' . . . 'THE MOEXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1909. '
SCENE SHOWING START Or A BALLOON RACE AT ST. LOUIS SIMILAR TO .ONE BEGUN YESTERDAY
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Balloons Leave St. Louis and
Drift Southward; Start
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CONDITION OF AIR IDEAL
Metropolis Ceases Its Work
and Gazes, Hailing Him
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and Sailors of Nations Won
der at 'Strange Craft.
NEW YORK. Oct. 4. An aeroplane
flashed past the white dome of Granfi
tomb today, then, turning gracefully in
mid-air over the waters of the Hudson
River. hot like a falcon to Governors
Island, ten miles away. Wilbur Wright,
of Dayton. Ohio, thus made one of the
most spectacular flights in aerostatic his
tory. Over the masses of warships.
Wright flew for 20 miles ten miles up
and ten miles back remaining In Hie
air for 33 minutes and 33 seconds and
alighting at the aerodrome without mis
hap. "
During the flight business wapracti
cally at a standstill in all that part of
Mahattan from which Na view of his re
markable performance was , available.
Harbor craft shrieked their applause,
cheer after cheer swept up from the
banks of the Hudson River and the lower
bay. for the aviator had "made good.'
crowning the aviation programme of the
Hudson-Fulton celebration with a rec
ord. Mishap Prevents Second Flight.
Wright started on his flight up the
Hudson at 9:6 A. M. and finished exact
ly at 10:29:33. He had Intended to im
prove upon his achievement of the morn
ing by making a longer and more haz
ardous flight at sunset, but the crippling
of his motor Just as he was about to
start on the evening attempt dashed his
hopes as well as those of the thousands
who had assembled on Governors Island
and along the waterfront to cheer him
on.
When Wright reached Governors Is
land shortly after 8 o'clock, the wind was
blowing about ten miles an hour with
the sky overcast. In the face of these
conditions Wright called for volunteers
to tow his machine to the starting rail,
while he superintended the laying of the
starting way In the direction of the wind.
Everything ready, his mechanician
started the motor and amid the clatter
of the machine exhaust, which sounded
like musketry fire. Wright climbed to his
seat In the aeroplane.
In a moment the machine was off.
With the planes tilted slightly to one
side, the machine slowly ascended to a
height of barely 20 feet, while It swooped
in a seml-clrcle toward the water's edge.
Here the presence of many craft,
hysterically tooting their whistles, aaused
him to ascend further Into the air be
fore making for the mouth of the river.
Almost Indistinguishable, the machine
soared away. The aeroplane was flying
at a height of nearly 200 feet, but unex
pected air currents caused by the great
buildings moved the aviator to bring his
craft closer to the water. Tilting the
elevating rudder, he slowly brought the
machine down, slipping gradually until
he was a bare 100 feet above the toot
ing ferry-boats and the busy river traf
fic. The motor was churning as regular
ly as a clock and, settling himself In
his seat, he sped onward up the river.
Bluejackets Gaze and Cheer.
Over the warships of four great powers
he passed, his progress marked by cheers
from the sailors of his own country and
those of Great Britain! Germany. France
and Italy. The bluejackets lined the
rails of their Ehips and gazed In won
der at the little craft above them. Whn
the air vessel reached the British cruiser
Argyle, anchored above Grant's tomb,
Wright brought his direction rudders Into
play and. describing an easy and grace
ful curve, started on his return Journey
down the river. The wind conditions,
which had bothered him on the Journey
up. were now more favorable and it waa
here that the speed possibilities of the
machine were demonstrated.
While the 10 miles upstream had oc
cupied nearly 20 minutes, the return flight
was madeJn little more than 13 minutes,
or at a rate slightly exceeding 46 miles
an hour. Xearing the harbor entrance, he
waa confronted with the same architec
tural conditions which had caused him
to vary his altitude on the way up. Again
he lowered himself and. when he readied
the open waters of the bay, he was flying
barely 60 feet above the surface. Th?nce
onward he gradually lessened his height,
and after passing Governor's Island the
machine sped an eighth of a mile over the
bay. Veering sharply around, Wright
"headed swiftly for the landing place, in
which he settled with the ease of a bird,
amid the enthusiastic plaudits of soldiers
and civilians.
Greater Feat Abandoned.
The flight was a surprise to all Through
out the celebration crowds had waited In
vain for the flight up the Hudson, expect
ing spectacular performances from both
Wright and Curtiss. But with the excep
tion of Wrlglrfa flights on Wednesday
last, when he encircled the Statue of Lib
erty, the elements prevented any substan
tial demonstration. There was keen dis
appointment when the mishap to the
motor prevented a second flight. Wright
proposed to fly not only over water but
over some of the buildings hedging the
waterfront of New York, thence westward
until he reached the ?ew Jersey shore
and back to Governors Island. Chagrined
at the turn of affairs. Wright was forced
to abandon this propramme and return
to New York tonight, ready to go to
Washington Tuesday.
Wright was preparing for the second
flight when the accident which marred a
day of achievement occurred. Due to ex
cessive explosive pressure, a cylinderhead
blew loose and shot through the canvas
of the upper plane, ripping a large hole.
As soon as the damage was mended.
Wright ordered the machine wheeled back
to the shed. Such repairs as were needed
to put the machine .Into commission
again, he said, would occupy several days,
and he could not stop in New York that
long.
The Curtiss machine, which It had been
hoped also would fly today, was taken
ap.irt and shipped to St. Louis. Curtiss
will leave for St. Louts tomorrow to give
exhibition flights.
WINS FRENCH VISCOUNT
American Diplomat's Sister will
Join Mixed Marriage Colony.
PARIS. Oct. 4. The engagement if an
notinced today of Miss Jeannle, s-lster of
Arthur BaiMy-Blanchard, flrst secretary
of the American Embassy in Paris, to
Viscount Perrot de Chnsselle. formerly
ordnance officer to the Duke d'Aumale
and ex-capiain In the French army.
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GRANT IT FANATIC
German-Americans Refuse to
Condemn Officer.
NOT FOR PRIVATE' SCHOOL
Alliance Turns Down Resolution
Asking Funds for Exclusive Ed
ucational Institutions Think
That Taxes Aid Enough.
CINCINNATI. O., Oct. 4 The National
German-American Alliance in biennial
convention here today voted down a
resolution condemning General Frederick
T. Grant for having marched at the head
of a temperance parade In Chioago.
Prevailing arguments were that General
Grant .marched In his personal capacity
only and that "he is not a fanatic, as
he advocates the usefulness of the can
teen In the Armv."
A resolution calling on the alliance to
contribute to the support of German pri
vate schools was defeated, on the ground
that the organization members did
enough for the causa , of education by
paying taxes for public schools and that
the alliance would use its Influence to
maintain the teaching of the German
language lu the public schools.'
The convention voted unanimously to
Invite the German Protestant Associa
tions of the United States to join the
alliance.
The peace committee. In setting forth
the principles of the alliance with refer
ence to the universal peace movement ot
the world, declared In favor of a federa
tion of all nations, based on a mutual
guarantee of their Independence and
possessions, and against attacks of the
members. The committee also favored
the furtherance of all international
agreements, treaties and conventions
which will establish uniform legislation
tending to the welfare of the working
classes and Improvement of social, com
mercial and Industrial conditions In gen
eral, and the substitution of legal pro
ceedings In place of blood In settling dis
cussions between nations and between
employer and employes.
LONG LOST FATHER FtfUND
Ex-Banker, Missing Since. 1888, Is
Picked Vp by Son. .
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Oct 4. (Special.)
Clinging to the hope, discredited by his
mother, that the man seen at Pasadena,
Cal., resembling his father, who had left
home when he was 10 years old, was his
parent. Thorvald Stensgaard left his
home here unannounced seven weeks ago,
went to Pasadena, and now wires his
mother and brother that hia father is
a wealthy orange grower in Southern
California and want his family to Join
him.
Louis E. Stensgaard was a prominent
banker in St. Paul in 1SS8, but failed and
was later arrested for forgery, for which
he was Anally acquitted. He suddenly
disappeared.
A former resident Of St. Paul hailed the
man on the streets of Pasadena as
'Looey Stenpgaard about six months
ago. The man repelled the greeting,
saying hls name was A. B. Hill. The
visitor " wrote home of the ' incident.
Thorvald wrote to Pasadena and sud
denly disappeared himself. He now
writes that he became employed on his
father's oraage. grove and laier revealed
his own Identity and secured his father's
confession.
RECALL IS SENT TO'CRANE
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edly given her adhesion. One provision
in particular is that all mines on the line
of the proposed new railroad sriall be op
erated jointly by China and Japan. This
excludes all other nations from the equal
opportunity to work mines In that terri
tory, which was guaranteed by the open
door. The territory In question abounds
in coal and other minerals and may soon
develop a great industrial center. In view
of Japan's absolute control and China's
present Impotence, the joint control would
be a farce: Japan alone would operate
the mines In fact.
It was reported from Washington a
week ago that Secretary Knox had sent
a protest to Japan against this treaty as
a violation of the open door, but the re
port was officially denied next day. It
was probably only premature. -
SUMMONED BY KNOX DIRECT
State v Department Officials Know
Nothing of Crane's Recall.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. State Depart
ment officials who could be reached here
tonight were in the dark regarding the
recall of Minister Crane to Washington.
The Information as conveyed to them
through their Interviewers was the flrst
they had received to show that Mr. Crane
was recalled from San Francisco.
Secretary Knox is not In Washington,
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Copyright, 1909. by J. C. Strauss.
Mayor F. II. Krelsmann, of St. Louis,
Prominent In Centennial Celebration
otr lu Prosrfnn.
but, is expected this week. It Is believed
he sent instructions to Mr. Crane per
sonally.
TAFT KNOWS NOTHING OF " IT
iot iniormea Dy nnox vwiy v roue j
Is Called East-
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Oct. 4. When
shown tonight the dispatch announcing
that Minister Crane had, been recalled to
Washington on the eve of his departure
for China, President Taft said that he
had received no word from Secretary
Knox on the matter.
FIGHT TO BE POSTPONED
Ketchell and Johnson to Meet Sat
urday, October 16.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Oct. 4.-The
Ketchell-Johnson fight, which was to
have taken place October 12. was post
poned until October 16, at the urgent re
ouest of Promoter Jimmy Coffroth. The
promoter declares he believes it better
to change the date for business reasons,
Saturday being a better day that Tues
day to draw a crowd.
All conditions governing the match are
unchanged in the new articles.
POPE PIUS IS IMPROVING
Pontiff Resumes Audiences After a
Brief Illness.
ROME, Oct. 4. The Pope had a good
night and was much better this morning
He has resumed his audiences. For sev
eral days the Pope has been indisposed.
There was considerable pain and swelling
In the leg. which indicated a recurrence
of gout. The audiences we,re discontinued
yesterday.
BLOW HITS BETTING MEN
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Morgan. Herbert C. Pell, F. G. Sturgiss
and . u. waasworm.
The police . officials Indicted for con
spiracy on the ground that they know
ingly permitted Sheepshead Bay track to
be used on August 20 last for betting pur
poses, are Inspector John G. O'Brien, who
Is accused also of neglecting ms duty in
failing properly to supervise the work of
his subordinates; Sergeant Hugh Rey
nolds and Hugh Meyers, of O'Brien's per
sonal staff.
Detectives and Bookmakers.
The private detectives arrested are Sey
mour Butler, who was' In charge of the
racetrack forces and for years has been
a well-known figure to followers of the
sport on metropolitan tracks, and four
of his subordinates. John G. Cavanaugh.
who for years has been the dominating
figure in the betting rings of the metro
politan tracks, leads the list of 25 indicted
as bookmakers. The list includes the
best-known bookmakers in the country.
The three police officials were arraigned
In the. Brooklyn County Court today,
pleaded not guilty and were released on
parole. It Is expected that. the cases will
be set for trial October 18.
Gloom Among Racing Men.
There was much gloomy speculation
among local followers of racing tonight
as to file probable effect of the new cru
sade. rJuring the present season the nevr
system of betting evolved for the purpose
of evading the Hart-Agnew law has put
new life into the racing game, and the
tracks, while by no means as successful
as they were before Mr. Hughes signed
the antl-gambltng bill, have (ecovered a
measure of their prosperity and have
been well patronized.
The betting system used has Involved
the use of three bookmakers in the case
of each wager, one of whom takes the
bettor's money, while another registers
the transaction and the third pays the
winner. It was supposed that this three
cornered transaction was so involved as
to evade the law. but for weeks detectives
have been collecting evidence, through
which the authorities hope to force prose
cutions. . -
TO GET VISIT
Coast Chambers to Send Men
to Cities of Empire.
SEE, THEIR ENTERPRISES
Invitation From Chinese Cities Ac
cepted by Eight Chief .Communi
ties or Pacific Coast, Port
land Being Included.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 4. Formal ac
ceptance of the invitation extended to
the commercial bodies of eight Pacific
Coast cities to send delegations to China
was placed In the hands of the Chinese
Consul today. Six Chinese cities, Shang
hai. Amoy, Foo Chow, Nanking. Canton
and Woo Chow, joined in the plan to
invite American business men to inspect
China's business enterprises.
The commercial and civic organizations
of those cities forwarded messages to San
Francisco, Los Angeles. Oakland, San
Diego. Portland. Seattle, Tacoma and
Spokane and the Chambers of Commerce
or some similar bodies acted favorably In
each, case.
The exact date for the trip has not
been fixed. The acceptance was prepared
In scrolls, to which the American colors
were attached.
LIKE VISIT TO MIKADO'S LAND
Coast Delegation Will Probably Cross
Pacific in Spring.
The Invitation from China was received
by th6 Associated Chambers of Com
merce about six months ago, and its ac
ceptance was made by . letter from the
various local chambers of commerce
affiliated with the association. Edmund
C. Giltner. secretary of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, is the representa
tive of the latter in the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce, and he stated last
night that the visit suggested by Chinese
cities is on the same plan as the one ar
ranged by Japan several months ago.
He thinks the visit will b made In
February or March of next year.
SLAIN BY HUSBAND AND SON
Woman's Life of Misery Ended by
Murder.
BIRCHY COVE. N. T., Oct- 4.
Charged with having murdered Mrs.
Jatfe Collier and throwing her body
over a cliff, Solomon Collier, her hus
band, and John Collier, her son, were
arraigned today at Portauport Bar.
The police say the woman, who was
50 years old, had been cruelly treated
by her husband and son for several
years.
WET FLOOR PROVES FATAL
Dampness and Electric Light Wire
Cause Man'a Death.
BAKERSFIELD. Cal., Oct. 4. Gilbert
Ayrton, an Englishman, 35 years old,
was killed by a shock from an ordi
nary drop electric light In the livery
stable of Frank Keller on I street
late last night.
The floor of the stable was soaked
with rain, and the man's clothing was
wet when he grasped the light. .
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CHINA
Smaller Contestants Expected to Stay
Vp 18 Hours Larger Ones May
Double This Time Medals
and Prizes Are Offered.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Oct. 4. With at
mospheric conditions ideal, 10 balloons
sailed from St. Louie late this afternoon
toward the southeast. The passage
above the city from the grounds- of the
Aero Club was made at a height of 500
feet. The ascensions were as perfect as
could be. ' Two of the balloons the Perla
and the Missouri had gas bage of 40,000
cubic feet and were in a special race.
The others were 78,000 cubic-footers and
raced for medals and prizes.
The smaller balloons are expected to
remain in the air 18 hours and the larger
ones 40 hours. By morning they ought
te be over Kentucky or Tennessee.
The Cleveland was the first to get
away. This was followed by the St.
Louis III, Centennial, Pommern, New
York. University City, Indjpna and the
Hoosier.
One Entry Protested.
Because H. H. McGill, pilot of the
Indiana, had not received his license, his
entry sailed under protest and his eli
gibility will be settled later.
The Hoosier was disqualified, as Dr. P.
M. Crume is not a licensed pilot. How
ever, he sailed away . for the sport of
ballooning.
Under conditions, the balloons will not
have to let out gas until Jate tomorrow.
The Lahm cup, now held by Captain de
Forest Chanler, is one of the prizes
souglit by the aeronauts.
A flight of more than 475 miles will
get it.
Outside the balloon races, today's
programme centered about the 300
Mayors of American cities who have
accepted invitations to be guests of
the municipality during the week. The
city executives exchanged Ideas and
experiences today at an informal con
ference on the "Commission Plan of
Government."
An Immense throng witnessed the
departure of the balloons for the club
grounds, and hundreds of thousands of
other saw the air craft as they drifted
across lie city.
INTERNATIONAL RACERS DROP
American Sttll in Air May Prove
Winner.
ZURICH. Switzerland. Oct. 4. Sev
eral of the balloons which started yes
terday In the fnternatlonal race for the
Gordon Bennett cup have come to
earth again. D. Emil du Bonnett, one
of the French pilots, made a landing
at 3:30 this afternoon between Neu
dorf and Reichenbach, Silesia, Leon
de Brocker, a Belgian representative,
landed safely at the foot of theCar
pathlan Mountains at 11:30 today.
The following dispatch from H. W.
Mix has been received here:
"Raining continually for two hours. We
are voyaging northwest. Have used 16
bags of ballast."
The message was dropped from the bal
loon America ihis afternoon while pass
ing over Bohemia.
British Balloon Down.
Frank McLeon. repres?nting England,
landed In Bohemia at 10:27 A. M. ; Colo
nel Schaeck of Switzerland, near Neu
Streliz, at 12:45 In the afternoon; Dr.
Anton Schlein. Austria-Hungary, at Land
shut, Lower Bavaria, at 8:25 A. M. ;
Maurice Bienalme, France, at Neustadt,
Silesia, time not given; Captain Von
Abercron, Germany, about 18 miles from
Reichenbach, Silesia, at 2:25 P. M., and
Guido Piacenza, at Biela, Bohemia, at
midday.
The Spanish balloon landed at 7 o'clock
In the morning in Upper Austria.
Six of the balloons which started yes
terday in the International race for the
James Gordon-Bennett cup have not yet
been reported.
As Edward W. Mix, the only Ameri
can entrant. Is Included in these, the
chances of an American victory, which
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NEW YORK. Oct. 4. (Special. 1
Northwest people registered at New York
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Portland G. C. Henriot, at the Fland
ers; II. Hewitt, at the Grand: E. Grant.
Mrs. E- Grant, at the Navarre; Mrs. N.
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