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The Detroit times., 1910-12-16
rnE DE sRo1r TIMES: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10 1910

gamblers of the fiftles We're tolerated
by the steamboat owners because
they were constant travellers, and pro-
NOTED the bar business OF the boat
although they themselves kept their
own private bottles OF colored water
TO be served by the saloonkeeper in
stead of rum, which would have
shaken their nerve and thus destroy
ed their business" perspicacity.
Steamboat racing gave variety ana
spice 10 the life on the Mississippi.
one of the most thrilling contests
was that between the Grey Eagle
and the "Itasca" on the upper Ms
sissippi. This race is intimately con
nected with international achieve
ment as the following facts show.
In 1856 the first cablegram across
the Atlantic bore greetings from
Queen Victoria TO President Buchan-
IN. who was at the time in St Paul.
There was no telegraph line TO The
Minnesota metropolis in. that day. but
there were lines TO Dunieith, where
the Grey Eagle was loading for St
Paul, and at Prairie du Chen, where
the Itasca was about to cast on. Both
boats were due 10 leave at y O'CLOCK.
The Grey Eagle was sixty-one miles
further from ST. Paul than the ltasca.
but Captain Harris determined to be
the first TO deliver the message TO
the president He made only one or
two landings during this record run.
He pitched his mail bags to the
wharves without doing more than
slowing down. AZ he was running
II. ~ L.. ,nhnInln tho mail
bags for points up The river We're not
ready, SO he did not have TO stop 20
take these on The ltasca was pro
ceeding leisurely on its way. uncon-
scious OF the efforts of its rival un-
iii the latter was seen to turn bend
In the river only a short distance be-
mind Then the Itasca realized that
the Grey Eagle meant to capture the
honor OF being the first TO deliver The
message 10 the president. Then il
was race for life for the few re-
naming miles TO St Paul, the Grey
Eagle winning by bare length.
A broom, nailed TO the pilot house
was n symbol of speed supremacy in
the old days, and champion, once
passed was in honor bound TO take
down its sweeper until such time as
it could beat it's rival. In these races
the captain frequently saved barrels
OF pitch and resin to be fed into the
furnaces on the last stretch in order
TO develop final burst OF speed from
the engines. 1t was often necessary
10 station men OH the upper decks
with fire hose TO play water upon the
smokestacks where they passed be
tween decks. TO prevent the surround
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return OF the steamboat TO popular
avor. When the canal from Chicago
o the Mississippi is completed ana
he river Is deepened TO ST. Louis,
he boats may find profitable car
lying business.
Steam vessels on the rivers of the
United States are gradually growing
more numerous, but they are show
ng decrease in total tonnage
igures. On the Mississippi River
he number of steam vessels in
creased by nearly half in the seven
cen years from 1889 To 1906. while
u the same time their total tonnage
decreased by one-fpurth. Gasoline
bower-boats are included as steam
Fessels In this enumeration, which
argely explains the surprise OF these
gures.
When President Taft recommended
h his message that a law should be
|nacted TO prohibit any transcontin-
(ental railroad from owning or being
n any way interested in any vessel
)assing through the Panama Canal.
|e based this recommendation on the
act that the railroads usually have
ound II good policy to dominate com.
letting steamboat lines so that the
atural advantages OF water transpor-
alton could not be used as a club TO
prce down railroad rates.
With the possible exception of the
elta- draining Nile. no other river in
he worlds history has borne upon
II waters the commerce that was
Dated on the Mississippi during the
hree decades of the middle OF the
ist century. In 1850 there were few
hilroads west OF the Alleghenies, but
he wheat fields OF Minnesota and the
orthwest were commanding the at
ention of the whole country At
ne same time the plantations OF
louisiana. Arkansas. Mississippi. and
ennessee. with their acres of cot
pm and sugar cane, their cattle. hogs.
otatoes and other products, were the
chest in the south. All this vast
nd fruitful territory from St. Paul
New Orleans, poured its wealth
ITO the Golfers OF the men who navi-
hted the steamboats, from st. Louis
St Paul on the upper Mississippi
nd from ST. Louis TO New Orleans
p the lower Mississippi, while the
issouri and the Ohio, the great
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16

LONDON, Dec. 11-At that, YOU
couldn't blame the admiral
Take any Yankee tried and true,
and just as bluff as Admiral Murdock k
of the Atlantic fleet, surround him
with lords and such, all diked out IN
plush pantaloons and silk SOCKS,
string q lot OF gold chain harness
around 'em. and IL he doesn't have
hard matter telling which is which
he's no true Yankee.
And then when you add to the
general splendor of the occasion by
rigging out a bunch of fiunldes In
similar junk. sticking wooden express
sions on their faces and lining them
up against the wall, you've a punk
hand TO draw to.
SO 1t was with Admiral Murdoch
He and his officers were piloted iii
10 the Guild hall. as guests OF honor
OF the lord mayor OF London. No
official on the face of the globe, not
even the king at his coronation, is
so gorgeously robed as the lord
mayor of London. The ''worshipful
members of the corporation OF the
city run him hard In the matter of
display. All wear marvellous robes
decorated with gilt chains that clam:
when they walk
And SO, when the admiral rolled
into the Guild hall and found him
self face to face with n resplendent
creature standing six feet three in
his buckle low shoes-a vision al
purple of gold-he grasped the ele
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16
Passenger Steamboat Traffic
By FREDERIC H4SKIW

right and left arm tributaries
brought coal from the alleghenies and
sent the pioneer on the first stage
OF his Journey toward the golden
West with its bonanza promises OF
the newly discovered mines in Cali
fornia.
No period or place i'm American
history has been fraught with more
romance and adventure than life on
the Mississippi in the illties and six
ties. II was an age OF long chances
and large profits. Steamboats, cost
ing from s50.000 10 100000. with
hulls of perishable wooden planks,
with their fmsy superstructures
literally soaked in oil paints, their
boilers made of iron and their officers
ever eager TO take a chance" were
i'm constant peril of destruction from
those four great foes of river traffic
-snags. fire, explosions and col
lision The average life OF river
steamboat in the fifties was four
years. Many OF them went 10 the
bottom-or up in the clouds-on their
first trip. But their short tenure Of
life was more than Offset by the
tremendous profits which they yield
ed to their owners and masters. II
was not an unusual accomplishment
for q large, swift steamboat 10 clear
80 percent net in one season and
frequently this was exceeded. The
traffic handled was enormous and
the rates charged We're proportion
ately large, the competition between
lines not being of such nature as
IN MT
due to the fact that the shipyards
could not turn out boats rapidly
enough to meet the growing demands
OF the shippers and passengers in a
new and booming section of the fabu.
lously river basin.
But the romance and adventure of
steamboat life are not TO be found in
the account books OF the packet com
panies, but rather among the pas
sengers who gave color and variety
10 every trip. The river gambler
was not a mythical figure. He was
one OF the most picturesque charac.
ters of our early history. Few stor-
les of the old south fail TO mention
the suave individual who inveigles
the wealthy planter into game OF
"cyards" when the latter is returning
from ST. Louis or the East, his belt
laden with twentydollar gold pieces
the yield of his cotton sacks And
in most of these stories one finds
the planter, stripped TO his last pen
ny. finally stalking his faithful body
servant or his beautiful quadroon
slave on the last hand at draw
poker.
The upper Mississippi had IA class
OF gamblers all its own. Here the
sharpers were accustomed TO worl.
IN pairs. The two seldom boarded
the steamboat at the same time nor
did they ever recognize each other
They became acquainted with their
victims individually and were then
introduced to each other by the de-
luded settler on his way TO the wheat
fields OF Minnesota with the savings
or lifetime in the East. The
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ing woodwork from igniting. On the
Nlower MISSISSIPPI cases OF ham and ba'
con were sometimesN burned In the
frenzy OF the moment. NN
One OF the most pleasurable phases
of a passengers trip was the cabin
music furnished There was great RI
Valry between the competing lines IN
this particular, as well as I'm speed. A
string orchestra was highly priced
and il soon became known which
beats had the best dance music and
which gave the best concerts. One
OF the upper Mississippi steamers in
stalled a calliope and for brief per
iod its popularity was exceptional.
and other boats bought similar in
struments of aural torture, but after
awhile IL was discovered that pas
sengers did not relish more than one
trip on boat which boasted this
shrieking siren, and they were aban-
doned On the lower Mississippi the
singing deckhands were an instiiC-
ton. Sometimes the Negro choruses
possessed voices of rare beauty and
strength and as they chanted the
plantation hymns on deck at night. in
tho light OF the tiaring fire baskets.
there was mysterious charm about
the performance which 10 this day
brings back pleasant memories 10 the
men OF three-score and ten.
Many are the stories of heroism
and OF cowardice in moments OF
stress when river steamers, laden
with sleeping passengers, would
strike snags. or burst suddenly into
flame or come in collision with other
packets on dark and foggy night.
These are all part OF the romance
OF rivers which is rapidly becomins
pioneer history. The passenger lines
OF today are infinitely safer, quicker
and more comfortable than in the
ante bellum and ante-rallroad days,
bur the glamor. the picturesQueness
and the subtle fascination OF uncer-
tainty are gone forever.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16
BUSINESS POINTERS FOR KoUsEXEEPERs.

aduteations foods will
the actively
n regard.
daily by weights and Don't
weights
yardstick.
is a Il be saved time from
bridge by
he an n society
A especially
the bad
the
family throws daily what would
ensees throw the
the garbage deliberately
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16

vigorously
MY lord" he said the had been
coached on this my lord" talk)--
my lord, am Admiral Murdock,
How do you do? 1t is very kind OF
you TO have us here today"
There was no reply The admiral
dropped the hand II fell Imply TO
the side of the demigod. whose cold
ly flashing eyes were fixed unfiinch-
ingiy on the admirals bald spot
lt was, they say, Ambassador
Whitelaw Reid who saved the day.
He quietly led the admiral 10 the
lord mayor, short, fat man. even
balder than the admiral.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16

have a national
association for the
mutual promulga-
|tion OF tratnc
|sules and regula-
|tions. The rise OF
the railroad has
brought with if
tAe deeliRe Vt the
Steamboat as q
passenger sarr:sr,
but the steamboat
men are heRefpl
that the erusade
OF the Rivers and
|Harbora Congress
will result in thu
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by selling us soap
But the reason ne
gets the glad hand
today IL that lie
tells eve ry b o d v
that he and all
other millionaires
could become mil
lionaires only by
robbing the people.
He is trying TO
prevent such rob-
berry In the future
by preaching the
p lilo hy ~
Henry George that
the whole people,
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16
Try This ON Your Plano.

Frances Densmore, who knows con.
siderable about Indian music says the
ChiTpewas have songs that always
suggest certain pictures. and that the
picture and the song are always In
sepaUable i'm the mind OF the CHIP
pewa Here IS one OF her samples:
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16

Words Niwa
winRawia Eniniwa.
Meaning | can
charm the man Ile
is completely fas-
cinated by me.
The lines divers-
ing from the tigure
present feeling
which. presuluahly,
is oozing out.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16

"Mistletoe was abandoned in the
Christmas decking of churches. to-
gether with kissing al the service Z,
because both were found TO set the
young ladies and the young gentlemen
reading of the marriage service. -
Old English Writer.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16

The representatives of the steam
boat lines which carry passengers on
the waters OF the United States are
NOW in session in Washington. They
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16
OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY PARTY.

This is. the fifty seventh birthday OF
oseph Feis who became a millionaire
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16
Pearls In Cocoanuts.

The cocoanut tree is the latest in
dividual 10 enter the ranks of those
who produce substitutes for we'll
known articles OF commerce Consul
General James r. Dubois Of Singa.
pore reports TO Washington that the
cocoanut trees OF the Malay peninsu-
la are producing pearls that can
hardly be told from the real article,
The fake pearls form just beneath the
stem OF the cocoanut and pure white
ones bring high prices. as the natives
believe they bring their wearers good
luck.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16

When the Weekly which libel because pub
cly denounced them for editorial attack cams)
searching for weak spot they thought be send Y
Atty Battle Creek summoned workmen and their
before Commissioner
Did obect3 No. On the contrary, helped all coud
for the opportunity good to be lost
Geo. Haines testified he wheat barley
floors of the factories know things clean
That minutes of the products taken and IN
pected keep the food impurities
also that the duty
thing right Immediately reported Has been with Co.
years
Edward Young testified had been IS years Inspector
he and his
see they up standard and rejected many
H. E Burt Supt, testified Co. "a years.
Bought only the best obtanab That the Co.
of who do nothing but keep things bright polished
Testified that ingredient Grape Nuts Postum
except those printed in the advertising No possibility any
eign things getting machinery
closed Asked if the factory public said yes and
1T took from three guides constantly show visitors through
the works. Said of the processes carried behind
closed doors -
At this point Atys Weekly"
used from outside Testified
the Co.'S artesian wells and pure.
He class high-grade
speeed by the Co.'S physician be they all
physical condition. also testified that showed that Co.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16

and not certain privileged ones. should
own the land.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16

better and he thought higher than any
the
B. Martin Asst Supt testified Gape-Nuts made of Wheat
Barley Yeast and Water. Anything ese3 NO. SIR Postum
made of Wheat Wheat Bran New Orleans Moasses State
made his experience of about with Co.
fresh white suits changed
being
high standard of inspection Asked
Postum Co. had instructed him how
testify Said mo, sir"
Horace has been with Co. years Worked
in shop Testified whole of the flour
posed Barley. Attys tried confuse him. but he
could that nothing else went into
Said machinery and floors always kept clean.
examined by che Weekly lawyers hoping
who would that undergade
put in condition found somewhere
it
Each purity cleanliness
AS a sample, the testimony of Luther w. Mayo
Testified with Company about Now working
department making GapeNuts Testified that the
the products they kept
Also the apparel of the employees has be
changed three times week.
O. DO you Postum Grape-Nuts yourself at all?
A. Yes, is them a home
Q. If from your knowledge of the factory which you have
gained your believed that they
dirty impure in any would you use them'
The Detroit times., 1910-12-16

Tea annually growh makes abou
100000 tons.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
BURIED UNDER MOUNTAIN
Thirteen Men Meet Death when 5000
Tons of Rock Crnsh Down.

Eas,on. Pa. April BY a prema-
ture explosion in the stone quarry Of
the Nazareth Portland Cement Com
pany. between this city and .azaretn,
to-day. thirteen men were buried under
5000 tons OF rock and killed. and one
other was Injured so seriously that he
cannot recover. All the victims We're
Hungarians and Italians, and were
known about the quarry only By num-
bers.
TIE quarry force was preparing to
put off blast in four holes, each
the holes with hundreds of pounds Of
dynamite, when, from some unknown
cau.c the charges were exploded. The
fnenswere scattered IN all directions.
some being sent many feet into the air.
The entire side of the mountain Of
tunate iaborers We're covered with
earth and stone.
large force of men made every
effor. TO reach the victims. but II was
some time before the first man was
found. He was stu breathing, but
moment. All hope OF saving any OF IN e
men was abandoned. but the officers of
the cement company will continue un.
ceasingly the search for bodies until
all have been recovered. 1t is expected
that several days may eiapse before
all the victims are reached.
The report of the explosion was no.
tice to the people of Nazareth and the
surrounding country that an accident
had happened, and a large crowd
focked to the quarry. Wives and
children of the unfortunate men wept
and moaned, while others became en-
ragged and threatened vengeance on
the officers and foremen of the COM
pany. 1t was some time before they
could be quieted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
VISITS HER SON
DR.. Ilunyon Goes to Him in s.InIi al
Savannah.

Especial TO The Times- Dspatch.l
Savannah. Ga, April 13.-Dr. Emily
%. Sunyon. mother OF William u.
Runyon. the Boy Rafes," who is no"
held at the barracks on several
charges of burglary, arrived in Sa-
vannah to-day and Immediately called
on her boy at the police station. When
the mother called upon her son he
seemed delighted to see her. Yet the
troubled look upon the mothers face
grieved the boy very apparently.
After a conversation with the po-
lice Dr. Runyon and her son held
lorg conversation in subdued tones
relative to the case which has causeu
so much comment In Savannah be-
cause OF the boldness of the lads
deeds and his frank manner In dis
cnssipg the case. The result OF the
interview between the mother and son
was not given out in full by either.
and Dr Runyon would not discuss the
case in any respect The consultation.
evidently. was satisfactory to the boy,
as he has maintained his cheerfulness
and seemingly Is content as to the
outcome of the trial
That the boy IS mentally unbalanced
ceerns the opinion or G.i VINO nave Deeh
Interested in the case. DR.. Runyon
stated that 1t was her Intention to
have the young man examined to de-
termine his condition at the time ne
left home without informing her as TO
his destination.
since the arrival of the mother In
Savannah further steps have Deen
taken relative TO counsel for the de-
fense in the preliminary trial. w. L..
Clay has been retained to assis. f. n.
Williams, who was secured after the
arrest of the boy.
Ernest Cornick. who was held IN
connection with the case, continues TO
deny all knowledge Of the operations
of Runyon before the arrest. He has
refused to allow his relatives IN Nor
folk to he notified OF his predicamcnt,
stating that he would rather have the
proceedings take what course they VIII
than cause any embarrassment or un-
necessary work to them. The boys
will be given a preliminary hearing
before Recorder Schwarz in the Ponce
Court Tomorrow morning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
Offers Democracy
Aid Of Hearst

wsshington, d. c., April 13.-John
Temple Graves, former candidate for
Vice President Of the United states
on the Independence League ticket,
. Injected into the Jefferson Day ain
ner here Tonight n sensational fcn-
fure. sir. Graves, who was not on
the program, hHd been reached MT
n late hour tONsPenk. He offered
TO the Democratic party In the COM
Ing campaign the support of the In
dependence League md it's organ
izer, William Randolph Hearst, II
the pnrty would recognize the pro-
fe.tnnt principles of the 1ndepend-
cnce Lenguc.
1--WE nre here to-dny." snid nIr.
Grnycs, '.fhHt MT this time of hope
for Democratic success-thnt In, the
success of real Jenersonian DemOc-
racy-if the Democratic party IL
ready for the principles thnf our
ienEuc has fought for, we should
unite In this forthcoming struggle.
sTbc independence League Is
against the Democratic party of
caucus but for tho Democratic pHrty
OF responsibilities, the pnrty of prin-
ciple.
1--WE see nm opportunity for united
action. IL depends upon you. We
nrc ready TO accept the Democratic
party that Is not half Brynn, half
Belmont, hnlf, Hearst, hnif Ryan.
" these terms are not acceptable
the Independence League must stand
outside md await hetter day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-14
DR.. COOK s ROUTE
is I'M PA55ABLE
Top Of Mount Mckinley Canno'
Be Reached as He Claims
to Have Done.
STORY is FULLY DIsPRovE)
SUBMITS Utterly Unlike Thos
Pictured in His Book De-
seribing Alleged Climb.

Fairbanks. Alaska, April 13.-The
Fairbanks Mount Mckinley expedi-
ton that reached the summit of the
peak, started to follow the route DIR.
Cook said he took. but was obliged to
abandon it as it is impassable
Thomas Lloyd. the leader, declared to-
day no traces of DR.. Cooks camp were
found.
Lloyd placed his crude notes of the
journey in the hands of a commit
tee OF the order of Pioneers of Alas
ka. who viii arrange for publication.
The party took photographs of the
summit and OF points along the trail.
They also established the trail so weii
that 1t can be followed by other par
ties next summer. Aneroid measure-
ments taken by the men place the
height of the mountain at o0,50o feet.
Theory Confirmed.
Ten men We're in the party that left
Fairbanks with dog teams in Decem-
ber. 1t was the theory Of the lead
ers that the ascent would be less
when the snow began to melt. This
theory was confirmed by tho expert
ence of the expedition.
The expedition, on reaching the base
OF the mountain. went into camp and
waited for better weather and planned
the ascent.
When the ascent was begun the
first camp was made at the line of the
willows. the second at 1900 feet. the
third at 10000. the fourth at 10000
feet, From this camp the dash to
the top was made. Four dogs went
to the third and one to the fourth.
Snow shoes were used most OF the
way and much time was consumed in
CARRYING supplies to the fourth camp,
travel over the steep ice compelling
light loads and several trips.
The party did not set out to dis
prove DR.. Cooks story, but to climb
the mountain. 1t found the SUBMITS
utterly unlike those pictured in Cooks
book. On the rock peak. 1t left an
American flag six by twelce feet, at
tached to the fourteen-foot staT. but
tressed In rock.
Discover New Peak.
The explorers discovered a magni-
fcent unnamed peak, 10000 feet high,
and new pass through the mountain
range which shortens the distance to
the coast seventy-fve miles The pass
is flanked by majestic, perpendicular
walls.
Daniel Patterson, w. r. Taylor and
Charles McGonEle remained at Katish-
ma. and only Lloyd came to Fairbanks.
The pioneers committee took steps to
verify Lloyds story, before stamping
it as genuine. Even now the commit
tee is disinclined to surrender. Lloyd's
notes, although satisfied that they
amply prove tho story.