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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14

"uE nanner in which motorists
have been breaking records
this summer takes the breath
away. Both in this country
and Europe remarkable feats have
been performed by the automobile
speeders. The worlds record was bro.
ken by Felice Navarro, who won the
Grand Prix International automobile
race at Dieppe, France. over a cor,iHs:.
Of about AT miles in 6 hours 4G min
utes 80 seconds. His average speed
Navarro finished third in the interna-
ttonal automobile cup rae in France
in 1905 and competed in the Wander
bilt cup race on Long Island in 1905
and 1906, failing to finish on both the
latter occasions.
Still: more remarkable If possible than
the performance of Nazzaro is thai of
s. +. Edge in the twenty-four hour au-
tomobile race over the Brooklands rae
ing track at Weybridge, England. In
his six cylinder Napier car Edge trav-
eled 1851 miles 1910 yards during the
twenty-four hours ended on the even
ing of June %. No other man since the
world began ever Travelled SO far in
one day or ever came within a hun
dred miles of it. A twenty-four hour
automobile race was held on the Point
Breeze track. near Philadelphia. about
h same time. but the best record
made was III miles for the same Ne
Rod in which Edge drove his car over
1900 miles. At the Point Breeze track
rain and mud interfered with fast time. |
The Brooklands racing track at Ney- |
bridge was built especially for speed
ing. The course is an oval, intersected
by a straight finishing run Of a quarter
Of a mile at one end. Two bridges
carry 1t owe the river Wey. The sur
face is of concrete and is raised above
water level throughout. To provide
for the high speed Of motor cars in
rounding the curves the outer edge Of
the course is elevated to a considerable
extent. At the northern end of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
Smokeless Soft Coal,

A re port from Manchester.
England. that a company has been
formed and five acres purchased near
that city for the purpose Of erecting
large works to exploit a new invention.
This is declared to be no less than a
process for depriving soft coal of its
smoke by extracting the valuable oils
which produce it. The residuum is
called ~coalite, looking like coke, but
much more bulky and heat producing
and salable at one-third the price of
coal. OF course the byproducts are
expected to be very valuable.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14

DOOR OPEN.
and all in all he has brought out a
dozen good things. He has trusted
men, and they have robbed him of the
fruits Of his labor"
And has he now invented an India
rubber barrel OF something else he
wants you to take up with him?''
Don't try to be sarcastic at this ear
~ stage Of the game. Mr.. Rasher drop
ped into the Office this morning to see
me on business. From the first in
slant he set eyes on me he felt that he
could trust me. As he told me later, /
have a frank and innocent counte-
nance that is an index OF my soul.
After we had talked for an hour he
told me that he al the inventor of a
patent fuel that is going to make mil
lions Of dollars for some one"
"But there are half a dozen men
making the same claim" protested
Mrs. Bowser. land as far as we know
nothing great has come of it."
"Never you mind about the half doz-
en- men and their claims. Their names
are MOI Rasher. This man knows what
he Is about. When he says that he
has a fuel that IS going to revolution
lie the world and drive 10000 coal
dealers to suicide you can get ready
for something to happen. What he
wants Is money enough to get this
patent. He wants me to advance the
amount and will give me half his
rights. I nm not to advance a cent un-
til after l have satisfied myself that
the fuel is all right. Have you any
fault to find with that arrangement"
"Why. no. but I hope you will be
thoroughly satisfied before you &c into
such a thing"
Considered Him Honest.
Certainly l shall. Mrs. Bowser. l
nm no te~n-year-old boy. l think the
man is honest and sincere. but l shall
sttl have an eye on him. If he's
shamming he'll find a man as smart
ns he is"
"But how are you going to find out
shout the fuelT'
I'VE are going to burn some in the
furnace. It's pretty hot weather, but
I guess We can stand It for an hour or
20. shall insist on the severest
tests."
Mrs. Bowser thought there might be
something in it and raised no further
objections. She had read that others
were experimenting and why not Mr..
Bowser? While he was getting into
m old suit Of clothes Mr.. Rasher dis.
appeared for a few minutes. Then a
horse and wagon drove up with three
or four bags full Of something that
were carried down cellar. Then there
vas a mixture. As near 10 MI. Bow
uer could determine. for Mr.. Rasher'
wasn't giving things away yet. the
bags contained ashes, sand and lime.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14

Ar the two edges of this continent
work has just begun on two
80 of the most gigantic engineer
ing projects for city water sup
ply ever conceived 10y man. New York
and Los Angeles, 3.OOO miles apart,
are the cities to he served. For New
York an additional water supply of
more than 5O.O0O.O0O gallons a day is
to be brought down from the Catskills.
1t0 miles. by a%queduct and tunnel
through fertile valleys, under the Hud-
son and the East rivers and beneath
the Narrows, through which the ocean
liners pass. to Staten Island. From
the high rampant Of the Sierra Ne
down an extra water supply capable
Of supporting a city of 100000 people
200 miles under mountains. across des-
orts and through beautiful orang
groves to the city.
The New York project is to cost
about 1851 100000 and the Los Angeles
undertaking approximately S2I,.O O.OOo..
i' IL SAIW'tS " nav lS
aQueduct completed within five years.
New York's project is not promised
complete before 1890. though 1t is ex-
pected the upper parts of the great
city will he served with water from
fhls source several years earlier.
Mayor Mcclellan n short time ago
broke ground for the initial work on
the New York project. Seven gigantic
reservoirs are to he built in the Cats |
kills on the east side of the Hudson
river and II IN the other side. at |
Kensico, n. Y. A dozen villages with
1000 people and nearly 1900 houses
must move out. for their sites will he
The eight reservoirs will have a COM |
0lned urea Of 16.O56 acres. with a hold |
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14

oval 1t cuts through a hill, thus leav.
Ing a sharply rising elevation within
the oval itself. This elevation forms a
natural grand stand, from which the
whole course may be overlooked. The
circuit Of the course is three miles, and
IT is said to be the longest circular
track in the world. The whole curse
Is inclosed IN fencing, and In those
parts to which the public Is admitted
a double row OF fencing has beer erect
ed to insure ample protection against
interference with the racers by people
clpwding on the track. In this way
conditions like those which caused dan
ger to racers and the public at the Van
derbilt cup races on Long Island are
avoided. In order to safeguard cars
running on the course a comprehensive
system OF telephones has been estab-
nShed, and every part Of the circuit is
overlooked by a sentry. located in a
sentry box. furnished with telephone
apparatus and alarm bells. The whole
course Is thus under constant observa-
ton, and all occurrences can be sig
nailed electrically to the proper func-
tionaries.
Edge In his wonderful performance
undertook to v LAO miles in LAO
mlnutes-in other words. to travel at
the rate OF a mile a minute for a whole
day. He bettered this by l4l miles.
Never did his speed fall under sixty
miles an hour. His highest speed was
seventy-two miles an hour. and six
t1mes he travelled seventy miles in the
hour. He accomplished his feat In
spite of punctnred tires and other road
troubles. When he had to stop on ac-
count of a puncture. the wheel was
replaced with lightning speed by ex.
pert mechanics. Edge was fed while
going around the course by tahloids
and coffee nibs handed him lv his
agile little mechanician. Burnside, who
Climbed all over the car when il was
going at seventy miles an hour as free.
y as II Its speed was only seventy
miles a day. The two men had n mar.
row escape once when a stone flung
up by the tires struck the glass pro.
oecting Edge from the wind and broke
IT.. Fragments hit them In the face. but
luckily failed to seriously injure thea,
q interfere With operating the a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14

ing to our se~cretaryship of the navy.
He won his first great distinction in
the war with China. and after the bat
tie Of the Yalu River his promotion
was rapid. He became a cabinet min
lister at the time of the Boxer uprising.
Admiral Yamamoto is a great favor
lite Of the mikado. He is a man Of en-
ergy and OF remarkable efficiency in
directing naval construction and prep
aration for war. Much of the c
OF the Japanese navy against that Of
Russia was due to Yamamoto's admin
istration. A japanese writer has said
OF him, 'The real greatness of the
Baron GOmbei Yamamoto is his quail
1ty to be a statesman-admiral." The
same writer quantity remarks that 'in
the time Of peace a mechanical achieve
ment In the naval circle is a marked
triumph for Japan" Yamamoto's
mechanical achievements" make for
the greatness Of the Japanese navy.
Count Okuma is quoted as having
that Yamamoto is the 'frst man
In the Japanese army and navy
With all these honors and compliments
preceding him, the admiral is consid-
cred entitled to a cordial reception in
America. and the naval officer detailed
by Rear Admirn! Evans as his escort
during the visit has an assignment
much coveted by fellow officers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
Cure For SPINAL Meninoitis.

Professor WasSerman, successor to
Professor Koch as chief of the Prus-
sian Institute for Infectious Diseases.
has discovered n new serum for the
cure OF spinal meningitis which has
been strikingly successful. In the ease
of a soldier lying at deaths door the
worst features Of the ailment disap-
peared after three injections of the Sc
rum given within one week. The Sc
rum is obtained from horses after the
animals have been inoculated with
large quantities Of the germs RESPONSE
hle for the spinal meningitis.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
C~LOTHESLINE N G
Apparatus Obviates the Need Of Lean.
ing Out the Window.

A source Of great danger TO the ser.
want or housewife in city fats and
apartment houses is to he found in the
necessity of leaning out Of the window
to hang the wash on the line. To over.
come this danger a number OF hangers
have recently been invented, which are
so arranged that a portion of the line
may lie brought into the room to facili-
tate hanging the clothes thereon. After
this the line may be moved out to per-
NIT of closing the window.
One of the most recent of these de-
vices has been invented by Fred
erick W. Steuer OF Plainfield, n. j. AS
shown in Fig. .. the device consists
OF an arm (A). which at it's outer end
supports a pulley. The opposite end
OF the arm is formed with a forked
head 1N. which fits over Il bracket
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
White Plague In France.

Official reports show that 10000
persons die of tuberculosis In France
every year. Among 81 workmen kept
under careful observation and all liv-
ing under practically the same condi-
tons, the mortality from tuberculosis
amounted to more than 80 per cent.
Laundry workers, however. were
found to be the most seriously affect
ed. From statistics made at certain
districts in the neighborhood Of Paris,
where laundries abound, the mortality
from tuberculosis totaled 5 per cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
A New Anaesthetic.

A new an~aesthetic called "stoVaine'
il reported from Nottingham. England,
Injected into the spinal column it pre-.
vents pain. but does not produce un-
consciousness. 1t removes all sensa
ton from the body below the point Of
injection and allows patients to wit
ness the operation II they wish to do
There is no evidence that any
danger attends its use OF that given
proper administration any prejudicial
factors accompany or follow its use.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14

was Respondent on this OCCASION. The
orexeIs We're neighbors Of England's
royalty when they lived mt Norris cas-
ne. and King Edward is said to have
q special liking for Colonel Drexel
VINO approximates the British Idea Of
4 true, all around sportsman and is
especially devoted to yachting. He and
MRS. Drexel have entertained the Rus
sian royal family Oh board their luxu-
nous yacht Margarita. Last spring at
blarritz Mrs. Drexel made m especial
nit with King Edward. who was I'm
mensely amused by her diverting sto-
RES. AT one dinner ut which both
We're present the American million.
airess kept the British monarch in
roars OF laughter throughout the meal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
MRS. A. J.. DREXEL.

American Lady Who Is a Favorite at
the British Court.
Colonel Anthony J.. Drexel of New
York and Philadelphia and his wife
are very fond of European society,
n there are few circles abroad which
they cannot enter If they desire. Mrs.
Drexel recently presented her daugh-
ter Margarita ut the British court.
The court held by King Edward and
queen Alexandra at buckingham pal
ace was the most brilliant of the year.
Miss Drexel was greatly admired for
her beauty and talent. Her mother ia
still a handsome woman and is IA
nous for her jewels. with which she
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
Properlx Namad.

MIR. Ferguson about to make a trim
Laura. where is my travelling umhrel-
la1
MRS. Ferguson-On it's travels. | sun.
pose. l haven't seen ii since the last
ume you took 1t out.-Chicago Tribune
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
ADMIRAL YAMAMOTO.
Japanese Naval Officer Who Helped
the Mikado Vancuieh the Gar.

N"S '"'N0VV v"''TU'S" N"S WET
Another highly distinguished Japa-
neSe fighting man. Admiral Baron va
mamOto. is on a visit to the United
States. accompanied 10y several officers
of the mikado'S navy. to inspect u
shipyards. docks and other points Of
interest to naval men.
The admiral is Il graduate Of the
Japanese Naval academy. He was
raised to the rank Of full admiral along
with Togo in 1904. During the war
minister of marine. a post correspond
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
lubrieatine Gas Engines.

For lubricating gas engine cylinders
one drop If oil a minute for each inch
Of cylinder has been suggested as de-
sirahle practice.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
Mile a Minute

How Automobilist Edge Exceeded
That Rate of Speed For a Whole
DAy-fed ON Tabloids and Coffee
Nibs-The Feat Of Felice Na...ro.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14
Water Supply
GR
-

Two Gigantic Engineering Projects
lnaueurated by Los Angeles and
New York City-One Enterprise IL
to Cost $4,000. 900. the Other
About $751;. 100000 - =
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14

in which motorists
have been breaking records
this summer takes the breath
- 1l,n Roth In AZ. 4..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-14

L the two edges of this continent
~ work has just begun on two
~ of the most gigantic engineer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
BRYAN IS ENDORSED
BY THE VIRGINIANS

William jennings Bryan's candidacy
was practically indorsed by the virginia
Democrats Association at the Riggs
House last night, when a resolution, in
trOduced assafling HIM. did not receive
a second and was ruled out OF order as
a result OF its not being seconded
When the resolution attacking the Ne
braskan was offered by Major Glass
cock, MAI Campbell Darlington made
the point OF order that Il was not sec
onded. r. was then ruled out Of order.
There was no debate on the resolution
The following officers were elected
by the association; w Mosby Williams,
president; T Wingheld Bullock. first
vice president. Mai. George A. Armes,
second vice president; 4. n Broken
ridge. recording secretary; Z. Hilton
Jackson. CORES bonding secretary; DR..
T. a. Bates. treasurer; H b Grigg- ser
geaat-at-arms. and the following exSo-
utive counmittee-CoI r. y. HarpeU
Mai J. Mcdowell Darlington. J. A.
Cooper, s II. Hines, and W. d Cullen
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03

Washington Cathedral last Sunday, and
said:
THAT cathedral now In faith Will
some day be in reality"
He left Immediately after his speech
Cor the West Indies
1t was announced that the Lord
Bishop Of London wished 10 visit the
house OF deputies ~ i O'Clock. and
committee Of which Thomas Nelson
Page was a member, was appointed 10
present him.
The committees were announced for
the convention on the committee on
canons. c. H Stanley Of Washington.
was a member. while Arthur s Browne
was appointed on the committee on
canons. a little laugh was raised by an
objection towards the convention styling
president Roosevelt as His Excel
icncy."
The Rev. DR.. William r Huntington
~ Grace Church. New York. moved that
the house Of deputies had too many
members and that the membership De
clrt down in the future. This was re-
fel-red TO a special committee. a HOOD
Of memorials on the subject followed
the resolutions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
Godet Carried Away
In Rudderless Balloon
Over Hampton Roads

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Oct. Capt.
Eugene Godet. the celebrated French
aerOnaut, faced one of the gravest perils
OF his adventurous career yesterday
when his alrship minus its steering gear
was swept across Hampton Roads to
within three miles OF this city. Captain
Godet was carried safely over seven
miles OF water. finally landing near
River View, Elizabeth county.
The accident occurred while the cap
tain was about 70 make an ascent from
the jamestown Exposition grounds. He
was seated I'm his machine without
r8ving IA Stoned on the rudder when
Bud Meyers mis- assistant. who was
holding the guide ropes. lost his hold.
The captain took his hair-raising Ad-
venture cOolly. saying that the Unn
tended trip across Hampton Roads was
delightful He expects TO make another
ascent soon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
Charles Emory Smith
Weds Miss Nichols
Bridegroom Was Minister
to Russia and Post
master General.
Bride Is Member of New
York Family-Many
Guests Attend.

ELBERON, y. J., Oct. 3.-Charles
Emory Smith. editor Of the Philadel-
phia Press. minister to Russia under
President Harrison and Postmaster
General under President McEIinle5. was
married today TO Miss Henrietta Mich
OILS, daughter Of Mrs. Washington RO-
maine Nichols. OF New York
The ceremony took place at II O'Clock
at the summer nome Of the brides
mother. at Elberon, N J., and was fol-
lowed by a reception and breakfast
Many guests from New York and this
city attended the ceremony. ~
Miss Nichols = sister Of Mrs. oscar
Livingston. Of New York. and Mrs. J.
+. Sullivan. OF Philadelphia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
FOUR HURDERERS
HANGED TOGETHER,
TWO ADMIT CRIME

LANCASTER. Pa. oct. 3-The four
italian n-'IrdeTers-Anthony DelerO. JO-
seph CeliOne. Stephen Caruli, and Slvero
Rodelli-have been hanged.
DclerO and CeliOnc, who said they
alone were responsible sor the murder,
went 20 the scanold calmly. but their
two companions were on tae verge OF
collapse. ana had to be assisted TO the
trap.
The doomed men spent their last night
IN prayer. Fathers Kaul. Of Lancaster.
Caruso. Of Philadelphia. and Suma- Of
SteeIton. were with them 10 the last
Sheriff Zeigler. vino had charge Of the
execution, sprang the trap az lois
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
DENIES MARRIAGE
TO DENVER GIRL
IN WIRE TO TINES
Follows HeireSS Over
Country to Explain
Auto Ride.

The Times today received a telegram
from New York signed Ben F. Brown,
which read:
Deny report Of my marriage TO Miss
Shrewsbury. Absolutely untrue"
Behind the telegram is story teomA
Ing with romance 1t involves the love
OF two young people. an automobile ride
I'm which the young man Is said TO have
taken another girl in his fiancee's tour
ing car. smash-up which found its
way into the newspapers and also 10
tEe ears Of the young mans nancee,
broken engagement. a flight 10 Europe
by the former fiancee and her mother,
AID race across the continent by the
man in the case anxious 60 set himself
right with the girl Of his heart.
Assistant District Attorney.
The man in the case is Benjamin F.
Brown. assistant district attorney OF
Denver, Col, and the girl is Miss
Shrewsbury. a daughter OF Mrs. p. q.
Shrowsbury. of the same city Incl
dentally Miss Shrewsbury is an heiress.
When she left Denver several weeks
ago Miss Shrewsbury IS said To have
left her touring car in the care of Mr..
Brown TO whom she was engaged. An
attractive girl. Miss Madeline McCort,
OF Fort Worth. Texas. went to Denver
10 visit another young woman, Miss
Verna Monarch
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
Want Negro Bishops
For CoLored Church
EpiScopalian Convention
Begins Battle to Segre-
gate the Blacks.
Satisfaction Expressed
Over Reelection of the
Rev. r. H. McKim.

RICHMOND. Va, Oct. 3.-The second
day Of the General Convention Of the
Episcopal Church opened with great
corporate communion services Of the
delegates in St. Marks and Grace
churches.
The Pennsylvania delegation offered a
memorial today calling for a negro
bishop for the cOlOred communicates OF
Pennsylvania This Is the opening gun
of what will be the greatest battle OF
the general cOnventiOn-namely. that OF
segregatng the colOred churches and
appointing negro bishops over them.
The first service OF the convention
proper was the daily morning prayer In
St James Church, which WAS redd by
Bishops Greer. Talbot, and Satteriee.
of Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
KReeling in Street,
Pretty Woman Helps
Man Injured By Car

NEW YORK. oct. 3.-KneelinE In
the dust of Fourth avenue. a pretty
young woman IN a tailor-made. blue
dress, administered restoratives 20
man who had been knocked down
and dragged sixty feet by a troll
ley car. Then she tore her silk and
her linen handkerchiefs into strirs
and bodnd up the cuts in the mans
head, while a thousand looked on
and cheered.
The girl whom Ambulance Surgeon
Sears said had saved the mans life
was Miss EugenIa P. Pepin. super
vising nurse of St Luke's Hospital,
In Ottawa. Canada. She is here
visiting friends.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
GEORGETOWN NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Brien, of Boston,
Mass, are spending several days Of
their honeymoon here. Mr.. o Brien
graduated from Georgetown University
two years ago. and Mrs. O'Brien, who
was Miss O'Neale. is a graduate of Trim
ity College. Mr.. O'Brien Is now prac-
ticing law in Boston.
Miss Ethel T. IOckhart has conveyed
To Minor +. Fur. the lot on the south
side OF Dumbarton avenue, between
Thirty-first and Wisconsin avenue north
west II is Mr.. Furr's intention TO erect
a modern brick residence on the lot.
The sale was made by J. Mckinney
Berry
Mrs Rose Stohlman has purchased
OF !. J. Kelly, two small brick houses on
Canal street, between Thirty-frst and
Jefferson streets northwest
Lieut. F. }. KAefe, commanding the
Third precinct. Is still confined 10 his
home. 2f52 h street northwest. as the
result Of injuries received In a rail-
road accident over a week ago The
attending physician states that ne Will
ne unable 10 return TO duty for two
wCeIIs yet.