The Syracuse Journal, Volume 6, Number 28, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 30 November 1913 — Page 2

TheSyracuseJournal G'EO. O. SNYDER, Publisher. . Syracuse, . . . Indiana. WILSON TOW > HUERTA'S POWER | T ! President Said to Be Planning Invasion of Mexico. MOVE HINGES ON DICTATOR Army Ready for Action and Giant Fleet Also Remains Within Reach cf Wireless for Possible ActionPlotters to Be Arrested. i — New York. Not. 3.—A special telegram from Washington to the New York World says: , “That President Wilson will demand the elimination of Huerta and his followers under penalty of intervention by the United States in Mexico is reported here.’ Activities in army and navy circles are said to indicate the truth of this report. “Within the last three days orders have gone forth from the office of the chief of the quartermaster’s corps to, have trains and vessels ready. The of ficere in command of the army transports at Galveston have been ordered to stock up with provisions and coal Ready to Take Vera Cruz. “Rear Admiral Fletcher, commanding the American warships at Vera Cruz, has reported to the general board of the navy that he could take Vera Cruz in six hours, land marines and control the railroad between Vera Cruz and Mexico City. “With the arrival of the second division of the Atlantic fleet at Vera Cruz Tuesday, the United States will have seven battleships and two gunboats there. On the west coast there are three armored cruisers. Each warship at Vera Cruz has 800 seamen and 100 marines aboard. “Rumors were current that President Wilson would make known his new Mexican policy in z a message to congress. Some asserted this message would tell of the revolutions that have torn Mexico for three years and the failure of the president’s efforts to end the war by suasion, and a call on congress for support in the landing of marines and troops as a police force.” Carranza to Ask Recognition. Nogales, Sonora, Nov. 3. —Gen. Venustiano Carranza, leader of the Mexican constitutionalists, announced that he would make a formal appeal to Washigton for recognition of the belligerecy of his forces. He arrived at Nogales on a special train from Hermosillo, capital of Sonora. It was said Carranza came to Nogales to meet an envoy of President Wilson today, but the truth appears to be that he and his chief military advisers gathered to frame an appeal to Secretary Bryan for American recognition through Henry Allen Tupper, an officer of the International Peace Forum, who had visited Carranza at Hermosillo. A strong message, promising peace eoon if recognition was granted, was sent to Mr. Bryan. Mr. Tupper, however, denied he was President Wilson’s envoy. Rebel Envoy May See Wilson. Washington, Nov. 3.—Roberto V. Pesqueira, until recently a member of the Mexican congress but not identified with the constitutionalist cause, arrived in Washington on a special mission as a representative of General Carranza, chief of the revolutionists. It is understood he brought a statement of the purposes of the Carranza forces to be submitted to President (Wilson. Mrs. Lind came in for a good deal of criticism<for what was construed as her “exceedingly undiplomatic” act in aiding two refugee deputies of _the Vera Cruz assembly to escape on the steamship Morro Castle. Admit* Huerta Ruled Election. City of Mexico, Nov. 3.—El Pais, the nearest approach to an independent newspaper in Mexico City, admits there was government influence in last Sunday’s elections. Huerta to Jail Alleged Plotters. Vera Cruz, Nov. 3.—There is an un'dercurrent of excitement in this port and the indications are that there will be some sensational arrests today. It is again hinted that the governnment has knowledge that certain prominent men were involved in a plot to overthrow th© present regime and that these will be taken into custody. Wrecked Ship’s Crew Saved. Halifax, N. S., Nov. 3. —A wireless message received ..-om the government survey ship Acadia said the ■wrecked transport steamer Alette's crew was safe on the government shtp. The Alette was beached on the shord of the Nelson river. Drive* Auto Into Canal. Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 3.—Mrs. Thomas Henderson Bennett was drowned here when a touring car driven by her husband plwnged into the Erie canal under a raifitd bridge. Youthful Couple In Suicide Pact. Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 3.—A double suicide was brought to light yesterday when the decomposed bodies of James F. Bly, an 18-year-old -medical student es Philadelphia and his 19-year-old bride were found in the woods near Northfield. Asked to Pay tBSJXX) for Death. “ Bryan, Ohio,. Nor. 3.—The L. S. & M. S. railroad has beei\ made defendant in a salt for $35,000 damages, arising .from the death of John K Hosack, an 13-yearold employe. ! Falling Walls Crush Seven. £ Hartford, Conn., Nov. 3.—At least seven people are supposed to be dead as the result of an explosion in Love land** five-story brick warehouse in North Front street, when the walls of ♦hm building toppled on the robfKof

ABUSE OF CREDIT IS PERIL SAYS HILL Declares Nation Is Waterlogged With Bonds. MEANS FINANCIAL DISTRESS Tells Bankers In Chicago That Overissuance of Securities Is Fiscal Debauch — Vanderllp Sees Danger in Currency Bill. Chicago, Nov. 1. —James J. Hill, the dean of the nation’s railroad builders, told 90 financiers and men of commerce Thursday that “credit had been abused’’ —that "the country is waters logged with bonds” and that “If the present abuse of credit continues an abyss of possible suffering and financial distress opens before us.” Mr. Hill delivered his warning in an address at the annual banquet of the Investment Bankers’ Association of America at the Congress hotel. At the same gathering Frank A. Vanderllp, president of th© National City bank of New York, descrying danger from another source, declared that the passage of the Glass-Owen bill in its present form “would start the country on th© road to flat money,” a possibility, he said, “that contains elements of a ■ national disaster." It was to forestall such a move. Mr. Vanderllp explained, that he had advocated before the senate committee on banking and currency the establishment of a government managed and publicly owned central bank to issue notes. Mr. Hill characterized the over-issu-ance of securities as a financial debauch, .but spared the railroads in his arraignment. The liquidating value of railroad property, he asserted, “is so far in excess of its capitalization that the margin of safety is plainly in view.” It was on industrial promotions and on the extravagance of states and cities that he laid the burden of his censure. Formerly, he said, the limit of a bond issue was the value of the property as an asset for Immediate con : version by forced sale at any time into cash. In days of severer financing, an Industrial concern was capitalized at somewhere near the actual amount of cash put into the business. Capital stocks, he said, might legitimately to some extent represent good will and earning power, but finding bonds would sell where stocks would not, the promoter began issuing bonds that, so far as security went, were only stocks. The attitude of th© Investment bankers toward the Glass-Owen currency bill was treated in a report of the monetary commission, which recommended changes along the lines approved by th© American Bankers* association. Salient features of the report were: Twelve federal reserve banks are too many; th© number should be reduced to not n?ore than five. The proposition that the governnment should issue the currency of the nation is a violation of a fundamental principle of finance and economy. Any currency issue should be the obligation of the banks. Th© provision that notes shall be redeemed in gold or lawful money should be amended by striking out the words “or lawful money.” The amount of reserves held against federal reserve bank notes should be 50 per cent., instead of 33 1-3 per cent. HEARS TAMMANY DEALS TOLD. Hennessy, Sulzer Aid, Says Data Came to Him Indirectly. New York, Nov. 3.—John A. Hennessy took the witness stand before Chief Magistrate McAdoo to tell the sources of his information respecting campaign contributions which h© believes were collected in violation of the law and for the benefit of Tammany hall. Mr. Hennessy imparted information which, if his informers told him the truth, is most startling. He repeated for the magistrate’s record a description of a gigantic scheme of graft which permeates the entire state, a carefully systematized method of extraction, which is regulated according to the principle that from him who hath shall be taken, brought forward the names of his informants, and every man mentioned, if he is alive, will be summoned to tell what he knows. SALVATION ARMY HEAD IN U. SGeneral Bramwell Booth to Make Forty-Three Addresses. New York, Nov. 3. —Gen. Bramwell Booth, commander-in-chief of the Salvatoin Army throughout th© entire world, arrived for his first visit to America. He will deliver 43 addresses in the United States and Canada, con eluding with an address to a great mass meeting in Carnegie Hall on Sunday, November 23. Many Lives Are Lost. Casablanca, Morocco, Nov. I.—Encr- , mous damage and loss of life was , caused by a tidal wave. The Greek | steamer Mlssolonghi and the German ship Martini were sunk and two vessels were stranded. Bavaria Has a New Ruler. Munich, Nov. I.—King Otto, the ’ mad ruler of Bavaria, who has been j insane since 1870, was deposed and Prince Ludwig ascended the throne. ' The succession was approved by the ' Bavarian legislature. Accused of Duty Frauds. New York, Oct. 31.—Frederick Ludewig, a lace importer, was arrested on a charge of defrauding the gov--1 ernment of duties amounting to thousands of dollars by undervaluing importations. Airship Blast I* Explained. Berlin, Germany, Oct 31.—The ex--1 plosion of the dirigible Zeppelin L-2, which coat the lives of twenty-eight 1 men, Is attributed to a partial vacuum I formed In the center gondola behind | RDaw iypa pt jrtadjldeld. , v

SIR ERNEST H. SHACKLETON I I Sir Ernest H. Shackleton announces his Intention of starting on another Antarctic expedition next year. BIG SENSATION CAUSED BY INDIANA CONGRESSMAN Representative Gray Objects to Giving Wedding Present to Miss Jessie Wilson. Washington, . Nov. I.—A commotion was caused in the house Thursday when Representative Gray of Indiana denounced his colleagues in that body for presenting 35 apiece to a fund, the purpose of which is to purchase a wedding present for Miss Jessie Wilson, daughter of the president Gray declared members were getting “too familiar with the president’s family.” “I think this movement is in bad taste, indiscreet and an unwarranted assumption by members of this house,” said Gray. .“I do not think we should tender a trinket to this lady. Most of us are strangers to her, and it is bad form for us to intrude.” Gray asserted he had contributed his 35 with the understanding that it should be devoted to a charitable pui> pose, and then added that Republican Leader James R. Mann was responsi ble for the scheme to give Miss Wilson a wedding present. “I want him to tell us why he did it,” said Mr. Gray. “Let him speak, not as a Republican, but from the standpoint of Jacksonian economy and Jefferson simplicity, let him say why we should do such a thing.” ( Mann male this reply; “After hearing th© gentleman from Indiana, 1 think it would be hopeless to try to put into his soul the expression which finds itself in the heart of every other member of the house. Other members do not need to be told why.” MINERS DISARMED BY TRO'PS. Men Plan Demonstration In Hcnor of State Soldiers. Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 3.—Adjt. Gen. John Chase issued orders directing state troops, stationed here, to effect a general disarmament of all striking coal miners and mine guards in the Ludlow tent colony and the coal camps : of Hastings, Delagua, Tabasco and Berwind. The movement commenced at daybreak. All mine guards will he taken out of the Ludlow district. Last night strikers in the tent e>lony, who have carried on a remorseless guerilla warfare with the guards for more than a week, are planning a giant demonstration ir the troops’ favor. The miners then went to the Empire mine of the same company and there began an attack. No resistance was offered them and they withdrew shortly, doing no more damage than riddling the boiler-house with bullets. TWO DIE OF BUBONIC PLAGUE. Report From Manila Says disease Has Appeared There. San Franciscc, Nov. 1. —Correspondence from Manila reports twr deaths there from bubonic plague, one of them being that of William Crozier, managing editor of the Daily Bulletin. A number of infected rats have been found and every effort is being made to rid the city of them. Washington, Oct. 31. —Surgeon General Blue of the public health service sees no great danger in the sporadic cases of bubonic plague reported from Manila. IDA VON CLAUSSEN ARRESTED. Charged With Attempting to Blackmail New York Man. New York, Nov. 1. —Mrs. Ida von Claussen, whose threats against Colonel Roosevelt caused her to be committed to Bloomington Insane asylum, over a year ago, was arrested charged with threatening to kill Charles Strauss an attorney and president of the water supply board. She was sent to the Tombs. Many Hurt In Wreck.” Chicago, Nov. 3.—Scores of people were seriously injured here when a Wabash railroad train crashed into a Halsted street car at West 75th street. The piling of the elevation hid the railroad tracks from the motorman. Foss Is Sued for SIOO,OOO. Boston, Mass., Nov. 3.—The bringing of a suit against Governor Foss for 3100,000 for alleged slander was announced by James Moriarlty, former president of the Boston Central Labor union. Kilbane Knocks Out Mara. Cincinnati, Nov. I.—Before one of th© largest crowds that ever witnessed a boxing contest in this city, Johnny Kilbane, champion featherweight of the world, knocked out K. O. Mars of this city in the seventh round. Lawyer’s Home Looted of Gem*. New York, Nov. I.—Jewels ranging in value from 325,000 to $50,000 were stolen from the home of T. J. Oakley Rhinelander, a prominent New York lawyer. A number of detectives sre ww* *'

fflßi LIND HELPED MEXICANS ESCAPE Hides Fleeing Legislators in Her Stateroom. SLEUTHS TOOK SIX OTHERS Rebel* Torture Huerta's Police Sent to Crush Them and Hang Bodies to Tree*—Dictator Get* Big Loan. Mexico City, Nov. 3-—There is a distinct possibility that a new presidential election will be held. General Blanquet Friday night said he would not accept the presidency if Huerta is held Impossible as the- president-elect under the Mexican constitution. The government obtained a $1,000,000 loan, averting an embarrassing situation, as it was pay day for government employe*. New York, Nov. 3.—Mrs. John Lind, wife of Wilson’s special envoy to Mexico, arrived here on Friday on board the steamer Morro Castle. Two Mexican legislators also arrived, and they owe their escape and possibly their lives to the quick wit of Mrs. Lind. To save the two Mexicans from arrest at Vera Cruz Mrs. Lind hid them in her stateroom and sat up all night on deck until the officers of the Huerta government had gone ashore and the boat had left port A week ago the cables brought word that the liner Morro Castle had been detained at Vera Cruz while Huerta’s agents searched for eight rebellious members of the legislature of Vera Cruz. Until the Morro Castle arrived at New York only those aboard knew that .two of the eight “deputies” had escaped arrest. These two, Adolfo Dominguez and Miguel A. Cordera, say they will stay In New York until Mexico becomes a safer home for the opponents of Huerta. Kill 47 of 50 Police. San Luis Potosi, Mex., Nov. 3.—A force of 600 revolutionists rounded up, tortured and killed forty-seven of fifty mounted policemen sent from this city to protect a ranch twenty miles to the Many of the mutilated bodies were hung on trees. The three police men whe escaped returned home. Diaz Puts to Sea. Vera Cruz, Nov. 3.—Gen. Felix Diaz and his companions put to sea on the American battleship Michigan. Off Progress©, Yucatan, they will be transferred tb a New York and Cuba mail steamship. City of Mexico, Nov. 1. —Police of the federal capital are making a thorough search for evidence of an alleged plot against the life of Provisional President Huerta, which was disclosed to the officers by two women. women accused several men wht, they asserted, had offered them SSOO to induce Huerta to visit them so the plotters could ifave an opportunity of assassinating him. The women said they refused to participate in the conspiracy. The men named have been arrested. CELEBRATE OPENING OF ROAD. Lincoln Highway Dedicated —Reaches From Coast to Coast. New York, Nov. 3.—Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the new direct roadway through 13 states from coast to coast, was made by local celebrations in all towns and villages along the route last night. The highway has been completed and will be open to all with no toll charges. Motorists, particularly, will find it convenient Roads adopted by the highway will have their local names dropped and “Lincoln Highway,” substituted. Markers will individalize the highway. These markers are to be a strip of red three inches' wide, white. 15 inches wide, and. a blue strip three inches wide, with the letter “L” in blue on the white section. The words “Lincoln Highway” In small blue letters will also be upon the marker. Th© first marker to go into position on the highway was put into position at Clinton, la., on September 15, by W. F. Coan, president of the Clinton National bank, and a state consul for the Lincoln Highway association. TRAINS CRASH; ONE KILLED. I Ten Other* Injured on the Great Northern Road. White Fish, Mont., Nov. 3.—A headon collision between Great Northern No. 4 and a work.train about half way between Stone Hill and Rondo resulted in the death of Fireman Guy Carr and the possibly fatal injury of Engineer Warren A. Jones of No. 4. Engineer M. G. Sullivan and Lona W. Mise of the work train, one passenger, two mail clerks, two waiters, one cook and one dining car conductor were also Injured. Both trains were going about 30 miles an hour and both engines were thrown into the Kootenai river. Two Die In Rail Wreck. Macon. Ga., Nov. 3.—Southern passenger train No. 29, from Columbus to Atlanta, was wrecked near Experiment, Ga. Two of the crew were killed and several injured. The engine turned completely ever. Refuses Thaw New Respite. Concord, N. H., Nov. 3.—“ There will be no more delay in the extradition case against Harry K. Thaw,” declared Governor Felker on Friday. “I shall refuse to make any further continuance." Rail Official Leaves Jail. Columbus, 0., Nov. I.—C. J. Warriner, former treasurer of the Big Four, who was sentenced to six years in jail for embezzlement, completed his sentence. He was found guilty of embezzlement of more than $5,000. Blasts Kill Million Salmon. Washington. Nov. Ir-Rallroad Masting on a tributary of ’the Fraser river in Washington has killed more than 1,000,000 salmon and prevented the spawning of three hfflfon ■ock-eve salmon ****- ‘AU — ~ I' - ■ - 'M

CHARLES G. GATES. 11- 1 ' •" 1 * " ■ 'jn'' l "".' | I jtp 1 i Charles G. Gates, multi-millionaire, - who dropped dead at Cody. while on his way east after spending the fall hunting. I | INCOME TAX BAFFLES BANKERS AND LAWYERS Admit Their Ignorance—Find Chief Difficulty Is in Clause Providing for Collection “at the Source.” New York, Nov. 3.—That part of New York which is referred to vaguely as Wall street was in a state of confusion Friday. For once in its career Wall street did not know which way to turn. The new income tax law became effective that day and some of the highest priced lawyers, bankers and corporation officials in the world confessed that they were completely at sea as to its meaning. It is practically a foregone conclu sion that payment of a large part of $80,000,000 November/ interest payments due in New York to-day will be deferred pending a solution of the riddle. Whatever the outcome, It is predicted that many suits will be instituted against the government to test the law. Some of the leading insurance companies, led by the New York Life, have questioned that feature of the law which imposes a tax on corporate holders of state or municipal bonds, ot which they hold large amounts, while exempting the individual. The chief source of trouble is that portion of the law which provides for the collection “at the source” of the tax on income derived from interest on bonds, mortgages and certain other obligations. Banks and corporations are required to withhold this tax in making payments of interest due to holders of securities.* The ruling in question has given rise to endless confusion. In cases in which bonds are not registered, the names f their owners often are not known to the banks or fiscal agents to whom coupons are presented for payment The identity of the owners must be established to determine whether the tax is to be deducted. CARNEGIE CASH FOR HEROES. Commission Awards Many Medals and Money Gifts. Pittsburgh, Pa.. Nov. 3. —Nearly SIOO,OOO is disbursed to heroes or their relatives by the Carnegie hero fund commission in its report. The commission distributes immediately $91,000 in awards pf $2,000 and SI,OOO. There are 16 awards of $2,000 and 39 of SI,OOO. The remainder are in awards consisting of pensions ranging from S2O to $65 a month, and in caeh sums under SI,OOO. In every award a medal is given, either bronze, silver or gold. In a few instances only a medal was awarded. The highest award, consisting of a gold medal and $2,000 in cash, goes to Charles N. Wright, a merchant, thirtyeight years old, of Highlands, N. C., who, with William L. Dillard, a liveryman, thirty-three years old, of the same place, helped to eave R. Augustus Baty, a carpenter, twenty-six years old, from a fall down a precipice at that place May 14, 1911. Dillard receives a silver medal and $2,000. Several Illinoisans were honored. “NOT GUILTY,” EATON VERDICT. Plymouth Jury Finds Widow Did Not Murder Rear Admiral. Plymouth, Mass., Nov. 1. —Mrs. Jennie May Eaton was acquitted of the murder of her husband, Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton, after the jury Lad deliberated her case 11 hours. The acquitted woman rose to ber feet and, gripping the hands of her lawyers, exclaimed in a shaken voice: “Thank God! I have the best lawyers in Massachusetts.” About 200 persons were in the courtroom when the verdict was announced. With all possible dispatch, Mrs. Eaton left for Assinippi to rejoin her aged mother, Mrs. Virginia Harrison, and her daughter, Dorothy Eaton. Marines Check Fierce Riots. Wellington, New Zealand, Nov. 3.— British marines were landed here to check fierce rioting of starving workmen who were jobless and penniless because of the conflict here between the Federation of Labor and employes. Two Are Burned to Death. Chicago, Nov. 3.—Clasped in each other’s arms, Grafton R. Stevens, a wealthy architect, and his wife were burned to death in their home at Wilmette, a fashionable suburb. Their bodies were taken from the ruins. Receiver for Big Oyster Firm. New York, Oct. 31.—0 n application of the Old Colony Trust company of Boston, Federal Judge Chatfield appointed receivers for the Seal Shipped Oyster company on account of failure to pay interest on $2,500,000 bonds. Celebrate Mitchell Day. Scranton, Pa., Oct 31.—Throughout the anthracite field miners celebrated Mitehell day on Wednesday in honor of the anniversary of the successful strike in 1909, and hardly a wheel turned- *•

io irw] Prize Winning Girls of Canning) Clubs Are Favored. Fifteen Winner* of Tomato Raising ' and Canning Contests in Southern States to Be Rewarded by a Trip to Washington. Washington.—Fifteen girls, one , from each of fifteen southern states. ; are soon to be gi v en a trip to Wash- I ington as a reward for their splendid work in connection with the girls’ can- I ning clubs which are conducted un- ■ der the auspices of the United States department of agriculture. These fifteen girls are the state winners in the various contests that have been carried on and are the pick of about 25,000 girls who are enrolled In the canning cUibs. The canning club work was begun , three or four years ago by the bureau , of plant industry in co-operation with I various private agencies. Prizes have been given before, but never have the ; winners been sent in a body to Wash- ; ington, although the state winners in the boys’ corn clubs have, been rei warded in this manner. The department of agriculture considered that f the time is now ripe for the prize girls to have a similar trip. The selection of the winner is made differently in different states. In ’ Georgia, for instance, the prize will be awarded by the Atlanta chamber of commerce at the Atlanta Corn ■ show. In some cases a women’s club or an individual or a board of education give the prize. A great num- ' ber of public-spirited people are en- ; couraging the growth of the canning club idea as an educational project and the trips will all be paid for through the generosity of private agencies or individuals. ’ While the department of agriculture does not supply the funds for the trips which the young women will make, it has arranged that the women agents of the canning clubs shall be summoned to Washington for an official conference at the same time that the girls are to visit the capital. They will, therefore, be called upon to chaperon the girls from their respective states and will be in charge of them during their visit. The eleventh of December is the date on which this conference is now expected to be called and on which the girls will probably arrive. They will come for a stay of four or five days. In order to determine which girls are to be chosen, a choice first is made of the best girl in each county, on the basis of notes, reports, and exhibits or the competitors. A state contest is then held in which the winners of the various counties compete. This is frequently held in connection with a state fair. Each girl of the 25,000 girls enrolled in the canning clubs is supposed to have carried out a definite project in gardening on a tenth-acre plot. : The girls have raised tomatoes principally, but frequently they plant string beans, cqcumbers, peppers, okra, etc. In certain regions figs are preserved; in others grape juice is made. The raising of the vegetables or fruits is but one feature of the work. When the family has been supplied with fresh products and then the local market, the girls are expected to can the surplus. This is for home use and for the local market. Peaches, berries and corn are frequently put up as side lines in the canning. Miss Bessie Starkey, the Virginia girl who had the best record last year of all the states, as far as yield goes, obtained 5,928 pounds of tomatoes in one season from her tenth-acre plot. Many girls have made a profit of over SIOO from their one-tenth of an acre in one season. Some of these have even failed to win first prize as there might be more than one in a single state able to attain this result. This year even better results are expected as fhere are many more girls enrolled and the competition is, therefore, keener. The good results from the girls’ canning clubs have not been restricted to individual records that have been made. Apart from this thousands of homes have had home-grown canned vegetables through the winter months when they would otherwise have been without them. The profits have likewise enabled the girls to help get an education. A young Mississippi girl has made enough to start in the state normal school and has continued working her way through *hat institution by growing and canning tomatoes in her vacation. She is now beginning her second year. She has become a recognized canning expert in that community and has been put in charge of a club of girls in the state school who are going into the work of canning tomatoes to help pay their expenses. This is but one case among many of those who have been able to use the Income from their canning work to great advantage. The funds which the department of agriculture expends on the girls’ canning club work goes strictly for instruction and organization. Even then the department does not supply all the funds, but works in co-operation with the various agencies that happen to be interested in the project for their individual districts. Thus the department may co-operate with a college of agriculture, with a state department of agriculture, with a board of education, or with a local chamber of commerce. The work was originally first started in the southern states, but so great has been its success that it Unvarnished Truth. There was a young man very vain of his accomplishments as a preacher, who, after officiating at a certain service for a Scottish minister who occasionally had to avail himself of the assistance of probationers, was met by the old gentleman with extended hands as he descended from the pulpit Expecting high praise, he said: “No compliments, I pray.” “Nay, nay, my young friend,” said the parson, “nowadays I’m glad o’«nyw r ■

I has been extended to the northern I states as well, and similarly satisfac- I I tory results are hoped for throughout the country. It is to stimulate a more I widespread interest in the proposition • that the present project of having the I winning girls visit-the capital at one I time was decided upon. Besides, it I was considered that if the corn club- ' boys were given these yearly visit* ! to Washington, something was due to i the canning club girls. x”he organizations are closely allied and work along j together in the same districts, often I being administered by the same work- ■ ers. The boys’ visits to Washington i have aroused much*general interest; i they have received diplomas from the L secretary of agriculture, have shaken I hands with the president, ard have i been shown'the sights. The girls are expected to receive similar attentions j during their stay in the capital. From the girls’ standpoint the main interest in the visit will be the liberal education they will receive from the experience, but from the broader ' standpoint the increased interest i throughout the states will more than ! compensate for the outlay made. W’hile this is the first visit of the 1 girls in a body to Washington, one girl made the trijj last year when the corn club boys were sent. She was I the winner in a canning club contest I in an Arkansas county and the county presented her with the trip, which she undertook with the department’s official county agent as chaperon. ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES. Statistics of the electrical machinery, apparatus and supplies industry in the United States for 1909 are presented in detail in a bulletin soon to be issued by Director Harris of the bureau of the census, department of! commerce. It was prepared under the supervision of W. M. Stewart, chief statistician for manufactures. This industry includes the manufacture of the machines and appliances used in the generation, transmission and utilization of electric energy, together with most of the parts, accessories and supplies for them. It does i not include, however, the production of poles, whether of wood, iron or steel; nor does it include the manufacture of glass and' porcelain ware made expressly for electrical purposes, that of bare iron and copper wire, or any of the group of electrocheintcal and electrometallurgical products. The total number of establishments In the United States in 1909 engaged in the maufactiire of electrical machinery, apparatus and supplies was 1,009. The total number of persons engaged in the industry was 105,600, of whom 102,950 were wage earners. The total capital employed was s2ff7,844,432, and the total value of products was $221,308,563. The industry in 1909 was largely centralized in the six states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts. Illinois and Ohio. These states together reported 83.9 per cent of the total average number of wage earners, 82.6 per cent, of the total value of products, and 83.1 per cent, of , the total value added by manufacture. SEEKS GENUINE GREENHEART. Clay* D. Mell of the U. S. forest service ..died the other day from New York for British Guiana to inspect greenheart timber to be used in the construction of docks and other marine works for the Panama canal. He goes at the request of the isthmian canal commission, in order that the engineers may be sure that they are getting genuine greenheart timber, so» which a number of ‘inferior substi tutes are offered. Genuine greenheart has the reputa tion of being the most resistant wood to the attack of marine borers and to decay. Borers are especially bad io tropical waters. The wood is, in addl tion, hard, heavy and durable, and not subject to damage from impact and wear. Indisputable records show that the best grades of this wood surpass iron and steel as to lasting qualities in contact with salt water. It has been known and used since 1769. Logs have remained intact under water for one hundred years, and the only limit of their durability so far has been the length of service of their iron bolts and fastenings, which usually can be renewed without much trouble. Greenheart in Liverpool Iqck gates, built in 1856, removed to allow a deepening and widening of the ship channel in 1894, was used over again when the gates were reconstructed. The sills i-d fenders of the lock gates at Pan ama will be made of greeheart, and much of the docks will be constructed of the same material. SAFETY AT SEA. Secretary of Commerce Redfield’* committee on hulls and bulkheads, to prepare recommendations for the use of the American delegation to the in ternational conference on Safety al Sea. to be held in London, Novembei 12, has made its report. The committee emphasizes the fad that definite information concerning many of the important questions could only be obtained through careful and exhaustive research by a body of ex perts having at their command ample resources to prosecute their investiga tions to a satisfactory conclusion Such a body of experts under the juris diction of the department of commerce was recommended by the committee it being pointed out that it would as sist in the execution of rules alreadj established, would facilitate and encourage improvements in ship con struction, and tend to increase the safety of passengers and crew. | Long Sentences. For the longest sentence on recort we must go to the French. In “Lei Miserables” Victor Hugo has one sen tence that runs through a hundred lines, and earlier in the book, in one a the chapters descriptive of Waterloo there are over fifty lines without a fu! stop. England’s record rests undei official patronage, for it would appeal to be the seventh section of the for eign enlistment act, which does na stop until it has very nearly reachec >. its six hundredth word.