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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15
MAMMOTH STRIKE OF
FIREMEN AND engineers.
STRIKE WILL INVOLVE TWENTY
SEVEN THOUSAND MEN DATE
WILL BE ANNOUNCED TODAY.

CHICAGO, March 15-The date for
the beginning of general strike of
twenty-seven thousand dremen and
enginemen on forty mine western and
southern railroads will be announced
to the committee of railroad general
managers today
President Carter, of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen, Engine
men and Committee were in session
all night discussing strike plans.
The decision to call the strike was
reached at midnight by the general
federated boards of western railroads
of brotherhood, after the receipt of
letter from Chairman Nixon, of the
railway managers committee, finally
refusing the mems demands.
The managers of the railroads in
volved appealed to Chairman Knappe,
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and Commissioner of Labor Neill
for mediation under the Erdman Act.
The government mediators immediate,
ly telegraphed the firemen's com
mittee asking aquiescence in media
! ton, but President Carter, of the
Brotherhood of Firemen announced
! at noon that unless, the managers
made radical concessions before two
O'Clock today the firemen's commit
| tee will adjourn siae die, and mem
| hers will arrange for immediate
( strike, beginning not more than five
| days off.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15
Ho-ELM MAN, CUPID CAUGHT;
WEEDS PRETTY YOUNG GUEST

Henry H. Manwiller, of Boston, the
,,1or nronrietor of The Austin, and
Miss Frances E. Gurney' OF BOSTON,
were quietly wed last THURSDAY e',
ening, at 1880 at the Congregations
manse, on South Rldge"ooo avenue
in the presence OF only the heeesN"iS
witnesses, one of which was 4 L eau
of the groom, George Jackson OF LII
:, IN NJ DIR. B. F. Marsh, Of
s.o.a4; Mr. Nanwiller bound DR..
- ,,ar to secrecy for three or
-. .o,.s RI ascape the usual rice
shower.
rhis is Mr.. Manwiller seconu sea
son in Daytona as hotel man -ei' ~
- - has heen quite successful
- made many friends The
:, charming young lady, who
has been spending the season mere
guest at The Austin.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15

WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. March II

WASHINGTON, March 15-Thirty
members of the Senate are in the last
year of their present terms. The
conventions or elections of the sum-
mer and fall will decide. in almost
ers shall return to their law practice
CT disport for six more years in the
marble temple of the legislative n,.-..
In regard TO several of the senators
the question has already been settled
the return of Senator Isador Ray
nor has been assured by the action
OF the Maryland legislature. Senator
fernando De Sofa Money the demo-
cratic leader will retire to his Misis-
sippi plantation. They take SEN
atorial situation by the forelock down
III Mississippi and in line with the
honorable custom John Sharp Will
liams statesman, scholar, law
Yer and planter, was chosen several
years ago to succeed Money. Will
liams was then the leader of the dem
ocrats and one of the most popular
members of the house. Senator Flint
California; has said he would not be
candidate for reelection. In state
Inent issued a short time ago he
! explained that the great expense of
carrying on a campaign under the Cal
! iiornia primary law was beyond his
means, and that, besides, he felt it to
be his duty TO earn more money than
! comes in the Senate pay envelope to
provide for the future of his family
At the head of the list alphabet
ically and otherwise, of those who
will toe the mark and take the oath
next March 4th, will be one Senator
Aldrich, from Rhode Island. A va
grant rumor went the rounds last
summer that Aldrich had decided to
retire. When it was brought to his
attention he remarked that he had
ut passed out authority to anybody
to make such statement. So he'll
come back
They have been trying to build a
fire under Senator Hale in the thirsty
state of Maine, but the Senator
friends declare that he will return
again just as he has for thirty years.
He stands beside Aldrich at the head
of the regular organization in rank
but not in influence Other members
of the old guard likely to return are
Lodge (Mass.) and Dean, y. o.
" lille Burrows, (Mich.) and Scott
CIV .Va.) say they will be here too
though they are fighting for the hon
= or in the face of lively opposition,
5 Four of the band of progressiyes il
= the Senate are under fire of th'
+ interests" and, according to widel.
n circulated reports, of the regular re
@ publicans, but they are fighting Of
k cheerfully with the expectation o
n putting in six years more at the oil
is stand. La Toilette is. of course, a
IF object of especial solicitude and eA
J. traordinary efforts are being mad
At to overturn Wisconsin. where he ha
1t 10 friends but the people. Bevel
idge. now the undisputed republica
ID leader in Indiana and a strong fore
al in the Senate is up for reelection
at Burkett has w. J. Bryan among othe
ID issues, on his hands in Nebraska. an
al Clapp seeks recognition in Minnesot
r where they are up to date and don
10 have moss on their political doctrine
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15
VANDALS ARE ROBBING
DAYTONA GARDENS.

The handsome bed OF Gala lilies
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
z. Gardiner, on North Beach street
which has been such a prolific bear
er this season, and attracted great
admiration from the passersby, was
Saturday night robbed of many OF
its blossoms while the family were
away from home This is an act OF
vandalism that meets with general
condemnation. The residents of Day
tona beautify their premises with the
intention OF giving out that much
Of JOY and happiness to all who Wis
it or live in the city limits, and it is
to be regretted that anyone should
wish to selfishly appropriate wha1
only belongs to another. but was gen
erously meant for the pleasure o
all
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15
SAVANNAH LINES NEW
PASSENGER STEAMER

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, March Is
The palatial new passenger steam
er, City of St. Louis, built for the
Ocean Steamship Company, of Savan-
nah was launched today from the
yards of the Newport News Shipbuild-
ing and Drydock Company. The
steamer is a sister ship TO the City
of Montgomery, which is now near
ing completion at the same yards.
Early in the summer the two vessels
will be placed in the service of the
Savannah Line between Boston, New
York and Savannah.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15
GAVE ENTERTAINMENT
AND ELECTED OFFICERS

The Parliamentary High School clu
met in regular session at. the High
school rooms on Friday afternoon,
and rendered very entertaining mu-
sical and literary program. Before
the program the election of offieres
took place for two months term as
follows: President, Hazel Meyers;
vice president, Ethel Sebring; Sec
retary, Lima .Stuberbord; treasurer
AlDartus Hankins; marshal, Allan
Shaw; critic, Mertie Paine.
General Smith, retired army of
ficer. by invitation of Prof. Wright
addressed the school on the Defense
of the Nation.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15

Wilbur N. Coleman, of Chicago,
Iaao has been visiting a few days
With his cousin, Mrs. E. A. Bryant,
selurned home yesterday afternoon.
While here Mr.. Coleman visited Tam
! a, Fort Myers, Largo and various
Nnef towns on the West Coast. He
made a purchase of a sixty-five acre
aiaet Of land, which has a fine orange
sfoye on part of it. He intends TO
ssl out more trees at once. This
@ld is about twelve miles from
Tampa.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15

Willard A. Gibson, Of Salamanca, N.
Y, who is spendingthe season at
Coronado Beach, was in Daytona
Monday. calling on Mrs. M. ]. Holmes
of North Beach street, who is
friend of former years.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15

A masque ball will be given at the
Armory. Thursday, March "a, as a
benefit for the City Island improve
ment fund.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15

Mr. and Mrs. Albert James and
llltle son, Tommie, who spent the
winter at Woodlawn, left Tuesday af-
Rfnoon on their return to Ohio.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15

ar. and Mrs. F. II. Campbell, OF
~ Paul, guests at The Despland, will
sateFtain a number of friends at
eSu dinner party at the Despland
09tage Thursday evening. Eleven
eosers will be laid.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. George Stevens and
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Weitzel, re-
turned Monday afternoon from their
mp to Palm Beach and Miami. They
report a grand time.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15
0JND IN WIRES PREVENTED
TAKING time OF THE CARS.

.,lure Of the timing apparatus to
shis afternoon. necessitated the
noning OF the trials by Barney
ia and George Robertson, with
hrsitie car for the mile ami XII
Iz1er until tomorrow afternoon
~ wires were laid rather late to-
nd short circuit was formed
IA could not be located before the
Ils came in.
blrney Oldfield did his exhibition
IL ID 81 rs seconds this afternoon,
III. Ben Herscher doing the clock
y
while It was at first the intention
i Ave today only exhibition trials,
h1 reach was in such excellent con-
laion that it was regretted both Old
ia and Robertson did not have an
spportunity to go for the mile record
sunny George Robertson drove
lhe red Christie car fast exhibi
ton mile this afternoon, but did not
notk
TIE car is running fine and wise
aus6 lEedict that it will 6p some fast
uneI17 during the Speed Cal'nisa
hen week. commencing with the ::
1nd continuing for three days.
Today was the day set for the
Benz Fiat match. but the unfortu
hate accident tc the Fiat car called
hat event off and it was aimed tt
giye the public several exhibition
drives in order that the powerful rae
ing cars might be seen in action.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-15

!. H. Donnelly, who has been here
Tor two months or longer, visiting his
hmily on Second avenue, leaves Fri
day for Housatanic, Mass, to look
After business affairs. ,
The sun., 1910-01-31
MELTING THE CITY SNOW.
A Gale uia ton TO show That the Plan May
he Feasible,

To THE EDIToR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
proposal OF Mr. John F. Baxter In his letter
to THR SUN that the city employ some form
OF snow melting machine as a labor saving
device for the removal OF snow Is not so
preposterous a proposition as Mr.. John 3.
Seymour would have us believe. 1t is
chimes have been patented and built and
that none OF practical value has yet been
produced. 1t does not follow that the idea
Is worthless or that il Is impossible TO build
a machine that will melt the snow at a lower
cost than the city now pays for its removal
The latent heat Of snow or the heat re-
Quired TO convert one pound OF snow at
81 degrees into water OF 81 degrees is I4a
ergy would raise the pound Of snow about
twenty-one miles into the air, IL is also a
fact that 1.-The. the energy n; expended In convert.
OF 90 degrees into steam at 2i2 degrees would
raise the same pound OF water more than
rSnS Ss Hss ss into the all ne %;s
that steam engines using thirty pounds
OF steam an hour horsepower delivered
are considered fairly economical sources
The feasibility OF the plan. IL would seem,
depends upon source OF energy OF low cost
ing about seven pounds to the gallon and
having heat value OF q. 900 tB. +. u heat
units units pound pSu5 or $1,000 100 heat m units
enough energy to convert I,O70 pounds OF
snow at 80 degrees into water at ~ degrees
Fresh snow weighs 81 pounds n cubic
foot and will run from that 70 solid Ice at
51.5 pounds a cubic foot. IL would seem
safe to assume an average OF 20 pounds q
cubic foot for compact snow as removed
by the city. On this assumption a cubic
yard of snow would weigh $40 pounds, and
one gallon of oil would melt practically two
cubic yards OF SNOW. IL would of course
be impossible TO build snow melting appa-
rstus that would give 100 per cent, efficiency.
that is a machine that would be capable
Of utilizing the entire melting value Of the
oil without loss.
Undoubtedly a machine with a properly
designed oil burning furnace could be
designed that would give an efficiency OF
20 per cent? and on this basis one gallon OF
Kerosene oil woul I'd melt "a cubic yards OF
snow, OIL In tank car lots should not cost
the city over 10 cents gallon, which would
mean an actual cost for oil OF 1I5 cents a
cubic yard Of snow melted. To this should
he added cents a ysrd for shovellinR and
say IS per cent. TO the sum TO cover interest
depreciation. Lnsurance, &c. on the sppa-
IL cents p cubic yard Of snoV removed. ss
sgslnst from 50 70 % cents that the city
NEw Yoax, January a
The sun., 1910-01-31
The Mecca PiIgrIma a re.

The annual Mohammedan pilgrimage
TO Mecca has been made memorable
this year by the participation of the
Khedive OF Egypt. ABBAs HILMI Is
the first of his family since the great
MEHEMET ALI early in the nineteenth
century to undertake the journey.
The Khedive was accompanied by his
mother and his aunt, Princess NALL.
A large retinue Of Egyptian and Turk
ish soldiers attended him, and more
than eight hundred camels were requisi-
toned, so that his progress through the
Hedjaz was truly royal.
We are told that he recited the pre-
scribed prisons while walking seven
times around the kaaba, that he kissed
the black stone, drank from the sacred
waters Of Zemzem, the spring that
saved HAGAR and IsHMAEL from dying
OF thirst, that he made the requisite trips
to Mount Arafat, and paid his tribute
TO the tomb of the prophet at Medina.
In fact he performed all the devo-
tons that entitle him TO the rank OF
Hajji. Upon his return he suffered the
inconvenience of the ordinary pilgrim
by being detained in quarantine for five
days at Tebruk.
Although ABBAs HILMn has always
been most scrupulous in his observance
Of all MOhammedan customs and has
stood high in the faith. this pilgrimage
will have the political effect Of greatly
strengthening his influence in the Mos
lem world. The leaders OF the faith
see in this visit the possibility Of re-
forms in the condition of unrest and dis
order prevailing around the holy places
az important "a those brought about by
the khedive's ancestor, MEHEMET ALI
II was MEHEMFT ALI who routed the
Wahabys, Moslem fanatics who op.
posed pilgrimages and who for many
years made the approach to the holy
shrines uncertain and perilous. The
present unsettled conditions in Mecca
are due to great extent 10 the politica
rivalry of factions and to the extortion,
ate demands made upon the pilgrims
At Medina the situation has beer
complicated by practically a civil wal
between the historic factions Of lbs
RAsHID and lBN SAUD, the Arabian
Montagues and Capulets.
The khedive's visit is not likely tC
add much to our knowledge Of Mecca
Mecca, in fact. is no longer a city oI
mystery. A century ago there existed
but one good description of it, and that
written by Frenchman who had OBJ
tained his knowledge second hand from
an African rensgede wh9 eroAsins inte
The sun., 1910-01-31
M.WIT'S CLARION.
Proclaimed the HealthIest Town In New
Jersey Except Princeton.

To THE EDIToR OF THE SUN--Sir: In the
editorial article in The SUN of January 20
on the comparative mortality OF different
cities in New jersey statistics Of Summit
we're not included. That city with one ex-
ception tPrincetonl has the smallest death
rate in the State. according to the report
Of the State Board OF Health for 1902 Sum
mit's population is about 5000, and like
Morristown it has a hospital with very
active service. to which many sick people
from out Of town are brought for treatment
medical or surgical There is also a sani-
tarium for nervous diseases and n sO-called
milk cure" sanitarium. Many people
ar'icted with tuberculosis also come to
Summit to make IL their home: and vet .
notwithstanding all these factors which
tend to increase mortality. the number OF
deaths in 1909 was only eighty-two, death
rate of 10 9e q thousand. or these eighty
two deaths, fifteen, or ls per cent. we're due
10 tuberculos and consequently scarcely
ATTRIBUTABLE TO conditions OF the city itself.
This remarkable statistical record is at
tributable to the fact that Summit has ideal
conditions OF elevation, sewerage. water
and air and that its city government and
health boa rd are composed Of men who work
Another factor which helps to accomplish
these good results Is that All our streets are
sprinkled with a permanent dust laying
preparation which keeps the city dustless
from April tn November and in this way
prevents the occurrence OF many dust born
diseases. JUDsoN WILLIAMS.
SUMMIT. n. j.. January 20.
The sun., 1910-01-31

that experts alone can interpret them
and laymen may fancy that a course
in the university catalogue would pro-
vide a sterner mental discipline than
many Of the culture courses that are
offered. A great part of this matter
is repeated in every catalogue and
might be stereotyped. There are OF
course many details that change from
year to year, and a reasonable time
should be allowed for inserting these,
There seems to be no reason, how
ever, why the catalogue should be held
back in order to embody pending leg
islation in any OF all Of the score OF
deliberative bodies included in the
university. II is unfair to reduce to
persons ready to accept the university's 8
terms the years notice implied in its
publication to a few months or only
half a year. Save for exceptional mat
ters the catalogue should contain only
the regulations in force at the beginning
of the academic year. With competent
editors backed by the authority OF
business presidents the catalogue for
the year should be published at latest
by the middle of November, so as to
be of the greatest use to the college
community and the outside world that
needs to know about the college. The
spur OF a fixed date of publication
would stir up academic tOrpor and
bring about quicker decisions. 1t is
preposterous TO wait till February for
a publication that is needed in the
previous October. 1t is also not
businesslike.
The sun., 1910-01-31
The Facts About Morr,stown. Death Rate.

To THE EDITOR or The SUS-Sir. The
figures used by James Owen in his article
on the death rate in towns and cities Of
New Jersey were those OF 1907 so far as
Morristown was concerned. In that year
the death rate was larger than In any year
since or previous. Accordins 20 figures
from Memorial Hospital the deaths Of last
year we're forty-three. and out Of this num-
Der fifteen are properly chargeable to
Morristown. There we're t7l cases treated
in Memorial Hospital. All Souls Hospital
treated elB cases and had forty one deaths
and Of this number only twelve should be
counted for Morristown. An offfcial report
made by the local board Of health yesterday
was in part as follows:
The year 1907 Is the most unfavorable one for
comparison that could be chosen The total
number of deaths in Aorristown for 1903 was $40:
In 1907. .oi: In lsos. $50. and in ieoo, 14s
Excluding deaths Of non-residents. hos
pital cases, three suicides tone OF residentl
two deaths from accident and deaths on
children sent by charitable institutions 10
the town for their health, the Board OF
Health finds that the death list properly
charged to MOrristown in 1907 was ipS and
the percentage 1913, instead OF Mr.. Owen a
figures, %. 80. In 1903 the death rate should
be 1888. and In 1909 It should be lS.as.
MoRRIsTowN. N. j.. January 70.
The sun., 1910-01-31

spain, had fallen under the spell Of
a Spanish woman. He married her
and became converted to Christianity,
but later sought to rehabilitAte himself
in the Mohammedan faith by making a
pilgrimage to Mecca. II was from him
that THEvENoT got the material for
his book. Since that time BURCKHARDT
spent three months there, BURTON made
his adventuresome journey and many
others have entered the sacred city and
returned to tell about it,
The comparative ease with which a
pilgrimage is now accomplished is not
viewed wholly with favor by thoughtful
Mohammedsns. In the old days the
great hardships and difficulties Of the
undertaking created a bond Of union and
sympathy between the widely different
people OF the faith. Now with the
Hedjaz railroad taking the pilgrims
beyond Medina, with all the perils OF
death from starvation and thirst re-
moved and with the danger Of assault and
robbery reduced to a minimum, the pill
grims, although their number is greatly
increased. accomplish the journey sc
easily that it becomes little more than
an excursion. 1t is feared that the spirit
Of devotion will be wholly lost when the
rich Turk may do his penance by being
whirled in an automobile from the
shores Of the Red Sea up to the gates ol
an electric lighted Mecca.
The sun., 1910-01-31
TIE cAEL or NAME.
Sounded By o Farmer VINO Raises Biz CrOu
and Gets TOp Prices.

To rps EpIroR or THB SUS-Si-.
read a letter to THE sUN from "Wou.d-h
Farmer" recently in which IL was said thN
farmers in the East could not obtain loan,
on their farms AZ farmers IN the West eau
was aurprieed, for there are more svnu
hanks In the East than in any other par
Of the country. Farmers do not have snv
trouble in borrowing money on good farm
property In Maine. In fact. bank oN1ciah
tell me that good farm property ia their
best security.
We all know that good real estate mort.
"a red at so per cent. of Its value is far hotter
security than stocks or bonds. IN Waldo
county, Maine. few farmers need to borrow
money. Many Of them have money %
loan. n Is plain to see why this Is so. Farms
are held a. reasonable prices. notVirh-
standing they are very productive We
raise large crops In Maine. The yield a,
acre OF potatoes IL more than double that
in any other State, and there is orlv one
state that raises az much corn an acre
as we do Our good formers have no trouble
in raising fifty or more bushels Of corn or
seventy-five OF oa's. or 200 to t5o bushels
OF potatoes an acre. Then We Obtain
better prices for our produce than the farm-
ers do in the West For the last four Years
we have got from IS to 40 cents a hushal
for our potatoes between October and
NAV: for oats, from so to e5 cents. torn
y III bring from e5 20 IS cents a bushel.
Live poultry nets us ~ to IA cents pound
and eggs have hrou ght us for the last three
months from 20 to ~ cents n dozen cash.
With potatoes AT 90 cents hushel some
Of our farmers often get over 500 net cssa
an acre. Our farmers can get as much ior
a bushsl or potatoes as Western farmer
can for a bushei OF wheat. and can raks
ten times as much to the acre. Besidesa
bushel of wheat impairs the Western farm
ten times as much as q bushel of potatoe.
the Eastern farm.
fat at the creameries and have the skim
milk TO feed TO the pigs and calves. In the
East every farmer has his own wood and
lumber on his own farm, 40 be is not
boa rd and shingle he needs. It is known
| to every one that Maine apples are superior
| to any raised elsewhere. Maine potatoes
| both for seed and the table, are the sta ndard
the country over WIEN zen INM, WAS "a a S XS9.ns
ran in debt for 81 600. 10 about dozen
wears ( had a chance 10 Euy another farm
| for the same price, or course | could not
| pay for them both, so I had to borrow
d 900 from the savings bank Tor While
| treasurer told me ne didn't want ME to do
1t. as good farm mortgages we're their best
II "WouId-be Farmer will come to Maine
we will sell him good farm & Snesp SS on Thi.a i.
| good crops. get good prices, and bring up his
| children in the best moral atmosphere Of
| any state in the Inion. He NAV travel all
| over Maine and not be offended by the sight
or smell Of a liquor saloon, Holman nay
to the contrary Notwithstanding,
THoRxDIKE. Me. January 27.