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THE EVENING STAR
TOH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1909.-EIGHTEEN" PAGES.
TWO CENTS..
W eather.
Partly cloudy, with showers
tonight or Friday; not much
change in temperature.
No New Developments in In
terior Department Case.
EXPLANATIONS IN ORDER
Officials Silently Preparing Keport
for the President.
TAFT MAY LIFT UP THE LID
If He Doesn't Open Up the Cun
ningham Land Case Others
May Do It.
In the celebrated case of "Glavis agl
Interior Department Officials" there were
no developments today. Respondents
were at work upon their explanation to
he sent to the President, and pending
that report had nothing: to say.
Rumors there were in plenty, the clr
rumamblent atmosphere as full of them
as of the caterpillar fuzz that is blowing
about and making folks sneeze, but un
substantiated hy official backing. While
the general tenor of the Glavis charges
is known, only a few officials are aware
o' the .specifications, if any. and they
will not tell.
As stated in The Star yesterday, the
report of Mr. Glavis was made to tiie
President. Me is understood to have at
tempted to show that high officials of
the Interior Department were unneces
sarily concerned in the expedition of
v hat are known as the Cunningham
claims to valuable coal lands In Alaska.
President Wants to Know.
The President called upon the depart
ment officials for a report upon the mat
ter.
A decision by First Assistant Secretary
Frank Pierce ol" the Department of the
Interior, now acting secretary, dated May
in. 1909. it is declared here, would have
clear-listed and patented the Cunning
ham claims had not Attorney General
Wickersham overruled his action upon an
appeal made by Louis R. Glavis.
In this decision, addressed to the com
missioner of the general land office and
referring, it is declared in some quarters,
to the Cunningham case, Mr. Pierce said:
? "I have to advise you that the act of
Maj 2>. 19uK. was a curative act and
should l?e liberally construed so as to
1 i;rih?v the object intended to be ad
\ .iced by said legislation, namely, the
? onsolldation of coal claims in Alaska, in
itiated prior to November 12. 1906.
through the means of associations or
? ?Titrations, so as to permit of the ac
? inircniem of title to contiguous loca
tions, not f\i ceding 2.o00 acres.
Calls Difficulty Technical.
"It ;s asumcd that the difficulty with
which your office Is confronted ih pass
ins upon those applications is merely that
te< hnicai objection might have been
raised a-- to the good faith of the claim
tt nt or ?ntiymun, because of the under
standing, arrangement or agreement con
templated or entered into with respect to
the completion of such entries prior to
the passage of the act of May 28, 1908.
With respect thereto, I am of opinion
that to so limit the scope and purpose of
the act of 1908, as to refuse the privilege
of perfecting such claims under its liberal
provisions, solely because of such pre
vious arrangement, is unwarranted, and
that in passing upon entries sought to be
perfected under the act of 1908. where
the only objection thereto is an arrange
ment of the character specifically de
scribed in your letter, the same might
and should be accepted and passed to
patent."
After reciting the question at issue Mr.
Wickersham. in his opinion overruling
Mr. Pierce, said:
"I am of the opinion that if the agree
ments or arrangements mentioned in your
letter were entered into by locaters of
co.il lands in Alaska after they had made
their locations in good faith and in their
own interests^ alone, such locations may,
under the provisions of the act of May 28.
Ilnis, lawfully pass to entry and patent
in accordance with the terms of said act.
On the other hand. I am of the opinion
that if such agreements or arrangements
wer?* entered into prior to such locations
oeinK made, such locations do not come
within the provisions of said a"t and can
not be lawfully passed to entry and pat
? nt."
Will Taft Lift the Lid?
In 11 ??? department and out of it fur
ther developments are awaited with the
keenest interest. The gossips go so far
to say that ihe President is confronted
b> ;? situation which will force him to
take a< tion. and that if he does not there
will I?e an outburst of publicity through
'>i~s.? channels which will create a scan
dal.
It is said that western newspapers are
in iMissession of information which they
will spring as a last resort that will make
interesting reading. For the present, it is
deiiaied, these data are being withheld to
allow the President to take the initiative
of "lifting the lid."
MBS. W. B. MOSES DEAD.
Widow of Furniture House Founder
Expires in Maine.
Mrs \V. B. Moses, widow of W. B.
.Moses founder of the furniture house of
W. It. Moses & Sons, and mother of
Messrs. W. H.. H. C. and Arthur C.
Moses, died this morning at her cottage
at South Bristol; Me. She had been in
ill health for some time, but when she
left foi her summer home earlier in the
seascn it was expected the change would
benefit her. Death came unexpectedly.
\Y II Moses will leave the city this
evening at o'clock for Maine. Both H.
?and Arthur C. Moses are out of the
city.
The funeral services will probably be
held in this city. Arrangements will not
be completed until \V. II. Moses reaches
South Bristol and consults with the other
members of the family.
TWO STATES GIVEN BOOST.
Kentucky and Texas Exploited at
Club Convention.
UMTSVILLK, Kv., August Ken
lucky and Texas received exploitation to
day during the tifth annual convention of
the Associated Advertising Clubs of Amer
k-a. 1'nited States Senator William O.
Bradley of Kentucky spoke at a function
given by John C. Shaffer, owner of the
Louisville Herald, on "What the Blue
ijrass State lias to Advertise." and James
Kirkland of Dallas. Tex., took for his
tiieine "Texas?the Kmpire of Possibili
ties."
Oth r speakers were Hugh Chambers,
Detroit: Oeorsre W. Barker. Dallas. Tex.;
S. S. McClure. New York; James Scher
nierhorn Detroit, and Ingalls Kimball,
New York.
Maj. Morrow Speaks Well of
Washington Aqueduct.
REPORT ON WATER SYSTEM
Condition Excellent and No Neces
sity for Additional Plant.
CAKRYING CAPACITY AMPLE
Recommendations Made for Com
pleting- the Installation of Meters.
Resume of Conditions.
*ni?rdlnjr to Mil J. Morrow, the en
gineer officer In charge of thr District
natrr-uippW nyntem. the UnxhlnKlon
aqurdurt, after forty-nix yearn of Nrrv I
Ire, is In exrelleat condition, nnd there j
In no ne<*ennlty for any additional !
nouree of nupply to meet the demands |
of the Immediate future.
Maj. Morrow's annual report pn the sub- .
ject was made public at the War De
partment today., Tt contains a mass of
information in regard to the aqueduct j
system and the various steps taken for
increasing and improving the water sup
plied to the residents of the District.
The main portion of the report is de
voted to a description of the conduit from
Great Falls and the various auxiliaries
of the filtration plant. He says that the
conduit between the gatehouse at Great
Falls and the north connection of the
Dalecarlia. or receiving, reservoir was
drained, cleaned and inspected twice dur
ing the past year.
That section of the conduit is about nine j
miles in length. It is generally lined
with brick, having an internal diameter
of nine feet. There are, however, several
places where the conduit was blasted
through solid rock, where no brick lining
has ever been placed.
Maj. Morrow says the outline of the
conduit at those places is rough and ir
regular and is considerably larger in sec
tions than are the lined portions. The
feeder between the dam and gatehouse
at Great Falls was cleaned once during |
the year and was found to be in good |
condition with the exception of a leak |
under the stop logs, which, it is stated. J
will be repaired this summer.
Crosses Twenty-six Valleys.
The conduit is carried across twenty
six valleys on four bridges and twenty
two fills with culverts. "As a general
rule," says Maj. Morrow, "the conduit,
aftar forty-nix years' service, is in excel
fent condition. The brick lining is almost
Invariably strong and sound. It is only
at the first of the unlined sections, and at
the bridges and culverts, that any mate
rial deterioration has occurred. It was
only in the fourteen-hundred-foot section
between Great Falls and waste weir No.
1 that any considerable decay of rock
was noted. In that section it appears
that the rock becomes dislodged in the
greatest amount only in a section of
about 400 feet in length north of and
near waste weir No. 1. Outside of that
section there has been little falling of
rock from the roofs and sides of the con
duit since construction, about forty-six
years ago.
"According to Lieut. W. T. Hannum,
the vertical diameter in the section where
the rock is most liable to decay appears
to have been increased not more than live
feet, and it may be that when sufficient
rock shall have fallen, so that the roof
will be above the level of the flowing
water, thus preventing wash of the seams
the rock .will cease to break off. Further
water, thus preventing wash of the seams,
now washed in certain places, can be pre
vented by filling with cement mortar.
"I do not anticipate any sliding or any
fall of rock of sufficient magnitude to cut
off or seriously interfere with the sup
ply of water. To guard against any pos
sible danger, the section where the rock
is liable to decay should be lined. That
this would be very difficult to do under
present conditions is evident, but it is
not believed to he absolutely impossible,
although to do so would require excep
tional expense for such work and con
siderable time.
Method of Averting Danger.
it is believed that dangerous overtop
ping of the fill may be presented by keep
ing the culverts properly cleaned, and if
possible altering the stream bed above or
below the culvert in order to reduce the
deposits of sediment in the culvert and
increase the velocity of flow through the
culvert. At certain points along the line
of the conduit where it crosses ravines
of earth tiils these fills since the construc
tion of the conduit have shrunk, with-a
consequent deformation of the conduit It
Is believed that this deformation occurred
within a comparatively short time after
the conduit was constructed, and that the
deformation has at present reached its
i limit.
"It is believed that there is no danger
from further settlement, but there may be
danger from a leak starting through the
rubble lining of the conduit and the earth
embank inent outside. To prevent this
possibility, it has been proposed, and ma
terial has been purchased, to line culvert
No. 20. which shows the greatest deforma
tion, witii a cement mortar lining, rein
forced by a type of wire cloth.
"It has been noted that the mortar in
the brick masonry in the lined sections of
the conduit is inferior to our present day
Portland cement mortar, but at no point
has it been observed that the mortar has
been washed out of joints between the
bricks to an extent to cause any appre
hension.
"The loose bricks, occurring at several
places at the invert of the conduit, occur
red. according to my recollection, only in
those sections of the conduit crossing the
eartli Alls mentioned above. This may be
explained by the fact that the settlement
, of the conduit, causing a shortening of
j the vertical diameter and the lengthening
i of the horizontal diameter of the conduit,
, would cause a crack along the crown and
i also along the invert of the conduit, mak
ing it possible for the water to easily
wash out the mortar between the joints
of the bricks in the invert.
Test of Carrying Capacity.
In order to test the maximum carrying |
capacity of the aqueduct and to determine
the loss of head at various rates of the
flow in the several sections, some experi
mental work was done in November of
this year. The reservoirs were first drawn
down to about the elevation they would
assume at the calculated maximum; tlje
(Continued on Ninth Page.)
TH E R ET U RNIX G CON OU E RORS.
Return of the National Guard
of the District.
GENERAL PARADE OMITTED
Trip From Boston Made Enjoyable
by Pleasant Weather.
TROOPS PRAISED BY HARRIES
Men Paid Off?Lessons of Maneu
vers Discussed?Health of the
Command Excellent.
Bringing the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columoia from Boston, the army
transports McClellan and Sumner arrived
at the lighthouse service and Washington
barracks docks shortly after noon today.
The McClellan ran into the mud off
Arsenal point and was delayed for about
half an hour. If there hadn't been bottom
there of nice greasy mud both the sea
wall and the ship would have suffered, for
the bow of the vessel was only about ten
feet from the wall when the pull of her
propellers, grinding at full speed astern,
yanked her off into deep water again.
Then, as she lay crosswise in the channel,
it was necessary to hail a tugboat to pull
and push her around until she was head
ed up stream again.
As the troops marched off the boats
They were welcomed by a large crowd
of relatives and friends who had been
notified that the boats were to arrive
about noon.
Realizing that the men were anxious to
get home after an absence of more than
two weeks, Gen. Harries decided not to
have a parade in Washington, and each
regiment and separate organization
marched to its armory, being greeted
with cheers on the way. Details from
each organization, except the 1st Battery,
Field Artillery, were left at the docks to
unload the transports.
All members of the battery had to re
main at the McClellan's dock to unload
the field guns and harness. Late this I
afternoon the artillerymen were still en
gaged In this work. ? ,
After returning to their armories the
infantry troops, Signal Corps and Ambu
lance Corps turned in their camp equip
ment to the respective quartermaster
sergeants, and early this afternoon Dis
trict guardsmen, tanned by the sun and
bearing other evidences of a strenuous
campaign, were sef n hurrying home to
all parts of the city.
Delightful Trip Home.
All of the troops were enthusiastic over
the field exercises in southeastern Massa
chusetts, their visit to Boston, and the i
trip home. Hardly a man was seasick
on either transport. The weather was
delightful and the water -was as smooth
as a pond. With the exception of a few
setting-up exercises and police and guard
duty, which was performed by the 1st ?
Separate Battalion, the men were excused
from all military duty on the transports.
1 lie boats were so crowded that many of
the men were forced to .sleep in cots or
hammocks on the decks, but a*, the
weather was good the men on the decks
had the best bunks. The bands on each
ship gave two concerts a day, and the
music was much appreciated by the men,
who usually joined in the chorus when
ever a piece that they knew was played.
Singing, playing cards and other games,
and reading books or magazines which
were brought on board in large quantities
at Boston formed the principal amuse
ments of the men. Messages were sent
back and forth between the transports by
wireless^ and by visual signals. When
about 150 miles from the bay the trans
ports stopped and Maj. Taylor, accom
panied by L.ieut. Herron, aid-de-camp to
the general, and Sergi. T. R. Clarke,
were taken in a small boat from the Mc
Clellan to the Sumner to pav off th? 1st
and *Jd.Infantry regiments.
About the Men's Pay.
Maj. Taylor took about ?t8,000 in cash
with him. The money was lashed se
curely to a buoy and as there was so
much silver that it would not float, it
was attached to a line, long enough to
reach to the bottom, according to sound
ings that had been taken Just before the
money was transferred. At the end of
the line a floating buoy was attached, so
that if by any chance the money fell over
1 ->ard it would have been easy to recover
it
So accident happened, however, and
one of the soldiers was heard to Temark
that they seemed to take far greater pre
cautions for the safety of the $l8,0fK)
than of the paymaster.
The soldiers crowded on each deck
watched the transfer of the paymaster,
and as he stepped on the deck of the
Sumner he was received with cheers from
ithe members of the 1st. and l!d Infantry.
I The men w*re paid off in record tijne,
land after a little entertainment by the
' officers of the two regiment* Maj. Tay
hrr returned just at dark to the Mc
Olellan. As his little boat drew up along
side of the transport a voice called out j
in the dark. 'See Perry crossing Lake.
Krie." The voyage ot the paymaster was
one of the real Incidents of the trip home.
Last Night's Concerts.
Yesterday evening being the last
night on board, concerts were arranged j
on each transport. The men on the
McClellan boasted of the fact that they
had a printed program. The musical
entertainment on the McClellan was
arranged by Maj. F. J. Woodman, who
received many congratulations on the
success of the event. Chief Musician
Donald MacLeod of the band of the 1st
Infantry furnished the music. The pro
gram opened with "Annie Laurie" l>y
the 1st Separate Battalion Glee Cluu.
Maj. Woodman sang "The Holy City."
W. E. Thorn of the Signal Corps re
cited "The Face on the Bar Room
Floor." Herbert Carroll of the 1st Sepa
rate Battalion gave a buck dance.
After the hospital corps sextet sang a|
selection, the 1st Infantry Band played
the Washington Post March. D. J. Hick
ey of the hospital corps recited the Med
icine man, and Henry W. Jaeger sang
"Sing Me to Sleep." After a buck dance
bv Jones and Lee of the 1st Separate Bat
talion, Mr. Rowley and the hospital corps
sextet sang "Sweet Sixteen." Philip
; Ordwein, 1st Battery, sang "I Wish I
Had a Girl Like You," and John Wade.
1st Separate, gave an exhibition of sleight
of hand.
J. D. Carpenter of the Hospital Corps
gave a recitation, and J. H. Smith and
Gus Zeltler. 1st Battery, won much ap
plause in a sailor dance. After a solo
by B. S. Gynan of the Hospital Corps ,
and a selection by the Glee Club of the
1st Separate, the concert terminated with
the singing qf "Old Hundred" by every
body.
Gen. Harries Praises Brigade.
Just before debarking this afternoon
Gen. Harries issued a general order ex
pressing his appreciation of the excellent
work done by members of the brigade.
The order said, "At the conclusion of the
most exacting, interesting and profitable
field maneuvers ever experienced by this
I brigade, the commanding general thanks ?
the officers and men who by their faithful
activities have placed upon record the
courage, discipline and self-supporting
ability of the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
"Increased efficiency ha^ marked every
day of the period, and there is now a
solid foundation ui>on which to build an
organization that should be of the best.
More gratifying than the growth of sol
dierly skill is the good conduct record of
the brigade; there was no depredation
or intoxication in the field, and while
there were more than 1,5U?J men on pasts
in Boston for three days there was not
one case of misbehavior and not a single
complaint of any kind whatsoever. Of
all i nat has been accomplished the Na
tional Guard may well be proud.
"The command of such a brigade is a
great honor."
As the transports passed Mount Vernon
the bands played "Nearer, My God, to
Thee," and courtesies were exchanged
with Fort Washington. Every man was
on deck and stood at attention while the
band played "The S ar Spangled Banner"
as the McClellan passed the fort.
The men spent the greater part of the
morning in getting their personal equip
ment together and in thoroughly policing
the ship, so that everything was left in
first-class condition as the District troops
left the transports.
Discussing Lessons of Maneuvers.
On the way home the officers on each
boat held a meeting and discussed the
lessons learned during the field exer
cises. On the McClellan Gen. Harries
gathered his stafT officers and those of
the 1st Battery, 1st Separate Battalion,
the Signal Corps and Medical Corps about
him on deck, and for several hours the
experiences and mistakes made in the
field exercises were discussed. It was
the general sentiment of the officers, who
spoke also for their men. that tiie pres
ent field exercises were the most instruc
tive that the District uuard had ever
had. and the hope was expressed that
similar ones could be held next year.
One of the officers recalled Gov. Draper's
remarks as he reviewed the 1st Brigade
of the Red army, that he had never seen
(Continued on Second Pago.)
AGAIN AT PRACTICE
Battleship Firing at Moving
Targets Off the Capes.
CRUISERS JOIN THE FLEET
Desired Rough Condition of the Sea
Not Yet Obtained.
SEARCHLIGHTS AID GUNNERS
Firing Kept Up for Several Hours
Last Night ? Reports on
Results Not Received.
NORFOLK, Va., August 2fl.--With the
Atlantic battleship fleet augmented by the
armored cruisers North Carolina, Mon
tana and New York, which rejoined the
battleships this morning, Rear Admiral
Seaton Schroeder was today in supreme
command of eighteen warships?the flower
of the American navy?while these vessels
engaged in battle practice and mimic
war evolutions on the southern drill
grounds off the Virginia coast. The
cruiser division, which arrived only this
week from Massachusetts waters, having
completed its bunker coaling and recep
tion of general stores sent from the Nor
folk navy yard, weighed anchor in Hamp
ton roads at 6:30 o'clock and under radi
ant skies proceeded seaward.
The cruiser division just before its de
parture from Hampton roads this morn
ing was passed and received a color
salute from the gunboat Commodore
Maury, having aboard Brig. Gen. C. C.
Vaughn, commanding the Virginia militia,
and members of the Norfolk infantry and
artillery, which yesterday participated in
the unveiling of a monument at Tappa
hannock to the memory of the Confederate
dead of Essex county, Va.
The battleship Missouri is expected to
join the fleet in these waters September 1.
Battle Practice Work.
Th<* battle practice work of' the day,
with the dismantled torpedo boat O'Brien
and battle practice barge No. 2 still as
moving targets, began early in the fore
noon, as told by the faint sounds of boom
ing cannon heard along the ocean shores
at Cape Henry and Virginia Beach. The
ships of the fleet being still at work be
tween themselves with wireless batteries
screwed down to avoid commercial inter
ference, it was today impossible to pick
up at this distance anything official from
them. "They sound like a beehive,'-'
was the summing up of receiving wireless
people today trying to catch something
from the fleet.
The desired ocean swell and rough con
ditions for the battle practice work are
yet to be had. The sea today, under n
wind of only nine miles from the south
west. was still and smooth as a river.
Night Work.
The first night work in battle target
practice was had last night when the
brilliant searchlights from the ships were
distinctly visible from shore. This contin
ued for several hours. Reports as to the
success of the battle target work under
searchlight aim have not yet been re
ceived.
The battleships at sea were last night
passed by the incoming army transports
Sumner and McClellan, bearing home
from Eoston. the National Guard of the
District of Columbia, which later pro
ceeded directly up Chesapeake bay for
Washington.
Finds Fearlf Sells It for $2,500.
MOUNT VERNON, 111., August 2fi.?
George Rutledge found a pearl ir. the
Wabash river weighing forty-six grains, ?
which he sold for The jewel is j
the largest ever taken from the stream. 1
and the finder has been engaged in pearl
fishing for years, with varying success.
Rutledge will receive enough from his
find to buy a fleet of mussel boats, which
he will isc to gather shells and search
for pearls.
Benzoate of Soda on Trial in
Denver Today.
THE ROOSEVELT REFEREES
Dr. Ira Remsen Says Preservative
Is Harmless.
FOOD MEN ON OTHER SIDE
Secretary Wilson Is Present and
Listens With Keen Interest
to the Wrangling.
?
DKXVEIt, Col., August 'm.?Benzoate [
of soda as the preservative most com
monly used in manufactured food prod
ucts was put on trial before the con\M
tion of tlie Association of State and Na-j
tional Food and Dairy Departments to- j
day. The opposing forces were the gov- j
eminent chemical experts, including
members of the Remsen reteree board, :
who contended that benzoate was harm- J
less, and some of the 2"H> state food com- j
missioners and agriculturists delegated
to the convention.
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson
was an interested spectator. Near him i
sat Dr. Ira Remsen of Baltimore. Md.;
Dr. Russell H. Chittenden of New Haven, j
Conn.; Dr. John 11. I?ng of Kvanston, j
111., and Dr. Christian H. Herter of New
York city, all members of the "referee j
board" of consulting scientific experts
appointed by President Roosevelt to set-.
tie the disputed points in the federal pure
food law. Each member of the board j
read a paper upholding the conclusion |
that benzoate. when used in food in mod
erate quantities,, is harmless.
The position taken by Mr. Emery and
his followers, as announced by them, is
"if there, is any doubt as to the liarmful
ness of chemicals in food the public
should have the benefit of the doubt.
That there is any doubt is the belief
of many competent scientists.
Catsup From Rotten Tomatoes.
As showing that benzoate does not
cover up inferiority. Dr. Long said he
had made catsup out of rotten tomatoes,
apples, peaches' and bananas. In one
portion were put vinegar and spices, and
in another benzoate, and the only por
tion which tasted good was that in
which vinegar and spices had been mixed.
It was Dr. John II. Long, who as a
member of ttie referee board, came in
daily contact with the six younc men
upon who mthe experiments with ben
zoate of soda were made for the govern
ment.
I "The evidence from the experiments
was so open and iinmi^lakable that no
fair-mird^d person could avoid the con
elusion that benzoate In tlw amounts om
ploved is a perfectly harmless substance,"
said Dr. Ixmp. "I must admit that in
I one respect I protected my men. and some
i of you may assume that my protection
I was an interference.
"What may result frnm a 1 ittVe physical
disturbance was shown before any actual
tests were made. The men were brought I
j together in advance of the period proper.
They supposed that the administration
of benzoate would begin immediately and
it is an actual fact that some of the
men became apparently too sick to eat
properly for several days. But after
the newspapers had ceased to note the
\york he had no further trouble.
"After drawing the conclusion that ben
zoate used In small quantities never
would injure health, Dr. Long went on
to discuss whether or not the drug could
he employed to cover up any inferiority in
foods.
"At the request of a large manufactur
ing firm," he said, "there was sent to my
laboratory a mass of rotten tomatoes with
which to make catsup. Some of it was
preserved with vinegar and spices, some
with benzoate and some left unmixed. The
odor and taste of the last were bad; that
with the benzoate showed essentially the
same condition, while with the vinegar
and spices a fair grade of commercial
catsup was secured. Benzoate has but
little taste and no odor, and, therefore, it
cannot conceal inferiority."
George L. Flanders, assistant com
missioner of agriculture of New York
state, is named as the probable next
president of the association.
After the convention Secretary Wil
son will make a tour of the western
states.
Dr. Remsen Speaks.
Dr. Ira Remsen of Baltimore. Md..
chairman of the referee board of con
sulting scientific experts, addressed the
convention, saying in part:
"In the early part of the year l.?"8
President Roosevelt wrote to the pres
idents of half a dozen universities, say
ing that in the administration of iue
pure food law difficulties had arisen
land that it seemed desirable to call in
the aid of.a group of-scientific men to
pass upon such disputed matters.
I "From the first letter of the President
the exact nature of the duties of the
hoard to be appointed was not clear.
Shortly after this I was invited by the
President to call upon him and talk the
matter over. At this meeting he asked
me t<> take the chairmanship of the board.
I demurred and indeed said 1 did not
want nxv name considered. He, however,
urged ine to accept, saying: 'I want you
to start the work. If after it is under way
you find it takes too much time, or for
any other reason you wish to give it up.
you can withdraw." There was apparently
nothing left "for me but to accept, and I
did so.
"The President then turned over to me
the letters he had received from the uni
versities. and asked me to select the!
members of the board, giving me free
rein.
a result. I submitted to the Presi
dent the names of Doctors Chittenden,
Long, Herter and Taylor. The selec
tions were at once approved by the Pres
ident, and the appointments were prompt
ly made by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Talked With Wilson.
"In the meantime. I had talked over
the situation with Secretary Wilson, and j
since the appointments my dealings have
been directly with the Secretary. You
understand that the referee board was
to take up-only such questions as would
be referred to it by the Secretary. We
understand we had nothing to do with the
administration of the pure food law. Our
function is to answer to the best of our
power such questions as the Secretary
may put.
Now in regard to this work on benzoate
of soda. The referee board was asked to
determine two points:
??1 ?Whether benzoate of soda in quan
tities as are likely to be used is or is not
injurious to health.
??^?Whether the quality or strength of
a food to which benzoate of soda has
been added is thereby reduced, lowered
or injuriously affected.
"You know the conclusion to which the
board has been led by Its work. With
the actual experimenting I had nothing
to do."
Speaking of the results of experiments
made by administering quantities of ben
zoate of soda into the food given to six
healthy young men for periods, respec
(Contiuued on Second Page.)
French Aviator Sets New
High Marks for Speed
and Distance.
COVERS 95.01 MILES IN
2 HOURS 18 MINUTES
Panlhan's Performance of Yesterday
Beaten by Twelve Miles.
FLIGHT MADE DURING SQUALL
Remarkable Performance at Rheima
Arouses Intense Enthusiasm.
Motor Used Was of Ameri
can Manufacture.
RHEIMS, August 26.?In his second at
tempt this afternoon Hubert Latham, th*
French aviator, broke the world's record
l for time and distance. He came down in
two hours and eighteen minutes, after he
had covered about 153 kilometers, or 93.01
miles. The record for distance Is 83.<T
miles, made by Paulhan yesterday.
I..atham started ort his second effort to
day shortly after 2 o'clock. The breeze.
i when he got away, was less than three
' meters a second, but there were ominous
l black clouds on the horizon, and during
i the aviator's fourth lap a sharp squall
j of wind and rain broke over the aero
drome.
; The spectators did not believe it pos
t sible for Latham to ride out the storm,
' but to their delight he only mounted the
higher, and took his machine over the
tribunes at a height of 300 feet. His
time for the first round was minutes
22 4-5 seconds: the second round IS min
utes 51 1-5 seconds: the third 27 minutes
and 41 seconds; the fourth 38 minutes
15 3-5 seconds: the fifth 44 minutes ??
seconds; the sixth 53 ijifnutcs 50 4'" sf!C"
onds.
Eighth the Fastest Lap.
The eighth lap was covered in 8 min
utest 2? 3-5 we'onds, the fastest time La
tham has yet made His time at the com
pletion of the ninth lap was 1 hour 1#
minutes 56 2-5 seconds. In this compe
tition I^atham is using his celebrated No.
79. He made his flight this morning with
his No. 13.
During the tenth round the wind dropped
to five meters a second. Latham was the
only man flying over the field. He eoin
pleted his tenth routid. Kiving him a total
of 100 kilometers, or 62.10 miles, as steady
as a liner in 1 hour, minutes and 17
seconds after his start. During the elev
enth round the wind was blowing be
tween three and five meters a second.
His time at the end of the eleventh round
was 1 hour, 36 minutes and 46 seconds,
and at the end of the twelfth it was
1 hour, 45 minutes and 33 seconds.
Americans are rejoicing at Lathams
splendid showing, as the Antoinette
motor, used by the Frenchman to drive
his monoplane, is the invention of an
American named Joseph Adams.
Wind Blowing Hard.
During Latham's fifth and sixth laps
the official signals indicated a wind blow
ing at the rate of ten meters a second.
The spellbound crowd breathlessly watch
ed the frail machine battling against the
heavy gusts. The wings of the monoplane
often fluttered like those of a bird caught
| in a heavy storm, but the machine main
< talned its steady progress. Latham smiled
and waved his hand in response to the
enthusiastic cheering as he passed over
the tribunes.
Four minutes later Latham beat tha
world's record for sustained flight in a
monoplane, 1 hour and 7 minutes, made
by himself last June.
The excitement was intense as Latham
completed his thirteenth round. His time
was 1 hour. 54 minutes and 2!? se-onds.
The wind was blowing at the rate of sev
en meters a second. . The fourteenth
round was completed at the end of 2
hour". 3 minutes and 10 seconds, and the
fifteenth in 2 hours. IS minutes and ?
seconds
Weather Good at Start.
The fifth day of aviation week was
ushered in with ideal weather conditions.
The light airs and overcast sky brought
the flyers out early, and before noon no
less than a dozen machines, like hu;re
gulls, were circling above the plain.
The program today included the contin
uation of the trials for the Grand Prix de
la Champagne, the endurance test; the
lap event, the speed event, a race between
dirigible balloons, and a landing competi
tion for spherical balloons.
Latham, in a beautiful monoplane, was
the first aviator to get awav. He an
nounced his intention to make an effort
to beat Paulhan's sreat record for the
endurance prize, made yesterday. 2 hours.
53 minutes and 24 seconds. Latham
started flyins at a great height. Sommer.
Cock burn. Bunau-Varilla, Delugrange mid
finally Glenn H. Curtiss. the American
| contestant, followed Latham into the air.
I Curtiss' purpose was to Improvr his re. -
j ord in the speed lap contest and to qual
ify for one of the six prizes in the en
durance contest. He accomplished three
rounds in an impressive manner, but his
; speed was disappointing. His total tlmo
was 28 minutes 50 3-5 seconds. By rounds
his showing was as follows: H minutes
32 2-5 seconds: !? minutes 502-5 seconds,
and 10 minutes 36 4-5 seconds.
In the meantime lhe other flyers, ex
i cepting l>atliam and Dela??range, had
allchted without doing anything A note
worthy feature was witnessed when Dela
grange, flying low. started to overtake
I>atham, who was still high in the air.
There was a pretty race for four miles,
and Delagrange was overhauling Latham,
when he was compelled to descend.
Latham, after covering 70 kilometers
(43.47 miles), was obliged to descend be
cause of trouble with his ignition. Ten
minutes l^er he was in the ai^ again,
racing with another machine.
Did Not Push Machine.
Curtiss declares that he did not push
his machine this morning, but he doubtB
I whether he can beat his time of yester
day. Blerlot, therefore, will be the win
ner on form if he can go the distance.
The Wright managers intend to make
a desperate effort to wrest the endur
ance prize from Paulhan and capture the
height and weight-carrying events.
Lefebvre, in a Wright machine with a
tank holding ninety liters of fuel. Will
make a try this afternoon.
Blerlot made his first appcarance in ??
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