SAYS ERRORS IN NAVY
UNFIT IT FOR BATTLE
Cxpert Declare the Boasted Fight'
Ing Ships Are Merely Death
. Traps.
ARMOR BELT IS TOO LOW.
Defects
Out
ta Construction Painted
and Promotion System
Is Scored.
Henry Itcuterdahl, associate of the
('tilted Sillies Nuvitl Institute nuil
American editor of "Fighting Ships,"
Is the author of a startling article on
"The Needs of Our Navy" In tht Jan
tlury McClutv's. . Sir. Itou tordtilii" ex
ertiiees on naval m t!irs U not dis
puted ami neither Is his patriotism.
He agrees with President Itoosevelt
Hist a usvy must be lull It "hiiiI nil Its
training given In time of eace" and
with this in view he exposes defects
In our first class battle sliii nuil ar
inored cruisers which all but make
them useless as a ctllclcut units In a
rteet on heavy sen ami in real action.
Mr. Iteuterduhl's criticisms apear
to be the more untaxing on account of
the contention that linen, If not all of
the weak points he emphasises, w ill he
acknowledged by sea-going otlb-ers, "or.
if the rentier Is sutliclently Interested,
hy the testimony of his own eyes."
Ills principal isiiuts are the follow
ing: .
That the shell-proof armor of the
American battle ships Is virtually be
low the water line where It will iio uo
good, leaving the broad side of the ves
sel exposed to the shells of tlie enemy.
That this defect tins been pointed
DISASTROUS MINE ACCL
DENTS IN RECENT TEARS.
I.Ives lost.
1HH Albion colliery. South Wales. W
Usi'J- l'ratcivllle. Teiui. , '..10
IMCHolllng Mill mine, l'eniiKvl-
vania mi
ltA'l llsmia, Wyoming 11IV
Hnvt Isickansnaa mine, t'ennayl
vnnla ...,..... '0
Terelo, California i:l
I'.lWV Virginia City, Ala v-
ItiuV-Zicgler, 111 M
UsC Welsh coal mine. ...........
11HM Itiainondville, Wyoming .... 1M
III5 Kurtslsk. Itussi i''1
I'.VU-M., K. T. t'oal Company.. IS
PHkW Princeton, Ind
llkCi t'oal mine in Prussia M
I!Mk1 Wilcnx, W. Va W
i:a.lHhieltelds, W. Va -
Usst-Johnstown. i'a. M
USSICentury, W. Va M
p.Ks.1 Durham. F.ngtand '.'
I'.HKI Ihitchmsn mine. Illosshurg,
N. M M
P.asV--Courrlere mine, uesr t'slais.
France .
l!SHl Japan '.
!!! Onkhill. W. Va
UXSiWe.it Fork. Va
pss'. yuarto, Colo
1lkT--Saariiia. Prussia
I'.al" Primero, Colo
P.HIT Fayettevllle. W. Va
pal" Saarhruck, Prussia
r.xiT-Ijis Kiraiiis. Mexico..
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llMlT Monongslu-lu, I's
l!K7--Toyoka, Japan
V.SlT Tslng Tan, China
UHI7 Negnunee, Mitb
UNIT Mononcsb. W, Va.
Ua7 Yolsnde, Ala
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17
BILL IN CONGRESS
TO CURB GAMBLING
Measures Introduced by Texsi
Members Would Prevent Op
tions In Cotton snd drain.
MAY COVER DEALS IN STOCK,
Idea Threatens to Place an Embarg
on Market Speculation ot
All Kinds.
FARMING IN A DESERT.
Thers Are Colonising Possibilities
Even in Death Valley.
The crnr of "boiiiostaklng" which Is
seems to have reached Its limit lu the
-lailce of lies til Valley as a colonising
possibility. With the Idea of trans.
forming the iitoxt arid and most deso
late portion of the great American des
ert Into farm laud. number of tracts
hsve been bouiesrnked. Irrigation ay
teniH huve been plnnned, and other
preparation are now la progress for
iMvliuiing the reclamation of Death
A BLOT ON THE LAST CHAPTER.
nut time and again; that other nations
years ago recognlzis! It as fatal ami
now have armor ivrnppeil around the
iiles of their war vesnels from live to
seven feet shore the water line.
That, despite repented accidents on
Ixmrd our ships, the Navy Department
enr after year has approved of plans
by which the greatest guns on the
ships are directly above nil open shaft
leading to the powder magazine.
That other nations long since recog
nized the criminal stupidity of thus en
dangering the lives of officers and men
snd huve remedied the defect hy use
of common seuse and ordinary precau
tiounry aieusures.
That, without regard to the protests
of experts, our buttle ships have been
built so low that If the sea Is heavy
and ships are lu action, the sea would
wash over tiie vessels, render some of
their most effective guns useless end
practically leave the ship to the mercy
of, the enemy.
The ofllcers In the American nnvy
who command the battle lilw nnd
hpiailroiiK are too old ; that under ex
isting conditions young men cannot at
tain command, nnd that (lie servko is
badly crippled ns a result.
That there is too much "bureau man
agement" In Washington ; too much
red tape In the Navy Deportment';
that American genius Is stilled because
of the bureau's Immersion lu details,
ami that with the Kecretnry of the
Nnvy s civilian, be should have a
board of expert advisers.
Other matters are dwelt on, but the
foregoing are by fur the most Impor
tant. An afternoon's fight on water
sealed Russia's fute In the recent war
with Japan, suys Mr. Keiilenl.ilil. and
the snnie may well be true of the next
war Into which this nation Is plimgpd.
The Issue Is so Important and the stake
so tremendous that the sea power
which Is prepared In every respect to
meet the crisis will be the victor.
Valley. A railroad Is already built
from tJrceuwuter. at the southern end
of the valley, to the bornx works owned
by the celebrated "norax" Smith of 21).
mule ton in fame, and there Is an auto
mobile mage line through the valley.
Ken enthusiasts do not claim that
piping water from Teeiie Penh
across the Funeral range Into the vol
ley U ulwi under consideration.
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St
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Money is suffering from bsd circulation.
An Aurora (111.) phraiclso has dlsinv-
ered that peanuts sre a beauty diet. This
ought to ls a circus fur some people.
An Kastern banker says, "We wsnt
more common sense. We wsnt also more
dollars, which sre not so common nosr.
If pricca of bread snd meat keep on
coming down, pretty soon the sverage
aum can afford to est three rm-als s day.
Chief Sprybiick, the Indian who drank
s quart of blue paint, is caroiog the
"dHforstive Interior" fud to an extrciup,
With J,.KX),iJtS divorce suits in ten
yars, the t'oited Ktutes is pluinly in need
of a national "Stay-.Married Asso.'iation."
After a while it may ilawn on the army
recruiters that the average soldier doesn't
look upon f 13 a month as any great graft.
Hecretsry Cortelyou Is trying to lin-
piess us with the fsct (hat stockings wers
made to be worn and Dot to board money
lu.
James J. Hill says the railroads need
billions of dollars. From present pros
pects, it will be some time befort tby
gel 'em.
An Italian count one American' heiress
married turned out to be an ex-convict.
Horns of the other counts baveu't7t bseo
convicted,
A'sahtng toa corrrsm1i'ni-e ;
1 1 KU R has I""'"
a sudden sunken
lug throughout
tint country to th
fact that sotno
thing Is going u
I n Wsalilngiim
which threaten
ganUiling In t
tun and grain
HISI MSSMlllly. lis.
hlch alms (c
lai nil embargo
nil specula! lull III
stis-ka. Indies
tlolis of t ll I
i " ' awakening i'r
lu a regular ltusl
of letters from the Interests threatened
to the nuriiN'rs of Congresj, wlio nn
lilentltlrtl w ith the prsstst rcstrlclKt
legislation.
'the ressi.n which cslls forth thie
letters lies In two bills Introduced by
Senator Culberson, of Trxss, and ltI
reeentotlve llurhwoii, of tlie ssnis
State, designed to wls out sNs-ulstion
In cotton futures. The hills are Idetitl
isl and while they apply only to cot
ton. as originally drawn, there Is like
IIIkksI thst if either of them Is rert
ed out of tin' committee to which they
have tiecn referred the provlslous will
be extcnil.il to Sply to whest Slid oth
er grains.
The central Idea In the Hurlmoti hill
Is the ss;illcntbiu of the power to r-g
ulate Interstate i-ominene so as to re
strain teli-grsph slid telephone- compa
nies fmni trans
mitting nicMsages
relating to s con
tract for the fu
ture delivery of
cotton. The Use of
the inn lis also Is
prohibited to ub
I lent Ions contain
ing notli-e or rec
ords of tlie trnns
actions of any pro
d u c e exchange
wherein the i-on-
tracts a I metl st In
made. Heavy s-naltles provide the
menus of restraining the telegraph and
telephone companies. It Is the conten
tion of Kcprcftcntstlve llurleson that If
Information of the kind prrm-rllied enn
be kept awny from the Mtple living
uitslile New York and Sew Orleans It
will put the New Vork Cotton Et.
hnuge out o business. Frankly, It Is
admitted, that such Is the object of the
bill.
The Hoards of Trade In several
Itles sre aroused. Probably what
they chiefly fenr Is that public sentl-
ineiit against sim
ulation tn both
slis-ks and bonds,
which has been
acceutiinteil by the
r e ceut tlnani'lnl
condlllon, hi a y
hasten n demniid
for the pussnge of
the bill,
In ndilltion to
tlie It u r I e s o ii
ineosure, Itclire-
septatlve Hepburn, of Iowa, has In
hiiiid u plun to regulate dealing In
stocks.
HotU France and (iermsiiy have
adopted radical restrictive measures
relating to dealings In stocks, grain,
i-olton nnd other things on mnrglns
and their example Is Mug pointed to
by American legislators who are ear
nest lu their Intention of doing oome-
iiiing siong the same line. Tlie laws
REV. TROUTMAN SENDS
BEST WISHES FOR PE-RU-Na
ficv. Gcorgo A. E, Troutman,
Washington, Mo., Writes,
"My Wifo and I Are Strong
n-l!-.. 1.. On enni " f
DUIIUVUia iii i i
Catarrh and la Orlppa.
Her. Oeo. A. K, Troutmsn, Ml.
Washtngk.n, Mo., writes! "My wl's
and I ars stroug bsllsrsfs la I'sruoa.
ML
7 : I
fmf 'I r 1- vv
ex X
T
v. . J
c. a. i uirssos.
the measure nt
tribisi wiMi a peculiar aisumola
flMtsM of Iks) thr4. oit id turn
in suddenly and lor lew nunutM
would b unable lo speak audibly, m4
mv birsth would bs gt rally lnlerfs4
with. I would ba obliged to gasp (w
lire lb.
"I Bnsllr ftinrlude.1 Ihsl It was soi
palarrhal sfT action hlch rsrotsxlily St
cited lbs sMsn, It Interfered aiik tat
voi-atlod as a tirsawber. sttarklng ts)
omamnaiif In tlis mtlpll.
"I had heard so much shoal Cerwi
sj a catarrh rsaietly thai I dfUimitasj
to try It. A flrr laklnf two boltUsi, uj
IrsHaMs )wk dwepnearxt, (eel iurs tlal
I'sruna has girtl rsMiefltsd n."
Res, t. K Kssnstrom. Hasdisk
IWitksl pi. Hog ti, Uianlaban,
Wis,, wrlU that Itorn th nas ul Far.
na hs is pstfsmtly wall, ar.lrly rviat
oi chMns; riinrttea and ralstth.
rtesuia In Tablet f arss.
lUrtrnan sn4 ka
Mil ! . I 1
Uia lesst w can do is to gratelully so- J . ... , ... ' . ,.
knowledg, Ih. m.r.1 ofPerun. .,f.01KW. Uva Ju.1 to cro,
-My w.l. Hdns n la eeudmg ht, r J ,
ai.be. for you, ..axes., u tv,1(fn w ,.ur.
ThrtMt Trmtble. j ns Tsblets, which reprvaent th nwdl-
Rev. If. W. Tate, S'.'D Lincoln Aven- Irlnal ingrmtient ul I'otona. ftsoh tab
ne, Wsinut Hills, Cineinnati, Ohio, t let is equivalent to una svarsgs do at
writes: "For several years 1 have been j iVruns.
Ask Your Druggist for Fnre Penww AlmandC for 1901
I wsa cure.) ol a Ud ess of catarrh
when nothing else thai 1 tr!l had snv
enecx. J w.rws. core-, irom a or ,M y-rt ,
IT...? : . . T. sssiststit bsv i
Smt tel.
Mrs. I)e 8tyb supismmi your dsugb
Kar4 Jk.
Pfnl'irf by s temporsry OVsrlk rt
ter Is to have her rtsuliig out ball ver) tr in front of h i nt, tke wild at!
Utro tn th dime muwMts pullxt asT as
gruttji. i.etstril w,g n4 In rlse
ly -rnirJ kr.4.
"Its Jarga!" tie Bitifrd. "this stfVf
fskla' M b srd wurruk !"-Ck lest TV
Uu.
soon. Isn't she?
Mrs. Ilisw Vyck -, dear, no! M'
daughter has snot tier year st school l
tor. becoming s dllitaiile, ami will eo
make her debris until next sensou.-Judge.
A rrenatte.
fee tlie man snd woman entering tbt
griwt dry grants enisirlum.
The in an looks very sad. j
The woman looks supremely happy. 5
Why d-ies the man he sad? lie !i
going In to buy something j
Why i.-s tin- woman look happy) lot i
the same rea.in. - Jitilxe.
I ..
f Ami
I And t
Ill grnlU iin.hlm.
1 love (be flew-nutSfn ks,
ftk Irsr) snt a idea (sir.
June and lb jo) fill Jf.
Put I hala a ranrs!'y.
And t loailw srithmefte;
And diamond atui and ewotng asfe
And inmis. siaks n akkt
i'lemland leader.
i il si i ii i
w. r. tirrsi sm.
RHEUMATISM
CAN NOT BE RUBBED AWAY
It la perfectly nntnnit nth th gnnt tli.U hurts, Ami when t mnik-H
Itakas-
xnuV'r h "i'1 1 tJtn Vlv I'fiwft Wrttto. or some cHber
Z nr ,rP 'Jt,t,n', ,.1 i,,rt Kf '-' fio tliscas;, by rro,luciaf
S 1 t c!l'Jt,r t",.n" ' Km U ,rr',l"":nt wi" H. IcmpaS
khL n l ,W;V,uV',n",l,e',l,w,,lT cannot iu Kt-onnu AWAV.
& fflii. lnU Vu3 IUmA tt,ul dirbule4 U nil part. l U
ixsiy, nnd Khctimutism prti iHrtsra, ,,n i t I'm ..,... i-i i ...IsS
tim
14 or
nrc UZ P,M l--l-n cf t!.e ytem. TUn k H n4 p
clatnnneas ,.er ..l l. 'J'P' ut CXPurO to fold
... r ,,or ,0000.0 iciimniiiig m wvernl 1 r m,i- t t 1 . 0 uX I'"''1"". 1
""',r"'" "l ",r "Trucim,,. tbcr.f. j, ,.,. .:; " - : ' ' p,u " terrible pain, thnt
The French penal ,de also pndilbll, d! o " J
,.. rilfi.U' f,P nit. ...... Ik . ,,, , t.i.,1 t r If, .3 U .1. t .
" " 'il.. i,i control hi M..S.I..U : ' . .
............. .ou ( ucuiill
-iii'ii.jr ,lr niii-e! ,ne pnivs or grulc
Hour, bread and other fmsl prraliicta.
SHORT NEWbIvOTES.
Ht. Christopher Is the mtron saint of
motoring,
Hrnull has no middle class. Thar
but two flosses there the rich and tin
poor,
Countess of Wsrwlck, on return to
London, says America's onlv none la u
socislism.
Tbs grand Jury at Oakland. Cel.. r.
fused to vote an indictment against Har
ry Klelnsehmldt, secused of murderln
his friend, Frank Ilellows, and th young
man was rslrassd
viiti i!....: , wmic i;itcirculuUttt remn naaaiuraim
;'bti iliticuw will anils
!i nerves, causinf
Ihn tierrouil pysteoi
t!ie imtictit cooir
. a S ...I
ion 1 u . . ' ' """""irhiy ciennsea tlie wa sb
maUcrltonttUctcu,. , 3
" ,, "I mi a HIV UtsM.Jl BU l.lMfc
w n weak, sour trem, constnntly At poiit
ing nt rld nm! corroslvrj mutter In tbo mu
clcs, nerves, joitsanl lioneii.tliolHxlylsfd
Jifid iiourislica ty rich, heallh-ausUinltit
W blood which ri..., r.t.i.1.. ...I riniitientlV
PURELY vrrrrDic rT 'u,t","'i. . s. fl. it compo'
runtUT VtbtTABLE J' purifylnu ami tonic propcrtirt-
matlam. Itconti. . ... -J .l In wry case ol w
at am. It contains t. t, , .."Bl In wry case oi
vlc HlyTS mlniMul Indlcnt but lj
rka ii '. -vaT"j" bcallnff extracts mi i.lee .,r ,.f berlia aw
trying tobiMd71.IW,, Kfe"ttam l valuahlotlm.
rL nn1 wi end our ipxlal treat iso on Rheuili
fNCtWtrT9PCim C(K. ATtAMTA, OK