Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 264, 31 July 1910 — Page 3
TIIE XXICimOXD PAIXADIUH AND GUIT-TELEGIIA2I, STJXDAT, JULY 31, 191.
PAGE TUQES
Airships Now Useless in War
American Naval Officer Says
CITIES QUE MUCH
THE CENSUS SHOWS
Bureau Reports American Munlci?i:ti53 Are in Debt Over a DiSlion.
NEW YORK LEADING LIST
METROPOLIS OF THE UNITED
TATE HAS MORE THAN SEV
EN TIMES THE INDEBTEDNESS
OF ANY ONE CITY.
Washington, July 30. The bureau of
census today Issued a statement of the nations In experimenting; with various
per capita Indebtedness of cities for men cfottm and defense, experimeats will continue to be made In both
m jwmr two, lucrn are mciuueu returns from 158 cities, which report a total Indebtedness of i;71$.OCK.000, of which amount $094,000,000, or 30.8 per
cent is credited to New York City
alone. The statement says:
"New York has more than seven timet the Indebtedness of any other
city, .and more than one half of the vinUge. Experiments so far have
BY SIDNEY ESPEY. Washington. July 30. "Airships, di
rigible balloons, aeroplanes and other kinds of aerial craft, as at present built, are of absolutely no practical use to either the army or navy of the United States."
This Is a direct quotation of one of
the highest naval officers of the line at present on duty In Washington. Although a keen enthusiast over aerial navigation as applied to the military
nrancnes oi me government nis prac
tical Ideas have led him to make an unofficial statement which. It is stated
Is the concensus of opinion of both army and naval officials. For obvious reasons he will not allow his name to be mentioned. As the United Statets cannot afford to drop behind other
branches of the service. It is the hope that the aerial craft will ultimately
become of great value to these branches as it Is pointed out that both
the army and the navy need an effi
cient scouting corps, capable of obtaining advance Information of an enemy's movements. For this purpose, it
Is said airships would be of great ad-
total of the 20 largest cities of the country. The per capita net debt of New York City was $157.74. and the
only other cities having a per capita net Indebtedness of over $100 were
been made along these lines.
Bomb throwing from craft that sail
In the air, has it said, been rather
more ' spectacular than practical.
Quick starts, high flying and long
Cincinnati. f 128.61: Boston $119.48; dliUnce flying hjve not demonstrated
ut-iv. the efficiency of the craft from a mill-
1Y. ?"""" ""T tary standpoint. The only lessons
atlves of the United States In cementing the bonds of friendship between this country and the South and Central' American republics. Recently Major General Wood, chief of staff of the United States army returned home after receiving a brilliant welcome in
Argentine. Not many weeks ago, six delegates, men prominent In diplomatic, Industrial, scientific and social life in the United States, were enthusi
astically received by a congress of rep
resentatives from every nation in
Central and South America at Bue
nos Ayres. About the same ' time President Taft and Secretary of State
Knox were unanimously elected hon
orary presidents of the two large gath
erings of representative Americans.
Other honors were conferred upon rep
resentatives of the United States.
Prior to these gatherings, considera
ble worry was experienced by officials of the state department owing to the
seemingly growing sentiment In sev
eral Latin American countries of anti-
American feeling. This was notably
true In Columbia, Honduras, Costa
Rica. Nicaragua and to some extent in Mexico. The complete reversal of feeling, however, is attributed to the
unqualified indorsement of the posl
tion of fairness taken by the United
Statets In the Nlcaraguan embroglio,
and of the part played In the arbitra tion mediation between Peru and Ec
uador, whereby a serious war was averted through the timely and friendly offices of Secretary of State
Knox.
Colo, $104.61: and Pawtucket, R. I,
$108.78. Of the cities of over 300,000
drawn from the airship maneuvers, it
is said is that In some Instances they
tlcularly true In the army, for here, It
la said, the airships and balloons have
a much wiaer scope or duty and em-
estlmated population the city having i.ht ntimA ...,. Thu nar.
ui smallest per capue nei ucdi was
Detroit $26.02. Indianapolis' Debt.
a a. l.ii I
wi u ciura MTini jpopuwron oi .i,..- In thm navv kA.r. th
from 100XMO to 300.000 those with .lr-Mn WA,i ., th .un .
the amplest per capita debt were In- .trtj U8e and wllI not adopted 4lananAtls 117 41 mwA Cv tn flA.I .
T JO. V V, ' " , , 'Jllnto general use for years to come tt clUea having from 30,000 or unt gome otner lnVenUons are pat-
to waw popuiauou in MYinnw Mt(d whch wllj revolutionise the art. smallest per capita net debt were Jop- Rntl ot the exoeriments noon which
11a. $8.89: Erie, . $10.88; Johnstown, $11.10; Newcastle, $12.45; Terre Haute $12.36: Davenport, $14.16, and Peoria
f 14.50. In explanation, the statement says
The Indebtedness of cities Is evi
denced by auch forma of debt obliga
tlona ai general bonds, special asses
ment bonds, outstanding warrants.
mortgages on real property and out
naval officers have based their opin
ions is the one conducted some time
ago by various aviators of throwing
bombs" from the -air upon naval ves
sels. Usually It Is said, that the air craft sailed at about 300 feet from the object and dropped the bombs. At 300 feet, the heaviest gun carried by
any warship could put a flying ma
chine out of business. Taken for
standing judgments. The 'net debt Mntt,A th, homh- mua he thrown
li the same as the gross debt, less the Hh ftf -!m. the dam-
ilnkinf fund asset. For purposes of nfllcted u a modern war8nlp comparison the net indebtedness ia of r ..... . mti. tftmd wt it u m
much more significance than the gross woud ony an,ount to a "local" matlnlKla4naafl I . ..... .
L . . 4. . . . I ter. But pursuing tneir line or rea-
i .ocrv.M.D i"" .! "o-i " , sonlng Just a bit further, officers say fiscal year 1008 was $185377.836, as ,hof . ,,, n k. .nv vai.
"Powltn ,nverea"t ,or 3lf war. would have to fly at 2.500 feet fMMHMBl. mora than three fourtha aboye the gea ,evelf t0 get out of the
oi wnicn increase is crwiiieu to toe 10 of lf they wanted to ,
which Is credited to New York City.
"The report states that in any dis
cussion ot indebtedness It should be remembered that the value ot public
Improvements, and especially the amounts expended on public service
enterprises, should be taken Into consideration. Many cities own their
waterworks, some their lighting plants K. ,h,t M.rU follow, in
and a considerable proportion of the A.atM tn 4h- nfnp.P. tn ntince of
Indebtedness of such cities may have the obJect and the second Bhot ,g U8. been Insured In the purchase-or con- ua laced where lt ,g lntended. structlon of such plants. Thus "in wtQ howeTer. sailing at New York City 30.0 per cent of the k . of 2JM0 feet and nrln- or
total debt, a much larger percentage dropplnc a sman bomb fu mark could
man mat ior most cities, naa oeea t h dlstlnaulshed by the aviator
issued for the acquisition ana exten-i . nn(UWin.ntiv mnnA noth
slon of such public service enterprises , tQ lndIcate to nIm where his misaa the water supply system, toll u fcM f,11 .. hl. curacv
bridges. Ac. which enterprises are
salt supporting.
filet any damage on any enemy. - At
this altitude bomb dropping would be
the merest ot guess work. Unlike
gunnery In the navy, airships would not be able to find the range of an
enemy,
In the navy, gunnery Is to a certain
extent guess work. Range finding is
obtained by firing a preliminary shell
A first class houseboat may cost
from 1,500 to 3,000 to build or be
hired for 10 10s to 25 a week. Ac-
corn modaUon for a party of four to L t0 carr,e4 by to aviator and
iiin a piwiuw pi w. rj u, an extra pass,nger for the
oniy one servant can aieep on ooaru. nnrnnat n. d-termlnln exactly what
slle has fallen. Hence bis accuracy
would necessarily suffer. In the army
however, it Is said his markmansblp
would be better, but the damage in
fllcted would be very little.
To make the airship a better means
of defense, range Instruments would
It la usual for the staff to be lodged at
the nearest available bouse. For the sum of 23 a . week a most luxurious boat Is to be had, containing splendid
dining and drawing room and a com-
damage the airship could Inflict.
It ia also pointed out that men skill
ed in the art of navigating a ship and
of gunnery or rather bomb throwing
would have to be employed. Even
modious deck that can be utilised for l,tn an efflcIeBt crew the results as
afternoon tea. Of course the rent Is
only part of the general expenditure.
London Answers.
ITCHItlG, BliEBItIG
EGZEUA M CURED
By Cuticura After 5 Years of Suf
fering Beyond Description Thought Death was NearCalls Cure Wonderful.
"No tongue can tell how I suffered Cor five years with itching and bleeding ,
ecarnna. untu i was -cured by the Cuticura Remedies, and I am
so grateful I want th world to know, for
what helDcd' me will
help others. My body and face were covered with sore. On dav
it would seem to be better, and then break
out again with the
most terrible oain and
ttchinc. I have been
several times, but never in my life
did I experience sucn awrui suffering as with this enema. I had made up say mind that death was near at hand, and 1 longed for that time when X would be at mt. 1 had tried many
diffarent doctors and medicines without
and my mother brougnt mm
let
iho Cuticura Hemedk. Insisting that try them. I begin to feel better after the first bath with Cuticura 8oap. and
m application of Cuticura Ointment.
"1 continued with the Cuticura Soap
gad Cuticura Ointment, and have takan four bottles of Cuticura Reaolv-
Kt, and consider myself well. This was nine years ago and X have bad jo return of the trouble since. Any bavinc anv doubt about this
wonderful euro by tho Cuticura Heme
diss can write to my aoareas. jars. Altie Etoon. 03 Inn Road, Battle Creek.
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obtained by this means of warfare
would be approximately small, either
In the army or the navy,
In the army a few men would be
killed once In a while one of the old
line officers remarked. A gun would be smashed here or there or perhaps a
part of a defense would be torn apart,
but so you would think for one mm
ute that any air ship full of small ex
plosive bombs could seriously cripple
an army? I think not. but we can
afford to do away with these expert
ments aa they might lead to other val
uable things necessary to an army's
equipment."
On the other hand officers of botn
the army and the navy, who have
been actual participants In the demon
strations that have been conducted are very enthusiastic over the new means
of carrying on warfare. They point out
that the air craft will mean the rev
olutlnonlxlng of the art of war. War
hereafter. - lt is expected will be car
ried on largely between aerial fleets,
and the effectiveness of the navy and
the army will depend largely on what
la accomplished between rival air
ships. These officers say that airships
can travel way out of range of any
ot the guns now supplied to either
branch .of the military arm of the
government, carry sufficient ammuni
tion and lire straight enough to wreck
either a warship or a tort. Whether it
will be possible to so cripple an army corns or not is a fact they say that
can onlv be demonstrated by actual
hostilities. Notwithstanding the div
I erslfled opinion that exists between ex
perts of both the navy and the army
experiments will continue to be con
ducted by the respective branches
and In time lt may be the intention of officers to add an aerial fleet to the
means of defense now employed by
the United States government.
The state department la pointing
MI88 ROSA McAHAN OF BUTTE.
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After Two Years She Found Remedy for Dandruff.
It was here, said my. friend, as we
stopped at a turn ot the road, "that old
Father Rougnol was - murdered last year."
He pointed to a hill near the road
all covered with rocks and straggling
fir trees and beeches, and added: "The murderers were hidden behind those.
trees." ,
And who was Father Rougnol," I
asked, i
"So you don't know the story. Then will tell It to you. though I warn
you. It Is melodramatic."
"That doea not 'matter. I am fond
of melodramas."
Well, Father Rougnol was one of
those tramps who visit the farms regu
larly on their rounds to clip .the dogs and the horses, and cure all the little
ills of domestic animals and birds; but
besides these legitimate occupations he was above tiring bis skill as a
poacher. You know that beneath the
blouse of nearly every honest French farmer beats the heart ot a poacher.
The profession does so little harm to
anyone and is so useful to the poor
people but whether you think it a
crime or not, ratner Kougnoi was a
born poacher. 4
"One morning as he was returning
from a night's vigil at the side of a sick horse he found a fine rabbit caught 'in one of his traps. He put the still warm body of the animal Into
secret pocket in the bosom of his
blouse and set out gaily, in spite of his
sixty odd years; for his next stopping
place was the hamlet of Roudache.
"Suddenly as he passed the very
spot where we are now sitting, two men threw themselves upon him.
'Now In explanation ot what I am
going to relate I must tell you that on that particular day there was to be a
Miss Rosa McAhan of 211 West
Quartz street, Butte, Mont, says:
Herpicide has thoroughly cleansed
my scalp of dandruff, with which it
was entirely covered; and it has stopped my falling hair. I have tried many different preparations in the past two
years, but none took effect except
Newbro's Herpicide." Dandruff Is
germ disease and Herpicide is an in
fallible destroyer of the germ. "Destroy the cause, you remove the effect." Kill the dandruff germ. Ask
your druggist for Herpicide. It is
delightful dressing; allays ' itching;
makes the hair soft as silk. Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c. in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co., Detroit, Mien.
One dollar bottles guaranteed. A.
O. Luken & Co., special agents.
At Local Theaters
. Cutter Stock Company.
A rare treat Is In store for patrons
otthe drama In this city. By the terms
of a contract recently closed the Cut
ter Stock Company will hold down the boards at the Murray for a three
weeks' engagement beginning with to
morrow matinee. The Cutter Stock
company is known to a great many Richmond - people, having appeared here during the past tour seasons and
have established for themselves
reputation that has termed them as
being the "Aristocrats of Reptoire.
The company Includes the popular
comedians, Harry Cansdale, and fif
teen other well known stock favorites,
In their repertoire is to be found the
best possible plays obtainable, and in
eludes the former sucess of Grace George, "Dovircons," Marie' Doran's
"Mollie Bawn" and such thrilling melo
dramas as "The Cowboy Sheriff." "The
Wall Street Detective," all of which have been produced over the popular
price circuit during past seasons.
sixty-foot car of scenery and equip
ment la carried, and each play is from
a scenic standpoint artistically correct.
The special tls are of the same high-
class order usually maintained by first
class companies and In addition the
Cutterscope" will project a number
of new reels of film each evening, ot
the latest and best motion pictures produced by recognized motion picture
manufacturers.
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The Story of a Crime
By MARCEL POLAND
county fair and sale of horses and cows at Varnemont, and the two rob
bers, who knew this, took Father
Rougnol to be a farmer on his way to the market to buy cattle and conse
quently well supplied with money.
They had spent all night among the rocks and trees with the intention ot holding up the first passer by. and they landed on the poor poacher. "'Your money or your life, cried
one of them and took hold of his arms
to pin them to his body.
"But Kougnoi, who was still a strong man. stepped back and tore himself loose. Poor fellow! Before he
had time to raise his cane a stout iron bound cane that never left him
the men were upon him.
" 'So you want to finht, shouted one
of them. Then take this.
"A dagger glistened in his hand and buried Itself two or three times in
Rougnol's bosom. The poor fellow fell
to the ground helpless.
Suddenly the assassins heard the
sound of hoofbeats. A wagon appear
ed at the bend of the road and they
disappeared intq the woods leaving their victim In a pool of blood In the
dusty road.
"The wagon came up and its occupants, two farmers, got out and looked at the prostrate figure. , " 'Is he dead V said one.
"'I think se.' replied his companion. "'The scoundrels, they have stabbed him. We must get a doctor.' "'Yes, and the gensdarmes.' " 'I will run for them. You stay here. But look he is moving. "'Yes indeed! be careful man. Do not move so much. "Father Rougnol came to again, drew a deep breath and stared at the
men, bewildered. ' Then he noticed the blood and turned pale.
'Yes, my friend, badly wounded, I
am afraid.
"One ot them bad the lucky idea of
unbuttoning Father Rougnol's blouse and drew forth a magnificent rabbit.
streaming with blood gushing from a number of wounds. Father Rougnol himself was quite unharmed. ,
"From this truthful story you mav
draw the conclusion that In spite ot game wardens, police and gendarmes a poacher's trade Is sometimes a useful one," my friend concluded.
WILL GO Oil STRIKE
125 Grand Trunk Engineers Are Expected to Quit Work Today.
go on strike Sunday 'when the contracts with the company run out la the claim of the strikers here today. The engineers are now compelled to work with non-union men as brakemen and t conductors, some of whom the . state railroad commission haa branded as incompetent. If the non-union men are not removed by Sunday some ot
the engineers say they will - refuse to sign their contracts again. It the strike of the engineers develops the GrandTrunk will be tied up In a manner state troops cannot remedy. Strikera
say this will bring - the company to terms in "-'4 hours. ; , Having reached
an agreement with Sheriff Watson last night Adjutant General McGuxrlo this morning ordered the four companies of the Grand Rapids battalion to break camp and return home, leaving the Detroit troops here until the .LI. klHW. Tk. .k..la w.
quested the adjutant general to take this action.
THEIR CONTRACTS EXPIRE
(American News Service.)
Durand. Mich., July 30. That the 125 engineers In the employ of the
Grand Trunk railway at this point will J
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