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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1912)
JUJLT 3, 1912. AERIAL NAVIGATOR, WHO MET DEATH, AND WIFE, WHO FAINTED FROM SHOCK. ELKSSWARMNORTH IN "POPPY SPECIAL" Train of Seven Cars to Leave Los Angeles for Port land Friday. COAST STEAMERS CROWDED MlMtMi,,MSMaSllllSllMSSSSSMSSlMSSSSSS''"MMMMMMMM 1 I 4 p''fp h-f: Y ''V'"' i' 5 tit yx i ' i VKiJS,4A5'J5r--r-' r3DU!t - ' i illIM HI ' III , . . .... 1 I E Angel City Lodge Sending Fine Drill Team -Vew Orleans Delegation Sow En Route Travel From California Is HeaTy. I -LOS ANGELES, July 2. (Special.) The "Poppy Pickers' Special" is the name of the train de luxe which will carry Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica and Long Beach Elks to the big doings at Portland next week. The special will leave Friday morn- Ing at 9 o'clock, and will be composed of seven sleepers, a buffet, observation car. two diners and a baggage car. Xvery car is hand-picked and the finest obtainable. The train is scneauiea lo reach Portland at 10 o'clock Sunday morning-, and reservations are already sufficiently numerous to guarantee a live)y trip. The special derives its name from the rrack drill team of Elks' Lodge No. 99, which is known as the Poppy Pickers. One Bleeper is assigned to the exclu sive use of this part of the delegation, and it Is understood that the Pullman Company has offered a premium for the safe delivery of the Poppy Pickers' car at its destination. The uniform to be worn by members of the Los Angeles todge, other than the Poppy Pickers, will be white flan nel suits, white shoes and straw sailor hats, this uniform to be worn on parade day. The colors for women on parade day will be purple and white. Every passenger accommodation on steamers bound for Portland yesterday and today was taken. Nearly every berth is occupied by an Elk. Every Elk lodge in Southern California is well represented on the Roanoke and Bear, and about 60 Elks left on the Klamath. The New Orleans delegation of Elks on their way to Portland will arrive In Los Angeles tomorrow morning. They will leave here tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. ELKS AT SALEM PRACTICE Capital City Lodge AVill Parade In Portland 200 Strong. SALEM. Or, July 2. (Special.) Two hundred Elks tonight took their first practice drills through the streets of he city preparatory to the grand lodge parade at Portland. The Salem Elks will be handsomely uniformed and it is probable there will be a much larger number before the grand lodge meets who will enroll to participate in the parade. There are 600 Salem Elks. WATER DISPUTE ADJUSTED Supreme Court Renders Decision In Umatilla Case. SALEM, Or., July 2. (Special.) Ad judication of water rights on the Little Walla "Walla River and the Tum-a-Lum River, branches of the Walla Wal la River, was finally made today in an opinion by the Supreme Court in which the opinion of the lower court of Uma tilla County Is modified. The opinion of the higher court was written by Chief Justice Bean. The case was brought by the Little Walla Walla Irrigation Union and 40 others as plaintiffs, appellants and cross-appellants, against the Finis Ir rigation Company and about 400 others as defendants and respondents, of which about 60 were also cross-appellants. In 1905 the Peacock Mill Company, owner of two flouring mills on the Walla Walla River, between the towns of Milton and Freewater, began a suit against a large number of the users of water above the head of its mill race, including most of the defendants in this suit, for the purpose of having the amount and priority of its water right for mill power adjudicated and to enjoin the defendant from Interfering therewith. The suit went to issue and some evidence was taken. In August of the same year the plaintiffs in the present suit, who are users of water from below the head of the mill company's race and there fore not parties to the mill company's suit, commenced the present suit against the defendants in the mill com pany's suit and others, which also was put at issue and some evidence taken. In 1909 the mill company filed a com plaint In Intervention to this suit and the suits were consolidated and tried as one title. The opinion sets out at length the various amounts of water to which t ie different parties the entiCed. Other opinions today follow: George Perry, respondent, versus W. B. Hunt & Son, appellants; appealed from Lane County, Lawrence T. Har ris, judge: conditionally reversed In an opinion by Justice Moore. This was an action to recover compensation for the use of machinery employed to aid In the construction of a railroad. Manerud & Qulnn, appellants, versus the City of Eugene, appealed from Lane County, Lawrence T. Maris, judge; af firmed in an opinion by Justice Burnett- This was an action involving the construction of a canal in connection with the city waterworks. AFTERN00M SHOWS START Manager Cordray Announces Mati nees at The Oaks. John F. Cordray, manager of the Oaks, announced last night that, begin ning today matinees would be Inaugu rated at the Oaks amusement park. King Pharoah. the educated horse; I.ady Livingstone, the skating bear, and the Neapolitans and Punch and Judy are the afternoon features, the additional band concerts being held at night. "I have hesitated to start the after noon performances because of the weather," said Mr. Cordray. "but 1 think we are over the worst of it now and can look for an improvement." Wallowa Will Celebrate. WALLOWA, Or.. July 2. (Special.) Wallowa will start Its two days cele bration of the Fourth tomorrow. The celebration will be-on a more elaborate scale than anything yet tried in Wall owa County. Already people are arriv ing from the Flora and Promise coun try. 50 miles away. A feature of the celebration will be the organization of a Wallowa County Pioneers" Associa tion. T. T. Geer. of Portland, will make the principal address at the pioneers' meeting. , Immmmm "SS5LK mmmmm mMmmr mmm ?M$$mmfc. iiw m. ifc igl Jllij ''SiSi&hr 'BiiiiillSBIBiiRI ABOVE, MELVLf V AMMAN AKD MASCOT BELOW MR. AWD MRS. VAKI- MAN. DIRIGIBLE BURSTS; FIVE FALL TO DEATH Aeronaut Vaniman and Com panions Killed Before Eyes of Wives. 2 BODIES FOUND IN WATER Balloon Akron Making Trial Trip Above Sea When It Suddenly Bursts Into Flame and Plunges With Crew to Ocean Below. (Continued From First Pare.) cause of the disaster. One is that air entered the gas bag. Another that the rays of the morning sun expanded the gas and caused the great envelope to burst. A third was that flames some how reached the gasoline and a fourth theory was that a stray rope caught In one of the propellers, was shipped around, struck the gas bag, tore a hole In it, and the gas escaped. Ballooa Like Wellman's. The longest flight the balloon made was last Fall, when it spent the greater part of the day in the air near this city. At that time the gas In the bag was not sufficient to keep the big ship constantly In the air, and it had to make several landings. During the Winter, Vaniman improved , the ship through lessons learned in that flight. In general appearance the Akron was not unlike the America, in which Wal ter Wellman and Vaniman attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean in October, 1910, but there were many differences in the construction. The gasbag was SO feet longer than that of the America, but was smaller in diameter. The di mensions were: Length of bag.. 25S feet; diameter, 47 feet. The bag was made of a composi tion of rubber and was constructed in Ohio. Beneath was the car, similar In shape to the America's, but longer, perhaps 150 feet long. The bottom of the car was composed of a round steel tank two feet in diameter and about 100 feet long. In this tank was stored the gas oline. The car was connected with the gas bag by steel tubing of light con struction. On top of the tank was a platform of two-inch boards, and on this rested one 100-horsepower motor, two of 80-horsepower, one 1 "-horsepower motor and a small dynamo. Four Motorc in Craft. The 100-horsepower motor was used for the two forward vertical propellers, and the other two large motors for the two pairs of orlentable propellers. These propellers could be turned from the horizontal to the vertical and were used to raise or lower the ship. The small motor and dynamo were used for electric lighting and to furnish power to the wireless outfit. The sleeping accommodations for the crew consisted of hammocks strung up in the car. For a week the airman had been planning to make another flight and only awaited favorable winds. At daybreak today the conditions were satisfactory and the word was given. A hundred policemen and firemen were summoned and sent up to the inlet to assist in getting the balloon out of the immense hangar. Once clear of the shed, Vaniman Jumped into the car, where the other four men had already gone, and he gave the word to "let go." Instantly the ship rose, slowly at first and swaying from end to end. Then she rose rapidly. Vaniman ap peared to have complete control, and after circling about over the Inlet and the mainland, the ship's ; nose was pointed out to sea. 8 moke Precede Kxplodlom. An eye-witness of the disaster told this story of what he saw: - "When about 1000 feet in the air, I aw a sudden puff of smoke from the forward end of the gas bag. In a min ute it exploded. "To those who have witnessed the many flights of Vaniman this one seemed at the start more successful than any yet attempted. The crew seemed to have better control - than ever before. Starting out of the hangar the ship rose slowly from the ground and passed easily out over the water of the Inlet, grazing the masts of the fleet of yachts anchored there. "Vaniman and his crew were cheered by a number of fishing parties at the Inlet, about to start out for a day's sport The whistles ot a fleet of mo torboats sounded a 'Godspeed' to the airship and its crew. "After getting up about S00 feet the ship made a complete circle of the wa ters of Grassy Bay. Apparently Vani man was making a test of the air cur rents. Craft Falls Like Shot. "The airship passed over the Royal Palace Hotel,'' he Bald, "and then flew over the southern section of the city. Soon after the puff of smoke was seen the men on the airship were seen gath ered on one side of the craft. The spec tators, however, did not realize that anything had happened until suddenly the huge bag was seen to buckle from the two ends, forming a perfect "U." There was no report, but Immediately the collapsed bag fell toward the ocean with frightful velocity. "The forms of five men could be seen plunging down through the air from the great height, their bodies turning over and over again before they sank in the sea just off the outside bar and not far from the buoy. From the board walk, abreast of the lifesaving station. It looked as if the now limp gasbag and its metal framework covered their bodies. "Men on the board walk turned their eyes from the sight and women creamed. - One man who seemed to grasp the situation made a dash to a hotel to telephone for help. A large launch on the way to the fishing ground blew a whistle to attract the at tention of the otner ooats, ana in a short time the Inlet waters were black with boats rushing to the aid of the men," Vaniman Sincerely Mourned. Vaniman. because of his genial dis position, had endeared himself to the citizens of Atlantlo City and his un timely end caused universal sorrow here. To a reporter who recently Inter viewed him, he expressed the fullest confidence in the Akron to "make good." He was constantly aware of the dangerous nature of the gas for in flating the bag, but he felt that it was safe from explosion -as no flame could reach it. One theory of the cause of the explo sion was that the gasoline used for operating the engines exploded and in turn communicated with the gas In the balloon. Vaniman had recently been testing an entirely new material for the gas bag. It is reinforced with wire, and Vaniman claimed that with it he could construct a balloon that would neither expand nor contract, thus producing a dirigible that would be absolutely under the control of engines and steering ap paratus. On his last two trips Vaniman dis pensed with the services of his wire less operator and had removed the ap paratus, thus giving his crew additional room in the working quarters. That somebody had let too much free gas Into the engines and backed up the exhaust was the theory of Chief Black, of the fire department, who was on hand with his men to help In launch ing the balloon. Screams of Victims Heard. "I had no idea there was anything wrong until I suddenly saw the smoke change Into flame and saw the entire rear of the big gas bag go up as if by explosion." he said. "We heard the screams of the men. The sight was awful. The big balloon dipped down by the stern and started toward the earth at a terrific rate. I turned my head away, but the screams of the crowd forced me to turn back and I saw the balloon collapse and dive down toward the. water." Despite the intensity of her grief Mrs. Vaniman talked of her husband. "He was so very brave," she said, "that I . believe he never knew what fear was. I never presumed to urge him not to go up for I knew that it would not Influence him. It would be more exact to say that he would not even hear what I said. He waa de voted to his-work and flight in the air, however dangerous, was to him mere ly an incident. It was a step in the pleasurable science of air navigation which he studied when he was awake and dreamed of when he slept. Wife Has Foreboding. T shall never forget the feeling In my heart when he left me at 2 o'clock thla morning. I had a forewarning of trouble. I believe it now as truly as I can believe anything and I am not a superstitious woman, either. "Yes. I saw them fall. I saw one man jump. SocvMUng tells me that itj watch it double in value! ONE DOLLAR invested in an ERROL HEIGHTS lot will earn you a dollar profit every year. Take a lot in Errol Heights, pay ONE DOLLAR down and ONE DOL LAR a week and watch it grow in value. '- Do you know that Errol Heights is within 30 minutes by car from the business center of Portland? Do you know that Errol Heights is within 10 minutes walk of REED COL LEGE CAMPUS,' Portland's $5,000,000 university? Do you know that Errol Heights is a beautiful, elevated tract commanding a splendid view of the greater part of Portland? Do you know that Errol Heights is in the immediate vicinity of Reed College? Do you know that the choicest, highest price residence property in all univers ity cities is always located near the universities? Do you know that you can get a lot in Errol Heights for ONE DOLLAR down and ONE DOLLAR a week? You are going to have plenty of time tomorrow spend a part of the day at Errol Heights. Look it over. You'll like it. Take a Woodstock car to end of line. Our automobiles will meet you and take you over the property. The Fred A. Jacobs Co. Largest Realty Operators cn the Coast 269 Washington St., Cor. Fourth was my husband. I saw him spread out in the air flat, as he fell and then oh! I can" scarcely speak -of It all grew dark before me. They were so high In the air it must have been a thousand feet. -' ' "Before I fainted, I now remember. the car turned with one end downward and it fell towards the sea like a cloth, all. in a string. I can recall that pic ture all the rest of my days, it is pho tographed on my mind. "All these years of my husbands struggle he and I have been as one. I planned with him, I shared his troubles and did what I could to encourage him. At times, in Europe, things were very depressing, but Mr. Zeiberllng, of Ak ron, has been a splendid mend, we have never heard from him one word except- in praise. "This Akron he was using lor ex periment only in a field that he be lieved already passed in the science of aeronautics. His particular reason for going up today was to try out a con trivance he bad for estimating the speed on aeroplane travels, an inven tion of his own, based upon measure ments on ground glass through an In- verted camera showing the earth or sea moving down below." NAVY RETIRES OFFICERS NAMES CHOSEN BY PLUCKING BOARD MADE KNOWN. List Comprises Three Captains, Fonr Commanders and Five Lieutenant-Commanders. WASHINGTON, July 2. The names of 12 Navy officers selected by the plucking board for involuntary re tirement were made public today at the rionnHmprf There are three captains, four commanders and five ltautenant-commanders in the list The names are: Captains Charles M. Fahs. relieved fflFix it in your mind! $425 is the price of the Packard style FF. And you can't buy a better piano at any price. True piano economy is embodied in the instru ment that is of lasting value and superior tone quality. Packard pianos and player-pianos standard in their respective fields may be purchased on terms from The Wiley . B. Allen Co., Seventh and Morrison streets, Port land, Oregon.' A visit of inspection will be sincerely appreciated. INDEPENDENCE "is assured by systematic saving. Open an account in our Savings Department and de posit part of your earnings regularly. In addition to the interest earned, you are prepared to meet the unexpected expenses that always arise, or to take advantage of a good investment. Security Savings and Trust Company Morrison and Fifth Streets . " Portland, Oregon Capital and Surplus ------ - $1,400,000 of command of the cruiser California, proceeding home by way of Europe; George R. Salisbury,- waiting orders, Independence, Mo.; Reuben O. Bitler, captain of Navy Yard, Boston, Mass. Commanders Matt H. Slgnor. Naval War College; Armistead Rust, captain of the yard, Charleston, S. C; Marcus L. Miller, commanding the gunboat Vicksburg; Charles H. Hayes, War Col lege. Lieutenant-Commanders Robert W. Henderson, inspector of ordnance. Gen eral Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.; Walter Ball, Naval Home. Phila delphia; Leland F. James, at hospital, Puget Sound; Cassius Barnes, executive officer of the receiving ship at New York, and Hugh McU Walker, In charge of the branch bydrographlo of fice, Boston. The retirements took ef fect yesterday.- Normal School Alumni Meet. ASHLAND, Or., July 2. (Special.) Responding to a call for the annual meeting of the Southern Oregon State Normal Alumni Association, held here Friday, June 28, came representatives from every class that bad graduated. They came all the way from Douglas, Alaska; Calgary, Canada; Portland, Corvallls, Klamath Falls, Toledo, Cen tral Point, Medford. Siskiyou and Ash land, and Its surrounding territory. Special Excursion ASS Portland to Tacoma and Return (Montamara Feato) Tickets on sale June 30th, July 2d, 3d, 4th. Good for return on any Great Northern train up to and including midnight of July 5. 3 Trains Daily 3 Leave Portland (11th and Hoyt-st. Depot.) 10 A. M. 5 P. M. v 12:15 Midnight Tickets, parlor car seats and berths at City Ticket Office, 122 Third St., and at Depot. H. DICKSON, C. P.&P. A. Telephones Marshall 3071 A 2286 Great Northern Railway Ice Cream for Tomorrow Pure Cream Ice Cream the best ice cream in the city proved by test. You can buy it for the 4th at $1 a gallon, delivered. Get the best. It costs no more. Phone in your orders early. 169 Fourth St. Phones: Main 764, A 2276 I