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The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

who have some acquaintance with ships
Of ordinary size.
If one Of them could be made to enter
Broadway, New York, or Northumber-
land avenue, London. II would grind its
sides against the opposing buildings ana
I'll the entire street for a series Of
blocks, its upper deck rising 20 the level
Of the sixth and seventh stories Of the
skyscrapers on either side. Were il
moored alongside Of the Capitol in
Washington, or the House Of Parliament
in London, il would nTmost hide those
enormous structures from view. If its
keel were aligned with one Of the sides
os the great Pyramid Of Egypt, whose
base occupies an area Of thirteen acres,
Its prov would rise diagonally into the
air more than 80 feet beyond the apex
Of that tremendous monument.
What credit, then. must be given 70
the administration Of a city that has
prepared for the docking Of these great
floating cities with an equipment that
is perfection itself New York can now
accommodate a 33OOO-ton leviathan
with the same ease with which she can
accommodate q rowboat. The floating
dock designed and built by Robert --ul-
ton, in Brooklyn, in opera ton In 1915,
the year Of ais death, cost him much
thought and personal labor Trifes
were lot calculated 10 Impede him OF
dampen his perseverance, Yet the
dock Of this great inventor was as a
ehild's toy compared 10 those Of to-day.
With what a glow Of enthusiasm would
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
-. CHARLES FREDERICK =STANSBURY

1911, set adrift in a small boat with
a few comrades by a mutinous crew.
Hudson made four voyages. The
first, second and fourth under English
auspices; the third under Dutch.
In 1909 Hudson entered the service
Of the Dutch East India Company and
made his historic voyage on the Half
Moon,
Vague are the facts regarding his in
dividuality. but, Ike Shakespeare, bis
name has been made immortal by his
work.
at o'clock on August II. 1907. the
awkward but significant little Clermont
left the primitive little wharf to which
she was moOred in the North River near
the old State Prison, which stood at the
western extremity Of Charles and West
Tenth streets.
II the spirit Of Fulton could stand
on that spot to-day and witness the
docking Of a modern marine marvel. IN
one Of the cabins Of which the Cler-
mont could easily be slowed, into what
q mighty maze would his mind be thrown
as he compared the marvellous pier with
the weak and diminutive wharf from
which be sailed and the great trans
atlantic liner with his queer-looking but
epoch-making little craft. And, as be
looked further into the metropolis.
would he not with his finely apprecia-
tive mind pay Il tribute of admiration
to the makers of modern New York;
For generations women performed an
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

Fulton was a many-sided man, of great
attainments and undoubted genius. The
initiation Of practical steam navigation
by means Of the ClermOnt was not the
greatest of his achievements. albeit 1t
was the most notable.
The breadth Of his mind and the en-
tire absence Of cupidity from bis na-
ture are shown in his attitude regard
ing his inventions. To Lord Grenville,
he wrote:
1T has never been my intention to
hide these inventions from the word
on any consideration have ever con-
sidered the interest Of America. free
commerce, the interests Of mankind. the
magnitude Of the object in view and
the national reputation connected with
it, superior to all calculations Of a Pc
euniary nature"
No more cogent tribute has been Maid
To the attainments Of Fulton than that
Of Admiral P. F. Harrington, wherein.
among other illusions on a highly elo-
quent plane. he said:
To few men are given those divine
inspirations, drawing from the depths
Of nature such knowledge as that Of
the principle Of specific gravity, the
law Of universal gravitation, the ex-
pansion Of gases, the arterial circula-
ton Of the blood and that great boon
to suffering mantle use Of anesthetics
THE study and Application Of natural
law IS open 10 all men. Successful in
ventions conform 70 fundamental princi-
pies; those devices which fail violate
some immutable condition, whether un-
known or Of limitations not clearly dis
eerned. The circle has not been squared.
nor has perpetual motion been given
10 a machine; but inventors, working
upon the gifts Of nature. have produced
many appliances which improve the con-
ditions of living. The nineteenth CEN
tury began the most prolific age of in
vention. bringing into our daily life the
convenience OF machines which were re-
Gently unknown but in dramas. At the
beginning of that period of material
progress stands the name Of Robert Full
ton"
Of Henry Hudson, me man. we know
but little He first appears on his
tory's page on April 10, 1907. with
eleven seafaring companions. in little
church in London, partaking Of Holy
Communion prior to embarkation on his
first recorded voyage. He disappears
from view in Hudson Bay on June %,
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regularly between New York and New
Haven and afterward ran 10 New Lon
don. She probably finished her career
on the line established between Provi-
dence and New York The fare be-
tween Providence and New York n taoss
days was SO.
IN this connection II is interesting 70
note that She Fulton. Clermont and
other boats OF the period were SIDE
steamers hsve adhered 10 this form %
the present day.
The general plan for the Hudson
Fulton celebrat tion is both extensive and
comprehensive, extending as i does
from September . 20 October 9. IN
cluGing both DAYS The trsI two days
have been set apart for religious OBJ
serTances by those Who are accustomed
70 worship on Saturday and sunday. The
secular ObseTvances VIII begin on Mon
day. September - The pan embraceE
the general decoration II public snd pri-
vate dwellings from New York 70 ne
head Of the HEdson River. There vii
be a rendezvous Of American and foreign
vessels az New YORK. and a fac-simile
OF Huds0n's Half Moon VIII enter the
river, be formally received and take her
place IN line. A fac-simile of FUltonis
Clemont viii stsrt from the original
site enc take position II line With Chs
other ships
There VII be an opening Of exhibits
Of paintings, prints, books, relics.
models. etc, az the museums OF the
city and similar institutions throughout
The State. and great music festivals IN
each Of the Eve b0r0ughs Of the civ.
On some DAY or days OF the week there
VIII be q remarkable exhibition OF ~
ing machines competing for prize Of
$4,000 The course Of the Successful
airship Is 20 be from New York 70
Albany. over the route covered By the
Clermont IN 1907. II IS also Planned
20 have during the week a great foat
in TIE Hudson River opposite RiTersids
Park. on which VIII be an Indian VII
lGge. in and around which scenes in the
early history Of New York VIII Be en-
acted.
A day IS TO be set aside as Historical
Day. others as General COMBINATION
Day. Military Parade Day. Hudson
River Day and Carnival Day. The
Upper Hudson week .-rCins on Sunday.
October 3, and VIII embrace ceremonies
on Dutchess, Ulster. Greene. Columbis.
Albany and Rensselaer, County DAYS.
The programme IS very elaborate and
worthy Of the great occasion 10 be cele-
brated.
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ne have witnessed such an enterprise
as the docks and piers Of the Chelsea
improvement.
The piers or sr5sTuctures do not de-
part widely in tleir construction from
the type heretofore used by the city's
Department Of Docks and Ferries. a
pile pier with a creosoted plank deck
ing. the principa. novelty being a con
crete covering oser the planking sur
face with "a >. pavement and extra
heavy transve: ing TO resist lateral
impact.
The double deck steel sheds erected
on these piers, however, represent ad-
vanced design in several features. An
outline plan herewith presented, contain
ing the outline Of the shore before the
improvement, gives q suggestion Of the
extensive changes which the new work
made in this part Of the river frontage.
Years ago the city Of New York was
confronted with the serious condition Of
having no room for the further exten-
sion of the docking facilities along the
west front of Manhattan, although such
extension was urgently needed. To 8
man of Mayor AfcClellan's broad view
regarding great enterprises. the difficulty
acted as a stimulus. The Chelsea i'm
provement was projected TO meet the re-
quirements Of the situation. Small piers
Of relatively low commercial value Occu-
pied the site. TO construct piers OF
length suitable for large vessels required
the shore line TO be moved inshore sew
eral hundred feet, which meant the re-
moyal Of ferry terminals, factories,
dwellings, gas works, etc. the real es-
tate expenses being enormous. The i'm
provement comprised dredging the entire
land and water area 70 q depth Of 40
feet at low water For more than q
year the largest Of the giant ocean liners
have been docked at these piers.
The river ends Of the pier sheds have
an ornamental structural steel skeleton
with an arch tranSOm effect on the sec
ond story. filed with pivoted and swing
sash of hammered and plate glass. The
second story terminates 10 feet from
the end of the lower story Of tire pier.
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enormous amount Of unnecessary labor.
when along came Elias Howe and lifted
their burden by the simple discovery
that the eye Of the needle was placed
in the wrong end. In Ike manner New
York was for a long time confronted
with the serious problem of aTf0rding
adequate facilities for docking the
marine leyisthans that seek her harbOr
II was obvion that It would not %
20 encroach further dpoa the waters Of
the Hudson The Mcclellan administra-
ton solved the problem by cutting the
GOrdian knot. II could not, without
breaking Federal law, extend the giant
docks required into the water, so Il
brought the water into me land, so that
at the present moment the ingenuity,
capital and enterprise Of Europe can
not build or send anything TOO big for
US to dock.
A great achievement this, and epoch
making In one sense il may be said
to have saved the commerce and indus
try OF the metropolis from being lured
away TO wOuld-be rival ports thar look
upon II with envious longing.
furthermore, IN this great work the
administration Of Mayor Mcclellan has
olazed the way for unlimited enterprise
in equipping the 45O miles Of water front
Of New York City with the grandesf
system Of docks that can be conceived
in the brains Of the most imaginative of
engineers.
The group OF nine great pier-sheds
now. virtually completed in the Chelsea
section Of New York City on tie Hudson
River water front completes tHe largesr
piece OF wharfage construction ever un-
oertaken in the port Of New York and
certainly the grandeSt group Of piers in
the world The piers are Of enormous
e4ueht ana are planned 10 give accom-
modation to the Aargest steamsbins -
the transatlantic passenger lines. which
means the largest steamships the world
mas yet known, some Of them now verp-
ing close on 20 LOCO feet in length.
The space occupied BY one of thase
colossal steamers is phenomenal ana
Is ditheult TO be credited even by those
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wv HEN the truthful history Of New
w York emerging from its swad-
ding clothes into the glorious maturity
which is TO be signalized by the Hudson
Fulton celebration. shall be written, the
administration Of Mayor George B. Nc
Clellan viii shine ike a star.
AS Fulton was the nucleus whose
genius made steam navigation possible,
Mcclellan is the elimination With a
wide grasp Of the noble significance Of
the occasion, and comprehending, as did
Fulton, the philosophy Of history. he
fOstered the great celebration that may
be called the epotheosis, not only of the
genius Of Fulton and the dauntlessness
of Henry Hudson, but of all great en-
terprises.
From September % to October 8.
1909. the State and particularly the
City Of New York viii commemorate
with appropriate exercises the 30Oth an
niversary Of the discovery of the Hud-
son River by Henry Hudson, in 1909,
cessful Inauguration Of steam naviga-
ton upon the same river by Robert Full
ton, in 1907.
This notable celebration viii serve 10
emphasize the prophecy of Gouverneur
Morris, when in his inaugural address
before the Historical Society be ex-
claimed:
"A bird hatched on the Hudson will
soon people the foods Of the Wolga,
and cygnets descended from an Ameri-
can swan, glide along the surface of the
Caspian Sea"
Although the Hudson-Fulton celebra-
ton is TO be held under the auspices of
the Commission. so titled, and although
It has the hearty endorsement and every
encouragement from Governor Hughes
yet it is primarily a New York City
function, and II is from New York
City standpoint that il is herein treated
II must be remembered likewise, that
the labors of the Commission under the
executive direction of Mr. Herman Rid
der, as presiding vice-president, are To-
cused on the metropolis. New York,
If not the greatest, is certainly the most
remarkable of modern cities. and sits
majestically at the gate OF the historic
Hudson. the scene Of the great celebra-
ton.
Around the names Of very great men
there clusters an enormous amount Of
interesting literary material which in
creases with the passing years. Robert
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pirit Underlying the Celebration Has Permeated
the NatiOn-Every Civilized Country Interested
in the Event = Governor Hughes and Mayor
Mcclellan Have Manifested Deep Personal In
terest In Success of the Enterprise-Event Will
Be Unprecedented in MagnifiCence of Pageantry.
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! Celebration of Great Public Interest, Credit to
the City, State and Nation Discoveries of
Hudson and inventions of Fulton Made Great
Modern Enterprises POssible-PubIic Improves
merts in New York on Stupendous PIan-Dock
Building Most Ambitious in Scope Yet Recorded.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

son of Shaw plays and for that pur-
pose l have three of his plays and two
one-act plays, among which are The
Doctors Dilemma Getting Married
and Major Barbara l expect when l
make these productions that Mr.. Shaw
will visit New York.
For Repertoire Theaters
Il shall start my repertoire theater
in London next winter, and if success
full, 1 shall follow the same plan here
in New York the next season. During
the coming season 1 shall have more
theaters in London and more English
stars and actors under my direction
than any other English manager. At
my Globe theater in London during the
London season, June, July and August.
when the American season is over, !
will give American actors an Oppor-
tunity of playing their pieces at mat
inees, supported by my own COM
panies and bringing over the Ameri-
can productions In this way they will
be given an opportunity OF appearing
before a London audience without in
terfering with their American season
Should their work and plays prove sue
cessful, 1t can then be easily arranged
for them to extend their time in Lon
don and appear in the evening bill. In
this way the risk is limited in the
event Of the trial performances not
meeting with approval
"The English stars under my direc-
ton include Arthur BOurchler, Marie
Tempest, Lena AshWell, Irene Van
brugh, l1llaline Terriss, Gerald du
Maurier, Robert Lorraine, Hilda Trevel-
van, Pauline Chase, Marie Lohr. My
! tours now cover the principal conti-
mental cities, making it possible for me
TO play attractions all the year round
An important plan that l have in
view in connection with my theatrical
work in America is to establish sci
of theaters one in each of five or six
of the principal cities, that will be en-
tirely separate from the regular the
aters of these cities. AS | have stated
| want in each city a repertoire thea
! ter. each theater to have its own COM
pany, and on special occasions after
| the leading stars have played THEN
| own pieces in these various cities, ther
| they are TO appear in the different
repertoire theaters in either an old OF
new play for a few performances.
| wish to produce special plays in these
| houses-and by special plays l don't
mean plays with a freak character
which are so often called artistic OF
| literary plays"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
DRESS REHEARSAL OF
THE GREATER CLAIM
Burbank Stock Company Will Present
"The Great Divide" in September,
A. Byron Beasley Playing
the Principal Role

For the first time in months the rule
establishing Thursday as a day of
rest and recreation for members of the
Burbank stock company was suspend
ed yesterday and a rehearsal was held
of Linton Tedford's new play, "The
Greater Claim" which will have its
first production on any stage at the
Burbank Sunday afternoon. Today
the first scenic rehearsal will be held
and tomorrow morning there will be
full dress rehearsal. Ordinarily
dress rehearsals are not held at the
Burbank, but the second act of this
play, in which the characters appear
in fancy costumes and en- masque, sew
eral of them as birds, seemed to re-
quire full dress preparation.
Only three performances remain Of
"A Runaway Girl at the Majestic
theater. The comedy will be with
drawn tomorrow night and the COM
pany will disband. A few of its mem
bers will go north to join the reorgan-
lied Princess forces. Most of them,
however, will enjoy a two or three
weeks vacation in Los Angeles or at
some nearby beach.
The Burbank stock company will Of
| fer "The Great Divide" about the mid
die of September, A. Byron Beasley
playing stephen Client.
Manager Blackwood of the Belasco
! theater is expected to return from the
| north today, where he has been on a
| few days vacation. He Will come pack
from his outing especially to view the
! first dress rehearsal for The Warrens
| of Virginia" tomorrow morning. NOT
| moi nv
! the stage crew as well, will be re-
| hearsed. 1.-THE Warrens of Virginia is
one of the heaviest productions that
! the Belasco mechanics ever have had
| to handle
All the performers on the Los An
geIes bill took a trip to Ocean Park
! Yesterday morning, chaperoned by the
genial manager, George Bovyer, who
! also is reported to have furnished them
bathing suits for a dip in the briny.
Mann and Franks, upon the close or
! their bookings on the Sullivan q Con-
sidine circuit, will return here for q
vacation.
Director Harry Earl of the Grand
stock company yesterday engaged a
quartet of colored singers for The
! Octoroon," which opens Monday night.
They will render old southern melodies
in keeping with the plantation atmos-
phere.
Eva Nudge, "the Military Maid" an
American girl who conquered the
footlights of England, will appear soon
at the Los Angeles theater.
Robert Leonard of the Grand opera
/ house company next week will come
over 10 the Belasco. where he will play
the role of Zack Biggs in THE War
rens of Virginia"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
GENERAL W0RTHINGT0N IS
DEAD AT CAPITAL HOSPITAL
| Statesman and Jurist from Nevada
succumbs to Cerebral Hemor-
rhage at Washington

WASHINGTON, July 29.-Gen. Henry
c. Worthington, formerly member OF
the California legislature, delegate In
congress from Nevada, diplomat ana
iurist, died at the Garfield hospital here
today from cerebral hemorrhage. He
was 81 years old.
Gen. Worthington had been collector
of the port of Charleston, S. c.; headed
a vigilance committee in California;;
was minister to Uruguay; judge of
United States court; major general of
militia. and is said to have come within
two votes of being elected United States
senator from Nebraska.
Gen. Worthington made his fortune
as ons of the forty in Califor-
MAS gold mines. a year later he
Joined the expedition of William Walker
to seize the state of Sonora and wrest 1t
from Mexico
OF late years he lived in Washington.
1t was while leaving the capitol early
in July that he had a stroke of paraly-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
ARMED MEN SEIZE
15OO-ACRE TRACT
SQUATTERS JUMP VALUABLE
RANCH LAND
Claiming Title of Owner Is Worthless,
Contestants Wait Until He Leaves
and Then Descend on
Property
Gsneolnl to The Herald.l

SANTA BARBARA, July 29.-Wait-
ing until William Packard of Lompoc
had left for Europe. ten armed men
sduatted ON a 1600-acre tract of the
10,0O0-acre Packard ranch this morn-
ing,
The men took possession yesterday
morning on the advice of their attor-
neys, Paul Fox of Lompoc and Judge
Harry Bledsoe of San Francisco, who
declare the title held by Packard void.
The men are fully armed and say
they will fight for the land, not only
through the courts, but against forcible
expulsion. They are all having houses
erected and have taken possession of
the barns and buildings owned by
Packard.
Other residents hearing of conditions
are rushing to the spot and filing
claims. The land is situated in the oil
district in the ,Lompoc valley near
Surf, and several wells are being bored
on the property. Mr.. Packard is pres
ident of an oil company in which for
eign capital is invested.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
ORPHEUM GIRLS IN SEA ARE
STARTERS AT OCEAN PARK
Especial to The Herald. ]

Los Angeles Orpheum girls in all the
glory of the latest bathing costume
and the sweetest of smiles had arrived
at the beach for days outing.
There were little girls, big girls, IA
girls and thin girls, but all pretty and
each one with an extra supply OF
agility. They were the center of at
traction for a number of hours. They
turned handsprings, formed pyramids
and played leap frog on the beach.
They performed stunts in the water
and ducked and soused each other to
their hearts content, and finally wound
up the forenoon by gathering on the
sand and rendering a number of popu-
lar songs, which brought well deserved
applause from their hearers.
A male quartet with the party sta
toned itself in the bathhouse and sang
a number of selections for the benefit
of the patrons, after which the whole
party hustled to get ready for dinner
and the afternoon performance.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

OCEAN PARK, July ga loud
splash emanating from the beach in
front of the Ocean Park bathhouse
startled the crowds along the ocean
front this forenoon.
Young men lazily occupying easy
chairs rose to their feet, rubbed their
eyes and started for the spot on the
run. Confirmed bachelors suddenly be-
gan to take an interest in life and Ben
edicts forgot their attentions to their
better halves and forsook them then
and there for the spot that seemed to
be the center of attraction
Newspaper reporters, hastily snatch
ing cameras and sharpening their lead
pencils on the rum hurried to the spot
in the expectancy of chronicling near
drowning or gallant rescue.
Not so. Arriving on the scene, the
scribes saw a sight that outdid all the
drowning copy that they had ever
pounded out on their typewriters. The
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
Flynn Is Exonerated

DENVER, July 29.-By a margin of
four votes, p. w. Flynn of Butte.
Mont. local No /, today won his
fight for acquital on charges of CON
duct unbecoming a member OF the
Western Federation of Miners"
The charges grew out of remarks
Flynn is alleged to have made
concerning the officers OF the
Federation. Tried by the local
he was acquitted. but later this ver-
dict was reversed by the executive
board. Flynn carried the case to the
convention.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
BEAUTIFUL LAKE TAHOE

On top of the Sierras, a mile above
the sea The most popular mountain
resort in California. Spend your vaca
ton on the shores of the lake among
the pines, where you can get a COM
piete change of climate. Average daily
10 degrees. Excellent
trout fishing Best of hotel accommo-
dations. No malaria, no poison oak. no
insects. Round trip rate from Los An
geles, only $23, with stOpover privilege
at san Francisco, Through Pullman
service. Ask Southern Pacific agents
for information and literature.-AdVt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

sis and was removed to the hospital,
blind and helpless.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
Bank President peaed

STOCKTON, July 29.-Fred NJ. West,
president of the Stockton Savings and
Loan Society bank, died at his home
this morning after an illness of two
months. at the age of 10 years. Death
was due to a complication of troubles,
the result of old age. The deceased
was one of the we'll known financiers
of the coast and was a member of the
original board of directors of the West
ern Pacific Railway company.