PEARY RELIEF SHIP.
Mission of the Stanch Jeanie In
the Arctic Regions.
TO FIND NORTH POLE SEEKERS
Captain Bartlett, Who Says Present
, Expedition Is Last Dash Intrepid
J Explorer Will Ever Make For North
Pole, Believes Dr. Cook and Harry
, Whitney Will Be Waiting at Etah.
That the schooner Jeanie, which re
cently sailed from St. John's, N. F.,
with fifty tons of coal and other sup
plies for the relief of Robert E. Peary,
will be the last relief ship ever to
venture in the northern seas for that
explorer is the belief of Captain Sam
uel W. Bartlett, the Jeanie's com
mander and dean of all the navigators
who have explored the polar seas, and
. others who know the plans of Mr
Peary. He practically admitted when
he said goodby to Captain Bartlett at
Etah almost a year ago that if he did
;not find the north pole on this trip it
-would be a task for a younger man to
take up, with possibly new methods.
"Mr. Peary is getting along in years,
. and it is doubtful if he would want to
take charge of another expedition."
- declared Captain Bartlett. "To a few
-of his friends he has confided the fact
that he would like to make one try
for the south pole, but he has not
given that adventure any serious con-
: sideration. Yet it is because Mr.
Peary realized that this would be per
haps his last chance to attain the goal
-of the years of work and suffering
that many persons Id St. John's regard
it very doubtful if he wilt ever coma
back from the expedition. They de
clare he will take the most desperate
chances to reach the pole, and desper
ate chances in the polar region may
.mean more than a simple failure."
Confident of Eskimo Skill.
, 'Captain Bartlett has great confidence
In the ability of the Eskimo in his
native climate, and it is because of his
confidence that he . will not be sur
"jprised if Dr. Cook- is awaiting the
--Jeanie when she arrives at Etah.
."When Dr. Cook crossed Smith's sound
" to Ellesmere Land and took an un
traveled route to the north pole he
'had with him two of the best Eskimo
.guides, men resourceful in the emer
gencies which confront the arctic trav-
ler. "I know what those huskies can
"-do," said Captain Bartlett. "arid if they
re alive I have every confidence that
they will bring Dr. Cook- through. I
believethat he is alive today. He had
plenty of ammunition, and Ellesmere
Xand. through which he traveled on
' his way farther''' north, is filled with
? game. Even if the ammunition -were
exhausted those natives would have
mo difficulty in getting meat to keep
.the party going for any . length of
"time.
f "At the same time, if Dr. Cook is
Bot at Etah when the Jeanie arrives
there in the latter part of this month
!(August) I will believe "that he is not
alive. ; He has had plenty of time to
snake any dash to the pole he had a
chance to make and to return in time
.to cross over Smith's sound on the ice.
for that is just beginning to break up
now. Tha ice is hardly ever out of
there before Aug. 5. and it will not
surprise me a bit to have Dr. Cook
waiting with Harry Whitney for the
Jeanie. If Dr. Cook is there he will
'have a remarkable story to . tell. He
rwent alone, unhampered by a party,
and his trip was a novelty in arctic
explorations."
The provisions on board the Jeanie
-will give variety enough for any one,
with the exception that there will not
t)e fresh meat. This will be made up
in part when the boat arrives at Etah,
for there will be wild duck long before
it is being served in the New .York
-restaurants, and even if there is no
'hominy and no sweet potatoes to go
-with it the duck will be appreciated
-tor itself.
v Greenland Game Plentiful.
That is only a sample of the game
the Greenland visitor can have. The
Teiudeer will give the choicest yenison
Even the hare of England is said to
3ack the flavor that those shot on the
Greenland plains have., There are no
same laws in Greenland, and the
Jeanie will be there the latter part of
August, when the shooting is at its
best.
The vegetables taken on a trip 01
this kind are mostly potatoes and
onions, but there are canned goods ot
all kinds, and enough, so there would
Slave to be the worst kind of luck it
the Jeanie should not get back befor
' they are exhausted.
; Ammunition and tobacco in quantities
are among the Jeanie's freight. There
is also on the Jeanie a large amount ot
lime juice, another necessary article
for arctic travelers, for it is used to
' offset the absence of vegetables in
Ihe prevention of scurvy.
The Jeanie is a craft of ninety-eight
-tons burden. . She carries two mast
:and 1.000 yards of canvas. The oil
engine which has been installed is ol
thirty-six horsepower and will be
aised on the trip when there is no wind
May Not See Peary at All.
The Jeanie's primary purpose is to
arry fifty tons of coal to Etah, west
Greenland, Peary's headquarters there,
for the use of his steamer Roosevelt
-on her return south., Peary's plan
-when he went north in the steamer
Koosevelt last year was to force her
into the polar basin and then dash
-over Ihe ice . toward the pole last
pring, retreating gouth afterward, if
reuccessful, and connecting with the
: auxiliary expedition in his steamer
and using the coal the' Jeaaie will
land to bring the steamer back ; to
JLmerlca. If Peary failed to reach the
pole the past spring h will remain
north this yrat, nod the coal
useful for the same purpose next
mer. In this ease I'tniry will send
down (Itspatvlws from his advanced
base to tah by KsUltuos, and the
Jetuttn will lm uuidiHl by the instruc
tions mtahud tlieivln, so it is quite
possible she may uot see Peary at all.
She will, however, bring home Harry.:
Whitney, ail Amerkau sportsman, who
wont to Etah last year in the Roose-
velt to hunt musk ox and walrus and
return this year. Dr. Cook, the rival
explorer, will likewise be brought
back.
After the Jeanie has completed her
work at Etah she will return to Ponds
inlet. Baffin Land, where she will try
to secure a load of arctic salmon for
sale in New York. She carries three
salmon nets and thirty tons of curing
salt. Sbe expects to return to St.
John's about Oct. 1. '
The person who betrayed the most
emotion when the Jeanie went out of
St. John's was Mene Wallace, the Es
kimo youth whom Peary brought to
the United States fourteen vears ago lue mumue Lauiam, mono-
and who insisted on going back to Planei Blerzot, monoplane; Delagrange,
his native tribe. The United States, ? biplane with tail; Far-nan, biplane;
besides giving bim some education, has j Sommer biplane; Santos-Dumont, mo
filled him with the ambition to find the ' nPlane; Count de Lambert and Tis
north pole, and he said before he left sandier, pupils of Wilbur Wright, and
that he would find it if Pearv or Dr. I Demarest. monoplane; Esnault-Peite-
Cook doesn't. To him alone on the : rie- monoplane; uooron, pipiane with
Jeanie the trip "down north." as thev ' taU5 De Rue biplane with. tall; Ru
sav in St. John's, was going home, and j chnnet, biplane; Guffroy, monoplane.
he was glad. j
SEAL ON LITTLE RED SCHOOL
Movement to Establish Graded System
In Place of Pioneer Method.
The national corn exposition to be
held at Omaha. Neb., will attempt to
put a seal of death on the "little red
schoolhouse." Only the corn show
does not refer to the single ungraded
schoolroom by the above sentimental
nomenclature. !
The rura! high school adopted witb
great success in many parts of the
United States is the aim, and wherever
has been . established no farmer
would have his children return to the
little old school which pioneered for
education in every state in the Union
and which has been sung by many a
poet and celebrated in the "Hoosier
Schoolmaster" and other romances
where the new teacher always wal
lops the village bully.
Willet H.' Hays, assistant secretary
of agriculture, is the man behind this
educational gun. He is an enthusiast
over the possibilities of consolidation
and broadening of the courses in the
United States, and during the coming!
season as soon as school opens the
department will 'make 2,000 feet of
film rtiptnrp cfimrintr philrlrpn lnplne
picked up in the carriages, going to
school, arriving, at the buildings, in
the class rooms, boys making things of
wood and steel, girls cooking and sew
ing, classes of the agricultural depart
ment selecting seed corn and study
ing animal Industry. 'V;v-'';
The picture will be seen by. the 100,
000 or more. farmers who will visit the
corn show and will go a- long way to
spread the movement In the middle
west.
INSURANCE FOR THE POOR. !
President of Prominent Society Tells
of New Plan at a Dinner. i
A prominent life assurance society 1
rloserl three lava' convention with a
dinner at the Waldorf hotel in New
Vnrlr the nthnr nitrhf pt whinh Vm ffl. !
cials and agents were present The I
' I
ilia auuLro3 Ji. civ-vuic tiun vj i n. x - j
of a departure in life insurance
which his society Jiopes to take up
-namely, a system by means of which
poor people may be able to own their
own homes. In referring to the new
scheme the president said:
It Is our Intention, if it can be worked
out and we have no doubt that it can
be so to arrange that men and women
of moderate means with only their daily
'"U"i"iy waBe, which in 1110 luajuriLy
of r.asAs is sn small as to nrpr-lnrlfi their
accumulating a great competence, may j light. Although the number of dirigi
by the means of life insurance as prac- , bles to compete is yet nnknown, the
ucea oy xne society purcnase meir own
homes and. by a series of small monthly
navments nrovide their own roofs for
their families while at the same time they
provide against the loss of their homes
rnsi.ranM hv the otate ia neither nesir-
able jior necessary in this land of the
greatest life insurance corporations the
wunu moo ever kijuwii. invre 15 no wurit
of more importance, : no service of higher
merit, to be performed than that the one
of these great companies of the United
sion of life insurance should take the
lead in this honorable -work. In no other
way can it . so justify its mission and
'":' , Z:tC" ,.ui
prepared to announce to you that we are
carefully considering and, unless prevent-
ed by the powers that be or obstacles not
embrace this very important work.
Souvenirs From a Historic Tree. '
Several . months ago one . of three
cedar trees planted by -Abriham Lin- istoi barricade has been built around
coin at Lincoln City, Ind., when he tne course to prevent spectators from
was a small boy. blew over in the invading the aerodrome proper. Nu
vard of A. P. Rhodes and promised to merous aeroplane and balloon sheds
sro to decay, when A. P. Fenn of Teil
Citv asked for the tree, and it was
given bim. says an Evansville (Ind.) out and a restaurant set up, and for
dispatch. He will have it made into ! tne convenience of the public a spe
souvenirs. Among those who will re-! clal railroad station is building direct
ceive souvenirs from Mr. Fenn are ! behind the grand stands, so that
President Taft, former President
Roosevelt, Robert T. Lincoln, only son
of the great war president; Henry
Watterson, editor of the Louisville
Courier-Journal, and Governor Thomas
R. Marshall.
A Mammoth Pie.
The anual pumpkin festival at Cres
ton, la., has been fixed for Sept. 22
and 23. when the city will be deco
rated in yellow and gold and the menu
will ihe; pumpkin pies 'like . mother
used to make." A single pumpkin pie
five feet across and six and one-half
Cent long win be cat on . the second
flay of the festival for honored guests.
IGREAT AIRSHIP MEET
World's Famous Aeroplanists to
Compete at Rheims, France.
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MHIM I I nUUoHIMUo TU rKltS
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International Cup Race Chief Event.
Tests For Dirigible and Spherical
- Balloons Included In the ' Program.
' Why the Wrights Declined to Enter
the Contests.
"s .
. A summer's activity and progress in
j aviation in France which have exceed
ed the dreams of the most enthusiastic
i followers of the sport will be crowned
j by the assembling of the most re-
nowned aeroplanists at a "week of
aviation," arranged to open at Rheims
i on Aug. 22.
I The entries for the various events on
auu ienn ti. uurxiss, wno win De the
iomciai representative ot the Aero Club
of America. The nations taking part
include France. America, Austria, Eng
land and Italy.
Declination of the Wrights.
It was hoped that the Wright broth
ers would enter, but they declined,, it
is understood, on the ground that they
objected to -the clause in the rules al
lowing machines to stop "during the-.
running of the races. On. the opening
day the French entries will hold am
elimination race to select three- pilots
who will represent the Aero Out of
France in the principal event of the
week, that of the international' cup of
aviation, which will be contested, of
on the final day of the meet
This race is for twenty kilometers
(about twelve and ,a half milesh, and!
the winner will be the aeroplanist who
covers the distance in the shortest
time. The race ' will be run- twice
around a special course measuring ten
kilometers (about six and a quarter
miles), but, owing to the necessity of
making wide sweeps at the turns,, the
actual distance covered will be considj-
erably in excess of that distance. , ,
. One Prize of - $20,000.
In addition to the international race
several other distinct events will, be
held, five for aeroplanes, one for?
dirigible balloons and one forsphericaJ
balloons. The Grand Prix dela Cham
pagne, , aggregating $20,000, -will ;be
awarded to the pilot of the aeropiaa
which .has covered-the. greatest dis-.
tance- without - a. renewal of fuel j or
without coming in . contact- with; the-
ground.
The Prix de Vitesse (speed test) ewer
a distance of thirty kilometers,, willl be
run on Aug. 23 and 29, the- prizes Of a
total amount of $4,000 to be distributed
I among the first four competitors. -The
Prix de Passasers. on Ang. 23. wai b
the greatest number of passengers a
uisiauve ui . teu - nuuiuewra. , as n is
P088" ,tn,a several aeroplanists wM
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bfr of ,p.asge,:S.' n 8ttcIl;cf
WW Will Ue awaraeO. IO IDe
fot amonS them making the fastest
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the greatest height, the, method
measurement being a ' registering ba
rometer carried on the aeroplane. , No
prize will be awarded for height less
than fifty meters, or 165 feet.
j For dirigible balloons there is a purse
of $2,000 for five rounds of the course,
or fifty kilometers, which may be at
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French minister of war has eivpn a.
Jrellel1 " I f, .,, f eD aS
surances that ! ranee wul send at least
; one military airship,
The spherical balloon contest will be
i in tne form of a landing competition.
i The event is open to pilots of the Aero
! Club of France, and four prizes are Of-
i faaA
I Huge Aerodrome Being -Built.
The aerodrome is being arranged on
' the Plaln of Bethany, at the portal of
; the city of Rheims; which in 1901 was
, the- scene of a military review of 150,-
000 troops before the czar of Russia.
, Seats and stands are being constructed
there to accommodate a vast number
' f spectators.
The task of properly preparing for
this imposing aerial meet is naturally
! stupendous, 'i. he hrst thought has been
i that of preventing , accidents, and a
nave ceen constructed, and an im
mense garage for automobiles is laid
visitors may step from the trains di
rectly to the aerodrome.
Tablet Where Grant's Career Beaan,
On the site of Camp Tates, at Spring-
neidy in., where the first -Illinois regi
ments for the civil war were mus
tered in and -whence General TJ.
Grant departed at the head of his regi
ment, the Twenty-first Illinois infan
try, July 3, 1861, a tablet was dedi
cated the other day. The tablet Is of
. stone, resting7 -on a stone base, and Is
' snrmounted by a sundial. It bears
'the inscriptiont j "Camp Tates, 1861
j Here General TJ. S. Grant Began His
! Civil War Career."
CITY "OF MISFORTUNE.
Former Disasters In Acapulco City
Wrecked by Mexican Earthquake.
Little Acapulco, the Mexican city
with its 5,000 inhabitants which was
entirely destroyed by the recent earth
quake in Mexico, has achieved world
wide fame as a city of misfortune. ?
Twice this year has it been the scene
of a catastrophe. On Feb. 15 300 per-'
sons were burned to death when the .
Flores theater was set oa fire by a
moving picture machine and destroyed j
at a special performance in, honor of i
Governor Flores of the stateof Guer
rero. "
Several times before the city has
been damaged by severe earthquakes.
In fact, the state of Guerrero' fe known .
as the home of seismic disturbances.
Its severest shock occurred in 190T-
The whole region suffered', and Chil-.
pancingo. the capital city, was practi
cally destroyed. In 1908 Chilapa, a
city of some 15,000 inhabitants; was
badly damaged, and March 2T of
the same vear that pitv wns a&ain
shaSen, completing the ruin of the
former shock.
Nevertheless, Acapulco, beset by
tropic perils and cursed by & hot,.
unhealthy climate, is one of the- most
beautiful spots in the world., Its ;
name, a corruption and abbreviation'
of Aqua Pulchjja (beautiful waters),
rings true. The coast at this point is ;
sheer cliff. Not till the' steamer is al
most upon it does the bluff walled,'
blue channel to Acapulco harbor ap
pear. -
Acapulco harbor is one of the finest
in the world. It lies "231 miles south
west of Mexico City, of which it was
formerly the seaport. It had been for'
centuries the chief center of com- I
merce with the Philippine Islands as !
well as with China and India. By
pack trail the merchandise went over- !
land from Acapulco to Mexico City j
and points beyond. Then came the i
railroad through from the capital to
San Bias, and with it departed the
commercial importance of Acapulco.
Chilapa, with a population of 12.000,
fs the largest city in Guerrero. Chil
pancingo, the capital, is a small town
fn the center of the state, about 200
miles from Mexico City and about 110
miles from' the coast. It was well,
built and lighted by electricity. Its
population was about 7,000.
HUNDRED YEARS OF PEACE.
Canada' Wants a Celebration to Teach
the Older Nations a Lesson.
The ! proposals of the association
which,, is - being formed in Ottawa,.
Canada, for the celebration of the hun'
dred years of peace following the war
of 1812 have been submitted to and ap--proved
by Earl Grey and Sir Wilfrid'
Laurier.- -: It Is proposed that the cele
bration be . national- in character-and.
form an object lesson in peace to -the-older
nations. - ' " " ; ; ' ' , ,.
The Dominion and United States
governments and the ' provincial gov
ernments will be asked to contribute-to-finance
the proposition, which wllli re
quire more money than for the Quebec-
tercentenary. ; -
HOLLOW i TREE TELEGRAPH.
Explorer Solve Secret of Long; Hang
Communication In Colombia.
Captain Whiff en recently arrived ia
London after years of exploration In
southeastern Colombia. Among, his
discoveries is a secret system, of teleg
raphy employed by the natives..
Hollow trees are selected of various
thicknesses, which give out high or.
low notes ' when struck. The sound
travels from thirty to forty miles -
No code is employed, but the- natives
recognize the words intended from the
different musical notes.
Cement For Panama Canal Work.
An idea of what the Panama canal
construction means to one industry in
the United States may be- gleaned from
the fact that almost a million' tons of
cement will be used fn the gigantic
work. . Shipments have already begun
in steamers owned by the govern
ment which will carry about 8,000 tons
at a trip. It is estimated that it will
take about four years to deliver the
4,800,000 barrels of cement contracted
for at the present rate of shipment.
Handsome Winter Home For Bryan.
William J. Bryan has let the contract
for his winter- residence on - his 160
acre farm near Mission, Tex., accord
ing to a dispatch from Austin, Tex. It
is said by those who have seen the
plans that it will be the handsomest
country home 4n Texas.
"After You, Alphonse."
In days of old, when Boabdil
Was sassy to El Cld,
That pride of Spanish chivalry
"Went out to do and did!
He called his knights of Arag'on,
' He called the peasants poor,
And then he quite successfully
Cleaned up the turbaned Moor.
In those old days a man thought naught
Of Joining in a strife.
Because his king had summoned him
He gladly gave his life.
But times have changed. Now people
: ; - want " '
. Tea, even In Castile
To be. assured their sacrifice
Will aid the. 'common weal.
Oh, where la Spanish chivalry?
Alfonso doth lament.
. With other things, like rights divine.
Some time ago' it went
- Away till now the common folks,
' Who used to gladly die
Because -their masters told them to, '
' . Are asking, "Tell us why?"
. Alfonso is a father now.
He ought to understand . .
SThat other folks have children, too.
Throughout hia native land.
' And, though he shoots those children
down, .;.-
" m bet their last cry haunts.
And he can see no b,umor In -.
- "We're after you, Alphonse!" '
New York Wortl
V i Mi
REMOVAL
By September we will move to
our new location in the - White-'
side Building, opposite the Pal
ace Theater, where we will
have a large and complete stock
of Millinery and everything in
Ladies', Furnishing Goods. A
A Store of Ladies' Merchandise
The only store of its kind in
the city.
L. & 6. B.
REST -ROMP
At the
NEWPORT
Is a delightful resort and a happy combination! of pleas
ure ground possibilities. An ideal climate diversion of
recreation perfect bathing boating fishing riding driv
ing,, and exploring, make Newport a most charmine and '
L popular play ground.
Southern Pacific Co.
HAS A
Special Summer Excursion Rate to Newport of
$3.75
" From C0RVALLIS, OREGON
Ask for our booklet "Outings in Oregon."
R. C. LINVILLE, Agent, C0RVALLI& ORE.
WM. M'MURRAY, General Passenger Agent
Portland, Oregon
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Fishing Tackle
and all kinds of I
Sporting Goods I
Can be found here at prices that
cannot be duplicated for goods
of similar fine quality. A good !
fisherman knows and appreciates
good rods, lines, etc. All of j
which can be had at our estab-
ishment.
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Phone 126
Corvallis, Oregon!
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Attorney at Law
CORVALLIS, OREGON
Office in Fischer building, over Graham
& Wortham drug store
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Six o'Clock Dinners Banquets, Dinner
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