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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1913)
GOODYEAR BALLOON TRAVELS FARTHEST Kansas City II Forced to Land ; When Rip Lets Out Gas ' While Over Lake. POST GAS BAG IS SECOND Unofficial Figures Give 64 7 Miles as Distance Covered by Winning Air Craft Storm Encountered by Third-Place Aerostat. . KANSAS CITY. July 5. Unofficial figures on the landing places of the four balloons in the national elimina tion race made by Aero Club officials tonight give first place In the race to the Goodyear bag. of Akron, which landed at Westbranch, Mich, an esti mated distance of 647Va miles from .Kansas City. The Million Population balloon, John Perry, pilot, of St. Louis, landed at Manchester. Mich., at 1 o'clock this af ternoon. Perry's distance Is 690 miles unofficial," and makes him finish last In the race. Balloon Runs In Storm. The following is the experience of George Quizenberry, aide of the balloon Kansas City II, and telegraphed to the Kansas City Star tonight: "We landed on a farm near Good rich, Mich., this afternoon, 730 miles fmm Kanaua Pltw A far m o o hnir (n' H us our location, for we weren't sure -Vic( wa . . ln Tlltnnla TnUnn or Michigan or in Canada, as we hoped. "About 9 o'clock last night we sighted storms of lightping and thunder to the west. Soon the fireworks moved around to the east and the north. We drove On, instead of dropping down to trail them out, as balloonists usually do. In less than an hour another storm formed, behind which, had we trailed, would have caught and beaten our bag to the ground. As It was, we missed the storm center's of all of them. Big Gas Bnr Ripped. "While crossing Lake Michigan a rip almost a foot long in the side of the bag developed, and a few minutes later a second. We heard them pop as the gas rushed out." "The- gas lost from these rips cost us 20 hours and a trip over Lake Huron from Michigan Into Canada." While General Watts, pilot of the Kansas City II. telegraphed that he had tlown 720 miles. Aero Club officials figure his distance at 638 miles, giving mm intra place in the race. Second place is accorded Captain Honeywell. In the Kansas City Post halloon. which lnnrfprt a PnpVwftAH jviii-n., ana iasi piace to tne Million Population Club of St. Louis, which came down at Manchester, Mich., a dis tance estimated at 642 miles. Figures Are Verified. The Aero Club : officials announced they had telegraphed to New York City and had the distances of the three lead ing balloans assurad on an A.Arnna.ntinAl map. The new figures, which are as near correct as they can be made until :the Aero Club of America takes offi cial, measurements, place Captain Hon eywell second in the race and John Watts, in the Kansas City II. Ths measurements follow: Goodyear. 647 H miles; Kansas' City Post, 642; Kansas City II, 638 miles. If tonight's figures are verified as official, America's representatives in the James Gordon Bennett trophy race in Paris this Fall will be: The Goodyear, Akron, O., R, H. Upson, pilot, R. A. D. Treston, aide: the Kan sas City H. John Watts, pilot. George Quizenberry, aide; and the Kansas City Post, H. E. Honeywell, pilot. Ward Glf ford, aide. BRAKEMAN MEETS DEATH Oregon Electric Train. Drags Man 100 Feet After Fall. Thomas A. Robinson, a brakeman on . the Eugene Limited, of the Oregon Electric line, was killed almost in stantly about 6:30 o'clock last night near Garden Home, when a rod to which he wm holding broke and al- iuwen mm io De dragged by the car. He was in the act of throwing a rec ord sheet from the train to the Gar- .den Home station agent as the train ped through. ; , Robinson was grasping a small rod beside the step on which he was stand ing. He leaned, out to deliver the t record sheet when the rod gave way. He raus-ht n rt thj. et.n nf i .. , was carried along- 100 feet to..the tres- 11,1 u c- uiiu uaraen i 1 om e, where his skull was crushed by hlttinz on iiic Lirn. Robinson was' '24 years old and un ' married. His mother lives in Denver. He was taken to the undertaking es tablishment of Dunning and MeEntee. STEVENSON HOST TO MANY Following" Races and Ball Game Fireworks Are Sent Up at Night. STEVENSON, Wash., Julv 3. (Spe cial.) Stevenson's Fourth of July celebration is said to be the greatest In the history of the town. Large crowds attended from Hood River, The Dalles. White' Salmon, Underwood Portland,; Vancouver and all parts of the county. The parade was headed by the 'Stevenson band, then followed au tomobiles, floats of different lodges. Goddess of Liberty float and private carriages. The exercises were held at the fairgrounds. A. R. Greene made the address. There were foot races, horse rirn and log rolling contests. The baseball game between Stevenson and Under wood was won by Stevenson, 11 to 0. A display of fireworks was given on the river front at night and a grand ball concluded the festivities.- BALLOON DRIFTS SEAWARD Young Aeronaut, With Xo Means of Control, in Peril in Air. NEW YORK, July 6. A motorlees and rudderless dirigible balloon carry ing George M. Gay, a youthful aerqnaut of Norwalk, was swept by a gust of wind from the hands of five men hold ins It to the ground on the New Jer sey side of the Hudsos River tonight and was carried aloft without any means of control for its pilot. A west wind swept It across the Hudson over this city and toward the Atlantic Ocean. At midnight tonight, nearly six hours later, no trace of the airship could be found and there were fears (hat It had been carried out to sea. It whs last seen about sunset over Long Island City. 'ife-saving stations, and train dls- patchers' offices along the New Eng land and Long Island coasts have been notified to watch for the appearance of the balloon. WAITERS ARE LOCKED OUT St. Louis' Leading Hotels and Res tau rants Strike at Union. ST. LOUS, July 5. All union waiters at leading downtown hotels and res taurants were locked out tonight. Four hundred white waiters were af fected by the lockout, which was ap plied at the Jefferson, Planters, Ameri can, Buckingham and Marquette hotels. Several of the leading downtown res taurants also were affected. Difficulty between the hotels and their waiters has been brewing since last Tuesday when the waiters struck at one of the downtown hotels to en force a recognition of their union. As soon as the lockout was declared police guards were placed in front of all the establishments. HIGH FENCE ORDERED DOWN Joe Plywockl and Arndt Anderson Are Put Under Peace Bonds. Circuit Judge McGinn ordered yes terday the demolition of the high board fence which separates the premises of Joe' Plywockl, 'who lives at 120 Knott street, -from- those -of Arndt Anderson, who lives next door. The judge also sent word to the Dis trict Attorney's office that he wanted the two men put under bonds of $500 each to keep the peace. They must Appear in his court tomorrow with the necessary sureties. The jury which heard the evidence in the combined cases of Plywockl vs. Anderson and Anderson vs. Plywocki. in which each was seeking to recover damages from the other for assault. This is a Bona Fide Sale of. high-grade furniture, and a chance of a lifetime. The prices positively defy competition, as the entire stock must be sold immediately. There is no better made furniture. Every piece is hand-made by the best cabinet-makers obtainable. In fact it is almost impossible to buy such honest made furniture elsewhere Rockers - - - $4.00 and up 5? $12.50 Davenports - $12.50 and up SSS $22.50 Chairs - - $4.00 and up $12.50' Buffets - - - $10.00 and up $17.50 Morris Chairs - $7.50 and up 3 $15.00 Dressers - - $10.00 and up :3sa $20.00 Library Tables $5.00 aild UP Exceed $15.00 Bookcases - $ 5.00 and 1D Exceed $12.50 found a verdict of 11000 In Anderson's favor. Judge McGinn said that the amount was excessive and cut it to $J50. Anderson insisted that Plywockl assaulted him with a hammer in Oc tober. Plywockl contended that .An derson had caused him to be badly beaten up in November by a.- husky young dock laborer named Peterson, who was courting Anderson's daugh ter. RAILROADS T0 PAY STATE Minnesota to Collect $15,000 as Re sult of Rate Decisions. ST. PA ITT. .Tulv kTZtKo ... -,ni i ' , -j . -ti ic mil iui lect approximately $15,000 in costs from tk. xta... r . . i i i . ... . . - ii i ai.ii iv. hiiu ureal IMJrin- ern railways as the result of the United . i. viuuria aecjsion in me Minnesota rate case. Attorney-Ueneral Smith today an nounced that special assistants had been chosen to look after the rear rangement of the rates. On the other hand, the state must pay the statutory cost of the Minneapolis and St. Louis cases, but it is not expected that this Will be heavy. The mandate in the rate case is ex pected here from Washington some time next week. HOTEL OWNERS TO APPEAL Hood River Company Still Seeks to Collect Rent. -' . HOOD RIVER, Or, July 5. (Special.) The Columbia Securities Company has decided to appeal to the Supreme Court In the case against Carl P. Ross and E. A. Baker, who conduct the Oregon Hotel, which is owned by the Securi ties Company, to compel payment of rent, which amounts to $600 a month and which, it Is alleged, has not been paid for some time. According to the testimony in the late trial, Ross & Baker refused to pay their rent when the company removed a porch, in complying with aa ordar iroia a.niuiff city officials. Judge Bradshaw upheld 1 tne lessees in their contention. VOTE WILL FAVOR STRIKE Railroad Managers to . Have First Notice of Trainmen's Decision. NEW YORK, July 6. Another stage In the wage dispute between Eastern railroads and their conductors an- trainmen will be reached next week. It developed tonight. The men - have been taking a vote, which the railroad managers already have conceded will be overwhelmingly for a strike, but no public annonucement of the result will be made by the committee until the committee of managers having the railroad's end of the dispute In charge have been notified of the outcome at a conference which the men are seeking to arrange. This conference probably will be held the latter part of next week. President Garretson, of the conductors' organi zation, announced tonight that repre sentatives of the railroads and of the men would meet here Tuesday to ar range for the formal meeting of the committees. OLD FRIENDS VISIT JUDGE Joslah Mj-rick and Robert Donovan Sit on Bench With McGinn. Joslah (Cy) Myrlck. of Los Angeles, on a visit to his mother, Mrs. M. L. Myrlck, of 695 Johnson street, called on Circuit Judge McGinn at the Court house yesterday and sat on the bench with the judge during the trial of a case, as did also Robert Donovan, member of an old pioneer family of Portland, who accompanied Mr. Myrlck on his Courthouse call. Both are old friends of the Judge. Mr. Myrlck is a great-grandson of Dr. John McLoughlin, "Father of Ore gon." Mr. Donovan Is a son of the only surviving charter member of the a.eftinr Corner Portland Hibernian Benevolent Society an organization founded by Robert Thompson about a half century ago. Mr. Myrlck left last night for his home In Los Angeles after passing 10 days In this city. TRAIN CRUSHES MUSICIAN Freight Overtakes Klamath Falls Man In Dorris Tunnel. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 5. (Spe cial.) Ivan Daniels was killed under the wheels of a freight train Friday night. The accident happened In a tun nel near Dorris, Cal. Mr. Daniels, who was a musician, was riding a railroad speeder when overtaken by the train. He W'as picked up by the train crew and carried back to Dorris, but was dead before the train reached that point. The body was brought home this after noon. The dead musician had been a leader of the Klamath falls band for several years. lie leaves a widow and two daughters, 5 and 8 years old. EX-MATE SUED FOR BREACH Portland 'Woman Says Ex-Husband Broke Promise to Wed. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 5. (Spe cial.) Though they have been- married and divorced, and have a 7-year-old son, Mrs. Bertha Morris, of Portland, has brought a breach of promise suit against her former husband, I. C. Morris, for $15,000. In the complaint filed today Mrs. Morris alleged that her former husband had failed .to keep his promise to marry her on June 26. She further charged that she nad reason to believe that he was going to make another woman his wife, which hurt her feel ings and humiliated her to the extent of 115,000. The couple were divorced two years ago. Judge II. E. McKenney granting the decree. Among other things Mrs. Morris asked $200 as damages which she lost in business' when she gave up her work as dressmaker to arrange for imiM Co the wedding. Mr. Morris Is in business at Brush Prairie. NEW MAP GIVEN TEACHERS Topography of Hood River District Shown on Latest Charts. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 5. (Special.) Teachers of Hood River County have each received a topographical map of the district west rf iount Hood. It Is one of the latest publications of the United States Topographical Survey and Is called one of tne Atlas sheets of the Mount Hood Quadrangle. It shows in detail the topographical features of the region around Lost Lake and over which the dispute as to the Bull Run road has arisen between Hood River citizens and the Portland Water Board. The back of the map shows the sys M$ BtL km We make Screens to measure at surprisingly low prices. Onr. machin ery and facilities enable us to do so. Phone us for an estimate. If you thinkour prices are not low enough, don't buy. You are under no obligation. We also manufacture oak flooring. WARD BROS. Phone East 32, B 2633 44 Union Avenue North tem adopted by the Geological Survey to Indicate the heights of mountains, towns and the works of man, also min eral resources in the territory covered. Land Cleared for Fruit. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 5. (Special.) One of the largest clearings made in any mld-Columbla fruit section this Summer is the 55-acre tract just im proved by J. A. Vinchell at Mosier. The task has just been completed at a. cost of $150 an acre. Auto Race Driver Is ' Dead. MEMPHIS. Tenn., July 5. Don Grant, of Brinkley. Ark., driver of an automobile wrecked during the prog ress of a 00-mile race at Memphis Driving Park July 4. died tonight of his Injuries. His mechanician, John Harris, of Brinkley. is expected to re cover. Keep Him Out, He Is Dangerous