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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-01

The fleet has gone up 10 Gibraltar.
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10 go up against Gibraltar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-01
PICTURESQUE JAVA
LECTURE SUBJECT
Burton Holmes Takes Large
Audience Over Little
Known Country.

Picturesque Java, with its queer GUS
toms and mixed people. Dutch, Chinese
and native Javanese, its famous botanic
gardens, volcanoes, ancient ruins ana
modern architecture. was the subject Of
Burton Holmes traveIogue before a ca
pacity audience at the Masonic Auditor
ium last night Java viii also be his
subject at this afternoons lecture
The frequent outbursts OF surprised
admiration as bit after bit of the life on
this far away isle was ulfolded sub
Stimulated Mr. Holmes opening re-
marks I'm which he expressed the belief
that not one American in 100000 had
been to wonderful Java, that not one IN
q thousand knew of lts queer people
ana 5-2J not one i'm ten could name
correctly five OF its cities. some of
them inhabited by a quarter OF & mil
lion persons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-01
Entertain at Dinner.

The Minister from Norway ana Nine
Guide were hosts at dinner last even
ING IN their apartments in the High
lands Their other guests were the
counselor Of the German Embassy and
Countess WedeI. the Military affacba
OF the German Embassy, Major Won Ii
Vonluss Commander RetZmaun, Baron
RichtOfen, and Mr. Skybak, Of the Nor
Wegian legation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-01
Tour Of Island

one of the most interesting parts of
the first h,If of the lecture was the
manner ia which BIr, Holmes took his
audience by railway from one end Of
the island 10 another. showing the "a
rlous tvpas 8f people in towns en- route
The teffaCea rice fields of Java, extend
ing over miles and miles of the noun
famous route, was "a scene OF mars e5-
GUS landscape gardening
The men and women the queer hsh-
ing boats, the traQespe0ple in the heart
OF the poorer sections OF the cities,
with here and there a Chinese million
a.re iu modern automobile. told their
own Interesting and varied story of this
island which is ruled by only a few
Dutch. although inhabited by q. 900 90
natives.
The Grst-cIass hotels, eating customs,
kimuuD parties, with view OF the fash
iouabies and residential sections iHdl-
Gated that although Americans knO"
little about the island it's people are as
wide awake as those of lands nearer
home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-01
Go to Florida.

The military attache Of the German
/ embassy, Major Won Livonius. viii go
over TO New York Thursday 10 attend
dinner TO be given there that even-
ing IN honor Of the ambassador, Count
Won BeTusIOrff.
Friday Major Won Livonius win
return to Washington and that after
noon he and Nine. Won Livonius win
leave for an absence Of several weeks
IN Florida, where they spent some
time last winter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-01

The Misses Patten entertained at
dinner last evening in honor OF the
Italian Ambassador and Baroness May
or des Planches
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-01

Mrs. Barney Will repeat the delightful
program of songs and tableaux which
was given Saturday evening in her
nome, studio House, tomorrow evening
for the benefit Of the Neighborbood
House and club ia which she Is deepIv
interested
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-01

Baron Won Richt0feu. of the German
embassy, viii go 10 New York tomor-
row, from where he VIII sail for q
months absence in Berlin
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

In school n their big sisters and mothers
prefer the protection Of the limousine. or
the electric" to the place at the wheel.
1t must not be inferred from this tina
motoring is unpopular with Omaha women,
for it is not; still. 1t can scarcely be
claimed that it is popular as a sport or
followed for sports sake, but rather as a
convenient and qnick means of getting
about or as 4 delightful pastime when the
weather is warn or other conditions
favorable TO recreation out of doors. The
women themselves are ready enough to
acknowledge this indictment.
Omaha women seem to know but two
general classes of acknowledgements
cars and "electrics,'' and an inquiry
among a score or more of those who drive
cars revealed the surprising fact that four
were unable to tell the name Of the car
they drive and eleven do not know the
horsepower or the number of cylinders Of
their machines.
Forty Dxiye Their Own Cars.
In all pefhaps forty women in Omaha
drive their own cars, and of this number
by far the greater proportion run the
eIectrics. II Is a significant fact that most
Of the women who originally drove gasoline
cars have adopted the e~lectrics during the
last two seasons, and are seldom seen at
the wheel OF the big car nowadays. One
and all they acknowledge that the gasoline
car is rather too strenuous. 1t is hard
work to do the cranking and hard on the
nerves as well as the hair TO take a big
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
Electrics Coming Into Vogue

Electric vehicles are fast coming into
vogue in Omaha and no first-class house
hold is now thought complete without an
electric for the women to drive. 1t was
at first thought that Omaha would be a
bad place for. e~lectrics because Of the
grades, but the Bake electric overcame this
difficulty by building a car with the weight
specially balanced for use on the hills OF
Omaha and cities similarly situated
While Omaha has not the long stretches
of level country that NAM cities have
which are especially adapted for e~lectrics
the use of the. electric is becoming quite
common in Omaha and scores are seen on
the street every day. These rigs are used
to a large extent for the good wife to AXE
the head of the family to his place OF busi-
ness in the morning. They are used by
''milady" when on her shopping tour and
they. are used for trips on the boulevards
OF which Omaha has so many. With an
electric a woman Is able TO make social
calls without the aid Of a chauffeur OF
eoachman. The electric Is more free from
oil and grease than a gasoline car and
being lighter is not as apt to have tire
trouble.
So skflfulIy have the designers worked
that at first glance Il is hard 10 discern the
difference between the electric and it's gaso-
line rival. There is the same bonnet used
by the gasoline car and under it are the
batteries which produce the motive power.
steering wheel. Only when the car is run
can the uninitiated discover the difference.
Then It is noted the electric slides aloag
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

without making any noise in contrast to
the gasoline machine.
The electric comes in all sorts of bodies
phaeton, coupe, brougham and stanhope-
and in these the tendency is TO stick to the
lever control. The brakes have been made
more powerful and the mileage capabilities
of the machine increased. Chain drive is
most popular, there being only two makes
that use a shaft drive. the Baker, which fits
it to its roadster and brougham. using chain
in its other two models. and the Babcock.
with its taxicab.
One OF the novelties OF the show is this
electric taxicab, a town car capable OF car
rying seven passengers. 1t has 12O-inch
wheel-base and shaft drive and employs
truss rods under its side members to brace
the frame. Under the steering wheel is a
second wheel which takes the place of the
change speed lever in the side of the seat.
For this sixty miles on one charge is
claimed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
TIRES AND TIRE TROUBLES
Some Suggestions that Ought to B
Valuable to Owners. (.
POINTS INVOLVED IN PURCHASE
Certain Mishaps that May Oc
cur and How the Annoyance
They Occasion May BE
Avoided. vs.

For many years the tire problem has
been looked upon by automobile manu-
facturers as the great bugbear of the in
dustry. Little progress has been made
toward It's solution since Thomas b. Jef-
fiery invented the famous pneumatic clincher
tire.
Tires of all designs and textures have
been put upon the market, only to prove
cumbersome or useless. Demountable rims
and other devices have sprung up, but
the chief difficulties of the problem have
remained.
Many people who consider the purchase OF
an automobile hesitate because OF the ime
that is practically lost on the road In
repairing an injured tire and the trouble
that is always incurred through sustaining
a puncture at a time when the motorist
is hurrying to escape a thunder storm, to
catch a train or to reach a certain destlna-
ton on an urgent mission. One day 1t oc-
CURED to the maker OF the Rambler car.
that a fifth wheel. or a spare wheel. car
ried on the side of the car might obviate
certain difficulties.
When the spare wheel idea had been fully
worked out, it was discovered that the
following things were accomplished:
Much time is saved on the road in chang
ing the wheel instead OF the ordinary tire.
This spare wheel can be substituted for
the regular wheel within three minutes.
1t is usually quite difficult to remove a
tire from the rim after it has been used
for some time. This spare wheel is so
equipped that the tire need never be taken
from the rim while on the road.
An extra tire carried on a car IS some
times s~tolen7of Exchanged Tor & effective
one. This spare wheel is provided with a
special clasp and lock as a, protection
against theft.
Many motorists dislike the wearisome
task of pumping up a tire on the road,
especially on a hot summer day. With this
spare wheel no pumping on the road u
necessary.
The wheel is complete, excepting the hub
center, and is fastened with six nuts. A
socket wrench is provided with which these
nuts can be removed in one minute. A
wheel puller is provided to pull the wheel;
the hub remains in place. for its security
to the axle is not disturbed. In another
minute the spare wheel can be attached
and the six nuts again secured. Thus. the
Rambler equipment provides a complete
extra wheel, available in case OF accident.
AS compared with a demountable rim this
device is better, can be changed quicker,
mud does not collect around the bolts az
the hub. as it might at the rim and there
are not as many bolts and nuts to unfasten
and secure.
The demand for 1t already demonstrates
that it will prove the most satisfactory OF
all the methods for meeting tire trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
SCHOOL FOR AUTO REPAIR MEN
Instruction 90 he Given Them Under
Expert Control.

instruction To ne Given Them Under
Expert Control.
A school for the instruction OF automo-
bile repair men. so that it will be possible
at any time for the company TO furnish
any of It's $50 dealers throughout the coun-
try with traine and competent help Is
being Started by the II. II. Franklin Manu-
featuring company at its factory in 'syra-
cuse.
The work is being -inaugurated under the
direction Of T.. o. Hoffman. formerly an
instructor in the College OF Applied Science
at Syracuse university. and the school will
be housed in a building now approaching
completion. The recitation hours are at
night and the course can be completed
in from tweaty-eight to thirty-five weeks.
Mr.. Hoffman already has the first OF his
pupils az work in the engine ASSEMBLY room
and other parts of the factory. They ara
employees Of the factory and continue as
such during the period OF special instruc-
ton. Admission to the classes Is obtained
through special familiarity with machine
shop work or with the gasoline motor. The
first TO complete the course will finish by
July l. New applicants will be admitted
about once a month.
Franklin engines, showing the changes
in design in the successive years on from
1908. practically the first year in which the
Franklin company was a factor in the
eutCmobile Industry. arc being Installed Ia
the school for study purposes. Parts OF
cars. used in the construction of the va
rious models during the same period. are
also available. 1t being the intention not
only to insure familiarity with the con-
struction OF Franklin automobiles Of this
years design. but with those Of the past.
most of which are still I'm service. includ-
Ing eight OF the original thirteen. the en-
tire output for 1909. the first season. The
development OF the carburetor. the rear
axle and other parts will be demonstrated
BY the display OF the parts themselves for
the several years.
On the first floor OF the school building
viii be a room showing several completed
motor cars OF lS0 model On the second
floor will be a class room and a general
work room. Mr.. Hoffman's headquarters
will be In connection with the class room.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
OMAHA WJMEN WHO DRIVE
Not Very Many of Them at the Steer
ing Wheel.
ABOUT FORTY LIKE THE SPORT
Most of Them Prefer the Quiet Flee.
tric, but n Few Love TO
Guide the Giant Case
line Car.

Are Omaha women lacking In sports
manship? Their automobile record would
Indicate that they are. Look about the
streets, and look carefully at the cars that
whiz by on the b~oulegards and the country
roads,. and see how many of them are
driven by women. As a matter of fact.
the number is surprisingly small in proper
ton to the number OF automobiles in the
city. 1t is the exception that. wives and
daughters of men owning touring cars are
able to run them. and the large majority
Of those who can are young misses still in
school and still unconcerned with the de-
mands and the pastimes that
long skirts and done up tresses. To this
fact and the bad weather is largely due,
perhaps. the very small number of women
driving cars this winter; the girls are all
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
Syracuse Air In a Francisco.

With Syracuse air in the tires of George
Forderer OF San Francisco has run his
automobile 100 miles on the Pacific slope.
The reason that the air in the tires hap
pers TO come from nearly across the con;i-
rent is that the motor car was made at
the Franklin factory in SYRACUSE; that the
tires were there inflated before shipment
OF the vehicle to the west and that no cut.
puncture or other tire trouble has since
then flattened the tires. The motor ear is
in constant use in and about San Fran
cisco.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

mercial employees and for the operation Of
their plants and purchase Of material. ag-
gregating $40. 41s.O0 The aggregate value
Of automobiles and chassis produced by
these self same factories was about s10,320.-
600. 1t will thus be seen that taking the
motor car builder. small and large. through
out one country where accurate figures
are obtainable. the net results showed a
loss of about $1,000 in the value of auto
mobiles and chassis produced in 1906. And
still those initiated in the vicissitudes Of
manufacture sometimes say too much Is
charged for automobiles.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

Mrs. +. s. WestbrOok is one Of these
and she drives her car for sheer love Of the
sport. She not only drives IL. but she
knows 1t. She has recently disposed OF
her second car, a twenty horsepower
Franklin, ard gotten a new one Of the
same make but OF a higher power. Mrs.
WestbroOk has been motoring about three
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
Standard of Candle Power.

The scientific standard Of one candle
power is the light OF a sperm candle
Weighing six to the pound. which burns
I'D grains OF wax per hour
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-04
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED
PLANS MATURE FOR BIG REVIVAL

held on the western slope.
1t is announced today by Rev. Ed
wards, chairman of the executive COM
mittee and VIII A. House, secretary
of the committee. that great series
of cottage prayer meetings to be held
on next Tuesday night has been ar
ranged for and at these meetings
prayers for the success of the big
meeting will be offered. In state
ment announcing the places and lead
ers of these prayer meetings Messrs
Edwards and House say:
The most important part of the
preparation work for these meetings
must be done by prayer. we must
advance on our knees" Pentacost be-
gan in prayer meeting. Every re-
vival from that day to this has had
it's origin on the human side in pray
er.
We therefore urge every Christian
in this city and community to pray
earnestly, persistently. daily. On
Tuesday evening of next week. stimuli
taneous cottage prayer meetings have
been arranged as follows:
Home of Mr. Stanley Walker. s36
W. Main. Leader, Rev p. A. Rice.
Home of A. NJ. Cole, 124 Ouray.
Leader Rev. Forsyth
Home of Luther White, 526 Bel
ford. Leader. Rev. II. l.. Rohde.
Home of +. A. Mckinney, 554
White. Leader. Rev. H. II. Beach.
Home of E. II. Johnson, 10T w.
Colorado avenue. Leader, Rev. Ell
lott.
Home of j. H. Rankin. sO6 Grand
avenue. Leader, Rev. Munro
Home of Rev. Munro, Tenth and
White. Leader. w. A. House.
Milldale Chapel. Leader, Rev. Lee
Clere.
Free Methodist church Rev. Ed
wards.
Fruit Ridge district at home of J.
w. Cheedle. Leader. Mr.. Littlejohn.
Fruitvale district at home of w. II /.
Borschell. Leader, C. j. Barnett.
Orchard Mesa district at home of
Fred Barber. Leader, Rev. j. r.
Walker
Allen district at home of A. H.
Mead. Leader, ]. X. Morse.
REV. EDWARDS.
Chm. Elk. Com.
w. A. HOUSE,
Secretary.
The headquarters for the commit
tees and managers of the great re-
vival are maintained at the Y. NJ. C.
A. building
The following is the personnel of
the executive committee: G. A. Mum
70. E. E. Hatch, D. d. Forsyth, C. G.
Simpson, D. Luther Edwards, j. H.
Rankin. A. B. Elliott, ]. H. Chalmers,
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-04

DtttnDeT o, Iooo.
Paul or the Grace of Giving. IL
Cor. viii:l-l5.
Golden Text-Remember the words
of the Lord Jesus, how he said. it is
more blessed to give than to receive,
Acts Xx:35.
Are these words in the Golden Text
quoted from Jesus, hyperbolical, that
is, II rhetorical over-statement, or is
il literally true, that IL is more bless
ed to give than to receive, and If so
why? (This question must be answ-
cred in writing by members of the
club.)
Verses l-6-Is it according to ami.
NAL nature, or to average human ma
ture, to give to others outside of kith
and kin?
Is giving literally, intelligently and
Systematically. to religion and char.
ity. always a grace" that Is, an in.
clination Divinely impaired?
What is the relation between Civ.
ing and loving?
If we are in need or "affliction
ourselves. will the grace of giving
still operate in us. If our hearts are
right?
May deep poverty" great Joy
and rich "liberality" be in the same
life, and is such combination nat.
| ural or supernatural?
There was great poverty and suf.
fering among the Christians at Jeru'
salem. and the libcTalty of the poor
churches at Macedonia to relieve
their need is what Paul here refers
to: contrast the evil at Jerusalem
with the resultant good grace of Civ
ing developed at Macedonia, and say
which is the greater; that is did the
result do as much good, or exceed the
evil done by the cause?
Titus it would appear was appoint
ed to present to the Corinthians the
| need of the Jerusalem Christians, tc
take up collection. and to develop
| in them the grace of giving; why IL
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-04
st. Matthew's Church.

st. Matthew'S church, corner 4th
and White. Services End Sunday in
Advent Celebration of the Holy
Eucharist 1880. Sunday school 10
Second celebration II, evening pray
er and sermon, 1880.
st. Matthews Guild meets on
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Ray,
421 Teller
Choir rehearsal on Friday evening
at 7 o'clock sharp. Meeting of the
vestry on Wednesday evening in the
robing room of church.
Strangers are cordially invited to
attend services of the church.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-04

, there no work more noble. or duty
more imperative, than for ministers
and teachers to teach the people the
duty and joy of giving?
Verses 7-S-Paul apparently as
sumes that person may abound in
faith and utterance, and knowledge,
and in love" and not
abound in the grace of giving; but is
he right, for now can such a thing
be possible?
Paul states that he did not urge the
grace of giving by commandment
is II therefore any less the duty. and
privilege of every Christian, rich and
poor, to abound in this grace?
Verse 9-What should be the su-
preme motive, and what is the great
est inducement to give literally?
What is the chief grace in the re-
| splendent character of Jesus?
Did the giving of Jesus of himself,
and all he had for us. imply perma-
nent poverty for him. or was 1t the
surest way to all that great wealth
is supposed to stand for?
Why does giving of all kinds finally
result in getting more of that which
we give, than would be possible If we
htpl II vi iuNts
knowledge. experience, encourage
ment, etc.)
Verses l0-ll-What is the differ
ence in promising subscription to
religion or benevolence and not pay
ing it. and not paying your grocer or
! baker?
Verses 12-l4H-What Is the pro-
! portion of our income which the
| Bible demands of us, as a minimum !?
| What are some of the many ad
vantages of the tithing system?
Verse l5--What reason is there to
believe that if we give systematically
to Gods cause that we ourselves shall
| never lack?
Lesson for Sunday, Dec. IL, 1909.
| Paul's Last Words ii Tim. wills.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-04
HE Sentinels Bible
Study Contest ;:;;;' t::;;;::::'' G.; ;:;;:'::

The Daily Sentinel has secured the
exclusive local right to publish the
famous International Sunday School
Lesson questions by Rev. DR.. Lin
scott, one of the greatest Bible schol-
ars of the nation, and which questions
have aroused so much interest every
where, and they will appear weekly.
One of these questions each week is
to be answered in writing and upon
these questions the handsome prizes
offered are to be awarded.
This is indeed a rare opportunity
for students of the Bible for training
under the direction of the Interna-
tional Bible Study Club of Philadel-
phia.
The Newspaper Bible Study Club is
composed of all those who join the
local study club and take up the sim
pie course herein outlined. barring
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There is no expense whatever at
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Many of the greatest papers of the
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. leading ministers and scholars of
nearly every denomination in Am
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The value of the questions in con-
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Every Saturday The Sentinel will
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The first appears today. One ques-
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type.
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L. Each contestant, or his or her
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paper Bible Study Club and this
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.. Each contestant in this Local
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weeks, commencing for Sunday, Nov.
IA, and the answers must all be in
the possession of this paper within
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The International Newspaper Bible
Study Club. and prizes which may be
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Club will be given out from this of,
flee.
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First Series-A solid gold medal &c
each of the first five.
G Second Series-A sterling silver
,dal to each of the next five.
Third Series-A Teachers Bible
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-04
Eye Aids.

The aid to strengthening and i'm
proving your eyesight depends large
iy upon the kind and quality of glass
es you wear. OF all there is good in
the world the eyes should have the
best.
l have made and maintain my rep
utation Tor honest service by fur
nishlns the best glasses" that give
the best results" at prices which
leave no cause for complaint.
Special attention given to chill
dren $ eyes. CROSS EYES straight
ened without surgical operation in
majority of cases.
CHAS. GASHO. Oph. D..
2l-22 Reed Bldg.