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niE MORXlSG OREGOXIAV FRIDAY, ArCUST 27, -1009. : - . ' V I LATHAM GRASPS AERIAL LAURELS Monoplane Sails Like Living Thing Through Gale in Rec ord Fligh't. LEADS FOR GRAND PRIZE Count tie Lambert Flics "2 Miles and Curti'-s Makes Test Flight. Rleriot Damages His Craft .and Hurts Plcknickers. BETHANY AVIATION FIELD, Rheims. Ausr. 2S. Hubert Latham, the French aviator, today took frlorious re-- ventre for the hard luck he experienced In his recent attempts to cross the English. Channel by. establishing a new world's record for distance, 154 kilo meters, 6T.0 meters, or 93.88 miles. Latham covered 13 laps, or 150 kilo meters. In 2 hours, 13 minu..-s, 9 sec onds", and the full distance in 2 hours, 5 minutes. 9 3-5 seconds, which are also world's records. The flipht was at the rate of about 8 1-2 kilometers an hour, as compared with 53 1-2 made by Wrlerht at Lemans and a fraction under 50 made by Paulham yesterday. Sails With Fluttering Winffs. Nothing; could have exceeded the beauty and Impressivenoss of the pro longed -iipht. In grace of lines no other aeroplane here compares with Latham's monoplane. The slightly tilted planes from te long skiff-like body Rive it the resemblance, when close, to a winged canoe; while sailing high up in the air, it looks from the distance like a mammoth dragon. For an hour, ith f lu,ttring wings, like a living thing, it fought its way against I he storm of wind and rain at an average height of 150 feet, mounting higher as Jhe wind rose, until at the worst of the storm, it rose fully 1000 fort. Latham early in the day, with No. 13, ar. aeroplane of the same-type, made aj flight of more than 70 kilometers, and after he had finished. Count de Lambert covered 116 kilometers, 72.73 ji-.lles. In commanding fashion. The fligBts there fore In a single day totaled more than 210 miles. V - Accident Helps Curtlss. Glenn H. Curtlss had two practice npins. but, although his machine behaved splendidly, its 5-peed was disappointing. An accident which Blerlot suffered about dusk may Improve Curtlss- chances for the International cup. While trying to alight ov-front of the tribune with a, passenger -aboard his . machine, BJeriot crashed Into a fence. The wings and the propeller of his machine were broken. U narrowly . missed killing several of the spectators. Whether the motor was injured has not oeen definitely deter mined. If so. Curtlss" most dangerous rival has been put at a disadvantage, as Blerlot Intended to .use the wrecked machine in the International event, al though he qualified with another. Airship Hurts Picnickers. Rougier, also while giving an exhibi tion, landed among a crowd lunching In the grass and -slightly injured two women and a man.. 1 Bleriot Insisted that his accident was not due to recklessness, ith which he was charged br the crowd. He declared that a squadron of dragoons was mov ing across the field and crowded him toward the fence, compelling him to cross between the squadron and the crowd. Today's contests altered the classifica tion for the Prix de la Champagne, the figures now standing: Latham, kilometers: Paulham. 131; De Lambert, 116; Latham. 70; Curtlss 30; Lefevre. 122. Latham's two records were made with different machines. Curtlss Tries Machine. Latham started flying at a great height. Sommer, Cockburn, Bunau-Varllla, De la Grange and. finally. Glenn H. Curtlss, the American contestant, followed Latham into the air. Curtlss' purpose was to Im prove his. record in the speed lap con test and to qualify for one of the six prizes in the endurance contest. He ac complished three rounds In an Impressive manner. His total time was 28 minutes 5D 3-5 seconds. By pounds his showing was as follows: Eight minutes 32 2-S seconds; 9:50 2-5. 10:86 4-5. In the meantime, the other flyers, except- Latham and De la Grange,, had alighted without doing anything. A note worthy feature was witnessed when De la Grange, flying low. started to overtake Latham, who was still high in the ajr. There was a pretty race for lour miles, and De la Grange was overhauling La tham when he was compelled to descend. Curtiss Changes Propeller. Curtlss tried a French propellor, but, finding ft unsatisfactory, he replaced it by one so modified as to give the blades a slightly. Increased pitch. He explained - wben he came down that he could have gone farther, but as the machine was new, he wanted to try it out gradually The decision of the committee an nounced today to permit Blerlot to use either of his two machines in the con test Saturday for the International cup has created considerable adverse . criti cism, as the other competitors" are lim ited to the use of the machine with which they qualified. This ruling allows Blerlot' to fly with the 80-horsepower machine with which he made his speed lap record, while the machine with which he qualified for the International is of 33-horsepower. - Italy Invites Aviators. A representative of the Aero Club of Italy, arrived here today and is making arrangements to take the aviators and their machines 'on special trains to Bres cia next Tuesday. He is particularly nnxious that Curtlss go to Italy, and probably will offer him special condi tions. Kournier was about with a broken nose this' morning. - He received many congratulations on his narrow escape of yesterday, when a fortunate jump from his machine that had turned turtle, saved him from being mangled by the whirling propellor blades. Rear-Admiral Raymond P. Rodgers. V. S. N-. was here today. Accompanied hy Commander F. L. Cha pin. the American naval attache at Paris, he -visited and examined all the machines and was deeply interested In the progress jiade in the science of aviation. Americans are rejoicing at Latham's snlendld showing. . as the Antoinette motor. used by the Frenchman to drive j his monoplane. Is the Invention of an American named josapn Aaams. MIN'A DID NOT BEAT RECORD Italian Balloonists's Altitude ot Equal to Pronsr-en's. ROME. Auk. 26. The Italian Aeronautic-Hi Society has decided that Lieu tenant fina. wli made an ascension In the balloon Albatross. Ausrust 10.. did not beat the world's record for altituda. It seems that fhe Albatross - attained a height of only 30.810 feet Instead of 3S.714 feet, as first announced. The record, consequently. Is still held by the German balloon Preussen, which ascended 36,678 feet. MEN OF SCIENCE DEBATE Hours of l-abor. Woman Suffrage a nd. Race Suicide WINNIPEG. - Man.. Aug. 26. Ad dresses of the presidents of various sec tions and discussion of new theories re sulting from recent discoveries marked the day's sessions of the British Asso ciation for the Advancement of Science. In the section of economic science and statistics. Professor Chapman' advo cated shorter hours for workmen. A paper read by Professor Steel Maitland, a member or a royai comim" pointed to Inquire Into the operation of MACHINE WHICH .... , ,-' the poor laws in England, stated that pauperism arises mainly from the class known as "casual workers "The most disquieting feature of the times Is the revolt of women against their womanhood and their claim to be on an equality with men in every way. This statement was one of the salient features in the address made by Profes sor M. E Armstrong. Ph. D.. LL. D., . R. S., president of the chemical section. Professor Armstrong also expressed" re gret at what he called the growing ten dency toward premature announcement of Incipient or alleged scientific dlscov- errr.' Armstrong found fault with pres ent conditions of society, which, he said placed no hindrance in the way of the unfit. , , ... "Those who presumably are the nt test," he said, "are failing to contribute In proper proportion to the perpetua tion of their race. The condition of af fairs today affords a most striking ex emplification of the slowness with which civilized nations are learning to appreciate the lessons of science. "No problem can compare In import ance with that of the future of our race Not only do we discourage de terioration at the lower end of the scale of Intelligence, but we now are. through our system of education, courting fail ure at the upper end. It has been stated that in the United States of America the higher education of girls , has been proved to sterillne them." 1 JAPANESE . FIRMS FINED Convicted of Selling Cigarettes to a Minor at Hood River. HOOD RIVER, Or., Aug. 26 Spe cial.) Yasul Bros, a Japanese firm do ing business at Hood River, were pr rested and fined 5 and costs today Tor selling cigarettes to Bert Hunt, a minor. The compTaint was made by City Mar shal Lewis, who found Hunt smoking cigarettes and secured evidence that he had purchased them from the Japanese. The case was tried before a jury with Deputy District Attorney Hartwig as prosecutor, and Attorney Ernest C. Smith representing the defendants. The Jury in rendering the verdict rec ommended that the minimum fine be im posed, and Judge A. C. Buck, before whom the case was trie!, sustained their recommendation. CONDENSED fJEWS IN BRIEF Leuisvilie. Ky. Will Koenlg. the press man who struck oft the counterfeit $1,000. OOO In Mexican peos, captured in posses sion of the Roberts brothers In this city last week.-wa absolve by the Federal Court from oompllcity. Marlon Roberts, one of the brothers, was held In bonds. John Roberts has pleaded guilty. Helena. Mont. S. Suzuki was convicted In the Federal Court here Thursday on the charge of importing a woman for Immoral purposes, but was found not srullty on the .kor.. nt hirhnrlni her for such purposes. Buzuki was sentence to 1:1 months' impris onment at rpri i,eiiiuiiii. nned $100. San Francisco. Bertha Rocha. a hinnHml Indian Kirl. 16 years of age and full wao Mrs. days has been a servant in the house of Margarita Salona. left the house two ago to camp aiiioips me ne" aat Parle, living on birds. t?t Golden She said she was tireu ol civilization anu wisncu to uvv among the trees. Waukesha, Wis. Frank M. Reidlnger, who was supposed to have been a victim of Mrs. Belle Ouflness at Laporte, Ind., is alive and well on a farm near Freeport, Neb., accoiVing to a letter received from him. , Washington. Mrs Sarah E. Thompson, the only woman carried on the rolls of the pension office as a soldier of the Union Army, died Wednesday. She was recog nized as a soluler, largely because of serv ices she rendered by reporting the biding place of John Morgan, the Confederate Gen eral, who Invaded and terrorized Ohio. "Washington. -Congressional economy Is to play havoc with 5an Pedro harbor. An appropriation of $2.'0.000 was made to se cure land for fortifications, but land values have Increased and no purchase will be made this year. t'nleas Congress makes additional appropriation or prices go down, Kan Pedre will get no fortifications. Heney Jokes at Own Expense, NEWPORT. Or., Aug. 26. (Special.) When Francis J. Heney was riding In the pilot house of the Newport on Vaqulna Bay he was asked by Captain Jacobson where he was shot. "The bullet," said Mr. Heney, "entered the right side of my face near the ear. and passing through my mouth lodged against the left side of my jaw. A lawyer's Jawi you know, will stop anything" ! Ilii i A - I ' n w, jv Ma - Jifl iT"fl t . BROTHER DIES 111 RESCUE ATTE Father Sees Sons Crushed to Death. as Walls of Well Cave In. TRAGEDY NEAR ALBANY With Assistance of ..Neighbors One Body Is Recovered Within 15 Minutes, but Doctors Find Life Spark Is Extinct. ALBANY. Or., Aug. 26.-(Special.)-Going down into a caved-ln well in an ef fort to rescue his brother, Asa Peacock, v..rtQ iinrier seven MPT BROKE ENDURANCE FLIGHT RECORD YESTERDAY . f - v' 1:4 ' : ; v ft. LATHAM HIS AEROPLAE. earth, William H. Peacock aiso weuv his death today. Powerless to aid them before it was too late William Peacock, Sr.. was forced to see two Of his sons killed in succession bv the caving earth - The accident happened shortly after o'clock this evening on the garden farm of William Peacock. Sr., just across the Willamette River from this city, i W 11 llam Peacock and his two sons were cleaning out an old well and digging it deeper. Asa was working at the bottom and his father and brother were hauling up the dirt. A depth of 28 feet had been attained when prie sides of the well caved In. knocking Asa Peaeook down and covering him with earth seven feet deep. William at. once wont down to try to rescue him. but had not had time to move a single shovelful of earth when a second cave-in occurred and buried him three feet deep. Dead After 15 Minutes. The old man then descended Into the well, and he and neighbors, who soon ar rived, uncovered the body of William in about 16 minutes, but life was extinct. The earth gave further signs of caving, making the work very dangerous, and the rescuers, knowing from the fact that William was dead that there was no hope for Asa, seven feet farther down, refused to let the digging proceed until curbing. was put in to hold back the dirt. This Is being done this evening and the work will go forward until Asa's body Is recovered. Thinking when the cave-In occurred that physicians might be need ed", members of the family telephoned to Albany, and several responded. Some were present when Will's body was re covered, but it was too late to render aid. A large number of local people also went over and assisted in rescuing the bodies. - Young Men Were Popular. The ground where the "accident oc curred Is sandy loam, being In the Wil lamette River bottom, and caved easily. Both of the dead men are sons of Wil liam Peacock, who has lived for many years Just across the Willamette from Albiny, and who has the largest garden In this part of the state. Both have lived In the vicinity of Albany practically all their lives. Will was 34 years old and Asa 32. Will, leaves a wife and boy 6 years old. and Asa is survived by a wife. The wives of both ef the dead men are hys terical with grief. Both of the young men were well known and well liked, and their father is one of the best-known men in this part of Oregon. CANAL GRAFT CHARGED ; FAVORITISM LAID TO PtTRCHAS 1 rvs Ttm t otii-k-vh Panama Paint and Cement Supplies Raid to Be of Scaly Nature by William S. Bennett. NEW TORK, Aug. 26. Representa tive William S. Bennett, in a letter to the Secretary of War, made publlo here today, charges the purchasing departs ment of the Isthmian Canal Commis sion with gross extravagance and fa voritism In connection with the pur chase of paint used for the barges, dredges and other vessels engaged In canal wsjrk. Discussing his .statement tonlrht, Mr.- Bennett said: "The contract system in all Govern mental departments Is subject to criti cism. There should be a central pur chasing bureau for the United States Government and then the possibilities of graft would be reduced to a mini mum. There is one instance I know of where a contract for cement was closed with a concern whose price was be tween $600,000 and $800,000 above that of the lowest btdder." FEAR PJ-AGUE IN BAY CITY Mexico Learns Bubonic Has.JJroken Out In Chinatown. MEXICO CITT. Aug. 26. Fear that 'bu bonic plague may be communicated to Mexico has caused the Superior Board ot uAaith nHor the rieorous examina tion of all persons from San Francisco The measure was taken on receipt of a telegram from the Mexican . Consul at San Francisco stating Jhat a ease of the plague had been discovered in the Chi-, nese district of the city. . -The officials of the Board of Health here are greatly concerned over the sit uation In San Francisco and close tele graphic communication with the consul In that city is being maintained JURY ATTACHES NO BLAME - Coroner's Inquest I Weld Over the Body of Explosion Victim. OREGON CITY. Or., Aug. 26. (Spe- cial ) No responsibility was found by the' Coroner's jury for the death of Bert Thomas, who, lost his Ufa In the powder explosion at the Mtlwaukle rock ouarry Tuesday. The body was recov ered only after great difficulty. Thomas was '5 years old, unmarried and home unknown. The body will be buried at the expense of the Pacific Coast Construction Company. FINE HORSES'. IMPORTED i , J. B.' Gordon, N'ewberg Dealer, Brings Carload From Europe. NEWBERG, Or., Aug. 26. (Special.) J. D. Gordon, wno is" "c- breeder of Clydesdale horses, on his re turn s-esterday from Europe bought 20 head of brood mares from France and Belgium which came through in good condition. He also brought over four Shetland ponies to add to the stud he established last season. Taken alto gether they made the best car of im ported horses ever brought to Oregon. EIGHT CONVICTS ARE FREE Gain Liberty by Breaking In End of Boxcar. LITTLE) ROCrf, ArkC Aug. 26 Eight state convicts, four' of whom were sen tenced for murder, escaped here tonight by breaking through the end of a box car. Spanish Army Advancing. MADRID, Aug. 26. OfTlcla-l advices re ceived here from Melllla, Morocco, say tlie Spanish advance Is encamped at Bestlnga. A detachment pushed on for a distance of four miles ad occupied the Moroccan village of El Arabar, where abundant springs were found. Province Is Arraign.de. VICTORIA, B. C. Aug. 26. (Special.) At the instance of Vancouver retailers, the Attorney-General for British Colum bia is arraigning the province criminally for conspiracy in restraint of trade and Commerce in dictating the prices retailers shall charge consumers. . More Dry Farms in Washington. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. Frank Pierce, acting Secretary of the Interior, today designated 21.016 acres more land ds com ing within the enlarged homestead act in the State of Washington, making the total up to date 3,537,756 acres designated In that state. Agents for Henderson's Corsets. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. Agents Fay EXCLUSIVE OUTFITTERS FOR , LADIES AND CHILDREN su M M ... , 1 AND CHILDREN The greatest opportunity ever offered in high-class merchandise. Wonderful bargain offering in Summer Tai " lored Suits, Dresses, Skirts, Waists, Raincoats, Millinery, Muslin Underwear and Infants' Wear. All goods PvIUST go, regardless of cost. Don't overlook this opportunity, but supply your needs at a great saving. Silver-field's fine Jr1 We're ready for you with a great line of Hart Schaffner 8z Marx Fall Suits You can bring any new idea about suit style that's on your mind and we'll match it here with av smart, .snappy model from these best makers in the world NEW MODELS, NEW COLORINGS AND WEAVES, FINE BL,UE and BLACK GOODS s Cor. NOTED EXPERT DIES D. T. Ames Was Famous for Chirographical Wisdom. WITNESS AT MANY TRIALS I'pon His Testimony as Handwrit ing Authority Hung Fate of Mil lions and at Times Even Life. He Published INfany Books. MOUNTAIN VIE3W, Cal., Aug. 28. V Daniel T. Antes, who attained prominence on two continents as an expert on hand writing, died at his home here today In his 73d year. Death was idue. to a gen eral breakdown. Professor Ames having been In ill health for several months. A student of chirography by earliest in clination, Professor Ames for many years earned his living by his pen. He taught handwriting, established a school of pen manship and conducted a Journal devoted to the subject. He came more prom inently before the public as an impor tant witness in half a dozen murder trials where fraud or' crime was proved by means of characteristics in handwriting. He testified to the charge of fraud in the Morey letter, which purported to give President Garfield's views on the ques tion of Chinese labor, and he figured in the identification of important docu ments in the trial of Captain Dreyfus in Paris. In London he was called as a Last Two Days Final Cleanup of ER APPAREL FOR WOMEN Furs at Summer Prices osenDiattcruo. Third and Morrison witness"- in the famous case of the Crown against W. H. Hurlburt. He also was a witness m the famous Davis will case, tried in Butte,- Mont., wherein $13,000,000 depended upon the authenticity of a sig nature. The Botkln trial, the Fair will case and the trial of Roland Mollneaux for murder were among the issues In which he appeared- in an expert capacity. ProfessorAmes published a number of works of a technical nature, among them being "Ames on Forgery." He is survived by his widow, a son and a daughter. He was a native of Vermont. WRECK FATAL TO ANOTHER Engineer of Wrecked Train Dies, Other Engineer Is Dying. LOS ANGELES. Ang. 26. W. F. McGee, engineer of the Santa Fe train wrecked at Mojave yesterday, died today. A. H. Shelvon, engineer of the Southern- Pacific switch engine Into which the runaway Santa Fe train crashed. Is lying near death at the Sisters' Hospital. McGee's death makes a total of four known dead and it is believed the body of another man lies under the wreckage. Killing Arouses Panama. PANAMA. Aug. 26. The killing in this city yesterday of William Nichols Chand ler, editor of the Panama Press, by Her bert O. Jeffries, an American" who took part In the Panama revolution of lfuS, has ' aroused much feeling here. The Press, Mr. Chandler's paper. Is a new and rather unimportant publication. It contained recently an article reflecting upon one of Jeffries' women relatives. Gresham Postoffice Moved. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. The Postof fice Department has decided to locate Gresham postoffice on the west side of Main street, between Powell and First streets. A contract for five years was entered into with lone McCall for this purpose today. Last two days Rosenthal's shoe sale. Cor. Fourth and Morrison. Take advantage of the Summer prices on fine Furs. Only a short time remains to have your furs, remodeled into the new Fall styles, at greatly reduced Summer prices. Write for our new Catalogue for 1910. Sts. LOST INJOUTHERN SEA FRENCH BARK GAEL, BOUND FOR PORTLAND, ABANDONED. One Boatload of Crew Lands in Australia, Captain and Others Missing. PERTH, West Australia, Aug. 26. The first officer and 13 members of the crew of the French bark Gael. Captain Met eyer. from London, May 22. for Portland, Or., have come Into Bunbury, West Aus tralia, in an open boat. The first oftl er reports that the Gael was abandoned 200 miles from Bunbury, . and that his boat parted company from the captain's boat August 23. The lighthouse on Cape Naturaliste, 50' miles southwest of Bunbury, reports hav ing sighted a ship's- boat, crowded with men and flying what appeared to be a German flag, making its way in the di rection of 'Bunker Bay. In view of tha locality It is probable the lightliousa keeper made a mistake In reading tha flag and that the captain's boat of the Gael Is coming In. Confirmation of the above dispatch was received by the Merchants Ex change yesterday morning. The Gael was outward bound from London for PortUfnd with a cargo of cement for Balfour, Guthrie & Co. She sailed from the British port May 22 and, as is cus tomary with all French vessels, was headed for IIobart-Town. Tasmania. On June 26 she was spoken In latitude 4 N. longtitude 15 W. The Gael sailed from Portland for the United Kingdom, November 30 of last year with a cargo of lumber. At that time she was commanded by Captain Savary, one of the most competent of French navigators. She made the run to the British Isles In the remarkably fast time of 103 days, a record-breaker for a Frenchman. Hosiery for Children. NEW ARRIVALS IN WOMEN'S FALL APPAREL I 0