davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-14
Continued from Page one)

expert money handlers the more read
lily TO detect counterfeits, experience
having clearly shown mat It is i'm
possible for the most expert engrav-
er reproduce an exact fac-simile a a
portrait, even If the face has been
engraved by himself.
THE class to which the note be
longs, whether gold or silver certiG.
cate or United States note may read.
fly be determined by varying the color
in which the seal on the right side
OF the note and the denomination nu.
neral on the left are printed The
printing OF these will continue TO be
done by a separate process. hence the
distinction suggested involves no ad-
ditional expense The name Of the
class viii be repeated as many times
on the face and back OF the note
as at present
Tho department might feel war
rarted In proceeding to change the
designs Of the notes without awaiting
tire suggestions Of banking instim-
tons. but a somewhat different pro.
POSITION is presented in the plan to
reduce the size OF the notes to six by
two and one half inches. The de-
partment recognizes that the public
convenience is more or less involved
in system to which most of the cash
drawers and pocketbooks Of the coun-
try have been adapted, hence it is
disposed TO welcome criticisms and
suggestions from bankers and business
men before attempting any radical
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-14
n to over slOO.OOo,ooO.

up 10 over SlOO.OO0,0o0.
"On the popular side" continued
MI. MacVeagh, II am inclined to
think the change would cause little II
any Inconvenience anS would quickly
be commended by the people. The
smaller notes could be carried moro
readily by cashiers. tellers and clerks.
We have carefully experimental with
bank clerks and tellers I'm the city OF
Washington and learn that the small.
er notes do not tend to cramp the
hands of persons manipulating them.
The smaller notes could be more
closely packed on the counters OF the
banks and twenty-five per cent. more
could be stored in the vaults.
The only objection to adopting the
smaller notes which seems to me OF
special Importance is that for some
time two sizes of paper money would
be in use and bank tellers and the
business public would be correspond
ingly Inconvenience. think, how
ly, If not almost wholly, overcome by
preparing in advance enough of the
new notes so that they could be ex-
changed for old notes on a fixed date
at all sub-treasuries, banks and other
large nancial Institutions. am con-
vinced that the criticisms of the pro-
posed change are based rather upon
considerations of temporary inconve.
niences than upon essential and insur-
mountable objections. If this is the
case these objections should hardly
be permitted to stand in the way of
permanent progress and economy.
mo special legislation is necessary
TO enable the Government to reduce
the size of United States notes and
gold and silver certificates.
IF IL is decided to remodel our pap
er currency along the lines proposed, /
m sure that in doing SO we can make
great improvements in the quality of
the designs through the elimination of
many incoherent and meaningless
features which now are confused with
out order on most of our notes, and
by seeing to it that the various feat
ures are arranged more tremendously
and are drawn with finer sense of
proportion and selection than at pres
emit While the actual engravings of
our present notes leaves nothing to be
desired. the designing of the notes in
dicates little more appreciation for
harmonious composition than the or.
binary letter headings of most com
mercial firms. AS these designs on
the paper currency are reproduced
millions of times and pass through the
hands of nearly 100,000,OOO, people,
1t is worth while for us to take pains
to make them models not merely of
engraving but of design"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-14
MAY CHAvGE SIZE AND DfS en-
Of i. 6. PAPER CURRENCY
changes.

changes"
The Treasury Department commit
tee which has this work I'm hand has
canvassed with equal candor the ad-
vartages and the objections to the
plan. Disc jsslng the details. Mr.. Mac
Fcagh continued
81 am hopeful the public will con
slider favordbly the economies and
other advantages which would result
ultimately from the use Of a some
what smaller currency. The present
size Of paper currency is 1904 inches
wide by 1928 inches long. It has been
suggested that our notes be reduced
10 6 inches by 10 inches. the same
size as the Philippine paper currency.
which has proved an unqualified sue
cess. ana size which, when n is not
brought into direct comparison with
the present note. would not present
a noticeable change From the Treas
ury point IF view. the proposed reduc.
ton would desult in an estimated saw.
ing OF $1,000 900 900 e2cry year. This
saving would be gained from various
sources. For example we would print
FIVE notes where we print four now
and the increased production Of TWEEN.
ty-five per cent more notes with the
same labor as AZ the present would
save more than 100000 a year alone.
The saving I'm the cost Of paper would
be almost 100000 and tho decrease
in the cost Of plate printing would
amount to almost 500 900. These.
with a possible reduction Of the force
in the redemption division OF tho Urea.
surer's once, would bring the savings
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-14
INCREASED EXPORTS Of FOREIGN
MERCHANDISE FROM i. j,

Washington, Nov. 14.-Exports of
foreign merchandise from the United
States in the fiscal year 1910 were the
largest or record, their value having
been 80 million dollars, speaking in
round terms. against twenty-five mil
lion in 1909, twenty-eight million in
1903. the former high record year, and
an annual average of twenty-six mil
lion in the decade 1900-1909. From
1865 to 1895 the expectation of foreign
merchandise from the United States
fluctuated between eleven million and
twenty-three million dollars per an
mum; since that time it has averaged
about twenty-five million dollars per
annum, while in the year which end
ed June 30, 1910. the total was S34,-
900, 1872, a gain of % per cent. over
1908, OF Al per cent. over 1909, and OF
80 per cent. over the annual average
for the decade ending with that year.
Even with the large increase shown
by the figures above quoted, foreign
merchandise contributes a very small
proportion of the total exports from
the Unied States. Thus of the Las
million dollars worth of exports during
1910, foreign merchandise contributed
thirty-five million, or but per cent.
of the total. This condition is in
marked contrast with that obtaining
in the commerce of the United King
dom. or the exports of that country
in the year which ended with June,
1910, aggregating 2,462 million dollars,
4S7 million, or 20 per cent of the total,
represented the value of foreign and
colonial merchandise exported.
These relatively large exports of
foreign and colonial merchandise from
the United Kingdom are due, in part,
to her geographic position as the in
sular center of a great empire with
colonies and dependencies for which
she serves in some degree as dis
tributor of their products to the mar
kets OF the world and, In part, to her
large imports of raw materials.
Freights to the United Kingdom are
also comparatively low, for the rea-
son that the chances of obtaining re-
turn cargoes at British ports are
more favorable than elsewhere. More
over, for certain articles the large
British ports have been for years the
termini of traditional trade routes
This is particularly true of London in
the case of wool, tea, and sugar, and
of Liverpool in the case of cotton;
though Bremen is now drawing away
considerable quaintness of cotton res
tined for consumption in German,
Austrian, and Italian mills, while the
United States obtains increasing uuan-
titles of wool direct from the produc-
ing territories. British exports of
foreign and colonial merchandise also
include goods which are exported i'm
bonds, having been worked up or
otherwise CHANGED in value. while the
United States Classics as foreign ex-
ports only such of the imported mer-
chandise as is subsequently exported
from the country in subsequently the
same condition as that in which 1t
reached our ports. emitting from that
category all exports Of foreign merch-
andise which undergoes in this coun.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-14
conference committee compo ,ed

by conference committee compo Ied
of n'embers of both parties. THIS
committee which is composed OF Pre-.
micf hSquith, Lord Crewe, Mr.. Lloyd
George and Mr.. Al Birrell, repres-
enting tie government, and Mr.. Arth-
Ir Ba.foUr, Lord Lansdowne, Earl
Cawcor and Mr.. Austin Chamberlain,
representing the opposition, have been
holding meetings with a view 10
reaching an agreement. It is T.ow
believed however that the members
of the committee are hopelessly split
and that the only way to- settle the diff.
ferences will be by an appeal to tha
constituencies early I'm January.
The House OF Lords Is the one OBJ
stacle in the way Of Home Rule for
Ireland, and when the Irish leaders
cast their vote for the Budget It was
with the understanding that the Gov.
.ernment would see TO it. that bill
WAS passed limiting the veto Of tho
House OF Lords i'm order TO get Home
Rule bill through. They believed that
the Liberal leaders will stick to- their
promise and are exceedingly hopeful
Of getting Home Rule for Ireland in
the near future. a sgM
Another serious question 10 be dis,
cussed at this session has some up
within the past few months. This
has 10 do with the question of wheth.
er or not labor unions may pay labor
members OF the House OF Commons.
The members of the English Parlia-
ment receive no compensation from
the government for their work. II is
purely an honorary position. Tho vast
majority OF the members are OF ne
COSTLY in comfortable financial CIR.
cumstanccs before entering politics.
With the representatives Of the Lab.
or Party however, It is different. They
arc selected from the ranks OF the
laboring men, and, of course, I'm a
majority Of cases have no resources.
For this reason # has been tho Gus
tom Of the labor unions to pay their
expenses.
I'm suit recently brought in Eng
land. a decision was handed down.
which refused labor unions the right
to use their money for political pur-
poses. Such a bill would get through
the Commons alright but would have
a hard time in the House Of Lords.
II is possible that the question may
be settled by passing a measure pro-
v.ding for salaries for the members
~ The House of Commons.
DO not miss getting a chance on
ic free heater 20 be given away by
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-14

try any process OF manufacture by
which ii is changed in form or en-
Glanced in value. such being classed
as domestic products.
The principal articles imported in
to the United States and subsequent
ly exported TO foreign countries with.
ou undergoing process of manufac-
ture are india rubber. hides and
skins, art works, fruits and nuts, fibers
and textile grasses. lead bullion, cane
sugar, wrapper and other leaf tobac-
co, leaf. cotton, and lumber. The lar
gest increases occurred in india rub
Ter, from 3 million dollars I'm 1909 to
practically s million in 1910; manila,
from a half million to 1 1-3 million;
sugar, from 81 thousand to over
million dollars; cotton. from less than
quarter million to 1 1-2 million dol
lars; and art works, from half mil
lion TO l "a million dollars, while i'm
each of the remaining articles named
the years exports exceeded / million
dollars and with one excepted lead
represented gain over those of the
preceding year. Decreases occurred
In exports of foreign lead and base
bullion, from 8 1-2 million dollars I'm
1909 TO a little over million in 1910:
and In coffee, from 10 Ia million
pounds TO III 1-3 million, though little
change occurred in the value, $1.145.-
600 in 1903, and $1,135,000 in 1910. A
less important group of foreign ex-
ports with values ranging from $780,
600 to $S50,000 per annum, includes
raw wool, furs, crude cocoa, silk, tea.
vegetables, fibers other than manila.
iron and steel manufactures. automo-
biles, and horses. The importation
and subsequent expectation OF for
eign and colonial produce is an impor-
tant factor in the commerce of the
United Kingdom. or her exports of
foreign and colonial merchandise. ag-
gregating about 445 million dollars in
1909, those of raw wool were valued
at 80 million dollars; foodstuffs. about
90 million; raw cotton, 80 million;
hides, 33 million; yarns and textile
fabrics, 80 million, and metals. 30
million dollars.
The principal countries TO which
was sent the foreign merchandise ex-
ported from the United States in the
fiscal year 1910 are: Canada, 10 1-2
million dollars; the United Kingdom.
. 1-2 million; Germany and France.
each 3 million; and Cuba and Next
co, each about j million dollars. or
india rubber, the exports to Canada
In 1910 amounted to 1-3 million, out
OF total of 2-3 million dollars
worth exported; OF sugar, ID million
pounds, out of total of 40 million: of
manila hemp, 5,943 tons, out of a to.
tai of 1924 tons; of bananas, 1 2-5
million dollars, or practically the en-.
tire value exported; of leaf tobacco
suitable for cigar wrappers. a half
million dollars, out of total of 88S
thousand; and of other leaf tobacco.
4O7 thousand dollars, out of a total
of 63O thousand. The principal ar.
ucles of foreign production exported
to the United Kingdom in 1910 are
India rubber, 3 IA million dollars.
lead, / Ia million; raw cotton,
little over ] million; raw wool and
cane sugar, each about two-thirds mil
lion; and hides and skins, one-third
u q million dollars.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-14

Do not miss getting a chance on
ic free heater TO be given away by
va Eureka Hardware company. d
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-14

Eliminate all element of chance by
.nsuring with +. H. Easley Insurance
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-12

Il. E. Etrestand of Wilton, was in
the city on a business mission Mon
day.
Nv. A. Montgomery of St. Paul,
is looking over the city for the pur'
pose of investment.
"A. H. Rice Of Richmond, 1nd.,
was having a look around the city
Monday.
e. E. Railson of Dickinson, was
in the city Monday morning, return
ing home in the afternoon.
s.. E. Ellsworth of jamestown,
was here on business Monday.
Mrs. John Frood Of Motif, was
here on a shopping trip Monday.
Mrs. B. F. Lane of Motif, was
visiting friends in the city Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Prior of Motif, stopped In
Bismarck Monday morning en- route
to Jamestown, on business.
Miss Ada Hatch of Baldwin, was
in the city for a few hours Monday
on a shopping trip.
Antoine Hartz Of St. Joe, was In
the city between trains Monday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-12

&C. w. Wolbert, who has been out
of the city on business, returned on
Monday.
Real estate men claim that dur.
ing all the time that they have been
transacting business In Bismarck,
things have never been brighter than
at the present time.
The hydrant on the corner of
Fourth and Main streets is being re-
moved to the north side of the N. p.
depot.
Mr.. Walter Graham and wife of
Wilton, who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. P. G. Remington, after Wis.,
iting the theatre last evening, re-
turned to their hone in Wilton this
morning.
Frank Fisk has returned from
Grand Forks, where he has been
looking after some private business.
DIR. E. P. Quain has returned
from vacation trip of a couple Of
weeks.
p. w. Griffin, who is a resident of
Bur1efgh county, was in town Monday
on business, and stated that he never
saw wheat look better at this season
of the year.
III. o. Batter, J. I. Roop and Sy-
VERNE Michaelson, from Hazelton,
came to the city in their auto Sun
day.
&C. E. Hazelton, travelling man of
New York, was in the city Monday,
selling imported French, English and
Austrian hats. He says he intends to
advertise in the local paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Cross of Man.
dan, was in the city on business Mon
day.
H. L. Robinson of Marion, was in
the city Monday between trains.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-12

y. P. Shaffer of Mandan, was
shaking hands with old friends here
Monday.
w. A. Mcdonald, accompanied BY
Supt. Burt and wife, took an auto
trip to Hazelton Sunday.
"A. Harris and family arrived in
Bismarck Monday with all their stock
and moveables, from Tacoma, Wash
Mr.. Harris will make this his future
home.
Mrs. J. Marlin of Taylor, accom-
panied by her daughter, who has
been in Bismarck for the last day
or two to visit her daughter Amy
who has been confined in one of the
local hospitals here, returned home
Monday.
$. X. Hood. who has been in the
country on business, passed through
Bismarck Monday en- route to Nc
Kenzie.
Fred Hogue came in from the
country Monday on business. He says
his fields are all green and he never
saw things look better.
Olaf Lundin of Naughton town
ship, is building new two story
house on his farm. He says he is 60
ing to do things up brown by having
grand opening on the 9th.
Arnold people say they are to
have the postoffice again.
Mike Keever of Naughton town
ship, last about ten head OF cattle
few days ago. and it is claimed by
some of his neighbors who ought to
know, that before Mike found them
he had to climb to the top of the
highest hill and use his telescope.
&C. J. Thysell of Naughton, is get
ting ready to build barn, 34x60. He
will have the Arkansaw Traveller
with his fiddle on hand after it is
completed.
II. I. Vanatta of Minneapolis, rep
resenting the J. D. Henshaw Co.. was
in the city Monday and had good
word to say for Bismarck.
E. A. Stoutenberg, en- route for
Edgeley, stopped over in Bismarck
between trains Monday. He came
originally from Canada.
Miss Florence Reng came in from
Mckenzie Monday on a business So
journ.
F. M. feathers of Mckenzie, one
of the old settlers in that section.
stopped in Bismarck between trains
Monday.
Mrs. w. D. Sherard of Terry.
Mont, stopped in the city for few
hours Monday.
Mrs. John Anderson of Linton,
stopped in Bismarck for few hours
Monday on shopping trip.
The following Mandan represen-
tatives were in the city Monday.
working with the bridge crew: Eric
Erickson, Christ. Stoor, Emil Ellison,
Enar Dagsvik, and Andrew and John
Smeeder.
Miss Josephine Nelson of Memo
ken, who has been visiting friends
here, returned here yesterday after
noon.
-Chas. M. Glatt has secured a ten
year lease on the MCGOWAN building,
and is now moving in. He expects to
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-12

branch out with a full and complete
stock of everything in the clothing
line.
The militia copany here is talking
of again organizing baseball team
as some of the old players are still
with them.
Leo B. Davis of St. Paul, is in
the city on a prospecting tour.
R. G. Lund of Minot, was in the
city a few hours Monday on bust
ness.
Il. Princeton of the northern part
of Illinois, is in the city on land
deal.
Mrs. j. M. Scare of Yale, a., is
in the city on a brief visit.
d. B. Williams Of Almont, was in
the city Monday combining pleasure
and business.
20. c. Johnson and Chris. Roba.
son of Elma, a., are in the city look.
ing for suitable land location.
III. Williams Of Houghton, Mich,
was in the city Sunday on a bust.
ness trip.
Charley Rogers and his brother
came up from Mckenzie Monday on
a business trip.
Roy Bond of Driscoll, was in the
city Monday shaking hands with old
friends.
The following gentlemen came up
from Aberdeen, S. D., yesterday morn
ing: John Jones, Sam Murphy, Ed.
Glondt and Pat Glondt.
"A. Davis of Cheboygan, Mich,
stopped over in Bismarck between
trains Monday.
Mrs. H. Steinmetz of Frances,
who has been holding down claim,
was in Bismarck between trains Mon
day, and left for home in the after
noon.
Joe. Gable of Gibbs township, is
nothing if not up to date. Yeste: day
he bought a fine double brass trimm-
ed harness of H. Steinmetz.
George Bruce is sick with an at
tack of grip.
u. E. Sewald of Almont, was in
the city Monday looking after bust
ness interests. He is thorough 60
ing and up-tOdate man.
r. P. O'Brien and wife Of Dick
inson, were in the city over Sunday,
combining business and pleasure.
j. E. Williamson, who has his
headquarters in Bismarck, and whose
family have been in Duluth, Mimi,
for some time, spent Sunday here.
E. H. Napstad, who makes his
headquarters here, and who has been
travelling on the road for some time,
spent Sunday here.
Mr.. C. A. Phelps of Duluth, who
represents the canning department of
Stone Ordean-Wells Co., was visiting
the force here Sunday.
"A. J. SLENDER of Mandan, who
was here between trains Monday,
stated that he was making prepare
tons to 60 to Webault, where he has
a claim.
John Howe of Garfield, was in
the city Monday attending to bust
ness.
w. Wilfred Hoover and family
Sundayed in Mandan.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-12
PERSONAL.

Asa Dawson of Dickinson, son OF
J. E. Dawson Of this place, and who Is
station agent at Dickinson, spent Sun
day with his parents here.
Mr., and Mrs.. Arnold Stember,
who has been residing here for the
past year, left for their claim in Mon
tana Monday.
IN. P. Sutherland, Philip Loeb,
and Russ Arthur, all of Chicago, are
in the city having a look at the op'
portunities offered here for invest
ment.
Frank Devlin, a Boston travelling
man, states that Bismarck is the best
place of it's size for business on his
route.
Williston was represented Monday
by the following people: E. D. o.
son, Frank Carlson and Edward
Palmer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-12

F. w. Hendrickson, representing
the Kuhn, Nathan, Fisher Co., selling
the Sincerely clothes made in Chi
cago, says business is better this year
at this season, than it was last year.
Mr.. Hendrickson has a great many
friends in Bismarck.
Vim. Smith of Cakes, was in the
city Monday on business connected
with legal matters.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14
BLAST KILLS EIGHT.
In RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION
CAMP, GRASS VALLEY, ORE.
Several Others More or Less Injured
Mostly Italians, Who Were Blown to
Bits-It Is Said Two Blasts Were Set
and Only One Went off-other De-
layed Till Men Had Got Close.

Grass Valley, Ore, Jan. 10.-In a
blasting accident on the Oregon Trunk
line nine miles west of Grass Valley at
least eight or nine men were killed out
right, and it is thought several others
were more or less injured.
Mike Burns, railroad contractor, was
seriously and probably fatally hurt, and
the foreman of a section gang of Ital-
ians was blown to bits. Some of the
gang of Italians were blown so feet into
the air.
As soon as news of the accident
reached here a special train was made
up and dispatched to the Hill farm,
where the explosion occurred. On board
were DR.. Taylor, resident physician,
and DR.. Walker, surgeon of the o. R. &
n. company. The dead and injured were
brought back to Grass Valley.
According to the meager information
received the gang was blasting. Two
blasts were set, one went off and the
other was delayed. When the workmen
went to see if the second was dead it
exploded just as they were over the
place.