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MJUDFOKD MAfL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, .10.10. Virginia OF THE Air Lanes A ROMANCE OF FLYING By HERBERT QUICK Copyright by Bobba - Merrill Company. SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I Theodore Carson, tnvvntor of an airship, rescues from fmritiv flTine maohine called a helicopter, a beautiful joiing girl. TT mi m Carson is infatuated jfcy her and takes her -where she can ommuEieate with her mends. IV Carson Tisits the Boo, a Riant Alrehin 6wnd bv Shavno. undo of Virginia Snare, tho girl ho rescued, ad, being coldly recoived, leaps from the Boo, at a great height, in a parachute. V. VI and VII He lands in the rounds of the Sluttery Institute for Inebriates, where he makes a friend of one Craighoad, who plans to raise ADital to manufacture the now style airship Carson t has invented. Thus they hope to rival Shayne, who con trols the airship industry. VIII Mr. Waddy docides condi tionally to capitalize the Carson- Craighead project IX Carson goes to Florida to complete a sample airship to exhibit to Mr. Waddy, and he finds Virginia there. X He is in love with Virginia. r kill Carson. XT, XH, Xm and XIV Wizner !wi(Vi a. submarine in a sensational " - - - '; manner almost nccompusnes me '.death of Carson and Virginia and jthe destruction of the airship, a case ef "devilfish versus bird." Virginia I -j flees from Carson in the Roc. i Then some one discovered that on ' the day the Carson-Craighead company had bees formed the Universal Ki ll testes and Air Products comnanr was il born, with directors and stockholders t MAn,ljl with thno tit fliA Aomncf I company, and that they had spent a r great campaign fund In getting leases and grants for the extraction from the i atmosphere of nitrates and the like In i lines like thoso of Scotch plaid all over J the continent. The air over almost every nignway oau dccd graoieu away by the owners of the fee the very pi streets or new xotk neing coverea so far as to cut the city into nearly n tinnflrfwl irrtirrnnr h1vl?R Thft nrhor ! .... ...... . . w great cities were similarly gridlroned. The space over the smaller rivers and i streams was mostly sold to the Air ( Products company. The mystery in li. this so stimulated curiosity that It .caused more excitement than the Vlr- 1 (nln knwnl trv thoon OAAmlnrrltr t "' UWOtll WI I.MWW "VVMliJb., roads and streets were like a huge r( spider's web spun as a net over the , world Europe and Asia as well as A mnnlna C?Avtft tfnj nt.t .! n r i Aiut'i iirtt. uuuic uuc nuu fe.i--uv ? rl sources was up to something big. t Something was to be caught in the I,' set-but what? ! Craighead and Carson dined with Mr. Filicy, Mr. Wnddy's personal rcp- 1 resentative, a little man with a great. scantily tnatcned ueau ana no Douy who ate lobster and green turtle soup ' t and drank port and grew paler every It day. "When shall we know?" asked Theo- I , dore. j, "Soon," replied Kllley. "We'll cover jj.the wbolo country with Injunctions I ftila nftprnnnn nnrl rAt n hpnrlni? hprft In a few days. In a very few weeks wo shall win the greatest legal trl- ' ; umph of recent times or snuffed out!" That night began the series of sen- s satlnas that made so memorable the jj war for the use of the ulr. lu the courts of every federal district and the atale courts of West Virginia Mr. Fll- ' lev died bis Injunction suits against i the owner of every known airship and by t lie clause used in lauor uispuies Dounu ail persons, wueiner nameu or not, who might with the defeudauts or Independently design trespass against i' i the plaintiff's rights. i. The bill in New York recited that the plaintiff was the owner of all fights of navigation In the air In cur 1 tain described belts or bauds surround ing tho city of New York, dividing 11 J into portions, and grldlronlng the con ( tluent; that tho defendants had lu the past habitually trespassed on these by flying over them in airships; that the I passage to or from tne city of New 1 York over the sea, the river or other ' route was impossible save by such i trespass, auu luureiuro iujuuvuuu w 1 asked prohibiting the defendants, their j 'servants and all other persons from 4enartlnc from or coming to the said , city of New York through tho air own- ' any aerial craft across, over or through Hfce rI property of tho plaintiff where- Marer situated. :' Flnlcy Sbayne'a namo led the list of J i defendant, followed bv that of iln ,j Awvsittui; ruHer cuuiuuy uuu iiiki' i alter page or names or people owning f aerial craft, and airships pverywhw i ware hemmed1 In by the "real proper I ty" of the plaintiff, liko whaler frn.t-n In, thai The. "real prpperty" wu . tfcftt XtttfWtBlJPMer's et of grants 8iitnh"5-pTiiTini(r -wHs ThV TriTVorm Nitrates and Air Products roiupniiy CralRhend's opium drrnni wiu explnln cd. The relation Im-iwooii the twin companies wax ilNi'locd. Two porfivl ly well known legal principles were here united In an nmtartous attempt m monopolize Hie air. the rights attach lng to ownership of land and that ot Injunction to preveni trespass or mil sauce. Public and pros- were struck with amazement The unthinking laughed at the unheard of and preposterous claim to private control of the at nun pherc. Lawyers began poring over cases dealing with rights In nnd over land, with growing dubiety ns to the outcome of the ense of the "Universal Nitrates nnd Air Products company versus Shayne ct al," When tho caso came on to be hoard the laugh had disappeared, the very army of lawyers appearing for tho de fendant rendering It n serlousfmatter Craighead sat In court with Fllley. hN hair rumpled, his crooked nose high In n suit of legal black, drawing more attention than did Carson, whoso face bleached of the gulf beach tnn. had assumed the pallor of the scholar, while vast responsibilities had boon Imparting to him an atmosphere of dls tlnctlon. Ho sat scanning the people of the defense Shayne. Sllbcrbcrg and other great financial Qgurcs. While the pleadings and affidavits were read Craighead sketched the bailiffs, shuffled his feet and drummed on the table until tho court tapped for silence. "We will hear from the plaintiff." said Justice McFaddcn. "and as the facts seem practically undisputed" "But. your honor." protested the counsel for the defendants, "wo cer tainly do not admit" "For present purposes," replied the Justice, "the showing seems ample that plaintiff owns certain rights in lands so distributed that the defendants must pass over them in going from place to place; that the defendants have habitually done so and that the situation constitutes a threat that this will be repeated. The defendants by claiming the right to pass these lines confess this for present purposes. We will therefore bear from plaintiff's counsel on the law." Mr. Fllley gathered up his papers; but. with 0 professional sounding "May It please the court" that dumfounded Fllley and drew from the Justice a re quest for the gentleman's name. Craig head rose. "Craighead." said he In response to the court's query. "I will offer a few remarks on the law and then yield to my learned colleague, who will lay be fore your honors the feeble attempts of the courts to crystallize It in prece dents. The law Is fully as plain as the nose on the face of the most Roman of your honors. As to its righteousness. It Is as moral as landownersblp. That It has not heretofore been applied has been owing to the stupidity of the legal profession, to the aslnlnlty of landowners and to the fact that the law Is so plain, for that which is all around ever remains undetected, like the pressure of the atmosphere or the picture with trees and clouds repre senting faces or animals. And as when once the cat In the landscape is seen the landscape fades, and one can see nothing bnt the cat, so In this case when the law Is once made plain your honors will be able to see nothing else We are taking the liberty of unsealing the blind eyes' of the courts." Mr. Fllley was outraged at the ef frontery of this unlicensed actor In thus taking the scene, bnt to make a disturbance now would be worse than to let him go on, and Mr. Fllley sat down frowning and hoping that Craig head's offense might escape discovery. " 'Cujus ad solum, ejus est usque ad coelum.' " went on Craighead, "is the maxim on which we stand, the mean ing of which has been decided in hun dreds of cases and, strange to say, is still clear 'He who owns land owns to the sky.' lie has as much moral right to the sky as to the surface. The man with a deed to a square mile of the surfaco ot this planet under this law owns a great pyramid, apex Ing at the earth's center and extending out Into space In diverging lines in finitely, so that If be can show that these lines of boundary take In Mars and her ennuis he would have a per fect case iigi.nst the Mnrtlnns for rent of fields and tolls over waterways If he could get service and bring the de fendants Into court. "Land: l-nnd! The mystic word that rules the werld: The woman who ejaculates '(Jihk! land: conjures by a thlug more potent than all the gods of Olyinpu. "The ulr above our land is a part of t. Yon know It, Why else have you recognized llelmer"s appeal, 100 Penn sylvania state, as good law? What Rus that eae? A bay window muny feet above the sidewalk was declared a nuisance because It Jutted out Into the air tlnit was u part of the street And see ulso By bee versus the state, 01 Indiana. You hang your cornice or string u" wire In my ulr und I will hale you Into court. Don't presume to lly u kite over my land except by my cou sent; you have no right. And remem ber that the city of Cleveland was mulcted In the sum of $50,000 for swinging a bridge a few times a day a hundred feet above an inch strip of InnjL- " - - (To Be Continued.) Medford, Oregon ThiB certifies flint wo have sold Hall's Texas Won der for tho cure of all kidney, blad der and rhoumatio troubles for ten years, and have never had a com plaint. It gives quick and permanent relief. Sixty days' treatment in each bottlo. Mvdford Pharmacy. tf Mayo your advertising act interest ing as your store, and you'll got your exact share of business, AEROPLANE TO WAR WITH SHIP Government Planning to Havo Sham Battlo Held Soon Work Will Bo Anythlnrj But Child's Play Is Highly Dangerous. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug, 2C A sham battle botween an noroplnno and a battleship 1b being planned by tho nnvy department today. Tho navy authorities nro surrounding tholr plans with great secrecy, Tho monitor Tallohasso is reported to havo been selected as tho vessel to faco an aerial bombardment. Tho monitor will bo towed to n point far from Washington and hung with sholl-dofylng armor. Tho vulnera ble points will bo over tho gun rooms ammunition hoists and funnels, whero an oxploslvo dropped accurate ly might destroy tho vessel. Tho men who havo volunteered for tho hazardous duty will be alter nately in tho sky ships and In the man-of-war. After they havo takon shots at tho airships with guns rang ing from 6-pounders to 12-inch ri fles, they will meet lu tho airships and attempt to drop bombs on vital spots on tho warship's deck. While not actually becoming tar gets for shells nnd bombs, thero Is enough risk for tho men to make tho work anything but child's play. Tho Best Hour of Life is when you do soma great deed or discover some wonderful fact. This hour enmo to J. R. Pitt, of Rocky Mt., N. C. when ho was suffering in tensely, ns he says, from the worst cold I ever hnd, I then proved to my great satisfaction, what a wonder ful Cold and Cough cure Dr. King's Now Discovery is. For, after taking one bottle, I was entirely cured. You can't say anything too good of a med icino liko that." Its the surest and best remedy for diseased lungs, Hem orrhages, LuGrippe, Asthma, Hay Fever any Thront or Lug trouble. 50c. $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guar anteed by nil druggists wf MACHINIST STRIKES TO REACH CLIMAX S00H SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 2 C From private advices received yo-terday by tho leaders In the machinists' strike on tho Sound, it seems likely that the final touch in tho flcht between coast capital and labor will come Sep tember 1, with the strike of the thou sands of men employed in the metal trades in San Francisco. In every city from Los Angeles to Vancouver, B. C, tho metal workers aro out except in San Francisco. Un til tho last 48 hours it' was not an ticipated that thero would bo any trouble at San Francisco, because of tho disaster that would result from a general strike there, but reports to strike leaders show that tho metal trades association In San Francisco has refused tho demands of the work ers thero and that unless a settlement is made beforu September 1 every shipyard, foundry and machine shop in California will bo tied up, as prac tically all of them aro In the northwest. .SPEND THE SUMMER AT Newport, Yaquina Bay The Only Beach in the Pacific Northwest Whero the pretty Water Agates, Moss Agates, Moonstones Cornollans and Rock Oysters can be found. Outdoors vSport of all Kinds Including Hunting, Flshin , digging Rock Oysters, Doatlng, Surf Bathing, Riding, Autoing, Canoolns and Dancing. Puro mountain wator and the best of food at low prices. Fresh Crabs, Clams, Oysters, Fish and Vegetables of all kinds dai ly. IDEAL CAMPINO GROUNDS, with strict sanitary reg ulations, at nominal cost. Low Round-Trip Season Tickets from all points In Oregon, Washington and Idaho on sale dally. A Sunday Excursion Rate of jgft from Albany, Corvallls and Phllomatb, with corresponding low ratos from points west, in effect all Bummer. Call on any 8. P, or C, & B. Agent for full particulars as to ratos, train schedules, otc.; also for copy of our boautlful Illustrated booklet, "Outings in Oregon," or write WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. Granite City Hospital Moot modomly equipiwd houpi- ', tnl between Portland und Sao- ' rnmouto. Shows euch doctor ' .ho snmo courtesy ami gives nil uationts tho samo onre. In ' chanio of Ostrom & Nelson, grndunto nurtjeo. OSTROM & NELSON, t Props of Granite City Hospital, t Ashland, Oregon. S The i i Window I ft- i Call and see the display you'll appreclato seeing this collection, whother you buy or not. See tho Xew Josephine Set Ring Hundreds of beautiful now, gold rings ovory kind of a setting you can think of every kind of stones, all beautifully cut and perfectly mounted all seta Guarantee! to stay Set Martin J. Reddy The Jeweler Near the Poatofflce Hasklns for health. NOTICE. In tho district court of the United States for tho district of Oregon. In tho mntter of Gcorgo A. Butt, bankrupt. Tho undersigned trustee ot the abovo entitled estato In bank ruptcy will receive fcoaled bids at tho Jackson County bank. In Medford, Oregon, up to 1 12 o'clock no'n, of Friday, August .19, 1910, for tho following described I uroperty bolonclng to said estato, natnoly, a stock of mor i.rndso, con sisting principally of Jewelry of tho 'inventory valuo of $2987.47, together with a lot of store fittings S. tho in 'vontory valuo of $176.50, all now in 'custody of the undersigned at Mod- ford, Oregon, Cash or a cortlflod chock for ten per cont of tho amount 'offered must acompany each bid and Three Day- Saturday to Monday Bate from S. P. points, Portend to Cottago Grove inclusive, Includ ing branch lines; also from all C. & E, stations Albany and west. Good going on Saturday or Sunday, and for return Sun day or Monday. (.RINGS I tho fixlo la made subjoct to confirma tion by tho court, tho rlg''t being re served to rojeot any nnd all bids. The tmld propurty and an Inventory there of may bo Imported upon application to tho undorslrnod. nt Medford, Ore gon. WM. ULUIOII, Trustee. 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