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The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-02-05

A. G. Graves has rented his new no.
tel to J. N. Kleber of Helena former
ly the proprietor of the hotel at the
Summit. Mr.. Kleber is an experience
ed hotel man having been in the busi-
ness in Montana for tWenty-eight
years. He is a good business man
and is popular with the travelling fra
ternity. His hotel at the Summit
was considered the best on the line
and the steady and large patronage
he had there is the best indication of
his success in conducting first class
hotel.
Mr.. Kleber states that the hotel
will be furnished with the best that
money can buy. He is now in Helena
making contract for the furniture.
He intends to make the lobby, always
so popular with the travelling public,
a little palace in itself. There will
be none better in this section of Mon
tana. The hotel contains forty rooms
all of which will be modern in every
respect. Each is provided with win
dow and the hotel is SO planned that
no sleeping room is on the inside, thus
cutting off light and fresh air.
When completed the building will
be modern throughout, fitted up with
electric light, sewer, bath rooms,
steam heat and other comfort that go
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1909-02-05
A GOOD SHOWING
Statement Of musselshell Valley Ma
tional Bank Shows
Prosperity.

On page six OF this issue will be
found the statement given out by
Cashier G. N. Friday of the Mussel'
shell Valley National Bank, which is
a fair criterion of the healthy state
OF business i'm Harlowton. The Mus
selshell Valley National Bank began
business on November 1lth 1908 anc
is the youngest National bank in this
part of Montana. The increase Of
business in this bank would compare
favorably with the national banks o.
any of our large cities. An increase
Of $3S, 769. 50 in deposit in one month
is remarkable considering, that bust
ness during January has been dul
throughout the northwest.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-03-09
.bpao man maa funne.

en- Jung amertfanerinbe fortGler,
at bun bar bapt oper tppe forfielisc
Spsielipttelier paa ct Iar, oct fsrite
aar, bun arbeioet for tit Spbolo. 9i
laber benbe ieIp faa Srbet:
"SSeg fpm til Retp Yorf for at iti,.
bere Gang % baabeoe at faa @niat'
teIie I ct airfefpr. Men beraf blen
Der bog intet, ifisnt ieg bar en- goo
Stemne. Seq mautte berfor finoe
paa noset onbet. Seq bar ganite pitt
goot forirnet meb 8l9ber, men leg
trGngte Genae til Susleie, Wao %
Smuailbsiiter. Get lpffebes mig o.
iaa at ilaa mig isiennem. Seq funoa
It'll oe meb ifaffe mig ct Ear Cunt
mertoilettcr, aisre nogle lloflugter
og ifaffe mig Sooapano nGiteli bper
Gag, naar oct bar narmt.
90 a~li9eoel ooeranitrenate ieg
mig life. Seq siorbe ~bpsgeliae Sc
fienotifober og bapbe BET moriJmt
Seq pibite aIbrig, bpao BET or at
fieoe Jig. Ru bar ieg Is Collars
iparet %ianmen, % BET er life iaa iloe.
9esuoen bar ieg fisbt mig en- ny
Sinterbat.
Spab ieg tientc melt paa par / ier
Maaneoer at gisre rent hos ire CANT
Ic, enslige Gamer. Seq tror, at ben
fsrite gap mig srbeioe Of Weolioen'
beo; men GA ies siorbe mine Eager
~oroentlig, o~nbefaIebe bum mig til fine
&eniuoer. Seq feieoe, tsrrebe Stso
bper Gag. gn Sang ON rgen babe
loi SinSuspuosuins, iom uofsrtes al
e.. Runb, ser fit 8 Gent pr. Sinbu.
Seq itoppebe o9iaa Strsmper og
IcppeSe for be @amle, % for bette
1T leg noturIispis GrtrabetaIins.
Seuere fit iee aniGttelie iom Bog.
agent. Set Dor Iibt for Sui, % oen
@og, leg ifuloe bpSe frenl, gift no
mprfet. Seq tiette 1870 Dollars
en- llsen, men bette pareSe fun en-
Raaneo, os iaa penbte ieg pbmpg
tiIbase til De ire samIe Spinocr. Seq
bsrte mig oeiaa for paa andre aau.
ter % fit slrbeibe hos en- Srimprfe.
banoIer. Seq ifuISe tasc Srimnrfer
a aonpoIuter % fl9be benz inb / 81
burner. Get bar boerfen banIfelist
cIler anitr9nsenbe; men Srimarfe.
tanoIeren foriifrebe. at ban bapbe
tabt oper 100 Dollars peb mine SSor.
Ieiangeres SIurp og llastiombeS.
On anoen gauife eienbomneIis
SpsieIiatteIie i~nbbraete mig 20 Gts.
llsen. Sper Worgen insrebe iee min
Aabcerites StsuIer. Sim bar iaa INF.
ar bIn life funoe sisre BET ieIp. Seq
pleleoe oeiaa bier aiten at iuoeuios
benoes Ben meb 9~r9nSepin. Sette
fog mig . Rinuter 90 inobrnste I
Dollar nsen
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-03-09

mem Dem oct itore Eublifum) ital
9ogen bope ct Tibet Spruerferi |
gnoen, ct toIp Sibers aiGrligbeos'
brep fra en- itaffels neapolitanif ST.
iferiente til Den itcre Napoleon. Oct
ifal blipe noget anbet emo Sobannes
Neaergi,t og griuiesie Siftoria!
Men Smut Samiun bitter og
ipsmmer pioere, Sau teller lin egen
Sip og pil at oenne SciIaos "ifal
bore egen for BAN, for BAN aIene.
Sette ifaI p9re bans Naaoe at ieile
paal"
San gisr after ct flot Runofalt ON
lin Spritif, ell Iibet1 eauili6riltiif Sp'
pisuin9, % foriuinber MOB Sori5orr'
ten. 90 bpor anut Samiun Ipsm'
mer, / bans 3~islipor, fslger SaiIt'
ifene efter. De gaar, / ~treoobbelt
@eleb, ena tiIbsrlig Ifitanb, ION e.
ter militer Snitrur, % beiinorer
Den itore Spemmefiinitner, Der iaa
pIuoieIig err buffet irem / oeres Sar'
pane.
Mens Ben fore Steamer i~tsnncr
og ~itarter Eropeaen for at itGpne
iub / Sapnen oeo Reapel.
Set begpnber at ifitrlre ouer 9per
% Be faere 9ierse. De bpibe, male
rifle Srie peo ben blau 9ugt GLIDER
itine og bIpSi inc / ct Wsrfe, iom
imelter ale 2inier iammet. % Be
iup breoer, Hattens @epanot ON iinc
SfiiIbre, mems De pafre Siqaer %
Sinaaaroe peo oens SOB t9nber fine
2ps Iangs Stranben. 5 aomunepar.
fen, nGr BET bersmte aquarium,
iamler fla grieabemuiifen paa Den
beie Sribune. 3e talriee Statller
inoe meIlem YaImetrGerne ipues al
lptte, % De bnioe apinoer ! Rarmor
Ter no, iom De faar Sip paa Jim Sof.
feI. Wens Hptbmerne af Soni5etti's
eete iubIaubife Soueoiet. Sertetter
"2ueia". puaeer fin berIise Relooi
oper SnGrmen Ianas DC brebe' vi.
leer. % no MOB Den lumrenbe 9ust.
Ser bar 9soen fcrIabt mig, oe Def
nrite SoIsrp, iom biIier mig % inc.
bpoer til Sipets % Sarpernes Self,
fonmier oper Siersene omtrine
: GeapeI. -
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-03-09

Saa ieubte en- llbrmager mig ON.
firing for at trGffe pp aloffer. 8t.
bere itriffeoe ies 9arneioffer % ifrep
en- Irtifel, iom en- Game / Societeten
loIte op | en- &Iub. @iennem oenne
Dame fit ieg oct bebageIige Sporag
at orbre 9sgerne / benoes SrorS 9i.
GIiotbef. Sum betalte mig ogiaa for,
q. ieg ifuloe banbe benbe8 9lomIter.
paste beIbes 5ltgle oe en- Gang ON
ugen paife benoeS bpioe Siiboel.
Seq bar ogiaa Soreleierife, fsrte
$usbolbningsbsger, u~nberpiite ire
Gamer | &ortipil, lpIte De npeIte 90.
matter for Dem, pnsiebe paa, at gGr.
meme speoe fig regeImesiig paa Iia.
noet o.!.p.
Sor noele Gamer maotte ieg gisre
Snofisb, for andre ifripe 9repe. Dit
p9rite @isremaaI bar Dog at foIge
etpar Smaosutter til Sfolen og ben.
t, Dem igieu. De bar iaa uififfc.
Itge, at Der Inlet llofonmne bar meo
benz.
Ru bar ieg fact glaSs Tom agent
bos en- 6otogrof. Seq faor 25 psf.
al buer geitinins, iee i%faffer, og "a
SotoerafierneS l"lbfsreIie er upper.
Iige, tiener ieg bier Dag melem 2 %
Collars. Gette er tiIitreffeIist til
at lepe al, enboe i bet opre Rep gort.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-03-09
Saa Slaset peo @aterIoo.

Get iibite Sienoibue til Sloget pe6
@oterloo, Den 104.aarise Sru snuc
4itbap, Ssoe forupIia / 9isnp pcS
griisiel. S 1915 fort fsr Slaget
fom 9apoIeon forbi benbes SorpI-
Sres @aarb, og bun bsrte, at ban
opfororeoe benoes Rober til at FOR.
Iabe 9aarben, ba Ser ioreitoo ct itort
Slag.
Sun pleieoe ofte at fortaae, bpor.
Ieoes aeiieren oenIig flappeoe bcnbe
poa ainbet, mebens bum er9SenSe
fIpnsebe iis til lin @oSer. Zen
@amIe uotuIte fig meset roienSe ON
be 6rauife; Spiferne bapSe bun oeri-
mob intet tilopers for.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-03-09
SiGrfrGs Sprog.

en- franif @toenifabsmano bar
npIig nlent at funne paapiie, at Ssn.
iefugIe bar ct fuIOitanotg uObifIet
Sprog, iom foritaoeS at Dem inobpr'
bes. San bar iamlet Saner % So
ner / ct fort Bur. Sper Dem bar op.
itiIet en- Sonosraf. San bar oeref.,
ter optaget beres Gale, mar De
bar iultre, naar De bar glade, noar
De gioroe Sur til b~inanoen, oe ban
bar iinberisst ale oisie 2poe, ionr
piier fig, tiger ban, at u0gisre ct
filIbitpnoig Sprog.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-03-09

Oct er en- BARN Dag, Miotiom'
merS 1888, paa 2iaebammer 2atin.
lfole. gn liben Slot artianere flo.
Ger % itr9per meo Miboelbnpet. De
ital beIfripe bets "peroensbiitoriife
getponins".
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-03-09

Walta's a%lippebuler, bpor bereS
Sfeletter funbe iinoes mango tuien
Iar %icnere.
- Men fort % iagert, III
iom bengong oa oct bar ct SrPno'
punft, ct itraalenoe Sofus for Ser
benscioiIiiotiolten % aliarpeien mel
lem europa % aiien % Ifrifa, be-
reuoe irem paa fine 9slger oct Ifif'
tcnoe 9rnma % bpiifenoe ON mango
epofegiorenbe 8ampe neo giennenl
Sioerne, ruler WtiObelbaoet lin
Saaa MOB De fierne Strunoe. Oct
cr ct Serum for Siitoriens celebre
5olfeilo9, Ell bIaa, gpngcnoe Scene,
Ircnaen for tberes Sannpe % Sioen'
Ifaber. -
Gn Scconoamper GLIDER title og
maieitGtiif ircm melcm Serne Sid)ia
% Capri. S Den ficrne Dis, JONI
GpentpriIotte. ifimtes DC boioe Dill
laer pan Sfraaningerne omfring
9ugtcn pc0 Reapel. Seiiip refer iig
iom Ell tri,enbe, ~berpgtet aiGmpe
cper Den iogre S~cri5ont. "a Nio'
beIbapet lager bIiffcnoe tilt, oa
2uften birrer Ting % m9ttct al Sol
oper bcn icrtrpuenoe 9iigt. aaptei-
nen iagtner Sarten, Den fore Stea'
mer i%tanoier. Man itimler iammer
ben HrlinQcn |itirrer meo a~ifferter
MOB noaet tort, Der faper Jig irem
noe poa @anoet. 90 mon taller bsi'
rsitct ON oenne mpitiife gabenba'
ring. Set err panifeligt at aiaisrc
entcn oct er SrgI eacr Silt, inoti!
anpteiren aisr opmGrficm poa, al
oct er Ct Wenneife. Oct er Smut
Somiuu, iom ipsnmcr frem meo Ell
IiteooIS 6pritiffe unber iia. San
itanoier caiaa en- Climb oa blir lig'
genbe % fIpoe paa lin 6pritif. 5oIt
iamIer iig % alor, nogIe Gamer fro
YbilaoeIpbia Ter | piloen Sfp. anui
Samimu tar nogle lanse, funiti9r.
bise Sos meo armene. 90 en- Glorc
Serrc pna isrite G1f. | itor Banana.
hat. crfIGrer heitioelis % uoen al
blunte meo 2inene. at bette er @aio.
oelbopetS beoite Sosrmer.
aupteineu raabcr no, on ban on.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-03-09

FER at tases pnboro.
anut Samiun inur fig
runot ON lin Spritif
og iparer, at bet
transes life. San
bar anoet at t9nfe
paa. Oct er nemlig
bans Seniigt at ipsnt'
me til aoriifa for at
jamie Materiale til
er, M BOG. Gen ifal
bebe: 9rnen fra 8or'
iifa. Sor at bebage
9omerne (pa gien.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
BIG APARTMENT HOUSE
CHANGES OWNERSHIP

Rhine < Co. have consummated large
sales in the last month. having sold for
Benjamin and Mary Tichner to p. CalOu
the Madison apartment house, consist
ing of 20 apartments. situated in the
northerly line of Jackson street. 36 feet
west of Leavenworth. The Madison
apartments were built by DR. Clyde
Payne and sold to the Tichners about
three months ago through the Office Of
Rhine & Co. The price paid by p CalOu
was $4,000
Rhine * Co. also report the sale for
the account Of DIR. Clyde :. Payne 10 "a
client of the Office of the newly con-
structed apartments situated at the
northwest corner of Jackson and Leav-
enworth streets. The purchase price was
$41,5O0- This building is an excellent
example of the numerous buildings be-
ing constructed by ~. Clyde 5. Payne.
Also for the account of Hannah Op-
penheim to Henry Stoddard. 1905 Bush
street, being an eight room residence. (.
purchase price $500.
Rhine & Co. also report the sale for
the account of DIR. Clyde S. Payne to
Alice M. Barker the apartment house
in the west line of LeavenwOrth street
u feet north of Jackson, 35x73:6 feet
the purchase price being $14.50O.
Rhine & Co. report the following
leases: Store. 1895 Market street for
the account of Joe Brandenstein ct al
to John Mayville; also for the account
of Goldman Brothers. the rOOmin z
house at SO57 Sixteenth street. con-
sisting of so rooms, TO Mrs. Howard
for five years at a monthly rental
of $50
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
ATHLETES TO HAVE
SUMPTUOUS HOME
New Building of Olympic Club
Will Be Ready for OcCu-
pany January |, 1911

Plans have been completed for the
new Olympic club building in the clubs
Post street lot by Paff & Baur. archi-
tectS. The building will be five stories
high and will have frontage of 200
feet in Post street. 1t will have a
granite face and granite columns The
first three stories will be of sandstone
and the upper two stories Will be of
pressed brick
The rear of the structure will be Oc-
cupied entirely by the gymnasium with
an area of 170X14O feet All the ar
rangements are on a large scale. One
entire floor. the lower one. viii be eN-
clusively for baths. Included in the
bath part of the structure viii be a salt
water tank 14O feet in length. The
lower floor will be finished in marble
and glazed tile.
On the second floor the reception
room. Offices and the directors room
are placed. The third floor will be de-
voted TO the main dining room. a large
lounging room. red room and a bill
lard room.
on the upper floors the space will be
divided into living rooms for the mem
bers. Among the features will be
rrnning track on the roof. a solarium
and roof garden
This Will be one of the finest struc-
lures erected for an athletic club in the
United states. The quarters will be
ready for occupation the first day of
1911.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
AAn7LAw BATH5= EZLIS ST
VEST or MASON

tfe view sweeps over the open ocean
as far as the eye can reach. All the
steaming tunnels and cleaning sails
of commerce. going in or out the Gold
en- gate, win be in full view and the
coast line for a distance of many miles
northward and southwark will be Wis
ible from many parts of the new pleas
ure ground. Like Golden Gate park
the soil is sandy Grading and work
of Improvement generally will be COM
paratively inexpensive. Provision will
have to be made for a sufficient water
supply to sustain the lawns, flowers
and trees. Ornamental entrances and
gateways viii be established at various
points.
In addition to the seaward view a
great part of Golden Gate park and
the wooded hills south of the park
will be included in the panorama, per-
manently preserved for all visitors.
PLEASURES FOR VISITORS
In one respect the new park will be
much more easily improved than the
city's great pleasure ground. Golden
Gate park, for the reason that there
will be no drifting sand from the west
to provide against. Variety 10 the
pleasure of visitors will be afforded
by the immediate juxtaposition of the
military reservation.
The abruptness of the rise of the
land is the chief source of scenic pre-
eminence. in all directions the view
is inspiriting, and il is absolutely un-
obstructed The eastern boundary of
the new pleasure ground is not many
blocks west of the present central i'm
proved portion of Golden Gate park,
from which it is distant only five
blocks.
No estimates can be made yet of the
cost of the necessary park improve
ments These will come gradually and
be limited only by the sums of money
it may be judicious to expend. When
all the conveniences are supplied the
new pleasure ground will be one of
the best advertisements San Francisco
could possibly devise 10 attract sight
seers from all parts of the world The
accompanying map conveys a clear
idea of the location of the area to be
improved and also its position in re-
lation to the ocean, to Golden Gate
park and the cliffs.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

The shrinkage of values Of plants
elsewhere than in San Francisco in a
series OF years is quite general New
York has eight water plants estimated
TO he worth S77.358,125 now, as against
sIz5. .0O0. 900 cost of construction. Com
pairing this with the price of S35 900. 600
asked BY the Spring Valley water com
pany may prove to be an amusing ex-
ercise for tax payers in San Francisco.
In each of the following years New
York constructed q water plant 1912,
1873. 1874. 1884, 1898, 1897.
The government reports that the COL
iections for water services to the pub
lie over the payment Of expenses for
water service in 1906 amounted TO
S31O72,449. This total was subdivided
among cities OF the first, second. third
and fourth class, as follows: Group /.
s17,65L57f; group 2, $6,4e5,042; group 8,
s4,075, ,09z: group 4. s2.S5O,7Ss
The groups correspond to the classi-
fcations OF cities. These classificatfons
are as follows:
First class. population Of 900. 900. no
more; second class, population of
100000 TO 300 600; third class. popula-
tiOn Of $4,000 TO 100, 900; fourth class.
population Of 10000 to 10000
Germane to the San Francisco situa-
tion are the figures derived from mu-
nicipal reports showing the amount bv
which the collections for water service
in the several cities Of the first class
exceeded the expenses of water sery-
ice in the year 1906. These are tsbu-
lated as follows, together with the total
revenue from the water systems in
cities referred TO:
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

The figures concerning the cost and
the figures concerning the present val
ues Of the several plants are all de-
lived from the official books and rec
0rds of these cities of the first class
AS . consequence there is no reason to
question the honesty Of the figures in
any case. There is no stock or bond
speculations connected with them, and
no temptation TO expand or depress the
quoted value Of the properties, either
io relation TO their cost or TO their
present value.
The greatest iacFeaSe in the present
raIuation, as compared with the orig
inal cost of any municipal water plant,
is s2.lO0 600 in round figures. This eX-
cess appreciation is in the city of Pitts
burg, which reports that its water plant
cost S12.Se7, ,2e2 in 1872 Thirty-four
Years later. namely in 1906, when the
latest available figures were obtained,
the total valuation was $4,000, 900.
In view of the increase in value of
the Spring Valley plant, as it appears
from the company's figures, the follow
ing table showing the original cost OF
water works in cities of the first class
and the present Official valuation dat
est reportD has intrinsic interest
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
BuiIdine Contracts

The FELTON, company with Globe electric
works-Conduit and electric wiring for electric
lighting system for five story and basement
brick building on Sc corner Brannan and Second
streets, 1876 by 1916. for $3.25O.
Samuel A. Wood with Charles c. Montague
PiIing construction for a two story and base
fnent class G building at the Sc corner Of
Drufnm and Merchant streets. f % by $ SO
for 81 100
Anna McAfann et al. with Harry l.. Weis-To
erect three story brick and frame apartments at
the SW corner Of Polk and Washington streets
S 77:6z by l03, for $15sS00.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

veniences, including lawns and flower
beds, can easily be accomplished.
1t will be seen that the height of the
park Will be nearly equal to that of
the highest hills in San Francisco, of
course excepting Twin peaks at the end
of Market street. North, south and east
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04
CONTRAST FATAL
TO SPRING VALLEY
Official Figures Gathered for
Government Reports Show
Earnings of Plants

Two facts stand out with great dis
tinctness at the present juncture while
the. Spring Valley water company is
asking a large and fixed price for it's
properties in its negotiations with the
city and county Of San Francisco. The
FIRST of these IS that in cities of the
same class as San Francisco, namely,
those that have 100000 population or
more. the value Of water works does
not. as rule. increase with age, but
diminishes. The second is that water
works owned or operated by cities ot
The first class are found on the best Of
authority 10 be paying a very large
revenue that is. collections for serv-
ices to the public over the payments
Tor expenses Of water service are very
large.
The data for these statements and
the particulars are derived from the
books and accounts of city govern
ments and are included in a report of
the census bureau Of the United States
which was transmitted by the statis-
ticai bureau OF the government TO the
director of the department of COM
uerce and labor in September Of last
year. After the information had been
received by the department of COM
merce and labor some time elapsed be-
fore the matter was finally embodied
in printed form bearing the impress
and approval of the government The
volume that contains the information
may be said TO be the latest official
word on the water question at large
that TO date. has been given to the
public.
The ownership and operations of
water works by municipalities in the
United States is not new thing by
any means. The experiment has been
tried out exhaustively and satisfac-
torilv in scores of American cities. The
cities Of the first class to which aIlu-
sion is made. have been engaged in
supplying water for their own uses at
their own expense and under their own
control for 4 long period of years. The
following dates of construction or ac-
quisitiOn Of water plants by munich
palities of the first class are supplied by
Tie department Of commerce and labor:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
ROW OVER IA CENTS FIGURES
IN SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Ann Arbor Woman, Given Decree,
Cites This AS One OF Her Reasons
For Starting Action.

ANN ARBOR. Mich. Dec. 29.-Grsc &c
L. Latham, who has been granted a
decree of divorce from James D. la
than. IN the circuit court. cited as
one OF her reasons for filing the action
quarrel over the ownership Of IA
cents.
The Lathams were married Jan. !,
1906. at Jackson, Mich, and soon after
went to housekeeping with a small
outfit OF furniture, the greater portion
nf which Mrs. Latham testified came
from her parents. She stated that she
was in the store OF Frank j. Bates
in Hanover one day making few pur-
chases with her own funds when her
husband came into the store. When
the storekeeper had taken the amount
OF the bill out Of a coin and had
counted out her Il cents, her husband
grabbed for the money and put II into
his pocket when she jokingly re-
marked that he was a thief. She tes-
tiled that ne became SO enTaged at
this that he slapped her face, subject
ing her TO great humiliation before a
large crowd gathered in the store.
Mrs. Latham ia now playing a piano
i'm moving picture show in Akron. o.
Judge Kline granted her a divorce
and gave her the custody of bright
little girl OF years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
FAILS To MAKE
LONG AERIAL TRIP
Capt. Cody's Aeroplane Hits Tele.
graph Wire After II Travels
Distance Of IL Miles.

LONDON. Dec. 29.-Capt S. F.
Cody. the noted American aviator who
has been experimenting with an aero
plane OF his own construction for the
British war ONCE. made an unsuccess-
ful attempt TO fly from Liverpool TO
Manchester. a distance of SO miles.
When he had been aloft forty minutes
and had covered a third OF the dis
tance. his aeroplane struck tele-
graph wire. which forced him 10
alight. Neither Cody nor his ma
chine was hurt but as he had set
out TO make the trip in continuous
flight he did not resume the cruise
AFTER being forced 10 the ground.
monster crowd was present when
Cody assembled and thousands lined
the roads along the route from which
they could see the aviator.
Cody al present holds the worlds
record for cross-country flying. made
on September rs of this year when
he assembled mt Aldershot and COW
cred distance Of AZ miles. circling
in that vicinity. He remained In the
air for one hour and three minutes
In this flight he maintained an aver
age height of 400 feet and few over
churches. buildings and villages. hav.
ing his machine under splendid con.
troll.
Cody is an American. but has be-
come a naturalized Englishman in or
der 10 accept employment from the
war office. The machine in which he
started todays flight is a cumbersome
bi-plane OF his own invention. II Is
50 feet long. has $50 square feet sur
face and weighs 1000 pounds. The
aeroplane is driven by an so horse
power motor and carries 90 gallons OF
gasoline. II is steered and the motor
manipulated exactly as in the case OF
an automobile.
Cody claims to have used the warp.
ing wings" for his aeroplanes three
years before that device was patented
by the Wright brothers. and on which
they are now basing their multiplicity
of suits against aeroplane manufac-
turers