Middletown transcript., 1908-09-19
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. c., September 18th, 1905
THE season is near when the President
will return to the White House, the
Diplomatic Corps to their residences in
the West End and when the Cabinet Of
fcers will once more occupy their accus.
toned places in the Departments and at
Cabinet meetings. President Roosevelt
is expected here next week and notwith.
standing the fact that there are two very
prominent men trying to succeed him in
the Presidential chair, he is easily the
most thought of and talked of man in the
country, if not in the world. The past
summer has been the severest in the way
of heat in the memory of man and these
cool September days and nights are most
grateful to residents and to the returning
officials. The tuberculosis Congress will
meet here in few days and distinguished
specialists from all parts of the world will
assemble, read papers and exchange views
looking to the possible eradication of the
great white plague. The sessions will be
open to the public and will no doubt be
of interest to many people other than the
medical profession. In the National Mu-
scum building, now almost completed,
careful preparation is being made for the
displays of the exhibits of the Tubercu-
losis Congress. A large force Of work
men is daily unpacking and arranging a
variety OF interesting things which ex-
plain the progress systematic hygienesis
making in all parts of the civilized world.
The exhibits are to be located on the
main floor and are divided into three
parts, viz. the space allotted to foreign
governments, the space allotted to the
United States government and the space
allotted to the various state governments.
The foreign governments which will make
extensive exhibits are England, Germany,
Russia, Japan, France, Sweden, Switzer-
land, Brazil, Argentine, Republic, Austria
and Cuba. OF these, the German and
Swiss exhibits promise to be the most
complete. One of the most perfect
models of the many on exhibition is in
the German collection. 1t is reproduc-
ton in miniature of the Berlin Work
mems Sanitorium for Consumptives.
This institution is one of the largest in the
world and has accommodation for four
teen hundred patients. The model,
which is perfect replica of the original,
is twenty feet square. 1t is remarkable
piece OF miniature production. England
has very complete display of PATHOLOGY
cal specimens and the exhibits of the
other powers are largely devoted to
of prevention for combating
Word has been received
rom the famous German physician, DR..
Koch, that he is on his way to the city to
attend the Congress here.
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During the last week, the eyes of WASH
ngton aud the rest of the world to no
little extent have been directed to the re-
flights OF Oryille Wright at
Fort Meyer, near Washington. Fort
by the way, is no fort at all, but
imply collection of residences for
United States Army Officers and of bar
acks and stables for cayalrymen and
heir horses, There are usually about
Wo or three hundred men quartered at
he place, which is in Virginia, just
Icross the Potomac River from Washing
on and just back of Arlington and the
residence of the late General Robert E.
Lee. For the past two or three weeks,
Fort Myer has been the center OF the bal
oon and the aeroplane experiments OF
which all the newspapers in the world are
elIing in flaming headlines and with
uore or less accurate description. The
of the Wright Brothers
8 no doubt very remarkable, and quite
Unexpectedly. Orville Wright, the
,rother at Fort Myer, has succeeded bet
er than his brother Wilbur in France.
Four correspondent spent three or four
lours last week waiting to see the flight
4 the ship, which did not take place until
he following day, when was not there.
ince then, three or four flights have been
made and the aeroplane, with Wright
Vho from all appearances does not weigh
nore than hundred pounds and an army
went number OF times
round a half mile area at an average OF |
fifty feet. Under good weather
there is apparently no scientific
r mechanical reason why his machine |
ould not fly for day without ceasing.
he only limitations, it appears, would
e the endurance of the operator and the
uantity of fuel it could carry. OF course
be machine is not perfect, nor was the
locomotive perfect in year or two after
he first experiments with it. The aero
lane has not yet been tested for rough |
Tinds and rain. 1t cannot be started
1ithout being launched from kind OF
oboggen inclined plane to giveit its first
momentum. II can neither be started |
or stopped With the nice precision that |
as been obtaif ed with the automobile or |
be locomotix |. Its commercial value
ill of courses spend largely on improve
sents vet to i ,lmade, but it is long way |
asst the expes mental stage and it is not
tEi q in five or ten years men
i'll be able d travel in the air with
pead and colleors and no doubt COM
enies win b formed to insure their
yes