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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
BLUE SKY LAWS
ARE NOT POPULAR
Former Kansas Official
Points Out Weakness in
the Famous Statute.
1T DESTROYS INITIATIVE
Places Guardianship Over the
People Which Should Not
Be Necessary.

Within the past month two states. Utah
and Indiana, have decided against Plac-
ing the so-called ''bluc sky law upon theiI
statutes, and other states, especially III
the east, are now engaged In favorlnS or
protesting against Such laws. Unless al
signs fall, the same sort OF movement
will be attempted at the Utah session
OF the legislature two years hence, and
Il Is up to the opponents OF such laws
10 begin fortlfying themselves before
hand rather than walt until the last hour
and lanor under resultant handlcaps.
The ''blue sky law originated In Kan
sas Galen Nichols for two ferns was
county attorney Of Shawnee county
Kansas. during which time nc was giver
an opportunity to watch the enforcement
OF this law and study its various phases
He has addressed a communication or
the same TO the Mining < Engineering
World which should be filed away II
Utah for future reference. This fol-
lows.
From a long residence in Kansas
and With familiarity with It's laws
and industries, much OF IL gained
while acting as prosecuting attorney
for one OF its most populous coun-
Ties, am OF the opinion that what is
generally known as the blue sky
law Is not for tho best interests or
the whole people OF the state.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
Interferes With Choice.

The average citizen Is not free to
act. He is left With only one place
. OF tnvestment-his local bank. The
result is that the earnings OF small
savings are small, the business of
the state is crippled, and laudable
enterprises are stiflcd, unless in the
wisdom OF the bank commissioner
the proposed company meets his ap-
proval. Aside from any selfish In
terest he may have to subserve in
the end. the life and death of any
investment proposition depends upon
his sole judgment.
In my opinion. too much promi-
nence has been given this law II Is
clearly class legislation, and an un-
warranted supervision over tho rights
of people to Invest their money in
their own way, and according to their
own Judgment. II the people OF the
state want a guardian to supervise
their business, this law will answer
the purpose. but II they went 10
exercise their own right as Amert-
can citizens to use their money as
they see At, they Will oppose any
such law
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
DOMESTIC LEAD AND
FOREIGN MARKETS
London and New York Were
Closer Last Year Than in
Many Years.

4 great deal OF attention is being
given by The country 10 the statistics Of
the lead metal market. especially the
feature OF the differences between the
New York and London quotations. The
nearer the london quotations yeacA up
To the New York market the happier are
the interests seeking a removal OF The
existing tarin duty on lead. and these
have considerable consolation IN the
showing made by the two markets
throughout 1912. The New York and
London markets came closer Ia aga cc.uG
during, 1912 than Tor z, great many years
PAS, but II WAS due Ia particular and
unusual producing conditions That pre-
vailed abroad FOR time. nor arc the
statistics OF any one year. 20 be taken in
striking anything Ike fair average,
y series OF unusual. adverse conditions
In Spain last. year brought aooat 0imin-
ished supplies OF lead and a consequent
appreciation in market price aoroad, 80
that, In Sertcmo ocr. the London lead mar
kct undo rsold tic New Yorl, market by
only abou. - OF q cent q pound \ study
OF the price curves shows that since that
time the two markets have been uiveVg
ing again, until during the close OF 1912
this difference was - OF q cent.
Up 10 19l2 the average difference be-
tween the New York and London mar
kcts for "A period or ten Years was / !
cents per pound, Indicating that London
was undcrsc!linC the United states by
that figure. The assertion. therefore.
that London Is undersellng the United
States by only fraction of cent per
pound, thereby rcccssitatnG tariff pro-
tectlon 10 no more tnan that. Is not well
sustained at all when based upon the
experience Of a period of years.
Any statistics that are derived from
the experience Of merely one year should
give way 10 those OF broader scope. and
lead producers should not hesitate to in
sist upon the application of figures that
arc comprehensive and fair 10 all.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
JIM BUTLER MAKING
INTO A BIC MINE

President Clyde A. Heller OF the jim
Rutlcr company OF Tonopah is quoted r
tho following terms regarding present
property conditions
Since saw the property in Janu-
airy II has not only greatly improved
under development. but the work has
demonstrated with its net monthly
earnings that ii is making mine.
The opening Of the vein on the sew
enth level gives the property such
n large tonnage OF ore that we have
decided 30 build a railroad switch TO
the shaft, decrease the shipments to
the mill and reduce lauIage costs
The company now has S65. 900 in
its treasury and the vein on the sew
enth level Is about eight feet wide,
averaging from $40 TO $50 a ton.
think Z this development is the most
important that has occurred in the
camp since the discovery of the Mer-
ger vein last year and l look now for
jim Butler To be one OF the big mines
OF TOnopah,
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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.
Chicago,

CHICAGO. March 25.-Hogs-ReceIpts,
l9'o0O: market. strong 10 SC higher. Bulk,
q9:2 heavy, s.. e5M9. 20; rough, ss $50
S so: pigs, SG.9099.15.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; market, slow.
steady. Eeeves. 81 00o9.10: Texas steers
Sc. soar 50. western steers. Sc SO@S
stockers and feeders. s6 .00@S Is: cows
and heifers SO i5ms. 90; calves, s6 .50G
10 so.
Sheep-Reccipts. 49, market. steady
10 Zoe lower. Native. So 90M6 90: west
lambs, native. s7-00@s.75; western. 81. %
<n. Sc .10M6.9o: yearlings. s7r2OGs j.
as 20.
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Boston Wool Market.

BOSTON, March 25.--Thc demand for
old domestic wool is very light, with
values seeking lower levels
The leading domestic quotations range
as follows:
Wisconsin and Missouri--Three- eighths
blood, 2Sl 29c; Quartdr-blood, 2SlM29c.
Kentucky and slmilar--Half- blood un-
washed, 21@ CSC; three eighths blood un-
washed 30M3ic
Secured basis:
Texas-I'ine l. months. 59@60c; fine 6
to months, 55m SIC; fine fall. i764Sc.
California; Northern. 52153c; middle
county 5Om52c. southern. ISm49c; free
fail, 3Sm50c.
Oregon-EaStern No l staple, 5T660c:
me medium staple, 57@59c; fine clothing.
o6M5Sc; fine medium clothing, 5i@55c;
cights- blood combinG. 53@55c: quarter
blood coInbing, 52M55c
,Pulled-AA, 55@57c; A supers, 500
SIC.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
WINGFIELD ROLE OF
BUYER IS ALTERED

Tine recent deal put through by the
Wingneld interests at Rochester
brings about an interesting change in
the attitude OF George Winsticd in re-
gard TO Nevada mines, Wingfield for
years has had many engineers in the
field looking for promising properties. and
hundreds OF prospects have been exam
ined by them. with few purchases COM
pleted, Wingfeld has shown by his ac-
tions all along that he wanted new gold
mines. and his sale OF his Rochester in
terests presents very interesting side
light upon Rochester,
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Kansas City,

KANSAS CITY. Mo. March 25.-Cat-
tle-Receipts. 9ooo, Including 400 south
erns: market, steady. Native steers
S7.50GS.9o: southern steers. Sc SOFAS so
southern cows and heifers. 81 5odS 90
native cows and hefers. S4600ps 30
stockcrs and feeders. So .5eG1s %: bulls
81. .4567.65: calves. s6 5O@l 10 90; westerr
steers. s7.25qS.75; western cows s5 A
4T.50.
Hoes-Receipts. 1000: market. 5c
S so: packers and butchers ss. s5@9 90
light. IS. 95n9 05; pigs. 81 T5lS 90
Sheep-Recepts, 1000: market. steady
Muttons. So soar co.. Colorado lambs
Sc. 00G7. 10: range ewes. So Q0@G,l5.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
CROP CONDITION.
HELP THE h
! hey Gain control Il
caso Wheat Mark,t \
| Prices Fall.
CHICAGO, March ~

Esye Sst tods,, she bears controiI oiI',S,'co ., z i
most from the Star, Prices Or.
steady. showed as The g..
sMlc. Corn clossa net los ~ /,
&c to &c 10 &C. oats dsa 4. a net a.
ana provisions off 7,s ,c'Mn W ION =
There was more ~ r, 70 aif
selling side OF The uleor shsr,
Crop advices Were 'een a ipr Ia.
acter TO help the bearss rsse'osilJ Z 4,
parts Of the winter ,, Frur
p4ris p1r,s,s OF abundant mot,Ia.s l, s.l' :
haVlces ho t., that the yrowiua, Is -
iS ife IN better condition. gaN
crease Of 3,S12. 900 buU.utnlsfa4a +
available avail supply over ov"s,s ths lat.,
week we OF last year ma 'ae airr
soe' 900 bushels In tSs m eskus'
as compared with 'as d dos.s.
pushels a year ago saH 4 d
Corn showed week.-mrs.. :.
the entiro day. a siru .
PROVISIONS wers v..,.
list: Pork was particnIaA cue . ln3,
eating to some extent ttsy NJ az.
terest had been fairly I,aS may; " {
oats Seemed wItho1, ecu S -
RANGE OF THE LrIn,vr
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COPPER UNCHANGED
IN NEW YORK MARKET

unchanged
Tin. frm; spot. sls.5o@4s.76; May,
S4626Ms6.50
Lead. steady.
Speltcr quiet.
Antimony. dull.
Iron, quiet.
NEW YORK, March E.-Copper-Lon-
don. quiet. spot, G64 los; futures. E64
lis Sd.
London tin, firm, spot G212; futures.
s20g IS.
London lead. els 2s 3d.
London spelter, e24 los.
1ron--~CleveIand warrants. Gas i05d in
London,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
CASH oIynTl-ro,..

CsaalcAGo. March s.-c.,s n.
Sl:o2dl,oiN; No. J rcd pasc ssec-s<|
ssEQelc; No. bard. .sxs.. "
SgsSc: No. J spring. a0.;,D y
Corn-No. 3, toNOUs: n,
10. yellow, 5od54Er va
oats.No. . white, lIl.d,.a, n, 4, :,
85e. standard. :i65tnc. "' ~
increased corn s,oeAs h.a "a +,
mand from TIM east tspt n.
aown grade. The close su 4 In, =
May aGhc net loss at Il
Some buying on tho dee-,,s .. a.
ply caused little timer f,.l,r
pit traders hammered The n,.tn ~
of The cloSe was steady. MA ~
sH-c: a net loss Of %agc ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
COPPER ORE RECEIVED
AT MASON SMELTER

The following is the total ore receipts
OF Mason Valley smcltery a Thompson
for the seven days ending Thursday,
March 2n, inclusive: Tons
From The Nevada Douglas Copper
company, mine at Ludwig 1894
From the Mason Valley Mines com
pany, mine at Mason, ,.,......... 29+3
From miscellaneous mines s......,.... 63i
Carloads,
Shipments of copper matte from
Thompson for same period ...... 10
Mason News
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New York Produce.

NEW YORK. March 25.-Flour, steady;
unchanged
Wheat-Spot. irregular, No. red,
sl.l09 elevator and SLIP fob afoat
No. L northern Duluth. 991c fob. afloat
Futures steady al start. but declined on
unfavorab BILE crop advices, MAY, 95sc,
July, 96ac September 96tc.
Raw sugar. easy; centrifugal, 35lc;
muscovado @.olc; moasses sugar, 2.76c
Refined. steady.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
WEAK TENDENCY ON
THE LOCAL EXCHANGE

Business continues to drift on the To-
cal exchange. with several Issues little
weaker TUESDAY. The demand for stocks
Is extremely limited, and much OF what
is reported is OF a. professional nature.
Sales YESTERDAY reached n total of 2S,-
100 shares, the market value of which
was S0145.
The following were the closing trans
actions:
UNLISTED STOCKS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
Flax, Oats and Rye.

MINNEAPOLIS. March 26.-Close
September, SSac, Cash. No, 1 hard
S6gc; No. 1 northern. S16s56c; No.
northern, S2s@S3sc; No. , hard Montana
S69c, No. 3 wheat. S0@slac.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 4T394Sc,
Oats-No. 3 white, 30031c-
Rye-No. .. 53M55ic.
Bran-Si6 5O@l100
Flour-Markct. dull. Minneapolis, s4.2'
6455; other patents. s4.o5@i40; firs
clears, sS.ood3.S0: second clears, s26o@
20.
Flax-s1.2ia
Barley-89@56c.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
Chicago Produce.

= CHICAGO. March 25.vButter-steady
Eggs-Steady; receipts. 25.2s5 cases; al
mark. cases included, 17@175c; ordinary
Iirsts. 16Ac; hrsts. lie
Potatoes-Steady. receipts, 30 cars
Michigan, 45@iSc; Minnesota, 4384sc
Wisconsin, 42@4Sc.
Poultry-Shade flrmer, turkeys, dressed
olc; chickens. Ice; springs, 163c.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26

NEW YORK, March 26.-Cofree futures
closed steady at a net advance OF from
II to IS points. March II 40c; April
IL 45c; May, ll.60c. June. 11.6Sc; july
ll19c; August 11.S9c: September, II CSC,
October. November and December, III 79c;
January and February, 1l.96c
Spot coffee. steady. unchanged,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
New York Money.

NEW YORK. March 25.-Mercanule pa
per, per cent.
Sterling exchange, easier; sixty days
s4.S325: demand. SiS7.i0,
Call money easier, 4d4t per cent rul-
ing rate. 4 per cent.
Time loans easier, sixty days and nine
~ days. bA per cent; SIX months. 6G5s pei
cent.
Bar silver. 56sc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
ONE MILLION DOLLAR
PER MONTH OUTPUT

Conditions ~ Tcnopah were more ;aN
orablc last week, the production hcins
1910 tons OF ore with value Of S25l,
go, as compared with 10, I35 tons with
value Of S22S,i2t the week before
These figures are given by the Tonopah
Miner In its last Saturdays edition. and
included in tho same is an account of the
operate during the month OF f'cbru-
AIRY.
The February production by properties
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26

The total output OF the Tonopah mines
and mills for February shows decrease
OF SIf tons, compared with the pro-
dUction of January. due solely to the fact
that the month was three days shorter,
Taking this into consideration, the aver
age daily output was greater in Febru
ary than in January.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
Ore Shipments.

The Utah ore Sampllng company on
Utah, and l car from Nevada camps,
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ST. IrolIis Wool

ST. LOUIS. March 25.-wool stead,
medium grades coinbing and clothIn,
935M2ec; light fine. 19@2lc: heavy FIN,
13@ISc; tub washed. 2T@56C.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26

FORENOON SALES.
Gold Chain. 100 at 35sc; 100 at CSC
500 at SIC
Iron Blossom. 200 at sl.47.; 100 at
s. so. buyer sixty days.
Nav Day 5000 at 13e.
P,oche Derniiohn, 1000 al 1tc
Prince Consolidated. 100 at 65c
Suyer King Coalition. 400 at $50.
Shares sold, $500.
Selling value. $330e.50.
OPEN BOARD.
Lower Mammoth. 500 at &C.
Shares sold. @600.
Selling value. slfO.
AFTERNOON SALES.
Gold Chain. loo At 35ic,
May Day. 100 at 13c.
Nevada Hills 300 al SIS
Opohongo. 1000 at Sic; 1000 at &c
Uncle sam. loo at 10Sc.
Union Chief, 1000 at 5c.
Shares sold $500.
Selling value, size.
OPEN BOARD.
May Day, 400 al i3c.
Uncle Sam, 800 at Zoe.
Piochs Demijohn. 5000 at he
Shares sold 5000
Selling value. silS0.5o.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
Metal Market.

TIE metal quotations for Tuesday
posted by Mccormick & Co, were as fol-
lows: Silver, 6eso: lead. s4.36; copper
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
New York Mining Stocks.

James A. Pollock & Co. bankers and
brokers. furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon:
NEW YORK LISTED STOCKS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
BOSTON Mining Stocks

James A. Pollock & CO.. bankers and
brokers. furnish the following. received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon:
BOSTON COPPER CLOSE.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26

NEW YORK, March 25-Cottop-
Spot, quiet; middlins uplands, 12 6oc
nominal.
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Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, March o5.-Cotton fin
lures barely steady: May, 1880; July,
Lido: October 1850; spot, quiet; mid
ding. II soc.
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Butter Firm.
Coffee Futures Steady.

NEW YORK, March o5.-Butter. firm,
Cheese, irregular. EGGS: frmer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
THE Art OF PRINTING

Would be lost in Salt Lake if tine Ger.
tury were not in business. 55-57 Post.
Office place. (Advertisement)
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NeYadas In San Franc1.

James A. Pollock & Co., bankers and
brokers. 1853 South Main street. furnish
the following.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26
San Francisoo Oil Stocks

James A. Pollock e. Co. bankers and
brokers. furnish the following received
over their private wire yesterday after
noon:
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Securities Advanced.

LONDON. March 25.-American seciri-
ties advanced In the afternoon on New
York support, closing steady.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-26

Try the Wants IN providing chances
TO insure that for which you are In
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Ore and Bullion.

The ore and bullion report for Tues
day. given by Mccormick & Co, was AS
follows: ore received. S12a.000: bullion
shipped, 100000; total. teci.oO
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-11
THE FISHING FLEET.

Rolfe-Sailed Dec. 26. Kennebec-Ar Jan. 3. AIoha-Jan. g, Dora H.-Sailed Dec. PC. Pacific-Out. ActiVe.-Out. oIga-Sailed Dec. 2S. BeIIe-Sailed Dec. Il. Highland ouecn-Sailed Dec. 2S, Louise-Sailed Dec 27. Norman Sunde-Ar. Jan. s Voluntcer.-Out. Vesta-Ar. Jan. 9. Valkyrie-Out. Xhanthus-Sailed Dec. 19. Waife-Sailed Jan 5. White Star-In port, Llster-Sailed Dec. 26. olympic-Sailed Dec. TO- Dick-At Sitka DoIphin-Ar. Jan. 3. HaIIey's-Out. AIameda-Out AnnIe-Sailed Dec. 30. Uranus-Out. polIux-In port. Cedric-Out. Thelma-Sailed Jan. g, Alvida-Sailed Dec. 14. comet-Sailed Dec. 21. SoIkol-Sailed Dec. 30. Anita PhiIIips-In port Standard-Ar. Jan. 3. Gjoa-Sailed Jan. 8. The Daily Empire delivered in Jul leau, Douglas and Treadwell for Sl.OO ! month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-11
THE LIMITS OF HEARING

There are many persons who can not hear the squeak of mouse, just as many more cannot hear the deep, rolling bass of church organ, and yet neither are deaf.
 The human ear is peculiar thing. It can distinguish tones ranging! through nearly ten octaves. The low est tone than can be heard by any one has sixteen vibrations Q second; mid dle c on the piano vibrates 512 times a second; the highest not distinguish able has 16,3S4 vibrations second. Beyond that no ear can catch the sound. But some ears fail before that number of vibrations is reached, and so it Is that they cannot catch the mouse's tiny squeak. About twenty vibrations a second is the lowest tone that most ears can catch-below that all sound, no matter how loud, is a myth.
 Ordinary music is written for tones between 32 mad 4,O96 vibrations. A full orchestra would not use any in- struments pitched above or below these tones. The chirp of cricket is higher than any written music and there are some people of perfectly normal hearing who can't hear the cry of this commonplace insect.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-11

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The change of government in the Panama Canal Zone will not take place before spring Colonel Goethals will serve as Chief Engineer until the canal is formally opened on Jan l, 1915
 The first vessel will be sent through the canal, barring the unforeseen, Sept. 25, 1913, on the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific.
 From then until the formal opening the canal will be operated as sam pie" for the training of the operating force, the getting of everything in final ship.shape, Sc.
 The canal, according to Col. Goe' thals. is now more than 75 per cent completed, and July 1, next, will see it ready for the turning in of the wa. ter. It is apprehended that the en' trance and presence of the water may cause some further slides of the treach- erous banks, particularly at the Gu Zebra Cut, but the expectation is that the dredges can take care by July l of the material thus deposited in the big ditch.
 As stated some time ago. Col Goe. thals intends, when the canal is ago. ing. to retire from the Government service and settle in New York as a consulting engineer, with the idea Of making some money for his family Meantime, President Taft has asked Congress to reward the Colonels work on the Isthmus by promoting him to be a Major.General in the army.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-11
The Opening the Panama
 Canal on Sept. g, 1913

Col Goethals was born in New York State and was graduated at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1880. He was the second ranking member of the class. He spent two years in the Engineers School at Willett's Point, and then he went on the staff of Gen. Nelson A. Miles, as engineer of the Depart ment of the Columbia He built dams at Cincinnati under Colonel Merrill, and in 1903 he was selected for the General Staff.
 When Mir Taft, then Secretary of War, went to Panama in 1905, he took Major Goethals along to help look in- to the canal work, and in 1907, Major Goethals succeeded Theodore P. Shonts as Chairman of the lsthmian Canal Commission, with rank of chief engineer of the canal construction, and he has been chief engineer ever since.
 As chief engineer, Col. Goethals has been practically in absolute charge of the Canal Zone. He has cleared vel low fever out of the Isthmus and has been commended by the Roosevelt and Taft administration for his energy in pushing canal construction and in gov erning the zone
 When he was in Europe, last April, Emperor William, of Germany, told him the canal ought to be wider, and should be very strongly fortified. Col. Goethals has had personal charge of the construction of the canal forts. He would make a jungle of the Canal Zone, believing that depopulation would surprise against any surprises.