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1 ( fa .KftMt f Aioertisw Rates Dlii i ' 'vortlsemonts,- alt iQ 15o per inch fioon themlo I'hkos, Hi 10a per line R5g. ami Gardn of Thau fiq tpr tinr Obituary lv.try 5c t 'irif- Slight reductions' oil t-cjp contrAot display Advertise ments. .VUo locals that run several hiiu without change Stock Reduction Sale In order to reduce our stock and make room for new goods, we have decided to give our patrons some wonderful bargains from Friday, Jan. 16th, until and including, Saturday, Jan. 24. This sale will be strictly a cash sale and no goods will be charged. Don't (ail to take advantage ot our coupon system and ask for your coupon on every cash purchase, READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING PRICES ill PAUL M. Moone. CDIfOB AND PUBLISHSfi. J. E. FAWOBTT 4SS0SUTE EOITOR AND BUSINESS MSR Member ot Kentucky Press Association and Seci'M District Publishers League f I.' Kutrrfd at tlio EarlliiRton Post Office as Second OIhrb Matter . 1 C'. . ( ; Jrar.cn ')fRce ia Madisonville, Kentucky, Mist Frances Elgin Manager, Phont No. 71-2 Rings 4 ft. TP 1 fit Telephone 47 ANNOUNCEMENT AVo are authorized to announce J.udgo J. W. Hensou as a candi date for Ooneress from tho Sec. ond district, subject to tho ac tion of the democratic party. Problem Encountered in Mining Coal By Newell G. Alford. (Continued from pago cue) ventilation, but permits of tho mo tor p&rtloRS being located nearer the working rooms, thus reducing the mule haulage. On the .other band, tbjs efficiency isaocompauted by the additional cost of driving an extra . entry. Robbing Pillars Robbing pillars In working No. 11 coal is particularly hazardous and Impractical because of the heavy, solid character of tho limestone ov erlaying it. In the first plaoe.No, 11 coal is tho most frlab'o of western Kentucky coals and crushing crush ing: results where Iiisuflloloa pillars havo been left. Another result ob taining from insufficient pillars is the settling of tho pillars under pressure with the consequent heav ing of the soft tiro clay bottom. Air Through. Old Work In some of tho mines in this field, old works are used as air courses. Oases generated by gob and shale piles, aro absorbed and carried along by tho air current. The difficulties arising from this practice Indicate that it should bo avoided in nil cases, Tho numerous woqden brattices to bo maintained make it impossible to prevont large leakages lu thecurroiit. In addition to thlR, tremenduous friction result ing froni the enormous rubbing pnr face encountered necessitates an un necessary increase in (ho horeo pow er of tho ventilating equipment. An instance is referred to, iu the f torritory under dloou&6ton, where Writhing the last fow years an old ( mine eras abandonod. Tho intake -air was delivered by way of a long circuitous route through old works to the working faces. Owing to the long distance which tho air had to travel, it Urally reached tho faces bo permeated with impurities as to render the condition serious. Tni condition waB obe of, tho contribut ing factors ' Which ro suited latbe closing of the mine, i I ignition jf Ho, II "Coil in 014 fTorliVns Seams No. 9 and No. 11 with their acoomoatiying shales and gob, are highly charged with iron pyrites. That Iron pyrkvs ib 6mbjeot to oxi dation is an established fact. The atmospheric oxidation of tho iron pyrites in tne pillars of tho old works Acco'ints for the geueratiou of con-nidt-ntbla heat, slow as tho' process may bo. I' its also believed that the energy nxpeiKtoii in crushing pillars of lu euflkiont onblo content, by the Ov rlyn g strata Is traiibfoiirod l; to boat wr.ioh promotes a riso in triu Pjjraaro. , TiiH consequent expanding of the ooal pioiiiioaii oievassos whiuh In turn ngunicut further oxidiuiiiit. Gradually tiin cutiditlon dj)Vojs. ImtikH is followed bv a sirroliierilig llro, tuo jip ignites and fit 1 In. 'I'tiiH 19 f Unwed lf tho Ignition of No.',12 coal, wiiur miu uueiinediato stra- turn of liinestouo is ubnt. This Us i uevfli'HuittUt obtains In such na whwrH m flro Iirh gained fautil- lent h'i wi'. PcTcnlioi of Oxidation The prevention of such Ores as just iieHoribad presoiits an luterost tug proldeui, which Is solved, by YBtern K- ntui'ky onoratora iu one or both of the lollowlug ways, F rsi: By seating of tho works liable to uch action, tifuiiiid: By lucreaeiug tho qiintitity of circulating air. TliM pHiiuiuoH of the first method ia a popular one because it uot only provii"ia ipoutaueous ignition, bat avouis ihu impreguatipn of tho cir culating air with the gob or ehalo gaiet.. BHiOH'tiils method can best be worked out by soallng up au en- Tuesday, January 13, 1914 Claude Morton UNDERTAKER 29 S. Main St. Madisonville, Ky tiro block of old workings after their abandonment, It has created a ten denoy on the part of tho largest op erator in tho field to adopt the pan el system in working No. 11 ooal To brattice off the old works largely excludet tho oxygon necessary to the oxidation of the iron pyrites. The second scheme is important because conditions arise whero it It Impossibio to 'follow the sealing method. Here the end is accomn Iished through reducing, the tern perature of the air in contact with the pillars, by Increasing the quan tlty of the circulation and thus pre venting the development of heat. Co&l Dust In tho workings whore thero 1b i scarcity of mine water, the accumu lation of coal dust is, in most cases, given strict attention by variouc managements.. In keeping with the usual practice, coal dust Is cleaned up at intervals and hauled from the mines. Sprinkling is also In pre valent ueafl" in this connection. Humidiflcatlon of he intake air in the winter months has been unlvers ally adopted by the larger opera tor. Shooting yf The Solid Because ft the dangers uttet'dluu tho solid shooting of coal. Chief In spector Norwood, has repeatedly discouraged this practiced. Twenty two years ago, or to be more exact in nis report or lsai, no comments In part, as follows: "bhootmg oil the solid is less common Cow than was the case a few years aco. when tho prevalence ot this performance invited warning against it from ttiis office. Coal dust Js now (Speaking of 1891) gen erlly admitted, by those who havo studied the question, to be almost au dangerous as fire damp. Ad ex plosion may occur in any dusty mine and the probability of one ex ists whero shooting oil the solid is practiced. " This bit of past history is given by way of Indicating tho commend able manner in which Kentucky's mine inspection department has ospouBid the adoption of safe and sane mining methods, thus occupy ing, a cpnt-plcfouB, place among cite hignly efficient : inspection depart ments of the leading coal producing states. Thus almost two decades orlor to tho scientific investigation and ex periment conduoted to prove that coal dust was an explosive agent, the Chief Inspector of Kentucky together with other advanced' think ert, promulgated ttie dangers- atteu- daut upon tho presouce of coal dust in our mines. Iu connection with tho solid shoot ing of ouaij it iB-,wortiiyuf note thai tlitt mauhino mined ooal iu Western KentuoKv was 20 per. coqt of tho Uld'B output In .1895. In 1911 the ooul mined by mrtuhiuee waa 79 pel cent of the fluid's output au luureue In 10 years of &X per cent, Hopkins Qouuty, the Iurgt producing coun ty of tin Htate, pr ictuced ,2550 p"0 tm in I I'J 99 par owut oi wliioli wua uii- Uercut by milium machluos. ; Ftlivliiies Jit is to the oritdit of tho mine In -tpecturs and th vnrloua mine mail i go 1,8 alike, that the lant avullubl luspootor'a report shews au uupro- cedoutod increase In tho amount nl coal. milled per fatal accident. In 1910 there were 100 033 tons of coal won from the various seams fdreaoh life lost. In 11)11, the production per fatality was 790.222 tons. ' Root When unsupported, tne roof of tho working places m the No, 9 swm presents a great hazard to the life of workman. Only by careful in npeotlon and thorough propping can accldeut bo avoided. As the work lugs approach v tho crop lines th (lability ot aoaldent becomes even greater, the blatjk slato cover here shows marked teudenoies toward disintegration. A bin assortment of Gingham Pcttt90.it?, Regular 50c for 39c Cash. ' . A big assortment of Sateen Petticoats, in Black,. Hlne and Green. R -calnr $1.f for 09c, Cash. - Ail of oar: 10c Outing for lie Hash. Bic lot ff Ladies' and Children's Knit Oape..- UVru iar 50c for 29c Oash., - . 1 lot of Val Cac'o and ntertiu. Regular 10c for 3Jc Cusb. . t ' ' Big lot of fdnon iTrochon Lace& at 3c Cash, t to 'A inches wide. All of oar 10c and I2e Dressr Ginplmms at'7jc cash. , Extra Specials in Rugs Rogular $1.51 nnd $2.11 for $1.19 cash. . - R'nular $3.50 aur $4.0 i for $2.09 cush. ; Regular 5.00 and $4.10 for $3.29 cash'. Ladies' Tan Button Shoes Regular $4.10 for $2.91 cash. Regular $3.50 tor $2.69 cash. ' Extra Specials. The very best Quilt Lining 86 inches wide for 3Jc cash. 2 doz. good pearl buttons for 5c cash. "-" B"-' nssortment.of Ladies' Shirt Waists, regular $1.25 and $1.58 for 98c ciiRh. B'i; lot of Ladies' Dress Skirts, rogular $3.50 and $4.89 for $2.98 cah. AU of oar 10 Embroideries for 7ic cash. We have plenty of other bargains but we haven't the space to quote all the prices, come and see the goods as advertised. Remember the date Jan. 16th, to 24th, also remember that we give you a nice present when you spend $5.oo in cash with us. Save your tickets till you have $5.00 and bring them to our store and receive a nice present; Mgy gp la No. 11 seams, the 50b roof be tween the coal and the limestone, is even more hazardous than the slate roof of No. 0. After the coal hns been nhot down, tb gob will iverhanK tue working places 111 thicknesses varying from i to nches. Belqg exceedingly treaoti- orous. it will work downward rrom h Hmfistono cover without warn- intr and fall with a thunderouscrash ou whatever happens to be below. It 1h customary with oue or tne largest oderators to work piok min ers In entries whore tne cnaraoior of tho roof Is such as to necessitate Dropping, too close, for tho operation of coal cutting maoninoB. comoanleB operating in other seams have stm mom uiuu.. . l . tXl n.l If onnditlons to oouteua wttu rhn Rtrata" overlaying these coaw consists of from ten to fifteen feet of mht irray shale, which Is in aavan ned Btaires of dlstntegratlan. Ou removing all the ooal in tneee mines, tue snaie wm in ""'b"-- - . -ill ..11 .a hAlnnru r six- to eiuht feet Twelve to eighteen inches of coal h therefore left overhead as a roof of wbiob GO per cefcfr.ts reclaimed lu rooms after they have boeu exhaus ted. When the ooal Is mined to Its lUU thlckuesB the'rotton overlaying shale requires timber 86 tB,thorout!h ly and Bolldly lagged, to Iwld it. Iu wnatever entrtea are driven, no at lempt is tmtde to reclaim this toj! coal. The d.egro of caution oxflroiod withta the Injnes of- tni ukiu oy ttriiJnt and foreman ,1 rt- tlorii bv thb following uooldttnt lit: During tho yoar 1911, In thoTutlre Wrtt'flrti Kiutuoky fld thro wpr iuly.tnro fatal ivcoiueuta irum iuiib ttt roof, and 10 iiiiiiars or non-fatal Hcuideuts from m name cause. W.les A fair estlinato fixes about two- thuds as the ntit purtiuu ot ttie available ooal iiinaury which is won from thb mine. Bupeilattve comnetltlun m tills fluid leaves an tuiail a dllldrentlal betweeu costs of production and the buIhs prices that crop coal and coal of more expen sive excavation must be left un touched nud forevt-r lost, With u doorcase in tho market 'jnob, tho conbumer beoomea .more exacting and much ooal is wasted at the tipples iu cleaning the pro duct to make tho trrados saleable at even n small Uure. Uood coal clinging to lumps of sulphur is of ton dlsoarded ou the waste piles in quantities which more than Justify CANSLER & MALONEY a. y y the lamentations ot those sincerely interested in tho conservation of our coal measures, An instance of this. A largo op erator in this field discovered that In satisfying the exacting demands of his customers he was throwing away, on tho refuso pile at a single uilcip, coal whloh if properly cloau- fd would have yielded him in the neighborhood of $1,000 per month. This shows that if there had been nome means of preparing the waste coal for use, provided that the mine was oDeratiner ou a very narrow margin of profit, the net value would have done much toward helping the balance ot the credit sido ot the ledger. Auother source of wasto in this district Is the indifference with. which some of, our operators plaa the future development of their property. On good authority, it Is claimed that SO Dor cent of thb op erators have no Idea as to the amount of their original holdings which they nave exhausted. Coincident with this is tho gener al ecaroity of technically trained engineers. Iuadtquate pillars also coutribute to the general wasto. Frequently the smallnettj of pillars rcbutts lu a tqutjtzo which necessitates the abandonment of tho working plaues These moms must theu bo recovered by driviug 'cut-nilY' accoiupauled by additional expetiso and the lus? of the ooal which is left utniiliiPU. Ills' taken fr granted by most western Knituoky operators that tquuezlug goes nana in uauvi witu tho milling of ctal. It I liokri uuon as oue of the peualtiub of mmlng, We have uo doflulto data on the size of pilars ihut are required by a given vertical thl.okuoss ol cover or a given character. Chief Inspector Norwood is at the present time eu doavoriug to bocure goyerumout 01 ouerat Ion for the determination of thse unknown quautltiee. Operator working seams other than No. 0 or No. U In several In 8'aiicon, find it wholly impossible to recover more than 44 per cent of Ihetr available ooal aud tre required by their oouilitlous to leave more than half of their ooal uutnlnod. Cost Keeping Another questlou ueedltig atten tion In this field Is that of cost keep- ng. It Is perfectly safe to Bay that 76 per cent of the operators do not know what It costs them to mine a ton "f ooal, They get extensions on bills aud buy equipment on the Mons' Underwear 54c for 39c cash. $1.00 for 79c cash Ladies' and Childrens Underwear Ait oar 25c Ohildrons Union Suits 19c cash 51c $1.01 51c $1.08 'Ladies ii Mens Specials. 20 doz Men's S Ik S tcks, assorted colora, Rjgular 50c for 19c cash Big assortmpir of Men's Dress Shirts, li to 17 Regular $1.80 for I9c cash. 1 bic lot of Men's Shirts in Military collars, French Flanell, RegulaV 75c and $1.08 for 59c cash Mn's Flanpll shirK assorted colors Rocnlar $1 88 at 89c Regnl ir $1.58 at $1.13 Regohr $2.08 nt $1.39 Extra Specials L big lot of Tan S'ioos in Bleucher and Button Rgnl ir $5.00 Florchoim and Fronch for $3.79 cash. All of our $4.88 Tin Shoes iu Button and Blench at. $2.98 bmwp $y sy Installment plan, wfilch ia altogeth er within the limits of good mating. mont. But In many cases theso items are not charged off In keep ing witn an accurate accounting system. At the end of a given pc nod they find their balanco on eith er one bldti of the ledger or the oth or, out now it camo about thero is no tolling. The other 25 per ceof- of the man agers who keep detailed infoima- tlon ou this phase of operation are tnose producing the larger outputs Pond Sites Most of tho coal acreage of the western field lies inland between the Ohio and Green rivers, and be cause of the flat character of tho surface, trouble is often experlen ced In- locating reservoir sites of sufficient wator shod. In such oases extended drought a necessitate eith er long pipe Hues or the hauling of water in tank cars. Competition The conditions which tond to promote keen competition In this fl Ij doatrvo mention. Involuntary bU-ipenstouB In other fields havo, In tlmos past, created a demand for western Kentucky ooal in the lare markets outflldo of its salon zone. Ijimlotd capital has drawn conelu- slou.that the lucratlvo tnluiug o our means only the sinking of. 11 shatter the opening of ti drift. The comparative juhh with fcurcli openings art- made iu this fluid; thu cheapness of the coal Hu place." together with short perloJs of npuw mud io prosperity have brought In to being binull operations- which ouuuot be siitUiued by the normal tle'iiau j ot the prsHeuc tuarknt. I have puj-poBOly dUmissuil this 9ubJ-ot wltti h short statomync iW the conditions, siuou the uouiidauce of dlscUtfbluu relating to it pre Qludes its featmout iu so gouorul a papor. Iu concision, it has bton thh purpose to set forth as oleacly at poHslhle thj various prohluiun and difficulties which beset tho ooal inluiug uioii of western Kuutucky, DoubtlQss the time is coming, and it may uot be far oil, when tho va rious physical problems will gain iu merit as the operators who have to deal with them progress lu tln still more aJvaaoe I proolivltlos of ecouopalo production, For Weakness ana Loss of Amsttlte TfaeOttlSUndard general btrestrtlwalsff teste. www . k. wum AuriAW, uriVrf out HaUria HBd butld up the tyUm. A true toslc adntmA.owtlr. toradttirJ tMJ4ii. .V . it 39c cash 79c cash 39c cash 79c cash TWELVE SHNEfi8 Entombed in Alabama Shaft and Ail Are Believed to be Dead Birmino,am Aa j,-, 1Q Twelve men, Ovo whites and soy eu nogrocs, were killed in a local explosion at the Rock Onstlc mine of tho Davis Greek Ooal Com pany, thirty-five miles sonth of Birmingham in Tatcalooaa conn ty, this morning. More than 200 men were at work In the mirie when the explosion occurred, bat all except twclvo cot' out bofore the after-damp affected any ser iously. Tho dead : Whitest W. W. Quarlos, fore- -maui Frank Tillory, Oilast man; Joo Bosnick, Phil Malner and -John Hoadloy, Five oegroes. Mine Foreman QuarleB had gone into tho mines only five- miuutes before tho explosion to set up eomo brattices, lies, cuo squads were rushed from Birmingham as soon as news of the fxplosion reached here, but more wis little for I hem to do whon tlipy reached the mine. $100 Reward, 3100. Tlioreailworhi ppEr will ba nlo..,l ,n loom Hut ihvro h at U.t oe drnad ditease ' tliat telwicr lu bn able to cure in all lit stag. " et.audihuiiCuMtili. Hall's CatarrliCuroiitlja ' only.p ni xn, ow Known lo ilio modical . (ratarolly. Catarrh bulnK'iceas'litutlautldiseaio, v miuinu a toiiuuuiiouil traiuraoni. Hatl'tCa ,arrhCuro It tukan ti4riUy, aoiiun directlr . upontUbloJJ till incoanirrajjior tun iy teni. hrDy dtr,i,i(( Hjo foua Jailon et il.. dljcMw.aiiauUijiuiUttpinieuts, .ngrh by build IpK m Ilia ooutntmlon and assisting nature in . ? doliiK Imvrk. Tim proprietor biva umrh 'i fituliiiuour.itlvpowari that tboy olct One Hundred DolUr fur any ease tliat It fails to cure. bud for list vf tetimonlala. AcldriM 1'. J. CllltNUy & CO., Toledo, O, bold by ull UruKUu, 75 ccnti. TaLo llain family I'illi or coiullrjatlon. Title of opo, Tt is uncorUln when the title v wa first uoerl Th rarllest r u. i we can clto, Is thnt of Honcll. h i tfc. trlnrch of Alexandria, In 2D2. ta till the ordinary title of prlcl jnesta In the eastora Greek clmrck. Ia the west, It continued for several eeaturlea to bo applied ta blskopa re rally, but it was rwtrUted to th Koaa poBtlll by Gregorr VII. 1 ktld at Rom lm 1971. 1 To Curs a Cold Om lUy . Ta.et.AX ATI Vlt BROMO QuIatM, Itttonsihc CouKh and licadactie ond work oK tke CU Dru..lt refund money U H flU to cwtu 1 mw TT a :