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road rates. Recognizing this as true in
"A system of canals that limits the size
Of the cargo per unit to 25O tons
what shall be said OF the system of
canals soon to be in possession OF the
people of this State that will have in
creased the maximum size of the cargo
unit Of $500 tons?"
Summarizing the commissions estl-
mates the canals can carry twenty to
thirty" million tons of freight annually
at cost OF tifty-two hundredths of
a mill per ton per mile. Adding To tn"
cost 81 per cent, which the railroads
are said to add to actual cost of NOV
ing freight, the charge for carrying
freight between New York and Buffalo
will be Al cents a ton, as compared
with a railroad charge OF S3l2 ton.
on movement of twenty million tons
this saving would amount to the neat
little sum of s54,124,O0O, or more than
enough to pay all the expenses of the
State government With this state
ment the case for the canals rests
In opening for the railroads 1t may
he argued that although canals are
said to be capable of competing with
railroads they don't do it. History re-
cords an unvaryinG succession of fail
uItS Tor lnldHu NdN'INbNS III u "
compete with railroads. 1t is true that
the Erie Canal gave New York its start
in life, but that was before railroads
were developed. when the railroads
became capable of handling the traffic
they got it, notwithstanding all that
legislation could do was done To main
tain the supremacy of the canal -Four
railroads between New York and Buff
falo carried siXty-fve times as much
freight as the Erie Canal carried in
1910.
The history of other waterways in
the United States is but repetition
of that of New York's canals, No
less than s2239S353S has been spent
in constructing 3,SO4 miles Of canals
| in the United States, while the National
Government has spent more than a
quarter OF a billion dollars on river
improvements, and for its share OF
canal building. Yet 2,444 miles Of the
canals that cost ssO,OOO,00O have been
abandoned utterly. while the remainder.
with one notable exception, like the
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improved rivers, are practically value
less as a means of transportation, the
traffic on them in 1906 being but $780,
600 tons.
Again while the Terminal Commits
sion speaks of the capacity of the
barge canal as twenty to thirty mil
lion tons" the engineering staff says
that the barge canal is designed for a
normal traffic of ten million tons. This
may be increased in favorable seasons.
for the capacity of the canal is limited
by the supply of water available to
fiji the locks at the highest levels. The
water supply. in turn, is limited by
the rainfall.
1t is also worth noting that New York
is not getting new canal system many
fold the capacity of the present. The
official report of the Commissioner Of
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canal is capable Of carrying. 1t would
have been humbly grateful for the
chance to carry more IL anybody had
asked it. And the New York Central is
but one of several railroads in New
York. Ten million tons will hardly make
"A dent in the pile of freight to be moved
each year.
one point at which he railroads score
hard is in the matter of service. The
Barge Canal is sixty-five miles longer
between Albany and Buffalo than the
New York Central. The real terminus
of the canal Is New York city, 5OI miles
from Buffalo by water. by the shortest
rail route the distance is 400 miles.
II has been estimated that "A power
boat with two or three conveys can
pass through the canal at an average
speed OF four miles an hour. That is,
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Dredge at work on canal.

mission figures would be paid by the
sinking fund To retire the bonds.
II the taxpayers share were added
to the freight rate, as IL should be,
since it is actually "A part of the cost
of moving freight. the total rate would
he 7.35 mills per ton per mile, which
is more than double the average rate
al which the New York Central car
rled grain in 1910, and more than three
and half times the cost of carrying
certain classes of freight in train load
lots on some first class roads.
A Spec,aCuarly successful canal is
the famous one at Sault Ste. Marie.
the worlds busiest waterway. The
value Of this connecting link uniting
two inland seas lies in the fact that 1t
is II ship canal, and very short one
at that, I'm deep water route more
than "A thousand miles long. And the
iokc of it Is that almost the only bene-
ticiarics of the millions Of public money
spent at the 500 are the railroads, the
stell trust, the oil trust and the coal
trust, corporations that by this time
should be able to struggle along by
| their own unaded efforts. Privately
| owned vessels cannot compete for the
carrying trade of the lakes against
| 'hese vast interests in a water route
open to all on equal terms
| Andrew Carnegie told the Pittsburg
| Chamber Of Commerce in 1898 that IL
there were canal from Pittsburg to
Lake Erie free of tolls he could not
afford to use 1t, as transportation in
| nifty ton cars was cheaper.
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CAN OUR BARGE CANAL. COMPETE WITH THE RAILROADS
Export Believes Freight VIII Have Hauled Very
Is to Get Any Trafic-Buidng of Waterway a Bigger
Undertaking Than Panama Canal

into the blast furnace. while the State
has an abundance Of limestone for
smelling handy. by building the canal
II was hoped that the great steel in
duStry might be kidnapped from Penn
sylNania just as those Canadians cap
tured the grain trade.
Finally, there was the matter of
transportation in general. The recently
published report of the Barge Canal
Terminal Commission states the prop
Ositiun thus.
Time was when the canal regulated
the rates of the railroads-regulated
them by keeping them within proper
and reasonable bounds. That influence
has not wholly disappeared; to an eX-
tent trivial, though 1t may be, but still
to an extent. the canals of this State
exercise "A salutary influence upon rail-
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Public Works shows that in 1872 the
canal actually carried 6,673,31O tons of
freight. As the new canal Is Ia have "A
normal capacity Of 1O,OOO,OOO toms 1t
follows that the people are really get
ting canal system ~ per cent, greater
in capacity than the old,
However. even 10000, 900 tons seems
"A great quantity until one discovers
that the New York Central Railroad
which cost only two-thlrds os much per
mile to build as he canal will cost
carried more than four and "A half times
as much freight in 1910 as the new
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by travelling steadily day and night a
barge could cover the distance between
New York and Buffalo in "a days.
All the trunk lines maintain regular
time freight service of sixty hours be-
tween New York and Chicago. That Is,
II consignment of freight could go from
New York to Chicago, rest there six
hours and return to its starting point in
the time "A consignment would need to
go by canal from New York to Buffalo,
Another point is that he average sea-
son on the old canal has been ~
months. In other words, the new canal
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,uuiir> FREDERICK CARTER

~I", fair field but no favors,
. modern canal compete
~ modern railroads with any
-pyct Of success?
r., St.. J.. familiar with the man
o,1, ,....- wants To ciinch an argu-
,,.rt . .. Lack of it. with n bet, his
.,..,.., ..u- that money talks. If
r,,pr, IS does talk the people OF
New w.. ire eloquent advocates OF
canals, 81 .g than a decade ago hey
lief So Hnp.pDV that the canal could
heat Oh. I.rpad at its own game. Re-
cent, .., bet another $l9.OO0,OO0 ON
,rp .lu deposition. making a grand
t.,l .. s.-'uUuUUu Is the initial out .
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MIGHTY FORGE.
Of RUSSIANS
LANDED IN n
FRANCE

London, Sept. 4.-Reports reach
London from Liverpool that England
has placed more than $4,000 Rus
sian troops in France by means of
transports sent north of the Scandi-
navian Peninsula to Finland, where
the Cossacks embarked and were
safely landed at French ports.
Because of the mines in the Baltic
and North seas and presence of the
German fleet it has been regarded
as impossible for Russia to reach
France except by marching through
Germany. A constant stream of
empty ships have been moving south
from Liverpool ever since the dec
laration OF war. but there has been
no observation Of ships northward
bound. and the rumor that England
has helped Russians into France has
given rise to much speculation as to
where the ships sailed from. How
ever. the secrecy wh0h surrounded
the moveemnt of the expeditionary
army was SO complete that the pub
lie is willing to believe the English
government has 1t within its power
to conceal any movement. According
to stories told by passengers who re-
turned from England on September
3, this reported movement OF Rus
sian troops to France was made by
way OF the Scottish coast.
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Gre,uson,e Find
Stirs Mexico and
Arrests Made

Mexico City. Sept. 4.-The consti-
nationalist military authority today
discovered human heart. preserved
in alcohol in a glass jar, in private
residence here. Several arrests were
made In connection with this discov-
cry but the authorities refuse 10 d.
vulge the names Of those taken into
custody. Other arrests are expected
shortly.
Blood -sained clothing which be-
longed to President Madcro and vice
president Pine Suarez. who were
killed in Mexico City in February
of 1913. also has been found, togeth-
er with watch, which belonged to
the president and pin which was
the property Of his brother. Gustavo
Madcro. These pieces of jewelry
will be placed in the national mu-
scum.
General Joaquin Diamez Castro.
one of the Federal commanders. was
arrested today and the charge
against him was not made public.
The search for arms In Mexico City
ia being prosecuted with vigor.
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H0RDES bATTER|MC WAY TO
- PAR|S--ALL|ES ARE BEATEN BACH
Federal Jury Ends
Probe Into Food
Prices

Washington. Sept. 4.-Thirty-two
indictments were returned here to-
day by a federal grand jury after an
investigation to determine whether
food prices had been artificially in
creased on the pretext of having been
caused by the European war.
Bench warrants were issued for
all the indicted men who are local
commission merchants or produce
dealers and bail was arranged for
their appearance in conrt. No ma
tionally known concerns were in
dicted.
The indictments charge that they
have been fixing prices every day OH
foodstuffs by ballots or "sugges-
tions" or verbal agreements and that
tine fixed prices have been circulated
by printed circulars. The indict-
ments are under the Sherman law,
and conviction carries fine OF
$4,000 or one years Imprisonment or
both.
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PRINCE William
DRIVEN OUT
Of ALBANIA

Paris, Sept. "A dispatch from
Durazzo, Albania. to the Havas
Agency, timed Wednesday evening.
tells of the departure Of Prince Will
liam of Wied, whose brief reign has
been n troublous one. 1t appears that
a meeting of protest was held in the
city and the police intervened. AT
10 o'clock many armed citizens as
sembled before the royal palace and
the apartment OF the minister OF fn-
ance and demanded the payment of
their salaries. Comgroller Trav-
esky caImed the crowd. with prom
ises that payment would be made.
At o'clock in the afternoon 1tal-
ian sailors landed and occupied the
streets ia the vicinity Of the royal
palace and Prince William and his
princess. accompanied by Turkan
Pasha, Axis Pash. Sami Bey. Ekrem
Bey and the republic corps. left the
palace Mt o'clock.
Prince William OF Wied. before he
left, confided his powers to the In
ternational commission.
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London, Sept. 4.-3:15 a. m.-ln
a dispatch from Rouen. France. a
correspondent of the Chronicle says
he has learned that the French au-
thorities in Paris are considering
the surrender of the city to the Ger
mans in order to avoid the destruc-
tion OF property from artillery fire.
This will only be done. the corre-
spondent declares in case the outer
line OF the defense of Paris are pass
ed by the invaders.
In the historic Guild Hall of Len
don, Premier Asquith today started
the crusade to stimulate enlistment
under the British flag which he !c-
tends to push throughout the coun-
try. He II, calling on every able bod
led Briton of military age 10 come
to the help of his country In this
hour OF need.
The premier opened his Guild hall
address with the announcement that
up to today between 250,0OO and
10000 recruits have responded TO
the call OF Lord Kitchener, the Sec
retary of war.
Reference to the titanic struggle
between the German Crown Prince
Frederic Wilhelm and the force OF
France which took place between
Rheims and Verdun Wednesday. Is
made again today from Berlin. IT
the Berlin statement proves correct
that three quarters of n million
men were sihting in that region
Wednesday in the greatest battle OF
history''-it would explain much OF
what has been happening in the
western field.
To bring the troops in that region
to anything like the number oil
100000 enormous French forces
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WILSON PLEADS
FOR MILLIONS
WAR TAX

Washington. Sept President
Wilso personally addressed congress
in joint session today. urging legis-
lation to raise $100, 100000 a year
additional revenue through internal
threatened by the conflict in Eu-
rope
The president told congress that
he discharged a duty which he wish
ed with all his heart he might have
been spared. but which he perform
ed without hesitation or apology. be-
cause of the danger in present cir
cumstances 20. create a "momentous
doubt as to the strength and suffi-
cheney of the treasury of the United
States.'
While the treasury. he said. could
get along for considerable period.
he pointed out the peril of the gov
|ernments withdrawing from nation
al banks approximately $75,OO0.00o
of the treasury balance deposited
there. advised against the govern
ment borrowing money or selling
bonds, which would make =" a most
untimely and unjustifable demand
on the money market" and appealed
to the intelligent and profoundly pa
triotic public to bear the burden of
special tax to meet the unforeseen
emergency.
Congress listened attentivelv to
the address. Immediately on its con-
clusion, the legislative machinery
was set In motion to carry its rec
concentrations into effect.
| Chairman Underwood called Il
meeting OF the ways and means COM
mittee to perfect an international
revenue measure tentatively drafted
in primary conference. A bill will
be introduced as soon as possible.
The president began reading his
! address at 1880 o'clock.
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VETERANS CLOSE
Big REUNION

Detroit. Mich. Sept. AT the
CLOSING business sessions OF the forty
eighth national encampment Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic today
the old soldiers were to decide on
the next meeting place and choose
new officers. The race for COM
mander In chief to succeed WASH
ington Gardner OF Albion, Mich,
promised to be close and spirited.
The next encampment will mark
the fiftieth anniversary of the close
OF the civil war and may be the last
gathering OF the veterans made
eventful by their parade. The first
grand review Of the armies In the
north after the war took place In
Washington and passed before Pres
ident Lincoln, Many OF the boys In
blue are anxious that their last
march. II 1t shall be the last. be on
Pennsylvania avenue.
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AMERICAN YACHT TO
TAKE OFF GOLD

Washington. Sept. 4.-Secretary
Eryan said today inat the American
naval yacht scorpion" would meet
the cruiser North Carolina outside
the Dardnne,las to take off the $780,
900 in gold for the relic; of Ameri-
cans. The secretary said that while
no formal reply had yet been made
to the communication of the Turk
ish government that 1t would be I'M
safe for the North Carolina 20 VEN
ture through the mined waters of
the Dardanelles. the American gov
ernment plans to use the Scorpion as
suggested by the grand visor.
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must have been concentrated at the
expense of the French left flank.
where the Germans have been max
ing progress with their brilliant dash
on Paris. The battle along the
Hheims and Verdun line has been
claimed, in an earlier message from
Berlin. as victory for the army Of
the Crown Prince. who is reported
to have had the assistance OF Emper-
or William who was present.
That nothing further concerning
old. has come trough from any
source is regarded as remarkable ev-
en- in these days when virtually all
springs OF information are under Of
fetal seal.
The French of.icia: oommunica-
sence Of pcssimism and they are gen.
orally regarded as indicating that the
situation of the allies is far from
being as bad as might be conjectured
by superficial observation judging
from the stereotyped announcements
of retiremcnts. One correspondent
goes SO far as to suggest that the in
vader OF French soils has been fought
to stand still. There is no con-
firmation from Bern, Switzerland
that German force under General
Won Dcimling has been Obliged to
take refuge in Switzerland to avoid
capture by the French.
In an appeal to the nation to join
the colors made by Premier As1uith
in Guild Hall today. the speaker said
he real zed that the present was on
ly the early stages OF what is going
to be a protracted struggle"
The Premier made also this state
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TO ELECTION JUDGES AND CLERKS

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Of candidate
ont %
vassn
the
anyon candid counted
will interested Knowing
the Chronicle
Amin county,
THIS give the state
ncw spapers the in Las
trouble the judges clerks
haves such
morning and read off the
enable people know VINO hey
elected for various offices. t
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BAIL FOR many
UN|ON|STS IS
REDUCED
Prisoners Held on Murder
Counts May Give Bond and
Gain Freedom

Bail for the three dozen or more
union defendants arrested on grand
Jury bench warrants charging MUIR
der was reduced in the district court
this morning by Judge A. W. Me-
Hendrie on application Of Attorney
II. n. Hawkins and F. w. Clark. This
will enable most, II not all, OF the
strikers now held in Jail to gain
their liberty until their trials are
called. The following is the box
score. emitting hits. runs and errors.
William Diamond. $4,000: Chas.
Hines, $4,000: Frank. Wilson,
$4,000: Pat Anaya. $4,000; John
BarulicE, $4,000: Vic Bonomi, &c.,
900: Pete Katsoulas. SIS. 900: Clyde
Lane. $4,000; ]. T. Davis. 5000:
Frank Miner. $4,000; Tom Denni-
son. $1,000: Nick Chonich, $4,000:
Bob Smith, $1,000: Pete Cescolini,
$4,000: Lawrence Cescolini. $10.-
900; H. Fawcett. $4,000; Cornish.
5000: Tony Rubin. $4,000; Frank
Pozeal, 5000; A. Duran, $4,000:
Bert Mcclure. $4,000; A. l.. Davis
$4,000: Charles Ferris, $4,000;
c. Cozzi, 5000: William Brennan
$4,000; Joe Lisot, $4,000; J. Miller
$1,000: NJ. Poma, IS 900; Rodriguez,
Constant. Guy and Abel Duran each
5000, These reductions are to
cover murder counts, the bail OF
those arrested on other charges re.
naming as fixed.
The unionists have been occupying
somewhat cramped quarters in thu
county Jail and greeted the an
rouncement of reduced bail with re
3cicing. John Ure, after being helt
for two months in connection with Q
Forbes outrage, was released yester'
day after the court reduced his bont
to $500.
Nine more were arrested on hencl
warrants last night and today. Eigh
were apprehended in the Agnilar dis
trict and one here. They are Guis
eppe Guigliano. Simon Murjacich
Tony Cafarelli. Felix Coca. William
Phillips, Pete Lopez. Hugh Porter
Juan Sandoval and Bude Budisavald
avichkismz.
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Paris. Sept. $3.50 p. m.-All
rerishable food products are rigidly
inspected every day at the markets
OF Paris. This examination is strict
er than ever before. 1t ia COM
mon sight to see hugh pile OF
meats and poultry rejected because
they have become slightly tainted.
This is but one OF the precautions
being taken against sickness in the
city. Every one has been advised to
be vaccinated against typhoid fever.
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C0N0UER|NG ARMIES OF
EUR0PE'S WAR LORD WITHIN
EASY REACH OF CAPITAL

The German right the retreang French who
the limits Of Paris,
mans and allies is however, lacking.
This cable
London Sept 4-1010 mThe German at least
within 20 miles of the foifcaons of
secrecy
the the fighting the council of Paris has
harder thar during last "a There
hand that advance the Germans
appecby checked Latest dispatches Deppe credit
the German right the the reteang French through
C Senis and Creepy En- Vaos a. 90 SO miles
lively distant from the Of Paris The
the French capital extend roughly 10 miles beyond the
The allies probably occupy line Of g both the ear. and
where the triumph Of Russian armies the Austrian
in which the flower Of sx Austrian destroyed
30 miles south Of Russian Poland
meage received indicate that the Ger
holding their the border Of Prussia but
according the point Of held
greatly the status of the
territory Evidently willing await the
throwing Russia full
Prussia.
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Of LEMBERG BY
RUSSIANS NOW COMPLETE
AUSTR|ANS SUFFER DEFEAT


following defeat Russians
light
the allies.
sade stimulate recruiting
in
United that he
a American flag.
LONDON Sept "A Petrogade special to the Reuter- Teesraph
notified
occupied Lemberg.
of the Russian forces entered Lem
opened the last the weeks
Knba nbn Khom About l2o miles north Russian territory
retiring southwark received terrible punishment from the
suing Russians.
forward the whole 200
All
broke fled the Russians captured
another The for
without Interruption the
position west of at Cor
mi retire Lemberg
victory before Lembes there can
500 artillery There
eleventh twelfth and parts OF
which third
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i. S VIOLATING
OTR AL|1l,
..'|S GERMAN
CHARGE
British Cruiser at Sea Being
CoaIed by American ves-
sells, Is Report

New York, Sept. Count
Won Bernstorff. German ambas-
sador to the United States. an
nounced today that he had re-
ceived positive information that
two British cruisers lying ten
miles from New York harbor,
had received supplies of coal,
provisions and ammunition from
"a vessel flying the American
flag.
New York. Sept. 4.-The supplies
Count Won Berastorff said. were taxi
en- aboard ye-terday. according to
his Information. He declined to give
his authority for making the state
ment or to say what steps he in
tended to take, II any. Tho neu-
trality laws were SO vague. he de-
clared. that he did not know yet ex-
sctly what he was going to do.
New York. Sept. 4.-Intercepted
ious stations in the vicinity OF New
York at which the United States gov
ernment has placed censors would
seemingly explain the periodic ap-
pearance Of British cruisers off the
entrance off New York harbor.
Count Won Bernstorff. the Ger
man ambassador, has repeatedly ex-
pressed conviction that the British
men Of war were both provisioned
and coaled from New York.
Maratime men nave been locally
unable to explain why first one and
then another Of the cruisers continue
10 be off the coast would come with
in the three mile limit, remain. a
while and then hurry Off to sea
tCssaissea - pAge ~
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Paris. Sept. 4.-The Havas Agen-
cy publishes despatch from Petr0-
grade giving the following official
announcement:
THE fifteenth Austrian divisian
was completely defeated August IS
near Iaschoff, a few miles east OF
Tomaszow in Russian Poland. a di-
vision commander. brigade COM
mander and chief of one OF tho
divisions of the staff were killed
One hundred officers and 1000 sold
iers were wounded. We took twenty
guns and the flag OF the Sixty-first
Austrian regiment. The battlefield
was covered with the corpses OF the
enemy"
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ADVANCE OF GERMANS
CHECKED IS REPORT.

, Ostend. Belgium. Sept. A.
, The advance of the German
, right wing is reported checked.
} The Germans have bee nobliged
, to retire on st. Quentin.