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bath, porcelain basins and toilet fixtures. The 

 sides of this bathroom are finished in white 

 enamel up to the wainscoting, with mahogany 

 panelling above and a porcelain flooring. 



The engine room is amidships the full width 

 of the boat and 15 feet 6 inches long. This is 

 finished in mahogany. There is a large bridge 

 deck over the engine space, from which point 

 the yacht will be handled. 



Next aft comes the galley, and special attention 

 has been paid to the equipment of this apart- 

 ment. It has a large range with nickel fittings, 

 oven, warming closets, and is large enough to 

 cook a meal for thirty persons. There is a large 

 ice box, glass-lined, and the usual sink, cup- 

 boards and closets. Aft of the galley, by a short 

 passageway, the main saloon is reached. This 

 is fitted with four extra wide Pullman berths 

 and the saloon is finished in African mahogany. 

 This, too, is enclosed with plate glass windows 

 and there is a large deck skylight. The stairs 

 leading to the deck aft are of solid mahogany 

 and the entrance doors and hatch are also of 

 mahogany. 



The after deck is 15 feet long and is covered 

 with awnings, green lined. Teak bulwarks 

 surround the main decks, with mahogany and 

 brass railings. The motive power consists of 

 two 100 horse-power six cylinder reversible 

 Standard motors. Eight hundred gallons of 

 gasoline can be carried in the copper fuel tanks. 



The yacht is equipped with a complete 

 electric light plant and storage batteries. The 

 dynamos are driven by an auxiliary engine, 

 which also furnishes power to an air compressor 

 and bilge and deck pumps. Electric fans are 

 installed throughout the boat and the electricity 

 runs a powerful searchlight and electric stoves. 

 An electric pump is also fitted to the baths and 

 it is only necessary to touch a button and the 

 bath will be filled with water. Two 14-foot 

 tenders are carried on the davits. 



ability the next Legislature will be called upon 

 to take it under advisement. 



Missouri May Build Roads 



Missourians are reviving a plan made years 

 ago by the late George M. Lane, of St. Louis, 

 for two great trans -Missouri highways. Mr. 

 Lane's plan was for the State to build, utilizing 

 convict labor, one road from St. Louis to 

 Kansas City, and another from the Arkansas 

 line to Iowa, thus dividing the commonwealth 

 into four sections. Tributary roads could be 

 built at the discretion of the various counties. 

 But Lane's bill was sidetracked in the Legis- 

 lature for a measure allowing counties to 

 increase the levy for road improvement. 



The Supreme Court having declared invalid 

 the constitutional amendment authorizing 

 counties to make the additional levy, the plan 

 is once more being agitated, and in all prob- 



How the Automobile Helped in 'Frisco 



Automobiles played a most important part in 

 the relief work in San Francisco after the disas- 

 trous earthquake and subsequent scourge of 

 fire. L. L. Whitman, who earned fame as a 

 transcontinentalist, was in the thick of the 

 panic, and the following letter to the H. H. 

 Franklin Company, Syracuse, N. Y., dated 

 Salinas, Cal., April 21, graphically describes his 

 experiences: 



"I sent a telegram to you to-day, but it may 

 be delayed in transit. With my wife I escaped 

 from the destroyed city of San Francisco after 

 three days of awful wreckage and horror. I got 

 out the old, faithful transcontinental car, threw 

 away the hamper, and carried fleeing people to 

 Golden Gate Park, where thousands slept in 

 the open and watched the fire. 



"The panic of the people was terrible. Mar- 

 tial law was enforced and the soldiers from the 

 Presidio held the city. Many were shot for not 

 obeying orders. I had a rifle shoved in my face 

 by a soldier while I was after people in my auto- 

 mobile. One driver who refused to obey was 

 shot in his machine. The police pressed into 

 service any automobile they wanted and drove 

 them till they lay stranded in the streets. I 

 can't begin to describe the awful scenes." 



E. P. Brinegar, the San Francisco representa- 

 tive of the Winton Company, sent the following 

 letter to the home office in Cleveland, O.: 



"I presume you are anxious to know of the 

 situation here. Can outline the matter by saying 

 that hell could not be compared to San Fran- 

 cisco at the present time. Our building was 

 within 100 feet of the dead line when the fire 

 stopped. The building was damaged but 

 slightly, being a wooden structure with metallic 

 lath and plaster on the outside. The police and 

 army officials have taken all our automobiles, 

 old and new, and placed them in the hospital 

 and other service, also confiscated parts, tires, 

 gasoline, etc. We are glad, however, to be able 

 to render this service to aid the suffering. I 

 want to say here that without the aid of auto- 

 mobiles the suffering would have been ten-fold 

 and the loss of life probably much greater. 

 Every available machine has been working day 

 and night, and the owners of cars have done 

 most heroic work. Most of the boys have seen 

 no sleep since the hour of the earthquake. At 

 least 100,000 people are camped in Jefferson 

 Square, just across the street from our building. 

 The great work done by the automobile in con- 

 nection with our disaster proves afresh the 

 wonderful adaptability of the self-propelled 

 vehicle." 



