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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29
PLANS FOR NOVEL AIRSHIP
 SUGGESTED BY A TORNADO

John M. Jones, portrait painter, at present in Washington, D. C., has in vented an air ship which is simple in construction and which he claims will solve the difficulty in aerial nayiga- tion. It will be of steel and aluminium and the power will be furnished by an engine in the body of the ear Upright semi-spiral, of convoluted tubes are ar. ranged to be made to whirl rapidly and life the object beneath, the speed be- ing governed by the rapidty of the revolutions. Smaller propellors of the same character at each end will con. trol the dirigibility of the ship.
 Mir. Jones says the scheme was sug- gested to him by the cyclone which de- stroyed St. Cloud and Sunk Rapids, Minn., in the spring of 1886, lifting freight cars thirty and forty tons each and carrying them half a mile. He claims this power to be the basic prin. ciple of his semi-spiral tubes, which will succeed without the use of wings, kites, aeroplanes or gas bags.
 iiiS iuNchttuu Was pdtcHttu III Oc- tober, 1905, but lacking means he has not been able to make more than a model of his invention, but that, he says, has worked successfully. He has tried to have congress appropriate a sum sufficient to make a practical test, and Senator Bankhead of Alabama pre- sented bill in the senate for that purpose, but it has not yet passed. He has the commendation of General Crozier and others high in the national government, and hopes to interest Pres, ident Taft
 The main objection is to furnishing money for the completion of the ship. as members of congress expect that the work should be done by the inventor and those who may be privately inter ested in the scheme. and then present it to the government in the hope of its being accepted as successful. Mir. Jones has had offers from capitalists for an interest in his invention, but they wanted too much for their money J. Pierpont Morgan, says Mir. Jones, interested himself in the matter, and Professor Hutton of Columbia univer. sity and John. P. Holland, the sub marine boat builder and airship invent or, have praised MT. Jones plan. He
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29

BILLINGS, Mont, July 2s.-Ten thousand members before the fourth dry farming congress meets at Billings, Mont, next October 26-2S
 This is the goal toward which the officers of the congress are striving, with indications that they will more than realize their ambition The mem. bership of the congress now is over 4,000 and farmers are joining at the rate of about ten a day, exclusive of those secured through the state cam paigns by officers of the congress.
 The new members are coming into the congress from practically every state in the Union, the bulk, of course, being from the western states. For example, in one day within the last week two were received from Wiscon- sin and one each from Wyoming, Michi. gan and California.
 In the membership campaign, the members of the national executive com mittee of the congress are taking an active part. Professor Alfred Atkin- son representing Montana, has started out to secure 1000 members in this state before the next congress- He re- ports gratifying success. James Pax man of Nephi, Utah, executive commit teeman for that state, has announced his intention of securing 1000 members in his commonwealth. Evidence of his i activity is seen in the newspapers of Utah in which every week are publish ed accounts of what Mir. Paxman is doing to spread the dry farming propaganda Among the other execu- tive committeeman, Dr. G. k. Hickok of Syracuse, Kas., G. A. Martin, news editor of Fl Paso, Texas, Herald, c. R Root of Denver, and State Examiner Samuel II. Lea of Pierre, $. D., have organized energetic campaigns in their respective jurisdictions and the results are seen in the memberships being re . ceived at the headquarters of the con. gross.
 The growth of the congress is not confined to the United States. George ! Harcourt, deputy minister of agrcul ture of the province of Alberta, Can. i ada, and vice president and cores bonding secretary of the dry farming congress of Alberta, is bringing the farmers of that portion of Canada ! into the ranks of the congress in con siderable numbers and other foreign of ficers of this organization are working to the same end with excellent results "No movement which has sprung up in the west, and few in the world, in the last quarter of a century, has had such a phenomenal growth as that which has marked the dry farming con gross iu the last eighteen months, said Secretary John T. Burns. "When the second congress was held at Salt Lake ill January, 1908, the membership was nothing, that being the meeting at which provision was made for the per petuation of the work of the organiza- tion through individual memberships When the third congress met at Chey- enne last February, there were about 1900 members, the majority of whom were enrolled in the two months pre- ceding the convention. After that meet.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29

has secured patents in France, and Eng land and Canada, Germany and in the United States Mir. Jones is not a dreamer, but a practical man, who talks with knowledge and in modest man ner about his invention.
 In proof of the genuineness of his purpose and the worth of his invention, Mir. Jones shows the commentators of John Frigar, for twenty years the chief engineer of the Drexel building, Phila. delphia; Superintendents Burnham, Williams and Vanclain of the Baldwin Locomotive Works; Edward s. Cramp of the Cramp company, ship builders; Elliot Wood, superintendent of the l capitol, Washington, and F.. F.. Pen mock, capitalist; F. F. Smith, one of the packers of the Interborough Sub way, and Adolph Segal, interested in sugar refneries, the latter three of whom offered to back his invention to the extent of $50,000 for a half inter est in the patent, but Mir. Jones did not feel like giving up that much. | Mir. Jones claims his machine is built on distinctly new mechanical princi- pie, a lifting and propelling power. It is especially applicable for aerial trans | portation, but may be used equally as well on water or land. These semi spiral or convoluted tubes, set in rapid whirling motion by a gasoline or cleo. | tric motor, produce a tremendous lift ing force, as may be easily understood | by simple illustration in figures Pre- suming that these spiral upright tubes measure ten, feet in diameter, a cir conference of thirty feet, and making three hundred revolutions per minute, | the air would be forced into these tubes at the rate of nine thousand feet a l minute at the outer edge. These up ! right, sheet steel covered ''spral sails '' so coniine the air as to practically bore ] their way upward into the air, ten feet or q mile high, as the operator may de sire, as the speed of the propellors gov ern the elevation. each increased unit number of revolutions creating cer. tain amount of lifting energy propor- tonate to the size and pitch of the propellors. The horizontal propellors are of the same general design, and are for driving or drawing the car in any l direction.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29

FOR SALE-Six-room house on Pascoe hill. Good location, $l600 Unlon Realty X Trust Go
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29

BERKELEY, July 2f.--In lecture before a number of professors of the state university here this afternoon, Dr. D. D. MacDougal, for many years head of the desert botanical laboratory of the Carnegie institute at Washing ton, D. C., and later connected with the branch laboratory at Tucson, Ariz., stated that he had produced unique re suits upon plant life by use of chemi- calls.
 Dr. MaeDougal said that by spraying solutions of calcium and iodine on the poles of the parent plant, he has been able to produce startling changes in the derivatives, and that by hybridiz-
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29

FOUND-Small purse containing cheek on First National. bank for small amount. Owner prove property and pay for this ad at Silver Belt of. fee.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29
TERRIBLY SCALDED

Is something we hear or read about every day of vur lives. Burns and scalds either slight or serious are bound to happen in your family, be prepared by having bottle of Ballard s Snow Eminent handy. It relieves the pain instantly and quickly heals the burn For sale by Palace Pharmacy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29

If your grocer hash
 1@Uwp&@@bSSsss' Baking Powder in stock, tell him to get it for you.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29

TAKEN UP-A large brown mare mule, bump on right hock. Owner can se- cure animal by paying for this adver- tisement and the costs of keeping by calling on Brookner & Knowles at San Carlos.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29

FOUND-Fine whip on Hill street. Ap-
 ply Earll, corner Sutherland and
 Mesquite streets, paying for this ad.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29
Former Tucson Professor
 Does Things wth Plants

ing the derivatives with natural plants of the same species, he has been able to obtain other varying results.
 He stated that the primitive plant life of the desert offers the best field for tllc study of the basis of plant life. He is carrying on research for the fur ther purpose of aseertaining just what influence heredity and environment have on plant life.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29
FOR EXCHANGE

FOR EXCHANGE-On account of sick ness, furniture and lease of 32 room housekeeping apartments ir Los An geles. Profits sl00 monthly. Little work. Centrally located. A good chance to step into home and paying business. Want $500 cash and $ll00 Globe real estate. Mrs. Flood, 7S2 Hemlock St., Los Angeles.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29
Silver Belts Want Ads
FOR SALE-HOUSES

FOR SALE-Three- room house, good lot; Noftsger hill barn, fruit trees. flowers; $S50, $350 down, or bar gain for cash at $150. UNION REALTY & TRUST CO, l77 N. Broad
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29

LOST-Pair of gold trimmed glasses in folding case. Return to Silver Belt and receive reward.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29

See Cleo, the materializing medium, lG6 Sycamore street, Globe.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-29
LOST AND FOUND.

FOUND-Cane, evidently of peniten. tiary make. Owner can secure prop erty by paying for this ad at the Silver Belt office
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
LICENSES FOR
SHORT TERMS
No Longer to Be Permitted,
1t Is Believed, for Less
Than a Year.
OPINION OF LAWYERS

If City Attorney Hommann's rul-
ing is in accordance with that of a
former city attorney and other local
lawyers, which 1t undoubtedly will
be, the Board of Excise Commission
ers may grant no more saloon II
eenses for terms of less than year
This ruling, which is In accord
ance with the excise law, will affect
some saloonkeepers and proprietors
of picnic places. AS yet, the board
has had but one or two occasions to
grant licenses for terms of less than
twelve months, but, according to
law, 1t will have to be stopped.
This fact was first brought up by
Lawyer James S. Wight in an ad-
dress to the present board few
nights ago. 1t was while speaking
of the boards powers and limita-
tions that he inadvertently grasped
that subject, although 1t did not
concern the matter he had in hand.
A conference win be held between
members of the board and the city
attorney to settle the matter, and,
according to the opinions Of the best
lawyers in the city, Mr.. Wight is
correct in his Interpretation of the
law. There are many pfoprietors Of
pleasure resorts in the state who
would be pleased to have licenses
granted for few months during the
sum mer, but the law does not per-
NIT it, say local attorneys among
whom the discussion has arisen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
PUTTING WIRES
UNDER GROUND

The New York & New Jersey Tele-
phone Company has started prepara-
tions for laying number of under
ground extensions in this city in certain
streets for which an ordinance was
granted by the council some time ago.
The necessary material has arrived
in town and part of it is being stored
temporarily in Smith street, adjoining
the company exchange. A representa-
tive of the company said this morning
that conduits will be laid in a number
Of streets in the city, thus extending
their lines to the outskirts of the city,
without stringing more overhead wires
Ground for the first extension will most
likely be broken in Washington street
in day or two.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
BARGE RAISED
AT SAYREV|LLE

The barge Maryland, formerly the
General Slocum, which sank last
Friday at Sayre & Fishers brick
yard, Sayreville, with several hun
dred thousand brick on board, was
raised yesterday by the wrecking
steamer Hustler, of the Merritt
Chapman Company, OF New York.
The Hustler reached Sayreyille
Sunday and the open seams in the
boat, which was only partially sub
merged, were caulked. Yesterday
100, 900 of the brick were taken off
and after the water had been par
TALLY pumped out the barge slowly
rose. The wrecking steamer left
the brickyard this morning and
stopped at this city for a few min
utss before proceeding to New York.
The Maryland is owned by Phil
adelphia firm and will be made sea-
worthy at once. The barge, which
was converted from the hulk of the
Sloeum, which was raised from He'll
Gate, where 1t sank with hundreds
of women and children on board
several years ago, is one OF the larg-
est in use.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
BOTTLE MISSED
MAN, HIT BABY

John Smilinski, twenty-seven
years old, of SewaTen, hurled bot
tie through a window at 719 State
street with the Intention, It is al
legged, of striking Stephen Shiletski,
shortly after 8 o'clock last night.
The bottle missed its mark and
struck a two-year-old baby, nearly
killing it instantly.
Dr. Charles I. Silk was called to
attend the infant, which had its
cheek badly cut. Patrolman Harding
shortly sfterward noticed a man
sneaking along the street and placed
him under arrest. The officer took
him to the house, where he was
identified, and then lodged in cell.
The prisoner, this morning, when
arraigned before Recorder Pickers-
gill, said that he had not m cant TO
hit the baby, but the recorder held
him in default OF $500 bail TO await
the action of the grand jury. He
was unable to furnish the amount
and was taken to the county jail by
Acting City Marshal James O'Brien.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
LAY KEEL OF
THE FLORIDA
Work Started on Our Big
gest Warship at the Brook
Iyn Navy Yard Today.
HISTORIC DATE CHOSEN

New York, March 9.-Ceremonies al
most equal to those Of launching
marked the laying of the keel of the
new battleship Florida at the Brook
lyn navy yard today. The occasion
was marked by the presence Of large
number of invited guests from Wash
ington, New York and Brooklyn.
Today's date Is a memorable one in
the history of the navy. On March 8,
1862, The Monitor, which was con-
structed In Brooklyn, fought the Mer
rimac in Hampton Roads.
The Florida and her sister ship, the
Utah, win be the two most powerful
vessels of the United States navy and
will be equal to any afioat. They viii
be $4,000 ton vessels. The keel of the
Utah was recently laid at Camden,
N. j. She is being constructed by
private shipbuilding firm, and there IL
great rivalry between her builders and
the navy yard here in regard to the
time of completion Of the two ships.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
MEN RETURN
TO VALENTINES
AT SAME PAY

The employees at the Valentine fire
brick plant at Woodbridge are back
at work after a strike lasting about
a fortnight.
"The men returned yesterday at
the wages which they were receiving
prior to the strike, said Mr.. Valen-
tine today, "and at our terms. y
When asked if there had been a
promise made or implied that the
daily pay would be increased to
$3.50 for ten hours after April j.,
Mr.. Valentine said that there had
been no such agreement. The Off
cials are perfectly willing to treat
the men fairly, however, and they
stated that they would do as the
other concerns did in the imm ediate
future regarding the wage question.
The employees are now back at all
of the factories and clay banks in
Woodbridge and vicinity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
$4,000 WORTH OF
BUILDINGS PLANNED
Architect Jensen Has Drawings ap-
proved New Factory TO Be Built.

Architect J. K. Jensen had plans
approved yesterday by the State
Tenement House Commission for
buildings valued at $4,000, to be
erected here this summer. He has
plans under way for big varnish
producing factory for the New Jer-
sey Wood Finishing Com pany, to be
erected In the western section of the
city. The firm now has factory in
Meade street, but the proposed
works will be much larger and will
employ large number of men.
Architect Jensen had four sets of
plans approved yesterday, all for
large, handsome, three-story struc-
lures, to be erected of brick with
terra Gotta trimmings. They are as
follows: a three-story brick build
ing for A. Cerbo. at the corner of
Johnstone street and New Brunswick
avenue, 105x24 feet, inches; a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
First Attempt Not Wholly Successful
and Piano Is Burned EarIv
This Morning.
THE PRIEST IS OUT OF TOWN
Another Blaze at Properly Owned by
Independent Catholic Congrega-
tiOn-- Have Had Friction.

O'Clock night
residence of
pastor Catholic
less friction factions
to
of
building last robbe and Sc on fre
building which partially
believed the
with valuable
piano, practically hardly
morning poured
There believe that the building
story
ansacked
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09

three-story brick and terra Gotta
structure for H. and I. Shangold, in
Park avenue, between New Bruins
wick avenue and Broad street, to be
60x44 feet in size; a three-story
brick and terra Gotta building for
Herman Brody, in Hall avenue, ad-
joining the Pennsylvania railroad
tracks, to be 75x25 feet in size; and
three-story structure for Joseph
Laskowski, to be erected in the
place of his building which was re-
Gently destroyed by fire in upper
State street. The new building will
be 65x22 feet in size and will be
constructed of fancy brick and terra
Gotta. TIL cost is estimated, approx
imately, at $4,000.
There may be some changes, how
ever, to the building planned by A.
Cerbo. as it may be decreased in
size.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
PHILAOELPHIAN OFFERS
SCHOOL DOG FOR SIS

The news that the Board of Edu-
cation Of this city was seriously
thinking about putting dogs in the
schools to. guard them at night has
Just reached Philadelphia and a res
1dent Of the Quaker City has sent a
communication to Chief Of Police
Burke.
The writer, who signs himself
Fred Schaller, of 2,5O3 Jasper
street, Philadelphia, offers a Great
Dane watch dog to the board for
$75. His letter, which was received
by Chief Burke this morning, is as
follows:
Philadelphia, March 6.
Mr.. Burke,
"Chief of Police,
Perth Amboy, n. J.
Dear Sir
Having read in different news
papers that Great Danes are wanted
in Perth Amboy as watch dogs for
the school houses, ] offer a very
handsome and powerfully built
Great Dane, fawn color, $50 pounds
heavy, thirty-one inches high
shoulder height, two years old,
excellent watch dog, pedigreed and
registered with the American Ken
mel Club. for sale. Price, SIS.
Respectfully yours,
FRED SCHALLER,
"2503 Jasper St"
The letter will probably be turned
over to Secretary Colyer, of the
school board, and may be brought
up at the meeting Thursday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
THIEVES ENTER
STORE WITH KEY
LOST YEAR AGO

About year ago Anthony sidoti,
who has small shoe shop at 81 Broad
street, near State street, lost the key
of the place. Last night Patrolman
Quinn in trying the doors of the various
stores, discovered key in the door of
thes shop and took possession Of it.
This morning the shoemaker discov-
cred that thieves had been in the store
last night and robbed it of pieces of
sheet leather worth $40. When he saw
the key which was found in the lock
by the policeman he identified it at once
as the one he lost year ago.
Detectives Huff and Long are at work
on the case.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
HIGH SCHOOL TO HAVE
CONCERT BY PUPILS

The high school orchestra which is
composed Of the musicians among the
pupils of the high school, will give a
concert ON the evening of March 20.
Besides the selections by the orches-
ira, there will be several vocal selec-
tions and one or two specialties. The
high school boys and girls who success
fully produced a burlesque on ''Forty-
five Minutes from Broadway" singing
% So Long Mary, F" will repeat it at this
concert.
The proceeds of the concert will be
divided among the several high school
funds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
ADMITS THAT
He SHOT GIRL
Special BY United Press Wire

Special BY United Press Wire
Baltimore, March 9:-The mystery
surrounding the shooting of Miss Jear
Reed on lonely road last night was
cleared today when Joseph j. Mueller
of Mt. Washington, suburb, to whom
she was engaged, and with whom she
was walking at the time of the tragedy
made a written statement saying he
fred the shot that killed the girl while
shooting at highwayman who attempt
ed to hold them up.
At first he said the girl was killed by
a robber when she slapped his face
when the robber tried to take her neck
lace The police are inclined to doubt
the story. They are still holding Muel
Ter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
DIVER TO FIND
DOOR OF SAFE

About week ago a large safe door
fell overheard at the Ely-Norris Safe
Works in Front street Efforts were
made to locate it but without avail. A
dredge was procured and for several
days the work was kept up, but still
the door was not bruoght up.
Arrangements have been made with
the Merritt Chapman Derrick & Wreck
ing Company, and they will send diver
here tomorrow to locate the door.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
BALLOONIST is SWEPT
TO SEA AND browns

special by United Press WiTe
San Pedro, Cal, March 9-Lester
Elkins. twenty years old, an aero
naut of San Antonio, Tex, made an
ascension last night. An ocean
bound current swept his balloon out
to sea, outdistancing the launches
sent to rescue him. The balloon
sank 10 the water and no trace Of
the body has been found today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-09
WHITE WAY PROJECT
IN ABEYANCE NOW

Nothing further has been done toward
making Great White Way out of
Smith street between State and High
streets. 1t is understood that the pro-
ject has received set back by the Pub
lie Service in regard to rates, which are
said to be higher than tho merchants
want tn nav