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The Winslow mail., 1923-06-08
CHAPTER VII
Her Majesty's Rancho.

| Her Majesty's Rancho.
Five months brought all that Still
well had dreamed Of, and so many
more changes and Improvements and
innovations that it was as If a magic
touch had transformed the old ranch
Madeline and Alfred and Florence
had talked over a fitting name, and
had decided on one chosen by Made
line. But this instance was the only
one in the course of developments In
which Madeline's wishes were not
complied with. The cowboys named
the new ranch "Her Majesty's Ran
cho." Stillwell said the names cow
boys bestowed were felicitOus and as
Interchangeable as the everlasting hills
Florence went over to the enemy; and
Alfred, laughing at Madelines protest,
declared the cowboys had elected her
queen Of the ranges, and that there
was no help for it. So the name stood
"Her Majesty's Rancho"
All that had been left of the old
Spanish house which had been Still
wells home for so long was the bare,
massive structure, and some of this
had been cut away for new doors and
windows. Every modern convenience,
even to hot and cold running water
and acetylene light, had been in
stalled; and the whole interior painted
and carpentered and furnished The
ideal sought had not been luxury, but
comfort Every door into the patio
looked out upon dark, rich grass and
sweet-faced flowers, and every win
dow looked down the green slopes.
Madeline Hammond cherished a
fancy that the transformation she had
wrought in the old Spanish house and
in the people with whom she had sur
rounded herself, great as that trans
formation had been, was as nothing
compared to the one wrought in her
self She had found an object in life.
She had seen her brother through his
difficulties, on the road to all the sue
cess and prosperity that he cared for.
Madeline had been a conscientious
student of ranching and an apt pupil
of Stillwell. The old cattleman, in his
simplicity, gave her the place in his
heart that was meant for the daugh-
ter he had never had. His pride in
her, Madeline thought, was beyond
reason or belief or words to tell.
Under his guidance, sometimes accom-
panied by Alfred and Florence, Made
line had ridden the ranges and had
studied the life and work of the cow
boys. Sometimes she looked in her
mirror and laughed with sheer joy at
sight of the 1.-THE, audacious, brown
faced, flashing-eyed creature reflected
there. 1t was not so much JOY In her
beauty as sheer joy of life. Eastern
critics had been wont to call her
beautiful in those days when she had
been pale and slender and proud and
cold She laughed. If they could only
see her now! From the tip of her
golden head to her feet she was alive,
pulsating. on fire.
The Winslow mail., 1923-06-08
GENES HORSE

NOPSIS.-Arriving at the lone
ly little railroad station of FL Cajon,
New Mexico, Madeline Hammond,
New York society girl, finds no one
to meet her. While in the waiting
room, a drunk en- cowboy enters,
asks If she is married, and departs,
leaving her terrified He returns
with a priest, who goes through
some sort of ceremony, and the
cowboy forces her to say Isl"
Asking her name and learning her
identity the cowboy seems dazed.
In shooting scrape outside the
room Mexican is killed The cow
boy let's a girl, Bonita, take his
horse and escape, then conducts
Madeline to Florence Kingsley,
friend of her brother Florence
welcomes her, learns her story, and
dismisses the cowboy, Gene Stew
art. Next day Alfred Hammond,
Madeline's brother, takes Stewart
TO task. Madeline exonerates him
of any wrong intent. Alfred, scion
of a wealthy family, had been dis
missed from his home because of
his dissipation. Madeline sees that
the West has redeemed him. She
meets Stillwel, AIS employer, typ
zeal western ranchman. Sti,lweIl
tells her how Stewart beat up the
sheriff to save her from arrest and
then lit out for the border. Danny
Mains, one of StillwelPs cowboys,
has disappeared, with some of Still
wells money. His friends link his
name with the girl Bonita. Made
line gets a glimpse of life on a
western ranch.
The Winslow mail., 1923-06-08
Constitution Best Guide for U. s."

Washington.-The preamble to the
constitution is the best chart for the
nations course in a program of edu-
cation and patriotism and citizenship,
President Harding declared before
delegates representing fifty education
al agencies and organizations to the
third annual conference of the Ma
tional American Council The Presi-
dent made a plea for the rededication
of the people to the aims of their gov
eminent, which, he said, would fur
nish the nation "a commanding and
dominating national interest"
The Winslow mail., 1923-06-08
Operators Shut Down 279 Oil Wells

Tulsa, Okla.-TO avoid further cut
IN the price Of high gravity mid-conti-
nent crude oil, eleven of the fourteen
operators in the Burbank field of
Usage county, Okla, have agreed to
shut down and keep closed 279 wells.
The action was unanimous and is ex-
pected to induce the operators in Ton
kawa, Bristow and other major pools
of Oklahoma to emulate the example
set by the Burbank operators. With
the shutdown order effectice there are
just seveenty-two wells in the entire
area that can be completed.
The Winslow mail., 1923-06-08
80 Bodies Found in Rio Grande

Mexico City hirty-two bodies, be-
lieved to be the remains of Italians
and other foreigners who were muir
dered and robbed in attempting to en-
ter the United States clandestinely,
have been recovered from the Rio
Grande river near Laredo, Texas, ac-
cording to dispatches from Buevo
Laredo. Most of the bodies had been
long submerged in the river bed and
could not be identified.
The Winslow mail., 1923-06-08

I think, that Mr. Stewart named him
after me-saw my nickname in the
New York paper?
Eyes"
well, will not change his name
But, Al, how shall I ever climb up on
him? He's taller than l am. What
a giant of a horse! Oh, look at him
he's nOsing my hand. 1 really believe
he understood what 1 said. Al, did
you ever see such a splendid head and
such beautiful eyes? They are so
large and dark and soft-and human.
Oh, l am tickle woman, for l am
forgetting White Stockings"
"rll gamble he'll make you forget
any other horse" said Alfred. you'll
have to get on him from the porch"
Madeline led the horse to and fro.
and was delighted with his gentleness.
She discovered that he did not need
to De led. He came at her call, fol-
lowed her like pet dog, rubbed his
The Winslow mail., 1923-06-08
Stewart, it's a shame to
waste your life. Come back
with mel"
(TO BE CONTINUED)

No climate Is too wet, too dry, too
hot, or too cold for some kind OF
lichens to flourish.
The Winslow mail., 1923-06-08

She Rode Majestic Across the Wide
Flat, UP the Zigzag Trail, Across the
Beautiful Grassy Level to the Far
Rim of the Mesa
hope l have found myself-my work,
my happiness-here under the light
of that western star"
The Winslow mail., 1923-06-08

WINDSOR. 18th s. Larimer Rooms Use
up special rates to permanent guests.
The Winslow mail., 1923-06-08

CLEANERS AND OVERS.
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BOBBY GREEN SCORES
KNOCKOUT VICTORY IN
EIGHTH OVER O'KEEFE
Fights Semi-final to Pad
Gett-Schlaifer Go---Won
by Latter.

Associated Press dispatches from
Chicago report a knockout victory for
Bobby Green, San Antonio welter-
weight. over Dennis O'Keefe, at Chi
cago Thursday night, a preliminary to
the Schlaifer-Padgett affair in which
the referee stopped proceedings in the
fourth round and awarded the bout TO
Morris Schalifer on the claim that
Cowboy Padgett of Colorado had
fouled the Omaha man. The ma
event was a rough-and-tumble in Nh
Padgett knocked Schlaifer flat early
in the go and himself fell through the
ropes wheI he missed a wild swing.
Green, according TO private advices
received here, had the fighting pretty
much his own way in the semi-wind-
up. He knocked O'Keefe Gown in the
second and fourth rounds. 1t is re-
ported that Green may get bout with
Sailor Freedman.
In other bouts on Thursdays card.
Tillie Kid Herman won newspaper
decision over Billy ROlfe of Omaha /:
Joe OHara got a newspaper verdict
OF Joe Cory, and George Butch
knocked out Happy Howard.
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CUP PLAYER REST
Japan and Australia Even After
First Day of Tennis.

Chicago, Aug. 1O.-The Davis Cup
tennis teams of Australia and Japan,
after dividing honors yesterday, sus-
pended play today in respect to the
memory of President Harding. An
nOuncement of the teams for tomor-
rows doubles play was to be made
late today, with Captain Zenzo
Shimizu and Seiichiro Kashi expect
ed to comprise the Nipponese team
to oppose Captain James o. Anderson
and John b. Hawkes.. of Australia.
Shimizu yesterday defeated Hawkes.,
GA, SO, 90, 6-1, Ga and Anderson
disposed of Masanosuke Fukuda, of
the Nipponese squad, 81. 3-6. CO,
81.
Hawkes. pressed tie japanese pilot
to the limit during the first match.
Anderson had little difficulty IN deal
ing with his opponent except in the
second set when Fukuda hit a win
ming streak.
Tennis enthusiasts anticipate hard
games Sunday when Anderson and
Ghimizu meet and Hawkes. plays
against Fukuda.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10
ERRORS GIVE TIGERS
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
GAME WITH GASSERS
Cornweu and Small in
Mound Duel-Two
Games Saturday.

Freeman's Tigers trimmed Pat Da-
Wis Gassers, 6 to l, in the Commercial
League Thursday on the Public Ser
vice diamond.
Red" Cornwell. the Tigers star
hurler pitched masterful game, Whit
fling seven Gassers and allowing but
six scattered hits. "Red' received
good support from his mates.
August Small pitched a good game
for the Gassers. but eight errors by
his team handicapped him too much
Small struck out nine and gave the
Tigers nine hits.
A double play made in the fifth
stanza. together with running catch
of Hombach in the third and a sensa-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10
MORAN EARNS DRAW
New Orleans Fighter Finishes Strong
Against Bernstein.

New York, Aug. 1O.-Pal Moran
of New Orleans an. Jack Bernstein
of New York. junior lightweight
champion, fought ten rounds to
draw in the. New York Velodrome
Thursday light. Outpointed in the
early rounds, Moran opened a two
seventh round and had him holding
as the contest ended.
Bernstein worked his famous left
hook effectively in the first four
rounds and had Moran dizzy from the
blows. The New Orleans boy tried
in vain to get inside to the junior
titleholders guard in these rounds.
In the fifth, countering tBernstein's
hooks with left swings, Moran took
the lead and cut Bernstein's mouth
and left eye.
They fought on even terms through
the sixth, exchanging heavy body
blows. Moran rocked his opponent
with stiff lefts and rights to head
and body in the seventh. The eighth
was even and the ninth and tenth
were Moran's by shade. The judges
decision of draw met with the APP
proval of a majority of the fans.
Moran, having failed to make 1874
pounds, the weight stipulated in his
agreement with Bernstein, was forced
to give the champion $500 forfeit
money. Moran weighed 135 IL
pounds and Bernstein 1870.
frankie Jerome Of New York, re-
ceived the judges decision over Danny
Edwards, negro bantamweight of San
Francisco, in fen rounds
In q scheduled ten-round prelimin-
airy between Kid Kaplan and Tommy
Noble, Kaolan was awarded the de-
cision at the end of the seventh
round when the judges stopped the
fight. Noble, with both eyes closed,
had to be led to his corner.
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tional catch made by Munsch, featur-

tional catch made by Munsch, featur-
ed for the Gassers.
Schwarz, s. Browning and Zapata,
with two, hits each, led in the batting
for the winners. Small, with three.
Dagger and double and Honey with
Il single and a double starred at bat
for the Gassers.
With the addition of kelly"
Schwarz to his already strong team,
Manager Freeman feels he has prac-
tically n cinch now in coping the
league pennant.
Saturday two games will be held
Iron Works Versus San on tho g
n. diamond, and Freeman Tigers yer.
sus City National Bank, on the Pub
lie Service diamond.
10, -, I..
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BOUTS ARE POSTPONED
No Fights at Kelly Field During
Period Of Mourning for HarsIinp

The second fight card that was to
be staged by the Kelly Field Athletic
Club on August 13 has been postponed
for 30 days, during which time no ath-
letic events will be held at the field. &C.
cording to the officers in charge of the
Kelly fight cards.
The reason for the postponment is
the death of President Harding. Or
ders have been issued that no athletic
events be staged Mt army camps during
the 30-day period of mourning.
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Grab Pitching Effective.

galveston, Tex, Aug. 1O.-Sand-
crab pitching was effective here
Thursday and Galveston climbed iaU
fourth place by taking a dou1e
header from Beaumont, 6 to 4 and
3 to 0. With his mates hitting in
timely fashion. Don Brown got
homer and three singles TO figure as
the hero. Graham twirled steadily
in the first game until Beaumont put
on a three-run rally in the ninth. In
the seven-inning second game, Con-
nally held Beaumont to one hit, n
roller between third and short by
kirkham. Scores:
First game: r II +
Beaumont 100 900 003-4 o /
Galveston -. PHI 020 0Ox-6 s .
Batteries: Caldera and Kitchens :;
Graham and Witty.
Second game: r H +
Beaumont go. 900 600 90 L 0
Galveston go. .012 600 Ks 4 o
Batteries: Eberhard and I.othes :;
Connally and Witty.
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Seguin Has Golf Champ.

Seguin. Tex, Aug. 1O.-In the first
golf tournament of the new Seguin
Golf Club, A. c. Preustedt won the
Krezdorn trophy by defeating w. Roy
Christian. 3 up and to play, in the
final match. Breustedt made the IS
holes in II strokes while Christian
took rs.
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Channel Swim EniIs

Dover, Eng. Aug. 1O.-Gcorges
Michel, the French swimmer, was
forced TO abandon bis attempt to swim
the English channel Thursday when.
at q 80 he was three miles from the
English coast here.
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Innings pitched. by Small 6. by Corn
well II runs. made. off Small 6, off
Cornwell 1; hits apportioned, off Small
Q, off Cornwell O.: two-base hits. Small
Honey. Gouger; three-base hit, SMALL
stolen bases. @. Offer. Schwarz. Gouger,
Noes, Browning. Zapata; struck out, by
Small 5. by Cornwell Z; base on balls, by
Small /, by Cornwell 2; batters hit by
Small (Noes); first base on errors. Glass;
ers l. Tigers 8; left on bases. Gassers 6,
Tigers o.; double plays. Smith to Gouger
to Zapata; wild pitches, by Cornwell;
passed balls. by Hohon 3: time of game.
hour. 40 minutes; umpires, C. c. Rob-
crts and r. Z. Sivley: scorer, Ed.
Georges
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PACIFIC TOAST LEAGUE.


Seattle, So; Los Angeles, 81.
Sacramento. 10; Vernon, s.
San Francisco. II; Portland, ).
Salt Lake. 6; Oakland. 4.
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Cats Take q Couple.
Fort Worth. Tex, Aug. 1O,-T

TOTt NOTth, AcA'' aug. lO!-l lIhe-
ly rather than hard hitting gave Fort
Worth enough runs to beat Shreve
port handily in both. games of a fast
played double-header here Thursday,
6 to / and 3 to /. The two games
were completed in two hours and 40
minutes. Kraft hit his 22nd homer
of the season in the second game
Scores:
First game: Il II T.
Shreveport :. 900 COL 0O0-1 Z O
Fort Worth 200 040 02x-6 s Q
Batteries: Harris and Burns
Stoner and Haworth.
Second game: r II r
Shreveport -. 100 600 o. s o
Fort Worth 200 100 Ks + O.
Batteries: Brillheart and Burns
Pate and Moore.
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Dallas, Tex, Aug. 10.-Manager
Walter Morris of the Dallas team
and Manager Walter Salm of the
Wichita Falls team had a fist fight
in the second inning here Thursday
afternoon. Morris landed a hard
right-hander and Salm clinched. Then
they were separated. Wichita Falls
won the game, 6 to .. Wheeler's
good pitching, fine support and a
homer and triple by Tanner were
the big features. Score:
r II +
W. Falls Sc. 900 200 O00-G . 0
Dallas ...... .010 010 600 o .
Batteries. Wheeler and Jonnardi
Love, Davenport and Lingle.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.


Indianapolis, IL: St. Paul. 5.
Kansas City. e. Columbus, ,.
LCa sville, Z: Minneapolis, 4.
The. games scheduled.
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SINGLES CUP UP
Levytanslsy's Gives Trophy For City
Junior Tennis Champ.

The trophy list is complete for
the city junior tennis championship
tournament to start August 20 on the
San Pedro Park courts. The last
cup was put up Thursday by the
Levytansky Jewelry company. This
is the singles championship cup.
Hertzberg's, McNeel's and Potcher-
hicks have given the other five
trophies for singles and doubles.
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Summary.

Two-base hits. Schultz. Schmandt;
three-bsse hit, Fuller: sacrifice. Gross
double plays. Fuller to Gross to Todt
Bell 10 stansbury to schmandt: bases on
Sell 2: struck cut. by Couchman 3. by
Sell 4: innings pitched. by Berry none
BY Sell .; hits. off Berry 4 and 8 runs,
off Sell 5 hits and runs; left on bases,
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THREE-I LEAGUE.


Terre Haute. 30; Bloomington, 2-2.
Evansville, 6; Peoria, 5.
Decatur. II; Moline, s.
Danvillc, 5, Rockford. 2.
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st Philadelphia H. II. E.
Chicago ........ col 100 800 IL 2
Philadelphia .. OF 645 03x-21 90 1
Batteries: Cvergros. Blankenship, Lew
erette. Gastner Proctor and Schalk; Nay
Tor. Rommel and Perkins.
Schalk; Naylor, Rommel and Perkins.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.


Newark. z: Syracuse. G.
Reading. 4; Jersey City. o.
Reading. 4: Buffalo. o.
Baltimore, Il: Toronto, s.
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san Antonio, 5; Houston, ?.
Fort Worth. Ga; Shreveport, IL,
Wichita Falls. 6; Dallas. ..
Galveston, Ga; Beaumont, 40.
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SOUTHERN Association.


Mobile. $50; Little Rock. as.
Atlanta. 4; Nashville. ;.
New Orleans. 8 Memphis, 4.
Chattanooga Birmingham rain.
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WESTERN LEAGUE.

Thursdays Results.
Sioux City. 80; Oklahoma City, Pa.
st. Joseph, ); Omaha, 2.
Wichita. S; Des Moines. s, (called end
ninth. darkness.)
Tulsa, ,; Denver. 2.
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Washington, 2; Cleveland, 1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING.
Thursdny's Results.

PLAY Friday.
Ma games scheduled.
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At CInCInnatI- II, IT, u
Boston ..... 900 900 100 l
Cincinnati ....... 600 600 GEO 0
Batteries: Genewick and O'Nell; RiXey,
Keck, Wingo and Hargrave.
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The Flag Chasers
TEXAS LEAGUE STANDING,
Thursdays Results.

Play Friday.
Ma games scheduled.
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Managers Fight at Dallas.

Houston "A. San Antonio S: umpires,
Kane and Tanning; time, l:55.
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Chicago. ?; Philadelphia, !.

At Chicago r. II. Il.
..... 900 100 900 |
Batteries: Couch and Henline; Keen
and Hartnett.
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At st. Louis II. n. r.
New York 401 010 0i3 020 O00-l2 II
ST. Louis. .22i $50 900 O2O OO1-i3 I6
Batteries: Nehf v Barnes. Jonnard
Gearin. Bentley. Scott and Gowdy, sny'
der, Castor; Doak. Stuart. Barfoot. Sher-
del, Pfeffer. North and Ainsmith.
n.
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THUFrUU! n NttIIts.
Springfield. 6: Fort Smith, 6.
Joplin. 3; Enid, ..
Okmulgee, 81. Ardmore, 2.
Others not playing.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING.
Thursdays Results.
Philadelphia Fl; Chicago, 5.

PIny Frldny.
Ma games scheduled.
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SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE.

Coffeyville. 5: Topeka. 4.
Hutchinson, Z: Muskogee, s.
Bartlesville, 5; Independence, 4.
Sapulpa, 8: Salina, ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-21
SUSPEND CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATE UNTIL JANUARY IS
Practically Every Road South Of Potomac And Ohio
 Rivers Affected

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The In terstate commerce commission today announced the suspension until Janu- ary IS of proposed changes on vari- ous carload and less than carload commodity tariffs affecting prac- tically every railroad south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers. An inves- tigation of the schedules suggested and which were to have become af- fective tomorrow was ordered by the commission.
 The suspended schedules proposed to cancel various less than carload commodity rates and to cancel all carload commodity rates to points where the carriers stated there has been no movement. They provided also for a revision in carload com modity rates where there is known to be movements such revisions re- sulting in both increase and reduc- tions from points in the southeast and Carolina territories to points in the eastern Mississippi Valley ter ritory.
 The rate revision, it was said, would hinge on certain class rates affecting many minor commodities which the commission has been in- vestigating for application to the same territory. By suspending the changes suggested by the carriers, the commission now compels reten- tion of present tariffs while it studies stitution of either new class rates or rate applications on commodity basis for carloads or less than car load shipments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-21
5 PER CENT TOTAL COAL PRODUCTION IS REPORTED LOSS
Improper Methods Said To Take Toll From Consump-
 ton Of BituminouS Fuel

WASHINGTON. Sept. 20.-Bitumi- nous coal loss to consumption equals nearly 35 per cent of the possible to- tai annual production, the coal com mission reported to President Cool idge today after an exhaustive sur vey. The commission listed 1924 per cent as "avoidable' loss and 153 as arising from causes which normally could not be obviated.
 The survey was confined to pro- drcing states east of the Mississippi because of inadequate field forces to undertake comprehensive study of the entire bituminous area. The states covered produced 36S, 300 900 tons in 1921, or 90 per cent of the national production. Compared with this the commission declared, 196,- 600,0O0 tons were lost listing. the following as "causes as respons ible for avoidable losses:"
 Improper methods of mining, care lessness and bad engineering even in carrying out those faulty methods. careless cleaning of coal at tipple and in mines, excessive blasting, poor transportation methods, leav- ing pillars to hold roof instead of back filling. us5ng coal for baIlasting tracks, working in mines without adequate sights" with the result that much coal is passed.
 By states the losses ranged from 20 per cent in Virginia to 49 per cent in Illinois. the aggregate being esti- mated to equal the total annual out put of the states of Illinois, Alabama, Indiana and Vire.inia