The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-14
COAL IS
PERFECT FOR
NAVAL USE
Secretary Daniels, Delighted
With Results of Expert
ment. Springs Tests on
House Naval Committee.

Washington. Dec "a Secretary
Daniels today told the house naval
committee that tests completed ten
days ago on coal from Alaska Matan-
uska nelds had proved it Practically
perftct for naval use.
The report OF surceasful naval tests
OF MatanusEa coal was sprung as "a
surprise by the secretart, vito was
cilted particularly because of the
plans goige forward for th" Alaska
railway 'o open up the coaI helds.
It is thc more gratifyns. De said,
in view az the faci that last year tests
Indicated that Beriur river corl was
not saitable for naval USE.
Tho repor, shows tn.lt the BerinE
tests Wer. repeated un the coal from
the Mautnuska for seven days ON "a
forced draft trial uf four hours "a
speed ~ 20 knots natural draft
test of % hours .a 90 knots. and nn-
other of 80 hours 1f io knots.
-sere>aIl Daniels -aid That while
an Che hatIcshIps iu reserve were moe
supplied with shells every dread
noupnt ana every other ndttleshiu boz
tho active line was equipped. hur did
mott however have an adeuu-ic re-
serve Supply
That said the secretary '3s no
1alY srerst
Mr. Danie,s declared the navy Hus
maslns torpedoes an Ncwpor fnr
81. GOO each. more than $1,000 les
than the pucc at Which rrnat. con
Germs msppiy them.
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kept at Ludlow under pny of -
day ~ testified hy Lieutenant X r.
IInderfeit No dad not know the
Whcrcahouts of a. .. O.. Mctof3,
union oreaulkcr indicted Tor alleHrd
Implication in the faurier of Waller
Belshcr. private detective
"a do not know thar bee is a i1s-
tive from Justice repll~d Doyle 20
question Men wanted 100 hurr
fanu and las An!mas are sometimes
fmstyes from jHs ife
Commiesiaucr Wcinsturk sought 90
develop that the union ohicers hal
authority 60 --c thar disarmament
was aocom plished when ordered hy
the leaders
There ,uu come again 90 the
cream Boo the coffee. tSai aiainiet the
witness The leaders had iurisdif-
ion over uniou affairs only. Thel
has no power q Ro outside of the
rules and regulations or tns union.
Rut they did go outside aud advise
the men to give up their arms. The
arms were personal property and 2
was matter of Individual Judgment
whether "a man shouit give ip his
gun
Comm issioner Wsinstock announced
that iuuuuurh as fhr Cuipfaa" fnri
and Lon company had necn asked 20
turn over lts letters and tehsramH
from eastern directors, hc would aHk
Che vftaoss to do the Same reiltif" %
aIl communication, accounts Rnd ie'-
cerams .n the witness oiitce To eN-
pedito matters representative ol
the commission would accompany hI'
Dnvie to his onico and select Fu.'h
matter as the commission would IKE
to ser.
~You. the commission or anyone
rpprcscitumE the commission can
come o. my Office and go over every
paper thcrr.' declared the witness
-bug iet me- ask whether you 80 ca
amlnei tho accounts Of the 'oint,Ho
{ Fucl aud Iron comr~ny--or dld tlat
/ conpaa, select such matter AS h
thought sou were Interested in ann
bring i to Nou
They were directed 90 pronp 'e
csrlaln correspondence between cor"
tain eastern directoTs and the com .
u1us. between certain ddise. HaiA
( chnirmaa NalEn. "AcroHuts Wefr
/ fpnt specified
I .They aa not offer 90 allow YOU
lto - an over aii their corrsei'oiid-
ence. as I a." said po;lei ~ DO nNt
wish il 90 appear thsf a. ~us neffr
asr, te summon me here and te senn
4 Representative 40 g. 'hrouEh our
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