VOL. XLVI.-XO- 14,622.
PORTLAND, OltEGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
LAI CUP IS I'll
By SIGNAL CORPS
Balloon Beats Record
and Still Sails.
HAS CROSSED THREE STATES
McCoy and Chandler Are Now
Over West Virginia.
NEAR THE ALLEGHENIES
Test Flight From St. Louis Develops
Into a Prize-Winner Balloon
Dodges Mishap at Start.
Other Ascents Are Made.
STILL SATLTNQ EASTWARD.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Oct. 18. A
message received by the Associated
Press from Fairmont, W. Va.. says:
A blue light, tar abova town, wai
distinguished shortly after 1 o'clock
this morning. The light la rapidly
moving eastward. It is believed
here to be that of the Army balloon
which started from Bt. Loula
Wednesday evening.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 18. Swinging
through the atmosphere at a speed
roughly estimated at 22 miles an hour,
the United States Signal Corps balloon
No. 10. In which J. C. McCoy and Cap
tain CharleB Chandler, of the United
States Signal " Corps, ascended last
evening, passed over Illinois and Indi
ana last night and across Ohio today,
and at nightfall was apparently about
to land In the vicinity of Point Pleas
ant, West Virginia, when last heard
from.
The distance covered on a straight
line measurement Is approximately 600
miles, and the voyage won for the
aeronauts the Lahm cup.
Cup Which, Lahm Won.
The Lahm cup was Instituted by
the Aero Club of America soon after
the International races In Paris In
1906, at which Lieutenant Frank Lahm
won the James Gordon Bennett cup
for the Aero Club of America. So Joy
ful were the members of the club at
the victory that the cup was named
for the pilot of the balloon "United
States," and It was put up by the club
to be won by the aeronaut who trav
eled more than 420 miles, the distance
traveled by the "United States" in the
Paris race, provided the start was
made from American soil. Lieutenant
Lahm never held the cup, and this was
the first time it was ever won.
Narrow Escape From Disaster.
When the ascension was made here
last evening, it was the Intention of
the aeronauts to remain In the air all
night as a test of the gas to be used
by the balloons in the International
aeronautic contests, which begin here
next week. However, considering the
likelihood that they might be carried
a long distance, they went amply pre
pared for a long flight. Provisions in
tin cans, self-heating by a lime-slacking
device, were stored in the basket,
and a number of different Instruments
for testing purposes were carried. The
balloon, with a capacity of 78,000 cubic
feet af gas, was filled yesterday after
noon from the gas plant at Second and
Rutger streets.
A number of members of the Aero Club
of St. Louis and visiting aeronauts were
present when the ascent was made at 4:10
P. M. The balloon rose gracefully and
suddenly veered as a sharp wind struck
It, colliding with the timbers that sup
ported a high coal-piled gasplant yard.
The basket scraped a moment threaten
ingly, but prompt work by the aeronauts
In throwing out some sand ballast caused
the balloon to shake itself free from the
coal pile undamaged and shoot straight
up several hundred feet. Then It swept
toward the northeast and was soon lost
to view In the gloom of evening.
Across Ohio to West Virginia.
The first report received from the aero
nauts was a message dropped near Lees
burg, O., and telegraphed by a finder to
the Associated Press in Chicago. The
message the balloon is ts had dropped at
6 A. M. said they were then travelling
southeast rapidly. Later they were seen
passing over Galllpolis, O., and by the
middle of the afternoon they were in
West Virginia in the vicinity of Point
Pleasant. There the balloon started up
the Kanawha Valley, according to a long
distance telephone message to St. Louis,
and no further tidings has been received
up to 9:30 o'clock tonight.
Members of the international balloon
contest committee and other areonauts
here tonight spoke of the flight with
great enthusiasm, saying that It will,
establish a memorable epoch In balloon
sailing.
APPROACH ALLEGHENY SUMMIT
Balloon Expected to Descend Soon
In West Virginia.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 18. According to
long-distance telephone messages re
ceived here this afternoon, the United
States, Signal Cotrb balloon No. 10, in
which J. C. McCoy and Captain Charles
DeForest Chandler broke the record
for the Lahm cup, was sighted at 1
P. M. Friday in the mountainous coun
try at Beech Hill, West Virginia, and
approximately 450 miles from St.
Louis. .
Beach Hill is in Mason County among
the foothills of the Allegheny Moun
tains, which loomed ahead of the
aeronauts, less than 40 miles away.
To cross them Is considered impossible
by aeronauts, and the balloon, It Is
supposed, would be forced to a land
ing soon.
HAWLEY . BALLOON DESCENDS
Inferior Gas Restricts Flight to
About 250 Miles. -
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. . 18. The
Hawley balloon, which left St. Louis
yesterday afternoon, came down at
London, Ind., IS miles southeast of this
city, this morning. All aboard are well
and there were no mishaps. The bal
loon is In good condition.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 18. The balloon,
Stevens No. 21, with a capacity of 31,-
William G. Rockefeller. Assistant
Treasurer of Standard Oil Com
pany, Who Testified In Trust In
quiry Yesterday.
000 cubic feet of gas, ascended from
here at 6:30 yesterday evening, car
rying up Alan R. Hawley and Augustus
Post. Owing to a misunderstanding,
the regular supply of light ballon gas
was shut off .after the departure of the
balloons In which Messrs. McCoy and
Chandler had ascended two hours pre
viously and Mr. Hawley and Mr. Post
were forced to use an inferior quality
Of gas for filling their balloon.
When they ascended, their hopes of
covering . any considerable distance
were abandoned, but they decided to
make the trial anyway. As they land
ed at London, Ind., this morning, the
distance covered is - 250 -miles - on a
straight line.
GERMANS MAKE TEST FLIGHT
Sail 30 Miles From St. Louis and
Land in Illinois.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 18. Aeronauts Oscar
Erbsloehe and Hans Heldemann, who
compose one of the German teams en'
tered in the international cup race, as
cended in the balloon Psyche at 1:05
this afternoon for a trial flight.
According to the dispatches received
here the Psyche landed at Red Bud,
111., 30 miles southeast of here, at 3:22
P. M. The landing was made without
mishap.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 02
degrees; minimum, 46 degreea
TODAY'S Cloudy, with possibly rain; south
west winds.
Foreign.
No change in condition of Francis Joseph.
Page 2.
Hague Conference ends with homage to
Roosevelt. Page 4.
National.
Chambers of Commerce of - Coast cities
asked for advice on Government steamer
line. Page 6-
FoUtlcs.
Governor Hughes denies he is candidate for
any office. Page 8.
Queer mix-up of parties in New York Stat.
Page 1.
Domestic.
President Roosevelt kills a bear. Pag 1.
Riot between Chinese ' tongs In Philadelphia.
Page 2.
Farmers' National Congress opens. Page 4.
Williamson's appeal to Supreme Court filed;
Bonaparte to argue It. Page 4. ,
Tremendous decline in value of copper
stocks. Page 2.
Clearing-house Investigates Now York banks.
Page 2.
Edison Invents method of building house in
one piece In 12 hours. Page 2.
Cross of honor awarded bravest woman In
world. Page 4.
William a. Rockefeller admits Standard OU
lenda money in Wall street. Page 4.
Small gives up attempt to retain presi
dency of striking operators. Page 3.
Magllle acquitted of murder of Mrs. Pet
MaglU. Page 2.
New Orleans negroes light battl with po
lice. Page 1.
Pport.
Portland defeats San ' Francisco, 11 to 8.
Page 7-
McCoy and Chandler win Lahm cup by
beating Lahm'a balloon night. Page 1.
Hunt Club wins blue ribbon and applause at
Seattle Horse Show. Page T.
Pacific Coast.
Ex-Chief Dlnan, of San Francleco, tries to
discredit Mayor Taylor. Page 8.
Kalama sawmill burns; loss over (200,000.
Page 6.
Oriental liner Tartar may be total loss
from collision In fog with ferryboat.
Page 1.
Clackamas County wrought up over saloon
situation. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Barley movement to Eastern States under
way. Page 15. '
Heavy selling breaks Chicago wheat mar
ket. Page 15.
Crash In stocks at New York. Page IB. .
F. P. Baumgartner after funds for the es
tablishment of steamer line to Seattle.
Page 14- '
Portland and Vicinity.
Assessor Bigler doubles rates on railroad
mileage and assesses bills receivable.
Page 11.
Judge Cameron refuses to dismiss 'case
against Fred Frits. North End concert
hall proprietor. Page 15.
Burglars loot Frohman curloa In Hotel
Portland of 200o worth of Oriental
Jewelry. Page 10.
Governor Chamberlain finds powerful pro
Roosevelt sentiment in South. Page 14.
Portlanders make lively day at Qresham
Fair. Page 16.
First masher arreated under new law turns
out a Tillamook armer. aaed SO. Paaa a.
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Trouble Starts by New
Orleans Church.
ONE KILLED ON EACH SIDE
Negroes Barricade Them
selves in Nearby House.
ARE FINALLY SMOKED OUT
Policeman in Attempting Arrest Re
ceives Deadly Knife Thrust, First
Negro Running From House
Is Shot Several Injured.
NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct. 18. A par
ty of negroes barricaded themselves in
a downtown house tonight and started
a small riot. One policeman was
killed, several were wounded, and one
negro was wounded and five were ar
rested. The trouble started In front of tlra
Second German Presbyterian Church at
Clayborne and 'Annette streets during
services tonight, when several negroes
became boisterous.
Patrolman Camblons, who attempted
to arrest them, was killed.
The negroes ran to a nearby house,
which they barricaded. With shot
guns, revolvers and razors, they wait
ed for the police, a few of whom gath
ered quickly and stormed the house.
Assisting Policemen Injured.
Sergeant Wheatley was mortally
wounded and Patrolman Wenck and
Corporal J. W. Dunn received serious
wounds. The negroes were captured
after the house had been set on fire.
Patrolman Camblons was killed by
a knife thrust and his body lay for
a considerable time In front of the
house, no one daring to move toward
it. About half an hour after his death
a small detail of policemen-made a
rush upon the house, more than half a
dozen of them falling to the pavement,
shot by the negroes behind the win
dows. , The police were driven to shel
ter, carrying the wounded men with
them.
Smoke Drives Them Out.
For more than a quarter of an hour
the negroes were the masters of the
neighborhood, while the police col
lected a force of 26 men to renew the
attack. This larger squad surrounded
the house and no one could escape, and,
after finding ' that threats and shoot
ing were of no avail, set fire to a
fence behind the house. The smoke
drove the negroes from cover. They
broke for safety singly, the first one
out falling mortally wounded, while
the next two rushed out with empty
hands held over their heads and
begged for mercji.
STILL FIGHT OVER PROXIES
Illinois Central Stockholders Ad
Journ Meeting, Awaiting Report.
CHICAGO. Oct. 18. The meeting of the,
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stockholders of the Illinois Central Rail
road was today again postponed, this time
until 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. No
action of 'any kind was taken. The delay
was caused by the inability of the com
mittee on proxies to present its work.
When the stockholders met today, the
committee had only reached the letter
"H" and at that had considered merely
the domestic proxies. None of those re
ceived from abroad had been touched.
It was officially announced today by
President Harahan that John- J. Mitchell,
president of the Illinois Trust &- Savings
Bank, of this city, will be Mr. Harriman's
candidate for the directorship now held
by Mr. Fish.
HILL'S SOX-IX-LAW CHOSEN
Slade Succeeds Horn as . General
Manager of Great Northern.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 18. (Special.)
George T. Slade, son-in-law of Chairman
James J. Hill of the Great Northern,
was today appointed general manager of
the Northern Pacific lines east of Trout
Creek, Mont... He takes the place of
Henry J. Horn who has resigned. It is
officially announced, to take advantage
of a long-earned rest. The change be
comes effective immediately. Mr. Slade
until last March was general superintend
ent of the Great Northern.
ROOSEVELT KILLS. A BEAR
CHASES BIG BLACK BRIJIX INTO
DENSE THICKET.
After Several Vain Chases, He
Changes Dogs and Runs Down
Prey in Canebrake.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 18. News of the
killing of a big black bear by President
Roosevelt - in the canebrake near Bear
Lake, La., reached New Orleans this
morning in a telegram to John M. Parker,
one of the gentlemen .who Invited the
President to hunt in this state, who him
self was a member of the hunting party
until business required his return to New
Orleans.
The telegram was signed by Leo Shields,
another member of the party, and read as
follows:
"President Roosevelt killed a great big
bear. Went into thicket after him."
Two days ago, several trails were
struck, but only once did the dogs come
up on the bears, and then It became nec
essary for a negro hunter in the party to
kill the bear Immediately, in order to save
the dogs.
The President started out yesterday
with fresh and better dogs.
STAMBOUL, La., Oct. 18. Few details
of the President's bear killing are known
except that it took place late yesterday
afternoon after other hunters with him
had followed the dogs In the chase
through the Jungles for four hours. The
beast was a female of the black variety
and was beyond the average sise. The
fact that she was secured at all Is at
tributed to the staying qualities of the
dogs.
ASK ROOSEVELT TO KILL BEARS
Pennsylvania Farmers Want Relict
From Pests Destroying Corn.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.. Oct. 18. Farm
ers residing in the vicinity of Bucknorn
Mountain, 15 miles from here, have sent
an invitation to President Roosevelt to
hunt for bear in Lycoming County and
assist them in exterminating the pest
that Is destroying corn. Many of the
farmers are obliged to guard their fields
each- night.
The farmers have Issued public Invi
tations for the hunting of bear on their
lands.
Was in Gettysburg Storm of Fire.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 18. Mrs.
Elizabeth G. Thorne, of Gettysburg,
died here yesterday in her 75th year.
When the battle of Gettysburg was
fought. Mrs. Thorne, who was superin
tendent of the cemetery during her hus
band's absence in the army, occupied
the lodge on Cemetery Ridge, with her
little family, and was under fierce fire,
but she stuck to her post.
GOTHAM PARTIES
WOEFULLY
MIXED
New Ones Spring. Up
From All Sides.
ADVERTISES FOR CANDIDATES
Municipal Ownership League
Hard Pushed.
SMALL SHOW FOR. FUSION
Neither Republicans Nor . Hearst
Democrats Will Support ' Nom
inees or Mixture Republicans
Refusing Even to Register.
NEW YORK, Oct. 18.-(Speclal.) The
political situation in this state Is so mixed
up, it Is positively funny. Here it Is at
a glance:
In the state Two Justices of the Court
of Appeals agreed upon by the Republi
cans and Democrats. They are attacked
by the Independence League which is
running candidates of Its own.
In New York County The Democrats
are running a lone hand, opposed by a
fusion ticket made up by the Republi
cans and the Independence League.
In Rochester The Republican city can
didates are opposed by a union of Demo
crats and Independence Leaguers.
In Brooklyn Each of the three parties
have a ticket of its very own.
The same Involved situation prevails In
other sections of the state, so you can
very easily see that it really does not
matter who is elected: all three parties
are certain to get their bumps.
As usual the most remarkable condi
tions prevail in Brooklyn.
The Republicans, Democrats and In
dependence Leaguers opened the game
by each one nominating a ticket.
Ownership League Comes Forth.
An organization known by the high
sounding name of the Non-Partisan Muni
cipal Ownership League next butted into
prominence.
It Is principally composed of former
Democrats who were swept Into office by
the Hearst wave two years ago. Promi
nent, among them are Sheriff Michael J.
Flaherty, Deputy County Clerk Bela
Tokaji, and Henry Clay Peters, up to the
time of his indictment, the leader of the
Hearst men in the Board of Aldermen.
As they were all Democrats . when
Hearst ran for Mayor they naturally en
dorsed the entire Republican county
ticket.
Then the Clvlo Federation took a part
In the game. It had a "committee of 50,"
25 of whom claimed to be Democrats, and
the other 25 Republicans.
The other factions stopped fighting long
enough to say that the entire 50 were
dodos, whereupon the Civic Federation
very properly denounced all the other
tickets and named one of Its own.
The Flaherty-Tokaji organization, not
content with naming a county ticket,
decided to take the fight into every As
sembly and Aldermanlc district, and to
make this possible they introduced a
novelty into local politics.
They advertised like this:
Advertise for Candidates.
NON-PARTISAN MUNICIPAL, OWNERSHIP
LEAGUE.
Wanted Men of the highest Integrity
for candidates for Assemblymen and
Aldermen In the various districts In Kings
County. All expenses paid by the or
ganisation. Proof, however, of their In
tegrity must be submitted to the com
mittee on nominations.
Boon after this appeared, various reg
ular candidates emitted loud cries. The;
declared that nominations of the Non
partisan, etc.. League were for sale at
prices ranging from a cigar to $500,
whereupon Mr. Tokaji felt impelled to
characterize the accusations in the fol
lowing burning words:
"The charges are nothing but the
squeals of a lot of cheap political skates
who are sore because they cannot get
our indorsement.
"Every man who says I asked him to
contribute to our campaign fund In re-
-V 1 I'tlsTiftnUirffSinftiw
Joseph I. Briatow. Special Govern
ment Agent Who Is Investigating
Question of Government Bt earner
Line on Paclflo Coast.
turn for our aid is a liar. I am a
straightforward, honest gentleman, and
I can lick any one of them at any hour
of the day or night."
Wail of the "Jerfersonians."
Another Brooklyn "party" that Is gal
loping around the political ring is the
"Jeffersonian Democracy." It is com
posed of men whom "Pat." McCarren
has kicked out of the Tegular organiza
tion. Up to date they have done nothing
except to scream dismally and upon the
slightest provocation.
The situation of course Impels Repub
licans, Democrats and Leaguers confi
dently to proclaim that victory has al
ready been won.
In New York County it looks as if
Tammany had the easiest kind of a
walkover. There have been nothing but
howls from Republicans ever since fu
sion was effected.
The- only Republican paper that re
mains In line Is the Mall.
The Tribune cites Thomsen's nomina
tion as evidence of "the extreme impro
priety and undesirability of fusion."
The Globe states that "The first news
of fusion made every decent bit of flesh
crawl," and winds up a long editorial
with the words: "It is useless for Re
publican politicians, to blink at the fact
that they have outraged the feelings of a
majority of their party."
The best the press can say is that the
fusion ticket "in the main" should be
supported.
Times Raps the President.
The 'Times calls on Governor Hughes
and President Roosevelt to say what
they think about It. Of the President the
Times says editorially:
In this case also there is a special rea
son why he should be heard from. He sent
Ellhu Root here last year with a sort of spe
cial message to tho people of this state. It
Is not much of an exaggeration to say that
thla message was a withering biography.
According to its account, few there were
who could afford to associate with Mr.
Hearst, who was pilloried as a monster of
iniquity, political and social. -
There Is not much doubt aa to what will
happen. Presidents have not been In the
habit of 'embroiling1 themselves In other than
Federal affairs, but Theodore Roosevelt has
little regard for some precedents. In all
probability, therefore, he will relieve his
mind for the information. If not edifica
tion, of Mr. Parsona. Nothing is more
likely than that he will tell lust what he
thinks about the corrupt, corrupting and
shocking. And, affluent as his vocabulary
is. nothing he can say in denunciation will
overshoot the mark.
Some blunders are said to be worse than
a crime. Mr. Parsona has committed one
of them.
Telegraph Knocks Hearst.
The Morning Telegraph, which last
year was forced to support Hearst be
cause he was on the Democratic ticket,
bubbles over with Joy now because it
can attack him. '
Nobody believes that the fusion ticket
has any chance of success In this county.
The general Impression is that it will be
beaten most disgracefully, and Herbert
Parsons, the Republican leader who
brought It about, be forced In conse
quence to retire to private life.
All the Odell leaders are bitterly at
tacking Hearst, and urging their follow
ers to slash the Independent League men
on the ticket. The Republican registra
tion is away down, even for an off year,
and the voters - are displaying an abso
lute lack of interest.
Parsons and Hearst are running sepa
rate campaigns- It is an open secret that
all Parsons expects to save out of the
wreck Is his aldermen and assemblymen,
while the league men have a wild Idea
that Ihmsen will be elected sheriff.
But how they figure it out is a problem
beyond the understanding of politicians
who claim to be wise In the ways of
Little Old New York.
"For It looks to me, not like a rout, but
a murder," remarked ex-Chief of Police
Devery today. "The deal the league is
going to get Is enough to make a man
cry."
Transport Logan Under Repair.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18. Extensive
repairs, to cost about $150,000, are to
be made on the Army transport Logan
before she again leaves this port for
the Philippines. New boilers will be
Installed and the ship given a thor
ough overhauling.
STEAMER
TARTAR
RAMMED IfJ FOG
Oriental Liner Collides
With Ferry.
GREAT HOLE RIPPED IN SIDE
Boat Drifts All Night Trying to
Find the Shore.
PERHAPS A TOTAL LOSS
Vessel Is Outward Bound From
Vancouver Panic Among Hindu
Passengers Suppressed With
Much Difficulty by Officers.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct. 18. (Special.)
The Canadian Pacific Oriental liner
Tartar, outward bound for Yokohama,
narrowly escaped being sunk last night
In a dense fog 20 miles off Vancouver
harbor In the Gulf of Georgia, She was
struck In collision by the steamer Charm
er, the ferryboat operated betewen Van
couver and Victoria. Twenty thousand
dollars' damage was done by the crump
ling of the bows of the steamer Charmer.
Damage to vessel and cargo In the casa
of the Tartar will probably be not less
than $100,000, even If the big steamer Is
not a total loss.
Aboard the Tartar the fog signals of
the Charmer were not heard until sud
denly the ferry steamer, running 15 miles
an hour, rammed the liner out from a
wall of fog. A hole' seven feet long at
the water line was stove into the fore
castle of the Tartar. J
Water Rushes Into Hole.
Immediately the Charmer backed away
and was lost in the fog. Water rushed
into the Tartar at a great speed. Life
boats were launched, but the bulkheads
held" tight, and though the vessel sank
by the bows, she was able to start back
for Vancouver. . ' ,
"When the crash came 100 Hindus, who
were being deported, became panic
stricken, and the officers had an exciting
time restoring order. The Chinese crew
behaved well. In the meantime the
Charmer passengers had been put off In
lifeboats and they were soon picked up
by the Tartar. By 10 o'clock Captain
Reid decided that he must beach the
Tartar to save her from going to the
bottom, and he started for land.
Lost AH Night in Fog.
All night long the big vessel nosed her
way through the fog, her officers com
pletely lost and unable to find shore.
Early this morning she bumped on the
rocks, and when the fog cleared she was
lying on the English Bay bathing beach
at the western side of the city. This
evening there Is 20 feet of water in her
hold. Her bow is away down and her
propeller sticks high in the air. All
her passengers weer taken off and
brought to the city.. Her hull may be
punctured with rocks in a dozen places.
She is badly exposed In case of a storm
and altogether the chances of getting her
off are slender.
. Boat May Be Total Loss.
The Charmer was unable to find the
entrance to the harbor in the darkness
and fog and it was not until noon today
that she appeared. Her captain, Whitely,
declared that he heard the Tartar 13 min
utes before the collision and whistled a
signal that h'e was turning to port to
pass. He did so, but evidently did not go
far enough.
The Tartar is worth $250,000 and had
been sold recently to a Japanese firm.
This was to have been her last trip for
the Canadian Paciflo Railway Company.
Her cargo consisted of cotton, flour, ma
chinery and canned salmon, all told
worth $160,000.
WINS BHIDE OrJ STREETCAR
BUILDER OF BRIDGES PROVES
EXPERT IX LOVE.
Going to See Him Off on Train, She
Accompanies Him to Become
Wife in the East.
8AN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Oct. 18. (Spe
cial.) Pleading his cause in a streetcat
today, on his way to the ferry to board
an overland train for the East. G. W.
Wepfer, a well-known civil engineer, con
quered with his eloquence and was ac
companied eastward by Miss Lillian Bell
Mosebach, daughter of H. H. Mosebach,
a capitalist, of 6720 Army street. Word
came to the parents of the young lady
today that she and Mr. Wepfer were
married in New York this morning. On
their Journey eastward the two were
chaperoned by a sister of the civil en
gineer. When Mr. Wepfer started for the ferry
on the day In question to go Bast with
his sister. Miss Flora Wepfer, neither
he. his sweetheart nor any of the friends
who went along to give the Wepfers a
farewell on the train expected the ro- -mantle
event that the day was to bring.
When they reached the train, Mr. Wep
fer persuaded Miss Mosebach to go
along. After- some hesitation she con
sented and the first Information her
parents had of her act was from a letter
sent by the young lady on the way, tell
lng of the romance.
Mr. Wepfer ts a graduate of Tale and
studied engineering at several German
universities. He designed the warship
California and has designed some of the
largest railroad bridges in the West.