The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-03
Decides on Such Action After
Realizing That His Pay En-
veIope May Not Come
Across When Due.
LONDON GETS READY
TO GREET ROOSEVELT
His Visit Will Practically Open
the Season in English Cap
itaI- Airship Industry Now
Thriving.
(sy Philip Everett)


Especial Cable from the International
News Service)
London, April Probably with the
thought in mind that the unsettled
financial annd political situation may
make it difficult to pay even the mon
arch his salary when it falls due, King
Edward has been using his spare hours
at Biarritz to go through the expense
accounts Of the royal household for
last year and has arrived at the con-
clusion that he is living rather above
his means and that there are several
directions in which economies can be
affected
Since the death of Queen Victoria
expenses in the household have re-
peatedly been cut down with an un-
sparing hand, and many snug sinecures
have been swept away. while duties of
a purely formal nature, for which spe-
been transferred to permanent MEM
bers of the establishment.
Now King Edward has decided that
expenses may be further curtailed
without loss Of efficiency, and he has
just given orders to the chief men,
bers of his suite to overland their
various departments in order to deter
mine how this may best be done.
Visit Of Roosevelt.
The visit of ex-President Roosevelt
will practically date the opening of
the London season. He will arrive at
Dorchester house on May Is, and will
be accompanied by his wife, his
daughter. Miss Ethel Roosevelt, and
his son Kermit, who has accompanied
him on his hunting expedition through
British East Africa. Mrs. Roosevelt
and daughter met the travellers at
Khartoum.
Mr.. Roosevelt will lecture at Oxford
on May Is. Several magnificent func-
tions are in contemplation at Dorches-
ter house in honor of the visitors, all of
whom will attend their majesties'
court.
Mr.. Pierpont Morgan will entertain
the ex-president at Dover house, Roe
hampton; Mr.. Northrup Macmillan,
who placed his bungalow at Nairobi at
his disposal, will again be his host in
Devonshire; and Lady Warwick will
entertain large party at Warwick cas-
tie to meet the distinguished Ameri-
cans.
Airship industry.
There Is abundant evidence now that
the new industry of airship construc-
tion is being taken up seriously by
Vickers' Sons and Maxim, who are
building the huge vessel of the Zeppe-
lin pattern at Barrow for the admir-.
atty. 1t looks as il this industry
would develop as did the submarines
at Barrow. There is already talk of an.
other shed being built at Barrow to
accommodate another vessel, and that
before long the admiralty will be seek.
| ing sites for large airship sheds on the
coast 1t is probable that they will be
mostly situated on the east and south
coasts.
| 1t is hardly likely that the dirigible
building at Barrow will be ready to be
launched before the end of July. There
are thousand and one things to ex
| pertinent with before they can be
adopted. The propelIing machinery
and the propellers have been brought
almost to satisfactory state, and the
same remarks applies to the meta
which is to be used for the frame work
It will be lighter and stronger meta
than ever.
The propellers are to be remarkable
They will be fairly large and of fine
pitch, but one of some ten feet in di
ameter, with huge blades, will mo-
weigh more than 30 to 90 pounds, be
| ing made of aluminium.