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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

proXimatc 100000 or this sum,
100000 will be used in huying the
Albcmarlc and Chesapeake Canal
This will leave si.5o0,0o0 with which
to do the construction work on that
particular section.
The report Of the Secretary of War
will set forth reasons why work should
be started on the above sections as
soon as the money shall be available.
II will, moreover, urge that they be
built before any other work on tina in
tercoastal chain shall be done.
Further recommendations will be
that a portion. at least. OF tho gov
ernmcntnl dredging plant now hcinS
used In digging the Panama Canal he
utilized on the proposed Delaware
Chesapeake waterway. This will save
both time and money. Some of the
work will also be done by contractors
When the work on the Delaware
Chesapeake and Norfolk Beaufort sec
lions shall he well under way, the
next task will be the construction of "a
ship canal across Now Jersey, in order
to reach New York 1t has been de-
monstrated that the commerce actually
in sight for the proposed inland .a:er-
way from New York TO Beaufort is
enormously greater than any COM
for the Panama Canal. The cost Of
the canals connecting New York with
Beaufort and thereby enabling large
sea SolnS vessels from New York TO
reach Philadelphia, Wilmington, Ea!ti-
more. Washington and Norfolk with
out getting II glimpse Of tho Atlantic
Ocean, will he less than 100000 ooo.
The Panama Canal will cost 100000
600
The depth of the waterway from
Norfolk To Beaufort Will not be as
great, nor will the stream be us wide
as tho Delaware ChcSa pcakc section.
IL Viii have u depth Of twelve fc"t AMI
81 width OIL the bottom of ninety feet.
AS trade conditions shall enlarge, this
section Of the waterway Will bc deep
cucd.
The government engineers on the
special board who have signed the re-
port OH the Boston Beaufort division
which Secretary of War Stimson will
receive from General William II, Biz
by. chief of engineers. for prcscnlaii or
to Congress. include tic following.
Colonel william NJ. Black, district
engineer officer. New York. chairman
Colonel i. V. Abbott. district engineer
officer at Boston; Major Robert Il. Ray
plond, district engineer officer, this
city; Lieutenant Colonel Mason NJ
Patrick. district engineer officer, Nor
folk, Va, and Lieutenant Colonel
James G. sanford, district engineer Of
ilccr, Newport, X. l.
Major Raymond had charge OF The
s-,rrcys and cNaminatio,ls' on tho Della
~ ,rc-C Chesapeake section
tfbc report sto, bo submitted this
week VIII be tho first of II series ioi
fyo reports ordered BY Congress in the
J river and harbor act of March 81 1909
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on the feasibility. advisabllity and cost
of AN inland route of "intracostal''
waterways extending from Boston to
the Rio Grande River. parallcllng the
Atlantic and Gulf Of Mexico SeaboardS
and extending 1000 miles.
The five surveys ordered at that
time were as follows:
l. a route from Boston to Beaufort,
y. c., via Long Island Sound, Raritan
Bay, Delaware Bay. Chesapeake Bay
and Norfolk.
>. a route from Beaufort to Key
West.
). a route across the State OF Flor
ida to connect the Atlantic Ocean in
more direct route with the Gulf Of
Mexico.
1. y continuous inland route from
Pensacola to New Orleans.
B. Another inland route from tho
Mississippi liver at New Orleans TO
the Rio Grande River.
Tic field examination of all these
routes has boon finished by tho dis
trIct engineers comprising the five
the reports. The report on tho route
from Beaufort to Key West will fol-
low that on the section from Boston
TO Beaufort
If Congress shall make tho ncccs-
sary appropriation. work can start on
the Delaware Chesapeake and Norfolk
Beaufort, sections. simultaneously, In
the coming spring or summer.
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ayers here that in the smaller COM
munitics. whose politics is strictly
partisan, tho presence OF a Democrat
In the Cabinet is rclcnslcssly criti-
ctzcd. From all over the country como
reports that voters lind it exceedingly
diifcult TO accept an explanation of
TAFT was making his celebrated
Winona speech, Secretary MacEeaGh
was delivering arguments for free
trade In New England.
When Secretary Dickinson. who Is
also a Democrat. resigned, 1t was felt
that progress had been made towards
dispeiling doubt as to the administra-
tion. Since that time rumors have
docs not find his surroundings CON
genial and would not remain in tho
Cabinet; OF late the expressions have
changed to wonder that Secretary
MacNeagh docs not resign.
4 similar situation surrounds tho
selection OF n manager for the Taft
campaign. 1t is no secret that Post
uTi stcr- General Iiitchcock's announces
mcnt OF his Withdrawal from active
politics came as result OF the treat
mcnt he received from Sccreta rics
Dickinson and MacNeagh in his eff
forts to fulfil promises he made when
he was managing the previous Taft
campaign.
on that occasion he was compelled
10 promis: many treasury appoint
mcnts 10 leaders all over the country.
found himself unable 10 dclivcr--par-
| ticuiarly thc Treasury Departmcn
fuvurs.
The resignation OF Secretary Mac
Vcagh would make il possible for the
! President to obtain the services of Mr..
| Hitchcock in his approaching cam
paiSn. Til" fact that the President
has made no selection so far cncour-
i, ages the bclisf that something Will
happen soon to bring about the APP
| pointmcnt of Mr.. Hitchcock.
a promlncn, Republican to-day cN-
pressed his belief That il Hitchcock
docs not take charge of the campaign
, no one else will H. appointed and
| Charles p. IIillcs, secretary To tic
President. will maintain general super
vision along with HIS duties ut the
White House.
Secretary ltillcs Will not. it h. can
help IT, let any one else manage tho
campaign. as he wants TO he chairman
of The Republican National Committee,
which Is stepping sione to the Cabi-
not. .t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

liam Howard Taft: tho city in which
the social war prevails is Chicago. and
the woman in whose hands the future
Of the Republican party now appears
10 rest to a considerable extent is
Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh, wife OF the
Secretary of the Treasury, who is
stcadfast in her opposition to her hus-
band resigninE his position, although
he Is said to be anxious TO withdraw
from the Cabinet.
In Chicago. the war for leadership
Is being waged by Mrs Potter Palmer,
Mrs Marshall Field. Mrs Harold Nc
Cormick and Mrs. George NJ. Pullman
Mrs. MacFeagh has some ambitions
In that direction herself. and for thai
reason hcsitates to relinquish her as
surcd position i'll Washington society
and return to Chicago. where the So
cal war is being vigorously wagcd.
Secretary MacVeagh is Il Demo
crat-thc only one In the Republican
Cabinet, and it is stated by Republican
leaders in Washington that Mrs. Mac
Ncagh is regarded as the one person
who can remove from President Taft'.,
path TO reelection two of the most
serious obstacles with which he is con
frontcd These are:
The opposition expressed By many
Republicans TO the presence OF a Dem
ocrai in a Republican Cabinet.
The problem Of securing competent
campaign manager.
II is recognized ny Mr.. Taf,'s man
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
STIMSON FAvORS
INLAND WATERWAY
Will Recommend to Congress
That Work Be Started
at Once.
| SncciuI to rhc Timcs-pisnntch. /

lspcCltl 10 nc
Wilmington, Del, December 60
The Sunday Star. OF Whining ton. to-
morrow will say:
The Star Is in possession OF unnucs-
toned information to the effect that
in report which Secretary of War
Stimson will send to Congress this
week, probably on Wednesday,. IL will
be recommended that work start ut
once on the construction OF the ship
canal connecting the Delaware and
Chesapeake Bays, and also on the pro-
posed inland waterway from Norfolk
of completing both waterways, includ-
ing the acquisition OF the present
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. and
the Albemarlc and Chesapeake Canal
Will approximate Si7,00ooOo with an
appropriation by Congress OF these
funds, or ON initial appropriation with
which the task can be begun, work OH
The first and most important links OF
the great inland waterway OF 1000
miles. from Boston OH tho North. 10
he Rio Gran1c River, I'm Texas, on the
south. will start. They Will he bu.ll
simultaneously.
The cost OF building the Delaware
Chesapeake scction--thc key to thu
whole problcm-will approximate Si:,-
100000
The cost OF building the section from
Norfolk to Beaufort. y. G.. will APP
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
CLAYTON IS TAKEN.
TO PH|LADELP H|A.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. !

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Gloucester c. IT.. Va. December COS
George +. Williams, Of the City Hall,
philadelphia, arrived in Gloucester
yesterday in quest Of Frank Clay ton
of Frecport, who is wanted in Phiia-
dclphia for assault and robbery Of sew
eral men in Philadelphia. Clayton was
arrested last night after strenuous
light by detectives with Clayton's wife,
and was brought to tho jail at Glouces-
Ter Courthouse after the magistrates
trial. Clayton was sent on TO Phila-
dclphia to-day. Is
The foN hunters in Gloucester yes
terday had the unusual experience OF
coming across three fine deer whiid
hunting near the Ark post-oftice. Tho
law protecting deer having not been
repealed. tho hounds were called ofat
y wcll-known eating house near tho
Ark was burned to the ground last
night and the contents destroyed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
CIRCUS FOR CHILDREN
IN PRODUCE EXCHANGE

New York, December ao.--.on tho
floor of the Produce Exchange. where
the major portion OF New Works. per
ishnblc foodstulf has Exchanged. ha u1s
for years, score Of clowns and aero
this afternoon for the amusement OF
1000 children uf the poor. who occu-
pied tiers OF temporary wooden seats.
TO each child the exchange gave II
basket of toys. candy and fruit ana -
pair Of roller skates. In addition. each
boy got baseball bat and each little
girl n doll 80 49, ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
OSCAR UNDERWOOD i'll
Threatened With Appendicitis. hut
800. Operation Is. Not necessary.
tspecia to The Times-D Ispat ch.]

Especial to The Times Dispa tch.l
Washington, December 3o.--Oscar w.
Underwood House Democratic leader,
Ing ain acute Intestinal attack. He Is
confined to his bed. Late this after
noon his physicians Informed Mr., I'm.
dcrwood that an operation probably
would not he necessary. fti .i
Mr.. Underwood has boon ordered Z to
take a eanplete rest until next It hes
day, bS which Ina the attack will
have PASSED soreits Is decided that IAN
operation is !necessary.ia. ~ Z,
Ss6 The trouble Is due TO overwork In
ronnection Wills thefproposed taridSbill
he nsr - tott hvSgs ir. line ROOD
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nenth Rntc nc.rcnsr..

New York, December 30.--f'our thou
sand more persons are alive in New
York City az the year 1911 draws to a
close than there would have been II
the death rate this ycur had bacn as
nigh as II was last year. according TO
the statistics of tho Board OF Health.
made public'to night. The rate In 1910
was LABS per thousand The figure
estimated for the full twelve months
of the present year Is 1870. .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
ONE MARRIAGE TO EVERr
100 Or POPULATION

riasc to- every mo. ofs !, Stipulation was
the approximate WdddinE rate in New
York during 1911, according to figures
mads papltsf;ASs t!lss sal,arriag. license
year, During the twelve months there
were issued N4,57s liconses--3,li5 more
than In 1910. 5t. Nsssliti ksA e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
SOCIAL AMBITION
STUMBLING BLOCK
Mrs. MacVeagh Will Not Let
Husband Resign From
Cabinet.
THUS TAFT IS PERPLExED
With Secretary Of Treasury Out
OF Way, Hitchcock Gould
Be Used.
THUS TAFT is PERPLExED

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Washington, December G0.--F o. tie
FIRST tlmo in history. the election of
President of the United StaiA.i prob
ably Will he directly influenced ny ii
war between women for social lead
trship.
The candidate for President is VIII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

It's as hcalthful as MS delicious
The Velvet I{ind-Maplc Nut Ice Cream.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

Sure does keep the JOY flags wapin;--.
The Velvet Kind-F'rut Brick Ice
Cream n
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
COMMERCIAL USES
OF THE PINE TREE
Early Printing Press Con-
structed of the Wood.
USED FOR PAVING BLOCKS
Furnished About 4S Per Cent of the
Total Lumber Output in 1908.
Thirty-seven Species of the
Wood Grown in This Country,
Declare Authorities.

Thirty-seven species Of pine grow in the
United States, no one species in all the
States, yet, with perhaps one exception,
no State is without one or more, accord
ing to statistics issued by Department of
Agriculture officials. Some, as the lob
loliy pine of the South, the white pine of
the North and East, and the Western
yellow pine, occupy large regions In con-
siderable abundance, while others, as the
Apache pine of the Chiricahua Mountains
Of Arizona, the Torrey pine along the
Soledad River in California, and the
sand pine near the Gulf coast of Florida
and Mississippi, are so scarce that few
persons ever see and recognize them.
Yet no species Of pine is so scarce that
1t is not made in some way to serve
mans needs.
About IS per cent Of the total lumber
output for the United States in 1908 was
pine. The longleaf probably furnished
more than any other single species, and
white pine was next. The Western yell
low pine, which IS more widely distribut-
ed than any other pine of this country,
Is a large producer Of lumber, and the
Western white pine and the loblolly also
rank high in quantity. This article
considers each species separately. The
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

places which some species occupy are
very humble, and they can never rise
much in the scale of usefulness, yet each
one is entitled to its own individuality.
Four Important Trees.
Four Important timber trees of the
Southeastern United States are usually
grouped as one in the lumber market,
and are sold under the common name
CT yellow pine. They are the longleaf
pine, shortleaf pine, loblolly pine, and
Cuban pine. In appearance the woods OF
these four trees are so nearly alike that
1t is sometimes difficult to distinguish one
from the other; yet in some particulars
there Is considerable difference. This is
often seen in the growth rings. Longleaf
annual rings are usually narrow, short
leaf wide near the heart, followed by a
zone of narrower rings, while loblolly's
rings are generally very wide. The Gu
ban pine also has wide rings. The pro-
portion of sapwood to heart is usually
different in the four species. -LongIeaf
pine over a foot in diameter, breast high,
rarely has sapwood over two or three
inches broad; shortleaf sapwood in trees
OF like size usually measures four inches,
while loblolly often runs from four to
six inches. The sapwood of the Cuban
pine resembles that OF l0Dlolly more tnan
longleaf. In resin contents, longleaf is
very abundant, loblolly less so, and short
leaf still less. In this particular Cuban
pine ranks close to longleaf. The we< BIT
Of the wood of the four species varies
through rather wide limits, and 1t would
perhaps not be practicable to distin-
guish them by that test alone.
The early explorers and colonists en-
countered the longleaf pine practically
all the way from the Chesapeake Bay
10 Texas, with the exception of Southern
Florida. AS the country began to be
settled immediate demand upon the
forests was made for building material
needed in an agricultural region. A
hundred years ago 1t was claimed that
70 per cent Of the lumber in residences
in the longleaf-pine region was Of this
wood. In many cases the entire house,
so far as 1t was made of wood, was of
this material. The most frequent excep-
ton was the roof where cypress was
commonly employed, with occasional
roofs OF red cedar and Southern white
cedar. In some cases shingles of pine
supplied roof material also. Barns, sheds,
stables, and all farm buildings drew
enormous supplies from the neigh
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

Northern white cedar from the Lake
States than Of all other woods combined.
The unsatisfactory use which such pave
ment gave led to its abandonment and
treated woods came in. The hard South
ern pines. particularly the long-leaf pine,
were favored by many cities, and In 1903
more than a million square yards OF this
timber received treatment for use as
paving blocks. Some use of II was made
long before. Between 1850 and 1870 Brook
lyn laid pavement of this wood previous
ly dipped In coal tar. The average life
of the blocks under trafic in that city
was about six years
Treated paving blocks OF the Southern
pines have replaced other materials to
considerable extent in many American
cities, and have gained some foothold in
European cities. In this country they
have been laid In New York, Boston,
Baltimore, Washington, Indianapolis,
Chicago, Minneapolis, Duluth. and in
other cities. In addition, much wooden
pavement has been laid between car
tracks in cities, On wharves and land
ings, in coal yards, on bridges. in ware
houses, foundries, shops, roundhouses,
breweries. cellars, bottling works, and in
many situations where heavy wear must
be sustained and liability to decay re-
sisted.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

boring longleaf-pine forests, and the in
closing of fields and plantations added
to the demand. Pickets for garden and
yard fences were sawen from the wood,
and post and plank fences were some
times constructed wholly of>it. When
pine posts were used 1t was customary to
select the dead timber that had become
fat" a term applied to wood surcharged
with resin. 1t was claimed that some
times timber left standing after it was
dead would double in weight, merely
from the accumulation Of resin in II;
but figures showing an increase in weight
so large as that should be accepted with
caution. 1t is certain, however, that the
fat pine posts gave long service, which
led TO extensive use of that class of
timber. Rail fences were common in
early plantation days in the South, and
the longleaf pine was split for rails and
lasted well.
One of the earliest demands upon the
longleaf pine was for bridge material.
Public highways and private roads de-
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
RARE REMBRANDT
FOUND In CASTLE
Missing Knight of the Cross
Is Located.

Copenhagen. Nov. L-The famous Rem
brandt painting, Knight Of the Cross"
which has been missing fifty years from
the Capital Royal collection. has Just
been rescued from lumber room in the
royal castle OF Fredensberg. The pic
ture was believed to have been lost in a
fire which destroyed Fredericksburg cas-
tie in 1859. 1t was one OF the castles s
greatest treasures, and hung IN the ban
quet hall. When found the picture was
In a greatly neglected condition, and has
been reduced in size In order to flt in
an interior frame.
The pictures identity has been estab-
IIshed by Carl Medsen, director OF the
National Art Museum. who has had it
added to the National collection. 1t is
one of Rembrandt's later works, and rep
resents a knight dressed in red, fur
trimmed cloak, with cross on the right
shoulder, and a cap with white feather
on the head.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
Blond. Getting scarcer.

Scientists are taking a gloomy view OF
the future Of the blond. Not only are
fair people become fewer, but, II this is
not a paradox, they are also becoming
darker. The future promises to bring US
nothing more interesting than the
whitley browns Of humanity.
To preserve our bIonds is scientifically
possible, but their continuance would
make an end to the progress OF civiliza-
ton. All. or nearly all, the conditions OF
modern life tend to encourage brunettes.
Before many decades have passed there
will probably only be rare examples Of
women who are divinely fair, and their
position may not be as enviable as the
charitable are inclined to expect.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
EncouraEe. National Costume.

The Duchess of Saxe-Cchurg-Gotha is
ambitious to see that men and women
in tie dukedom retain the styles of their
forbears. She practically Is the head of
q society for the preservation of ma
uonaI costumes. Not only does she wish
to keep those styles unsullied by whim
and fancy. but she also wishes to pre-
vent the influence OF American and
Parisian ideas on the dress. of women.
She oftens invites the villagers to viclt
her in Gotha or Coburg in their peasant
garb. Occasionally, at her suggestion,
atives OF the various villages 60 wearing
their national dresses and where are
held the national dances. BY that means
the duchess encourages the people al
ways to follow styles Of past generations.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

places which some species occupy are
very humble, and they can never rise
much in the scale Of usefulness, yet each
one is entitled to its own individuality.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
Good Paving Material.

Boat builders in all Eastern and
Southern yards OF the United States use
longleaf pine. 1t serves IN nearly every
part of boat frames and planking, in
large craft as we'll as in small.
The extensive use of wooden paving
blocks. treated with preservatives 10 re-
tard decay, covers n period OF only a few
years In this country. and long-leaf pine
has been the principal wood so used
Before the necessity for wood preserva-
tiOn and the methods of bringing it about
were we'll unders: ood, a large amount of
wood pavement was laid in many cities
of this country. OF this untreated wood
pavement there was probably more
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05
COnsiderate.
From Puck,

From Puck.
why do you argue with your wife?"
asked the bachelor. Don't you know
the futility of it?''
''Of course" replied the married man.
but 1 have to allow her a little pleasure
once in a while"
The Washington herald., 1911-11-05

1t shows the weathering effect of over
one hundred years of sunshine and storm.
1t is of longleaf pine-a wood which in
this instance has outlasted all that were
associated with 1t in the building OF the
Sh