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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
CHICAGO Cash Grain,

Chicago, May 1o.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red. s1.1S@1.191a; No.
3 red, $1.14@1.1S: No. 2 hard. s1.1S@
1.20; No. 8 hard. s1.141a @1.1sh: No. l
northern, s1.20@1.24; No. northern,
s1.16@ 100; No. 3 northern, $1.10@11s:
No. 2 spring, s1.15@1,20; No. spring,
s1.05@1.1s: No. 4 spring, s1.03@1.16:
velvet chaff, s1.10@1.17; durum, s1@
1.13.
Corn-No. 2, SIX @s2Ac: No white
S2A @s2hc; No. yellow, s2A @S21ac:
No. 8, 79@79Ac; No. 8 white. S0@S1c;
No. 3 yellow, 7s& QS0Ac; No. 4. 800
751sc; No. white, 76@77c: No. 4 yell
low, 75@ 7Sc.
Oats-No. white, 5s@5skc; No. 2
white. 57& a 5sAc; No. 4 white, 571s
@5SAc; standard, 5Sk q SOC.
+ Rye-No. CSC.
Barley-78@S1.32.
Timothy-s7 50d 1880.
Clover-s14@20
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HARRINGTON is OWNER.
Former Ottumwan is Now in tho Bak
cry Business at Boone-Purchases
Entire Stock.

EhtIFe St0CK.-
w. A. harrington, formerly of this
city, is now one of the enterprising
merchants Of Boone. He Is in the bak-
cry business. OF him the News-Repub-
lican of Boone says:
A deal was closed today by which
w. A. Harrington who for some time
has been a half owner Of the Home
bakery situated on Eighth street be-
came the sole owner and proprietor,
purchasing the half interest of George
Shaffer, his partner. Mr.. harrington In
the deal assumes all the debts of the
firm after October first Mr. Harrington
will make some improvements on the
interior Of the store and is prepared to
take care of the trade in the best man.
ner possible and his many friends hope
to see him succeed in this business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
CHICAGO 1.-Two Stock; Closing.

Chicago Live Stock; C1os1ns'
Chicago, May 10.-The closing i've
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, IL
500: beeves, 5000; Texas steers, 4a. 80
6740: western steers, S5.75@7.60:
Suckers and feeders, s4.2o@6.so; cows
and heifers, s2.75@7.75; calves, $50
IT'S.
Hogs-Market slow, shade higher;
receipts, 1850; light. $7S0@7:Th;
mixed, s7.40@7.s7h: heavy, T:4o@
100: rough, S.40@7.60; pigs, s5@7
bulk Of sales. s7.65@77O.
Sheep-Market strong; receipts, -
oo0. natives s4,60@7.40; westerns,
"a soG7 a.. westerns, $4.8O@7.50;
yearlings, s6@S.25; lambs, native, $500
as; westerns, $6.25@9.75.
six m57275c
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 10.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Unchanged to nc higher;
No 2 hard, s112@1.16c; No. 3, s1.11@
LA; No. 2 red, s1199l.191a; No. 8
$1.16@1.1S.
Corn-Unchanged No. mixed, $40
s2kc; No. 3, S1@S2c; No. 2 white, $40
SAC: No. 3, S1k @S2c.
Oats-Unchanged No. 2 white, SIN
@5Sc; No. mixed, 56h oslo.
Rye-94@ Csc.
Hay-Weak: choice timothy, $21.50@
%; choice prairie, $26.50@27.
Receipts-Wheat, 20 cars.
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening. .

Chicago Live Stock; Opening.
Chicago, May 10.-The opening live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, H.
500; beeves. 5000: Texas steers, so:ao
m74O. western steers, s5.75@7.6O;
stockers and feeders, s4.20@ $50; cows
and heifers, $2.75@7.75; calves, so@
7.75.
Hogs-Market steady to shade high
err than yesterdays average; receipts,
1900 light, s7.so@7,77h; mixed. $1.4o
67.S5; heavy, s7.4O@7.S71s; rough ,$7.4O
@7.6O; pigs, 1907; bulk OF sales' *Ioo
@7SO.
Sheep-Market strong to shaae up;
westerns, s4.S067.5O; yearlings. $50
s25: lambs, native. $5.so@s; westerns,
$6.25@9.75.
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Omaha Live Stock

South Omaha, Nebr., May 10.-The
live stock market follows:
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, 400:
native steers, s6.50@S.50; cows and
heifers, $3.75@7.25; western steers
s4.753175: Texas steers, $450@6.50;
range cows and heifers, $3.50@6.25;
Gamers, s2.75@4.75; stockers and feed
ers, s467.25: calves, s3.75@775; bulls,
stays, etc, s4.40@6.70.
Hogs-Market steady; receipts. s.
900; heavy, s7.65@7.75; mixed. s7:55G
1855: light, $7.40@7.65: pigs, $6@7.25;
bulk of sales, $7.50@765.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts. l.
600; yearlings, s6.75@725; wethers,
s5.so@6.50; ewes, s5@6.25; lambs, 1925
m975
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago. May 0.-Butter-Steady;
creameries. 26@29c; dairies, 23@27c.
Eggs-Steady: receitps, 22,272 cases;
at market, cases included, 17kc; or
binary firsts, 1910: prime firsts. 1Sc.
Cheese-Steady: dairies. 15615Ac;
Twins, 15A G151sc: Young Americas.
15m15Ac: Long Horns: 15115Ac.
Potatoes-Strong; receipts So cars;
Wisconsins, s1.25@1.30: Michigans and
Minnesotas, $1.27@1.3O.
Poultry-steady; turkeys, live, 12c;
hens. live, lac.
Veal-Steady, 7612c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
RANGE OF HOG PRICES.
he past two weeks with comparisons:
ioh
St, Louis Live Stock,

st. Louis, May .-Cattle-Market
steady: receipts 500, including 100
Texans; native beef steers, s5.5o@9:
COWS and heifers, $s.25@6; stockers and
feeders. s6.75@7: Texas and Indian
steers, s5.5O@7.75; cows and heifers,
s35o@7: calves, in carload lots. s5.25
Obs
Hogs-Market strong receipts, 5000;
pigs and light, s5.25@7.90; mixed and
butchers, s7.5O6S: good heavy, $7.60@S.
Sheep-Market strong: receipts,
5000; native muttons, s5@7; lambs.
S7@940.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11

J. A. Alderman. West Plains, Mo-. was
in bed with kidney trouble and rheu-
matism, but Foley Kidney Pills put
him on his feet. He says: Il was no
better when friend recommended
Foley Kidney Pills. They benefited me
from the start and in a few days l was
out Of bed and in Is days 1 threw away
my cane. / cheerfully recommend
Foley Kidney Pills
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
St. Joseph Live Stock.

st. Joseph. Mo-, May 1o.-The live
stock market follows:
| Cattle-Market Steady; receipts 800;
steers, $s.75@S.5o; COWS and heifers,
s3.25@S: calves, $4.25@7.75.
Hogs-Market slow; receipts, 5000:
top, 1895: bulk Of sales, s7.75@7.90.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts, L.
500; lambs, $7.50@950
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Foreign Grain; Closing.

Liverpool Eng. May 10.-The closing
grain market follows:
Wheat-Spot, firm; No. 2 red west
ern winter, strong, ss6d: futures, easy;
May, 7s1OAd; July, 7ss%d: Oct, Is
73sd.
Corn-Spot, firm: American mixed.
new, 6s5Ed: American mixed. old is;
New Amreica kiln dried, 6s9&d; flu
lures, firm; Sept, 5s4Bd.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
KEOKUK GETS THE
1913 MANUFACTURERS

Sioux City. May 10.-Keokuk cap
tured the next convention of the Iowa
Manufacturers association which just
closed its meeting here. The follow
ing officers were elected
President, J. A. Gam, Kellogg; vice
president. Cephas Harrison, Keokuk;
chairman executive committee, F. H.
Bergman. Newton; secretary-treasurer
G. A. Wrightman, Des Moines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11

was thrown to the street landing on
his head and shoulders. He was i'm.
mediately removed to his home and
attended by physician. 1t is thought
his skull was fractured, and his re-
covery is doubtful. .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
Mason City Physicians Puzzled.

Mason yity. May 10.-Local physi.
clans are puzzled over the case of
William Eichoff II years old who has
bullet lodged in his head between
the brain and the skull, but who is
apparently recovering. The boy was
shot through the accidental discharge
if his rife a week ago
Physicians are planning an opera.
ton to remove the bullet as soon as the
boy has recovered sufficient strength.
The bullet entered his chin and passed
to the top of his skull, severing an
optic nerve making him blind in the
left eve
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
St. Louis Grain Futures.

st. Louis, Mo-. May 10.-The CLOSING
grain futures follow:
Wheat-Lower; May, s1.1Sh; July
Sept, s1.0Sss.
Corn-Lower; May, S2Bc; July
1870; Sept, 7SAc.
Oats-Lower; May. SIC; July, SAX c
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha. Nebr., May 10.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Market 1c lower; No. hard
s1.1261.14; No. hard. S1.1161.13
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
SMALL CHANGE
IN LOCAL PRICES
CATTLE AND POULTRY MARKET
SHOWS SLIGHT ALTERATIONS
FROM YESTERDAYS PRICES

The local wholesale prices for cattle
and poultry are somewhat changed to-
day. both dropping slightly. The othel
wholesale prices and all the retail
prices are steady. Following are the
prices. 49,.
Hogs-12o@15o, $685.; 15o@1so, sos;
100000, $3.50; 200@220, $3.50; 22oa
packers, $7.O5; fair packers, $3.50.
Cattle-Choice corn fed heifers. SAFE
@5.25; good heifers, s4@:.50; common
to fair light heifers, $3.50; choice corn
fed COWS, $4.50@5: good cows, $4Q4.6O;
common to fair cows, $3@3.50; Gamers
e250@9: bologna bulls, $4@4.50; butch
er bulls, $4.50@5: choice light calves
Sc; good light calves, IS; choice heavy
calves, 1904; common to fair heavy
calves, IS.
Sheep-Choice lambs, $6@6.50: good
lambs. S5.5O6 6.00: common thin light
lambs, $4@5; yearlings. $4.50@5; ewes
$425@475
Grain and Hsv.
Grain and hay-st:e.: rfices'-.lnts
5o@52c; straw, ton, s7@11; corn, $50
SOC: hay. $1,000: wheat. pu.. s5@$I
Hides, Wool and Taiiow.
Hides-No. l cured. lie: No. 2 cured
l0c: green No. I. Sc: green No. 3. &c.
No. :. DC
coarse. unwa shed, 22@23c.
Beeswax and talIow'-Beeswkx, No
1, SIC; No. 2 22c: tallow No. sac;
No. 2. SC.
Butter fat-No. 1, soc: No. 2, &c.
Butter, Eggs ard Poultry
Creamery butter, SOC: country
butter. grocers pay. 25@soc.
Eggs-Grocers pay, Ice.
Ponltry-(These pr,ces ara oaie 10
the prcducer.)-.Hens. 10c: ducks white
feathered. 100; ducks. dark feathered,
&c: turkeys, 12c; geese, h., &c; guineas
each zoe: stays, 7c: smooth springs,
10c; old roosters, sc.
Rstair Prices
Flour and FssA-
Flour and feed --Graham flour. per
sack, soc: corn chops. per cwt. $1.75'
shorts per cwt., SITS; bran, per
cwt.. $1.e5: ear corn per bu., soc: she'll
ed corn. per blu. snc: hay. per cwt-
e1.ic: straw. per w.t. soc: oats. bu.,
soc; chicken ans1S NJ feed: ground: 20 h.: sse;
sack s1.25@1.s5: corn meal. 70 lb
sack. zoe; corn ana oat chop per cwt-
$3.50: straw, per cwt., soc; oats, bu,
s175: oat straw, bale. 75c: barley,
800: oil meal, per cwt.. -s2.10.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butte; egg and ehe.s"--Covntr,
butter, s5c; eggs. per doz., zoe.
Poultry-Geese. h.. 1eh @15c: rnr.
keys, 1Sc; live springs, 15c; old hens,
dressed. zoe: ducks, dressed. zoe.
Fish.
Sat: nsh Mackersl. 1o@25c;
white fish, pail. 8oc: herring. &c;
goldfish, loD1sc: lake fish. pail. scc;
flnnan haddie. H.. 15c.
Fresh flsh-Catf1sh. h.. ISc: trout,
l7c: halibut. zoe.
Fruita
Fruits-Bananas. zoe: lemons, soc;
oranges, 2o@60c; apples. pix. ESQ 40c:
qt., 12hc.
Is and zoe.
Vegetables.
abbage, h., &c; cucu,n-
oers, each, 15c; onions, h.. &c; parsley,
bunch, SC; cauliflower. head. $4,000:
potatoes, $3.50; garlic, zoe; turnips.
40c: peppers. doz.. Acc: endive, bch 10c:
satisfy, bunch for 15c; CARROTS bunch
loc; parsnips. soc; beets, bunch TIC;
spinage. 15c; leek, 3 for 1Oc: celery.
12hc; radishes, sc; green onions, for
Sc: rhubarb. for &c; Strawberries, qt..
zoe; asparagus, &c; new potatoes, ID.
for Csc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
New York Produce-

New York, May 0.-Butter-Steady
and unchanged: receipts, 1928 tubs.
Cheese--Firm: receipts, 5,273 boxes;
state whole milk average fancy white,
15A @16c.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged; receipts
53,548 cases.
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St, Louis Cash Grain,

st. Louis, Mo-, May 10.-The cash
grain market follows: -.
Wheat--Firm; track No. red. s1.25
@1.25A; No. 2 hard, s1.1S@1.20.
NJ Corn-Irregular; track No. 2, S2h
No. 2 white, S4sc.
white, 5S1ac.
Rye-Unchanged, 94c.
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Nav Vork pouI+rv

New York. May 10.-Poultry-Alive,
fowls, steady; turkeys, slow: chickens,
broilers, 4O@45c; fowls, 15c; turkeys.
12c
Dressed poultry-Steady: western
fowls, 141a @16Hc: turkeys, 13622c.
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St, Louis Poultry,

ST. Louis. Mo-, May 1O.-Poultry-
Firm; chickens. 12c; springs, 42c; tur-
keys. 14hc: ducks, lie; geese, sc.
Butter-Steady: creamery, ESQ SOC.
Eggs-Steady, 16Ac
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
HOG MARKET
FIRM TODAY
TRADE GENERALLY INACTIVE ON
ACCOUNT OF BIG STALE
STOcK-STEERS QUIET.

firm A big stale stock worked against
general activity in the trade.
Steers were uiet. The bulk, however.
showed a sharp break from the recent
high time.
4 weekend boom lifted lamb prices.
Sheep were steady.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
St, Joe Pioneer Doctor Dead.

st. Joseph, Mo-, May 10.-Dr Edmund
A. Donelan, sS years old, pioneer
physician Of northwest Missouri and
tor fifty years prominent in politics as
/ democrat, died here today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
Des Moines Wagonman Injured.

Des Moines, May 10.-Carl Cramer
wagonman of local fire station,
was seriously injured last night when
he was thrown from the wagon on
which he was riding. AS the wagon
sweryed to avoid a vehicle. Cramer
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Kansas Citv Butter and Eoos

Kansas City, Mo-, May 10.-Butter-
Creamery, 29c; firsts, PIC; seconds, csc;
packing stock, zoe.
Eggs-Extras, 2shc; frsts, 17kc;
seconds, 14hc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
PORTUGAL Speaker Resioned.

Lisbon, Portugal, May 1O.-Aresta
Draco resigned as speaker of the Por-
tugal house of deputies today, without
giving any reason.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
MINNEAPOLIS CIosino Wheat,

Minneapolis, Mimi. May 1o.-Closing
wheat-May, s1.15A; July, s1.16A a
1853; Sept, $10S.
Cash-No. i hard, s1.1sA: No. 1
northern, s1.1sA; No 2 northern,
s116A; No. 3 wheat, S1.14M. =
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Untitled Steel TONNAGE,

New York, May 10.-The untitled ton
mage on the books Of the U. S. Steel
corporation of April 80 totals 5.664,SS5
tons.
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New York SUGAR.

New York, May 1O.--Raw sugar
Steady: Muscova 80 test. Base; CEN
trifugal 90 test, 3.9Sc; molasses SO test
3.23c.
Refined-Quiet
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Panama. the midget among ma
lions. is SO small that there are al
most more offices than competent
men to fill then. It is said that the
President has had difficulty in find
ing educated men enough to fill the
foreign posts. Senior Don Ricardo
Arias is the new minister from the
little republic IT, the United States.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11
G. Ia,,;s Wool

81 louis. MO-, May 10.-Wool steady;
territory and western medium, 16@ 1Sc;
fine mediums, 15@17c; fine, 1o@15c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-11

Refned-Quiet.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
frrom The Tribune Bureau.

IFrOm The Tribune Bureau
WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE Japanese
Ambassador and Viscountess Chinda will
90 10 New York on Thursday. where they
will be guests at the opening exhibition or
the japanese flower show on Friday, and
will attend the reception to be given Tor
Miss Eliza Scidmore who was instrumental
in having the japanese cherry trees sent to
Washington TO decorate the Potomac Speed
way. The Ambassador and Viscountess
Chinda will be the guests Of honor at
dinner by the japanese Society OF Now
York on Saturday, and will return mere the
first of the following week.
The Swiss Minister will return from New
York tomorrow.
The Danish Minister and Countess Moltke
who went TO Boston to visit Mrs. Nathaniel
Thayer, mother OF the countess, on their
return from Panama, are expected here to-
morrow.
The counsellor Of the Austrian Embassy
and Nine. Won Loewenthal-Llnau will sail
from New York tomorrow for Austria, TO
remain until June.
The military attache OF the German En-
bassy and Nine. Won Herwarth will enter
tain at dinner on Thursday night in honor
of the Chief OF STAFF and Mrs. Leonard
Wood.
Lieutenant Commander de Azevedo Bra
lillian naval attache, will return tomorrow
from New York.
Alfred c. Horstmann. German third sec
retary. gave a small dance at his home to-
night
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
THE EXTENT or PATENT RIGHTS.

The patent law decision rendered yes
terday by the Supreme Court will dis
appoint those who had come TO hope for
an abatement of the abuses Of patent
monopolies through judicial action. The
court had held I'm previous decisions that
a legal monopoly under patent could not
be stretched into n monopoly over un-
patented articles, such monopoly be-
ing forbidden In the "bathtub trust
case as viOlatiye of the Sherman act.
But this apparently is as far as the
court would 90. for yesterdays decision
upholds the right of the patentee of
rotary mimeograph 10 sell his machine
subject 10 the restriction that IL be used
only with supplies furnished by the pat
entee Thus the monopoly Of manu-
featuring the patented article I'm this
case is extended 10 effect a monopoly of
the supplies for that article. Legally
there may be some difference. but prac-
tically there Is little between the re-
striction upheld in this instance and
the restriction forbidden in the electric
trust" case, where the corporate owner
of patented light was restrained from
refusing to sell it to dealers unless they
bought similar unpatented light ex-
clusively from the corporate owner.
The decision Of yesterday is important
because some Of the greatest monopolies
in the country rest upon restrictions .un-
der which patented articles are sold,
requiring, for example, the use with the
essential patented machinery Of other
machinery bought or leased exclusively
from the patent holder. The dissent in
this case IS weighty. and the Chief JUS
tice uses vigorous language concerning
the evils that will spring from the
courts Interpretation of the law. The
whole subject Of patent rights needs the
attention Of Congress more imperatiyely
now than before this decision was rem
dered. Upon this, at least, the majority
and minority of the Supreme Court are
agreed.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
TILE PANAuA BILL.

The bill which after much delay mas
been at last prepared for the government
Of the Canal Zone and regulation of the
canal apparently contains substance suf-
ficient for satisfactory law, which it
is TO be hoped will speedily be enacted.
The most controversial feature OF 1t Is
that on which . minority report mas
been made. namely, the question Of pref
erence or no preference to American
shipping. The majority report is III
favor of no discrimination whatsoever,
while the minority of the committee
would have some preference shown to
American-owned vessels. There is likely
TO be much debate in Congress upon that
point, but the question as we think 1t
is likely to be resolved is not whether
American shipping is to be favored, but
whether it is 20 be protected against
adverse discrimination. 1t is hardly
doubtful that the foreign lines with
which our ships will have TO compete
will be practically exempted from tolls
10y the payment of subsidies by their own
governments countervailing the tolls. II,
then. our ships are required 10 pay the
same tolls. but receive 10 subsidies, they
will be placed at great disadvantage.
Other features of the bill may be ac-
cepted without much debate 1t will
probably he best. on the ground of con-
vanience and hexibllity, 10 give the
President the large powers which the
bill cOntemplates bestOwing upon him.
1t would he cumbersome and cause much
delay To require Congress to be con-
suited on every detail of management.
During the period of canal construction,
which is now approaching its close, the
zone and the canal have been under Ex-
ecutive control, and that has proved
highly efficient and satisfactory, so as
10 warrant its perpetuation. 1t must be
borne In mind that the Canal Zone is
not a colony or territory in the ordi-
nary sense OF the terms. 1t is more like
a military reservation or naval sta
ton. IL is held by the United States
not for purposes OF settlement and in
dustrial development. but purely as a
site for the canal and its appurtenant
works. Under such circumstances a
semi-military form of government. or at
least one directly under the President,
will be logical and appropriate.
II this bill is promptly enacted the
President will doubtless with equal
promptness fix and proclaim the rates of
tolls and other regulations which are
committed TO him, and then the com
mercial world win know on what condi-
tions it will have use Of the canal and
will be able to make intelligent arrange
lnpnts. IL American coastwise COM
merce Is not exempted from tolls. at
least II win Under our shipping laws be
protected from the competition OF subsi-
dized foreign shipping; and its payment
New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
FIRE PREVENTION
Fireproof Rooms for Temporary Recep
tion of Waste Materials.
range, n. j., March Z, 1912.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The city Is having at present new
building code prepared, therefore all build
ing in the future, whether for commercial
purposes, tenement houses, schools or
churches. should be provided right away
with properly ventilated room or shelter
for ash and garbage receptacles-waste Ia
pers and cast-off materials This room
should be built without woodwork or gas
jet and have brick walls and metal door.
This requirement must be made u state
law
This city ordinance should also be made
a provision Of the sanitary code. This
practically fireproof room can be made at Il
minimum cost In the cellar of every fiat
house, whether in the tenement quarters or
In the residential districts. The tenants
should appeal to Commissioner Johnson,
who Is testing methods of fire prevention,
and demand that this ordinance be en-
forced as soon as possible to protect their
health and their lives. and the landlord
likewise, to save his property from careless
mysterious fires. This ordinance should be
printed I'm several languages and placed In
the entrance OF the hall Of every ilathouse,
so that the tenants, as well as the land
lord, should know their duties
Commissioner Johnson has renewed his
plea for a bureau OF fire prevention, and
says that the large number Of inspections
OF hazardous premises has been made by
members OF the uniformed force "in the
absence and anticipation Of such bu-
reau. The fact that New York, on the fig
ures OF 1910, had 800 fires for every 10000
inhabitants. London 81, Paris "A, Berlin o.,
ST. Petersburg 70 and Vienna 50, indicates,
the Commissioner says. the possibility Of
better preventive work.
Aside from the sanitary advantages to be
gained by having this fireproof room, our
sidewalks and streets Will be clear and
clean and not present the former dump
and junk like appearance, with twenty or
thirty greasy. filthy looking receptacles
standing In front OF any one Of the hand
some apartment houses or three smashed
up and leaking barrels standing In front Of
tenement house. T. 3.
New York. March 3. 1872