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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27

Mrs. Chemorley shifted dispieasure.
him and sniGed: II shouldn't thini.
you would want to go downtown
looking like that" she said.
1T does take a little strength Of
mind" admitted Chemorley. But
I'm going to do it, just the same
Nobody noticed him that day, but
the day following when the stubble
had attained quite disreputable
length, comment began. II Is not ne
.eSsary to recount what was said. It
was about the usual thing, BY the
md of the week Chemorley had Il
decidedly trarlpish appearance.
Never mind" he said, IF it
keeps growing at this rate it will be
long enough to trim in couple Of
Weeks more"
The week following, however, the
beard dill net seem to progress at
the sane rate. The growth was al
uoss imrerceptibla. Still. it was
growing and, in spite of the jeers oil
his friends and business associates,
Chemorley let 1t grow. At the weeks
end. though, Chemorley received q
letter from an important business
connection In San Francisco. The
business connection, whose business
vas worth a great deal TO Chemor-
ley, was to arrive In Chicago. 1t ap~
peared, and he wanted Chemorley to
meet him. Chemorley talked it over
with his wife.
Il shall entertain him in style, OF
course" he said. I'm anxious to
make a good impression on that
man
"You are sure to do that with b
face bristling like a scrubbing
brush" said Mrs. Chemorley, sar-
>astically. 1T may seem a small
hing, but there really Is good deal
n first Impressions, she continued
IF were you / would shave"
Chemoriey got to thinking 1t over,
snd he shaved-for that occasion
,nly-
A week later, Just as the stubbIe
had attained the hesitating point,
Melba came to town. Chemorley had
been rather stunning society, but
there was no getting out of taking
Mrs. ChemorIey to the Auditorium
and
Wei, would you be willing for
me to go the way | ann" asked Che
morley.
II you think you can stand 1t, /
might" replied his wife. But" she
added, lit isn't SO very far along
now. Don't you think you might
shave 1t this once and then take a
fresh start?'
He was determined to have that
beard. however. The week went by
and he bristled out finely, Every
morning he would remark to Mrs
Chemorley on the blissfulness Of not
scrape for ten long, valuable min
utes and then being under no neces
sity of washing out shaving mug,
cleaning, drying and incasing the
razor.
The second week was passed. The
growth did actually begin to look
like a beard. Then:
my dear" said Mrs. Chemorley
one morning. Bertha writes ms
that she is going to make us little
visit and she is going to bring with
her--whom do YOU think? Your old
sweetheart, Ella Rogers. 1t seems
that Ella is on her way to New York
and Bertha and she will start East
together. So Bertha thought we
might like to entertain her for few
days I'm sure don't mind You are
beginning to look so nice and domes-
tic with that beard No, shall not
be uneasy"
Chemorley SAYS that some of these
days he will join popular expedi
ton and then he will raise that
beard. For the present he has givel
up the idea
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
PRIEST FIGHTS FOR LIFE
WITH DRUNKEN NEGRO,

Lexington, KY. Dee, 26,-On enter
ing the chapel Of ST. Joseph's church
to officiate at mass today. Father
Wiesntl, the rector was attacked hy
a drunken negro with whom he was
compelled 10 battle in defense Of his
life. The priest was painfully but
not seriously wounded The negro
escaped
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
THREE neAD-rwo MISSING.

Cumberland. Md. Dec. %. Micsacl
Malone, Michael McGGaw and Fred
Malone miners, We're burned to death
This morning near Harrison, Va. Pat
rick Malone and Frederick Dugan,
who boarded at the same house, are
missing. Officers are working on a
clue Indicated that the fire was start
cd after a Christmas celebration by
a man who mad been elected
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
RIVER NEWS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The tug Thesens left yesterday for
Hickman to help the Wash HonsheIl
ang Enterprise with loaded harses TO
get 40 the river.
The ferry boat Three States has
Laid M until lee thins out.
--------
Regardless OF the ice the transfer
81 Louis made her regular trips yes
to-day.
The river at four u. m. yesterday
read I'll, showing fall Of IL feet
In twenty -four hours.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
JOHN D. ARRESTS BEoGAR.

New York. Dec. 26.--A twelve-year
old Armenian girl rang the doorheli
and sought aims at John d. Rookie
fellers house tonisht She was de.
lained by the butler aud turned o}e'
to the Children's Society, where she
sill be held pending arraignment on
Monday.
The little mendicart saId She was
Hjtle Bavagian of Worcester, Mass,
th liar ghter OF poor street sweep
er, who had approved Of her plan to
come TO New York and obtain money
from Mr. Rockefeller to buy presents
fnr the family.
A five loIar gold piece and q Guar
ter were found In her pocliet3,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
MOB HANGS MURDERER.

Hurley Va Dec. Following
the killing here Christmas Eve Of
Samuel Baker, and the serious
Vounding OF his wife and two etlil-
dren by Henry Pennington. q mob
last night took Pennington from jail
and hanged him
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
HOUSE Of MIRRORS
Western Farmers Home DaZzIe3
with beveI Plate Glass.
Structure 10 Outward Appearance
Only Ordinary Dwelling in Pretty
Country ToWn-Orce Inside
Everything Is Changed.

groEare. among the strana
cts houses on record perhaps in the
United States is that Of Alexander
G5uau of Waitsburg n cne-time farm
er He has spent the best part OF two
wears in personally supervising the
construction Of his residence, which,
wFeu completed. will be- one Of the
finest examples OF interior finishing In
ne northwest Respondent in mosaic
floors of oak, mahogany and maple.
shining with 30 plate glass mirrors
hich weigh nearly half ton. and
blowing with the darir red of fir, fin
i.hed in imitation Of mahogany.
10 outward appearance the house
K IN ordinary 21asstcry residence OF
tAe better type on an ordinary street
in an ordinary but pretty country
town The irst thing t0 attract atten-
ton is the yard which except for a
thir strip for roses and strip of
lawn some len feet wide On the other
s.ae. is plastered over with cement
n this cement yard there are two
ltrge circular openings 10 the soil,
which viii be utilized by shrubbery.
otherwise the exterior is harsh and
gray.
Orce within, however, the eyes are
dalzled with the elegance which. even
IN the unfinished state is everywhere
apparent. The doors are of rare par
quctry design with the elegant rug
Enlsh." This design runs through liv-
irg room, dining room hall and par
Ter. though no two rooms are loored
IN the same design
The baseboards, door facings, ETC.
are OF curly fir. with the grain brought
ont clearly IN deep red mahogany
stain. Fine pressed beadworlJ adorns
all the corners giving a sense OF riot
ogs richness. The walls are in hard
white plaster, their simplicity con-
rastlng sharply with the gorgeousness
of the wood finishing.
The sliding doors between hall and
dining room are of plate glass panels
of the finest grinding and polish. and
this scheme has been carried out in
all the important doors both upstairs
ard down Between dining room and
Kitchen the door is merely of Plate
glass. and transparent The windows.
even In the back kitchen arc Of enor.
mously heavy French beveled glass,
SO clear that one is hardly conscious
Of their presence.
At every turn the visitor will he
met by his own image, advancing or
rctreating. or siding away from him
at an angle. From one point in the
narlor a person can stand and see all
the persons and objects IN the dining
room and even into the kitchen.
Upstairs several bedrooms are fin
ished in the parquet flooring and
stained imitation of mahogany as be-
low.
A Masonic design on tiny light
placed in the front gable will also
peep down at the passerby from its
high rest. There Is special switch
in the attic for turning on and of this
gable light.
In the basement heavy glass doors
separate the apartments, which are
well finished in cement Hoors and
white, hard-plastered walls Through
ont the basement the hinges. door
knobs, etc. are of brass as good as is
usnany found on front doors of or
dinary houses Spokane Spokesman
Review.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
TEN WANT M'LAURlN's TOGO.

Jackson. Miss, Dee. 26--Ten as
pirants formally announced their can
dhIacies TO succeed the late United
STATES Senator McLaurin The list
Includes c. p. Alexander, eX-Goyer-
nors Varlaman and Longino and Con
gressmen Bowers, Gambler anl
Humphreys.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
/ KILLED, 20 INJURED.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 2G.-StIiFae n
curve al full speed, u United Railway
interurhan car turned turtle tonight
near Wayne, 20 miles from Detroit,
instantly killing one and Wounded
twenty passengers, Tie passengerS
say the ear was In charge of d new
mOtorman.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
EIGHT HURT IN AUTO WRECK.

San Antonio. Texas. Dee 26.Egat
persons were injured tonight when a
big touring car partly turned turtle
on Mission Loon.
The Injured are II. G. Glover, wife
and daughter, f. d. Henry and wife,
Mrs. T. II. Tallagher. Mrs. r. Il,
Elstner and daughter, One will die.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
FREDERICK REMINGTON DEAD.

Ridge Field, Conn. Dec 2G.-Fred-
eric Remington. the artist, died at
bis home here today from heart fail
ure and shock superinduced by an
operation for appendicitis performed
Thursday Remington had been in
good health until last Sunday He
was in his 18th year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
A STRANGE DISEASE.

Omaha, Dec 2G.--Dr. Leonard j.
Schneider prominent dentist,
brother of DIR. A. T. Schneider of
Chicago, died today Of polio myths,
a strange spinal disease which puz-
zled the physicians.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
oLDFlELD BREAKS RECORD.

Los Angeles, Dec. 26.-Barney Old
fell established new worlds rec
ord for fifteen miles on a circular
track today il a 120 horse power car
Benz Oldfeld reduced the record
from 1857 to 1912 10.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
COOK DECEIVED WAKE.

New York. Dec. 26.-Charles Wake.
the Arctic explorer. and heretofore
one Of The staunchest supporters OF
Dr. Frederick Cook. deserted Cooks
standard tonight. Wake now says he
was deserted hy the explorer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
NO BOATS ON OHIO.

Louisville Ky. Dec With the
withdrawal Of the Louisvile.C incin.
naSi packets from service today on
account Of the heavy ice running, not
g steamboat is moving on the Ohio
river between pittsburg and Cairo
Ice gorges have formed at several
nafnfG
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
High Heels Not to Blame.

Camden, n. J.-Twelve gallant
men, composing jury in the circuit
court in Camden. decided that high
heeled feminine shoes are no bar to
the recovery of damages, and they
awarded Miss Esther McTaggart 81.
500 in her suit against the Merrimac
Manufacturing COMPANY.
Miss McTaggart fell downstairs
and was severely hurt at the com
pany's plant.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
THE WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ereay.s CAIRO Temperature.
General Conditions.

rpa.a as NJ snoM Yesterday, the
CIV beng clear entil after sunset
when thin chords We're on the horizon.
la. 81 the Afternoon q great deal OF
Il iee on the sidewalks and street
]. \; TEL bnt latei in the evening froze
:-ain. There was very little Wind.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
GREAT BANKER DIES.

NeW York, Dee. gr.-Dumont Clark.
president OF the American Exchange
National Bank, and one o. tao most
whleiy known bankers in the country
died today al Duuoat. y. j., eli paeu-
nUnia.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
SATOLLl MUCH WORSE.

Rome, Dee. 2G--The condition of
Cardinal Satolli, who Is suffering
from nephritis. is desperate Extreme
Junction has been administered. The
pope is greatly concerned over the
cardinals Hess.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
CONFEDERATE VET DIES.

Cncago Dec. 20. Dr. Anon
Brooks. fer thirty-hye years a rss-
ident Of Chicago. who served As sur
aeen in the Confederate states army
is dead, aged So years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
ST. YVES BEATS MARSH.

seattle Dee 2G--Flenry st Yves,
the Marathon champion. defeated
John Marsh, the Canadian champion,
In fifteen mile race today, Time
f:3S.47 rs.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
CREDITS REJECTED.

81 Petersburg, Dec. 2G.--The ma.
tonaI defense committee of the Duma
has rejected the credit fer new bat
tIeships.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
THO KILLED IN
TROLLEY CAR WRECK

s;eAmcar, Conn. Dec, PA trolley
car ialsiped d switch alongside the
Algutlc river, during today's storm
saa piunging down the bank. crashed
fnngh the ice. Motorman Fred
7ssga and Conductor Marcus Dono.
van wcra drowned All the passen-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
FREDERICK ATWOOD DIES.

Chicago, Dec. Frederick NJ, At
wood, nearly forty years a prominent
Chicago merchant, died suddenly here
today OF apopleXy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
KITE EXPERT DEAD.

New York, Lee. 26,-Wiliam Abnef
Eddy, well known as "A Ntc.Aying OK
Pert died TO-DAY at Bayonne N ].
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
OF Mo MaIua

towards do not count In battle;
they are there, but not in IT, Euri.
pides.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
ashlnaton Forecast.

Illinois Washington. Dec. 2G.--l.o'
ca; #t.ews Monday: Tuesday generally
falF,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27

Let thy speech be better than 81.
lence, or be silent. Dionyslus the
Elder.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
SIN and Moon.

syn will r;ge today .... 7:23 a. III.
sun viii set today i:37 y. m
i aon Will ilse today az" D. NJ
fNote. The above SIN and moon
record Is FOR Illinois and approximate
The tinle al Cairo within a few min
Itcsl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27

Goldfish and Founder.
Some authorities say the founder Il
only goldfish With a iiattened head.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
ttuman pehrls al Great cltN.

About 10000 beds are required to
hold Londons sick and mairnd
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27
Literary Breakfast Food.

Usually there isn't much meat In
he cereal novel. Kansas City Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27

Mrs. c. W. Talbot of st. Louis. ar
rived last night to be the guest of her
rcther john p Ragglo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-27

Measurement Of Reason.
Reason is not measured by size or
height, but By principle. Epietet.ss
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
IN THE WORLD or FINANCE

C. M. Schwab denies that he has
bought the Tidewater Steel Com
pany.
6o-called experts put out very pes
simistic reports on the cotton crop,
and the price advanced.
Pennsylvania Railroad interests
are reliably understood to be buying
more Norfolk and Western.
In February United States Steel
common sold at SAL, and Wednesday
it was $S4. The market value in
seven months has risen from $685.
600, 200 to $426.0O0,OO0.
"Just remember" said cotton
broker, "that Americas 1900, 900
bale crop with cotton at 121k cents
is worth as much as s. bumper 49,
100000 crop when cotton was but
10 cents pound.''.
1t is announced that the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany has purchased from the West
ern Union 100000 of New York
Telephone Company stock. The
American Company already owned
.$32, 100000 of the $4,000, 900. SO
that this deal will give 1t ali but
2,00O,0O0 of the shares Of the New
York Bell system.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
HURRICANE HITS
THE GULF COAST
New Orleans Is Damaged By. Wind
and Water.
STORM RACES AT MOBILE, ALABAMA,
The Wind Attained A Velocity OF
Over Sixty Miles An Hour-The
Water OF Lake Borgne Is Driven
A Mile Inland - The Mississippi
Is Raised Three Feet By Back
Water From The Gulf-Big Loss
At Biloxi, Miss.

Louisville, KY. (Special) With
the city of New Orleans entirely
stripped of wire communications with
the world and reports trickling in
from points along the gulf between
Pascagoula, Miss, and Pensacola,
Fla, Of high tides and winds of hur-
ricane velocity, 1t is apparent from
the meager information thus far re-
ceived that the gulf storm which
struck that section of the United
States has scored heavily in property
damage, If not in loss of life. No
casualties have been reported thus
far.
Interest. settles on New Orleans,
because Of the absence Of advices
from that city. The piling up of
the Gulf waters at the mouth of the
Mississippi River had already caused
a rise of three feet in the waters of
the river at New Orleans rise I'M
precedented at that point from such
a source. A report says the waters
of Lake Borgne were driven mile
inland. The present stage of the
river and the height of the levee will
admit of q much greater rise with
out much damage to the city proper,
but the report bodies i'll for the large
number of villages scattered about
the territory between the city and
the Gulf and the Gulf Coast.
The most threatening of the de-
finite advices thus far received come
from Pensacola, where the wind at
dark had attained velocity of so
miles an hour and was apparently in
creasing. This fact, taken in connec-
ton with reports from the Mississip-
lpi Coast stating that the gale there
averaged about 40 miles an hour,
would indicate that the storm is
heading northeast across Florida and
Alabama and northward into Louis
lana.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
GEN. DIAz's BIRTHDAY.
20 Years Old And 80 Years Presi-
dent OF Mexico.

Mexico City Especially Gen. Por-
forio Diaz, President of Mexico. ceIe-
brated his seventy-ninth birthday.
He was the recipient of greetings
from many foreign parts, and hVa-
dreds fiocked to the national palaea
to personally present their congratu-
lations. The Diplomatic Corps and
consular body were early at the pal
ace, and United States Ambassador
Thompson, on behalf of the former.
and Consul General Drier, of Sale
den. for the latter, presented felicf-
tations. General Diaz. who is IN
splendid health, feelingly answered
these salutations.
A body of workmen who came to
the palace expressed the hope that
Diaz might yet rule Mexico for many
years, and their enthusiasm moved
the President to tears.
President Diaz has occupied the
chief magistracy of the republic for
the past 80 years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
DWELLING DYNAMITED.
Family OF Charles /. Gibson Have
Remarkable Escape.


Youngstown, O. Especially The
residence Of Charles /. Gibson, gem
eraI manager Of the Struthers plant
Of the American Sheet and Tinplate
Company, was dynamited. None Of
the occupants Of the house was in
jured, but all of them were thrown
from their beds by the force Of the
explosion.
A strike has been in progress at
the mill for several weeks and MT.
Gibson has been active in his eff
forts to secure the reopening of the
plant under the open shop plan.
While Mr.. Gibson has made no direct
charges against anyone, the county
authorities believe that strike sym
pathizers are responsible for the
dynamiting.
The escape OF the Gibson family
from injury was remarkable.
A large brass she'll filed with dy-
Mantle and fitted with cap and a
fuse was exploded in a cellar win
dow directly under Mr.. Gibson
room. The house was badly dam
aged. The report of the explosion
was heard for miles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
MORE WOMEN THAN MEN.
Massachusetts Census Shows Them
Stin In The Lead.

Boston Especially The popula.
ton Of Massachusetts In 1905, the
date of taking the last state census,
was s,OO3.sSO. of which 1.461.5s4
were males and 1;542.O91 were
females. according to the report Of
that census made public by Director
Charles F. Gottemay, of the Massa-
chusetts Bureau OF Statistics. This
is an increase of 198,334 persons
over the figures reported for 1900.
OF the total population for 1905
2,0S5,636 persons are of native birth
and 918.044 of foreign birth.
The classification by color and race
shows 2,966,762 white, 34,041 color
ed, 2,224 Chinese, 100 japanese and
553 Indians. More than one-half the
entire population, or 1854 per cent,
were single, 37.76 per cent. were
married, 6.36 per cent. were widow
ed and about one-fourth Of per
cent, or 1876 persons, were d.
vorced. e
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
BEARER OF TAFT
MESSAGE IS KILLED.
ACCIDENT Ends Across Country Auto
Run.
CAR OVERTURNED NEAR READING.
Henry L. Buckley. Reporter For The
Philadelphia Press, Carrying The
Presidents Greeting In Relay
Rum From Philadelphia To The
Seattle Exposition. Crushed To
Death Beneath Auto.

Reading, Pa. Especially. The
transcontinental automobile relay
run from Philadelphia to Seattle,
Wash, under the auspices of the
Philadelphia Press. came to a sud-
den and sad end when the first
relay car was wrecked at Robesonia,
IL miles west of here, causing the
death of one Of the occupants Of the
machine and the seriOuS Injury OF
several of the other passengers.
The dead man was Henry l.. Buck
ley, a reporter for the Press, William
Brown, of Philadelphia, was so seri-
ously injured that he may die. and
William H. BOhn, of the Acme Auto
mobile Agency in Philadelphia, sus-
tanned deep decoration of the scalp.
Clifford r. Ely, the chauffeur, and
Halyard Carter, colored, a valet,
were slightly injured.
The automobile was going through
Robesonia at 25-rhile clip when
something went wrong with a rear
tire. The car upset and Buckley
was thrown into the middle of the
road, fracturing his skull. Relief au-
tmoobiles were quickly at hand and
the injured were brought to this city.
Buckley died in hospital.
When the news of the accident reach
ed the Press the run was Immediately
called of. The run promised to be
an interesting affair. The Press had
obtained from President Taft letter
Of greeting to President Chilberg, OF
the Alaska ukon-Pacif Exposition,
and had planned to carry it across
the country by relays of automobiles.
The car wrecked left Philadelphia
at 1890 p. M, Mayor Reyburn CIV
ing the signal for the start. The
machine was gaily decorated and
was given a rousing send-off by the
crowd that witnessed the start.
Buckley was the courier bearing the
message. A second car was to have
taken up the run from Harrisburg
to Altoona, and third from that
city to Pittsburg, and so on across
to the Pacific Ocean. Thirty-two au-
tomobiles were to have been used in
the run. Buckley was to leave the
car at Harrisburg and take train
for farther point west while sec
ond courier rode in the machine
until he again met Buckley, when
they were to exchange places. Buck
ley was "a years old and q graduate
of Lafayette College.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
"Charles A. Peabody.
tsfN n Tnnnfhn re -
TO BUILD TWO DREADNOUGHTs.
Contracts Awarded, But Style OF
Engines Still Undecided.

Washington, D. c. Especially. -
Acting Secretary Of the Navy Win
throp officially awarded the contracts
for the two new 26.000-ton battle
ships Arkansas and Wyoming to Will
liam Cramps Sons & Co. and the
New York Shipbuilding Company,
who were the two lowest bidders.
It is not yet decided whether both
these ships shall have Parsons tur-
bines, as recommended by the Board
of Construction, or whether one ship
shall be equipped with Parsons tur-
.bines and the other with a combi-
nation OF Parsons turbines and re-
ciprocating engines.