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New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
UNION LABOR BUSY.
Less Idleness and Higher
Earning, State Report Shoes.

Albany. Jan. e.-The following summary
of returns from ali labor organizations in
the state concerning Unemployment, wages
and earnings and union membership, ana
OF returns as TO strikes and lockouts Tor
the third quarter of 1909. has been issued
by the State Department of Labor In ad-
vance of its forthcoming bulletin:
The returns of unemployment for Sep
tembeF 80, 1862 show a continuance OF the
aecane Ia idieness among organlzeo 'Aiaists Mage
earners Which has been noted IN previous
bulletins since March. 1905. At the end OF
september the percentage OF idlenesS among
trade union members stood at lV.o. Ihls is
less than half the percentage shown on
the same date the year before, when 1t
was 20. and is as low as the correspond
is not as low as any of the September
figures for the years 1901 TO 1895. which
varied from 81 to 81, 7,fwith an average of Z.
The average earnings of the union work
ingmen in the state who had some employ
ment during, JuIv, August and September
OF 1903 were' 1898. This indicates a great
Improvement in earnings over the same
quarter OF le0s, when the average was only
aa0l Further. the average for 1909 COM
pares favorably with that for 1907, which
was S22i, or the highest on record. Similar
comparisons show the same general result
In The case of nearly al of the thirteen
industries or groups of trades represented
in the returns.
But this Increase IN the average cannot
be interpreted as due 10 general rise in
uliloi NdRSS-iTSt, because 1t Is IaiTly
well known that the period from Septena-
Der, 1897 TO September. 1909, was not one
OF advancing wage rates; and. second,
because in that period there was a de-
crease in the number of union members
in the state of over $4,000. caused by the
industrial depression of 1903. which would
naturally force from the union ranks the
lower rather than the higher paid MEM
bers, leaving the latter in larger proportion
In the returns than formerly. The decrease
in membership alone thus tends to force
up the general average of daily earnings
without any change in wage rates. With
allowance for this influence in the returns
therefore. ii is unsafe TO infer from them
more than that the earnings of organized
wage earners were about the same in the
third quarter of 1893 in the record third
quarter OF 1907.
The decrease in number of trade union
lists in the state caused by the industrial
depression of 1903. and which, as noted IN
previous bulletins, continued UP to March,
1909, came to end between March and
September, when, although the number of
organizations further declined, there
an increase OF $500, making the total men,
bership in the state at the end of Septem-
ber 37a7S in 2,Ses unions. This increase
may be compared with a decrease of over
5000 in the corresponding six months of
1905 The gain In membership, however,
was very largely confined to New York
City, where the increase was 4.744, which
Is explained almost entirely by an increase
of 10000 among the garment workers of
New York City. The other groups of trades
are about evenly divided TO gains and
losses OF lesser dimensions
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
BIG SALE OF COKING LANDS.
q. G. Prick Company Appears In
S2.280O00 Pennsylvania Deal.

UniontoBu, Penn. Jan. "A ash trans
action involving over 100000 in connec-
ton with the sale Of coal lands IS disclosed
here in the filing of deeds in the county
Recorders Office. The Ciairtown Iron Com
pany has sold TO the II. {. Frick Coke Com
pany 2.e44 acres OF coiipg coal and 2ss
acres OF surface land in this county for
s2.2s44l5 cash. The sum Of $3.50 an acre
for the coal land and s1ss an acre for the
surface land was paid, which is record
price for coal lands In this section.
The land has a mile of frontage on the
Mouongahela River and is traversed at the
front and rear by railroads, The coal Is
said to be OF an exceedingly good quality
for coking purposes. The Frick company is
said to have taken the land to provide
against future shortage. and II is not ex-
pected that 1t will be developed at once
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
GET HUB GAMBLERS.
T5cclre Men arrested at Sfor-
roc Headquarters.
az rslskraph o rhe Tfrnun


Boston, Jan. Especial Patrolmen
o'Donnerl and Flynn. with squad OF
policemen, made strictly non-partisan
call at the headquarters OF James J.
Storrow. mayoraity candidate, at Hano-
yer and Cross streets Just after dark to-
night. with the result that the call de-
veloped into gambling raid.
Twelve men were arrested. part OF
them for gaming on the Lords day and
part of them for being present where
gambling was going on Along with the
prisoners went a quantity OF playing
cards and some real money that was
seooped from the table by the raiding
officers.
An effort was made TO suppress the
news OF the raid. but without success.
Followers of Mr.. Storrow's opponents
took care that the newspaper men were
speedily informed. Mr.. Storrow made
no speeches to-day, and the men at his
headquarters in Hanover street we're by
no means busy, as statements and other
matter are issued from the fremont
street headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
SEE THEIR JOBS BURN UP.
Musicians Find Hotel in Planes az Ship
Enters Jamaica Harbor.

The fruit steamer Admiral Farrasut got
in last night from Jamaica, with tvenry-
two musicians who we're engaged TO p,ay
al the burned Hotel Titchheid. at Port An
tonic. They left here less than TWO veezs
ago on the Farragut and AZ about p m
on January 2. when about i've miles OF tbs
Jamaican coast. they saw the S2ss.6se hotel
In which they were 70 BE employed. IN
flames.
Some one remarked that II was a ~esau-
tiful bonfire. ou1 the skipper OF the far
ragut looking through MS binoculars. 70
marked.
That's not a bonfire. It's your bread and
butter that's burning"
The Farragut ran m close and TIRE wind
blew sparks OF the big winter resort On -
the deck of the frufter- The musicians re
rnainea on board the steamer until she took
on her fruit cargo and came pack with her
10 this city 70 look for other Jobs II IS
believed that the destruction OF the hotsl
viii affect the winter traflc 20 The YES,
Indies this wear
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10

drifted for twenty-four hours, and wheh
the gale was over. on December "a ne
found that the ship was 10 miles from
Bermuda.
He sighted that island on December %
4 severe south southwest gale vas blow
Ing at the time. and although all his saiis
had been carried away three days before
Captain Maghoeos managed TO spread
enough canvas TO lay course. When ne
ran ON the reef a pilot boat was In sight.
and that craft soon came to the bark's as
sistance. The Dsnegri Is total loss.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
SMALL LOUISIANA COTTON CROP
State Makes Up in Production Of
Cereals, However.
tRy Telegraph TO The Tribune J

IHy Ieisgrnph 70 the TTfbune.t
New Orleans. TJan. 9.--Louislana produced
only 26s029 bales of cotton in 1899, according
TO statistics announced to-day by the State
Board of Agriculture. 1t was the most dis
astrous year in a decade for cotton.
However. the states agricultural re-
sources are in excellent condition, other
crops showing record yields. There were
80, ,745,i25 bushels of corn produced, an in
crease Of 800 per cent over 1903. The bulk
OF this was exported through New Orleans.
The sugar yield was sS4. .sSso5o pounds, while
rice lands produced 4S4, ass. $50 pounds of that
cereal. The rics acreage was greatly IN
creased. cotton planters, discouraged by the
boil weevil. turning to this and other crops
in an effort TO diversity
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
A $50, 900, 900 HOLDING COMPANY
New Interest Enters Ohio Gas with
the Deal.

Cleveland, Jan. 9.--Plans for a new
$50 100000 holding company for the East
Ohio Gas Company and the Columbia Gas
Company, whose aggregate capital is now
about $2l,0o0,OO0 were announced here to-
day by NJ. B. DAILY. president OF the East
Ohio company, following a trip to New
York.
Unusual interest was aroused by Mr.
Daly's outline Of the plan, which has been
taking form for some time, because of his
declaration that a new and at present un-
identified interest will enter the company
thus formed and will affect it's interests in
West Virginia. The plan for the holding
company probably viii be ratified on
Thursday or Friday of this week, when
the directors of the East Ohio company
meet
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
NEW ROAD OPENS OFFICE HERE.
Kansas City, Mexico B. Orient Names
w. P. Snyder Eastern Agent.

The recently constructed Kansas City
Mexico q Orient Railway has opened a
New York office for freight and passenger
traffic W. p. Snyder, formerly of the
Grand Trunk Railway. has been appointed
general Eastern agent, with Offices at No.
299 Broadway.
The road is the first international trunk
line to enter the Republic of Mexico from
the United States. 1t is also the first to
cross the Sierra Madre Mountains The
terminals are Kansas City, Kan. and
Topolobampo, Mexico. The distance from
Kansas CITY TO Topolobampo IS 1,s5s miles.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
GATES DOUBLES OIL CAPITAL.
Will Take Over Security Company Re-
Gently Sold in Texas.
rBy Ielegrsph to The Tribune.

Houston. Tex. jan s.-John w Gates
will increase the capital OF his Producers
Oil Com oany from s3,00o.0oo 10 S6s00,0c0 in
order 10 take over the Security OH Com
rany. The latter, Il Waters-P1erce concern.
was closed out by the state 70 Mr.. Sealy.
the Galveston banker. who is believed to
have represented the stockholders. who are
also Standard Oil stockholders.
The Producers Oil Company recently de-
clared regular quarterly dividend Of IL
per cent, besides special dividend Of 81
per cent.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
Store ready al SIS A. M.
Directly on the marlborough Subway
y Kew YoYa, Iearor~ 10. t9fo
CONCERT
in
Auditorium
ago p. III.
An Unusual Collection Of
$4,000 Yards of Fine SILKS
View York, ieauary 70, 1910.

Unusual" because of the very excellent qualities and
the extremely low prices.
Unusual because of the market condition that
abed to make this large purchase particularly advan
tageouS terms.
Our insight into Paris styles for Spring guided us to
the purchase, which undoubtedly viii be the prevailing
mode for Spring There extremes in the collection
and fabrics sufficiently represented the personal
taste of every woman
Each of These Silks Deserves First Mention
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
b. & o. CONTROL.
Vest Virginia Governor Starts
Investigation.

Charleston. ". Va. Jan Am investisa-
ton into the alleged domination OF the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company by the
Pennsylvania system, as far as II anects
freight shippers in West Virginia, Is to be
made by state officers, according to a state
ment made to-day by Governor Glasscock.
The charge is made by freight shippers
along the Baltimore & Ohio that because
of the domination of the Pennsylvania, the
road s not equipped TO care properly for
the increasing traffic.
Tho subject will be taken up at Clarks-
burg on Tuesday. Governor Glasscock VIII
be present. Some shippers are asking the
Governor TO call a special session of the
Legislature TO remedy conditions
Governor Glasscock believes that pub
lie service commission would be capable OF
handling the situation. He viii give such
information as he Is able to gather to the
Attorney General. with the request that he
make a thorough investigation and report.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
dfteen Thousand

dftsen thousand. Mayor Hiocards man-
aeer issued a Staterasnt declaring thai 9l1-
bard would receive S3s-o votes. Fttzgersld
90 Jsa Storrow 25 ESQ and Taylor SOS. Ma
fhaniei Il TAYLOR declared he would re-
eeive at least 39.Gf1 votes. which would %
thousands more than the nex- best nan
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
fBy Telegraph to The tribune ]


Baltimore. Jan. 9-In o long statement
Issued tonight President Oscar G. Muir
ray denies that the Baltimore & Ohio has
not expanded sor that it's policy has been
a negative one, quoting figures to show
continuous gains in tonnage and an ur-
precedented amount spent for improve
mepts. Recent transportation difficulties,
he says, are only temporary, and will soon
be relieved when the 100 locomotives and
10000 freight cars already ordered are re-
ceived.
He says, in conclusion
In its every move, whether 1t be in the
extension and development of territory.
the betterment of line and terminals, the
addition of new equipment or the conserva-
tion of traffic, the management has been
both strengthened and encouraged by the
hearty support Of each and all of the d.
rectors of the COMPANY
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
Eight Car Lines
Each Way to Store

inch of Great interest
In Ioeisht,s ECn Sews
Pages In III. Evening
Telegram, ming
Mail, Evening Post
and Brooklyn Stand
ard Union
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
Borderea Foulards, sl.ss . Yard

Sold in Dress Lengths Only
Paris tells US that the vogue Of Dor
dcrs is to be greater than ever this
season. Thousands of yards of bor-
dered silks are now being made
abroad. This makers present over
lot of l 400 yards is in today's dis
posal. Normally these silks would
be $3.50. Us dress patterns only, in
many colors, with charming two
tone and colored borders. 4S inches
wide.
Bordered Chiffon, S1.IO a Yard
Importer had only 800 yards OF this
filrny white chiffon with dainty floral
border, so he closed them out to US
to sell at S1.10, instead of $3.50. 81
inches wide. yards is sufficient for
a gown
Satin Faconne Brocades,
Sl,75 a Yard
Identical brocades that were made
for the finest ready-to-wear costume
maker in New York, but the manu-
facturer over-estinated the seasons
orders by 875 yards made in advance.
Ordinarily this pretty satin would be
SO. Two designs in charming light
and medium shades for evening
gowns and opera cape Innings. "A
inches wide.
Black Creps nsteor, Sl.25 Yd.
625 yards. made by one of the best
foreign makers. Soft, clinging silk
which makes delightful gowns and is
usually 81 yard. SIS inches wide.
Diagonal Tussors, 75c a.Yard
Sixteen pretty colors in this 1,Ioo
yards of silk Paris is favoring. One
OF the most charming gowns in the
exhibition, La Derniere Heure a
Paris, last week, was Of tussor, 27
inches wide. All the duplicate silks
that we have in stock today at SIPS
a yard are lowered to 75c.
Main aisle, Old Building
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10

Cachemirc de Sole. sI-5O Yard
Draped gowns for Spring is the
latest whisper from Paris. and there
IS no more ideal silk for such gowns
than Cachemire de Sole S67 wards
IN beautiful light and dark eolors.
431s inches wide Throughout the
season this silk has been $3.50 yard
Chiffon Taffcta. ssc a Yard
A foreign maker had 4.sse Yards or
this silk which he made 70 sell for 81
a yard We were glad % get this
makers surplus, because re are sure
the near future will bring i. into
vogue. SIS colors of light, medium
and dark shades.
Main aisle, Old Building.
Plaid Silks at osc at Yard
Pretty plaids of pastel colors in IS
combinations. besides gray-srd-b;ack
and black-and-whitc: satin barred.
1874 yards. 20JE inches wide. made
to sell at S1.50 a yard. Plaids are
the thing Of the hour for ehiIdren's
dresses, slips for voiles and mar
qusette gowns, lining pongce coats
and DIouses and petticoats; and the
new millinery is laden with plaid
silks. Main aisle, Old Buiidins.
White riessaline AZ 5Sc a ward
$50 yards was all the importer had
OF this 2O-inch fnessaline. which IS
constantly represented in everv
Womans wardrobe. Usually il would
be 75c yard.
Messaline at S5c a Yard
77o yards in ivory and cream, from
the hnest maker N the world. .
inches wide. Hundreds of pieces Of
this silk sold here before at 81 Is vi.
Imported TwilIed Foulards
at Sl.25 a Yard
Ordered this silk early last wear. as
inches WIDE. First Floor. Old PIdc
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
TN FOR YOUR SAVINGS

VITA its capital and surplus of
Ss.5oo, 600. There Is no possibility
'of z loss Of your money.
The habat Of sewing Grows with
practice and o good investment for
your swings helps their growth.
II you arc interested, Call q. any OF
Sow offices or return the coupon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-08-19
Wet Weather and Camels.

Camels are very sensitive to mois-
ture. In the region of tropical rains
they are usually absent, and If they
come into such with caravans the re-
suits Of the rainy season are greatly
feared. The great humidity Of the air
explains the absence Of the camel from
the northern slopes of the Atlas and
from well wooded Abyssinia. This
sensitiveness expresses itself in the
character of different races. The fin
est. most noble looking camels, with
short silk-like hair, are found in the
interior Of deserts. as in the Taureg
region in north Africa, and they can
not be used for journeys to moist re-
gions. Even in Fezzan, south of Trip
oil, the animals are shorter and fatter,
with long coarse hair. and in Nile
lands and on coasts it is the same.
These animals. too, are less serviceable
as regards speed and endurance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-08-19
Much Work at Fish Hatchery.

Considerable work is being done at the
fish hatchery about two miles from the
village of st, Johnsbury.
The regular staff of laborers has re-
Gently been REINFORCED by Messrs. Dy-
son, Scofeld and Barry of Washington,
ID. C. These men are sent by Fish Com
missioner Bowers of Washington, d. c.,
and they are to assist in caring for the
ponds, fish troughs, ETC., at the hatchery,
remaining until October. Messrs. But
terrified and Atkinson, who are regularly
employed at the hatchery throughout the
year, are toleave next week for Darling
pond in Groton.
1t is reported that there is so much
demand for the small fish for the pur-
pose of stocking ponds and streams
throughout the country that applica-
lions have to be made about one year
previous to the time that they are act
ually wanted.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-08-19

The letter V may be regarded as the
mutilated remains Of one Of the SYM
bols used by the ancient Egyptians in
their hieroglyphics or picture writing.
A common animal In their country was
the two horned sand viper, represen-
tation of which stood for V. The
priests ultimately found that for the
practical purposes of everyday life it
was a waste OF time to use elaborate
hieroglyphics and invented a kind of
shorthand to meet the occasion. In
this the snake was reduced to a V
with dash w. to represent horns
and body. The Phoenicians adopted
this letter, and from them we get our
V by loss of the dash, leaving only
the two little horns of the original pic
ture. This snake is still common in
Egypt and is probably the one men,
toned in Genesis xix, II, Dan shall
be a serpent by the way, an adder in
the path, that biteth the horse heels, so
that his rider shall fall backward"
Travellers tell us that it is still addict
ed to this unpleasant habit.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-08-19
Shot Self Accidentally.

/ George Boles, the seventeen-year.old
son of Oliver Boles, who resides about a
mile out of Woodstock on the Pomfret
road, accidentally shot and killed him
self last Friday evening.
The young man had been hunting
woodchucks with a shotgun in the af-
ternoon, and returning homeward
stopped at the Buck farm near his home,
where two young Russians, with whom
he was intimate, live by themselves.
They also had been hunting woodchucks
and had left their rifles under a windo W
outside the house.
Boles picked up one of the rifles and it
went off, the ball entering his face under
the right eye and lodging in the back of
the skull, killing him instantly.
The authorities believe there is nc
doubt that the shooting was accidental
and no investigation will be made.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-08-19
Veterans to Admit Wo m n

At the closing session of the thir-
teenth annual reunion of the Washing
ton County Veterans Association held at
Dewey park, Montpelier, Friday, officers
for the ensuing year were elected as
follows:
President, DR.. E. j. Foster of Water
bury Center; secretary and treasurer,
j. r. Wilson of Worcester; neurology
committee, G.. B. Hall, of Roxbury, w.
f. Bliss, of Calais, and Iermon Osgood,
OF Cabot. One vice president was also
elected from each town and city in the
county.
1t was voted to j. r. Wilson, the sec.
rotary and treasurer, $25 for his services
during the past year
After long discussion it was voted
to admit to membership in the associa-
ton the wives and daughters of the
veterans, members of the Woman's Re
lief Corps, and the Ladies of Grand
Army of the Republic.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-08-19
GIANT BUTTERFLIES.
Have Wing Spread Greater Than
That of Many Small Birds,

That OF Many Small Birds.
The largest butterfly known to nat
uralists Is found only in British New
Guinea. and specimens are worth any
thing from 500 upward. The male
measures eight inches across the
wings and the female not less than
eleven Inches. a wing spread exceed
ing that of many small birds.
The story of the first discovery Of
this gigantic butterfly Is a curious one,
says the Wide World Magazine. A
naturalist saw a specimen perched on
the top of Il tree and. failing to cap
ture 1t by any other means, finally
shot it
From the fragments he decided that
the species was entirely unknown to
science. and he forthwith fitted out an
expedition at a cost Of many thou
sands of dollars to go In search of the
magnificent insects.
Two members of the party fell vic
tins to the Papuan cannibals and an
other was rescued only in the nick of
time. In spite of this inauspicious
commencement to his enterprise, how
ever, the naturalist persevered and
ultimately succeeded in obtaining q
number of perfect specimens.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-08-19
Seeking Remedy for Crime.

The Rev. l.. d. Green, of New York
city, arrived in Montpelier this week
and is at the state house looking up the
records of the state prison, house OF
correction, and state industrial school
He has visited every state in the Union
since October, 1908, this being the last
one.
Mr.. Green passes from 90 to 80 days
at the capital in each state in looking W
the records of the penal institutions and
trying to discover the cause of the large
number of crimes and to find some
remedy for it, his work being along
much the same line as that of Judge
Linsday of Denver.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-08-19
A Reader for Nearly Fifty Years.

A subscriber to the Register in Hi
nois writes us, under date of August g,
enclosing subscription for the paper
for the coming year, that this makes
the 4sth year that he has taken the
Register. He says: II hope to con-
tinue, at least, to round out the half
century," While we have not many
who have been our constant readers
for nearly fifth years there are a num-
Der who have been our firm friends for
from 35 to 40 years and some are pleased
to write us that the paper is growing
better with age. To all these we return
thanks for their expressions of good
will and hope that they may continue to
be readers of the Register for many
years to come.