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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16

Sending such q large order by return
mail, as IL wers, means that Uncle Sam
keeps q big stock on hand in Washing
ton. The dispatch of more than 100000
900 stamps TO the 5000 postofiices in the
United States each year without the loss
Of a single stamp is an achievement re-
fiecting credit on Uncle Sans system and
servants.
The Postoffice Department and the Blu
reau OF Engraving and Printing perform
this task with an ease which causes Won
der on the part of an outsider. Every
safeguard Is thrown about the operations
of the two branches of the government
to prevent thefts and mistakes, and the
system works to perfection and with
rapidity that is amazing.
Each day the Postmaster General re-
ceives acquisitions from about 1000 post
masters for stamps of various denomina-
tons and in various quantities The post
master at Cowan, Mont. may want 900
l-cent stamps, twenty-five special delivery
stamps, forty parcel post stamps and
few of every other kind, while an order
from New York City may call for MILL
ion 2-cent stamps and a corresponding
number of other denominations, but the
size OF the order makes no difference with
the system
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16

IkU>HEY destroy sl<yscrapcr.
steel beams concrete
foundations and machinery. e. .
Simply astounding Saw one crush
mass of concrete as though ii were an
ossshcll Can snap one of those biz
el-inch steel beams as though it were
match. All take great delight
in it,
These were the startling fragments of
conversation heard in a Broadway restau-
rant last week The writer sat al an OPP
posite table and could see the big mass
Of frowSy hair of one of the speakers.
The others face was visible. No. there
was nothing TO indicate a leader of the
Industrial Workers of the World OF other
exponent of sabotage. And when the
blue and gold cscutcheon of the American
Society of Civil Engineers showed on the
left side of his vest and moment later
he began TO talk of the new testing ma
tcrials laboratory in the Hewitt Memo
rial annex to old Cooper Union the myS-
terry was solved and resolution made 10
visit the scene.
Then the writer remembered that he
had friend on the faculty of Cooper
Union the assistant professor of chem
.stry. who i'm moment of abstraction one
morning almost frightened a waiter 10
death by saving: "Give me something sub
acid before you serve the eggs" All he
wanted was "A grapefruit.
Accordingly. accompanied by Tribune
staff photographer. the writer called upon
Professor Henry c. Enders. of the chem
istry department. and asked him where
the skyscrapers were destroyed. The pro-
fossor smiled at first and then burst into
a hearty laugh. And. having couple OF
hours free, he volunteered to act as guide
and mentor
Reaching the new Hewitt Memorial
Building. which covers an entire city
block. once occupied by the old 69th Regi-
ment Armory. Professor Charles r.. Rich
ards. director of Cooper Union, Joined the
party. and led it To the laboratories where
the Titans dwell that crush concrete and
stone and wrench and bend and twist and
tear and break steel and other metals.
The entrance to their prison was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
A BUNCH OF TWO-CENTS.

Each bundle of 2-cent stamps. to select
the denomination most generally called
for, contains four packages OF sheets.
in each Iackage there are 80 sheets, 1t
being not above two inches thick.
The paper cover Of the bundle being re-
moved, 1t is discovered that the sheets
lie between two squares of cardboard, the
whole being held together by two broad
Paper bands. These cross each other on
the top and the bottom at right angles,
where they are sealed. The cardboards
are held together, also. by an unseen fas
tener OF wire. which passes through the
margins Of the sheets of stamps The
wire Is hidden beneath one of the paper
bands. One corner OF the top piece OF
cardboard is hinged so that IL can be
turned back and the sheets counted be-
Tore the seal is broken. This convenience
Is provided so that package In which
an error may have been made in putting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16

sandth part of an inch. This measure
ment expressed IN decimals would read
.GO0O9 Of an inch With the AID Of this
instrument il was discovered that steel
stretched uniformly up 10 half Of the
breaking strength and this point 10y sell
ontists IS called the elastic limit
While the writer was present the hit Of
shafting wa stretched unit! il broke. and
the automatic measuring mechanism OF
the machine. which is capable of exerting
10000 pounds weight. registered 9.l0
pounds I'm plain layman's English. the
shaftng broke under a strain OF 9.lO
pounds
The almost infinite dclicacy OF the test
ing machine is readily understood when in
lengthy experiments there Is placed but
five hundred pounds of load minute on
the material being tested.
At the other end Of the laboratory there
is a torsion testing machine. This. as IT.
name implies. is a machine that twists
metals and other materials. and this.
Professor Floss explained. was capable OF
cxertins 6o.D1-inch pounds.
lie laughed when asked II this power
could be translated into popular
equivalent. and after some discussion 10y
the scientists present il was answered III
the negative. which would tend 10 prove
that there is no truth In the saying OF
teachers Of English that there is pop
ular equivalent for every scientific or
philosophic expression.
But Professor f'oss was ready with
definition Of torsion. 'Torsion.' he OK
planned. lis combination OF distance
multiplied by pounds.
This science was known TO Archimedes
for IT is nothing hut the application Of
leverage. and every schooboy knows the
saving attributed 10 the Greek gcomctri-
clan and mcchanician: Give me a place
to stand on and with this la levcrl can
move the world"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16

yHEN YOU 20 up to the stamp
M window at the postofice, say
w Give me five twOs, please, or
q thousand as the case may be. and lay
down your money. you always get what
you order You do not stop TO think how
it happens that the stamps are always
I'm stock. That you will receive what you
ask for is as certain as the movement OF
a glacier 1t is one of those certainties
that no one stops to question, because IL
always has happened in the memory oil
living man.
The law of cause and effect. however
doe operate in the distribution of postage
stamps. 1t is no accident that they are
always on hand. although one rarely sees
them being taken into the building, and
would not know it if he did.
If you should go up TO the second floor
OF the local Postoffice Building. where the
cashier has an Office. you would be near
the supply of stamps from which are
taken those sent out to the various sta
tons and sub-stations all over the city
and TO the various windows in the main
building. The cashier has vault as big
as the main room of many fiat, in which
are stored the millions upon millions OF
stamps required by the letter writer's OF
this great city. Sometimes stamps to the
value Of 81 10000 are in thee vault at
given moment. but you would never real
ize the truth of that statement If YOU
visited the vault for they are practically
all concealed in neatly wrapped and sealed
bundles. If you read few of the labels,
however, YOU would begin to get an
inkling Of the truth, for a single bundle
perhaps IS by IL inches, contains 100000
twc-cent stamps, the monetary value Of
which. of course, would be $4,000 There
are packages also of dollar stamps.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
OLD POINT

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Old Point Comfort Va. June l4-With
the flying OF The stars and stripes and the
bright Yellow and green Of the Brazilian
fag the presence OF notable persons repre-
senung the governments OF the United
States and IrAzi!. WHO arrived 'rucS,j.,y
TO the BRAZILIAN envoy, Dr. I.aur6 Muilcr
QUO toini assumed quite ala international
Ana FESTIVE air which has continued
throughout The week while tho presence OF
oouicers from the Brazilian drcadnoui-ht
Ninas Gereas ana me United states stc',,rl
ships Arkansas ana Florida me torpcdn-
old Point. have added much 10 no ~
tes OF the nightly dance at Tie Cnanlbcrlin
anu social affairs OF the week
~ honor OF Mrs Il Regis do Oliveira
and Mrs. Lever Coieuan pf W.Shtnrton
MIS- Ira Haynes Gav. buffet luncheon at
rendered the south Amerieau visitors and
th' Washington officials bs Colonel and
Mrs Haynes A. everywhere. moiimrr,t..ry
of yellow ana green wa~ carried o,it Inrl.
vases Of cornflowcrs nd fox rlovcs maiden
profession Mrs Hvu-A.s nn, Gcn, ,,, -.
included MIS- OHvcra. Mrs Coleman. Mrs
a Burl.son. the Misses Rnrlcsnu -,
rick and Miss Elizabeth Gaodrick Mr.
William A Vincent anG Miss Jane Vincent
.h OF Chicago MesGaiiet NJ Kinney. Cham
ntfun carter fettus Pence Barnes, Jewell
h"ter Hhlcomh Macstclia. Matthew'S ana
'Nu f1HEcT. OIL f"fittss Monroe.
Thursday afternoon The puicers OF IN.
battesEi? Arkansas gave a reception c.on,
! 10 o'clock ab,nil ship atr,Iiv i'.
sess,s attending from the ChaIuherIir vor,
William G. Edgar and Miss EDGAR Of Mime
apolis; Mr and Mrs Vincent MISS Win.
cent. Mrs Albert Goodrich, Miss Eiizahetl
and Misset Burleson. OF Washing on J. g.
Mrs James Il oliver. VIE of canal,
oliver o! the New Hampshire and Mrs
Norris. MES. Thomas Hopkins aud daughter
Miss Margaret Hopkins OF Warrington
Among the distinguished parties v.h,
spent the week END at the ChaHbcriin ,yci
Senator and Mrs Reed smooi % U'tah
senator Stephenson. Mrs II J. Brown Af
and Mrs. l.. S Boyer. Miss Carrie Bc,c
and Mrs y. T. Luauyten. Postmaster cen
craI a. s. Burl.scn also came down n.
tho week end 10 join Mrs. Burlcson am,
the Mis.es Buriescn returning To Wash
ington Monday morning
The yacht. Lady Betty. with Mi. an
Mrs. Walter Lippincott Of PhiiadeIphis
and their quests Or. James & Wilson
Loyal u. Sandy and W. II. lirshman aboars
anchored Thursday on the chamherlin pic
after cruise UP to Annapolis
Mrs. Gray. o! Austin. Tex. is the que,
OF her son. Captain Gray and Mrs Gray
the fort Mrs. Witncis. OF San Antonlt
Tex. IS also the guest II Captain and Mir
Gray.
Among the guests rcgistcr.d this wee
from Richmond Mr. and Mrs W.
Seiden SIR and Mrs T. w T-aHord ii V
Tranord. II j. Pyle Mr. and Mira. Joh
ID Potts. Mr., and Mrs Samuel +. waddi
emo ]. u. Biankenship
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
BLACKSBURG
Especial to The Times Dispatch ]

Rlackshurg. Va. June 1.-THE town is
hiicd with visitors for the institute finals
and among the latter are many young wo-
OF the cadets and former students Until
"Wednesday night all interest Will centre
around the gayetics OF commencement and
the chief social event 20 follow these is
the marriage of Miss Rosa Helen Parrntt
ana DIR. Edwin Broun Fred, or Mddlcburg
nov bacteriologist OF the V. r. J.
Among the charming entertainments given
in honof Miss Parrott and DR. Fred was a
prettiIy appointed dinner party Thursday
evening in the home of Professor r T.
Campbell, With Miss Anna Campbal MS
hostess. Covers were laid for fifteen guests
these including some of the large bridal
party that Will attend this popular young
couple on their wedding. Saturday ever.
ing, Juno q, at 80 o'clock In the Blacks
burg Baptist Church.
Miss Virginia Tompkins. of BROOKLYN n
Y, arrived here this week to spend several
months with her grandmother. Mrs. Virginia
Vawter
Mrs. r. NJ. Patterson. Miss Rebcccn and
Robert Patterson. OF Philadelphia. are guests
OF Mrs. Lulu o IIosc. Early In July they
will sail for Europe for the summer.
Professor and Mrs. Louis O'shnuncssy, of
the University OF Pennsylvania. are at the
home OF Mrs. F. ID. Surface for the vaca-
ton.
Mrs william D. Saunders and children.
OF Franklin County. are guests of Mrs VII
liam H. Rasche. for several weeks
Miss Sara Smythe of Charleston, s. c.,
arrived here Wednesday to spend the sum
mer with her sister. Mrs. j. $. a. johnson
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
:, made from Durnngo's Iron Mountain.

supply in sight at 200. oOo.SOO tons. In
addition TO this are the enormous pc
roleum fields. containing fuel OH.
now being opened. which promise TO
give this country one OF the great fucl
supplies OF the world. have already
written of these. describing the wells
which run 100000 barrels a day. ana
showing that Mexico is now third
among the oil producing countries. ana
That she viii soon surpass Russia
American Money In Mexican Mines
Eut let me tell you how Uncle Sam
is interested in these Mexican mines.
our people own more mineral proper
ties than the MeNicans themse!vcs ana
all other foreigners According to the
estimates OF William II. Senmon. a
mining engineer who has had long
experience mere, the United States
owns more than two-thirds OF all the
mineral properties in Mexico. The IN
vcstments are worth s223,v0O. Oeo,
while those Of the Mcxicans thcm-
selves are only s7.j0O00O. and thc 4,
OF the English. who stand next To Us,
arc only S43.0o0,oo0. or about onc-ntth
as large. In addition TO this. We have
more than twice the amount invested
in smclters, having put .rorc than
$26,0o0.000 into that Industry, while
the McNi2ans and all other nations to-
Sether have shelters worth only a
little over slo,0O0.0oO.
There are scores Of American com
panics which have mineral properties
here. and there is hardly II city or
town in the United States which docs
not own more or less Mexican mining
stock. There are some very large
companies Take, for instance. the
American Smelling and Refining Syn
dicatc. II has shelters and mines
scattered all over the country. ana
some OF its organizations pay big di-
vidcnds The present value Of the
company's property Is estimated at
$I5.oo0,1o0 ana in twelve years il has
paid dividends amounting L. 5000, 900
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15

'ne sam has S2oooooo


on "A Capitalization of $l25,0oo. one of
the mines has 4 vein of gold which in
places, is thirty feet wide
There are also gold bearing veins in
sonora, Sinaloa. Chihuahua. Oaxaca
and Lower California In the last
state are many placer mines. some
of which are doing, we'll. The most OF
Monte%uma's gold must have come
from placer mines, for one of his pres
cnts to Cortez was n Spanish helmet
iiied 10 the brln with grains of god.
He also sent the Spanish general
many ornaments. shields and helmets
OF pure sold. and two circular plates
OF gold as large as carriage wheels
The amount of gold taken from Monte
yuma and sent To Spain is estimated
10 nave been worth at least $1,000
600
Where Copper md Iron Are Kings
In the future, however, the Ineancr
metals are liable to surpass gold in
the mineral production of Mexico The
corprr mined in 1910 and 1911 was
worth more than all the gold produced
that wear and the iron possibilities
are such from the great iron mountain
at Durango that that gross metal will
some day yield millions. To-day the
three most important copper mining
enterprises are the Greene Cananca
and the MonteZuma and the Boleo. in
Ra1a, Cal. The Bolco mine has hac
a uniform output for nearly ten years
ana the Greene Cananca produced in
1871 more than 100000 pounds OF
copper. The amount OF copper in
sight in Western Mexico Is beyond
conception, and the country is sure TO
he one Of the greatest of the conner
producers for generations to como
NS To iron. new deposits OF that
metal have been recently found IN
O3Naca and Vera Cruz and these de-
POSTS are said to amount to many
millions OF tons. The most famous
IRON mass Of the country however, is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15

the great iron mountain which rises
almost out OF tho city of Durango
This is perhaps the greatest mass OF
iron on earth. 1t is mighty hill OF
solid iron mile long and almost
quarter OF a mile wide. rising to q
height over three-fifths that Of the
Washington Monument. The ore is
hematiti and il is from CO TO 20 per
cent pure
The hill is said to contain GOO OOO.-
uoO tons OF ore above the surface, with
no notion OF what may be below, and
1t has been estimated to contain sew
eral billion dollars worth Of iron
There are similar deposits in Lower
California and sweden. but nothing o..
this size. The mountain =, contains
enough iron to supply the whole re-
public OF Mexico for all time to come.
and with the possibilities OF It's I'M
known depth, it has enough probably
to last the world for 1000 years.
Was II II Meteor.
II is claimed by some OF the local
scientists that this huge metallic lump
is a meteor which was dropped upon
the Garth from some disintcgrating
planet ages ago, but the biologists
say that this Is absurd and that Il
must be volcanic. There is no other
iron in the Immediate ncighborhood
and Mexico has here In it's School OF
Mines collection OF metcorites found
in the neighboring State of chihuahua,
one of which weighs over $1,000
mounds. and another In the ncighbor-
hood Of ton. Humboldt thought the
Durango mine might be the worlds
greatest aerolite. and he rode more
than 1000 miles on 4 mule to study
il. Some Of this iron now goes 70 the
big subsidized steel plant ut Monterey
where ] saw 1t cast Into ingots for
making steel rails.
So far Mexico has no valuable coal
mines, but low-Erade coal exists i'm a
number of localities. and an Official
geological report OF 1908 estimates the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
HOT SPRINGS
/ Special 10 The rimes-Dispatch.

u
Hot Springs. Va, June 1.-THE June
colony OF Phadelphlans at Hot Springs for
the cure ia increasing every day Figures
ia heth robes and neglIgees are encountered
AZ all times from early morn to the popular
o'clock hour in the hotel corridors on
their way to the bathhouse for their tub
spout ana rub. Several hours of the day
are given Ia outdoor exercises by those TAX
lnr tn" treatment en- the golf links. tennis
courts aud noutnair roads. and at the
concert hour AL meet on the lawn or M
me NaSin" foi cup of tea ana 20 com narc
counsel FOR tho Pennsylvania, RaiiroId mr.
80 on rflNnte car from Philadelphia
vrl"I pdyS nEo' bringing with him Mrs
C"N"n' ana thoir daughter. Miss Mariana
49, an ana Mrs Gowan has already begun
~, ~ '."'hsn' MI and Mrs. ". H. George
- het'n"n."wn are here for a three weeks
ySnnse OF baths. and among others taking
n,elphia; NJ and Mrs j. II Smitlrv Of
riiEhursh Dr. Francis a. Dciahc!d. OF Sew
"'W ,, ana Mr. and Mrs IL Ward Ford.
nMr and Mrs Richard stockton White. Of
.i''n|e rhh ere at the Homestead for
daily. " '"'e anu u'lVe
Miss Margaict SOUL. OF Philadelphia. s.bo
- N" guest Of Miss CIarice french. NJ
n",tNn Lodge Miss French. and Miss
ii;P,k anring ne week The three WITH
HilHN i-iuIly Ford OF Morristown. arc much
nie among iht most graceful Of tho youn.:
-. ~. .ir now here. Other dancers who
,,t!"'' nutuii"n arc Mr.. and Mrs W u
49, "' lhll"delphia, who are spending
or 'nG Airs sidney l.. Berg. who were
t'".I''N'''u i't the early part of their
w moon The bride Miss Lillian
i t,,tE.i 4" fr"nddaughser OF Adophus
- 81 ~ Iouis. vino gave her $50 900
h@m'li"u kinE tho artist. has opened his
,N''. he'f the Daniel Boone log Cabin
uu Is entertaining this week = G. Wode-
"""Ac tnt novelist. OF London.
MI and Mrs. HARDWOOD Huntington Of
'l".liSHriG' MaSs.. have arrived for an in
"NNtt'e stay Mr.. Htuntington has been
.F"t'' W mission work in China for scv-
''"' years and the family spent the win
I lti Al Ormond Beach. where they have n
'"Vhtc MI Huntington has written SOW
/ 100 thf'i2fical hooks. aud il at work upon
another soon TO he published
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15

output of that region was more than
Sl4,0ooOO0.
little farther north. in chihuahua.
are silver mines which have been ope-
rated FOR over three centuries and
are still working. the output Of the
district running now from $1,000 600 to
5000, 600 pcr year. In this region is
The Batopilas mine, which was mod
crnizcd by the late Governor Shcp-
herd; the Santa ltulalia mines now
controlled by the American Mining and
Smelling Company, and the famous
farral mine whose estimated output
for the present Year will he 1000 geo.
In san Luis Potosi the richest district
is Catorcc, which has silver and lead
mixed with gold, and in Durango there
are deposits formed of network of
silver veins mixed with iron and other
metals. In oaXaca there are more than
a dozen mineral zones, containing sill
yer. gold, copper ana lead. and two of
the mines there have Increased their
production TO about Sl,00o.O00 There
Is also work going on in sonora where
in the past was fouun the biggest luinp
OF silver ON record. It's weight was
$3.50 pounds and il was discovered by
a poor Indian, although by dispute
as to the ownership the whole went to
the crown
The Gold of Mexico
Mexico is now annually turning out
"hont S-5,uoo,OoO worth of gold The
country has never been as important
~ %"id mining as in silver mining. and
To-day the bulk of its gold comes from
silver veins, which also carry more or
less of the yellow metal The gold is
a hN-product of the silver
The chief gold producing camp is
about FL ORC. in the state of Mexico
where both French and English capital
are Invested. This region is one Of Tho
largest gold camps of Amcrica ond +,
has some valuable mines The Dos
Esthciias has been paying over 81. 600.
ooo year on a capital of $500. GOO. ana
the Penoles has paid nearly 81 1000. 900
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-15
ARVONIA
TSpecialto 1,be T,ussDi.,a,o.

n.
Arvohia Va. Juno Miss Agnes Terrell.
. .,ssi Of history in Hollins Institute ar.
with her brother Alder, j. Terrell at his
hcn Miss isfar narde M,b near TeW Canton
is the guest OF her sister. Mrs. A. l.. Fits
Ut her home here this week
l'rof j. Walter Kenny: who has been
Amherst County. the past winter, passed
through here Tuesday OF this week on his
way to Dillwyn where he expects to spend
the summer.
Mrs Mrs f e Roberts: accompanied by her
Rev. Stanley White who has been spend
Ing several weeks with friends in SCOTS
vile and Howardsville returned to Arvonia
Mrs 7. B; Anderson Of Mt. Zion; was the
the Arvonia Inn tnis week.
Miss Macie Williams Is spending some time
tor here this week.
teaching In Greensboro y. C.. has returned
TO her home here, where she Will spend the
A. l.. Pitts spent several days last week
In Roanoke and Lynchburg.
Rev. Plummer +. Jones spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in Gainesville.
Miss Bessie Williams. who has been teach
ter returned to her home here this 's Week Is"
b. c. Wherry Of Richmond. was the guest
of friends here this week.
Miss Annie Williams visited friends and
relatives In richmond last week.
John i. Mckeann. formally resident of
New Canton but now of Hinton, w Va.
visited NJ the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. B. W.
Ancell this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. william r. Horner of Rose
mary -. c.. are expected here next week
to spend some time with Mr. and Mrs. Plum
mer T.. Jones at the Arvonia Inn
Mrs. Mary Davies OF Baltimore, Md Ia
spending some time here the guest OF
Mrs. Charles w Keel.
Il. NJ. Blake. Of Trenton. n. j.. spent sew
eral days here this week AS the guest of
William r.: Root. Mr.. Blake dropped In to
do some fishing with number OF Isanc
Wnltons OF this vicinity. out found frosty
weather and muddy waters Ho will return
later for his annual fishing outing with
Mcssvs. Root and Pierce 80
Sands Gayle. OF Buckingham Courthouse
passed through here on Tuesday Of this
week on his way to Richmond, where he re-
manned several days.