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THEFLYING MACHINE
IT HAS COME TO STAY, SAYS
HENRY FARMAN.
Man Who Won Observation-Disclosures
Prize Talks About His Plans for
Future Experiments with His
AeTopiane.

New YOTk.-ConTary to popular be-
lief, Henry Farman, who in a single
day achieved worldwide fame by
navigating an airship over a circular
course one kiIometer in Ieagth and
winning prize of $4,000, is an Eng
lishman. The feat that set all Eu-
rope talking and made Farman a so
cial lion in Paris, where the flight
took place, was by no means his first
achievement of Hote. although of far
greater interest to the general public
as pointing the way TO a means of
navigation that has ever proved a
stumbling block to mankind.
Farman has always been conspicu-
ously successful in everything he un-
dertoOk, and his has been an active
life. Some 16 years ago. when the BIZ
cycle craze was at its height in Eu-
rope, Farman was one of the cham
pions on the French racing track. with
his brother Maurice. never having
been beaten on a tandem
With the advent of the automobile,
he naturally drifted into the game.
and was one of the most fearless
chaufeurs in q land that has turned
out plenty of talent in that class. His
energies were by 10 means monop-
Olized by racing, for he embarked in
the manufacture of automobiles, at
the present time being head of one of
the largest motor car concerns in Eu-
rope
Inspired by the success of NJ. San
tOs-Dupont Mr. Farman took up the
problem of aerial navigation with his
customary enthusiasm and thorough
ness. winning merited success.
From bOyhOOd, Farman has ex-
hibited a fondness for risking his
neck, having experienced some bad
falls when racing with bicycle and
automobile Nevertheless. he leaves
nothing undone to put any machine
he may be riding in perfect cOndi-
tion, and declares that he is the soul
of prudence.
When | risk my neck. which, of
course, every man who mounts an
aeroplane is bound to do. ! at least
have the certainty that | have left
nothing undone TO make my ap-
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he is engaged.

he Is engaged.
Among those who have signihed
their intention to be present on next
Wednesday evening are Secretary
William Howard Taft, Supreme Jus
tice John NJ Harlan and his son,
DIR. Richard d. Harlan; the Peru
Wan Minister and a member of his
staff: District Commissioner Henry
/. West. and the Board OF Educa-
Uon Tentative promises contingent
upon the appearance of no conflict
ing engagement. have been received
from Vice President Fairbanks, Am
bassador James Bryce of Great Brit
ain, Secretary Garfield, Attorney
General Bonapartc, the Commission
er OF Education, and several leading
members of Congress, besides many
local citizens of the highest stand
ing.
DR.. Washington's subject will be
The Advancement of the American
People" with especial reference to
the remarkable rise of the Negro in
the educational. agricultural, indus
trial and moral equation, describing
by example, statistics and pertinent
anecdote the astounding part the
race is playing in the economic and
civic development of the Republic.
1t is stated most emphatically by the
management that politics is to have
absolutely no place in the discus
sion, and that no political signih-
canoe can properly be attached to
the presence OF any of the distin-
guished visitors who may avail ther4
selves of this opportunity to hear the
races foremost statesman on the top
ic nearest to his heart
Hon. Martin B. Madden, member
of Congress from the Chicago Dis
trict of Illinois, is one of the NegrO's
strongest friends. will preside and in
tToduce the speaker of the evening
and DIR. Edward Everett Hale, chap
lain of the Senate, who comes from
the best abolition stock of New Eng
land, will pronounce the benediction
Altogether it Is expected that thi.
will be the most satisfactory visit
, that DR.. Washington has ever paiC
to the Nations Capital
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arate locks. which follow one another
in unbroken succession and are sep
arated from one another by lock
doors
Each of the locks has a floor sloping
downward and a similar vaulted roof
When barge is to be conveyed across
the Alps it is carried out in the fol-
lowing manner: 1t is brought into the
lowest lock and the doors closed be-
hind it. The lock is then filled with
water The bottom of the lock is
given a very Slight upward inclination
and is laid with a set of rails on
which is a carriage. To this the barge
is made fast, and as fast as the lock
fills with water the barge. on its car
riage, glides up the slope. When it
reaches the level of the next lock the
operation is repeated.
Sig Caminada places two such
tubes alongside one another, one for
the up and the other for the down
Journey. The locks of each OF them
are connected with one another so
that the water which runs out of one
fills the other. 1t realizes a great
economy of water.
The tubular canals are only used
when the ground requires it.
On the level stretches an open canal
is constructed. OF these canals only
the one which ascends has locks, the
other is built as a running stream,
down which the barges glide rapidly.
When the Splungen pass is reached a
ten-mile tunnel will be constructed.
The canal is TO begin at Genoa and
will run to Milan via Pavia and Ales-
sandrie From the latter place a
branch canal will lead to Turin, while
a second curve will be built from
,, Milan to Lake Maggiore. From Milan
the main canal runs to Trezzo, where
the Alps are reached and the ascent
begins. The Lake of Como will be
traversed. and then the tubular canal
rises sharply to Isalata where the
canal under the Splugen begins. 1t
ends at La Norma.
At this point the highest level,
1884 feet above the sea, is reached,
| and then the descent begins to Thusis
and Chur and the valley of the Rhine,
I which the canal follows to the Lake
of Constance and thence to Basle At
the confluence of the Aare between
Schaffhausen and Basle a second
projected canal system starts which,
( via Aarau, Solothurn, Berne, Basle,
| Lucerne and Zurich. connects with the
lakes of Thun, Brienz and Zug and
the lake of the Four Cantons
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paratus as perfect as possible"
said Mr. Farman to an interviewer,
recently. Il take no unnecessary
risks in the way of height | could,
If | wanted, soar off in the air to
any height | please. II my motor
would work long enough could
clear the Eifel tower. But at the
present stage it would be folly to
ascend a yard higher than is neces-
sary. The aeroplane is at present
a very delicate machine, and some
thing may snap at any moment The
aerOplane is not like a parachute
If anything happened to disturb its
equilibrium it would shoot to the
ground like a fash.
But the flying machine has come
to stay 1t is at the present moment
in much the same stage as the au-
tomobile was % years ago. the first
thing TO do is to get the ideal
motor The one use is a 80.
horsepower Antoinette 1t weighs only
so kilos. or 100 pounds. That means
a horsepower for every two pounds
But unfortunately, l cannot carry a
radiator, so that the motor heats in
few minutes and brings my flight
to a close However, the other day
succeeded in taking up Is kilos or 80
pounds Of weight with me. ! am also
planning changes in my aeropIane
which will gain another 80 pounds
Tho, nv now motOr will giva mo
four new hOrsepower-that is, a con
siderable addition to the lifting power
This will, hope, allow of my putting
on a radiator and thus get rid of the
heating of the motor"
In spite of his remarkable achieve
ments with the aeroplane, Henry
Farman wears his laurels modestly.
and is working hard to attain
higher degree of perfection for the
machine with which he has done so
much
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and it is understood that James
Bronson Reynolds, the presidents
Chicago packing house investigator,
also was considered for the same
work. The necessity of having ac-
curate information on labor condi-
tions on the isthmus has been en-
phasized recently by numerous mi
nor complaints which are coming to
Washington.
II is considered desirable also
to have expert information on the
manner in which the reforms or
dered as a result of the tnvestiga-
ton of Miss Belts, have been made
effective.
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TO HEAD DEMOCRATIC EosTs.
Missouri Congressman Made Chair
man Congressional Committee.

Washington. - James Tighlman
Lloyd. who has been elected chair
man of the Democratic congressional
campaign committee in spite of the
opposition of John Sharp Williams.
the leader of the minority in the
house, has always been a strong Bry-
an man and a stanch believer in free
silver He took little part in active
politics until comparatively late in
life, for with the exception of filling
the office of prosecuting attorney of
Shelby county from 1889 to 1893, a
position which was virtually forced
upon him, he held no public Office and
aspired to none. 1t was only when a
vacancy occurred in the First district
of Missouri that he was induced 10
run for congress. and he was elected
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Miss Nellie +. Johnson, Of Balti-
more, and Mr.. William d. Thomp-
son, of Carlisle, Pa. are guests OF
Bishop and Mrs. J. w. Smith.
Miss a. F. Smith. who was here
visiting, has returned to the Monu-
mental City.
Mr.. Edward Lee and Miss Rosalie
O. Grant, who were married last
week in Charleston, s. c., passed
through this city en- route to Cleve-
land, Ohio, where they will reside.
Mr.. L. Jeter and wife. of this city,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs y,
Quinn. of Philadelphia. last week.
Miss Mary Green. of Washing
ton, spent several weeks in Augusta,
Ga. as the guest of Mrs. T. H. Col
Inns.
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DR.. WASHINGTON COMING.

Wizard of Iuskcgce' to Lecture at
Metropolitan A. NJ. +. Church.
Next Wednesday Evening - An
International Event.
The coming of DR.. Booker T.
Washington next Wednesday at the
Metropolitan A. NJ. +. Church is to
be a gala affair. Ever since the an
nouncement became public that the
famous Wizard of Tuskegee" was
10 lecture here. deep interest has
been manifested in the event by all
classes of our people, and the indi-
cations are that the great auditorium
will be packed to the doors early in
the evening and that late-cOmers will
be turned away.
Dr. Washington appears under the
auspices of Metropolitan A NJ. E.
Church, and its allied organizations,
inn response to a promise made many
months ago Mr. Henry Lassiter,
who so successfully managed a SINH
lar affair nearly four years ago, IS
again at the head of the committee
on arrangements. He has issued
large number of invitations to per
sons of national prominence, includ-
ing the President of the United
States. the Vice President, the Cabi-
net. Justices of the Supreme Court
members Of Congress and represent
atives of the Diplomatic Corps. The
affair will take on the aspect of a
truly international incident Many
of the persons invited are personal
friends and acquaintance OF DIR
Washington, and their presence IS
desired largely that they may be in
formed at first hand OF the later
developments in the progress OF the
millions OF Negroes in this country.
The tenor of the acceptances already
received by Chairman Lassiter indi-
cate that they, IN no less a degree,
are anxious to extend to the emf
sent Tuskegee educator renewed as
suranceS of their confidence and es-
TEEN and to give expression to their
undiminished interest in and sympa-
thy for the uplifting work in which
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on the Democratic ticket by a large
majority. Five times since he has
been reelected, beatirG his opponents
with ease. He was born in Lewis
county a trifie over so years ago, was
graduated from Christian university,
Canton, in 1878, taught school for
few years and was then admitted to
the bar He practiced in Lewis coun-
ty until 1885, when he removed to
Shelbyville, where he has remained
ever since.
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FEDERAL JOB FOR MITCHELL.
Retiring Chief Of Miners Union May
Inspect Canal Labor.

WashingtOn.-Tha John Mitchell,
the retiring president of the anthra-
cite coal miners union may be asked
by President Roosevelt to go to Pan
anna and make a report on labor con-
ditions there, is one of the results
which may accrue from a conference
on Panama affairs at the White House
the other day.
The president Secretary Taft and
Col. Goethals considered not only
the labor phase of the isthmian stu
alton, but many others.
No conclusion was reached as to
the appointment of Mr.. Mitchell.
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HIGH SCHOOL CADETS TO
DRILL.

As a feature of the entertainment
provided for DR.. Booker T. Wash
ington during his visit here next
Wednesday. the entire battalion Of
High School Cadets, including the
companies from M-Sreet and the
Armstrong Manual Training School,
will give an exhibition drill on Sew
enteenth street northwest, near K. |.
avenue, in front of the residence Of
Mr.. Henry LasSiter, whose dinner
guest DR.. Washington will be. The
drill begins promptly at five o'clock
pm, and will be under the command
of Major Arthur Brooks
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ualne Of Emnress, piamonds-

Empress Augusta Victoria's mag
nifcent diamonds, which she wears
on great occasions at the German
court. are valued at s1,250,000 In
them she justifes in a double sense
the compliment the emperor once paid
her when he gallantly referred to her
as the jewel that sheds Iuster by my
side"
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cernany's Economic Power.

The immense increase of Ger
many's economic power during the
last 2S years is strikingly illustrated
by the increase of coal consumption
in that time In 1879 it aggregated
81. .2O4, 600 tons, and by 1895 it rose TO
105,S77, 900 tons, thus doubling itself
in 16 years; but last year it reached
2OS, / 81, 900 tons, having nearly doubled
itself again In Il years.
The Washington bee., 1908-03-14
Slow Work.

The construction of lighthouse On
the Ar-Gazeck reef, on the French
coast, near Ushant. is proceeding very
slowly. During 1904 the swiftness of
the currents prevented more than So
hours work on the foundation, more
than 206 hours in 1905 and more than
152 in 1906. During three years, there
fore, only 81 days of eight hours were
available for The work.
The Washington bee., 1908-03-14
AUDITOR TYLER IN OHIO.

Mr.. Ralph ". Tyler, Auditor Tor
the Navy Department, has return
ed from a visit to Columbus. Ohio,
where he attended the State Conven-
ton and was accorded hearty vel
)come by his host of followers in the
Buckeye reservation. At his sugges-
ton, Mr.. A. H. Martin, of Cleve-
land, was elected an alternate dele
gate at large for the State of Ohio,
The Washington bee., 1908-03-14
CONFIRMATION AT STLUKES
CHURCH.

Owing TO the sudden death OF
Bishop Satterlee, OF this. Diocese.
confirmation at St. Luke's Protestant
Episcopal Church, which was to have
taken place last month, was unavOid-
ably postponed. This rite will be
administered Monday evening next,
services beginning at eight o'clock.
Mr.. John SyphaX, Of 1874 Riggs
street northwest. Master of Prince
Hall Lodge, No. IA, F. & A. MasOns,
after an illness of several weeks
duration, is convalescent and able to
exercise in the open air
Miss Annie Silence, of 2O32 Thir-
teenth street northwest, has recover
ed from serious attack of the
grippe.
Mrs. Irene Morgan, of 1880 New
Hampshire avenue northwest, has
been confined to her residence the
past four weeks, Occasioned by a Sc
we're sprain. This lady is under the
immediate care Of DR.. Stuart, of Du-
pont Circle
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DINNER FOR DIR. WASHING
TON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lassiter have
issued invitations for compliment
tary dinner in honor of DR.. Booker
T. Washington, to be given at their
handsome residence, 1915 Seven
teenth street northwest, Wednesday
evening, at FIVE O'Clock.
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Last Friday Chief Justice Clay
baugh, on the grounds that the pow
er of an equity court cannot be in
volved in enjoining the prosecution
of crime, dismissed the bill filed by
DR.. A. P. Riedel and others against
Major Richard Sylvester, chief Of
police. who raided them for working
illegal Masonry in the District OF
Columbia. The case is still pending
in the courts. The white brethren
of the District of Columbia are be-
hind the movement. (This is simply
a forerunner of what we have pre-
dicted.)
Rev. w. H. Motion has gone to
Rockville, Md, and other parts of
the State EvangeIistic work; win
be gone one week.
In the case of Machen, former
superintendent of free delivery, of
the Postofice Department, he is sim
ply reaping what he sowed in 1000.
This brings out the old adage: We
are born but we are not buried.
The Washington bee., 1908-03-14

Mrs. c. o. Fuller. who conducted 4
freedmen's school in Alexandria, Va,
for number OF years, is dead.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19
Death. Of II. B. Ennis

Hiram F. Ennis died at his
home in this city last night,
aged GA years, after a lingering
illness. The deceased was born
near Dixon, Illinois. October 5,
1914, and at the age of nine
wears came to Harrison county
With his parents, locating in
Calhoun in 1854, where he
resided until 1876, when he
moved to Mo. Valley, and had
resided here until the time of
his death. He was married in
October 9th, 1864, to Miss
Nancy Earnest, of Calhoun
township. Three children were
born to their union, Albert,
now living in this city; Mrs.
Carrie Steinkopf, of Council
Bluffs, and Louis, living in this
city. The mother passed over
to the other shore two weeks
ago, and now she is followed by
her husband. The deceased
was a man who had long been
identified with the best inter-
ests Of Mo. Valley, and was a
man we'll liked by all who knew
him. For the past several
months he has been a great
sufferer from a tumor of the
stomach, but he bore his suf-
ferings like a martyr, and nc
complaint was heard from him.
This indeed leaves g sad home,
the mother and father having
beth died within two weeks,
and the surviving children have
the sympathy of all tine citizens
of this city.
The funeral will be held from
the late home of the deceased
Sunday afternoon at two
| o'clock.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19
Death of Charles c. Faith.

Death of Charles c. Faith.
Charles c. Faith died at his
home in this city, this morning
at 9:25 o'clock, aged % years,
IL months and 81 days. He
had been confined to his room
for the last three months. The
deceased was born in Missouri
Valley in 1880, and had lived
here all his life. He was mar
ried July i, 1902, to Clara E.
Shelton of this city. On June.
3, 1907 his wife passed over to
the other shore, and grief over
her death was in a large meas
ure, the cause of the sickness
and death of the deceased. He
was an employe in the railroad
machine shops in this city,
having learned his trade here
and was highly respected by all
his fellow workmen and all who
knew him. He was Of a quiet,
unassuming disposition and a
"home man" in all that that
implies. The funeral will be
held from the late home of the
deceased at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon burial in Rose Hill
cemetery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19
Seed Corn for Sale

W. A. Smiths 100 bushel to
the acre seed corn. | have a
large lot of selected seed corn
Yellow Dent-for sale. Can
get it either at the elevator of
California Junction or V. /.
Tamisiea, Mo. Valley. Price
$3.50 per bushel.
q 16 w. A. Smith.
We understand that Ralph
Beckley has disposed of his
drug store in Modale.
Dr.. Hugh Tamisiea reports
a ten pound daughter born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Higgins
last ni2 ht.
Mrs. James B. Rogers 1e-
turned to her home in Elkho: n,
Nebraska, this morning, after
having been the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Hall for the pa st
week.
Hon. George A. Kellogg re-
turned this morning, from Cali
fornia where he had been for
several weeks on business and
visiting his parents. He re-
turned by way of Spokane for
a visit with his wife who is Wis
ting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
2. 7. Noyes in that city. She
will remain there another
month before returning home.
Ed. Myers went to Ainsworth
Neb., this afternoon on land
business.
Miss Clara Fitzgerald an
nounces that she is not a can
didate in the diamond ring con-
test at the Gem Theatre.
Mrs. G. S. Greene was in Mo-
dale yesterday attending Ia
her musical class.
oA8ToREA.
s.,,, Il. >>lhs kiad You Han k!xan Bausk
s', : zrHAzSszsx
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19

traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
i'll the disorder OF
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their worI.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19
We buy live poul-
try in any quantity
at the highest prices
LOveland Mills.

Geo. Bailey, Mgr
D. H. Bailey, Prop.
Ray Hardy, who was operat-
ed on for appendicitis yester-
day is reported as doing we'll
today.
James Dunn, owner of the
Railroad Ea ing house in this
city, was in the Valley this
morning the guest of Manager
Goodwin. He is on his way 10
Rapid City.
Mrs. VIM. Mahony, of Caspe r
Wyoming, IS in the Valley the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. NJ.
O'Connor.
Mrs. Geo. Parker, of Chadron
and Mrs. J. B. Gump, of Logan,
re in the Valley called here by
the death of II. 3. Eonis.
Mr.. L;chty assistant purchss,
ing agent of The C. & N. w.
and Mr.. Cashion called on MIR.
Conroy this a. m.
Miss Josephine Christensen
will go to Mapleton this even
ing for an over Sunday visit
with her sister.
] e Rigby returned from
Omaha today where he had
b en- on business.
w. L. Reel is in Council
Bluffs today on business.
Mrs. I. j. B3lley lef TT for hel
home in Ute, Iowa. this morn.
ing after a two weeks visit ir
this city with her daughter
Miss Emma Bailey, of Dick.
mans millinery department.
Henry Anterior retu rnec
from Counc | Bluffs last night
where he had been on business
for three weeks.
Deputy United States Cole
of Council Bluff was in the Val
ley last evening on business
connected with his Office.
w. E. Kyle, formerly fore.
man of Woodbine Chronicle
was in the Valley today OF
business.
Clint Norris returned t.
Grand Island, Neb., today aftel
a visit with his wife in this
city.
Guy Fletcher, of Norfolk, il
in the Valley for a short visit
with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis O'Leary
are the guests Of friends il
Woodbine for a few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19
Road Work in Calhoun.

The undersigned will receive
bids for the road work in CAL
noun township for year 1908.
All bids to be in, on or before
the first day Of April 1908.
Bids to be made for man and
team by the hour or single
handed. F. Clerk.
m.5-12-l9.