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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01
MANY TINY ISLANDS
BELONG TO ENGLAND
British Flag Protects Many Unin-
habited Coral Reefs in
Every Sea.
Every Sea.

That latest addition to the British
empire. Coetivy Island, is not the small
est reigned over by King Edward
For Coetivy, although little more than
a chunk of volcanic rock. dumped down
by nature in the middle Of the Indian
ocean, is between eight and nine squarC
miles in extent: and this, for a DIES ert
island. IS quite a respectable size.
II is. for instance, at least tel. times
as big as Pudding Island, In the Tonga
group. which is. by latest reports. less
than a mile in circumference The area
of this latter, too, is gradually dimin-
subsistence Of the base ca which IL
stands. It derives its curious name
from it's striking resemblance 20 the top
half Of a pudding, the barrier reef which
entirely surrounds il standing for sne
rim Of the basin
Then, again, there is Beehive Island.
in the south Pacific, whici. rises from
the cenEer Of perfectly circular plat
form. 70 a height Of 400 feet. in a
smooth dome shaped hill II polished
basalt, exactly resembling a beehive.
Its area altogether is less than 1000
acres Nevertheless, on the ledge sur
rounding the inaccessible central dOroe.
are some 200 natives, who support
themselves by fishing. the only prac-
ttSable occupation.
conway Island is another curiosity in
snailness. It Is only six feet above the
water Ninepin Island, near st. PauTs.
IN the southern Indian ocean, is shaped
exactly like gigantic ninepin, and no
body has ever succeeded in climbing
to its top. But its total area cannot
exceed a few score acres. Hunter Island
Is another tiny portion Of the British
empire upon which no one has ever SET
foot, although 1t was discovered by
is an oblong block of volcanic rock,
rising sheer from the sea to the height
of 900 feet. and measures half a mile
long and one-third Of mile in breadth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01
RAINY DAY COSTS
BIG CITIES DEAR
S500,000 Loss to London When
the Weather Is
Bad.

OF course every one Is int ,ested in
the weather, but few think b ow much
effect it has on the trade. says the
Scientific American. In this Connection
the Dresdner Anzeiger sums Up. appar-
emily from English sources, some fig
ures concerning the cost OF bad weather
10 those engaged in the different
branches Of trade.
When IL rains, nearly all tradesmen
complain OF bad business, except the
cigar dealers: the latter, however. rub
their hands With delight. The desire u
make a bad day more endurable by a
good cigar increases the takings Of the
cigar dealer by Is per cent.
That public house keepers in the city
have no cause for complaint. every one
knows Whoever has anything to do in
the street supplies himself with UNI
breIla and raincOat, and these cost
money. In nearly all the shops the
proprietOrs wait Unavathngly for Gus
toners. Ladies especially have no
great desire TO shop in the rain. That
means a considerable loss OF trade; II
has been estimated that the shops in
the West End of London lose by a sin
gle rainy day $4,000.
Some kinds Of merchandise are espe-
ciaIly sensitive to the influence Of the
weather Mutton and pork, for instance.
are spoiled by ve.y strong electric
dischar ges; so that many a butcher will
lose $50 to SO by a thunderstorm.
a real London foS is much more ex-
darkness For gas alone. London ex-
ponds per day, where there is a fog,
$500 more than usual. The apOthe-
carries are pleased by such weather, for
the reason that 1t causes a number OF
diseases. SC that their income is dou-
bled. The underground railways also
have. their income increased by rain
and fog.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01
ArShip Flies Like Bird;
AUiator Calls in Balloon

cleared the ground and rose about ten
feet above the surface. II spun across
the track at a good speed until IL came
near the grand stand Then II gradu-
ally slowed down and began 10 settle.
in coming down IL resembled huge
bird alighting.
Farman sat clamly in the ship. and
when he marked the SPOT where he
wished TO alight he shut of the power,
and, by working one lever aIter an
other, brought the machine 10 the
ground without the least bump There
II was caught BY his assistants and
wheeled back 10 the starting point
again. From the moment that Farman
got into his craft and pulled his levers
he seemed 20 have perfect control or
the aerOplane. and never Tor moment
appeared afraid he cold not land Just
where he wanted 70.
The ease with which he managed the
craft left no doubt IN the minds or
those who watched him that II he were
asked TO 20 ont in the bay and drop
shells on an incoming feet he would
undertake the task with as little fear
as he showed when he spun across the
track Among those who watched the
maneuvers with keen interest was Brig
Gen. James Allen. chief OF the Army
Signal Corps.
Shows Airship Stunts.
The second trip across the track was
as sUcce ssful as the first When the
wheels left the ground on the second
trip. Farman started 20 show OF 1T
tie He executed what he called hop
ping. The aerOple IN this movement
would rise for a few feet, settle 70 the
ground until IL touched and -hen rise
until il went across the track. Agar
Farman slowed down. as he brougr
near the grandstand, and he .
within a few feet OF the spot where ne
had alighted on the first trip.
Farman said the air conditions on the
track were not the best for aerOplane
maneuvres- It was largely TO Eec &C
.Customed To the bTeeZes there that he
took out his craft last night. he want
ed TO study The air currents, so that
when he should make his ascent this
afternoon he would not be taken by sur
prise and carried away from the crowd
On the third trip Farman maneuvereu
over the track. Though the height TO
feet, Farman headed the aerOplane here
and there 10 prove he could take any
direction he willed-
The behOlders threw UP their hats and
cheered. The sight Of a man guiding
a curious ship through the air ana
apparently able 10 go anywhere ne
wiiled was so amazing that nobody
could refrain from cheering.
Farman had less trouble with bis
aeroplane than most persons have with
their automobiles. He did not have 20
use a wrench once, and his engine never
kicked" When he finished his trial
trips ne said the craft was in perfect
working order and promised. in his I'M
assuming way. that he would give the
public a treat when he got far enough
up in the air.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01
Season for tShoUing the Queer;;"
Three Fall Prey to Wilkes Men
MoonShine Time Comes When Waving Corn Is Gar
nercd-One Made Silver, Two Tamper
With Uncle Sans Gold

that he did the job alone. Mr.. Rounds
outfit has also been captured
In far Arizona Fred and Charles Vile
land and Edward Neaman, the latter
being a br1ther-in-law OF the two for
mer, tired q. the prOSaic life OF farming
and, according 20 certain Information in
the hands of the Secret Service men.
evolved the rlan OF filling so gold
pieces. Gently splitting a coin, the
disappointed farmers would extract 60
per cent Of the gold and refill the coin
with attractive brass Furthermore, the
three were socialists and believed that
the money Of the world should be equal
II divided. All went We'll until q sus-
picious merchant examined the edge
of the coin under a pawnshOp micro
scope and Immediately called loudly for
the police, Fred and Charles and Ed
ward are now awaiting trial
Charged With Sweating Gems"
Lee Banterman. also Of ARIZONA. Ian
cuisines behind the bars because he is
thought 70 have persisted IN sweat
ing gold coins. Agents George Hazen,
who rounded Up the three farmers.
didn't think Banterman should put
Uncle Sans gold through the third de-
gree in this manner and demonstrated
with him by leading him into a nice.
comfortable Jail Sweating" Chief
Wilkie says, Is the gentle art OF giving
gold coin an acid bath and then pre-
cipitating the gold. II is the contention
OF the Government that gold doesn't
need a bath, not even a milk bath.
Later. Esi coon as the crops come IN,
the moonshiner will feel a yearning 20
sip the dew, and then mayhap the coun-
tsrfeiters viii stand a better show.
Their opportunities are few these days,
with the hsnchnen OF Secret Service
Chief Willie upon their trail. all the
way from Maine 10 Mexico
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01
CONLES
RETIRED TODAY
Will Continue Duties as
Chief Of the Bureau of
Equipment.

Rear Admiral William Sheffield Cowles.
brother-in-law OF President Roosevelt.
and chief OF the Bureau Of Equipment,
Navy Department. was placed on the re-
tired list today Admiral COWles has beer
attending the tercentennial ceremonies
in Quebec as the official representative
OF the United States Navy. Since Feb
fuary, 1906, he has been chief OF the
Bureau OF Equipment, and, although
retired, will continue to hold this Office.
Others Are Promoted.
The retirement Of Admiral Cowles
Will promote William ]. Barnett, super
intendent Of the Naval Academy, OBJ
servatory, TO the grade Of rear admiral
Commander Clifford J. Bousch. inspec-
tor Of the second lighthouse district, TO
captain: Lieut. Commander @. ". Cline,
navigating officer of the battleship
Georgia. to commander; Lieut.. Com
nsnder Thomas y. Parker. on duty at
Mare Island, 10 commander.
Admiral CowIes was born in Farm
ingt0n, Conn, on August !, 1876, and
was graduated from the Naval Acad-
envy with the class OF 1867. From 1891
to 1892 ne served in Washington as
naval aide TO the Secretary OF the Navy.
in charge of militia affairs. He was
naval attache at the American embassy
IL London from 1880 10 1897
Commanded the Topeka.
During the Spanish war Admiral
Cowles, then a lieutenant commander.
commander the gunboat Topeka, which
captured Port Nipe. after exchanging
a few shots with the Spanish gunboat
Jorge Juan. which was anchored in the
bay. From 1893 10 1903 he vas assistant
chief of the Bureau Of Navigation and
naval aide 20 President Roosevelt He
commanded the battieshiD Missouri
from 1853 to 1915.
During his duty in command OF the
Missouri a powder explosion occurred
in the tuTTet OF tho battlCship OF PenSe-
cola IN 1904. killing five officers and
twcnty-pine men The explosion was
caused by a bareback during target
practice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01

Because moonshine disulleries do not
flourish In the summer as in the golden
autumn. Chief Wnlie. OF the Secret
Service, was forced TO admit when
asked for a hair-raising story today
that the most stirring events now hap
pening In Secret Service circles is the
locating OF the queer"
Chief Will0ie fished about In the papers
on his desk and backed up the state
ment by Information showing that his
trusty henchmeI had rounded up a
counterfeiting outfit in Rhode Island
and two In Arizona since the beginning
of the week.
The Midway, Of Crescent Park, Provi-
denCe. r. l., was the undoing of one
Rounds, who hailed from Portland,
Ne. and had a penchant for making
silver dollars that looked remarkably
like the real article Mr.. Rounds spent
his money so freely among the Midway
attractions that a soda fountain clerk.
having been warned that there was
some OF the spurious in the neighbor-
hood, finally located the qerpetrstor OF
the little indiscretiOn. A Secret Service
man and a park officer gave chase. Mr..
Rounds having expressed a desire 10
leave the park when the soda clerk
admired the beauty Of his silver dollars.
Bystander Yictimized Again.
Like tho Womai. who asks some one to
hold my baby a rev minutes" Mr.
Rounds sped through the gate and
showed package into the hands of an
innocent bystander Who had hardly re-
covered from his surprise before he
was under arrest as a confederate said
innocent bystander was later liberated
when Mr. Rounds was captured as he
was boarding a steamer and confessed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01
DINNER IN CHICAGO
AT ? CENTS PLATE

CHICAGO, Aug -Four hundred
children OF the Graham School, Forty
fifth street and Union avenue. were
treated 10 a luncheon today, nd they
we're told that the spread had cost e1-
actIy 2 cents a plate. Nor were they
any the less grateful than surprised at
the array OF good things which hal been
served them BY the Students Aid Asso-
cia ton OF Chicago as an experiment
Here IS the menu, which was prepared
for today, and may be varied from day
70 day at exactly the same cost:
Baked Beans Boiled Potatoes
Bread and Butter.
Cereal Nectar. 'Harlequi1'' Dessert
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01
LIGHTNING KILLS
TOBACCO PLANTS

YORK, Pa, Aug. 1.-Six hundred
by a prank OF lightning near this city.
The freakish electric bolt charged the
ground with the fluid and the green
plants were scared and killed.
Another bolt struck an oak tree near
by. and 1t belched like a furnace. The
tree. which Is five feet In diameter, was
hollow and filed with leaves, and as
soon as the duid touched II a column OF
black smoke was emitted and for two
days the tree has burned
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01

NEW YORK, Aug AFTER demon
strating in two sensational flights that
his aeroplane is master OF the air. Henri
Farman, the French aeronaut, late this
afternoon will make his first public
ascension at the Brighton Beach race
track
The two preliminary flights were pri-
vate exhibitions given before 500 invited
guests. Farman seemed 70 have his
freakish looking craft under control at
all times. Z rode through the air as
gracefully as a swallow and responded
10 the slightest touch Of its driver
At no time did the aeroplane rise
above twenty feet from the ground. ana
1t SCARED this way and that. riding
easily and making no noise except for
the slight whirring sound of the pro-
peller.
Visit From Balloon.
When FarmAn was Up with his c-aft
he received a visit from . brother aero
naut After he had alighted near the
grandstand the crowd saw another pc
culiar object in the air, coming from the
direction OF Brighton Beach Park II
came TO a point over the track, circled
about for a few moments as II looking
for a good place to aiight, then settled
and In a few minutes rested on the
ground a few feet from Farman's aero
plane.
Charles X. Hamilton, the aeronaut Of
Brighton Beach Park, stepped ouc Of
the visiting dirigible balloon, walked
over to Farman and saIuted him. Ham
nton knew that Farman would have his
ship out about that time, and thought
It would be courtesy 10 pay him call
in true aeronautic fashion. AS the two
men shook hands, the crowd on the
track CheeTed.
Hamilton, however, was not as sue
cessful in his trip as Farman. AS he
was coming down on the track he shut
of his engine too quickly. and a blade
OF his propeller snapped But an as
sistant ran back 10 the aerOdrome in
Brighton Beach Park and got another
blade. so Hamilton sailed away in dig
nifty
Runs Along round First.
To get his hand in" Farman had
twenty men push his curious looking
craft out from under the sned in the
betting ring on the track, and wheel il
to the northwest corner. There the men
held ii until the little aerOnaut gave
them the word to release IT. At the
same time he started mis- powerful en-
CINE and threw back the lever. At first
the craft ran along the ground on its
wheels, then il began TO rise. Finally il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01
500 STOP WORK
TO UPHOLD TWO

BUTLER, Pa, Aug. 1.-The Standard
Plate Glass Works. employing 500 men,
closed yesterday. owing TO a strike OF
100 men In the grinding department
The company has given its Ultimatum
that two men, discharged for refusal to
complete a days work for which they
were paid, Will not be reinstated
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01

AIUNCIE, Ind, A.
broken heart beCaus
she was proud, was
Mar Foulke, eighty
forted in her final nc
al her bedside. thrOJ
Governor Hanly. q
FOulke. AccOmpaniC
young FOClke has b
eral days. but ne p
PEELED 10 return TO
whether his mother
He Is manaclIE e
OF his parent, Officer
prison, fearing 70 8
relief
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01
EXCURSION PLANNED
FOR POOR CHILDREN

The Salvation Army has made ar
engagements FOR a picnic for the poor
children Of Washington Street cars
have been chartered and q great time
IS exrec-ed by the youngsters.
The picnic win be given at Glen Echo
Park AuEusr 5.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-01
FROM PR. ELL
TO DYIN AlOTHER

Dying q q
son. OF whom
o prison, MIS-
E old, IS CON-
the presence
], kindness OF
son. George
prison guard.
ONE for sew
viii be com
this week,
Il alive OF not.
1.-THE prcsenC =
Hurst, OF tie
n even this
New-York tribune., 1908-08-16

jacques Wely who wrote that he had been making
q thorough search to discover the identity Of MS
wifes father. whom he had good reason to be
lieve was no other than I. still had grave doubts
could not believe that daughter had been Nv
ing SC near TO me. and within fifteen miles from
Paris I went TO Montford lAmaury and the docu-
ments shown me there convinced me that at last
ha5 found my daughter. l had given my daugh-
ter four names-Fulv,a Layinia, Itala, Roma. The
copy of the birth certificate contained these names
and described the girl the daughter of Amilcare
Clpriani. photographer, and his wife Adolhna Rue,
domiciled at oxford Market. Marylebone, London
Doubt was no longer possible. My daughter and
looked at each other. We at once embraced with
rapture. but the emotion was too much for me- and
l nearly tainted. 1t that after my wtfe's
death. during my absence in Noumea, my little
daughter entrusted to maternal relatives.
They called her la Cornrnuparde. No one ever
spoke to her about me. Any mention OF her father
was forbidden. Her Fulvia was changed to
Julia. She only suspected long afterward that her
father whom she had been led to suppose had been
al obscure photographer long since dead, was no
other than the old man now before you My son-in
law made the discovery by searching the parish
registers IN London. When he read the names
"Fulva Lavinia italia Roma he exclaimed,
That's enough. No but q revolutionst would
have given such these 20 his daugh-
ter" G l. B.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
Motor 20fcr7fcs Nosv Smart Fad
The Attractions of Picturesque Woodlands Lure to
Many Members of Fashionable Colonies

crystal that eventually joins the Sound, and
almost any point along its banks place can
be selected that will give a perfect treat 10 the
eye. The various members OF Frederick g.
Bourne's family constantly exploring in auto
mobiles. of which the garage at Indian Neck Hall
holds at least ifteer of different makes and sizes.
Their house parties taken In subdivided groups
OF four in a to the destined grounds by routes
picked out 10 show off the most lovely parts OF
the surrounding country The family OF William
X Vanderbilt jr.. also does lot of motoring.
with luncheons al fresco from their place at
Great Neck. Long Island. and other young mem
bers Of the Vanderbilt kin, the Reginald c. Van
derbdlts. frequent hosts at Sandy Point Farm,
Newport IN the manner already referred TO-
The Lsenox people and the young. progressive ele-
ment OF stockbrdge band together for picnics at
least once a week. coming well stocked with pro-
visions from both directions 10 the proposed meet
ing ground Miss Dixey and the Bristeds are the
moving spirits in all these excursions The Bris-
teds have on their own place hilltop that can
be called a mountain. and often do the jaunts
lead to the foot of IT, where all must leave the
automobiles and climb steep. rugged path TO
reach the plateau After luncheon there is al
ways a bonfire of the wooden plates, paper nap
kins and other debris. for these LenoN picnics.
even though distinguished diplomats be the guests,
are run on the strictly picnic basis Of every man
sharing in the work.
Mrs Robb de p. Tytus. at AshintuiIy Farms.
birmingham Just little beyond LenOx is an ideal
young matron. for she In ever ready to chaperons
New-York tribune., 1908-08-16

her girl and friends or invite them 70 corns
10 her for any Of their proposed outings In tbs
autumn the young people change from picnics To
elaborate suppers. after which barn dance fre-
quently follows in the famous barn where Mrs.
Tytus holds formal barn dances at Thanksgiving
time and other holiday dates. The Stockbrdge pro-
motors Of good times rely on Miss Iasigi Mss
Choate and the numerous members OF the SedS-
wick family for the starting OF each event Mrs
Henry Winthrop Gray gave the opening "old-fash-
ioned country picnic Of the season in Curtis
Woods near Lenox for Mrs George Cabot Lodge
Without motor picnics the Southampton peOpls
would be very unhappy. Tor even in the days when
rural stages were the only means OF transportation
TO the wooded haunts straight TO the north. clam
bakes assisted by well selected basket contribu-
tions were the dearest ambition OF the yOungeR
set The George Schienelins the Archibald ROs-
erses the Henry Trevorses. the Underhtlis Living
stons GOelet GalIatins Robbses and Hoyts pa
tcularly favor entertaining small parties OF tnn-
mate friends In this way. and two thrse cars
frequently st the point fc- an unusually
marry time.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
A BOYS PAPER.
'The Weekly Reporter" Edited and Pub
lished by q Youth of Thirteen.

very youthful editor is Paul Almy Weeks. OF
Newport, r. I Paul is not yet thirteen years old.
but he is the writer, editor and publisher OF The
Weekly Reporter" and what is more he IS keep
ing it manfully In the issue of Monday, July 8,
he had the proud privilege OF printing Vol. II"
the head of the editorial columns.
Paul's printing press Christmas present
and instead of regarding 1t merely toy. he re-
solved to put 1t to real use. THE Weekly Report
er" is not very large. consisting, in fact, of two
In this little space. however, crowded a good
account Of the meeting Of the Democratic conven-
ton. some items about Peary's start for the POLE
an account OF the Fourth IN Newport and other
Newport news and-Inost important 10 boys-re-
suits of recent ball games. Also. there is de-
scrpton Of a visit Paul made to Concord, Mass
and the things he saw there. The print is so nice
and large that it would object lesson TO many
a more ambitious and better known newspaper
publisher.
Paul went to Middetown about the middle OF
July for the summer but that didn't interfere
with THE Weekly Reporter more than to make
the issue one day the week OF moving. He
took his printing press along and announced that
the address of The Reporter would be- for the
summer Paul a. Wilks care of ]. oscar Peck
ham Green End avenue, Nddletown. r. L" The
Young editor announces that news items will be
thankfully received and original contributions will
be nrnted The Weekly Reporter goes TO cities
Il, Massachusetts, Wisconsin. New York, Illinois.
New Jersey New Hampshire and Oregon. The
srbscrtption list been twice doubled, and now
numbers about fifty.