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THE 3IOKMG OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1908.
OTFil AIRSHIP
GOES UPIN FLAMES
End of Great Aerial Most
Tragic and Inventor's
Broken.
ONLY RUIN NOW REMAINS
Disaster Befalls Balloon on Way
Homeward Grief Fills Hearts of
Aeronaut's Family and Neigh
bors at Frledrichshafen.
Wi ll 11 GART. Aug. 5. After a voyage
which places the possibility of long-con
tlnued aerial navigation beyond all doubt.
the dirigible balloon of Count Zeppeli
was destroyed In the hour of Its triumph
about 3 o'clock this afternoon. Nothing
of It remains but a mass of wreckage,
and the Count is heartbroken.
Descends for Repairs.
Shortly before 8 o'clock this morn In
"when the machine was expected at Fried
erlchshaven. Its point of departure, it
came down at Echterdlngen, Ave miles
south of Stuttgart, because the piston
box of one of the motors had become
overheated and also because the amount
of gas In the balloons had been reduced
as a result -oT sailing in high altitudes.
After an examination of the machinery,
Count Zeppelin decided to send to Fried'
erlchshaven for mechanics to make the
necessary repairs. Two companies of
grenadiers were sent to picket a space
around the airship to keep off the crowd'
Ing villagers and people anxious to ob
tain a view of the novel craft.
Ilghtnlng Burns Balloon.
A thunderstorm, accompanied by
high wind, broke about 3 o'clock this
afternoon. A fierce gust of wind tore
the balloon from its anchorage and drove
It in a southwesterly direction for some
M yards. X quantity of benzine was up
set in the disturbance and was set on fire
by a flash of lightning, and smoke and
flames were seen to burst out from one
end to the other. Then In a few seconds
came the explosion and a great column
of flame shot upward into the air. This
' was followed by the crashing down to
the earth of the motors and frames that
had been attached to the under side of
the airship. Several bystanders were
knocked down. The framework lay on
the ground In ruins, while the biasing
balloon soared away on the wind.
Count Zeppelin has devoted his life
time and his personal fortune to the de
velopment of his airships. The vessel
that was lost today was the fourth he
has constructed.
When his money had become exhaust
ed the German Reichstag voted him
JL25.1XX) to continue further experiments,
and No. 4 was the result. The German
government agreed to purchase this ship
on condition that It fulfilled certain re
quirements, the principal one being that
It remained in the air 24 hours and
landed safely on terra flrma. This stip
ulation had not been filled.
The airship was 443 feet long, with a
diameter of about 45 feet. It tapered to
i a blunt point at the bow while at the
stern were rudders and frames used in
steering.
It was fitted underneath with two inde
pendent platforms, each carrying a motor
capable of developing 140 horsepower. As
many aa 16 passengers had been taken
aloft at one time. Sleeping accommoda
tions were provided for the crew and an
apparatus was installed for the dispatch
of wireless telegraph messages. The in
flating gas was distributed among 16 sep
arate interior compartments, which were
contained within the outer rigid envelope
of aluminum.
The accident to tho Zeppelin airship re
calls the end of the French military air
ship Patrie. In December. 1907. which waa
then considered the finest dirigible bal
loon in existence. The Patrie was under
going repairs to her machinery at Verdoc.
A sudden gust of wind struck the airship
and the 300 men who were holding the
guide ropes were dragged along for sev
eral hundred yards before they let go.
The balloon then shot up to a great
height and disappeared. Five days later
the Patrie came down in Ireland.
CRIEF AT ZEPPEiaX'S HOME
Curses and Tears Greet Xews That
Airship Is Wrecked.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. Aug. 5. The
news that Count Zeppelin's airship ex
ploded at Echterdingen and was a total
wreck came like a thunderbolt amid
the festive preparations for a reception
of the famous aeronaut. Tens of thou
sands of people had come from all
parts of Germany to witness the return
of the Count rom his remarkable voy
age in the air, and they were walking
up and down the wide main street of
this town, along the lake shore and
making merry. In anticipation of the
forthcoming jollification. Since early
morning: automobiles and carriages
had been coming into town and speed
ing through the streets, while peasants
from the surrounding country, clad in
their picturesque Sunday clothes, gazed
In amazement at the unwonted scenes
, and the gaily-decorated houses in the
park.
In front of the principal hotel the
miliary band was just on the point of
beginning its concert when. at 4
o'clock, a man rushed excitedly from
jthe office of a local newspaper and af-
ed a telegram on the blackboard at
e entrance to the building. A crowd
of people gathered to read the news.
expecting to hear that the airship had
left Echterdingen on Its way here.
uoe man Degan to read the message
aloud. Suddenly he stopped as if he
could not believe the news, then cried
out:
"The balloon has been burned! The
balloon was burned!"
This Intelligence traveled like wild
fire down the main street. Some people
would not believe It an'd declared that
It was a bad Joke, but the doubters
were soon silenced by the pitiful ex
pressions on the faces of the employes
of Count Zeppelin, who rushed about
with every evidence of consternation.
Many curses went up from the dense
crowd congregated around the offices
of the Count, and the people demanded
to know if he was safe. They were
told he was. but the latest bulletin
from Echterdlngen said that four men
bad been badly burned.
"Maybe some rascal set the balloon
on fire." someone volunteered excitedly,
and the probability was discussed for
some moments. There were frequent
expressions of sorrow over the lll-lurk
of Count Zeppelin In the loss of his
beautiful airship. Just then the Count's
daughter arrived in her carriage, she
still being in Ignorance of the end of
her father's voyage and of the blast
ing, at least for a time, of his greatest
ambition. A hush fell over the masses
as the Countess alighted, and in won
derment at their strange attitude
toward her, she went inside her fath
er's office. Soon after ward she was
heard to cry:
"That will kill him!"
Thla was followed by an outburst of
sobbing, and the people who had been
loitering about the building silently
moved away some distance, to get be
yond hearing of her distressful cries.
The next message received from the
scene of the disaster said that a thun
der storm upset a quantity of benzine,
which ignited and caused a great ex
plosion, and that the airship was de
stroyed. After reading this bulletin the people
moved In long lines down the streets
of the town toward the railroad sta
tion and the steamship docks along the
lake front, while automobiles scurried
off In all directions, some of them even
heading for Echterdii... -n. The music
of the bands was hushea and the mu
sicians silently packed away their in
struments, while the villagers Immedi
ately began taking down the flags and
festoons, which had been hung in honor
of the expected home-coming of the
daring aeronaut and his wonderful invention.
CAN BE 'TOLERATED'
WEXLMAX IS STILL" DREAMING
Will Make Another Dash for Pole
'ext Year.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Walter Wellman.
who recently planned a trip to the
North Pole in a dirigible balloon, said
last night that he was planning to make
the attempt next year. He said his air
ship, the America, built for Polar atmos
pheric conditions, could as easily travel
from New York to Buffalo, Detroit, or
even Chicago.
"It is," Mr. Wellman said, "the second
largest alishlp ever built, its 260.000 cubic
feet being exceeded only by the Zeppelin.
But In ful conveying capacity and radius
of action, the America exceeds the Zep
pelin. As in the latter ship, a large pro
portion of lifting force Is absorbed ln
raising the machine Itself. The total lift
ing power of my airship is 19.500 pounds.
In this country where guide roping is
impracticable and greater variations of
temperature in a given short period must
be reckoned with, I see no reason why the
America should not remain 60 to SO hours
in the air and make a voyage of a thous
and miles, carrying five tons of crew,
fuel, etc., providing the weather condi
tions were not too unfavorable."
Mr. Wellman said he expected to bring
the America to this country in the Fall.
It Is now being put in order in Paris by
his engineer.
Zeppelin Is Union Veteran.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. It is not gener
ally known that Count Zeppelin, whose
mammoth airship was destroyed today In
Germany, is a veteran of the Grand
Army of the Republic. He served
through the American Civil War as a
cavalry officer in the Army of the Mis
sissippi In the brigade commanded by
General Charles Schultz. At the battle
of Fredericksburg the young German
cavalryman owed his escape from cap
ture to a brilliant feat of horsemanship,
which carried him through the line of
bayonets with which he had been en
circled. It was in a captive balloon sent
up to observe the Confederate lines that
first aroused the Count's Interest in bal
looning. After that he made several
ascensions before resigning from the
'Boys in Blue."
Fallieres All but Barred From
Daughter's Wedding.
IS UNDER BAN OF CHURCH
Fact That Order of Kxcommunlca
tion Was Xot Regularly Published
Allows President of France
to Witness Ceremony.
HARRIMAN PASSES OGDEN
Confers With Bancroft on Oregon
Short Line Affairs.
SALT. LAKE CITY, Aug. B Edward H.
Harrlman passed through Ogden today on
the way to his Summer camp In Southern
Oregon. Vice-President and General Man
ager W. H. Bancroft, of the Oregon Short
Line, and General Superintendent J. M.
Davis went to Ogden to confer with Mr.
Harrlman on matters relating to their
part of the Harriman system.
G00DCANDY
At Summer Resorts.
So seldom is good candy to be found
at Summer resorts that it Is advisable
to take it along with you. If you
have friends on vacation you wish to
remember, send them a box of I laze 1
wood chocolates and bon bons packed
and wrapped in special wrapper for
mailing.
THE HAZELWOOD CREAM STORE.
388-90 Washington St.
Receiver for Bullman Company.
CINCINNATI, O.. Aug. 6. In the United
States District Court here today Judge
Thompson appointed William R. Thrall
receiver of the Charles E. Bullman Com
pany. Assets, said to consist of cash
and furniture, amount to between $50,000
and J100.000, while the liabilities are esti
mated at from 3100.000 to 3500.000. the lat
ter figure being named by Bullman himself.
PARIS. Aug. 5. The marriage of Mile
Fallieres, daughter of the president of
the Republic, to J. J. Lanes, the presl
dent's secretary, which is to take place
In the Church of the Madeline August
10, has raised the question whether the
Dresident can participate in the cere
mony, owing to the fact that all French
officials who were concerned in the adop
tion of the law providing for the separa
tion of church and state have been ex
communicated. According to the church
organ, the Gaulois, the archbishop of
Paris, basing his conclusion on one of
the acts of the council of Trent, has de
cided that Inasmuch as the bann of ex
communication was not published by
Rome in the churches, and not given
general great prominence in the relig
ious wona. me presence ui ncoiut,,.
Fallieres at the church would be tolerated."
The president will not be allowed to
participate in the prescribed prayers and
sacred rites, but he may pray Individ
ually. The Gaulois says further that the
privacy of the function because or tne
mnumlnz- of M. Lanes will be accepted
as a pretext by the members of the cab
inet and other omcials ror noi aiienumg
the church ceremony.
PREVENT AUTO ACCIDENTS
Xatlonal Organization Takes Up
Fight to Save Life.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. The many fatal
automobile accidents at railroad grade
crossings in the last rew monms nave
aroused the Automobile Club of America
to action and a meeting has been called
for next Tuesday to consider plans which
mav lessen the danger. Members of the
club say that within the last month there
have been at least a dozen such acci
dents in a radius of a few miles from
New York. They say the fault is divided
between the railroads and the automo
blllsts. The railroads, they declare, do
not afford proper safeguards at many of
the crossings and many automobillsts ap
proach the crossings at reckless speed.
Resolutions will likely be adopted at
next Tuesday's meeting asking the Rail
road Commissions of this and other
states to order the railroads to either put
gates at the dangerous crossings or es
tablish flagmen there. This is not the
first time the automobile club has pro
tested against dangerous crossings and
through its efforts a number have been
safeguarded. x
Funeral of McCormick Family.
SAN MATBO. Cal., Aug. 5. Although
the services were simple, one of the most
Impressive funerals ever held In this part
of the state was that today of the five
victims of the fatal automobile accident
which occurred near Burllngame on Mon
day. The caskets containing the bodies
of Mrs. Thomas McCormick, her daugh
ter. Clara. Mrs. Ira G. O'Brien and her
two children, Robert and Ira, were taken
from the McCormick home to 8t. Matth
ews Catholic Church, where brief serv
ices were held. Interment was In the
McCormick plot In Holy Cross Cemetery.
Butterick Patterns for September the new Fall styles Butterick Fashion Book for.Autumn, 1903
(First shown today.) (Just arrived.)
We Are Never Undersold
$1.75 Quality 16-Button Silk Gloves 85c Pair
Yes, this is the quality that was scarce last year at $1.75 a pair. Double-tipped fingers, all sizes. We're not
"just out" of the size you want in tan, white or any other wanted color. This is the lowest price quoted by any
store in any city. Kayser, Fownes and other standard makes. .
Lingerie, Jap and Net Waists
Values to $6.50 $2.38
Standard Sheet Music
The complete catalogue of the National edition of
standard sheet music.
lc Copy
Annual Wash-Goods Sacrifice
Regular 25c Batiste Qq Yard
35c Wash Goods 15C Yard
60c-75c Dress Linen 37C Yd
75c-$l Wash Silks 43 C Yd.
75c Rough Pongee 43C Yd.
15c Voiles and Lawns 5 C Yard
German Valenciennes Laces
$1.25 Values 69C DOZCJl
Clearance Sailor Hats
Milan and rustic straw,
Values to $2.50 $1.39
Knitted Coat Sweaters
White, cardinal and gray.
$5.00 Values $2.95
Tailormade Wash Suits
Latest and smartest styles in plain colors and smart
stripes, '
Real Values $10.00 $5.85
Embroidered Stiff Collars
19c-25c Values IQC
Women's Lisle Lace Stockings
Black and all colors.
values to 65c 3 Pairs $1.00
Killed by Auto In France.
BOTAT, France, Aug-. 5. Mrs. Wil
ton M. Peckham, of New York, died
yesterday of Injuries received in an
automobile accident. The brake of the
car failed to work while descending a
steep hill and the -machine crashed into
a tree. Mrs. Peckham's husband and
son, the other occupants of the car,
escaped with slight injuries.
NEWS PAPER AT AUCTION
Xorrls Establishes Market Price by
. Sale In New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Five carloads
of news print paper were sold at auc
tion here today under the direction of
John Morris, chairman of the commit
tee on paper of the American Newspa
per Publishers Association, for 11.90
per 100 pounds, f. o. b.. at Natural Dam,
N. Y., for the entire lot. Two carloads
were taken by C. R. Relmers, of the
OBJECT TO RATES
Georgia Shippers Appeal to In
terstate Commission.
the forthcoming centennial celebration
of the discovery of the Fraser River by
Simon Fraser, which Is to be held at
New Westminster next month. An In
vitation has also been sent to Lord
Strathcona, Canadian High Commis
sioner in London, and his Lordship has
sent a reply to Mayor Keary, in which
he expresses himself as deeply inter
ested in the proposed celebration, and
Intimates that he has great hopes of
being able to be present.
COMPLAIN OF INCREASE
Defendant Railroads Given 20 Days
to Show Justice of Tariffs.
Court's Order Set Aside
by Appellate Judge.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. The Interstate
Commerce Commission today received
complaint from shippers of the State of
Georgia against various railroad compa
nies ooerating in that state which re-
i-entlv rave notice of an Increase in
frplirht rates in the southeastern terri
torv to take effect August 1. and which
has been temporarily set aside by Judge
sPr nt the southern district or tieorgia
pending a determination by the commis
sion of the reasonableness of the pro
nn.pri rates.
cntir of the complaint was served on
the defendant railroads and they will be
given 20 days in which to mane repiy.
ASHEVILLE. N. C, Aug. 5. Counsel
representing the Southern Railway, the
TiiisvlllB & Nashville and other roads
PHOTOGRAPH OF COUNT ZEPPELIN'S AIRSHIP, WHICH WAS DESTROYED AND
PORTRAIT OF INVENTOR
X'VJ ' " " " " " ' . r ,
1 A,M L,KVs
and three carloads were taken by M. B.
Foster, of the Texas Chronicle, of Hous
ton, Texas. The paper was guaranteed
to be of equal quality to that used by
the New York World.
Mr. Norris said he had bought the pa
per from a manufacturer and that he
supposed he would have another sale
when he had secured more paper. He
said that paper was being offered at
the mills at $2 per 100 pounds, but this
sale, he said, showed the market price
of paper in New York City.
interested today made application before
Judge Pardee of the United States Court
for an appeal and supersedeas in the
rate case recently decided by Judge
Speer. Judge Pardee granted the appeal
and supersedeas. He In effect permits
the railroads to put into effect the in
creased freight rates In Georgia, thus
suspending the order of Judge Speer.
DE REUS ANSWERS CRITICS
Says His Government Approved His
Action in Venezuela.
CARACAS. Venezuela, Saturday, July
25. M. De Reus, the Minister of The
Netherlands, who has been expelled by
President Castro, has answered the criti
cism to which he has been subjected
since the crisis which followed his hav
ing put on paper statements derogatory
to Venezuela, by saying he wrote the 111
fated letter that- was published in the
monthly bulletin of Hou e'en Trouw
with the entire cognizance and approval
of his home government. If this Is true
there still is a chance that The Nether
lands government will create an incident
out of the expulsion of lfs Ministers..
The severing of diplomatic relations be
tween Venezuela and Holland had been
expected for some time before because
of the friction over an acrimonious note
that had been recently exchanged be
tween the two governments, but it never
was expected that President Castro would
be given such a good chance to take the
initiative. It had been known for some
days that Minister de Reus had been ex
pectlng Instructions from The Hague de
manding his passports and a severance
of relations as an answer to Castro's lat
est obnoxious note, but Castro took time
by the forelock with the result that the
Dutch Minister is merely awaiting the
arrival of a Dutch warship so that he
can follow President Castro's orders and
"absent himself from the country."
Bn 0(1 A FUGITIVE
WANTED OS EMBEZZLEMENT
CHARGE IX SAX FRAXCISCO.
MORE TIME IS GRANTED
Strathcona May Attend.
VICTORIA, B. C. Aug1. 5. The Prov
incial Government has formerly Invited
the Governor-General to be present at
Secretary Garfield Changes Umatilla
Project Payment Order.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 5. Secretary of the In
terior Garfield, who has just visited the
Umatilla irrigation project in Oregon,
has modified his orders of December
27. 1907, which stipulated that the first
payment on account of building and
operation should be payable on or be
fore March 1, 1908, to read aa follows:
First payment on account of charges for
all irrigable areas shown on plats, whether
or not water right application is made there
for or water used thereon shall be due and
parable at the local Land Office at La Grande
on or before December 1, 190i, total payment
for building and operation and maintenance
being not less than $7 per acre.
Installments of building charge, $8 per
acre for subsequent years, shall be due and
payable at same place on or before December
1 of each year, and until further notice op
eration and maintenance charge of $1 per
acre on irrigable land shall be due and paya
ble at same time and place.
No water will oe furnished to landA in any
Irrigation season unless all parts of Install
ment for operation and maintenance for pre
ceding yeans have been paid. Terms of pub
lic notice or December &i, lWi, are to re
main in full force and effect except as modi
fied by this order.
TRIED FOR STAKEHOLDING
Man IVho Holds Money Violates
Anti-Betting Law.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Charle Mahoney,
manager of the Hoffman House Cafe, was
put on trial today on the charge of
having accepted a bet in the Hoffman
House on July 13. He says he was acting
simply . as . an Intermediary. Justice
Wyatt, In denying the motion of Ma
honey's counsel for the discharge of his
client, said:
I think this act constitutes aiding and
abetting gambling under section 351 of
the Penal Code."
The Justice added that he will ac
cept a brief -and give a decision next
week.
Associate Accuses Him of Refusing
to Kxplaln Disappearance ot
Railroad Stock.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 5. Frederick
Dorr, the well-known stock broker, who,
last week, ceased operations on the New
York stock exchange and Chicago Board
of Trade and ordered the closing of his
local office, is wanted on a charge of
embezzlement. A warrant was issued
here today for his arrest and it was re
ported to Chief Biggy, of the Police De
partment, that he left this afternoon on a
train bound for Los Angeles. The ac
cusation against Dorr is made by H. P.
Norwood, a broker of this city. In the
complaint he alleges that Dorr embezzled
100 shares of the common stock of the
Chicago. Mllwaukie & St. Paul Railroad,
valued at $14,000.
Norwood, in discussing the complaint,
said that the stock was given Into the
care of Dorr about two months ago at
his offices here. When it was announced
that Dorr had suspended operations. Nor
wood instituted inquiry regarding the
stock. He was unable to see his fellow
broker until today.
Dorr returned last night from the East,
having stopped over at Denver en route.
Norwood, who was among his visitors to"
day, demanded the return of the stock.
The explanation made by Dorr was not
satisfactory, and falling to receive the se
surity, Norwood decided to take legal
steps and caused the arrest of the broker.
It Is understood Dorr left the city a few
minutes Before the warrant was issued,
SHOOTS OLD OUTLAW DEAD
Alevord band of outlaws, who ten years
ago operated in Southern Arizona, was
killed today In his saloon at Wilcox by
Arizona Ranger William Speed. Speed
sought to serve Downing with a warrant,
when the latter displayed a gun. where
upon Speed tired.
While not present at the hold-up,
Downing is said to have been an Insti
gator of the robbery of the Southern Pa
cific station at Cochiae about ten years
ago by the Stiles Alevord band. For
this he was sentenped to ten years' im
prisonment and after serving seven years
ho was reloaspd.
Arizona Ranger Too Quick for
Downing, Hold-up Man.
rw-TTClT.AR Ari. Aiir. S. William F.
Downing, a member of the old Styles
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In usual liquid form or in chocolated
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COFFEE
A grocer has to sell good
and bad coffee; btrt cooks
needn't cook it.
Ytmz ctpcst wrtami tout money if uu danH
Jb Sofaillint'i Best; we paj bin.
WEDDING
ADD VISITING CARDS.
W. G. SMITH 8 GO.
WASHINGTON BUILDING.
Cor. Fourth and .Wuhlnctoa Sta.
we -never
did
before
And we never heard of
anybody else doing it.
When a tailor volunta
rily reduces the prices
of everything he has in
stock one-f o u r t h, it
means a sacrifice of all
his profit and a positive
loss to him. Yet, as we
have said before, we
have the goods on hand
and they are of no value
to us in the bolt; we
have a big shipment of
new goods on the way,
with no room to put
them and something
had to be done. We are
even willing to include
newly arriving Fall
goods in this 25 per cent
discount offer. You
never heard of anything
quite like this before.
You seldom will again.
UJC9
GRANT PHEGLEY, Mgr.
Seventh and Stark Sts.