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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17
Vegetable Ivory.

The plant yielding the vegetable
ivory is known to botanists as Phyte-
lephas macrocarpa. 1t is a native of
South America, found chiefly along
the Magdalena River, in Colombia.
1t is a stemless. palm-like plant. the
top of which is crowned with from
twelve to twenty very long leaves.
The fruit consists of a conglomerated
head in six or seven sections. the
whole being enclosed in woody COW
ing, forming altogether a globe as
large as n mans head. single
plant sometimes bears six or eight of
these heads, each weighing from
twenty to twenty-five pounds. When
young they contain a milk-like fluid
which, with age, hardens until 1t be-
comes valuable as a substitute Tor
real ivory.-New York American.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17
LAKE SUBMARINE
A NAVAL WONDER.
Vessel Nov Under Construction
Expected TO Cross the Atlantic
Under Her Own Power.

"If Simon Lakes latest undertake
ing is successful, and there is every
reason 10 believe that IL will be" said
an American submarine officer. the
United States will soon own sub
marine that will break speed records
on the surface of the water, that can
steam seventy consecutive hours be-
meath the surface. and, IL necessary,
can run on wheels on the bottom OF
the ocean"
This is a brief description OF the
wonderful 500-ton submarine cruiser
that Simon Lake, an early designer
OF submarine torpedo craft, has un-
dertaken TO build for the American
Navy. Lake has agreed that IL the
vessel TO be built by the Bath Iron
Works should fail to meet all the
not buy her. On the other hand, II
she does come up to specifications,
the Government has agreed to pay
$3.50, 900 for her.
The new submarine cruiser will be
over twice as large as the biggest
submarine now owned or building for
the navy. The Government has stip-
ulated that she must have surface
speed Of fourteen knots an hour. Mr.
Lake, on the other hand, expects the
craft to develop sixteen knots on the
surface and submerged speed OF
nine and five-tenths knots.
This wonderful craft will be 161
feet long She will displace in tons
nearly seven times as. much as the
Holland, over four times that of the
Porpoise and Plunger, and about
three times that of the newest type
American submarine represented by
the Octopus.
The new submarine will probab bly,
go into commission in May, 1910, and
it Is said for her that she will, when
ready for sea, have surface steam
ing radius of over 5000 miles. She is
expected to be able to maintain a sub
merged speed OF over nine miles for
seventy consecutive hours, while, II
necessary, she will be able to roll
along the bed Of the waters in which
she is submerged for several hours on
WuttlS tHdL dIe W Dt hllcu W Htl
bottom for that purpose.
The new Lake vessel will not dive
but will rise and sink with an even
keel. She will be fitted with six tor
pedo tubes, two more than the larg-
est American submarines now carry,
and will lave ten torpedoes, each one
of sufficient power to sink any battle
ship afloat. The new submarine will
be equipped with a door in her bot
tom. by which a diver may get ont
without allowing water to enter the
vessel. This is expected to prove of
great service in the search for sub
marine mines and the exploration OF
sunken wrecks.
The new boat will be driven by gas
oline, and she will be able to cross
the Atlantic under her own power if
she comes up to expectations. Great
Britain is also said to be building sub
marines of large type. while France
is reported to have two that will dis
place 500 tons under construction.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17
4. s. Dowrics For Titled Foreigners.

Now why does any one want to dis
courage American dowries to titled
foreigners by taxing them! Those
dowries are not paid with money. No
gold. pure. or otherwise-no, nor sill
YER at any ratio-goes out of the
country in any considerable amount
when a plutocratic American pays an
aristocratic European handsomely
for marrying his daughter. What
does go out is the general products
Of American farms and workshops.
But isn't that a good thing for Amer
ican business and labor? Doesn't 1t
increase our exports? And as moth
ing is imported in payment. doesn I
Il expand our favorable balance OF
trade?-rhe Public.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17
Hot S,rinu Harnessed.

Thc streets OF Boise. Idaho. arc
spriokled with hot water The city
and county buildings are heated dur
ing Geld weather without the Use of
fires. aud subscribers TO the city
waterworks system get hot water all
he time without the expense of
stoves. All this has been accomplish.
IA by the hafnessing OF an inexhausti.
bic hot spring
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17
Didn't Want Him.

i've got the very thing you want, y
said the stlbleman TO ruralist in
search of horse; IA thoroughgoing
road horse. Five years old. sound
as a quail. s175 cash down, and he
goes ten miles without stopping.
The purchaser threw his hands
skyward. Not for me-" he said.
"Not for me. | wouldn't gif you five
cents for him. live eight miles out
in the country. and I'd half to walk
back two miles. Farmers Home
Jo-rnai.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17

That eminent American astron-
omer, Professor Percival Lowell. has
become fully convinced. from photo
graphs OF Mars, taken recently at the
Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Ariz.,
and in South America by the scfen-
tific expedition sent there, that the
little planet is inhabited. The pic
lures, in the professors opinion, cor
roborate The theory of a remarkable
sN~t.m of Martian canals, and so as
sure him beyond a doubt that the
planet is "the abode Of intelligent.
constructive life"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17

Canadas governmentrevenue from
all sources last year will be more
than 500. 100000. In the first seven
months the customs receipts increased
S6,50o,0o0.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17

Tse boilers OF the steamer Maure-
,anis. placed end to end. woula make
a s,r,ng s41 feet long.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17

An irrigating canal has just been
completed in Hawaii. 1t will carry
100000 gallons Of water daily
through sixteen miles Of tunnel and
open ditch It's purpose is primarily
to carry water for irrigation from the
Waimea River to the Kehaka planta-
tion, but on the way it will be used
at two places for the development Of
electricity.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17

DR.. John B. Watson, professor oi
physiology in the University Of Chi
cago, is said to have made the dis.
covery that sea gulls have Ian
guage of their own and think as well
as talk. DR.. Watson has just re-
turned from a remarkable trip ot
research in the Dry Tortugas Island
off the lower coast of Florida, where
he made the discovery.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17

The mammoth, lived in Europe
and also in America-before the
Glacial Period set in it flourished in
an nter-glacial time, and was driven
south as its habitat was invaded by
the snow and ice. No wild elephant
has lived in Europe during the his
toric period.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17

The most remarkable feat of travel
I'm the whole history of creation. with
a single exception. is the invasion OF
Europe, Asia and the Americas by
the elephant family, whose birth was
in Africa. New light has been thrown
upon this interesting chapter of nat
ural history through the discoveries
of the American Museum of Natural
History; and the paleontologist in
charge of the museums recent expedi-
tion to Egypt, Professor Henry Fair
field Osborn, has written fully for the
Century of Hunting the Ancestral
Elephant in the Fayum Desert"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17

Iron and steel pipe may be readily
distinguished by iattening test, ac-
cording to statements made at the
meeting of the American Society OF
Heating and Ventilating Engineers.
Soft steel pipe, cut in very short
lengths or rings, fattens smoothly
and evenly without breaking, while
wrought iron pipe usually fractures
at two or more places when fattened.
According to the American Machin-
ist. the greatest single consumption or
brass is for condenser tubes, battle
ship alone having from 10000
pounds to 10000 pounds Of condenser
tubing in it; and owing TO the cor
rosive effect of sea water this tubing
must be continually replaced. The
material used is usually either Muntz
metal-sixty per cent. copper, forty
per cent. zinc-or else a mixture OF
copper, seventy; zinc. twenty-Mne.
and tin, one.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17

II is the wise policy of the United
States to build more ships of war,
though not so large a number as many
naval experts think should be the case
The question naturally arises: When
shall these vessels be constructed? The
private shipyards have done very well
for the government and for private
shipowners in the line OF construction.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17
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AROUNDSEHU HUB
.;.s;:s';'sss'sl Ssssssss S>sssss
Especial Correspondence

Lieut. Gov. Eben S. Draper, the act
fng governor durisg the illness of Gov
ernor Guild. tSSssmittsd to the house
OF Representatives the other day COM
munication, requesting an approprla-
tion of $50 900 for the use OF the COM
mittee in employing the necessary en-
gineers and other persons TO make a
complete inventory and appraisal OF
the property Of the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, located
in Massachusetts, The acting govern
or recommends that the appropriation
be made.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-04-17

"Thc Man Of the Hour" at the Ire
mont theatre reaches the unusual dig.
nifty OF 100 performances continuous
ly in one house with the performance
Of Monday evening. April -. In ap-
probation Of the phenomenal patron
aye bestowed by the intelligent thea
trC.goiug public of New England,
which has made such an event possi.
hlc. Messrs. Brady and Grismer will
present every lady attending the cen
tury performance on the date above
named. one OF the haudsomest and
most useful souvenirs ever given
away in any theatre in America. The
souvenir is i'm the form of a very pret
~ Swiss clock-a real time-keeper
not toy-and is alone worth the
price OF the seat. which entities the
holder TO receive one.
A program remarkable for its all
around strength is that arranged for
this week at Keith's. Proof of this
statement is plainly apparent when
the names OF Wilfred Clarke and
company. "A Night with the Poets,
vasco. La Maze Brothers. Elsie Faye
and Boys. Sam Williams and Alexan
der and BERTHE are mentioned amons
! those present
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
IN EVENING WEAR
TEA GoWNS FORMED OF RICH
MATERIALS.
Fashion Now DEGREES That They Shall
Fit the Lines Of the Fiaure-Fuii
Dress Costumes Without
Sleeves.

Tea gowns and evening frocks are
coming to their own now. lis very
hard at times to distinguish between
the two, for the evening gown mas
grown nearer and nearer to the soft
flowing lines of the semi-negliSae.
while the tea gown has broken rs
sweeping draperies and fitted itself to
the lines Of the figure. The diferfnce.
however, Is most likely to be found
in material, for the tea gown has taken
10 itself the rich velvets. Cashm"i -
and soft veilings. while evening gowns
remain as airy AZ possible. Lives tend
more to the flowing style. with sur
plice front and angel sleeves. Very
young girls. however. arc wearing the
dearest little puifs that barely cover
the top of the arm. while many OF the
newest, full dress costumes are quite
suiltless OF sleeves For these the
flower trimmings are popular A tim"
less pronounced Is the angel sleeve.
or win sleeve. az the French who orig
mated il name II.
This sleeve falls quite away from
the outer part OF the arm and is made
OF tuile, net or suIE" other OF the va
rious materials that were formerly de-
voted to undersleeves. This Ia
grea: advantage for the girl who re-
models her party frocks occasionally.
to be able 10 pot in sleeves % diff
ferent material from the dress Mseh
The surplice cut hodice--another boon
to the home dresSmaker. by the way
usually opens over tiny lnw-cut
vest of the same material as the
sleeves Soft wing shaped bret-lles
hanging In points at the front and
back are usually tipped with tass"'s
or tiny jewels Of some sort. Skirts are
straight and very full. though there
are runners from Paris that the panel
front, often of different material
from the gown itself. is coming into
vogue. while rufTles. III" dear. narrow
skirt rufies which our mothers had
on their party frocks years ago. are on
the way. For materials. satin IS per
haos in the lead rs by no means an
extravagant fashion, for they wear well
as evening material go. and come in
very COON qualities as low as one dol
lar yard at many Of the shops. SILK
mllls are used for the simpler gowns.
while the ever-popular crepe de chimes
are much worn. Net. except in the
jet and jeweled patterns. isn't used az
much as it promised to be at the be-
ginning of the season. For Older WON
en- the soft vely"is and velveteens are
the richest materials.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
A Prospect Of Pockets.

1t is said tina: pockets are to return
with the fashions OF the spring. but IN
spite Of the runlOr no one has ven
tured to fore:elI where these com
forts to femininiiy will be- placed in
the costume Is it that they will be
fastened. as Of old. to the und"rsk!rf.
or will they take their old position at
the p!acket. or. perhaps. will they be
crnni,gly placed in the belt Of one OF
the new semi-princess gowns:
Perhaps they will find a nesting
place a, the end Of the long sash ends.
50 popular this year. or. again. there
is a possibility that they may DO sewn
70 the hem Of the dress. or course.
70 matter where they are. it will only
she possible to use them to carry the
dainty mouchoiT of miiady.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
Steel in Place Of Leather.

Steel bands or belts. as a substitute
,or ordinary leather or rop" drives.
have been introduced by factory o.
Cha~lottenburg. Germany. Such bolts
NAV he reduced 10 about one-six'h OF
the size required for leather belts.
thcv do not stretch. pull"ys may he
narrower. and in some cases shaffs
NAV he smaller. Either ordinary pull
Icvs or ruIleys with special cover
ing to increase friction MAJ he used.
! belt four inches wide and one-hf'h
~ an inch thick transmitted 200 10
$50 horscpower at bet speed 81
:. 400 feet per minute. and tests have
shown tia, steel belts may Iun -
600 feet per minute.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
Sag: Of Esopus 70 be Named Be-
fore De.Vsr Convention.
some ASTONISHING INfoRxA' ION
Story Of Famous Gold telegram
VIII be Revived ard Attention to be
Ccntcred en- Him Before Denver
Ccrycrt Convencs.

NEW YORK May s Th" aHt"ni~h'
some exclusive n"mncratiC circles
here that JuiG" Alton B. Parker is
preparing 10 announce himself. or
have hi, friends make the announces
mcnt for him. that he will be- Il can
diAalc rur tn nomination h"f"r" III"
Denver convention.
Il is said that feed Of l'tCra'ur"
is Icing prepared the eject Of which,
il is hcocd will be TO ,mrn Drm""ra
tic thought once MGR" in the dircc.
ton of the sage Of EsonuS.
Just why Judge Park"r's nam"
should be brought out at this LAT" day
cannot be satisfactorily explained ny
those who have Cndcav0rcd on their
cwn account TO %ulv" tn" problem.
hut that II Is to hr done S""nl1 CO.
tainfv. and il l. III" impression among
the icw vino haN' learned VI This So
rrrt. that IN" friends Ct .Indc" Parker
honA tAronSh the m"r" revival vi tn"
convent Jon of 1901 and a cu!lEN o!
In" man. to center Democratic ati"n'
ton upon him 80 ia" end that hi;
nomination MAY he brought about !;
Bryan dos not doniinai" II" convene
ZION from tn" very outset.
With regard to judy" GRAY and G'h-
or, who have been named from III"
East il is claimed th"v will NOT ID"
supported by Western Democrats be
CalI.r they refused to support RcNaA
in 1885, ludg" Parser did >rrpnr;
Bryan. and if Bryan cannot win IN
nomination This TIM" h" might he p"r.
Srladcd to throw his strength 10 Park
rr A. all events. the former candi,
date is to h" brought into ulhlici'N
a, AN availahlc man
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
."D-oopy- Hats Are Smart.

One Of the very few hats seen on
the droopy order was lezhorn in
oniv 8 medium size-hats are surely
growing smalier-an almost inverted
bowl shape. Masses Of sweet peas IN
deep. vivid coiorings were arranged
around fte crown in auaintloakins.
closely packed punches. and rising
above the flowers AT the left side was
a wired bowknnt VI velvet ribbon in
a rich shade Of tho American 5sauty.
The wired bows are very fashion
able and are not difficult OF manipuia'
ton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
Cockads cry Wants llw Safe
Negro Iasltuuon.
Has kA]E CooO PROPOSITION
non Harry Houston Gives Chamber
OF Commerce Some Pointers on the
Subject-What Newport News Pro.
poses to Offer the Board

Hon. Harry Houston. of Hampton
- member e the hoar, of visitors OF
shc proposed new State institution for
akC negro deaf. ,iumb and blind, at
tended the regular meeting OF the
Chamber of Commerce last night and
gave the chamber som" interesting in
formation concerning the boards plans
Tor SCl"cting a site for the in.iituii ion.
Newport News wants the school locat
cd her" and the chamber las made
appropriation which it is hoped viii!
he lookcd upon with favor by the
board.
Mr.. Houston said that the board
would 90 to Petersburg next Tuesday
10, IN" purpos" Of inspecting the Dun
'"p farm. Il piece of property compriS-
ing 200 acres. valued at Sli.0nn. The
city of Petersburg has offered 10 paw
"n" hal! " tn" purchase price of hi:
property in the event tn" beard viii
agree upon it as the site for the
school,
On Wednesday the board will com"
her" and inspect tho site across Sal
!"r'S creek rom this city. which has
been offered fr'r Of charge by m"
Chamber Of CnmmcrcH and the Old
pNminion Land Company. This pro-
pcrty comprises % acres. and it is
said that additional ground in tn"
ErrShhurhoch. for farming purposes.
C'.n be purchased at a low rate.
Mr.. Houston declared that he would
d" everything in his power 10 have
tho institution lnratCd hero. hut that
the Petersburg proposition was Il gcot
''ne and that Newport News would.
havr to stir around TO beat it,
Mr.. c. y. NclmS, chairman OF tn"
special committee appointed to attend
to this matter. reported progress.
President e. p. .ICncS announced that
there would he Il meeting Ct the boar!
Of directors next Tuesday evening for
the purpose of discussing the sitna-
iinn and preparing 10 support tn" com
mittee in its efforts to bring the insfi-
tuition here.
The chamber disposed Of regular
business.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
WILL INSPECT INVENTION.
Navy Department interested in the
williamson Apparatus

Thr Williamson Submarine MaI,'l-
featuring and Operating Company mas
been notified by Acting Secretary oi
,ua Navy Ncwbury. that the c0mpa-
ny'S patent ccllapsiblc caisson fer sui.
marine work will he inspected by rep
r'Scntatiyrs Of the department.
letter TO the SAM effect was received
frcm Naval Cons ruc'Or Rock. stat
tened at the local yard.
The inspection will be mad" by
REPRESENTATIVE Of the bureau Of con
s:ruction and repair and by an officer
from the Norfolk navy yard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
NORTH EMO AND HAMPTON
Y. M. {. A. PLAY TODAY
Teams Are Contrasting Fer First Place
in Peninsula League
Series.

On the diamond Al tNn"'h Sire"
and Huntington avCuuI Al 50" o'torh
his Afternoon, the Nnr!h End base
bail nine and The speedy asIr"@atI"t
OF bali players from the II Imp'"l
Yrung Mems Chrisiian Ass"rIa' ""h
viii battle tor the first rlHc" III tn
rue" for the championship nj The
Peninsula League. Apparently III"
teams are w",l matched and AL IA
dicaI!uns Point - a good match.
Tom reynolds will be on ia" flung
i!rr for the homr team aud Ii'd
a.ainst him will b. Balm"r. III" star
twill / OF the Hampton aIaG
The Newport y VS. Aini"'tcS and
,i,r team OF the Fort Nom q" y. n. {
4. the other two mines IN III" lraGn
Will m.r, on the Fort Monr"" hit-
n,nnd tn> afternoon. N"Ith ~ th''
teams has won a game.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
Launch Dump 9arges.

Two steel dump barges. building at
the local shiPvard fCr the 'Sthmian
Canal Commission. will b" launched
from the stocks on the north sid" of
ship :reStlc No. ]. this morning. The
launching will he entirely informal.
there being no sponsors for the craft
The So barCes will be used On the
Panama Canal and are exactly like a
dozen others that l,av' been hnilt her"
within the past eighteen months. Four
similar bargrs. now building on IN"
stocks. will be launched in the near
future
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
Sailed.

Steamers Tcviutdalr tErD Havana
TrcspO0l tBrD Rotterdam; Gili "'
Ancud iBrD Landskr0na: i."rd Ant
rim BrD Hamburg.
SchOonrrS Edward 7. St0tesburk
Mech. Portland: Malcolm Baxter. Jr,
Pierce. Bangor: Dorothy B. Barrett
Irwin. Scar.pcrt; George f. klinck
Thomas. NewburNpori: NarncI
Moore. Crockett Charleston, s. G.;
Horace NJ. Bicklord. Trainer. Charles
ton, S. G..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
Cleared

Steamer THcsroni NWl F'hrN"'
Rotterdam -Furn"Ss. witty q com
pany. It'd
Steamer Gulf Of hncud tlirN MI
tail. l.andakI"Ua -Furn"$%. witty "
Company. Ltd
Steamer Lord Antrim CIR En"liSh
hamburg Chc&ar"akc bhir Goa
Agency Company.
Plrc" Felix for Providence { h"%a
p"akc & Ohio CCal and COX" Company
Barge Enui Sou'c for Providence"
Chrsaneakr a. Ohio CCal and C"k'
Company.
Barge EastOn for Plymouth Be!
wind. White Coal Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
Carrie Nation Runs Barkeepers Out

STANTON. Va. Ma S-Mrs Car
=" Nation started out early this
morning visiting all saloons AMI iec-
turing all barke. pers. Some diSap-
lar 4 ont of IN" back GCO:S.
John T. Hartman h ard her for ?
f, " moments. then asked her out ot
h place. She left. but stopped out
side long enough to severely roast the
y .oprictOr.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
Bryan Ereets National Commute cmen
Ry Associated Press)

LINCOLN. NEB.. May S-Wiliiam
J Ervan this afternoon met the mem
h'rs nf tn .cmoCratic national eX-
Cciiiyc committee who are on their
way to Denver Mr.. Bryan. who was
waiting at the station first greeted
Nornan f. Mack. of Buffalo. ant!
Roger Sullivan, of Illinois, then shook
hands with each member of the par
IT,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
Beer Case Continued.

In the polio" court yesterday III"
cases of Harry W"s'aCOtt the PabSt
brewing Company and tho National
Brewing Company, charged with 80!
ling prohibition" hc~r. was continued
until May 10. Mr. r. VI. I."tt hls
bcen retained to represent III" d"f''n
dants.