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THE AUGUS, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1908. DEMONSTRATES HIS AIRSHIP Dr. J. A. Udden's Novel Machine Tested Before Audience at Au gustana College. is THEORY IS EXPLAINED Inventor Shows That He Has Em ployed New Principles in Con structien of the "Rotoper." is to say, for the use and pleasure of people of time and means.' I can't conceive of their becoming of practical use except in a few. eases. In my. own profession, for instance, I could make good use of a ''flying, machine on . a geological expedition, for " there are many pfaceg' which we geologists can't reach because we can't fly." In addition to Dr. Udden's lecture, the Adelphic society last night consist ed of a pipe organ solo by Professor P. Johnson; a violin solo by Miss Ger trude Housel to pipe organ accompani ment, and vocal solos by Miss Lillian Cervln and C. Bostrom. All the mu sical numbers were enthusiastically re ceived. " Will Not Continue. Dr. Udden does not intend at pres ent to continue his efforts to work out ISTAKING A CENSUS One leading authority has placed it as mgu as lao Dimon Doara ieer . Exhaaatrd In 14 Years. . ' ' -' " Assuming a stumpage of 1,400 bll- ' 'lion feet, an annual use of lOOJbilllon national conservation Commission feet, and neglecting growth in the fil 5222 12EJ Engaged in Preparing Fig ures on Forests. Before an audience that crowded the chapel of Augustana college last night Dr. J. A. Udden, professor of science, demonstrated by mean's of a model that he has designed a type of flying machine that will fly. Three trials were made, and each time the machine surpassed previous flights. Dr Udden's machine is called by him' the "Rotopter," or rotating wings. These wings or propellors are two in number, situated on each side on top of the machine. When propelled they cut the air on a horizontal plane, thus producing the resistance against tlte air which causes the machine to rise. The propellors are operated in opposite directions in order to maintain an equi librium. The propellors merely cause the' machine to rise by acting against the force of gravitation, the forward motiou being produced by the angle of the aeroplane in the body of the machine. Power From Kuljber. The motive power in Dr. Udden's model is furnished by rubber bands which are twisted to produce a high tension. As long as the twisted rub bers are uncoiling the propellors are reVolved. In the first experiment la3t night, when the string which bound the propellors was cut, the machine rose gracefully to a height of about five feet and flew off the stage into the chapel. The enthusiasm of the audience was so great that Dr. Uddon was. compelled to repeat the experi ment a second and third time. The last flight was the most succesful of ail.'-s. greater tension having been pro duced in the rubber bands. The ma chine rose to a height of about 10 feet end moed across the stage. It remained In the air as long as the pro pellers rotated," and then settled, to the floor. In the lecture which preceded the experiments Dr. Udden review the his tory of the great efforts which have been made to solve the problem of aerial navigation. He pointed out the weak points in the different types which have been built by various in ventors, and showed how his type would overcome these defects. One of the drawbacks of all aeroplanes thus far constructed has been their inabil ity to rise of. their own accord without being run a considerable distance on the ground on wheels. The additional weight of these wheels has hampered the movements of the machine in the air. The action of the horizontal pro pellors in Dr. Udden's machine causes it to rise of "its own accord, thus doing away with this defect. Miowm Gravity Kffeet, "It is a remarkable fact," said Dr. Udden, "that all experimenters have apparently overlooked the fact that the force of gravitation is caused to work in two directions by an aero- " plane both forwards and downwards Thus if the propellors merely cause the machine to rise agains the force of gravitation, it will move forward of its own accord without the necessity of propellors to force it ahead." Another point of merit in Dr. Ud den's machine is its inability to turn over. Its construction is such that the center of gravity is in the lower part of the machine, thus overcoming the tendency to capsize. A parachute ar rangement is also provided which will cause the machine to fall slowly and gracefully when the propellors are stopped. Dr. Udden also showed how in a perfect model the problem of steering can be solved in an easy man ner. He proposes to steer by means of a propellor or rudder constructed on -a "universal joint." Such an. ar rangement will permit the steering ap paratus to be turned in any direction or angle. Mot for General I'm. Dr. Udden stated that he could not conceive of flying machines -coming into general use, for, said he, "human beings were constructed to walk on the ground." One of the big draw- the problem of aerial navigation. He conservation commission has caused is convinced that his model shows the the first comprehensive attempt at a solution of the puzzle, but he does-not plan to further develop the idea. Dr. Udden says that If some one interested census of the standing timber in the United States ever undertaken. The forest service has for several years he will construct a machine of prac- :;::,3' , 2 -. .. , . ... 4. - the bureau of the census has express- in the problem will finance the .work. tical size and carry out the experi ments more thoroughly. It will, of course, require quite a sum of money for this purpose. ber supply is Indicated in 14 years Assuming the same use and,, stand, riih an -annual growth of 40 billion feet, we have a supply for 23 years. GIVING TIMBER RESOURCES Assmins an annual use iso wnion feet, the first supposition becomes : nine years, and the second IS years. Assuming a stand of 2,000 billion feet, a use of 100 billion feet, and neglect ing growth, we have 20 years' supply. Assuming the same conditions, with an annual growth of 40 billion feet, we have 33 years' supply. With an 10. The national . annual use of 150 billion feet, those estimates become, respectively, 13 and 18 years. It is apparent from these computa tlons why the national conservation commission considers the census of timber so essential to the preparation of its inventory. The chief difference between the Ail Available Statistics Being Secured The Guesses Made In Advance Vary Widely. Washington, Oct. GOETHALS IN RAGE Engineer in Charge of Construction of Panama Canal Resents Charges of Discrimination correspondents. For instance, 3,10 letters have gone out to county clerks asking for statements of forest areas in their counties. Seven thousanc and thnberland owners have been asked to supply similar in IN GIVING CABLE CONTRACTS Complainant Also Excited and De clares Inquiry Is Unfair, Only the Defense Being Heard. Xew York, Oct. 10. Hot denial by Colonel George W. Goethals that he lad been party to discrimination in Panama canal contracts marked the inquiry .yesterday before Inspector General Garlington. Charges of discrimination and fa voritism in awarding cable way con tracts underlie the investigation, and exciting outbreaks and warm inter changes have not been infrequent. Colonel Goethals, who is general di rector of the canal work, took the wit ness stand toward the end of yester day's session. Complainant In n Itajte. Just before he was called William A. Brothers who brought the charges had accused Spencer Miller, a repre sentative of the Lidgerwood Manu facturing company of perjury, and fol lowed this accusation by. the charge that the inquiry was not being con ducted on fair lines, saying the wit nesses for the defense were the only ones given a hearing. Brothers become highly excited and announced that he would withdraw from the hearing. He went so far as to leave the room, but returned a few minutes later. Goethaln in Dental. When Colonel Goethals was called he said: . "I have been charged with Statements by Mr. Brothers. I am rlso practically tLarged with corrupt practices by Serfator Slater, Mr. Woods and Mr. Brothers. I intend to answer these charges fully." He went on to complain bitterly of the suddenness of the charges and lack of time and opportunity to pre pare a defense. Colonel Goethals further told of a viiiit to his office of Mr. Wood of the New York Cablegram and Engineer ing company, who said he heard it was useless for his firm to bid on any Pan ama contracts, as it would not be al lowed to do any work on the canal. . Branded an a l-le. Goethals said he had characterized this as a lie, and he would tell Wood's informant the eame thing. Senator Slater, who said he repre sented the New York Cable and En gineering company, then rose to state that there had never been any ques tion of Colonel Goethal's integrity. ed its willingness to cooperate, but methods w being employed by the funds have never been available.- The conservation commission and those conservation commission, however, the bureau 0f the census would use .us me i.uonimuon xo neip complete are that whllo the bureau would send us inventory or the country s natural out enumerators to make persona resources, which it will include in its Visits to all parts of the countiy, th- ,ci'url preaiutm, auu since mui com!I.ission is alnnns at the same re report is to be submitted on the first su!U tr rough a tremendous amount o. or next year, it needs tne inrormation at once. In consequence the work on the census has been started with a rush and is now under full headway. It may be a slight exaggeration to lumbermen speak or a census or timber, lor or course it is impossible to count the individual trees in the forests: even the most ambitious plans of the forest service and the bureau of the census did not contemplate that. But a train ed man can with great accuracy "cruise" a tract of forest and estimate the number of board feet in contains. Large portions of the forests of the country, including practically all the national forests, have been estimated at various times but these figures have never been brought together and no organized effort has ever been made to gather them into one total, nor to sup-1 ply the deficiencies where hitherto no ! estimates have been made. tiuenHPn Vary Widely. formation. In all nearly 150,000 let tern have been"" sent. These letten also ask for a wide variety of informa tion besides the area and capacity oi forests. They touch uron all phase: not only of the lumbering and milling industries but of all others which ar. even indirectly dependent upon th use of wood. The purpose of the core mission is not merely to learn hov much wood is growing now, but how long it may be expected to last anc how the supply may be prolonged by economy. Have Handed In Reports. All government departments anc bureaus which have any information about forests, as well as many largf As a result, the guesses as to tho ; corporations, such as land grant rail amount of standing timber in the Unit- i roads which hold big forest tracts lr. ed States, range all the way from 822,-1 seme states and have cruised them C82 million to 2,000 billion board feet a difference of more than a trillion feet in the estimates of the best quali fied authorities in the country. In the opinion of the forest service, carefully, have turned it over to Mr Gannett. The forest service naturally has the largest fund of information, and it ih gathering more constantly, either in- the most carefully prepared estimates j depeudently or with the help of the I a yet made are those by Henry Gannett published by the Twelfth census in 1900. These placed the total stump age at 1,390 billion feet. Mr. Gannett, it so happens, has been chosen by the president to compile all the Informa-; tion gathered for the commission, and with his previous acquaintance with the" subject of forestry, he is at work now enlarging the knowledge of for est areas at present available. The importance of this census lies largely in the fact that it will give an accurate basis for computing how long our timber supplies will last. Through the cooperation of the forest service and the census bureau the country's annual consumption of wood is known with tolerable accuracy, althoueh even false nere tbere are gome discrepancies, be- causj a large amount of wood is used tor posts, fuel and domestic purposes, for which no satisfactory data have yet been collected. But the concensus of opinion among those equipped to judge is that the present annual con sumption is about 100 billion board feet, or something more than that. census bureau. The department oi war. the interior, arid commerce and labor can turn over the amounts of timber standing on military, light house and other reservations. The bureau of corporations of the depart ment of commerce and labor has sent out an extensive schedule of Inquiries to its special agents which, it is hoped, will add to the present infoi mation concerning the manufacture of wood. All the states of the union are co operating and will furnish statistics concerning state forest lands. 1 1 DIES SUDDENLY ON A TRAIN B. H. Ridgely, Consul General to Mex ico, Passes Away. Monterey, Mexico, Oct. 10. Benja min H. Ridgley, United States consul general to Mexico City, died suddenly about midnight last night, in a Mexi can City Pullman, while waiting for ,hls train. Ridgley arrived here from Laredo and stopped over to take a Pullman for the capital. He was ac companied by his wife and mother. backs . which he believes cannot be overcome is that of cloudy and rainy weather. The flimsy texture of which ANOTHER POLITICAL SPEECH machines must be constructed is nec essarily made heavy and its effective ness destroyed when it becomes wet. "I believe, however," said Dr Ud den; "that flying machines will become about as general as automobiles; that Success in Life depends on character, capacity, concentration and health. De velop the first three by all means maintain the last by the one best means" BEECH AltfttS PILLS old Everywhere. Ia boxeo 10c tad tSc. WE CAN CURE YOU MEN Taft Closes Work in Cincinnati With' Tallf to Delegation From Kentucky. ' Cincinnati, Oct 10. Judge Taft will today make a brief addresg to mem bers of the Taft-Sherman club of Fort Thomas, Ky., in the assemoly room of the Sinton hotel. This was the last day for political purposes that the can didate will spend in his native city. : WOULD CHECK EXPENDITURES Says Candidate Kern in Addressing Audience at Point Pleasant, Va. . I Point Pleasant, W. Va. Oct 10. ' The democratic party Is at war with the profligate expenditures of the pres ent administration, said John W. Kern in a speech before a good sized audi ence of democrats here today. He is suffering from inflammation of the throat and spoke with difficulty. Established in Davenport 14 years President of the Chicago Medical In- stitute. 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Sunday. 10:30 to 12 noon. No office hour on Monday and Friday evenings. THE MARKETS. Chicago, Oct. 10. Following are the market quotations today: Wheat " December, 100, 10194, 100. 101 May, 103. 104. 703, 104. July, 97, 9S, 97, 98. Corn. December, 64, 65, 64. 64. May, 64'4. 64, 64'4, 64. July, 63, , , 63. Oats. December, 49. 49V4, 49, 49V4 May, 51, 51, 51, 51. July, 47, , , 47. Pork October, 13.80, 15.25, 13.65, 15.25. January, 15.95, 15.92, 15.50, 15.67. May, 15.70, 15.90, 15.87, 15.50. Lard. October, 9.70, 9.85, 9.60, 9.65. January, 9.50, 9.50, 9.25, 9.35. May, 9.40, 9.4a, 9.20, 9.27. r.rss. October, 9.05, 9.25, 8.82, 9.25. January, 8.42, 8.45, 8:2b, 8.30. May, 8.47, 8.47, 8.30, 8.35. Receipts today Wheat 46, corn 113, oats 213, hogs 8,000, cattle 700, sheep ,500. Estimated receipts Monday Wheat 27, corn 109. oats 214, hogs 25,000. Hog market opened steady. Hogs left over 5,500. Light 5.706.35, good heavy 5.85 6.65, mixed and butchers 5.85(6.65, rough heavy 5.856.10. Cattle market opened steady. Sheep market opened weak. HogB at Omaha 3,100, cattle 200. Hogs at Kansas City 5,000, cattle 500. Hog market closed weak to 5c lower Mm e AOL WE raffips EK Voting M cCombs R O C K" Y ISLAND WffiTC m US GROW WE have decided to extend our Annual Souvenir Sale one week to accommodate our many patrons who work on the railroads M and in the SHOPS whose pay-days come only in the middle of the month, and to please the wishes of our many customers. Sale posi tively closes o y B L E fi Saturday Oct.. 17th ' Skirts and P 13 3 1 i -I S i B I a I m p H Al 1 D ! 3 : w e U ED We announced a few days ago that we would have a SKirt TalK For Monday, October 12th This is the talk. Your $'s will do Double in our Skirt .Department. One of the BIG MANUFAC TURERS, mind you, a big manufacturer, needed - money worse than he needed over 300 Skirts, which we purchased at 50c on the dollar. So Monday, Oct. I2th, we will place the entire line on sale at prices that will be sure to find purchasers from every nook and corner of Scott and Rock Island Counties. the quotations on the stock market today: U. P. 162 M, U. S. Steel preferred 109, U. S. Steel common 46, Reading 129&, Rock Island preferred 47, Rock Island common 19, Southern Pacific 102 , Missouri Pacific 52, Great Northern 132, L. & N. 105, Smelters 86, C. F. I. 35, Canadian prairie, $7.50 to $9; clover, $10 to $11; straw, $6.50. Coal Lump, per bushel, 14c; slack, per bushel, 7c to 8c. Pacific 171. Illinois Central 138. Light 5.656.35. mixed and butchers PennaL 122, Erie 31 '4, Lead 81T C. 5.806.60, good heavy 5.806.60, rough & Q 42 B. R, T. 48V4, B. & O. 95, heavy 5.656.05. Atchison 87. Locomotive 48. St. Cattle maket closed steady. Beeves Paul 1341, Copper 74, Republic Steel 405.35, stockers and feeders 2.60 nreferred 7914. Southern Ry. 2114. 4 4.60. cows and heifers 1.605.35. Sheep market closed steady. ; LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS. Liverpool closing cables Wheat Today Quotations on Provi.lpns, Live lower, corn 'A lower. Northwestern recelpts-Minneapolis, today 612, last week 813, last year 166; Duluth. today 385, last week 582, last year 388. Bank Statement. New York, Oct. 10. Reserve de crease, $7,581,925; less U. S. decrease. $7,574,675; loans increase, $12,227,300; specie decrease, $5,426,800; legals de crease, $659,700; deposits increase, $5.- 981,700; circulation decrease, $242, 2C0. - V . . " . . ' New York Stocks. 'ew York, Oct. 10. Following are 8tock, Feed and Fuel. Rock Island, Oct. 10. Following are the wholesale prices in the local mar ket today: Provisions and Product. Eggs Fresh, 22c. Live Poultry Hens, per found, 8c; springs, 12c pound. Butter Dairy, 22c 'Lard 11c. . , ': Vegetables Potatoes, 60c; onions, 45c; beets 40c; turnips, 30c. - Feed end Fuel. Grain--Corn, 80c; oats, 47c to 50c, wheat, 85c to 90c : - Forage . 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