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4. Hudson River Tunnel Tubes the prson not entirely familiar with 1 MIMIC COURT OF DON CARLOS the geography of the metropolitan ais- "3 Striking Features of a Remark able Engineering Project Which Links New York With Jersey Shore. Vast Undertaking a Triumph For William G. McAdoo, Or ganizer of Great Trans portation System. for an By WALTON WILLIAMS. REAMED of for decades, more decades regarded as impossibility "three minutes from Broadway, New York, to Jersey City became a fact the other morning when the twin tunnel tubes Of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad company, extending from the great Terminal building, at Church and Cort landt streets,' New York, to the Penn sylvania railroad station in Jersey City, were opened. When this vast tunnel work is com pleted it will have cost between $65, 000,000 and $70,000,000, all private cap ital. Uptown Tubes Opened Last Year. The northerly twin tubes of the Hud son and Manhattan Railroad com pany's tunnels under the North river (were opened to the public on Feb. 25, 1908. They extend from Hoboken to Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street, Manhattan, a distance of about three miles. This route of the tunnel sys tem is generally designated as the Mor ton street tubes. Its Manhattan pas senger stations are located at Chris topher and Greenwich streets, where connection is made with the Ninth avenue elevated line; at Christopher street and Sixth avenue, where con nection is made with the Sixth avenue elevated, and in Sixth avenue at Ninth, Fourteenth, Nineteenth and Twenty tltfrd streets. Other stations will be at Twenty-eighth, ; Thirty-third and Thirty-ninth streets and Fifth avenue and Forty-second street, and then an other great terminal station at Park does away with' the congestion and crowding experienced at terminal sta tions on other metropolitan railroads. All station platforms throughout the system are built on a tangent or straight line, so that there is no dan gerous space between the cars and the platform, such as is the' case where stations are buijt on a curve. - The doors of the cars are operated by compressed air, and no signal bells are used. When the last door in the train is' securely closed the motorman receives an electric flash signal and starts the train. The automatic ad justment is such that the signal to start cannot be given so long as any door in the train remains open the fraction of an inch. The cars are bril liantly, lighted. They have only side seats and are equipped with steel rods set vertically at frequent intervals. These rods aid passengers to steady themselves when the cars are crowded. Planned For Future Needs. , Throughout the system, which com prises about twenty miles of under river and underground railroad, the stations are designed with a view to comfort, . permanency, and beauty. They are made large enough not mere ly to accommodate the metropolitan traffic of today, but to meet the needs of travel by subsurface routes in the decades to- come. Every part of each station is constructed either of con crete or metal, so that, like the cars and the tunnels, there is no possibil ity of Are. To the person who descends into the tunnel for the first time the arcbi- ' , :$&rx:-:::::&:::::::::::?:: 1 s gsr - trlct the new tunnel system , may r be most clearly , described by dividing it into four sections, all of which are connected and are also brought into direct connection with other principal transportation lines on both the New York and New . Jersey sides of the river. r i -a r , T- j. i. f meat marisei in me statiua. At the Cortlandt street terminal sta tion, the largest station of its kind in the world, it will be possible for the hurried traveler to purchase in" , the various booths which line the sides of the station there almost anything in the way of the ordinary necessities of life. There will ey en be a meat mar ket and a moving picture show to en tertain the waiting traveler. The train schedules of the Erie and the Penn sylvania railroads will date from that point. As in other great terminal sta tions, the arrival and departure of trains will be announced. The length of the new tubes is one mile and the total mileage of complet ed system is twenty miles. The men who have "been conspicu ous in the work are Walter G. Oak- man, president of the construction company known as the , Hudson Com panies; William G. McAdoo, president of the Hudson and Manhattan Rail road company, the one man above all others responsible for the success of one of the greatest engineering feats of modern times, and Pliny Fisk and William N. Barnum of the banking house of Harvey Fisk & Sons. The engineering features have been worked out by Charles M. Jacobs, the chief engineer, and J. Vipond Davies, depu ty chief engineer. During a part of the time since the work began as many as 6,000 men have been employed at one time. .- ",' Tunnel's Inception In 1874. The project of building a tunnel tin der the Hudson river had its inception in 1874, when D. C. Haskins, a civil engineer, conceived the idea of con structing a brick tunnel from Hoboken to New .York, through which he pro posed to run railroad trains, having a grand railroad terminal in the vicinity of Washington square. His plan em bodied simply a tunnel for the purpose of gaining access, to New York, for a terminal and did not contemplate the extensive system of connecting lines now being completed. - On Aug. 2 the transverse tunnel con necting Jersey City with the Erie rail road and the Lackawanna railroad: at Hoboken will be opened. That occa sion will mark the completion of the final link in the downtown chain" of tunnels. A FIGHTING LOBSTER. American Girl's Dinner With Spanish : Pretender at His Venetian Palace, a' Don Carlos, the Spanish ..pretender;. who recently died in.Varese, in Lorn- , bardy, Italy, is thus described by a New York young woman who dined with him at his palace in Venice some years ago: "Don Carlos was a very tall, broad; shouldered, strikingly . handsome man,; with black eyes which he used to perT, fection when talking with the fair sex. He .had not much depth of character and may not have been clever, but his manners were charming, and . his.; genial ways conquered all who were, thrown in close contact with him. HeT lived In the Loredan palace, which lie arranged delightfully. I was at a din ner there and was very much interest ed In all I saw. He had his miniature. court, his gentlemen in waiting, who accompanied him everywhere. One addressed him as 'monsignore.' The", ladies courtesied low when coming lnto: hls presence, and of course all stood.; until he allowed them to sit. At din ner we ate off silver plates. The serv-. ants wore the royal liveries of Spahv and the royal crown decorated every. available corner. He had one drawing room, or, rather, trophy room, which was very curious. The walls were hung with Carlist banners used-during a rebellion in Spain. The chandelier was made of swords and bullets, while revolvers, saddles and sabers were .' scattered about In reckless profusion, vf "Everything there had some associa tion for Don Carlos, and his voice grew grave and low when he told of the battles in which he used or wore the various trophies one saw. He showed us, too. his many orders and decorations. The most interesting was . the Order of the Golden Fleece, which descended to him from Charles V. Opening out of this room was one of quite different character a little Turk-'. ish . boudoir, lined with divans and lighted only by a dim red lamp above a perfect place for a lovers' tete-a-tete. ; Don Carlos'- private apartment was very attractive. ' It consisted of a little : entresol, with a study, bedroom and dressing room. His bedroom was hung In crimson damask silk, walls, ceiling and furniture all matching. The color suited his dark complexion admirably. He was particularly proud of his large. square bathtub, with a shower bath above it, which he showed off with much satisfaction for the entertain ment of his guests. He was very fond of talking about his various campaigns arid pointed out with pride pictures with which the walls were lined Il lustrating his different engagements. Since Inheriting the Comte de Cham- bord's fortune he seemed more con tented not to have been successful." '"HUDSON TERMINAL BUILDING, NEW YORK, AND PRESIDENT WILLIAM G. M'ADOO. avenue and Forty-second street, where connection will be made not 6nly with the New York Central and New Haven railroads, but with the Stelnway tun nel, which extends between that point and Long Island, and also with the present subway. This will enable the traveler reach ing the Grand Central station over the "various trunk lines to make direct un derground connection with all the rail roads having terminals on the Jersey shore between Jersey City and Ho boken. In order to facilitate travel along these . lines the railroads will make traffic agreements with the tun nel company as to the transfer of pas sengers. - Everything possible has been done ty Mr. McAdoo and his associates for the convenience of the traveling pub lic. Five and eight car trains, elec trically propelled, are run through the uptown tunnels, and similar trains will te operated from the Church street terminal. The running time of trains toetween Church street and the Penn sylvania station will be three minutes. The time from Twenty-third street to Hoboken is about .ten' minutes. - ', Cars Built Entirely of Steel. The cars are made entirely of steel, absolutely fireproof, and are construct . -ed 'upon a . plan differing - materially rfrom any others now used in the met ropolitan district . They have large sHding .side doors in the middle, as well as at either end. The station platforms are so arranged that pas1 sengers may enter and leave the cars 4it : the 'same' time. Those- leaving go out at one side, and those entering the cars come in on the opposite side. This tecture of the station- is one of the most striking features of the experi ence. On all sides are the vaulted arches, with the odd effects of light and shadow produced by the glow of incandescent globes. As one looks from the. platform into the brilliantly lighted tubes far out under the river they seem to dwindle in size until they appear to be no larger than the point of a polished needle. A breath of cool air moves gently through the station, and overhead, up in the groined arches, there is always the same mellow glow, suggestive of twilight. It is never day and never night in these tunnel stations, and, no matter how gloomy or tempestuous above, it is always restful and pleasant there. ; -, What Tunnels Are Like. The tunnels in all parts of the sys tem are made of steel rings bolted together and set in place as the boring shield, working in compressed air, opens the way for them. The steel rings in tnost places are covered with a coating of concrete, so that the In terior of the tunnel Is smooth. The Interior diameter of these tubes is fif teen feet three inches. . The depth of the tunnels below the surface of the Hudson, river varies . from sixty to ninety feet. In the deepest place it is ninety feet from the level of. the water' to the top of the rails The depth of earth and , rock between the roof of the tunnel and the water ranges from fifteen to forty feet, the deepest part of the river being on the New YorK' side. The two tubes are entirely sep arate Jrom each other and are , about thirty feet apart for the greater part of the distance under the river. To Difficulties In Planting Him on the Canadian Pacific. Coast. According to Consul General David F. Wilber of Halifax, the Canadian gov ernment is having a lot of trouble in trying to propagate the Nova Scotia lobster on the Pacific coast. The trou ble is due to the pugnacious nature of the lobster, who, lobster though he is, insists on fighting at the drop of the hat, so to speak. It Is an interesting story Consul Gen eral Wilber tells, and it bears no ear marks of a nature fake. He says a consignment of 2,000 live lobsters left Halifax for Vancouver the first week in May. They were shipped by the marine, and fisheries department for the purpose of propagating the lobster on the Pacific coast. , Mr. Wilber says an attempt was made last year to ship lobsters west, "but owing to their pug nacious tendencies they arrived at their destination in a mangled condi tion." It appears a later attempt was made. plugs being placed between the claws to prevent disastrous fighting. The plugs were not removed when the lob sters were planted in the Pacific wa ters, and consequently the second at tempt also proved a failure. In making the third and last ship ment every precaution has been taken by the authorities. The several dozen crates were placed in a special baggage car in charge of two men. Each crate is filled with several compartments, each of which will accommodate one large lobster. Salt water, ice and sea weed were placed in the crates, the top of each crate being fitted with an ice paok and a percolating salt water tank. Where two small lobsters were packed into one berth they were so placed that they could not bite each other. The lobster industry has never flour ished on the Pacific as In the Halifax region, and a strong effort is being made to put it on a firm foundation. FRANCE'S- FORMER PREMIER. Side Lights on M. Clemenceau, .Who Was Known as "the King Maker." ., M. Georges Clemenceau, who became prime minister of France in December of ' 1906 and who recently.' resigned. was known as "the king maker." It was he who put Carnot into the presi dency on the fall of Jules Grevy, whom he himself pulled down. He Jbrought about the election of M. Loubet. He drove General Boulanger out of office and overthrew . M. Freycinet. M. Clemenceau was born in 1841. By edu- cation a physician, he was also a jour nalist and teacher, following the latter profession in the United States, where he married Miss Mary Plummer of Greenwich, Conn., one of his pupils. In the revolution of Sept. 4. 1870, he was made mayor of the Eighteenth arondissement and a, member of the municipal committee of public instruc tion. At the close of the siege he went to the. national assembly. He fought a dozen duels in those early days. He later dropped out of politics for many years to reappear again in March of 1906 as minister of the interior. He is a man of wealth and a skillful physi cian. Before M. Clemenceau had been premier - three months the religious crisis became acute, and it seemed as if his ministry must fall, but after a vigorous contest he kept his place. He seemed ever to, possess the secret of keeping : himself in touch with the public pulse. When the strike epi demic began early In his administra tion he cut himself : adrift from the Socialists, with' whom he had hitherto manifested synipathy, and henceforth treated ail labor questions with great vigor. '' ,." Burbank's Wonderberry. Luther Burbank, the . plant culture expert, speaking of his wonderberry at santa nosa. .jJai., the other evening, said that it was far too early in the season for the eastern people to know anything about the new variety. The wonderberry is at its best in autumn, and the report from Massachusetts that THE E LIT E REMOVAL SMiE Bargains In Hosiery, Underwear, Undermuslins and No tions, Millinery at half price, Wash Suits at half price, Big Saving in Shirt Waists. Will move to our. new store opposite the Palace Theater by September 1st. L & G. B. ANDERSON Summer Rates East During the Season 1909 ' via the Southern Pacific Co. from C0RVALLIS, OREGON To OMAHA and Return - - $62.60 To KANSAS CITY and Return $62.60 To ST. LOUIS and Return - - $70.10 To CHICAGO and Return - - $75.10 and to other principal cities in the East, Middle West and South. ' Correspondingly low fares. On Salo Juno 2, 3; July 2, 3; August 11, 12 To DENVER and Return - - $57.60 On Sale May 17, July 1, August 11 .. Going transit limit io days from date of sale, final return limit October 31st. ' - These tickets present some very attractive features in the way of stop over privileges, and choice of routes; thereby enabling passengers to make side trips, to many interesting points enroute. ' Routing on the return trip through California may te had at a slight advance over the rates quoted. . Fall particulars, sleeping car reservations and tickets will be furnished by R. C. LINNVILLB, Southern Pacific local agent at Corvallis or WM. M'MURRAY, General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon 1 HYDRAULIC WELL DRILLING COPflWTED 806 W I H0BT0M UK CO Powerful and rapid well ma chine run by gasoline engine. Wind mill pump repairing, and drove wells a specialty. Place your orders now before the season's rush work is on. A. N. HARLAN Box 526 Corvallis, Oregon Fishing Tackle. bp v Cement Contractors "Kickless" Mule. Former Adjutant General Henry E. Lawrence of Cadiz, Ky., has discover ed what he thinks is thfe oldest mule in the world. This particular mule is it is a failure comes before the DlanU . ... . YMii C4"I4IA a resident of Rutherford county, has had a chance there to nrove itself. 1 Phone 126 Corvallis, Oregon IIIL Villi 3lillJ13 M and all kinds of Sporting Goods Can be found here, at prices that class, cannot be duplicated for goods of similar fine quality. A good fisherman knows and appreciates good rods, lines, etc. All of which can be had at our estab-ishment. Heater & Harrington SUCCESSORS TO M. M. LONG Makers of Best Cement Walks in Town All work guaranteed first Corvallis, pro The Daily Gazette-Times By carrier or mail, 50c per mo. Let us send it to you Tenn. The mule is owned by Mike Hayes and is known to be thirty-nine years old and may be older, says a Frankfort (Ky.) dispatch. She has been in the possession of Hayes for thirty-six years and has helped raise his entire family. The most peculiar feature of this "Maud" is that she has never been known to kick. Hayes worked her until a few years ago, but since then she has been living on her accomplishments of the past. W. W. Morrow, federal judcre of San 1 Rafael, said that he had eaten the wonderberry and was delighted with it, ' Burbank says that the eastern people will . find the wonderberry all right if they will give it a fair chance to show its qualities. 1 huckleberry which was sent out recently and prov ed of no value is believed to be hav ing its effect ' on the wonderberry's reputation. . Rhubarb Jags.', ' Christopher Brewer of Parkersburg, W. Va., has been arrested "by federal officers on the charge ;of "moonshin- ing,"; but there Is "an unusual feature to the 1 case. Brewer did not. make whisky, but concocted a stun! of which the i principal ingredient was rhubarb. He would not tell his formula,, and the drink made all who tried it most up roariously drunk. ' Dirigible Torpedo New Wonder. A dirigible torpedo, recently patented by a Swedish inventor, has aroused great interest In naval circles, says a Stockholm (Sweden) cable dispatch. The projectile Is operated by electric ity. It is said to have a range of 5,000 yards, and its course can be altered I while submerged from the point of de parture.' It can be exploded whenever desired and 'has a speed of 30 knots tn hour at any depth. GEO. W. DENMAN Attorney at Law CORVALLIS, OREGON ' Office in Fischer building , over Graham & Worthamnirug store THE PALM CAFE , VrDITO & RIETMAN, Props. Biz o'clock . Dinners Banquets, Dinner , Parties and Sunday Dinners" Next Palace Theater,' Corvallis.Ore. Everything new and up to date.' Rigs furnished on short notice. Call and give trial Cor. . Madison and 3d us fa L. F.GRAY, Manager E. E. WILSON , rAttorney-At Law . Zierolf Bldg. Corvallis, Oregon JOSEPH H. WILSON "V A Ji. '" it - Atiurtiey ai Xjaw Office: Burnett Building, , ' 1 Corvallis, Oregon - Phone 1333 "'