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Show THE MORNING EXAMINER NO 256 IIL VOL. OGDEN CITY, UTAH, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9, Pages 9 to 16 J90. FIVE PRICE CENTS. if if if Bachelor Who Has Suddenly Become One of b i' 9 5 .Vi Otto Beit Never Bothered Himself Much About the Acquirement of' Wealth, and Apparently is Not Going to Bother Himself Much Now About Increasing His Brother Alfred's Tens of Millions in the United Stftes and (treat Britain by Curtis Brown. All Righto Strictly Resets ed. Copyright B 0. the death of Auk. brother Alfred, Otto Belt, a bachelor aged SO, becomes practically the richest man in England --certainly the richest untitled citizen. The. fortune af the dead millionaire la conservatively estimated at any figure between London, fcte f 4u.uifl.0i0 and SO, Oof i, lit t0, and as the bulk of this is left to his brother, Oitn Brit must be regarded as the king of English men of wealth. It is lucky for Otto Belt that he had a brother posaeaaing such. tenacity of so keen, shrewd snd enterpurpose prising because if. left to hla nan initiative it Is doubtful whether he would peer succeed In controlling millions. There were no two brothers whit possessed more widely different characteristics. In the midst of nil his fnanrial worries and excitements Alfred Belt always wet devotedly attached to his own family and relatives, and when fortune came he shared it liberThe ally with them all. disposition of hi brother ap pentad to him, though he was himself one of the most matter of fact of men who 1 have enough ever Invested a dollar. to establish us both as millionaires." be was once heard 10 say at a convivial milliongathering of South African aires. "Otto if left to himself might or might not work out his own furtune, but It lu a thousand to ' one on ibe He might become the 'might not.' eont roller of e small store or something like that, but there le no matemillionaire." rial In him for a Alfred was a man of method and determination In everything he had undertaken. Ottn, on the other band, wau Inclined to take things easy and let opportunities elide. Perhaps It was d the feeling that his brother had sufficient, wealih to supply the family wants a thousand times over i"d to keep their old mother in Hem-bur- g supplied with luxuries that caused him lo incline- more to the pleasures snd enjoyments of society thin he otherwise would: There in "no reason why he shouldn't so Ifcreut his mother Is concerned. for the old Ind v lives at the family home In Germany and finds apparently some difficulty in getting through with the Alfred Beit's j ear whlnh Irst sm billon to secure for her. Immediately Alfred- Belt saw the fniisdatlon of fortune laid he shared all his rpnlMences- - And the happy-go-luck- y aelf-mad- e acni-mulite- - 1,-a s hio-ow- most uf his investments with his liruth-er- , so that Olto i developed into a millionaire back in IM9 quite as rapidly and oulte as unexpectedly us bo has now become a Although he ha. beeu now for a nuni-b- e of years personally acquainted with almost every detail of his dead brother's financial and tnlnriiial undertakings he has taken but little actual share In directing or control ling them. His brother used him as sort of courier when important dispatches relating to hurried finance bad to be carried between London. Paria. Berlin snd South Africa. At the offices uf the great firm or Wernher, Belt A Co. he was seldom seen. One of the he us of the departments. In detailing his experience of the two brut hers, said: The governor, although a most humane and considerate man, was excessively exacting In all matters relating to business. We always expected a rough time of it when we reached the office at 9:3') or in in the morning 'and found him wading already through piles if correspondence. When Otto took his place we always were prepared for an evening out, aud have what we liked in drinks and cigars.'' It would not lie right to say lhat OtHe to Belt, has been a lacks the foolish extravagances of the but he likes the theatre, the Johnnie muaic hall and the opera, both before behind the scenes. Indeed it was and onoe suggested that, if he married at was sure to succumb to the fasall he cinations of some one of the dozen or so beautiful actresses who were always ready to share Ills hospitality at one or other of the restaurants where he Is wont to entertain. Is fend While the uf life end the excitements of fashionable London there is nrtblng cbjec-- t f doing manner tollable In hi things. Ho dretarx with great care Ri-l- distinguished for the absence of shady financier, butterfly lording and par. asitical Every person prts-en- t might carry lu his pocket a cer tlllcate of character and rtwpecibllliy from Father Bernard Vaughan, aiui has been thundering lately against the No one even in hi eiLrt set. days ever accused Otto Belt of associating alrh shady people. apr-rts- when he is in lamdcn. H- and a n having of his dogs may l their bath any morning during the f his summti- - mouths, la the fixnt he is peculiarly simple In Ms tixhits. and prefers a eh.ip steak to anything else. For fill. ri- m lie h nu-Ipl- e -i- j - distinguished cominmial chefs or rooks of European fame ,m In- - premise. at II) Be! grave Bquaiv no oue of the few in lamilun where hi. Majesty vim's to have a hand at card-- . and a game at Initial. is. While Alfred Beil was arvuiuulating iinlibHis for himself and his friend hia hrothei of Olio wa cultivating the lauivluu's proudest ansiorrata ('tie the was the financier, the pprigh'lr Rihetnisn oAiriier, and In this Way the brothers sueceedt'J in would have gone a siep toward the As matter stand at present Olio Beil may live lo enjoy the honor which his brother lost. But even his must iniimate friend cau'l guess what he mill do with all nf the vast wealth luck hat thrust upon hiiu. ('non whom is Atfrel Holla inanil likely to fall T As the great banking Is now ii.xi.m- - oi v ernher. Belt A the leading firm In Europe uperaltiuf In Africa, It is resaonshly supposed lhat Sir Julius Wernher baronet, must lake the lead in hoaing Bout h African finance. The fact Is not overlooked, however, that he la well mur OS year of age. and that wince Booth A fries to rut auch an Important figure in the world's tiumey young men bsva been chiefly responsible for developing Her rewmirres. Rhodes, Jameson. Barns I a, Joel and Uett wars aH yuuug men and practically tho pioneers of aoiivtiles indvtril, Month Africa fluancial aud political. There can ha no doubt Hum Sir Julius Wernher will eonUnna lo control and direct the hugs Interests of tbs house with which bis name is associated, but whether he has but resembles his late brother Hi abhorring Jewelry. He carries eometlniea a common oxidised metal watch, Is M ached a leather strap held te bis waUtccil huitonhole by means of a buckle. He likes apori, from boxing, wrerling, billiard playing to horse racing, and has now succeeded to his brothers raring stable in Germany, which see, however, of no great Hts patronage of sport '.consequence. iif, however, more of the quIU, unasexsuming typo than of the travagances of .the youth who hat Just coins Into an unexpected inheritance.-Hiluncheons, both at fashionable hotels and- - at his private residence, are eem-elei- s ' ' m the capacity fir thinking lu continents" whfcii Rhodes and Belt displayed Is another atory. Ha has not. It la said, the Jiraadth of view of Alfred Belt. He is keen, shrewd and enterprising enough in flnanra, but when ll conic to lookiqg m things imperially, ae Joseph Chamberlain would aa, he la rather at sea, Bek was as much at ease In manipulating million us Wernher would be lu your--self- Bell could wlt.li thodrsnd. compel attention where his partner would, court rcaontoient or iierhatts defeat There Is no secret about I ha fart that Alfred Hell was mainly responsible for the million which the Arm has accumulated. Kir Julius, although described as a man, is a rigid disciplinarian, but be is hardly the hustler that the activities and. complex situation of Mouth At tha moment, howATrca demand. ever, ha appears lo its the oulv possible aueceeaor to AHiert Balt, not be la a man of any striking capacity or originality or Initiative, but because hla personal wealih and huge Interests commercial anl financial place him head and shoulders above aspiring to fome any or prominence .Iji South African affairs, - There are other men whnaa names have loomed larger on the Mouth African horizon time Blr Julius Wern-ber'- s lieeauae thav have interested Ibemaelvea more In ita internal affairs. Mins a . ir Jti.irsHI. wiiziin, BtioniT. Hirtwnf. lb lata Alfred Bs V"u k U. wwi rtaavtai . am TV. AiwItMs A" He cares little for reading; hia books ly, he inherits hia brother's beautiful are the newspapers. Ha haa riot as yet house in Park Lam, but II. is undermanifested any particular Interert In stood that he is gnlng ts mil It . or ssppvw PieWhen he haa s dlen-irt. Unllka his brother, Otto dos nut be- ty st. hia bouse Mil the fcKi 1 aawbl e lieve in the early-ttsbe-d and by s firm nf csverc fim eatable. rule, but as he Coes not vaturate Cooking on toe premises, he says, dehimself with wlne.m-- keept in form stroy the Atmoephare of toe place end encourages Inaerta and microbe rt by menus of plen.y of physical rxer-rlsa IHtl sleep satisfies him. A dip every description. He Is on term of in the lake fit Hyde Fxrk In the early personal InHmecy with the King an if morning Is a luxury he never mlfxea the Prince of Wales, anl hia house IS eariy-to-rlr- OTTO BEIT. nsshstur Who ImSh WMl(h.f l(a Urwir-- - ts' bringing together a variety of influential forrae. Pertisp there was no man among the whole legion of English financier to aim King .Edward waa Indebted more for wwinri inveeiments rivivn to the We Alfred Rett. The knighthood, cos ferred on his partner, Juifus Worn-hgwas an lipltraiion uf the relation that existed between toe royal family and- the late millionaire. Had Alfred Belt lived s fyw years longer he, tm. r, They are Abe Halley, Rochefort Maguire, former ParnellUe M. P.; Max , Neumann and Blr tienrre Farrar. They , are all mlllionalrea. and they all pull many of the strings that control the Itark Continent, but they do not control the money that baa fallen to the share nf Blr jnlius Wernher and hla partners. They niuat. therefore, walk. Personally, Blr Julius Wernher le J oue if the moat modest men of wwakk In Ixindao. He dresses more Hke a.) poor grocer than like a mas of many tullliona. When be does not walk aU the way, his traveling expenses to his office and hack home never ooet hint i more Hum ten cents dally. He stands on the doorstep of hla nwnahm la Piccadilly almost, everv morning when living lu town to wait for the oranl-Iwthat rarrlea him to the door of hit ; office la the city. Like hla partner, be was punctual to the extent nf being almost enoenlrlc. If anything accur-- . red in bin borne that might delay him In tha morning bevond the usual time ha would not go to the office at all '. The only way, be would that day. nay, to encourage punctuality la to punish your si a ft as yon punliti Eight solid hour' work at hia office is hla usual day. Frequently ho does not go out to htnch, and then the ' I office boys are heard to giggle among themselves that the governor must have brought sandwiches la hla pocket from home that, morning. Away from huninros. he enjoy life mostly ae oth- - ) er men da He smokes, Mika like a modem gamble and playa a good game f bllllarda. la tills tatter eoaneetioB it. is said that he haa the moot luxuriantly fitted btUiwcd toble la Europe. : When It is pointed out that $3k to la onaidmwid a good price to pay for the doth on a professional match talile, k. is eay to Imagine the hixu- rtiuisnesa nf Blr Julius W ember's ta-- r 4ile when the cloth coat 1260. Mince hia elevation, to a baronetcy he has entertained on a lavish seals, both at hla Iowa house aud at Ixwton , Hoo Park, la Bedfordshire. Httherte ha confined hto entertaining to pet soon la hla own Immediate otrota, tail . eosv nianv of the heat people la Lon-- . don are seem at hie paittea. . F. M. HKKHNfl. . t'-o- e if if ." ' ta dead, after a Nkey tvse weeks' Hinas. Browne Toa dont nay ? ; What ws TewMs-V- ee, the trouble? Towns Heart failure. flmsroe WelL wHI, alow ae uausl. The Idea of .taking two weeks to die -- of heart failure. X SIMPLE EXPERIMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GAS FROM COAL. . CR02-3raEcnoNA- L rCONTENTS OT VIEW SHOWING UNCLE JOES COAL. aALL. and Its Interesting History-- . How It Was Formed Many Years Ago and How It Is Alined for Our Use Today. A Lump of Coal the sun the coni we hum these dayn," said rnde Joe, the was made Etory Teller, T,L hundreds and thousands r ago. ' "his lump of coal, which I hold it ir.jr hand must be from great tlh. for it seams to be made tip of life which flourished long be Lrc nlnnl;- had flowers. Mr. those day there were no met ) and very few animate of :iv kinl. Giant grapshoppere and oilier loads were about the only ain-lof animals then IMng." "i'll bt they could Jump nome1 n pted Arthur. "J'lmp? Well, I should say so!" :s Uncle Joe. Thdr In the coal would Indicate i they were pretty grod Jumpers. run uratalrn nnd get my knife-I- I Mir Mane 1s oen b sure to close R yon inrt dowartnlrs." Arthur returned with the ?nlfc Uncle Joe sent him for the "!ic:one. Tle wheutone wes up and At bur r.d to ask hls , for It. '' hat does Uncle Joe want the t.tcni for?- - acked Arthur's fsth vra 'l-- - foot-l::n- . r. .... In " dont know." answered the hoy. But Uncle Joe Is out on the veranda I with a lump of coal and fa going lo tell us n atory about it." "I believe I'll go along and listen, too," said the boys father, who used a great denl'of coal in his manufac- turing ' bualneM. in the first place." eald Uncle Joe, la preface, "the proper way to build a quick fire Is to lay the coal with lta layer pointing upward; for, as you may see from this lump, coal consists of layer upon layer. If the layers are laid upright the heat of the fire below stands a far better chance to shoot through and up. Dont forget that. "Coal consinia of layer upon layer of fallen vegetation of long ago. Hundreds and thousands of yean ago this lump of coal I now hold in my hand was being formed by the dropping of leaves, sterna and branches; just the same as in the fall we find our carpet our city of leaves overspreading parks. jn tbose days there was no mc.n with the rake, nnd the destiny of the present waa being accomplished. For, t 1a the source of all thla earth a energy. And, wherever you nee an automobile coming, and atep aaide, you pay a compliment- - to tbe sun, whether you know It or not. In thorn old daya the aun sent forth Its heat, and the leaves, stems, branches and trunks of eartha vegetation were wanned and grew. In the form of coal, that energy of the past haa. come to us. . With coal we ' generate steam. With the aid of steam we make all kinds of wheels go round, and develop electricity, compressed air and other motive powers.' But it must all come from coal first, Of course, some people still burn wood. But, thats only awny out In may safely say, the country. Bo,-Its coal la mans dearest possession. hidden power, composed of the stored-u- p energy derived from the sunbeams of the long past, by dint of application and perseverance on mana part, has rendered possible steam ears, automobile and other means of rapid transportation. The Groat Dlsmsl Swamp lying to tha south of Norfolk, Va., and stretching far away Into North Carolina, furnishes one of the best coma parisons of present daya to probable bed roal In proa of prehistoric view cess of formation. Th whole place la one enormous quagmire, overgrown with water plants snd trees. The soil ta as black as Ink from the old, dead leaves, grasses, roots and stems which lie In It, and so soft that everything would sink Into it. If it were not for the matted roots of the mosses, ferns and other plants which bind It together. Ynu may dig down for ten or fifteen feet, and find nothing but peat made from the remain of plants whlrh have lived and died there in succession for agea and ages, while the black trunks of the fallen trees He here and there, gradually being covered up by the dead plants. Peat when dried become firm and makes an excellent fire, and If ft were pressed until hard and solid It would not lie unlike coal. Inra peat ta free of earth. The explanation ta not difficult. Streams flow constantly, or, rather, ooze, into the Great Dismal Swamp from the land that lies to the west, but Instead of bringing mud In with them as rivers do to the see, they bring only pure, clear water, because, as they filter through the dense Jungle of reeds, ferns and shrubs which grow around the marsh, all earth 1s sifted out and left behind. We know that the surface of the earth I constantly changing. Now, If the land to the east were to sink sufficiently to allow the salt water of the Atlantic ocean to steal la, all the vegetable matter would gradually be killed and the water from the streams in Ihe west would no longer be filtered, but would bring down mud and leave It ae e layer over the degd plants. If the ground went on sinking till the sea covered the whole place the sea sand would he thrown down over Ihe clay and gradually pressed down by the weigh! of new sand above, till It formed aolld sandstone and our roal bed becomes In the burled deeper and earth. "At last, after long ages, when tbe thick mass of sandstone above the bed bad been laid down, the sinking must have stopped and the land have risen a little, so the sea was drive buck; and then the rivers would bring down earth again and make Then a new foranother rlay-beest would spring up. and a second bed at peek and vegetable matter would begin to accumulate to form a coal bed many feet above the first. In this manner th different deposits, bava been or veins, of coal bed dr d. formed. ' "The pressure whlrh may he exerted by. machinery Is absolutely nothing rompnred to the weight of all those hundreds of feet of solid coal-berock which He over the th-- m down and which has pressed tnUUons and perhaps for thousands d, COAL LUMP SHOWING IrtPREMiCN 0? FEBN of years. Bo we ran see how coal was not only squeezed Into a solid mass, but often much of the oil and gas whlrh were in the leaves of the plants waa driven out by pressure and the Internal heat of earth, and tha whole baked Into one substance. "Tbs difference between roal which flames and coal which burns only with red hoot Is chiefly that on haa been baked acd packed more than (be other. Cool which flames has still got In it the tar and gas and the oila whlrh the plant stored up In its' leaves, and these when they escape again give back the eunbeams in a bright flame. Th herd atone coal, on the contrary, has lost a great deal' of these oils, and only carbon remains, which seises hold of th oxygen of the air and hums without flame. Coke is pure carbon, which we make artificially by driving out Ihe oils and gases from coal, nnd the gaa we burn le pert of what la driven out. "A miniature gas factory may he constructed by any one using an ordinary clay pipe, nil the bow! wHh a little powdered coal and cement the big dad with fine. clay,. Fiaco tha bowl over a hot flama, and tho gaa will b driven out of the llttta end of the pipe, sad wlIKHghi easily." During hla talk oa ooal Unde Joe had bean bogy, on hie ooal ball, and K had whetted it on th atoaa-uatihad a flat polished surfaoe whereto with tbs aid o- - bis .mignKrisc fitasa tbe children were aMe lo distinguish a number of Interesting fl vires acd deitane which. CneW. Jba explained, wen reused by terns, leaves, stasis; hods, cones and. ether parterof-phuitof ths loagleufifipa . . funk, tbearv'tofltesl .fitaoteJoe, hew tnnch we'oW (o (thing pleats l s which Used ajkfldkdi jf rf no Kt ageL tho Think, top. whA5rwedefito tafia miner of ukuir.'iwbo the raktodasif .dvriUthKand life in tBe.purouitoc:tojnAiffiif. Port without roul wv. codll mvs gad na engtnwefr Oushnl and dounaquaot-l- y no large wfinufjMidtias. sapid transit would he a thing UBhmwn. wok hi pot dxlst. and electric tight "The process af Q)fitogeoal Involves digging, picking, breaking, sorting, tramming, hoisting, m sorting . screening and mnth sbosrtHn aud hauling before it goes Into, tha stove and furnace. Tbe greatest mining dangers attendant upon-coa- l am cave-in- s, firedamp and flooding.9. -- r -- m.. - 't |