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The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Whether or not the racing miX-up has
had an effect on trade conditions, the
fact remains that the sale of ears, both
to agents and at retail, Is now exceed
ingIy light The early fall depression,
heightened by election dizziness, has fall
en- on the industry In almost every
case, manufacturers and dealers We're
prepared for this, 50 that it is looked
upon as a necessary condition, and no
one is worrying much. Registrations are
light all over the country.
There IS a heavier amount Of touring
than has been the case during any year
of automobiling. The roads are full Of
touring parties abroad and throughout
the United States Accessory dealers.
possibly for this reason, do not share in
the general depression,
Z. b. Ganaher. of the Maja Company,
terested in the racing situation of today,
and says that he believes that the fight
for the control of racing in America
will result in a publication of the at
mOsphere.
There have been a number - mis-
takes in the conduct Of racing and some
abuses" said Mr.. Gallaher, recently, in
discussing the situation "NOt the east
of these was the fact that we Ee out
of touch with the European authorities
and were running counter to +he ac-
cepted methods i'll vogue abroad. While
the manner of bringing the American
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Mr. Meade, who is managing The Ford
agency in Kansas City, Mo. has been
in Washington for a few days, ana ex-
pressed himself as being delighted with
the large number of Ford machines
used in this city
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

J. NJ. Stoddard. of the Cook q Stod-
dard. and his family are touring New
Jersey. Mr. Stoddard is expected back
early this week
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

J. NJ. Stoddard. Of the Cook & Sfod-
daTd Garage, viii return Sunday night
from a two weeks trip to Asbury
Park, \. J., in a Franklin machine
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Mrs. NJ. Senay. Of 439 K street. has
purchased a Ford machine from Charles
i. Miller & Bro, the local agents.
DR.. F. a. Meazzei, of ? T street north
east, has purchaser a Ford car from c.
Z. Miller, on Fourteenth street.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

The Cook & Stoddard Garage has
sold and delivered two white steamer
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

L. p Dorset has returned from an
extended tour through the Lake Cha
tauqua district In his Glide.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

standard
nca accomplishment neat rakih of
ing demands uevy day up under all con
dtiOns
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Reports from +. s. Biiven, who IS
touring the State of New York and
Canada state that he crossed the border
line into Canadian territory last week
ana that so far he has experienced no
troubles Of any kind with his Franklin
touring car Mr.. Bliven was accom-
panied as far as New York State by his
family.
The Washington times., 1908-08-23

Continued on Fifth Page)
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12

Could we with fate conspre
tn erasp this sorry scheme OF things entire
Would not we shatter it 70 bits--lbang and tnc1
RernouId it nearer to the hearts desire.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12

Every one but Miss Basbieu laughed. and the
Doctor continued with his usual fuency and gusto:
THAT is why the Chinese have prison labor. What
does an Oriental care for Imprisonment only? Not
anything He will sit crossegged all day long and
be quite happy So the Chinese they make their
prisoners work. They put them in the army.
But the women prisoners?' said Miss Basbleu-
The Doctor opened his blue eyes very wide.
1.-The women prisoners? They do not trouble
putting women In prison. II they ofrend-a very
little even-if the rice is not we'll cooked'-he made
a motion of striking with his teaspoon
"Oh. horribler' said Miss Basbleu, recoilirg
But they strong women. OF course" she added
after a moments rejection. They strike
back?'
They can. my lady, but if they do Here he
made lunge toward her with paper knife, as
If to stab. and gave short laugh
'O-o-o-oh!' said Miss Basbleu. with a suffocat-
ing sound, and stood up Il think she said to
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
SHE MEETS THE DOCTOR.

Young Tavlor looked down at her hand and
smiled his peculiar, far-seeng smile. He seemed
about to saw something but forbore. After min
ute-.'If you will to the coffee room.' he said
you can meet DR.. Ruysdaal
Miss Basbleu appeared to hesitate
..nough of romantic foreigners for tonight"
gently suggested her companion.
Miss Basbleu dropped his arm and led the way
to the coffee room.
DR.. Ruysdaal, the Hungarian ana the hearns
were seated in cloud OF smoke. leaning over
their coffee cups. To them came the slim and nne
Rasb,eu with me- escort. introduced she sat
down opposite the Doctor. who looked at her with
mild amusement in his large blue eyes.
..I hear Miss Basbleu" he said gutturally. that
Won are something of savant"
"Ob. no." said the young lady. shaking her bright
head 81 am only a college graduate"
DR. Ruysdaal said, SOP" and looked vague.
..In America" said the Hungarian. lean
ing forward to interpret for them' almost all
young ladies go to a college,
"A university" said the Doctor, wrinkling his
brows Like Berlin? have seen women at the
University of Berlin"
mot quite like Berlin or Heidelberg said the
rJunearien with a subtle smile. Rather more
like a nunnery-a large, beautiful nunnery-where
the young ladies wear gowns OF Paris and discuss
fuyspans, Tolstoy and Nietszche all day long
The Doctor threw back his head and laughed up
roariously. "Ach! Wuhoefhch' fo" iuhhS' he
exclaimed.
Miss Rasbeu flushed graduate Of Bryn Mawr
is not used to having the higher education Of
women called funny. But she took into consdera-
tion the fact that the Doctor had been ten years
in lava where. of course. he was rather out OF
world movements.
Zone Of our graduates is now in Java, she said.
sweetIv She went out a missionary. Her
name is Constance Rattle Do you know her?"
.No, said the Doctor firmly Il do not know
eny missionaries"
Something in his tone made Miss Basbleu say
wistfuly: But you think they do good work. don't
your
The Doctor gave a long. mischievous chucke.
.yVork?" he said. ''Hm-work. They grow to-
hacco thew collect Oriental rugs, they get fat
.But the converts?' interrupted Miss Basbeu.
converts? Umph There is missionary in my
settlement who has been there three years. In
that time he has made two converts-hs horse boy
and his cook They poor servants also No
ratiya hut the lowest will change his religion. II
7 engage a black boy. ask him first of all: Are
you Christian? If he says yes kick him out.
for he is low caste, what you call pariah and
will he faithless 10 also he to his gods
Miss Basbleu began to be glad she had not gone
IN the East with Miss Constance Rattle she
had once after chapel thought OF doing.
MOSTLY they become Christians because they do
not want to work. The greatest remarkability OF
a native Is bis dislike Of work. When he Ia con-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
MISS BASBLEU GETS
RATHER A SHOCK
HER HERO TURNS OUT TO
BE NO LADY'S NAN.
His Ideas About WOman's Status
Seem Decidedly Crude to
College Graduate.

Miss Basbleu lust graduated from Bryn Mawr
college stood leaning against the rail of the ocean
steamer examining her fellow passengers. Visitors
had Just been chased of the decks, though it
would still be a half hour before the boat moved
and Miss Basbleu, having bade farewell 10 her
best friends had turned her attention to what
people remained aboard
II was the average June shipload-a deck full
of lively tourists, waving American flags and
lunches Of flowers at large bodies of bowling ad-
1nirers on the pier, interspersed with taciturn'
single foreigners on business trips and well-to-do
Cerla-A rnerican families taking their numerous
Trogeny for exhibition in the Fatherland.
There were brides and bridegrooms getting the
5aclx steward 10 nut their chairs in some exclusive
fpot where they need speak to no one, and chill
S1ren xornir z their excited way between the legs
of their elders There college boys and col
leee professors. and young women with that IN
dulating walk that shows so well on shlpboard.
Already the man who searches the names Of de-
sirable acauaintances on the backs Of steamer
chairs was making his furtive rounds, and the
stout Wall Street broker trying 10 look IN
-tensely nautical with rubber soed shoes and
telescope. Everybody seemed unusually happy and
unusually foolish. but there not much In
their appearance to suggest the beauty and mys-
terry Of the ships, and the magic Of the sea
Miss Rasbleel sighed heavily. They don't look
very interesting. do they?" she remarked 10 the
friends with whom she was travelling gray
haired man and his comfortable wife
They're nice quiet respectable lot # that's
what you mean" grunted the gray-haired one
tnaned Hearn). "A few hashy characters is what
YOU want, eh? Something TO make you think you
are really seeing the world
u suppose that's it," acknowledged the college
graduate: but deeper shade Of wistfulness spread
over her face.
II Miss Basbleu did not ind her fellow passen-
gers Interesting, several persons found her worth
locking A nondescript, single gentleman, out
for holiday, shot glance at her slim elegance,
She happened Just then be looking at some
thing which pleased her-the Infinitely scornful
Dutch captain just descending from his cabin
end smile lit up the whole delicate structure of
her face with such a fash Of intense life that
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
A SURE THING.

young Taylor. that will go our on deck now
is close here u-,lsi
The Doctor bowed 10 her with a Signify
air and continued TO discuss the Chinese army
Later that evening. when Mr. and MIS ,,,,r
emerged from the coffee room. they oeh''u ,ss
ward and young Taylor, pretty far up ..,lsa
bow the only people still on deck mss - ,ssd
had on his gray ulster. and with her o~ile ~ an
thrown back like eager boy was AIS lSl> :, an
parently with great gayety. the very pic,ul p, xas
aspiring happy American girl Young - - all
not talking much He was leaning asaliS' ,,fs
locking at her with his quzzical. far-seeihs
understanding her perfectly. biding MS 'i'
II ike that young man." said Hearh- ,,srg
who is he. anyway said Mrs. Hsarn' i'''
rreditatively at the couple. =, ne
His father Is old Taylor. preSlueH'
Wichita & Wisconsin Railroad-you know .slrv
.'Oh. that Taylor" said Mrs Hearn reSg q, tns
Then they both looked again at the eOup'
bow. -. Mrs.
II don't think we need be afraid Sa
Hearn, that Ursula will marry forelshsi'
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
a TACTFUL ADMIRER.

How you?" said kind. level voice in her
ear, and the nondescript man. looking very well
in a gray ulster, sat down in the chair next her.
Isn't it great?' be said waving his steamer cap
at the leaping. foaming mounds of water that
plunged toward them.
Miss Basbleu not enthusiastic, but the non
descript Taylor did not to notice 1t. He
monologued pleasantly about the passengers. the
days run, and otner impersonal topics, and in a
few minutes tactfuly left her to doze
He is kind creature thought Miss Basbleu
drowsily. And not dull. either
For several days Ursula remained in her
comatose state. attended by the steward by Hearn,
and by the quiet Mr. Taylor. The last named
became the link between her and the little world
of shipboard. He gave her little dry point
tongue sketches of the people board: how the
nervous American couple his table were in
mortal anxiety about the purity OF their bottled
water; how the priest got tipsy every evening.
and by the time dessert came was singing little
French songs; how the pompous old gentleman at
the second table would have German pancakes for
breakfast and so forth. and Miss BaRbeu
questioned him about the Dutch doctor, That gen.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
ClNCHING 1T.
Copyright. 1905. by The Judge Company New York)

tenan 1t appeared, still talking about Budcha
to his Hungarian acquaintance
I'D so like to meet him. sighed Miss Basbleu
"Of course. Just because he's been where HONS
and wolves and temples, and other romantic prop
critics are kept, you think he must be no end OF
hero" said Taylor
Not at ALL" replied Miss Basbleu, Indignantly.
Mr.. Taylor narrowed his keen eyes, and smiled
a far seeing smile
On the fourth day out Ursula sufficiently
restored to the world of and ships to go
down TO dinner. Greatly to her disappointment
the red bearded did not appear-his friend
said he was writing a hospital report in the
smoking room. and refused to be disturbed'-out
every one else was there in all his delightful
novelty The young German, with the intensely
black hair and the intensely red cheeks. gave
Ursula great deal of amusement, so much SO
| that after dinner the faithful Taylor presumed
on short acquaintance. to warn her.
You mustn't be nice to those foreigners, ne
said They don't understand it,
Miss Basbleu was distinctly huffed, and declined
to walk around the deck with Mr.. Taylor.
That same evening, when she stroled into the
saloon she found the forid hammered young Ger
man making heavenly music at the piano She
fingered a to listen to 1t, and catchlns
sight of her, he expanded several cubic rect ana
played with greater flourtshes At the end or the
niece he asked You like song?" and without
waiting 70 be pressed burst into vocal melody. At
the very first below a dozen people thronged into
the doorway of the saloon behind Miss Basoieu'
and at the second a dozen more, formed In a SORT
of mob senli-crcle around the performer and
| Ursula to whom he directly addressed his song
II was saucy peculiarly tender and, as 1t seemed
TO Miss Basbeu. peculiarly vulgar, both OF Whlcn
qualities were accentuated by the ford young
| man. Miss Basbeus cheeks began TO Durn' ana
she longed sink through the floor To turn
| her back on him and push her way through the
| crowd would make her even more conspicuous
| so she stood her ground with an expression OF
naughty Indifference, while the insufteraoie song
| went
II only know I 1ofe you
I,ofe me- and the world is mine!
At that instant in the doorway she saw the sWart
| Hungarian and the red bearded Doctor They
were taking in The whole scene. with smiles of un-
| disguised amusement. This was the helght OF
| roort7ca ton Ursula was about to force her way
ont at all COSTS when young Taylor elbowed him.
| self into the room, with a very grim look IN MS
! steely gray eyes and stepped across to her
Miss Basbleu' he said quietly, MI Hearn
| wants to know if you will come to the coffee
room" and he led the way through the crowd
When they were out deck Miss Basbleu put
| her hand on his arm and said, Thank YOU
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12

make out that the topic was not at al
concerned with loss of baggage catching steam
ers but seemed be argument about or1eh'al
languages The dark young man put in woro ot
interruption from time to time but the otner was
the more aggressive talker. He turned OH Inosl o.
the stewards proffered dishes with an impatient
shake his head. and gave himself up 70 Vehc-
nent discourse Ursula observed that he had a
big bulging forehead and broad, fat nose. IKE
Socrates; that he had large boyish blue eyes, anu
that his hand which he shook enphatically at his
listener, white and clever looking
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12

all other faces looked expressionleso beside IT.
That's q nice girl said nondescrpt 10 the
friend walking with him. The friend looked a'
Miss Basbleu.
Too clever" he warned.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
A LATE ARRIVAL

-rho r.,znIank was I'D now; the steamer was
really moving and a final hush Of genuine emo
ton. quite different from the former snowy goou-
hies had fallen upon every one. Each was so IN
.,,- ,,,o, the narrow strip of water now between
+,e wharf and the Volendam that they did not at
first nnrceive q red-bearded man. wearing a White
linen suit and very broad -brimrned Panama nat
who was making leisurey approach to"diu mo
r.aaroer So nonchalant his appearance, so
casuaI his gait that Of all those through wnom he
,,-.e e1hou-ing his way only small newsboy per
ca,,,ad in him an exciting figure With wonder1ui
intuitive grins the newsboy yelleo shrliiS' ,
v-hizz Boss, You amt trying TO eaten 'hat poa'
A. +tesa words calculated 70 thrill every hustiing
American the crowd turned saw the ne"sooy
,,rancing round the legs of the red-bearded man.
an,- every one in a different shade of exhorlauon
and excitement yelled Hurry up!
The man looked swiftly around him and then at
the steamer With a sudden cathke actl'i'y he
leaned TO the edge Of the wharf
Here steward give me a hand, ne cameo per
e,,,,+oril,, TO one of the Dutch stewards leaning
o,-er the rail of the Volendam. The steward hesl-
+ated and called out something about get a boat,
but wiry sailor jumped forward nraceo hllii'e
on the extreme outside edge Of the RAIL- ana eh-
tended long tattooed With great agility
-, 1otooor,er made leap from the wharf landed
o,a foot on the steamers side and one hand on
the tattooed wrist and before the crowd could gasp
~ an officer could forbid him pulled IN by the
wfry sailor,
He stood placIdly lndlnerenl 10 Inc sIo"oiN0 'A-0
pressed round him. and chuckling softly 10 MINI
ssIf whom = man from the dock called out:
is your baggage on board?'
The latecomer went to the rail and for the first
time seemed perturbed. 'Baggage? ne caAeo
"Ach thank you. 1 haf forgotten it
What" yelled the man on the dock
Il haf forgotten it he said, little irnpauehty'
and turned his back to go upstairs
.e1NelL III be damned said the man on the COCK
N his neighbors while the crowd laughed. and
cranad their necs TO the last OF the eccentric
passenger.
on the upper deck Miss Basbleu had watched
al NJ This incident with sparkling eyes. Even be-
fore the stranger had jumped for the boat she had
noted his approach. Now she laid her hand on
her guardians arm and said. impressively:
.'Iearney. that is the only man on the ooat
care TO meet"
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
DISILLUSIONED.

vert. he gets food from missionaries Very pleas
ant. Now he can gamble all day long"
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12

The dining room crowded and ciatterlns
when the Hearns and Ursula Basnleu oesoeIueu
for their first dinner board but before the stew
ard had whirled her chair into place Ursula per-
cei,e5 that the man with the red beard was sttlns
at the foot Of their table. He did nj look up at
the last arrivals for he talking VERY earnestly
10 slight swarthy foreigner sitting next TO hlnn-
Ursula could understand only enough OF the rapia
r,,,bring of German that passed between the two
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

Grant. Hayes, Arthur and Garfield. A carpet
bag official at the close of the war, he came
in for one OF the foreign appointments
which were given by the northern presi-
dents to the republicans of the south. He
was first sent as minister or consul gen.
eral to one OF the little South American re-
publics and after that was given the con-
sulshlp to Zanzibar. Before leaving Wash
ington for the latter post he treated all his
friends, dilating the while on the splendors
OF the court of the sultan and his harem
and the black-eyed hours whom he eX-
pected to see. He then left; but at the end
of six months came back weary and worn
and sad. When asked how he liked Zanzl-
bar he replied:
Zanzibar! Zanzibar! Where in the blank
10 Zanzibarl l have been cruising over the
world for the past six months and, for
the life OF me. l can't find Zanzibar
1 have been more successful than Judge
Riley, for l have found Zanzibar, and have
even seen its young sultan, though not his
harem. For our consuls OF the future |
would say that Zanzibar is a coral island
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

prison. Some Of the streets have the walls
SO close together that carriages cannot en-
ter them, and all are so narrow that the
cabs have bells like dinner gongs, which
they keep ringing as they drive through
the streets, to warn the people to get out
of the way.
The whole place is a combination OF
squalor and %splendor. Some of the
shabbiest houses have doors of teak wood
so beautiful that they would ornament any
Fifth avenue palace, and these doors open
into the meanest OF shops and warehouses.
The architecture throughout is Mohamme-
dan, and the best-clad people IN the streets
are those who wear turbans and gowns,
Many of the Arab merchants dye their
boards a brick-dust red, and l see scores OF
women who go about completely covered
by yellow gowns which fall without a
break from their heads to their feet. Their
faces are entirely covered, and each girl
looks out through q network of white cords
woven over a hole not larger than a visit
ing card, and that so closely that one can
not see the eyes behind.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28
Island of CIOveA.

In coming here from Tanga we steamed
along the Zanzibar coast for about forty
miles, and there are twenty or more miles
yet below US. Zanzibar is about fifty
miles long and twenty miles wide. and 1t
would make altogether about 400 l,OOO-acre
farms. AS you look at It from the sea the
land Is low and its shores are fringed with
cocoanut trees loaded with nuts. The island
has a dense vegetation. 1t is in the heart
of the tropics and is noted for the fertility
OF It's soil. It is the chief Glove island OF the
world, and the cakes and pickles of the
universe are favored by It. Throughout
Europe and +NA United States the are mil
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

blowing 6.s2O.OO cubic feet OF air In an
hour, which would make Il possible for
an ordinary-sized town almost 20 generate
its own tornado.
Almost any little city would be satisf ed
with the lighting plant In one Of New
Nork's modern skyscrapers. In the 5 nE r
building there are 14'oJ incandcs 'cnt a D g,
while on the outside Of the forty-seven-
story tower are 1870 more.
These. together with the searchlasts
which play on the tower from the rocs II
tho main building. make the skyscrarer
visible in bold relief at n SHIT for a distance
Of twenty miles. The rays Of the powerful
soarchl'sht IN the lantern browning the
tower are visible scventy-five miles way.
Tho lighting system Of the Singer build
ing represents a capacity Of 27S.S candle
power. The boilers Of the building. to
generate light, heat, power, etc, must
yearly generate 100000 pounds Of steam.
This will take 100000 gallons Of water
and 5000 tons of coal.
The tower elevator cars travel about 60
feet a minute. with the building faIlv
well filled the cars viii travel 80 mics
daily and make a yearly total Of $50
miles, or about four times the dista0ce
around the earth. The length Of the h' H.
est elevator shaft Is 5i5 feet nine lucaos,
the tower from curb to roof being 81 feet.
There have boon expended In the con-
struction Of the Singer building about co.,
900 days labor. One man would have q I'D
lasting goo years II he cared 10 tackle it
alone.
The Metropolitan Life building, when It s
completed, will afford much larger figures
than these. The tower will rot only be
eighty-three feet higher than the S'nser
structure but is of larger proportions all
the way through.
Its gross weight will be S4.OOO,OOO pounds,
or 1888 tons, which Is about twice as
much as the gross weight Of the Singer
tower. The since tower - sixty-fiyc feet
square whereas the new Madison Square