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This will save you the extra charge of 23 cents per ton. ' Stove Coal, $7.50 if shovelled in. Stove Coal, $7.75, if carried. Nut Coal, $7.75, if shovelled in. Nut Coal, $8.00, if carried. THE JAS. SOWARDS COAL CO & PHONE 155 min usual soda biscuit--Smaller and daintier--perhaps you'll like them better. If you dow't you'll find the "Dairy Creamis" tobe the very best soda biscuits you have ever tasted. ¢ Packed and sealed at the bakery in packages that preserve their frases and sell at 5¢, 10c, and "Every package guar- anteed", : |. We will send yon the " *Perrin's Sample Package" of of our delicious fancy , for 10¢ in coin or your grocer's in COMPANY CANADA 'Iwhen far apart, The Empress of y #el finds "herself so close that col- 5 contact, - make in batter, AVHIDS 'CONFUSION BY PRRILC OUSLY NARROW MARGIN, ; we rei The Empréss' Captain Was Obeying Law --- Probably Impossible to Keep Storstad'y Bows in Collisi- on Gap, Contrary to'what might be expec- ted collier Storstad, with. her 10,000 wild tong of coal under hatch- es, had the right of way over the Empress of Ireland, with 1,400 souls on board. That is. of course, if the statement of the Storstad's people. is establish- ed. In the particular upon which the right of way hinges the state- ment has not yet been challenged. Tha Storstad's statement is:-- "The vessels sighted each other Ireland was seen off the poft bow of | the" Storstad. The Empress of Ire- {land's green or starboard light was | visible to those on the = Storstad. { Undér these circumstantes the rules of navigation gave the Storstad the right of way." | This eontention 16 correct. Marine law --. Revised statues of. Canada, Chanter 79, art 19--says: | "When two steam vessels are eros (Sing so as to invelve risk of collisi- on, the vessel which has the other on her starboard side shall keep out (of the way of the other." The Empress had the Storstad on her starboard side, for Capt, Ken- dall first sighted her bearing one point on the starboard bow, and on four points on the starboard HOw, This right-of-way is modified by a note to article" 21, which says: "When in consequence of thick weather or other causes, such vel lision cannot he avoided" by the acti- on of the giving-way' vessel alone, she' also shall take such action as will best aid to avert the collision," Algo article 16: "A steam vessel bearing, apparently forward off her hewm, the fog-signal of a vessel, the position. of which 1s not ascer- tained, shall so far as the circwm- stances of the case admit, stop her engines and then navigate with cau: tion until danger of collision is over," The Rule of the Road. The position of the Storstad told in the homely rule:-- "If on your port bow 1s seen A stranger's starboard lamp of green, There's not much for 'you ro do, For green to port keeps clear of you." But the Empress duty is shown this bit of, verse from the road : : 2 red to starboard «@ould appear, It 18 your duty to keep clear, To act as judgment says is proper, is in rule of the 0 atop her. Capt. Kendall knew this, and stopped her"; at the moment of im- pact, he ordered the engines ahead, to get out of the way ifpossible; but why he also ordered his helm aport, which would turn his vessel towards the Storstad, is not very clear. It might have thrown' their courses near- ly parallel, and lessened the shock of "As for the ' contention that the Stpdstad should have kept going ahead and plugged up the hole she made in her hows," "said a' sailor yesterday, "it is all very well in theory, . but mighty unlikely in prac- tice." . . "When iron steamers ram one' an- other they make ragged rents, not the sort of hole vour thumb' would The Storstad would rebound from the shock anyway, un- less sho had cut more than hal way through the Fmpress.: Her ' en- gines, reversid to minimize or avoid the collisior, wenld pull her out of the gap hefore they could he started ahead again, and' she would probably make a second lireach instead of plugging the first." Confusion in Signals Then comes' the question: Was the whole tragedy of the Empress of Ire land caused by confusion atiached to the signal code authorized' by the Revised Statutes of Canada, Chap- "ter 79°? Capt.s Kendall says: "The came on and the lights of the stad disappeared, so I ran at full speed astern and stopped my ship, At the same time 1 blew three blasts on the whistle, meaning "1 am po- ing full 'speed astern." Article 15, section E, of the tor quoted, says : fog Stor- ' ehap- | %s vessel when towing, a vessel {employed in laying or in picking up a telegraph cable, and a vessel] under { way which is unable. to get out of the way of an approaching vessel] through being not under command, or unable to manoeuvre as required by these rules, shall at intervals of not more than two minutes, sound {three blasts in succession, viz.: one | prolonged --blast, followed by two short blasts." This was not the signal given by Capt. Kendall, He gave three whistles in conformity with article 28 of the code, which says: . of one another: .. When vesrels are in sight of pne another a steam vessel under way, in taking any course authorized or re- quired by these rules, shall indicate that course by the following signals on her whistle or siren, viz.: One short blast, to mean, "I am di- recting my course to starboard." Two short blasts to mean, "I am directing my course to port." , Three short blasts to mean, "My engines are going full speed astern." e = Se The Storstad's Answer "The Storstad answered with one prolonged blast," Capt. Kendall's story continued. Now what did the Storstad's one prolonged blast mean? Was {1 am directing my caurse to starboard?' or was it simply a fog signal in obedience to article 15, sec- tion (a), which says: "In fog, mist; or falling snow a Sound signals for vessels in sight | down. 10st 'bad sketched his own picture, Sm than two nfinutes a prolonged blast." "I then," continued Captain Ken- dall, "stopped my engines and blew two long blasts, meaning 'My ship is undér 'way, but stopped.' " This is quite in conformity with section B of article 15, which says: "A steam vessel under way, but stopped and having no way upon her shall sound at intervals of not more than two minutes two prolonged blasts, with an interval of about one #écond between' them." But could the Storstad, in the con: fusion, or in the peculiar acoustic condition of the fog, have taken the "two prolonged blasts" for the two short ones, signifying, "I am direef- ing my course to port?" "He answered," goes on Capt. Ken- dall, "with one prolonged blast." Did the Storstad mean "I am di- recting my course to starboard?" or did the Storstad give this in confor- mity with the rule "A steam vessel having way upon her shall sound, at intervals 'of not more than two min- utes, 'a prolonged blast?' Probably the latter; but the difference bes tween "short" and "long" in whistie blasts is not always very noticeable, A "short blast" is defined in the code as a blast of about one second's dur- ation. The "prolonged blast' is qe- fined as from four to six seconds dur- ation. Three seconds make all the difference. "MONKEYING" WITH SUN. Ridiculed for Arbitrarily Interfering With Time. Official Railway Guide. _ If 'certain people in Cleveland and its vicinity want to get up an hour sooner than they havé been rising, why in the name of common sense don't they do it without "monkeying with the hands of the clock ¥"' as the proposed action was styled by Astronomer Royal Christie, of Eng- land. : it is a libel upon the intellizence of the citizens of Cleveland to sup- Pose \that in order to persuade them to re at say five or six o'clock in stead of six or seven. that they are so feeble-minded that they have to be cheated into that action by setting the hands of the clock ope hour ahead, so ag to make them think they are still rising at the same hour as before. Are they of such a'hide- hound conservatism that they ecan- not rise unless the hands of the clack point to the accustomed hour ? If the gain Ly rising earlier was of anything like the benefit that claimed bv the advocates oi the change, those advantages oucht to be sufficient to induce the people to act in the matter without aassailing the uniform standard time that has heen in use upon all the railways of Ohio since, 1853 and in its cities and towns generally. . is . LAST SIGNATURES OF PROMINENT 8 Kvaromms. ; ' . The above is a photo of a postcard mailed at Rimouski, just a few mintites before the Empress went It was sent by E. P. Grey, prominent newspaper sketch artist and member of the Territovial Staff Band, to his Sancee in Toronto, an'd will De a valuable and tréasured momento. before retiring to' their cabins that fatal night wak to sign the postcard on which Mr, Grey, The last thing they did who was Of those who signed the card, 33 were drowned and 14 were saved. ne -~ HOW EVEN SAVAGE TRIBES CARRIED NEWS IS A MYSTERY Messages Passed From Country to Country Faster Than Telegraph Philadelphia Record. The most savage tribes have their methods of circulating news in some manner which we eannot Aborigines of New Guinea and of the Dark Continent can send messages for miles at &n incredible speed. Rumors of the disasters in South Af- rica were whispered in' thé bazaars of Cairo before the felegraph had flashed the news to London. In the days of Queen Esther, Per- sia had her system of posts--'An- garol,' relays of runners for the cir- culation of news throughout the em- pire, and this sytem is referred to by Aeschylus in his famous passage de- scribing how the news of the fall of Troy was sent by hilltop beacons to Argos. The Athenians of a later time lov- ed only to hear or tell of some new thing, but the genius of Attica evolv- ed no actual parallel to our modern newspaper. The nearest approach is foiind in the political comment of the Comedies of Aristophanes and the published speeches of such orators as Isoerates. It is to the genius of Julius Caesar that we owe the first actual fore- shadowing of anything like the mod- ern news sheet. He instituted the Acta Diurna, short accounts of the daily happenings in the city. These records, posted in public places, recorded decrees, the results of criminal trials, weather pheno- mena, tavern frays, fires and all the other events of 'the day that differ little in ancient and modern times. | These condensations, nevertheless, cannot be accepted as the equivalent of . the newspaper proper. That began more or less wifh. unofficial small news sheets of the. fifteenth century and actually with the dawn of the modern era. Manufacture of Radium in America Although, until recently, "the manufacture of radium has been car- ried on almost wholly in France and Germany, there appears to be no good reason why our American car- notite should not be treated at home. Carnotite is much more easily treat- ed than pitchblende and the essential features of methods for its ehemical treatment are well known, although much of the mechanical detail of op- eration has been kept secret. As the mechanical reguirements, how- ever, are those which any well- grounded chemical engineer shoud be able to solve, there seems to be no good reason why any of our carno- tite ores should be shipped abroad, even at two or three times the pres- ent market price of the material.- Science. J TT TT food on body and hrain. is not only a delightfully ing in ordinary food. helps wonderfully to dietary. steam vessel having way upon hdr shall sound, at intervals of not more The Pleasure Yes--hut far more important is' the effect of Grape-Nuts markably rich in nutritive values. £7 Made from .whole wheat and' barley, Grape- Nuts retains all the nutrition of these grains, inelud- ing the mineral salts--phosphate of potash, ete.--so necessary for growth and repair of the brain and nerve tissues, but which are so often lack- - Ready to eat from the package, with eream or "milk and a sprinkle of sugar-- A ration of Grape-Nuts along with other food provide a \ ho 's a Reason" Theres a' --sold-by Grocers everywhere" Canadian Postum Ceréal Co., Ltd., Windsor, Ont. of Eating--- appetizing food, but is re- delicate : 2 well-balaheed grasp. Our Sn AN iin CLOWNS .COMING HERE Fuiiny %ellows Now Headed This 4 $ } George Hartzell Shaves His Clown Partnerpdimmie Spriggs. "And last of all the clown Making mirth for all the town, With his lips curved ever upward And his evehrows ever down: And his chief attention paid To thé Hitle mule that played A (ntoo on the dashboard with his heels In the parade!" There is a clown in Ringling Broth- ers' circus who has just such a mule as James Whitcomb Riley has des- cribed in verse. You will see him and his trick steed when the World's Greatest Shows come to town Thurs- day, June 18th. His name is Joey (Casino and he is ong of a merry band of fifty cut-ups who take part in the parade and the gircus performances. Casino is a Bohemian. He has the face of a great actor and the wit of a dozén clowns rolled into one. He has been the favorite jester of seven Euro- pean courts and he came to Ringling Brothers' circus direct from the court of the Shah of Persia. Casino has made clowning his life work and now, although independently wealthy, he cannot resist the lure of the saw- dust arena, and every spring finds him back in the glittering eircus par- ade with his famous moth-eateh mule | and queer little cart. Aside from its clowns and scores yf arenic wonders a great feature of the circus this season is the new spec- tacle, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, which has been produced by the Ringling Brothers at a cost of $1,000 000, and is said to bo the most massive and magnificent" pan- tomine display ever presented under canvas. \ \ \ All Live Unto Him, "God be with yeu till "we again' The echo clear cadence rolls Entombed in the ship on the river bed, Are a thousand precious souls. meet with mournful Death's threatening wave engulfed them fast. But they have not died in vain; For they met it bravely and unafraid Tho' the greatness of His dear name. he # - . A band of Canadians swept to their doom As Britons for ages have gone; Of themselves the master, ~'th head erect, An spirit uncoaguered shown, More ocean disaster to sadden the world, Those pride, oure triumph strength, puny power in stride. calamities humble our In over nature's life's quick Think you, the Lord who works un- ceasing, . Leaves our dear ones in . useless silence deep. He calls them but to broader spher- es of duty, Will our brave dead jn busy safe- keep. - : Oh Christ whose voice the waters stitled, Leave fot' the anguished _. moufn, Comfort to-day our stricken land With hopes of reanion beyond the hears t bourne. % 'See the McClary dealer or write for booklet. | ) ] Poisonous Matches In less than two vears it will be unlawful to buy or to use poisonous white phosphorus matches . Everybody should begin to use EDDY"'S NON-POISONOUS T"Sesquin Matches" + And thus ensure safety in the home. CEMENT Just the thing for foundations, walks, and many other uses. Fresh stock always on hand. We also handle Neponsett Wallboard for inter- ior finish, THE FRONTENAC LUMBER AND COAL CO PHONE 07. A. CHADWICK, Manager. ~ Try Davis "When you are in the market for new Or for repairs. All orders promptly attended to. 'DAVIS DRY DOCK CO. KINGSTON, ONT. TOTO Ra at neither Morphine noc Mitral. NAwcoOTIC.