Thy breast,
May l hear Thee say to me,
Fear not, / will pilot thee"
In the intense silence that followed
she crossed to where / sat, placed
one hand upon my shoulder. and bent
down until her cheek pressed my
sleeve. One by one the men filed
gravely out into the darkness of the
deck, leaving us there alone.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-17
Puzzle for Cupid,

A young man named Jamie had been
calling quite often where there were
two sisters of nearly the same age.
1t was a sort Of joke to the girls as to
which was the attraction, as he invari.
ably asked for both and divided his at
tention impartially. One evening
when he called only m of the girls
was at home-by arangement-but. as
usual. he asked her to sing. as they
were all fond Of music. IN a spirit OF
mischief she sang. Take Me. jamie.
Dear" which left him rather breath.
less. but smiling. A little later the
other sister came in, bright and be-
witching. and upon being requested to
sing she sat down at the piano will
ingly and sang. III jamie Asks Me to
Marry Hin What Shall / say?'-
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-17
Stork Day.

At Haslach. in the Kinzig valley. in
Germany, February % Is a holiday and
has been observed as one for hun
dreds of years. Once upon a time. the
story teller who explains its origin be-
gins, Haslach was overrun with
snakes. and no one knew how to drive
them out. One day a great flock of
storks appeared, and they were the
saviors of the place. In recognition
Of this dellverance from the pest.
which occurred on February 2. the day
has been kept sacred and is known
as "Stork day." An appointed official
known as the "Stork Father parades
the streets. followed by as many chill
dren as care to join the procession. He
wears his Sunday clothes and a high
hat. decorated with two stuffed storks.
Stops are made by this procession at
houses along the line and the children
receive gifts OF sweets and small
coins. every householder feeling
pleased to show his gratitude to the
stork.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-17
Irish AeropIane a Century Back.

Sir George Cayley, an Irish knight.
In 1909 first described the aeroplane;
It was a complete specification, and
in 1t everything in aviation now in
use, even to the detail of an explosive
motor. He made one aeroplane, and
was building a second with a form OF
explosive motor of his own invention.
but it was wrecked. Victor latin. in
1871, made a model aeroplane motored
by compressed air. Guided by a
string. 1t flew successfully in a large
circle. Professor Langley. in 1903,
made a motor aeroplane which rose
from its starting boat and plunged into
the Potomac river. In 1904 Sir Hiram
Maxim spent 5000, 900 on an immense
steam motor %aeroplane. Failure. Doc
tor Lillienthal sailed 1000 feet high
on a monoplane glider. He changed II
tn a Niplane glider and lost control Of
1t at ne height Of $50 feet. fell and his
neck was broken.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-17
DEFENDERS OF THE PEACE
Some Information About the Police os
Various Cities and the Duties
They Perform.

The average policeman Is not q
person of light fancy. and so as he
plods his beat he does not think of
himself as the physical manifestation
OF the law Of the municipality, but as
a somewhat misused individual fitted
out with a stick and authority to
break other individuals heads there.
with. He doesn't get the right view.
If he would consider himself collec-
lively, he would find himself more In
teresting.
There are more than 1000 of him
In New York city, and he costs the
citizens, who also furnish the heads
to be broken. some $11, 900. 900 annual
ly IN return for which he makes
about 150, 900 arrests-20 to each Of
fcer. There are ~ of him to each
square mile Of territory and one to
each 500 citizens. In Chicago, where
there are $50 or so citizens to each
officer. he is not nearly so expensive.
$500 of him costing but $1.60O,000 a
year. There are only II Of him to
each square mile. but he makes $4,000
arrests, or 26 to each officer.
The cops in New Orleans and Kan
a City seem to be the real industri-
GUS arresters. achieving 81 and &C ar
rests each, respectively, though in
both cities there are about 1000 citi.
zens to each officer. In New Orleans
there are but two officers to the
square mile, and In Kansas City. FIVE.
Baltimore must have considerable
difficulty in providing enough lamp
posts FOR her cops to lean against,
there being 80 of him to the square
mile. He contrives to make "a ar
rests u of the 1000 subjects coming
within his jurisdiction.
Rochester Is evidently a good town,
as her policemen-one to each $50
Of population and IL to each
square mile of territory-make only
IL arrests each in the course Of the
year. Detroit also makes a claim for
order, her cops-19 Of them to the
square mile and n to each $50 citi
zens-each making but ~ arrests In
the year.-Harper's Weekly.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-17

easily to a dashed helm. Leaving Dade
above to keep a watchful eye on the
weather, | willingly led the others in
to the stewards pantry, where we
pried open the door leading down into
the lazarette.
That same intense cold of the Ant
arctic smote US the moment the creak-
ing hinges yielded, and we stood peer
ing down through the aperture. We
waited impatiently for the first frigid
breath to escape. huddled about the
stove in the cabin, and recalling va
rious sea tales of treasure seeking,
which only served to whet our appe-
tite for the coming adventure. Now
and then I lifted my eyes, meeting
Doris questioning glance, and assured
that understood her mood.
At last, but well wrapped in our
muffiers and bearing a candle aloft
to cast its Pickering yellow light
through the pitchy darkness, we ven
tured below, scrambling down the
short ladder. Cole held the glim, his
black face shining, the whites of his
eyes conspicuous as he stared eagerly
about. We found innumerable boxes
and barrels, crates, bottles and wicker
TASKS, some open, the packing straw
strewn about, others tightly nailed,
piled everywhere, evidence that the
galleon had been amply provisioned
for a long voyage, and that her crew
had never persisted of starvation. 1t
had been the cold, the loneliness, the
awful agony of their hopeless condi-
ton that had left the Donna Isabel a
charnel ship. We handled this collec.
ton rapidly, %contenting ourselves with
merely testing the weight of each
package, quickly convinced that none
was heavy enough to conceal precious
metal. This job must have occupied
more than an hour, handicapped as
we were by the poor light, and several
times l glanced through the open trap
overhead to observe the faces of the
women framed there as they watched
us silently. Once Dade stared down
bringing word the sky was thickenine
in the west, and lingering to observe
our operations until / had to order him
back upon deck.
A solid, nail-studded, oaken door APP
peared in the forward ~bulkhead, AND
so SOC as W had succeeded in han
ding every article stored within the
lazarette. l had a passage cleared t.
1t, the men working with feverish i'm
patience. When finally reached, the
door was locked and seemingly as sol
Id al the bulkhead itself, nor did /;
search of the after ~state-rooms revea
any keys. No doubt they were In Sal
~vatore's pocket, many a league astern
But Kelly and Mcknight brought dow
the ,cleaver and an iron bar, and pre-
! ceeded to burst 1t open, the rest o
us crowding about, too cold and ex
} cited to keep still, but very confden
the treasure awaited us within. M,
! own heart beat fiercely with anticipa
! ton, and | heard De Nova swearing
+ in French, quite unable to control him
!, self. 1t seemed to me that door woul
: never yield; but at last Johnson mar
aged to get a purchase low down, an
with Cole heaving at his side, the
1 fairly tore the wood asunder. Throug
the considerable opening thus mad
i there burst a torrent OF Icy water int
2 our very faces. extinguishing the light
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-17
CHAPTER xxV.-Continued.

When the dishes had finally been re-
moved | gave the men permission to
smoke, went back to the after state
room, and brought forth the log-book,
which we made an effort to decipher.
1t was roughly written and by a num-
lber of different hands, and between us
our knowledge of early Spanish script
was barely sufficient to enable us to
read a portion of it. The earlier en-
tries made by the captain, although
badly faded, we're legible enough,
bringing the story of the voyage down
to the latter part of July, and recount
Ang a series of sever gales, involving
the loss of several members of the
crew. Then a new hand took up the
pen, "Balaza, first officer" the captain
having been killed by a falling spar;
for a week or ten days the tale was
of fierce struggles in the ice-pack, and
"a steady drift to the southwark. Others
acknowledgements second officer"
Salvatore, government agent" every
line the record of new disaster, gales.
wrecked rigging and death. They
were locked in beyond all hope early
In August, vast hummocks Overhang-
ing the deck. the forecastle sealed by
ice, the cold SO deadly the red-hot
stove scarcely kept the numbing chill
from the cabin, the doors and windows
of which they had covered with
blankets. Not a day passed but that
they carried out their dead upon the
ice, leaving them beyond sight of the
deck. The names we're all written
down. There came a time when the
survivors were too few and weak even
for that service; when they could do
nothing but W within the cabin
and East dice to settle on who should
go down into the icy hold and bring
up the fuel which alone kept life in
them. They drank and played cards;
they quarreled. forgetting everything
human and reverting to brutes. The
child of Sonora Alcatras died; the next
day the mother went quietly to sleep,
never t O wake again. They did not
even know when her final breath came.
She was the last of the women. The
boatswain, Pedro REQ, passed away
that same night, sitting on the deck;
and there was left only Salvatore,
who had gone mad. a seaman named
Juan Ruiz. and a passenger. Antonio
Saltere. Ii was the latter who wrote
the final entry, September IL, 1913:
~ touched Ruiz Just now, he was stone
cold; there is only Salvatore left, grin
ming at me across the table; the las
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-17
CHAPTER XVI.
In Which We Find Treasure.

In Which We Find Treasure.
We began to dream Of treasure as
soon as the fierce winds ceased and
the waves fell. The lust for wealth,
partially blunted by the requirements
of hardship and peril, revived within
us the instant nature granted a tenn
porary respite. The memory OF the
three million pesos that might be
slowed away below began to haunt
our imaginations, and the story Of 1t
found utterance on our lips. The ne
gro blurted II forth, his eyes rolling,
and De Nova came direct to me, ask
ing, in behalf of the men, the privi-
lege OF making search. There was no
excuse for refusal, ever had | desired
to find one. as the decks were
cleared OF the debts left BY the storm,
and the Donna Isabel rode her course
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-17

and sending us stumbling backward to
the ladder, up which we swarmed al
most in panic. Anything unexpected in
that ghost-ship made towards of us
all, and we fought Il way forth into
the daylight in a %suddenness Of ter
ror almost ludicrous, swearing and
clawing at each other like madmen.
1t required another hour for the
deluge of water to drain away through
the deck, after which we ventured bo-
low again, the relighted candle re-
vealing slush-ico everywhere, with a
considerable trickle still gurgling
through the hole in the door. How
ever, we had an opening to work at,
and soon succeeded in tearing most of
the obstruction away piecemeal, only
to be confronted by a solid barrier of
glittering ice fully five feet thick, leav-
ing a'space at the top of the door bare
ly sufficient for a mans body to pass
through, De Nova, cursing as if he
had gone crazy, hoisted me to the top
of 1t, where | chung precariously, hold
ing the sputtering candle aloft, and
peering about over the cleaning sur
face and through into the black sha-
dows. Good Lord, but it was cold, re-
pellent, frightful! The beams sup
porting the deck, huge, black timbers,
were within easy reach of my hand,
and forward the spectral glow of day.
light streamed in through the rift in
the deck-planks above. But from one
bullying side to the other extended
this solid mass of ice, the CONCEALED
draining of a century of waves that
had dashed their salt spray down the
opening ripped by the wrecked main.
mast. No wonder the old hulk hung
sodden with all that load below!
| crawled forward as far as the sill
very butt of the mainmast whence ]
could look up through the splintered
deck to the narrow strip of sky over
head. There was a bulkhead forward
but the ice extended solidly to the
wood. l could hear the ceaseless swell
of the sea pounding against the sides
the grooming Of timbers, the Tapping
Of the jib's canvas, and realized more
than ever before the sickening, sodder
roll of the laden hull. The level sur
face of the ice told, plainly enough Its
story of formation; when all that wa
ter came through, the vessel had beer
upon an even keel, imbedded firmly
no doubt, in the ice-pack. l crept back
as cautiously as l had advanced, the
rolling of the wreck rendering the slip
perry surface dangerous to travel over
The men watched me anxiously as
slid down into the lazarette.
What did you find, sir?"
Nothing except ice, solid ice cleal
to the forward bulkhead. 1t looks a!
though we had reached the end o
our treasure-hunt. my lads"
There was a sullen growl of profan
ity, Mcknight viciously slashing a
the ice-front with his ~cleaver. Twice
he struck, with no other object excep
the venting of his ungovernable anger
his forehead beaded, the great muscle,
Of his arms standing out like whip
cords. A considerable chunk scalet
off, falling humping to the deck, ant
causing him to spring backward t,
escape injury. AS If maddened b,
this, he drove in the blade of the a,
again-it changed against metal! w
all heard 1t; we all Witnessed the re
bound.
(To BE CONTINUED.)