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New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
PLUNGE INTO THE SUBJECT.

Gould any plan be devised by which IL
would be possible to convey nourishment
and air TO a group of miners who by
some accident in the mine have had their
escape cut off and who face death by
starvation?'' was one of the first questions
asked of Mr.. Rodgers by the reporter.
Yes, something could be done in this
respect" said Mr.. Rodgers. Before dwell
ing upon that point, however. he discussed
the causes of mine disasters briefly. 1T is
well known fact" he said. that the
greatest number of accidents happen in
coal mines. although other mines are not
without their victims. Coal gas is not the
only agent that imperils the lives of those
who toll in the bowels of the earth. The
dangers that threaten the workers in iron
and copper mines are Cave-ins in shafts
and tunnels.
'One can never depend upon the crust of
the earth The strata OF rock are' always
in more or less motion. there Is shifting
and a changing and a sliding and a gliding
OF the mineral formations, but whose move
ments may at times DE so slow that they
are not visible to the human eve. But 10
these changes can be attributed many of
the cave-ins that have made prisoners OF
miners, many of whom have suffered the
intense &EOnieS OF Oedlil DN star INdltOtt
There are two main points that must
be taken INTO consideration first of all
when an explosion takes place in 2 mine.
First, that OF getting fresh air TO the en-
tombed men. and. secondly. To establish
means of communication between them and
those above the ground. The tunnels in
some mines are provided with large pipes
which provide the miners with fresh air
I,4.r Mir
are generally placed to one side along the
roof OF the tunnel. or drift. and in case Of
an explosion they would be so much ex-
posed that the greater portion OF them
would be totally destroyed. and hence rem
dered useless for the further conveyance Of
air.
'semsthing far better than that, and
what I would suggest would be TO install
swo pipes, one inside the other. to be laid
under the ties Of the tramway in the tun-
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
Incidentally a Metz Deco.
roffon Is Promfsed for
Upper Boy.

much study Of sewage disposal systems OF
Europe and this country and Of the local
conditions in the harbor- The experiences
OF such cities as Hamburg, Chicago and
washington in the disposal OF their sew
age by diiutioD served as bases OF the
studies for the plan adopted Many testS
were made AS IL was intended 10 rely
upon the oxygen IN the water OF the har-
Tor TO purify the liquid sewage poured
into IL tests were made az many points as
to the percentage OF oxygen TO be found
The oxygen IN the air. curious as IL may
seem TO the uninitiated. sinks into salt
water to a great depth. Goldfish are taken
up from depths greater than thousand
feet Oxygen can be removed from the
" uatersonly by chemical processes such as
that which goes on in the FISH or In tns
oxydizatIon OF organic rnatte- Suspended in
the water.
Sewage containing organic matter utilizes
oxygen, and so long as there is surplus
of oxygen In the water the latter viii re-
main wholesome, so far as animal lie is
concerned There were only four places
found in the harbor where there was an
absence OF oxygen. These were in parts
Of the harbor polluted BY sewage where
there was no current such as the Gowanus
Canal. In nearly every other part despite
the amount of sewage dumped into Il. the
tegts showed an abundance Of oxygen So
far as publication Of sewage was con-
cerned the waters Of the harDo- seemed
to be easily capable of taking care OF
the wastes of a population OF at least
3. 10000 persons IL properly distributed
The average New Yorker knows nothing
about the effect OF dumping sewage into
the harbor beyond what he can see on the
surface Floating debris. discoloration o.
the presence OF a scum Ia quite likely
to frritate him and result IN a diatr16e
against some government or somebody not
present for permitting such an awful nui-
sance to exist. II IL expected that the sys-
tenn devised for removing the perceptloie
material will eliminate from the harbor all
visible nuisances of this sort, with the ex-
ception Of discoloratton-
The straining process will not give the
sewage the color OF flowing spring Water-
n will probably be a light yellow IN shade
Tests were made with tanks ot water
tinctured with red aniIine dyes These were
lowered 70 different depths and then opened
II was found that the color rose TO the
surface 70 some extent from depth or
N feet. but that as 20 feet there were prae-
tfcaIIv no evidences of the fact that u had
beAr turned into the water below the boat
By placing the discharge pipes % reet
below, It is believed the aesthetic sense has
been satisfied. also
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
BOY MARVEL IN LEGAL FORUM

This Young prfg won cases in which six
and eight Of the ablest lawyers in the land
were srrayed against hin-he was seven
teen years old. These learned gentlemen
were apparently squeichee by the feeblest
sort Of Wit, and apparently came into court
without the slightest preparation. all their
tine being taken up in wonder and
amaze al the hero. who patronized every
body indiscr.minsteiy, from the justices Of
the Supreme Court down 20 the girls
The one really bright thing which he did
wss In levzfag an attachment On the Sy-
wheel Of the mill in suing for mill girls
wages. thus stopping operations until a
settlement was made. Unfortunately, this
exploit is an incident in the early career
OF the late Ben Butler 50 that our hero
evolved nothing startlingly new
Otherwise he showed no intelligence 10
explain his phenomenal success HIS
speeches. which reduced Judge, jury and
spectators 10 tears, had Ike effect on
ire. but for unlike causes should Ike 10
quote the one in which '-the saivanic blasts
nf legal eioQuerce asseiled" him from six
different quarters Of the compass" but un-
fortunately IL is too long.
The Bowery bog detective Is less a prig,
but his English is fearful and wonderful.
[ rather liked the vaforous young actor OF
~hors il IS told that when twenty tougEs
made sudden onslaught on him, with
bound he Ieaped forward 20 meet the rush
ing gang. ana then. lesping into the air at
Just the right moment. kicked out with
al the strength of en- extremely powerful
pair of legs. Each foot caught a man
tsirly in the chest and hurled him back
With such fierce that hs went down. car
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

would substitute himself for his various
heroes and try to get what he wanted with
out working for it. Why, at the back or
some of the stories are letters from the
boys themselves, and one youngster says
that he has read over thousand OF these
books''-
Good heavens!' inter1ected Mr.. Coulter.
And liked the series in which found
his letter the best of all. The story in
question was hopelessly vapid and false IN
point of view, and il / personally had
read third of that number I'd be lit
subject for a home for imbeciles. Such
reading must be mentally weakening, don't
you think?
1T would certainly seem so.' agreed Mr.,
Coulter
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

and the possible effect upon navigasi don.
Uncle Sam, in the role Of q parent desirous
Of making everybody happy, and at the
same time setting good example for the
rest OF the family, with great patience, In
the person of representatives. of the War
and legal departments, went over the proc
lem ard worked out a solution of the diff
Guilty which New Jersey has agreed TO ac-
cent and which. Il is said, ought to satisfy
New York.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commits
sioners having been authorized SO to do by
the New Jersey Legislature, have under
taken over their signatures TO deliver the
sewage of the valley. with its expected pop
uiation Of 1,s4s 40. to the harbor, free from
perceptible solid matter or odor, and to dis
charge il in such q way that there will De
no discoloration of the water or pollution
In any form. If this is not accomplished
the United States government may inter
fere and require that steps be taken that
shall accomplish this end.
The solution of the question which was
asitating New Workers.. alarmed over the
future condition of the waters of the harbor,
is significant and interesting for several
reasons. This is said TO be the first time
that the executive branch Of the United
States government has demonstrated its
powers as a mediatorial agency In a dis
pute between two states. II also indicates
what the United States will expect here
after Of communities which desire to empty
their sewage into navigabIe waters. II is
thought that the United States government:
ufll require that the builders Of the Bronx
sewer shall undertake to do with ths sew
age Of the valley of The Bronx what has
been required in the Passa!c Valley
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
EMULATED PICTURED THEFT.

Well it finally developed that one OF
the little girls was allowed TO go 10 moving
picture shows nearly every day. One Of the
pictures which she had seen until she had
thoroughly absorbed it was the picture of
hold diamond robbery. in which entrance to
the house was made over roofs and through
windows ending with an exciting escape,
II snn.aled TO her childish imagination and
she persuaded the other little girl to help
her. They had no use for the booty after
they got It. SO they gave IL away. When
the matter was fully explained, and they
we're shown what they had done, the desire
to become robbers left them We have had
no trouble with them since
THAT wasn't naughtiness. child is
r,,leh more imaginative than grown per-
son, which we all seem to forget as soon as
We grow up. What is just a kind of glori-
fed game TO a child may be serious
breaking of the law. The law is iust be-
ginning to taks that fact into account. and
instead of shutting little folk up in prisons
with hardened criminals we are beginning
"a 60 10 the heart of each case, TO find out
,yhst ia the caus. of the delinquency and
remove IL.
"enealsine of the ina aginatlon OF the
child ;, 7 said, about the most pernieious
thing I noticed in the new dime novels
read was the fact that the heroes all at
tained their wonderful successes without
using a proportionate amount OF effort and
energy. All the opposing forces just crum-
pled rp when the boy hero appeared. Other
neonle were obiigingly and preteFnaturally
stupid, so that he conquered them without
effort II would seem TO me that that
would give a boy false outlook on life
and weaken his powers OF resistance. lie
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
PLAN PRETENTIous EDIFIcE.

The engineers. now that the matter IS
SERTED, think Of suggesting To the Light
house Board that the state and the United
States Join forces AMI that the gatehouse
which IS 70 he erected on the reef for the
sewer he made also the foundation for
new ana more pretenttous lighthouse thar
that now standing on the reef. If the sug
Eestion is adopted the present lighthouse
viii be abandoned and the lishtkeeper will
become a servant Of the Passaic Valley
Sewerage Commissioners IN the nanipu1a-
ton of the gates at the outlet of the grest
sewer
That the Passaic sewer problem is set
tied Is a reiiet. II vas accomplished by
the intervention Of the United States gov
eminent in the SUIT brought by New TorK
state to enjoin the New Jerseyites from
carrying cut their plan The national gov
eminent. which has entire control over
Tlsvigable waters. found a Uay to step irr,
the breach on the basis Of owning property
which might oe affected by the deposit Of
uIiexFurgated sewage IN neignboring waters
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
TOMMY AND THE WORM.

There were only two pieces OF cake ana
three hungry bows upstairs throwing clothes
an in the race TO get down first. Tommy
wen OUT. and rushed into the dining room
breathlesSly-
bird gets the worm. Take a piece OF cake,
said MS mother.
Tommy looked at the cake quiszicaliys
iusUe Getting IL from all sides.
WHAT'S the matter, Tommy asked the
mother What are YOU trying TO DO
Say, ma. which piece has tne Eorn N vi
he inquired, sooerly.-SatonA 1ant2 -
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
F. L. Rodgers Has a Plan
TO Mitigate Horrors or
MINING Disasters.

The reading public, which IS almost
weekly startled by narrowing news that
tells of a mining explosion. did not escape
last week. for the Birmingham (Ala) min
ing horror will probably result in severai
hundred deaths. The coal mines claim the
greatest number of victims annually, but
the iron and copper mines and those Where
are mined the precious metals are not
without their quota of accidents. Prenaa-
ture explosions of dynamite and blasting
povder and the caving II OF tunnels ana
shafts are the causes of injury and death
In mines. where coal gas is not the agent
of destruction.
Although steps have been taken 20 pro-
tect the lives of miners and those engaged
in hazardous Underground work, still very
little has been done IN the way OF installing
apparatus by means OF which miners VINO
have been penned into a dark and small
prison on account OF an explosion eould De
provided with air. nourishment and a sys-
tenn of communication. The lack OF SUI
fcient air and nourishment has often killed
many persons in a mine who might nave
been saved had the proper assistance been
placed within reach.
Frank [. Rodgers. mining engineer OF
international reputation and president OF
the Marietta Mining and Milling Company,
of Chloride, Ariz., has some practical sug-
gestfons to offer in the way of preventing
deaths bv suffocation and starvation in
mines Mr.. Rodgers is conversant with
mining conditions the world over. He has
visited and inspected mines in the leading
camps not only in this country but also
IN Canada, Mexico, South America and
Africa. and he is an authority on all phases
of mining operations.
A Tribune reporter found Mr. Rodgers in
his New York office the other day and
asked him about practical means of lessen
irg the horrors of mining catastrophes.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
THE DISTRIBUTION OUTLET.

The other point of interest, the outlet for
distribution, has novel features. Al the
terminus of the tunnel on the easterly SIDE
of Robbins Reef the channel for the sew
age will be divided into four tubes, each SIX
feet In diameter These will be spaced
about one hundred feet apart and will be
laid In parallel trenches. They will run out
toward the main ship channel to a point
about fifty feet below the surface, the ter
minals decreasing in size to two feet
Spaced along the top of these pipes at IN
tervals of ten feet will be a series of tees
having a diameter of one foot. On each
of these tees, OF which there will be $50 all
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

FOR THE PAssAIc TRUNK SEWER.
right hand corner. Across these tanks
are scum boards, which collect the 9ease
that rises to tho surface while the sewage
is making it's slow passage through the
tanks. From this point the sewage,
practically clear liquid, is pumped
through five miles of tunnel under New
ark Bay to the neighborhood OF Robbins
Reef, New York HarboA
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

SEOiMENfATtON TANK FhUFOSED
s,er screens nj the other end the earth,
crit and heavy particles fall to the bot
tom. The finer screens remove large
neraentaoe Of the remaining debris. Then
IL. SAVAGE flows into the sedimentation
t.nks marked "B." Their capacity is
800 coo gallons. Through these the
r,ovenont will be so slow that ii will
REQUIRE from an hour to an hour and a
hall for il to reach the exit in the far
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
u>an1s Pipes for Air and Food
Laid in an Oar Big Mines

system OF whistling. By the assistance az
an air pump below and a whistle at the
end Of the pipe above a series Of signals
could be given that would bring quick and
proper help 70 the unfortUnates tn the uu-
derground prison
'Tt should also be remembered that where
any Of the above methods OF cor1nunica-
ton should fail. the miners. by striking the
pipe, could make themselves heard by those
at the surface and in this manner call for
help Cases are on record where eutonbed
men have thus informed their companions
that all lives were not lost and that there
would be need OF great rush work 70 lib
Ha rriSo0ArS
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
Sca!p:ne Ind.ans Has
Green 0Gp 20 More
ConJenferf FOrmI
of nflcbief

IN a little stationery shop on the East
Side several small boys were eagerly hand
ling and discussing dime novels-not the
old kind, but the up-to-date dime novel OF
to-day.
Pick me out some good ones" I said to
q dark eyed Jewish lad He looked Up at
me. flushing at being Unexpectedly ad-
dressed.
DO you want them for your son?" he
asked, gravely.
4 pant the ones you like best" I par
ried.
These are awful exciting" He showed
several over to me.
I finally took six. and in the mean time
my small mentor departed slowly, already
deeplv absorbed in his latest purchase
Does he bug many I asked the shop
keeper
He's a regular customer, the man re-
spoRded.
With these SIX as q nucleus. l picked up
q dozen others in various parts Of the city
They were all so well recommended that
they must have been typical of the best
of them Then. with my small library
under my arm. / started for home
Thoughtlessly, / tried reading one Of them
OF the elevated train. until 1 discovered
myself an object OF interest 10 the rest OF
the passengers. I suppose the spectacle Of
g lady OF uncertain years. plainly and re-
specially clad, reading From Messenger
Boy 10 Millionaire" did look rather queer
Most Of the stories were OF New York
The heroes were East Side boys. who rose
by miraculous means from messenger boys,
Office boys and the like, TO be great detec-
tives lawyers. brokers, millionaires, fire
chiefs and other exalted persOnages
TIE hero. a-tnough always in the midst
Of murder and sudden death, was usually
q MODEL youth, one being described as
"a lad ready at all times 10 take chances
for z friend and hating graft in any
form to such purpose that he enlists all
his comrades in the fight against that evil
too
Possibly the most irritating was the Boy
LSwyer. st whom every girl looked up ad-
rairingiy as she passed. He recognized
many OF them, bowed with hat in hand,
calling each by her name They Uor-
shipped him almost fer his kindness and
condescension.'
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
THEIR NAMES IN de PAPE. -

Not at the moment. but there is another
thing which occurs to me and which we are
irving very hard to have stopped. The
papers frequently print the more interest
ing cases that come before the Children's
Court, with the chiidren's names and
sketches of them. From the beginning We
have never permitted photographs 70 be
taken in the court Well we have found
that these newspaper stories made little
heroes Of the boys IN their own neighoor-
hoods We have even found the clippings
in the chlldren's pockets. Some of the news
papers have stopped using the sketches
when the matter has been explained to
them, and only recently Justice Deuel.
wrote a letter, to be presented al conven-
ton of editors. asking that the right names
Of the children be suppressed IN futufe
and explaining the several reasons
What about stories of crime in the pa
pers-do you think they influence the chill
drens minds?'' l inquired.
Mr.. Coulter frewned thoushtfully. Prob
ably" he said; but really don't see now
that is to be stopped. If we can only keep
the children's own names and cases out OF
the papers that will be big step forward.
Anyway why should they be branded as
small thieves and the like? The mental IN
fuence OF it is bound to be bad. BESIDES,
under the present law there is no such
thing as a Juvenile burglar or forger, or
anything OF that sort. The law reads that
any child of more than seven and less than
sixteen years of age who shall commit any
act or omission which committed by an
adult, would be a crime not punishable oy
death or life Imprisonment shall not be
deemed guilty of any crime, but of Juvenile
delinquency only
Il referred to the moving picture shows
few minutes ago." ne continued. "A while
ago we had two nice little girls down here
for having stolen some jeweiry They had
gone over roofs, iown fire escapes, through
open windows. taken these things from an
apartment house. and then made sensa-
tionaI getaway in true highwayman fash
ion. Later they distributed the jewels
among their little companions. No one
could understand it. The evildoers We're
nice bright children, the parents respecta-
ble and well to do. 1t seemed impossible
that two normal little girls who had never
done ANYTHING seriously naughty in their
lives should all at once turn into highway
robbers
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

these tanks that It is expected that the par
ticles which have passed through the finer
screens will be deposited on the bottom
and the grease will rise to the top. Wnere
II may be collected by scum boards, It is
now pumped up and deposited in Weii
which will lead down TO the tunnel passing
beneath Newark Bay and New York Har-
bor In the pumping station will be placed
five 60000, ,0O0- gallon centrifugal pumps dr1v-
en- hv five trtple expansion engtnes.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

By means Of this plan IL is proposed to
remove from the sewage Of ths munich
paIities of the Passaie Valley all Of the
perceptibIe solid matter before il is al
lowed TO enter the harbor- The sewage
will enter the screening basins marked
"A" first. Here il passes through coarse
screens. which remove large material,
such as bodies of dogs and cats. As IL
moves through the basins toward the
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
COMP PROMISE.

might doesn't make right
mo. But il most always makes GOOD
-Brovnings Magazine
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

Sweet Young Thing-Why do you sup
nose there are no marriages in Heaven?
MisogynIst-Beeause Ii Is HeaVen.-Judse.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
Up-fo- Date Dime Wox'eEs
Lead City Boys to Crime

a tough guy The Italian laughed, where
upon the boy hit him On the head Win
stone. and hurt him seriously, too"
Can you think of any more cases.
inquired anxiouslY, as he paused.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
THE SEWAGE FLOWING

FloWIN
carried out
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-27
NATURAL ACT FOR MOTHER
Women Understand That Not Herolsm
but Simply Love Prompted
Self-Sacrlfice.

A few days ago, in a somewhat
squalid neighborhood, house caught
fire. The flames shot quickly through
the litter on the floor and the untidy
array Of clothing on the walls. A wom-
an talking with neighbor ran scream
ing to the house and without an in
stant's hesitation sprang through the
smoking doorway into what already
seemed an inferno. A moment later
she staggered out, her hands and
face blackened and blistered and her
clothing on fire. In her arms she bore
her baby, safe from harm.
The afternoon papers came out with
the story, printed under headlines ex-
tolling this mothers heroism. Men
read 1t on the street cars, and as their
eyes cleaned with the stirring of the
spirit which leaps to greet noble deeds
they said: THAT woman dared to do
what most men would be afraid to do"
But the mothers who read 1t at home
did not think that way. Perhaps the
danger Of the baby, the wrecking Of
the home and the burns the woman
suffered brought moisture to their
eyes, but to them the act was not one
of heroism-it was simply what any
natural mother, no matter how timid,
would do under the same circum-
stances.-Cleveland Leader.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-10-27
Completely Pauperlzed.

Albert w. Hebberd, New York's
charity expert, said at recent din
ner:
"The great danger of charity is itA
pauperizing effect This effect must
be avoided, or the recipients will all
become Jack Ranches.
Jack Hanch, on the score of bad
health, never worked, and the pastor
of the Methodist church, a man whose
heart sometimes outran his head, sent
the idler and his family weekly gifts
Of food and clothing the
whole crew, in fact.
"A church visitor, after listening to
Jacks complaints one day, said:
"'Yes, of course, you have had bad
health, we know that; but one thing
at least you ought to be thankful for
and that is our pastors kindness in
sending you all this bread and meat
and Jelly and blankets, and 80 on,
Don't you think 1t is good of him to
look after you so well?'
"Good of him?' said Jack, impa-
tiently. why, what's he for?'"