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HARDWOOD RECORD 



May j:. 



muuHKvr of tliv |irupi'rt> ; WIUIiiiii Xflpmi l.lllli' niiil I'" I-. Mi'lstiT, 

 two of the three npprnlKiT* niiimlntcd l>.v JuiIki' ThtimiiKoii, In tho rhilii- 

 ilclphin liillfd Sinlos I>iKlr!<-l ciurl. Thrw iiii'ii. t"i!fthiT with Ih.' 

 third nppriiUiT. I'hnrlfs 1". Ijini-. now In Yniiilnn. anil I'rank \V. Shrlvor. 

 vhalrnmn uf thv sloikholOrrii' proti'.ilvi- runiinltti'i', will niaki< u thuroutih 

 exnniluulloD of the propi-rly and will rcpnrt on ilu' ndrlKahlllty of opcr 

 atlng it. 



Thi- oompnny wi>nt Inln tho hands uf llm nwlvor followlnc the eon- 

 vlctloD of Its fornii'r oflltfrs and proniotcrs, who w.Tr fonnd guilty of 

 conducting a swlntllc through thf matN. 



An Efficient Spark Arrester 



At ft recent mootiu^ of the Forest Kire I'roleetlve Assocladmi. iturtoii 

 W. Mud^p Jt Co. of Chlcaeo, offered for exiilhltian the MudBC-Slnler spark 

 ■ arrester, an entirely new <'ontrI\ .'i'. . a in Its design and Its 



AX KKKHIKNT TVrK OI' LOCOMOTIVE EXI> Sl'.VItK .\ ItliESTEU. 



MAKE HY BinTUX \V. MUDGE & CO. OF CHICAGO 

 .general principles, for the crTectivc elimination of sparks from locomotive 

 smokestacks without hinderinc the cfTicient operation of the locomotives. 



In this connection is shown a photoijraph which prives a fair idea of the 

 general character of the design, the top, bottom and back of which are of 

 sheet steel, the sides and front of punched metal or netting, all formed 

 ■ around and reiuforcfd with angle irons. Summarizing the advantages of 

 fered by this arrester, the Mudge company says that after severe tests and 

 two years' constant service on many locomotives running through a heavily 

 wooded country the officers of the company were convinced, in spite of 

 previous experience, that it is possible to entirely eliminate fires caused by 

 sparks from smokestacks. 



The second feature is the ease with which it can be removed from smoke- 

 stacks for evidence where suits are brought for damages from fire. It can 

 easily be removed without disarranging or damaging a single part of tho 

 arrester. .\s to inspection and maintenance, the company claims that it is 

 possible to inspect all around the spark arrester without removing various 

 plates, nettings, etc., which results in considerable saving in labor and 

 insures reliable and constant inspection. 



As to the question of steaming with this arrester in place, contrary to 

 past experience, it Is reported to be found that locomotives equipped with 

 this spark arresting device steam more freely, and that the coal consump- 

 tion is materially reduced. This claim is based on the assertions of engine- 

 men on locomotives equipped with the Mudge-Slater spark arrester, who 

 maintain they can cover their runs with from five to nineteen per cent less 

 coal. 



If all that the manufacturers claim of this contrivance is correct, it 

 should l)c very valuable to manufacturers operating their own locomotives 

 as well as railroad companies operating through territories liable to be 

 damaged by locomotive spark fires. 



Charles J. Allen 



Charles J. Allen, member of the lumber firm of Shover & -Mien, Day- 

 ton, O., shot himself through the head. May 22, while driving In his 

 automobile to Possum Creek bridge, a few miles south of the Soldiers' 

 Home, near Dayton. The engine of the car was still running when 

 Mr. Allen was found, a dgar was In his mouth and his right hand 

 clutched a revolver. Coroner McKemy has been unable to establish any 

 cause for Allen's act. A quantity of cash in his poeJiets and a credit 

 rating association's report also found in his clothes dispels any belief 

 "that he was in financial trouble. Before coming to Dayton Mr. Allen 



lived at Snhinn, O. lie wii« llilri.i llvi .\.arr. ohl. For several yearn 

 he wan vice-president of the I'nlon AsKni-lation of Lumber, Sanh and 

 Door Salesmen. .Mr. Allen wan well known In Cincinnati lumber clrclea 

 and the report of the act came ns n distinct shock to the guecu City 

 luniliernien. 



John F, Cronin 



.lohn V. Cronin. retail lunibi'r d.aler of Xew York and for over thirty 

 years nssoclnted with the hiniber buslnens of the city died after n brief 

 illness at his home in Ilronx llnniUKh May 11. He was .'..'l years old. 

 Mr. Croidn was one of the best known and most popular men In the 

 trade. He began in the buHlness as an ••aiployee and liy steady rITort 

 and sheer niilllty rose to a point that iiuiuberi-d hini among the city's 

 hctt luniherinen. Ills reputation was the best and all who knew lilni 

 held him In high esteem. He Is survived liv a wife and oni' daughter. 



Starts His Own Business 



John J. Gunlven, for nmny years a widely known figure In the rhlla- 

 delphia lumber trade, has gone lnt<i business for himself, and he now 

 heads the Gunlven Lumber Company, a whidesale concern, which has 

 opeued up olfjees on Hie fourteenlli floor of the WIdener building. Chestnut 

 street, near llrttad. The firm has been Incorporated under the laws of 

 rennsylvania ami Is capitalized at *2ii,ci(P0. 



Mr. Gunlven got his first ixpirienee In the business on the lumber 

 wharf of Taylor & Iletts In Lss."!. lie remained with the firm until It 

 was succeeded by W. S. Taylor & Co. When Thomas H. Ilanimer left 

 the Taylor firm to go Into business for himself, Gunlyen went with him. 

 Three years ago the head of the new firm left Hammers and associated 

 himself with the Producers' Lumber Company, renminlng there until 

 a few weeks ago. " 



Lumbermen's Alliance April Fires 

 Hulletln 81 of the l.unihernn.'o's rndi.-i'writlng .Vlllanee shows that 

 .\pril fires among the members totaled .?i;i,S22.<'.G in loss. There were 

 six fires as follows : 



I'ropertv Loss 



Marion County Lumber Co., Marion, S. C $ 2(1.10 



liell Lumber Co.. Marlon. S. C •42.22 



Thompson & Ford Lumber Co., Grayburg, Tex (td.sri 



^V. T. .Smith Lumber I'o.. Chapman, .*\la 218. Ii2 



.Southern Pine Lumber Co.. Diboll. Tex 0,441.91 



<;. W. Fouke Luniher Co., Hawkins. S. C l."i,000.00 



Walter Mueller Wins Iron Cross 

 Walter JIueller and Fritz Mueller, both of the firm of 3. F. Mueller & 

 Sohn, Hamburg. Germany, have been at the front in the European war 

 since its beginning. Walter MtielbT i^ -i lieutenant in one of the cavalry 



WALTER MFELLKK. ,T. F. MH.I.l.K & SUIJN, 1I.\MBURG. GERMANY, 



WHO HAS WON THE IRON CROSS FOR BRAVERY IX 



THE GERMAN R.VXKS 



regiments serving with the ninth army corps. The last letter received 

 from him on this side was from Blerancourt, a little village in France. 

 He is at present in active service In France and has received the Iron 

 cross for bravery. 



Fritz Mueller, one of the owners of the company, is serving with the 

 riding artillery. 



