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of 20S inches by 2S7 inches, giving
together $500 indicated horsepower at
140 revolutions per minute. The gen.
eral appearance of the engines is that
of ordinary reciprocating steam en-
gines.
The operation of the engine may be
briefly described thus: The upward
stroke Of the piston sucks air into the
cylinder. The return stroke congresses
the air to about 20 atmospheres, and
hence heats 1t to a high degree of tenn
perature A spray of oil is then in
jected into the compressed and super
heated air The heat of the compress
ed air ignites the oil spray sponta-
neously, so that its combustion is ef-
fected without the use of any lgniter
such as is used with gasoline engines.
This obviously simplifies the action
of the engine: and the method of OPP
Grafton permits the use OF any crude
Oil
1T will be obvious that the Diesel
engine is a modification of other types
of oil engines, and not in itself an abb
solutely new creation. 1t will be clear
ALSO that its operation is the four
cycle stroke familiar as the. Otto cycle
Like the gasoline engine, it can be
so constructed as to operate on a two
cycle principle.
Unique Feature.
Tn these respects the Diesel engine
offers no novelties. It's unique fea-
ture is the utilization Of compressed
air, which does away with special ap-
paratus for igniting the oil. The fact
that crude oil of any type may be
used gives it vast commercial import
ance. The oil is blown in by air I'M
der pressure of something like 1000
pounds to the inch, which operates
precisely on the principle Of the ordi-
nary hand atomiZer. The explosive
mixture, then, consists of fine particles
Of oil in a medium of compressed air.
One recalls the explosions of coal
dust in mines and the explosions that
sometimes occur in mills when the
air is saturated with flour dust; and
the thought comes to mind that Die
sci engine might be SO modified as to
use coal dust or flour or starch gran
uIes from any source as a substitute
for oil, in an emergency. Such con-
ceivability-however visionary at the
moment-suggests a possible solution
of the exhaustion-of-coal problem that
has at least the merit of novelty"
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FIVE MEN WANTED
AS EXECUTIONERS


RENO, New, Aug. 11.-George w.
Cowing, warden of the Nevada state
prison, wants five men ready and will
ing to shoot down a man in cold blood
on the morning of August %. Cowing
has made an effort to secure men for
this grewsome job, but has failed and
is at his wits ends to meet startling
situation.
The first man convicted of murder
since the new statutes have gone into
effect, granting him the privilege of
death, either by shooting or hanging,
has selected death by shooting. The
date set for the execution is August
%.
The law requires that the ccIdemn-
ed man be blindfolded, placed in a
chair, target hung over his heart
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SPECIFICATIONS IN BRIEF

roller axle forged with
Thinker bearings 7RAKEsOne internal
1fnCh
operation Both equipped with eaers STEERING
BASE-120
TRES-36nch 41nCh
STANDARD mOhair shield
electrical embodyng
headlights;
OF
electric light
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. I'm point of truth, the vessel Is the
largest craft yet completed-in fact,
the only large ship ever put in com
mission--the propulsive power of
when is neither wind nor steam. Ships
without sails are common enough; but
a steamless steamship is obviously
something new under the sun.
THE Selandia has engines of new
type, the motive power for which is
supplied by sprays of oil instead of by
steam. The oil spray is not burned
in a furnace, but is injected into the
cylinder of the engine itself, and, ig-
hitting there, expands explosiVeiy and
drives the piston forward exactly as
steam drives it in an engine of the IA
miliar type. The exhaust consists of
a practically colorless Vapor which es-
capes through tube in one of the
masts that carry the wireless equip
meflt of the ship. The exhaust from
all the engines working at full speed
is said to produce less visible vapor
than often emerges from the motor of
an automobile.
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invention Of Or. Diesel.


The Oil engine which thus threat
ems the supremacy of the steam en-
CINE is the invention OF DR. Rudolf
Diesel OF Munich. The inventor has
met the usual difficulty'in bringing his
invention TO the attention of the com
mercial world. But the success he has
now achieved justifies, in a measure
at least, the glowing predictions in
which he declared that his invention
would make impossible a repetition
of England's late disasters in the coal
strike, when two and a half million
men were out of work: when British
railways We're running on half SEIZED.
ule: when many ships were tied I'D al
their docks for want Of coal; and when
the entire industrial activity of Eng.
land was temporarily in check.
DR.. Diesel declares that his engine
permanently breaks the monopoly of
coal. For he has solved the problem
of using liquid fuel for power produc-
ton in its simplest and most general
form. Any of the natural liquid fuels
can be used-and, what is more, used
simply and economically.
Passed It's Probation.
The Diesel engine has passed it's
period of probation during which it
has been used successfully in small en-
gines of many types. Now, numerous
vessels, some of them even larger than
the Selandia are building. The inter
est Of the British Admiralty has al
ready been referred to- h is said that
the German Admiralty is building a
cruiser to be equipped with two six
cylinder engines each of 6000-horse-
power. A sister ship to the Selandia
is approaching completion at ship
yard on the Clyde, and the East Ash
attic Company is reported to have
given orders for two similar vessels,
and for two cargo vessels, all to be
equipped with Diesel engines.
The explanation of the popularity
of the new engine is not far to seek.
1t is founded on efficiency and on
cheapness of operation Tests have
been made on large Diesel engines,
showing the consumption of only 0!3S
pound of fuel per brake horsepower
hour. Marine engines actually in use
average GA to 0.44 pounds of fuel per
brake horsepower hour, running under
full load.
Contrast these figures with the 1.46
pounds of coal required to produce the
same result, and it will be clear that
the champions of the new engine are
not mere Missionaries.
1T is estimated that the Diesel en-
CINE would drive a ship as fast and
as far with 100 tons of fuel as the best
steam engine would with $50 tons of
coal. AS the liquid fuel may be stored
in tanks placed in the double bottom
of the ship, there is an obvious saving
in space that is of great Importance.
1.-The Diesel engines themselves in
the Selandia occupy about as much
space as the engine equipment alone
of the ordinary steam plant; but even
in this regard, further economy Of
space will be possible. Meantime, the
engine room of the new craft is not
only guiltless of dust and smoke, but
is cool and comfortable.
Engines In Two Sets.
1.-The engines of the Selandia are in
two sets, each having eight cylinders
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LONG STROKE ENGNE-415" So" stroke
placing gears, n
N2UREToRA carburetor of marked efficiency simplicity has
a
possible the necessity attention.
ELECTRIC cRANkING DEVICE, ELECTRIC LIGHTS,
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GNTON-A smpled
the oil
by
voltage auoar
required Of the The switches
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EhGINE ourcynder
shaft shaft enclosed
radiator tubular
k3MIrioN Equipment"
TN Oil u dributed cARs Cadillac design of
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tn1t 81. f
wheel
heel DRIVE Direct special
strength Drive Timkeu bearing AXLES
easnsen fol- floating alloy live axle shaft Timkon
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and five men armed with rifles shoot
him in cold blood.
The same law is in effect in Utah
There penitentiary guards have car,
ried out the death penalty.
In Nevada, however, Warden Cow.
ing is unable to induce five men tc
undertake the job. Four of the rifles
are loaded with ball cartridges, while
one rifle is merely blank. The rifles
are shuffled and no one knows who
really has the rifle that is a blank
The shooting squad is concealed be.
mind black curtains.
The new law went into effect Janu-
airy / and Andriji Mirkovich of Tono-
pah is the first man to take advan-
tage of the choice of death. He asked
to be shot
Warden Cowing is anxious to carry
out the sentence, but can find no one
to do the work. He is in a quandary
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These other
the 1913 Cadillac
L:-ReieEing
maximum results
riding qualities which
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resulting theerO
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On the edge of a small river in til !
County of CaVan, in Ireland is a stone
with the following strange inscription,
no doubt intended for the information
OF strangers travelling that way: N.
E.-When this stone is OUT CT sight it
is unsafe to ford the river"
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nbhee hg tn i
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STAINLESS STEAMSHIP
MADE POSSIBLE BY DIESEL

" . !; !" :: = :: = =
SELANDIA, LARGEST AFL0AT EQUIPPED WITH
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And those long, silent pauses in
your speech didn't quite understand
them?"
perhaps not Those were the points
where | had written laughter and
applause into my manuscript.
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wHberw BEEN
/ to that thoughts in ht y
Hhso~ readeap point wn believe h Of he
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We Of it
/ year h seen a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17
read it carefully and if there are pro-
visions that need correction call the
matter to the attention of their rep
resentatives in council.
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS

Bay City, Mich, May 16.-Accord-
ing to politicians here today, Wood
row Wilson will have nine of the Mich
igan delegation of thirty at the Demo
cratic National convention in Baltl-
more. The other II delegates will go
uninstructed. Eight district delegates
will instruct for Wilson in the dis
trict cacuses and the Wilsonites sue
seeded in electing one of the six dele
gates-at-large in the convention. The
Wilson leaders today claimed a vic
tory in the convention, pointing to the
fact that no attempt was made to in
struct the delegates for any other
candidate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17
IN THE LAND OF COURTESY
Travel In Spain Made Pleasure De.
spite Some Small Physical
piscomforts.

When the moment for departure has
arrived, the train announcer in a
Spanish railway station chants. "Se'
n-o-o-res viajeros al tre-e-en!
tlemen travellers to the train!"-in a
rhythmic phrase 30 weird, forlorn and
musical that, as Mr.. Harry Franck
declares, 1t sinks into the soul like
voice from the abysmal past"
But now as ever, the Spaniard is
more polite than punctual, and the
gentlemen travellers need not hurry.
Their train will not. In one Of the
rare bits of travel by rail that diver.
sified his -Four Months Afoot in
Spain," Mr.. Frsnck reached the sta
ton a minute or two after the plat
form gate was locked.
1.-THE train l had hoped to take had,
officially speaking, departed. A rail-
way hanger-on In rags and hemp SAN
dals, however, climbed the iron pick
cts and shouted a word to the engi-
neer. Then, reckoning me to follow.
he trotted back and raped authorita-
lively on the closed window OF the
ticket office.
"'Senor,' he said, as the agent
looked out, be kind enough to sell
this caballero ticket
1.-The train is gone answered the
agent.
"'Not, so, senor!' replied the bundle
Of rags, haughtily. l am having 1t
held that this cavalier may take it.
"'Ah, very WE'LL responded the Off
cial; and having sold me the ticket
he handed to the hanger-on the key
Of the platform gate. AS passed
through 1t, the latter held out hls
hand, into which l dropped copper.
'Muchisimas gracias, caballero,' he
said, bowling profoundly. And may
your grace forever travel with God y
The third-class carriage, "a bare
wooden cell of the size OF piano
crate" was packed with ten persons,
and with all the bags and chattels un-
der which nine of them had been able
to totter to the station. The heap,
placed between the two plank benches,
equaled a CARLOAD, and was crowned
by a crate Of cackling hens.
Yet despite undeniable physical dis.
comforts, the delightful manners of
the peasant travellers made the jour
ney agreeable. The talk was general
and merry; nine times he was invited
to share a. fellow travellers lunch;
each passenger dropped at way sta.
ton departed with the benedictions IT
his fellow-travelers.--Y Com
paniou.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17
ELECTION By COUNCIL

The act of the legislature of 1906
as published in yesterdays Gazette,
which provides that council shall only
elect members to fill vacancies in their
body until the next following general
election after vacancy has incurred
will 40 doubt affect the standing OF
two members of common council ant
one member of the board of aldermen
unless they enter the election which Is
to be held June 18th, and are proper
ly elected by the people.
The question has been raised by
some people that the law does not COW
er the election of members Of council
but the language Of the statue is so
clear and implicit when it mentions
"all municipal officers" that there can
be no doubt but that it means to IN
clude all persons in the city govern
ment, who arc elected by the people
and whose duties are strictly that of
a municipal nature.
The law was evidently designed by
the legislature to give the people OF a
community their right to talr rep
rcsentation in the affairs OF the city
government by the election of candl-
dates Of their own choice
This right is taken away from the
people when council is given the auth
ority to elect member to fill tull
unicxpired term in its body. 1t is
conceivable that several members OF
council might die at the very common
ror,ent of their terms and under the
existing practice of council a MAORI
tv Of the body would have the right
to elect members to fill the vacancies
thus giving to few men who arc q
control of the body a privilege which
is manifestly unfair.
The question is an interesting ono
which may have to be carried before
the courts for final settlement but We
believe, that in the final adjustment
the right of the people of a commune
tv to be represented by men OF thell
own selection will be assured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17
MANY Idle Men in Frisco.

San Francisco, Cal.-After an in
spection of places where uner
ployed congregate, Gov Hiram W
Johnson instructed the state labor
commissioner today to make thor
nugh investigation with a view to &C
counting for the number of unemploy'
ed skilled laborers in San Francisco.
Governor Johnson said there are
many skilled mechanics out of employ
ment here who came TO San Francis
20 in the belief that work had com.
menced on the Panama-Paci6c inter
national exposition.
The governor said he would author
ize the Fastening Of work on public
enterprises as q means Of relieving
tho distress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17
TRIAL OF MRS PANKHURsT

London, May 16.-When the trial OF
Mrs. Emeline Pankhurst, leader OF the
militant suffragettes and the Pethlck
Iawrences, charged with conspiracy,
was resumed today in old Bailey, evil
dence. was introduced to show the tin-
apcial resources of the Woman's Socl-
al Political Union, which rented pub
lie Halls, it is alleged, for speeches
by the defendants, melting violence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17
THE NEW HEALTH LAW

For several days the Gazctt has
been publishing installments OF the
new health law which was presented
to council at the last meeting which
will come before that body for final
action on next Tuesday night. The
law has many interesting features
and is the result of great deal OF
conscientious work on the part OF the
committees who have had its prepar-
alton in charge. We earnestly nope
that every citizen of Alexandra vi!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17
MADAME RACHELLE'S
ADVICE TO
BEAUTY SEEKERS

MdrV B.-You are foolish to feel 30 hopeless
about your freckles. They are really very easily
and quickly driven away. recommend that you
secure Soc jar of Wilson's Frcckie Cream either
at your drug store or from the Wilson Freckle
Cream Co., at Charleston, S. c.. and use it every
night as per directions. l have found this prepa.
ration remarkably effective and it is absolutely
harmless.
Mrs. 4. B. McC.-I cannot recommend any
internal treatment for developing the bust Mas.
sage is sometimes good. but should be carefully
employed. Improve your general health and con.
dition and eat nourishing. flesh building foods.
Wilson's Frcckie Cream IS sold By
F.. S. LEADBEATER & SONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17

The Chicago American League team
has secured fine lead, and may pos
sibly be able to maintain it for some
time, but it is not we'll to think oil
them as pennant winners just yet
Boston is less than four games be-
hind and going along about as wei
as the White Sox. The present series
between these two clubs may have ar
important bearing upon the standing
in the near future, though it vii
hardly foretell the final standing. II
is well to remember that at this time
last year the Tigers were running
away from the field and many predict
cd walkovcr, but somehow the Ath
letics won out. History is very APP
To rcpcat, for there is no doubt bu
that Mack has the best team in tht
league. When warm weather arrives
and the names of Bender, Combs AM
Plank appear in the box scores will
any regularity, the fans will see TIT
other teams stepping aside to ALLOW
Collins, Baker G. Co., to reach tht
top. This is our one big prediction OF
! the race.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17
SCHOOL FOR INSTRUCTION

The Virginia Military School for In
struction will meet in Winchester next
week and continue in session SIX days.
Major ]. E. King and most of the off,
GERS of the Alexandria Light lntan-
try will leave this city next Sunday
for the camp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17

A smaller prediction is to the Ell
feet that Washington is two or three
places too high at present. The team
is vastly superior to the outfits OF
former years, but it is not first d.
vision team. 1t lacks the batting
strength to pull the close games out
of the lost column.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17
ESTABLISHED 1852,
Burke, & Herbert

moue.n4y equipped for banking IN
ltg various branches.
Deposites received subject to check al
sight. Collections made on all points.
High-grade investment seo.ritiaa
bought and sold
Letters of Credit and Ftreign Tx.
change furnished.
Safe Deposit Boxes for rent.
A Savings Department in whlohltin
tetss. ia .Alio~ad On dennsis:. .1E7
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17

TERMS: Daily, 1 year, $500.
Six months, $3.50. Three months,
$1.25. One month, AZ cents. One
week, 10 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17

Entered at the Postofflce OF Alex
andria, Virginia, as second-class mat
ter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17

HOWARD w. SMlIh, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17

Below will be found the batting av-
erages of the local players who have
PLAYED in five or more games:
d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17

ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED DAILY.
The Alexandria Gazette Corporation
Gazette Bldg, King Street.
ROBERT S. BARRETT. President
aud General Manager.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17
INTERESTING GOSSIP
OF LOCAL SPORTS

Bad weather has played havoc with
the schedule of the local ball club
since the opening of the season. Two
Saturday and several mid week dates
have been lost by reason of rain or
wet grounds, while with one exception
the games thus far played have been
staged in anything but ideal baseball!
weather. This condition lessons en-
thusiasm, keeps down the attendance,
and materially affects the standard
Of play In the consequence the games
have been full Of ragged play ano
little opportunity presented TO I'M
prove either fielding or batting. Seven
games have been played at the local
park, and in only two of these, the
Central and the Business battles, has
the article of ball shown even ap-
preached the average Of last sea-
son. Good weather and fair share
of it will result in better games.
The acquisition Of D owney and
Donnelly appears to have rounded
out the local club, and it now is a
strong and well balanced amateur
aggregation. These men make the
infield stronger than it has ever been
and no one can find fault with the
outfeld. In Burgendine, Burreil ana
Pitts, the club possesses clever trio
of pitchers, able to hold their own
with any so far seen on visiting teams
In fact, there is no reason why TIL:
team should lose more than an occa.
sional game throughout the entire
season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17

The past week has certainly beer
one of freak innings in the big
leagues. Pittsburg made two doubles
and a triple in one round ard scored
but one run. Cleveland had the first
four men in the batting order to
single in succession without rur
coming in; while Washington, wit!
three bases on balls, three stolen baS'
cs and d single crowded into one inn
ing without dcnting the home plate
probably made a record.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-17

A factor in the strength of the
home team is the vast Improvement
noted in the throwing Of Patterson
and the hitting of Astryke.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-12

q good writer Of advertisements. This
quiet laughter, unburdened a. It vas
with ridicule, was enough to Set
Georges muse EVinging. and she
never came back.
After leaving college hs vas given
4 modest letter Of credit and told to
90 where he pleased for . whole year.
George started out at once In quest
Of the Holy Grail, and there are more
roads to that than there are to Rome.
One may be reasonably sure Of get
ting into Rome, whereas the Hol,
Grail (divsrsined, variable. innumei
able) IL always the exact sum Of
lunch Of hay hanging before old Dc
oin's nose. Nevertheless. George g.
lopsd his fincies with loose rein. H
haunted romAncs. burovsl ant
plowed for II: and never his spade