Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-28
Company Is stPalnlng Every Nerve
10 Present Complete
Show June 10.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DRoPPE0
Every Man and Every Minute of Time
Will be Jed In Completing Work
Already Under Way-Wllllam Jer.
n'nsa Bryan Comes Next Thursday,
Patrick Henry Day.
tFrom a Staff Correspondents

(From a Staff Correspondent
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, May
ga great force of extra men was
put to work today and the, manage
ment propose to present a completed
Exposition when President Roosevelt
comes on June 10, Georgia Day. Tho
Expedition officials have decided to
take the advice of w. l. Buchanan.
who was president of the Buffalo
fair, and abandon all projected con-
struction, for the present, at least.
Every workman and every minute or
time during the next two weeks Will
be used In completing work already
under way, and 1t is believed that
there will be nothing unfinished ex-
cept the government pier on the morn
ing of Georgia Day. Even the pier
Will be ready for use and will be IL
Illuminated at night, only the elaborate
decorations being unfinished
Thursday will be the special day
this week. This will be Patric Henry
Day, with William Jennings Bryan as
the orator. Preparations are now
! being made for banquet to be ten.
dered Mr.. Bryan.
Another Airship Man.
Professor Godet, who Is one of the
most daring and scientific aeronauts
In Europe, has arrived in Norfolk with
his latest machine for the navigation
OF the air. Professor Godet will make
seriesfof ascensions at the grounds,
the first attempt to lie made on Sat
urday.
The Exposition flights OF the aero.
naut will be the first that Professor
Godet has made In this country, all
OF hts previous experiences citd'nig
been sin France which. &c nils native
countT& lie ,,baA- us,;ii for number
ss-s years experimenting with war bal
looms for the French government, and
1t was only after his successful ter
mination of this series of experiments
that the inventor was induced to come
TO this country and the Exposition.
In addition to the scheduled flights.
he VIII participate in the aeronautical
contests to be held by the jamestown
Exposition during the summer. Ho.
Will enter In the long distance flights.
and is expected by authorities to car.
~ away all races of this sort, as the
dirigible balloon of his invention is
built especially for long distance and
long time flights.
Professor Godet was born Mt.
Amiens, France, and is member OF
the Aero Club of France. This club
requires that all members be not only
experienced aeronauts. but students of
the science of aerial navigation aB
we'll
The dirlgible balloon that the French
scientist has brought to the EXPOSE
ton has cone shaped bag thirty
Six feet long, supporting triangular
bamboo frame twenty-four feet long.
A seven horse power, compactly built
engine furnishes the motive power OF
the machine. Professor Dodet is ex.
perimenting with two kinds of pro-.
pellers. One of aluminium and one
of CLOTH
The airship which the inventor has
here Is brand new, having many i'm
provements which have never been
used before.
Washington Excursion.
The Washington, D. c., Chamber of
Commerce will make an excursion to
the Exposition, leaving there on June
10, and returning two days later. For
the excursion a steamer of the Nor
folk and Washington line will be char.
tered.
According to the plans OF the spe.
cial committee having the matter In
charge the boat will leave Washing.
ton on the evening of June 10, arriv-
lHB at Tie lJSlgJSitIOu III 8. 81 inc IOl-
lowing morning They will remain
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon when
they will go to Norfolk to be guests
Of the 100000 League The special
boat Will leave late that night arriv-
ing Mt Washington the next day about
noon.
The Chamber of Commerce men will
take an active part In District of
Columbia Day. which is June II. Spc-
cial seats will be reserved for them
at the auditorium where the special
program of the day will be held. and
other arrangements for their recep.
ton and entertainment are under way.
1t Is expected that between $50 and
400 members of the washington
Chamber of Commerce will make the
trip.
Maryland Paintings.
Twenty or more paintings from the
Maryland Institute will adorn the
foyer OF the baltimore House OF Wei.
come at the Exposition.
Chairman Fl. Il. Baker of the James