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were tastefully decorated with yellow aow-
ers, in which the sunflower, the emblem
OF the club, predominated. At a late hour
refreshments were served. Among those
of the guests were Mr. and Mrs Dana Hol-
land. Miss Lille Chenoweth. Miss Wild,
DR.. and Mrs Reiss. Mrs. S. T. Steers and
Mr.. Adgate Lipscomb. Others present We're
Misses Lalla Paxton, Mary Heck, Emma
S. Huyett, NJ. Jane Moor, Miss b. Il.
Nabers. Mr.. Banded, Mr.. Lewis Beazley,
Mr.. David McCosh Miss Laura Huyett,
and Mrs. Harmon and Mrs. Pardoe.
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Steam Turbines in the Navy.

So much attention has been attracted to
that fascinating subject, the steam turbine,
by the performance of the giant steam
ship Lusitana propelled by that sort Of
engine that the fact has been overlooked
that this method OF high-speed propulsion
has already been adopted by the United
States Navy for the latest type of torpedo
In these what is known the Curtis tur-
bine, or the American form of the device.
is installed in place OF the famous Brother
hood engines, which were first used for
torpedo propulsion by Whitehead. the in
ventor of the dirigible torpedo. The Brit
ish engines were of the simplest possible
design and owed their excellence mainly to
the careful work of construction In fact,
so great accuracy regarded as neceS-
sary to make effective torpedo engine
that the mechanics employed in their con-
struction were rated with the highest-grade
watchmakerS, and il was asserted that the
industry could not be introduced into Amer
lea for the lack OF skilled men. The tor
pedomakers soon solved that que stion, how
ever and for many years past the torpedo
engine has remained unchanged in pattern.
Recently the ordnance officers watching
the wonderful performance of the steam
turbine in small naval vessels conceived the
does. The result has been most happy.
Not only is the turbine much simpler and
lighter than the old engine, but it is less
expensive in construction and SO much
higher in efficiency that a gain in speed of
perhaps 10 per cent has been realized. and
the range of the torpedo is CORRESPONDENCE
fpc seH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15

Just like the picture here
shown. Is made of heavy
iron tubing. has strong
posts. closely set filters, Is
trimmed with brass balls
and brass rods, and nicely
enameled in white. Shown
In all sizes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15

combustion that no one in the ship knew of
the fire. Such thing could not happen to-
day, thanks to the electric detectors which
are fitted in every bunker.
Recent Department Decisions.
Among recent decisions of the War De-
partment affecting the army are the fol-
lowing:
The detail of an enlisted man of the
regular army to act in the capacity Of In
structor of the organized militia or as care
taker of property in the hands of the mill
tia is not authorized by law.
In successive formations into line, school
of the battalion, when the guides not
required to post themselves under general
rule CHI, infantry drill regulations. the line
of guides is prolonged by the adjutant or
sergeant major placing himself in the rear
of the guides Of companies as they success
lively arrive, as prescribed for the forma-
ton of the battalion.
Under the provision of paragraph 3d.
General Orders No 1O5. War Department.
May IL, 1907, it is held that one powder
charge for each gun may be taken to the
loading platform before the command
and the command of load of the chief
of detachment and that the second charge
for each gun may be taken from the maya
zine at the first command load OF the
chief of detachment and one at each sue
ceedng load" thereafter, but such charge
will not be carried to the loading or gun
platform or anywhere within the immediate
vicinity of the gun prior to the discharge
of the preceding round from that gun.
There Is no restriction as to the rate Of
fire in paragraph 50. General Orders No.
103 War Department. May IL, 1897, or
elsewhere in that order, except in so far
as rate of fire may be affected by the
provision that a charge of powder shall
not be carried to the loading or gun plat
form at any time while the gun mounted
thereon is loaded At the command com
mence firing of the fire commander each
gun should be loaded, and thereafter the
operations of loading and firing should be
carried on at each gun independently.
Sick Quarters at Naval Academy.
The old sick quarters at Annapolis have
been abandoned and new quarters of ade-
uuate accommodations have been estab-
lished in Bancroft Hall. where space has
been allotted for the examination. treat
ment etc, of casual cases among the mid
shipmen, officers and their families and en-
pIoyes The old quarters were not suffi-
cient in space for the accommodation of
such cases, and as the building was to be
torn down to accommodate extensive i'm
provements of the Naval Academy ad-
vantage was taken of the situation to pro-
vide better accommodations. which have now
been obtained in Bancroft Hall. The sick
quarters will contain forty beds and are
distinct from the regular naval hospital.
which will be used for the treatment of
more severe cases.
Norfolk's Naval Hospital.
Specifications have been approved in the
bureau of yards and docks for the erection
at the Naval Hospital OF a 100. OOO- gallon
elevated steel tank. with suspended 1900
gallon steel tank and tower; also for an eIe-
waited steel tank of similar capacity and a
tower at the Pensacola navy yard. The
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Prefer Camp Perry to Sea Girt.


Army officers who have returned to
Washington from Camp Perry, Ohio. bring
enthusiastic accounts of the competitions
in the small arm practice there They said
that the 1000 men who were present at the
camp for ten days were accommodated
with comfortable shelter and little was left
to criticise except the difficulties encoun-
tered in provisioning the visitors. The tar
get ranges were in excellent shape, and the
results show an Improvement in marksman-
ship as well as an increase in the interest
taken In rifle practice. They regard the
facilities at Camp Perry much better
than those at Sea Girt, and expressed the
hope that the national match of 1908 will
be held at the former place.
Surgeon Balch's Foreign Study.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Alfred w.
Balch, U. S. N, has completed his tropical
disease course at the institution in London
which he has been attending He took a
high position among the graduates and was
regarded as an honor man" He has
gone to the continent for the purpose of
visiting the various schools of tropical
disease in Germany and France, and especi-
ally the Pasteur Institute in Paris He will
then proceed to Manila with delays in
Egypt and at Bonoay for the study Of
cholera and plague and allied diseases.
Surgeon Bach will ultimately report for
duty at the Calacoa hospital prepared for
duty IN the laboratory of that institution
Allowance to Retired Privates.
The latest construction giVsn by the con-
troller of the Treasury to the act of March
2 last relative to the allowances to be given
TO retired private soldiers will mean much
to that large class of persons. The first
view taken of this act was that it did not
apply to the soldiers retired before its
passage. In other words. the very men who
had for the past twen.y years been working
hard to secure the passage of the iegisla-
ton found themselves about to be deprived
of its benefits. But now as the outcome of
several conferences between Ps-master
General Sniffen, who has been indie )tigabIe
in his efforts to secure to the retired pri-
Yates the extra pay provided for In that
act. and Controller Mitchell the latter has
finally decided that all retired men. whether
retired before or after the passage Of the
act of March 2, 1907, shall be entitled to
the allowances ($15.75 per month provided
for in that act.
OF course $3.50 of this extra allowance
his been given for the past ten years, and
the effect of the recent act was to add the
sum OF $6.25 monthly for fuel and lights.
So under the decision above referred to 1t
will now be possible for the private when
retired to increase his retired pay by the
maximum Of 1915 per month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
New Sort Of Ammunition Hoist.

The naval ordnance bureau believes that
it has found something entirely novel and
promising in the way of ammunition
hoist that will in large part insure the
ammunition handlers in the room below
the turret in d battleship or cruiser against
the danger of having flaming grains of
smokeless powder dropped upon their heads
as happened aboard the Georgia recently
Except for the presence of mind of the
men in the handling room in seizing a
hose and quickly drowning the grains that
fell from the after turret, result of
the fatal bareback, the fire might easily
have been conveyed to the charges lying
IN the room ready for the signal to hoist
and even to the magazines themselves. and
the total destruction of the ship and her
crew would probably have followed.
The proceedings of the board which in
vestigated the Georgia accident showed that
some at least of the members suspected
that friction along the rails of the elevator
for the ammunition into the turret might
have set the charge for the S-inch gun
afre. In fact, 1t had been observed be-
fore that sometimes sparks occurred when
the carriage struck the bend in the guide
rails of the elevator as the ammunition was
hoisted rapidly up TO the turret. Now the
new device which the ordnance bureau Is
about to try is calculated not only to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
WARNING TO PARENTS.

The MIX Conference appointed by the
District Commissioners. in view OF the
MANY DANGERS OF IL A w
MILK, has recommended the home
pasteurizing OF all raw milk by bringing
It to the boiling point, then withdraw.
COOL and keep cold until used.
The Conference has thereby Endorsed
the advice given by this Society for q
number OF years to
SCALD ALL MILK
for children
Parents are particularly warned aglins
the erroneous opinion held by some hat
pasteurizing affects either the tiScsti
billy or the nutritive value OF the nlliL
or that as rule 1t will produce AM
bad effects whatsoever.
SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION
OF SICKNESS.
Z. BERIINER. Secretary.
,es -Su-tf.46
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latter project is to be paid for out of the
funds allotted for the repair of damages
caused by the hurricane on the gulf coast
last wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
Framed Pictures.
This Pretty 400
Picture fIN

Handsomely made Imita-
ton Pastels / Etchings.
mounted in gilt frames IL
by 20 inches. similar to the
illustration here shown.
These include a large vari-
ETY. of subjects. and are
usually shown at 1925. Spe-
cial. 49c.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-18
Situation at Butte.

Oyerproduction of copper and a tenn
porary lull in demand for the red met
al has caused the Amalgamated Cop
per company to curtail its output
orders have been issued by which the
output of the Amalgamated ~poperties
will be reduced to about 40 per cent OF
normal production, form 20,000,OOO
pounds to about 1000, 900 pounds per
month and in the future no work will
be done on Sundays.
C~urtailing the production to 40 per
cent of normal production will mean a
reduction in the working forces that
will throw about 5000 men out Of EN-.
ployment. When the mines will re
cume a full force is problematical.
The --amond mine will be closed
and work at the Belmont will be com
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-18
N N MINING.

In a private Pullman sleeping car,
a party of 20 capitalists, T. L. Green.
ough of Missoula, T. ]. Humbird, ]. d,
Porter, D. w. Twohy, Julius Galland,
II. H. Boomer, R. B. Paterson, F. P.
Hogan, ]. P. McGoldrick, ]. H. Speer,
o. Dorman, T. S. Spencer, R. K. Neil,
]. B. Greenough, F. t. Mccullough,
| Samuel Glasgow, Dorian Mihills,
Moritz Thomson of Seattle, Joseph
Carson of Wallace, Idaho, w. T. Clark
of Wenatchee, Wash, A. L. Smith OF
Helena, Mont, E. w. King of Bozeman,
Mont, and ]. R. TOole Of Missoula,
Mont, have left for Lander, Wyoming,
where they will visit the 22-0OO-acre
placer mine, 20 miles from Lander, re-
Gently acquired by the Greenough in
~terests. The party has been arranged
through the interests of Tom L. Green
ough, Wilbur D. Greenough and J.. B.
Greenough.
After lying undisturbed by pick or
shovel for ages, the vast acreage In
Wyoming was prospected by engineers
in the employ of the Greenough inter
ests. said to be the richest area In
gold that has yet been discovered In
the west. Reports submitted by En-
gineer W. F. Edwards, after an inves-
tigation of the mine, approximate a
net earning of $4,000, SOC, 900 from the
property. In order to secure the neces-
sary water for development a tunnel
5000 feet inlength is being driven
through a mountain facing on the Lit
tie Pope Agile river. In order to ward
off any boom which might have been
precipitated by the announcement OF
the acquiring of the property, all lands
on each side Of the river for a distance
of 29 miles have been taken d
option or purchased outright.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-18
In the Occur d,Alenes.

F. w. Bradley, president of the Bunk.
er Hill & Sullivan mine at Wardner
Idaho, has assured the men that there
was no danger of the property closing
down On account of the decrease In
the price of lead. Mr.. Bradley then
explained the plans of the manage
ment of the mine to establish a club
house and gymnasium for their EN-.
ployes.
1t is reported that the Silver King
property in Government gulch, near
Wardner, Idaho, is about to be placed
in litigation by the Occur dAlene De
velopment company, which is con
trolled by Burch & Burbridge. The
property was transferred by them to
Heinze and is now being worked by
Heinze men. 1t adjoins the Stewart,
another Heinze property and the
Stewart mill is built within the boun-
daries of the Silver King. This mill
has just being completed and opera
tons were started this week. A tun-
mel is being run through the Silver
King to the Stewart to convey the ore
to the mill.
George Austin has been awarded a
contract for 100 feet of tunnel work on
the Rainbow property.
Gus Gutenberg, manager of the
Frisco mine at Gem, denies the rumors
persistently circulated that he is to
resign.
The Sheridan Mining company,
which owns a property adjoining the
Terrible Edith mine, near Murray, has
let a contract for an 85-foot extension
Of the main crosscut, which it is
thought will cut the ledge at consider
abs depth.
A second strike has been made in
the Star property ear Mullan. Re
ports received from the management
of the National Copper mine, located
near Burke, which was the scene Of
a disastrous explosion Friday night,
state that Robert Brand, a brother Of
the day foreman, suffers the loss Of
his left eye, and Jack Quinn the loss
of three fingers of his right hand.
A large body of silver-lead ore was
cut in the Golden Star mine last week.
The property is lear Baker City.
Six tons of ore from the Pyx mine In
the Greenhorns recently yielded near
ly 81, 1000, or almost $1,000 to the ton.
c. L. Cox has begun development
work on his Big Elk group on Olive
Butte. A shaft will be sunk on the
vein.
The Spree shaft is down to the 100
foot level and the ore is said to I'LL ali
sides of the shaft. No crosscut will
be made as yet.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-18
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Rear Admiral Walker, U. S. N, re.
tined, died recently at York Beach,
Maine.
Frederick McNslly, for three years
president of Rand, McNally Co, Chi.
cago, died last Tuesday,. He had been
i'll for three weeks with nervous pros.
tIation.
No change in the neal future is con.
templated in the ambassadorship to
this country from Germany as it has
been rumored.
Frank Evans of Hitchcock, Wis.
shot and seriously wounded Lettie Jen-
sen a 1.-THE home of the girls sister,
Mrs. ALBERT johnson, near Davenport,
WASH, and then went into the road
in front of the house and shot and kill.
ed himself She had rejetecd his prop
osition of marriage.
The vote on the constitution has car
ried Oklahoma state by all the way
from $4,000 to 10000. Statewide
prohibition has carried and g. N. Has.
kell, democrat, has been elected COVER
nor of the new state.
The new charter authorized by the
state of Illinois for the city of Chicago
was rejected by a vote of the people of
Chicago by a majority of over so, 900.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-18

pIetely suspended. The Gagnon ant
Parrot mines are also shut down. John
ellis, general superintendent Of the
Amalgamated properties, acting under
managing director John D. Ryan. sta
ted that there would be no general
shutdown at the present time.
For some time" said Mr.. ellis "a
gradual curtailment of the D D pro
auction has been going on. We shall
cease all construction work. The shut
down OF the mines will aver a fuel
anime this winter. Reducing the out
put OF the Amalgamated properties
VIII have a ~far-reaching effect, with
less tonnage to Great Falls and Ana
conda. 1t will be necessary to shut
down portions Of the shelters in these
Cities thus throwing put Of employ
ment 1000 men.
The action of the Amalgamated
copper company in adopting the Sun
day closing rule will probably be fol
lowed by all other companies operat-
ing in Butte"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-18
Mr.. HARTMAN PLANS A ROAD
VIII DoubIe-Track a Line to the
Pacific Coast.

VIII DoubIe-Track a Line to the
Pacific Coast.
AS a result of his trip throughout
the northwest, and owing to his un
bounded faith in the continued os-
perity Of the country, E. H. Hartman
has approved plans for spending be-
tween $75, 000, 900 and 800, 900, 900 to
complete what he believes to be the
best d%ouble-track transcontinentaI
railway system in the country.
His plan c~ontemplates the construc-
ton of a low-grade, double-track rail-
way from Chicago to the Pacific coast
at San Francisco, Portland and Seat
tie, and its operation over the noun
tain sections by electricity generated
by water power from the Rockies and
the Sierras.
The completion of this enterprise
practically will have the effect of add
ing three single-track roads so far as
capacity to handle tonnage is con-
cerned. to the transcontinental sys-
TENS.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-18
Midway Shows at Fair.

Nat Reiss, carnival king of the
northwest, whose Midway shows at the
Interstate fair last year attracted Sc
much attention, will again have
charge of the carnival to be held at
the fair this year.
1t will contain a number of new at.
fractions direct from Europe this year,
and the Midway will be along entirely
new and original lines. With the ex-
ception Of the high diving dog, n of
our free attractions, the educated dogs
of Madame Wanda, and the baby in
cubators, all Our shows this year are
entirely new and have never before
been seen in the northwest.
The Midway should be visited by all
to complete their enjoyment at the
fair.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-18
Walter Mailman Eails.

Walter Wellman, the head of the
Wellman-C Chicago Record-Herald ex
petition has arrived at Tromsoe, Nor
way, on board the Frithjof from Spitz.
bergen, on his way home.
He announced t. he had definitely
abandoned for this year, after a dis
astrous trip of his airship, the pro
posed attempt to reach the north pole.
The airship made an ascent Sep
TENDER 2 in a strong northwesterly
wind. which drove her southeast over
the land. 1t was found necessary TO
cut the balloon adrift from the other
parts of the airship, but it was re
covered after two days search.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-18
Mining Notes,

William T. Stoll, Spokane mining
lawyer and property owner, is i'll in a
Chicago hospital.
Near Rock Springs, Wyo., 40 men
were injured, 20 seriously, by an ex.
plosion recently at the mouth Of the
third entry to mine No. 10, owned by
the Union Pacific Coal company.
While a number of the injured are
very badly burned it is not expected
that any of them will die.
1t is learned that the real object of
the recent visit of John A. Drake. the
New York millionaire, to Lewiston,
'iont., is to consider a plan that has
been fully worked out for the removal
OF the fine, modern mill from the Gold
Reef mine at Gilt Edge to the North
Moccasin at Kendall.
In a few months Butte will no
longer be able to boast of the highest
smokestack in the world. The new
stack that is being constructed at
Great Falls for the Boston & Montana
electrolytic smelter will exceed 500
feet in height.
Duluth, Minn.-The directors of
North Butte and Calumet and Arizona
have decided to curtail the production
of their copper mines so per cent.
This will lei a reduction of 700 tons
a day at the Calumet and Arizona
mines, and 500 at the North Butte.
1t is understood that the options on
Republic properties, which were held
by the Rogers syndicate, have been
allowed to expire, and that no,efforts
we're made for renewals or extensions.
Arthur King, well known in Stevens
county CWash.) mining circles, and
who has been a resident in the Deer
Trail district for a number of years
past, has just been selected to take
charge of the Lee Jumbo mine, in the
Lee Echo camp in Nevada.
Approximately the following are the
several amounts paid out by the min
ing companies in Phoenix (B. c. for
August wages last week:
CRANKY company, 500 men, $50, 900;
Dominion company, $50 men, $28, 1000;
Consolidated company, 10 men, ST.
900; total, $50 men, $e5,
While all the coke wanted is not yet
in sight at all the district smelters,
there is some improvement at some of
them, with the results that the ship
ments of ore and treatment It the
shelters begins once more to, run over
the 10000 tons per week. CRANKY
and Dominion have had their full
battery of blast furnaces in operation
most of this week.