The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.

The Forest Service is engaged in cruis-
ing the national forests in the South and
Southwest to determine the stand of saw
timber.
The examination is being conducted in
Arizona, New Mexico, Arkansas and
Florida, the work probably will not be
completed before the close of the year
1912.
When it is finished the Government
foresters will know how much timber can
be safely cut from the national forests in
these States and just where the timber is
that can be most advantageously sold.
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To the failure of safety mechanism to
operate when sudden and powerful pull
was given by an artilleryman in attaching
the lanyard is now laid the responsibility
for the accident which cost the lives of II
men at Fort Monroe, Va, during battle
practice Thursday.
Such is the conclusion of General
Crozier, chief of ordinance, United States
Army, who attended practice and who
has been in touch with the inquiry made
by the investigating board.
Never before in the history of the army
had the device failed to work, but the
possibility of failure was demonstrated by
General Crozier himself shortly after the
accident, VIXEN he had test made of all
the guns which participated in the
practice. In another gun in the Inflated
De Russey battery the device was found
defective.
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According to the direction of the acting
chief of staff, General Carter, two schools
of cooking and baking are to be establish
ed for the regular army. One will be at
the Preside. San Francisco, and the other
at Washington Barracks, District of Co.
lumbia.
The term extends over four months, al
lowing for the graduation in three months
of those especially qualified. Men who
have failed to come up to the mark in
four months, but who have shown prom
Use of better things, are to be given one
extra month of training.
The order stipulates that "regimental
commanders will take proper steps to
have at least one graduate baker avail
able with each regiment On the COM
pletion of the course required, graduates
will receive degrees ranging from chief
baker to mess sergeant.
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Cotton, copper, Illuminating oil, wheat
these articles, in the order named,
formed the most important articles ex.
tported from the United States during the
fiscal year just closed. The value of
cotton exported was $45o,ooo, 900; of the
copper, $685. 900; of the illuminating
oil, $62, 500, 900, and of the wheat, ,$47,-
600, 900.
Other articles of export ranked in value
as follows: Flour, lard, tobacco, lumber,
upper leather, corn, bituminous coal and
lubricating OIL
In nearly all the articles of natural pro.
duction there was marked decline in the
exports OF 1910 as compared with pre-
vious years, while in certain manufactures
for 1910 are larger than for any previous
year, and the total for all manufactures
will probably exceed that of any earlier
IL months. The Bureau of Statistics.
which has given out these figures, has
not yet completed the total value of the
manufactures exported.
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Senator Albert B. Cummius, of Iowa,
charges that Senator Aldrich and Speaker
Cannon were traitors to their party, if
not to the country. when they gave their
Support to the Wickersham Railroad bill,
as it came from the Attorney Generals
office and demanded that it go through
Congress-
That bill was direct reputation of
the Republican party platform of 1908
and 1t was directly in the interests of the
railroads and not in the interests of the
great common people of the country"
Senator Cummins said.
Speaker Cannon, Senator Aldrich and
men of their class seem to think the Re-
publican party was formed to make men
rich; think it was horn TO make men
free. They think it was born to make
men millionaires; I believe II was born TO
drive misery out Of this country.
Senator Aldrich has vigorously op-
posed all regulation of the railroads by
Congress ever since the bill to create the
Inter State Commerce Commission was