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DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1910.
NUMBER 10
U. S. HELD HELPLESS
SECRETARY DICKINSON POINT3
OUT LACK OF MEN, ORGANI
ZATION AND SUPPLIES.
FOR AN ARMY OF 450,000
8ecret Report Also Recommend Defi
nite Policy and a Council of De
fence Home Refuses te Receive
Document.
Washington. Jacob M. Dickinson,
secretary of war, in a secret report
to the house, presents a most alarm
ing picture of the helplessness of
the United States, with its standing
army about one-third as large as It
should be, lacking adequate supplies
and military organization, in case the
nation should be attacked by a for
eign foe.
The report, which the house refused
to accept because it was presented to
it as a secret, has become public
property here Friday and the subject
of much discussion. It was Bent In
response to the resolution of Repre
sentative McLachlan of California
asking as to the condition of the de
fenses. Mr. Dickinson recommends that the
standing army be increased to a
minimum of 450,000 men, that there
be adequate war supplies on hand at
all times for the regular and militia
forces, that congress adopt a definite
military policy and that a permanent
council of defense be organized.
A summary of the report shows
that the secretary first pointed out the
total unpreparedness of the United
States for war; the lack of guns and
other supplies, and defects In the
army system.
"In my opinion this country cannot,
so far as its land forces are con
cerned," continued Mr. Dickinson, "be
considered In a state of readiness for
defense or to repel Invasion if at
tempted on our coast by any first-class
power having the shipping to trans
port and the navy to protect the trans
It of her armed forces over the sea."
The regular army is found by Sec
retary Dickinson to be almost fatally
deficient. It lacks numbers; It lacks
the proper proportion of the various
arms, and reserves of field guns and
supplies; It is widely scattered; It is
not organized Into brigades and di
visions essential for war purposes.
While the coast defenses are satisfac
tory in the matter of equipment there
are not enough artillerymen to man
them, he says.
The militia Is in even worse case,
declares Secretary Dickinson. It lacks
arms and numbers; It Is without prop
er organization; it is scattered as to
prohibit prompt concentration; it is
deficient In training and physical
stamina, and many of the militiamen,
by reason of family relations, could
not be counted on for long war service.
Making deductions for Ineffective;,
the regular army numbers only about
64,000 and the militia 86,200. As an
enemy with the choice of point of at
tack might require us to have an
adequate defense at all points, the
minimum number of trained mobile
troops required to prevent a lodgment
by the enemy on the Atlantic or gulf
coasts Is placed at 450,000.
This Is on the theory that the first
hostile expedition to cross the Atlantic
would be made up of 100,000, and that
the crossing could be mado In ten to
eighteen-days, while an expeditionary
force of like strength might be expec
ted to follow in twenty to forty days.
To repel this force, we have avail
able In all parts of the United States
at present, only 114,500 regulars, and
militia lacking In many essentials.
So there is an actual shortage of
835,500 men to defend our Atlantic
and gulf coasts, Mr. Dickinson says.
In addition, 19,149 trained coast ar
tillery troops are needed to man the
existing forts. The same number of
men could be brought by an enemy
against our Pacific coast as against
the Atlantic and gulf coasts and the
same number of defenders would be
necessary. It would require 30 days
to assemble even the small fore w
now have on the Pacific coast.
REBELS WHIP DIAZ'S TROOPS
Battle Near La Junta, Lasting Several
Hours, Results In Complete Vic
tory for Insurrectos.
El Paso, Tex. Mexican federal
troops were completely overthrown In
an engagement lasting several hours
Friday at La .Tunta. a small town near
Mlnaca, on the Mexico Northwestern
and Orient railroads, according to au
thoritative information received by
the railroad officials.
It Is said the remnant of the fedprpl
troops, numbering 150. surrendered
their arms and ammunition and were
allowed to depart in the direction of
Chihuahua.
As telegraph wires were rut in
many places no details of the battle
can be secured.
Vote Is TItI in Crnnt.
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27 a motion to -.. ri,- Ci i-v-ncr.
spoliation c';l'-,: !: a ti-- ori'm
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HOW TO GET
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CARNEGIE GIVES $10,000,000 TO ES
TABLISH WORLD PEACE AND
ATTACK EXISTING EVILS.
TRUSTEES PUT IN CONTROL
Perpetual Fund Formed by Ironmaster
With Taft as Honorary Head and
Prominent Men as Trustees Lat
ter Choose Elihu Root as Chief.
Washington. Surrounded by 27
trustees of his own choosing compris
ing former cabinet members, ex-ambas
sadors, college president, lawyers and
educators, Andrew Carnegie Wednes
day transferred $10,000,000 of five per
cent, first-mortgage bonds, value $11,-
500,000, to be devoted primarily to the
establishment of universal peace by
the abolition of war between the na
tions of the earth.
The trustees organized by choosing
as president United States Senator
Elihu Root, permanent representa
tive of the United States at The
Hague tribunal. President Taft has
consented to be honorary president
of the foundation.
The method by which the annual in
come of half a million dollars shall
be expended is left by Mr. Carnegie
entirely to the trustees. The founda
tion is to be perpetual and when the
establishment of universal peace is
attained the donor provides that the
revenue shall be devoted to the ban
ishment of the "next most degrading
evil or evils" the suppression of
which would "most advance the prog
ress, elevation and happiness of men."
The Informal trust deed presented
by Mr. Carnegie to the trustees reads
as follows:
"Gentlemen: I have transferred to
you as trustees of the Carnegie peace
fund $10,000,000 five per cent, first
mortgage bonds, value $11,500,000, the
revenue of which Is to be adminls
tered by you to hasten the abolition
of international war, the foulest blot
upon our civilization. Although we
no longer eat our fellow men or tor
ture prisoners, or sack cities, killing
their inhabitants, we still kill each
other in war like barbarians. Only
wild beasts are excusable for doing
that in this, the twentieth century of
the Christian era; for the crime of
war is inherent, since it decides not
in favor of the right but always of the
strong. The nation is criminal which
refuses arbitration and drives its ad
versary to a tribunal which knows
nothing of righteous Judgment.
"Let my trustees, therefore, ask
themselves from time to time, from
age to age, how they can best help
man in his glorious ascent onward
and upward and to this end devote
this fund.
"Thanking you for your cordial ac
ceptance of the trust and your hearty
approval of its object, I am, very
gratefully, yours,
"ANDREW CARNEGIE."
TAKES UP GREAT PROBLEMS
National Clvlo Federation Meets to
Discuss Trusts, Railroads and
Other Matters.
New York. President Seth Low
called to order the eleventh an
nual meeting of the National Civic
Federation and mude a brief open
lng address in which he outlined
the matters that would engage the at
tentton of the body during the three
days It will be In session.
The most Important of the topics
that will be considered are: Regula
tion of corporations and combinations
regulation of railroads and municipal
utilities, compensation for Industrla
accidents, and arbitration and conc.il
lation.
The federation has been organizing
councils in every state in the Union
composed of representative business
and professional men, and delegates
from these councils are attending the
meeting.
Daylight
Tusla, Okla
ler .1. !l. Com
Raid on a Bank.
Robbers held up Cash-
it of the True S'iite
bank at Pruo,
revolver Fr!d::
In s!t;ht and
'.ukeu li:vs not
Eh ip's
noHton. 'P'
Loud of I'llr!
doned in Mas;
a sinking ei.ni
ten crew rc-.:e:
W. 1'erry.
Okla., nt the point of a
' . took what money wu
'.-c:p:i!. The amount
l.'-f-:i n rortal:ied.
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A RAISE
SEEK TO ATTACK COAL MERGE
IMPORTANT ARGUMENT MADE
OVER FORM OF DECREE.
Attorney for Government Asks t
Have Certain Trust Charges Dis
missed "Without Prejudice."
Philadelphia. The form of de
eree to be issued by tne unueu
States Circuit court in the govern
ment's suit against the alleged an
thracite coal combination was the
subject of a long argument in that
court which brought out several
questions of great Importance to coal
carrying railroads.
The government, through J. C. Rey
nolds, contended that the decree
should specifically state that the gov
ernment's allegation that the Reading
and Jersey Central and the Erie and
New York, Susquehanna and Western
were illegal combinations should be
dismissed "without prejudice."
The attorney said the merger of
the Reading and the Jersey Central
brought under one management the
control of 63 per cent of the unmined
anthracite coal in the country and the
government may at some time feel
it its duty to look into this merger.
With regard to the Temple Iron
company the government asked that
the corporation be decreed to he "It
self a combination" in restraint of
trade and that the defendant railroads
be enjoined from continuing the com
bination or from transferring their in
terests to individuals or companies
controlled by them. The court will
hand down its decree next Tuesday.
HADLEY COMMISSION MEETS
Will Investigate Federal Regulation of
Issues of Stocks and Bonds of
Interstate Carriers.
New York. The stocks and bonds
commission, appointed by President
Taft under the authority of the rail
way act of the last session of con
gress to investigate and report on the
best method for federal regulation
sions in this city Wednesday, with
President Arthur T. Hadley In the
chair.
The commission seeks a means te
circumvent the opposition evident at
Washington when a measure was in
troduced at the last congress to regu
late the issue of railway securities.
At that time objection was raised to
the provision that no new road should
be allowed to sell its bonds below par
and this, together with a general be
lief that the measure did not contain
all the features that such a bill should
embody, served to bring about its de
feat. At the present hearing members of
the interstate commerce commission
will give their views on the federal
control of railway securities, the tes
timony of the various state railway
commissioners will be taken and a
voluminous correspondence will be
carried en with a view to collecting
information to be used as a basis of
the commission's report. Among those
attending the hearing are Walter L.
Fisher of Chicago, F. N. Judson of St.
Louis, Frederick Strauss of New York
and B. H. Meyer of Madison, Wis.
LAND MEN ARE ACCUSED
Seven Colorado Residents Are Indicted
for Using Mails Fraud
ulently. Washington. Indictments were re
turned against seven Colorado men
for using tho innils to exploit an
irrigation scheme which is pronounced
to be "wildly and flagrantly fraudu
lent" by the olllclal-i of tho interior
department.
The Indictment came as a result of
the efforts of the interior mi. I post
ofllce depart mr nt'J.
Tho names of the men, as given out
by tho inferior department, are: flam-
uel N. lialier, Horn-r A. Gibson, .loan
Gould, I!. V. Hope. Frank White, J. A.
Wright and C. A. Woody.
Greet Plot to Smuggle in Chlnere.
San Francisco. - The Investigation:
lollow iiur i i:e i-ic'iciMipi; lino ;au i-rau-
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ADVISES"! POimCAt LIFE
COL. (1(303 EVELT ADDRESSES 8TU
BENTS AT HARVARD.
ay tollego Men Should Work With
lfielr Fellows for Progress-
Don't Ce "Finicky."
Cambridge, Mr.ss. Col. Theodore.
Roosevelt, delivered nn address on
"Politics" before the 700 memben
of the class of government of Harvard
university.
The colonel advised all the members
of the class to go into polities when
they are graduated. Ho declared that
the training they are receiving at Har
yard will eminently fit them for politi
cal work. Ho described his political
position by saying that he thoroughly
believes In the politics which he per
sonally advocates.
Colonel Roosevelt denounced the
methods of making nominations for po
litical offices, by which men who had
no previous position in political af
fairs axe given the preference because
they have made no enemies.
Celonel Roosevelt spoke first on the
necessity of combining took knowledge
and practical experience, and instanced
the Federalist as an example of the
result of the working out of the combi
nation. "The Federalist." he said, "was in '
deed a campnign document; It was de
signed for that purpose and was used ,
In that way."
In speaking of the necest-Ity of the
participation of the college graduate in
politics, be said: I
"Go into politics not merely to do '
the nation good, but that the nation
may do you good. A man who cannot
work with his fellows in politics may
be toe virtuous for them, but it is more
probable that he is too foolish and
finicky."
WORKING FOR WORLD PEACE
American Society for Judicial Settle
ment of International Dispute
Begins Conference.
Washington. Universal peace, th
disarmament of that great drals
upon a nation s resources, tne
standing army, and the establishment
of an International court of Justice ,
where disputes arising between na-1
tlons can be settled without recourse '
to war, have been agitated by philoso
phers, political economists and the
clergy for centuries. It was to this
end that the Ilaguo Peace Confer
ence convened; and thete motives
actuated the forming of the American
Society for Judlcial Sttlement of In-
ternatlonal Disputes, which met here
Thursday for a three-day conference,
The meeting is attended by the presl-
dent of the Vnlted State3, some of tho
foremost citizens of the republic, and
emissaries from tho leading countries
of Europe. Tho presence of these
representatives of foreign govern-
ments lends an international tone to
the conference and adds to its Im
portance as a factor in forwarding
this work.
PLEAS FOR FORTS AT PANAMA
Roosevelt In Lecture at Nobel Peace
Meeting Says Quns Best
Weapon for Peace.
Cambridge, Mass. Frowning fort
at both ends of the Panama canal,
ferts with guns ready for the in
stant annihilation of any foreign
fleet that dares to molest the su
premacy of the United States, were
urged by Col. Theodore Roosevelt as
the most formidable weapon that
America can offer ln the interest of arsenal for the national guard in Lin
werld peace. coin. At least the quartermaster's of-
Col. Roosevelt was the special lec-' flee should be housed there, if the
tnrer at the Nobel peace meeting
here, and, while he spoke encourag-
lngly of the efforts of Andrew Car -
ntgte and other laborers in behalf of
tranquility among all nations, he held
te) tho principal that the surest guar
antee of peace lies ln an army and
navy that will strike terror to the
toes of the United States. He said
that tho United States could and must
operate the Panama canal without
any foreign partnership or partner
ships. TRAPPED ROBBER KILLS SELF
Held Up Bank, Ties Five Employes,
Escapes With $2,800 Sur
rounded by P'jsse.
Salina, Kan. Earl Ward, thlrtj
years old, who robbed the Stat
bank of Paradise, at Paradise, Kan.,
securing $2,500, killed himself when
surrounded by a posKe of farmers 14
miles north of that place.
Women Voters to Assemble.
Taeoma, Wash. The first na
tlonal convention of women vot
ers will be held hero January 14, ac
cording to plans perfected. The con
vention was called by Governor
Iirady of Idaho. De legates from other
equal suffrage, states Utah, Wyo
ming, Colorado and Washington rep
resenting about 270,000 women vot
ers, will participate.
Saco (Me.) B.ink Closed.
Saco, V.e. VI j Haci. fcavlngs ban!
closed its diai.-s I'ridaj afLcr a con
Terence h-t'.vi-ea tlie triiuteen and a
Ftnto ea'ui!ii : The bank has been
doing L u r 1 .
been cl:;:l'i
for 4 1 yi ;.rs. it having
i'i iv.C:i. Tlia tmeta
n liau a look value of
Of the I ':;
about $1,1''.
Nsrt Hoyt Successor.
Washlnc ; ,n.-Chandler P. Ander
son of N"e York v. uh Friday appoint
ed counuer of the fa'e department
U succeed Uiu lato Iluury M. Hoyt.
AMENDSAGKETIUW
GOV. 8H ALLEN BERGER IN FAVOR
OF SUCH ACTION.
S HARD TO GET RESULTS
Changes Necessary to Expedite Pro
ceedings Other Matters at
tho State Capital.
"I am thinking strongly," said Gov
ernor Hhnllenberger, "of Incorporat
ion Into my message to the legislature
a suggestion for uu amendment to the
Saekett law. As it now stands my ex
perience U that It Is practically im
possible to Ret good results from aet
tlons under u. For instance, last July
I caused ouster - proceedings to be
started against Chief Donahue of
Omaha. With the slow method;;
of court procedure it will be Im
possible to !t any results
from that suit until Ions after 1 am
out of olliee. I uni persuaded that if
a governor, soon alter coming into
otlice, should begin ouster proceed
ings against some official under the
i-iiekett law, he would be unable even
with the best of proof, to secure re
fcuts until near tho close of his term,
and, possibly, not until the ollicial's
term of ofllce were out.
"I am thinking of recommending in
my messago that the Sackett law. bo
amended so that a governor after a
public hearing on any charge pre
ferred against an official of the state
for dereliction of duty, might oust
him without any process of court, the
individual affected having tho riplit
to appeal against the governor's
action, but to do so from the outside.
This is a lot of power to give a gov
ernor, but in my opinion it is the way
to make the Snckett law effective.
"We talked the matter over at the
convention of governors and it was
generally agreed that a governor
would be bo hedged about by pro
ceedings taking place in public, witn
his record and good name at stake,
that he would be mighty sure of his
ground before he would exercise such
power Invested in him."
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Water Sit is In "Cold Storage."
State Engineer E. C. Simmons, who
Is also secretary of the state board of
Irrigation, states in hla report to the
governor that inethod hav$ boon
usea ln t,lls slfUe to monopolize water
power sites and to, put them "into
cold storage." These methods are
strangely like those charged against
the so-called "water power trust,"
and indicate tho existence of condl-
tlonB in this state that have generally
been ascribed to the far western and
far seastern states. Mr. Simmons ro-
ports the following:
"Attempts to put power plants Into
cold Btorage by means of overlapping
filings, and the use of other dilatory
tactics, and applications to segregate
large areas on the pretense of water
ing the land from some dry gulch
have been made. A filing fee of from
$10 to $100, according to tho magni
tude of the application, should be
fixed and a guaranty required to in
sure good faith of the applicant. The
state should receive a reasonable
rental on all power sites."
Arsenal for the Guard.
The coming legislature will be
asked to provide for a warehouse or
building should be built, and possibly
the entire adjutant general's office
' would be moved. Members of the
present board of public lands and
buildings and the governor are in fa
vor.
Mail Clerks "Up In Arms."
From one-fourth to one-half of the
railway mall clerks of the country
threaten to throw up their jobs and
quit the service if present plans to
lengthen the working hours of the
men are carried out after the holi
days as has been proposed at Wash
ington, If the men uake good their
threats, the result, it is Bald, would
be to embarrass the service worse
than a strike. Until trained substl
tutea could bi found for the dissatis
fled men the effect would be to delay
mas and generally hamper service
Mullen Has Returned.
Attorney General Arthur Mullen re
turned from Washington, whither h
went in company with L. L. Albert
and C. O. Whedon arguing ln behalf
of the state the bank guaranty case
where tho state appealed from the
findings of unconstitutionality of tho
federal circuit court. Mr. Mullen says
that while he would not presume to
predlcato what the court will do, lie
feels very hopeful of a reversal of tho
lower court's decision in the matter.
Tho court listened to tho argument
with much attention.
Requisition Issued.
Governor yimllcnbenvr has li.-ac!
requisition for the per. on of !;oy
Gardner, alias William (San'm-r, :'
Lincoln, clr.red witii crand la:a:i;,,
and now under arrest in Georgia. f
is charged t!:at (lardmr on or aluif
Doceinber L'l, IVii'.l, n'oie frani a
smokehouse !n I'nl r.-.'ty 1'1'U e i v. ,-,
drowsed Iick. a drc.-.-ed beef,
worth about i . Alter ihU ii:
Gardner ei- ,(il ln the r. ) ii u- araiy
and has bei n for the last ninety day.'
conllned in ti'c federal pii.ion at Fort
Oglethorpe i - '-'.c-'ertiou
DEPOSITS FALL OFF.
Secretary Royse Reports on Ban!
Conditions.
The abstract of the condition of Ne
braska state banks on November lt,
when the last call was Issued, shows,
acordlng to the statement given out
by Secretary S. S. Itoyse of the bank
ing board, that deposits have mater
ially falleu off as compared with one
year ago and loans have advanced
almost as much. This conditions Mr.
Royse does not consider alarming, as
he points out that crops have not
been moving, farmers wailing for bet
ter prices, and this circumstance
would alone, in his estimation, ac
count for the decreased deposits and
the Increased loans.
The compilation of the reports Indi
cates that In 6GR state banks there
are 230.0G7 depositors, and that the
averap.o reserve is 21 per cent. This
last, ia an important item. The state
banking law requires that the cash
reserve be maintained at 15 per cent
at least. Of tho total cash reserve
in the banks, more than three-fourths
or It is in the hands of eastern cor
respondents no that the actual cash
on hand In the rtate bank valuta is
only a little more than C per cent.
This Is not an unusual condition.
Secretary Koyse's summary of his
analysis of the conditions in the
banks of the state is as follows:
"This report compared with the
one of a year ago shows that loans
have increased $l.!)84,21fi.2(J and de
posits have decreased $ 1 ,5:52.0-1 1 .94.
and compared with the report of Aug
ust 23, IS 10, loans have increased
$2.1 la.-tSIi.Tt; and deposits have de
creased $:i,-1S7, 401.70. While the in
crease of loans and decline in de
posits are a little more pronounced
than usual at this season of the year,
on tho whole, under existing condi
tions, the report Is all that could be
expected.
"It is a known fact that very Httle
of this year's crop has been placed
on the market and advices from the
banks indicate that no inconsiderable
portion of the 190!) crop still remains
unsold. I am of the opinion that this
fully explains the Increase of loans
and decrease of deposits shown.
"Another factor that has materially
Increased the loans und which also
has an effect upon the deposits is an
unusual amount of stock feeding that
Is being done In this state. All these
Influences operating easily explains
the heavy demand apparent."
Best Acre of Corn.
The first prize of $50 offered by the
state board of agriculture for the
best acre of corn raised by a boy un-
dar 18 years of age has been awarded
to Guy Illckey of Gretna, who suc
ceeded in raising ninety-five bushels
and fifteen pounds. One hundred and
seventy boys entered the contest, but
only eleven reported the results of
their efforts. Those making returns
are:
Premium. Name and address. Lbs.
$50 Guy Illckey. Gretna 6.GG5
$25 Ralph Illckey. Gretna 6,430
$20 Audsley Fellows, Walthlll. .6,392
$15 Wm. A. Wlese, West Point. 6,159
$10 Howard Hickey, Gretna. . .6,130
$ 5 Ben Love, Valparaiso 6,480
$ 5 Fred H. Chappelle, Homer. 5,230
$ 5 August Bugenhagen,
Wause 3,810
$ 5 Theo. Miller, Bloomfleld. . .3,640
$ 5 Lee Anderson, Gothenburg. 2,150
$ 6 Philip Urbauer, Clay Center.206(
Invited to Washington.
Food Commissioner S. L. Mains has
been invited to attend a conference of
food officials, manufacturers and ex
perts in Washington, which will be
engaged in the draft of a model net
weight branding law.
Killed an Eaole.
Fred Gardner of Lincoln, while
hunting for ducks near Havelock a
short time ago, killed an eagle which
was much larger than he expected.
The bird measured eight feet and
eight inches from tip to tip.
Governing State Institutions.
Governor-elect Aldrlch Is credited
with adopting a centralized system In
the state Institutions that will be in
directly under his care. It Is said
that under appointments in each in
stitution have been made at the sug
gestion of the head of the institution
and, having given him the selection
of his subordinates, expects the chief
to deliver the goods. Subordinates
who cannot get along with the chief
will be dropped.
Lincoln Charter Measure.
The Lincoln charter bill which will
be presented to the next legislature
has practically been finished. The
charter does not provide for a com-mi.-sslon
form of government although
a few phases have been ttiken from
tho experience of the cities in which
tho commission plait bus been tried.
Geilus Wins Eifjltty Acres.
Game Warden Dan Gciius, who had
invested in some Texas land to the
tune of $210 for a parcel, thus giving
him a chance of drawing for larger
stakes, has received a telegram that
he has won an eighty-acre tract.
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PRAGUE'S WISE BUILDING LAW
As a Result the Metropolis of Boh
mla 8howe a Remarkable Fire
Record.
In a report on the Are department
of Prague, Joseph I. Brlttaln, consul.
Bays that there has not been a lite)
lost ln consequence of a fire lu tho
last 15 years ln that Bohemian city of
over half million population, and that
the loss of property from fires in Iho
last three years has been less than
$20,300 snnually.
The buildings are rarely over five
stories high and the height cannot ex
ceed twice the width of the street on
which a building fronts. Nearly ev
ery building is constructed of largo
bricks laid in cement, the bricks be
ing manufactured Just outside the city
limits. The outside walls are covered
with a coating of cement, and the or
namentation is frequently made of the)
same material, although many of tho
houses are ornamented with cut stone
Onlshlngs.
The joists and the space between
them are usually covered with terra
cotta and concrete, with no exposed
woodwork except the window and door
frames. The hallways are nearly all
made of concrete and the stairs of
granite, built self supporting, with
practically no exposed woodwork. Tho
attics usually have exposed wooden
Boors and rafters, but no one is per
mitted to sleep ln an attic. The kitch
en floors are also built of concrete,
with tiled wainscoting. No exposed
woodwork is permitted ln chimneys or
close to furnaces. All the old houses
and hotelu are heated by tile stoves,
but many of the new ones, including
the hotels, have central heating plants
Installed like those ln American build
ings. While the ordinary laborer receive
mail wages, yet there is probably not
mother city ln Europe where there
ire so few poorly constructed houses
as in Prague.
MEANS MUCH TO THE CITY
Municipal Abattoirs Have Proved of
Value in Europe, and Would
Be Here.
' Municipal abattoirs have become
the rule in many European cities, but
are practically unknown In America.
The only one ln operation here Is at
Paris, Tex., and the early results seem
to Justify the adoption of the plan by
other cities.
Some cities have adopted municipal
inspection of slaughter houses, but aa
a rule, It amounts to very little. With
conditions varying so widely in the
different private establishments, there
Is always trouble for the city and in
the end the inspection generally be
comes only a matter of form.
As a business proposition the mu
nicipal abattoir is not attractive, but
from a sanitary standpoint it should
appeal strongly to everyone who con
sumes meat. The condition of private
slaughte bouses, where butchers kill
their own meat, is frequently unspeak
able. The only way to Improve matters is
for each city and town to erect a sani
tary slaughter house and reduction
plant and require that all animals bo
killed there. The charges can be made
so low as to take care of cost of oper
atlon and maintenance and yet not bo
burdensome upon anyone. Farm and
Mome. . 4
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School Gardens.
Although no official report has been
tlven out concerning school gardening
during the past summer, those most
closely in touch with this phase of ed
ucational training say that the season
has been the most successful in the)
history of the work ln this city, says
the Philadelphia Inquirer. Over 4,300
gardens have been conducted at th
homes of the pupils, besides eight
large school plots and twelve kinder
gartens. The quality or tne iruca
raised has been of a superior order,
it is said it has brought higher prices
for those who sold it because of that
excellence, it Is gratifying to not
that this feature of education is re
ceiving the earnest support of both
pupil and teacher, and it is to bo
hoped that the plans being considered
for enlarging its scope next year may
prove successful.
Public , Baths In Yonkers.
Yonkers, N. Y., opened its third pub
lic bath house a short time ago. Tho
new building Is of Spanish renaissance
and Is pronounced ono of the finest
equipped institutions of the kind ia
the country. The plunge or swimming
pool Is 54 by 37 feet and from four
to seven feet in depth. The floor and
sides are beautifully tiled. About
125 persons can be accommodated at
ono timo in the showers and taaK.
Tho cost of tho structure to date ii
$41,000.
Deep Reasoning.
"Skinner announces that hes sell
ing everything 'below cost.' 1 won
der what ho means by that?"
"I think be means below what they
ought to cost his customers if his
customers were to pay as much as h
pretends they're worth." Cathoilo
Standard and Times.
