1 . ) " 3 TTTE MORNTXG OREGONTAy. TUESDAY, JANTAIlY 3, 1911. PROMINENT FIGURES AT WHITE HOUSE NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION. AVIATION MEET IS ENDED IN GLOOM KANSAS ROBBERS Sunflower State Says Men Flying at Los Angeles Is Dis pirited and Air Currents Are Treacherous. Who Loot Banks Come Across Boundary. NARROW ESCAPES ARE HAD Radlfr, Curtis. Wlllard, Latham Thrratrnrd In Midair Eng. Ilshman Slls Machine and May Quit Panjrrroos Sport. AVIATION FIELD. Los Aneeles. Jan. 2, The second International aviation. met held here ended today without the eclat that marked the c!o-a tat Jan uary of the Inaugural meeting at Co rn In cues field. The lorrnw and gloom created by th tragle death of Arch Hoxsey last Sat urday still "held lt weight upon both spect&tnra and aviator ana crushed all drslre to carry out the festivities which had been arranged for the finale. The work of the aviators was as spirit less as It was yesterday. Tner were Mr..iti irvl.v than ther have been since the popular aviator waa slain In the mulst or nis reviimsw uiii -In, and the crowd, which was much smaller than It has been at any time during the week, sat In silence. Hubert Latham, the French aviator, was the only pilot to do anything out of the ordinary. He occupied the entire afternoon In giving rids to the daugh ters and feminine relatives of the offi cials of the meet. Narrow Escapes Had. Other than thla. tha only Interest cen tered In several narrow escapes of avi ator la the fickle winds which have interfered with the flying almost dally since the meet began. December S. James Radley. the Englishman; Glenn -urtls. C. F. Wlllard and Hubert Latham figured In these. None, however, sus tained any Injury nor were their ma chines damaged. Within a few minutes after the fare well gun was fired at 6 O'clock this aft ernoon, scores of packers were, busy In the hangars, boxing the flying machines which will appear next in San Francisco. Olenn Curtlsa left tonight for San Die go to look over the ground for his ex perimental and training station. Monoplane Wobble In Air. Jamea Radley. tha English aviator, be gan the last day of the Los Angeles meet with a narrow escape from death. Although the day was calm and there was absolutely no wind about the start ing point m front of the grandstand, drifting gusts caught the Englishman's Blertnt monoplane and for a second or two It danced and wabbled in the air In a manner that startled tha spectators. Radley'a encounter with the vagrant air currents was unexpected. He waa totally unprepared for It. but regained control of the machine and Immediately landed. A few minutes later, he ac cepted an offer from a purchaser to buy his machine. Had Icy May Quit. However, ha said, ha Intended to fly It at the San Francisco meet, although he added that after that ha might abandon the sport that has claimed so many victims during the past year. ;ienn Curtlse ascended In one of his racers shortly after Kadlcy went up. en countered the same dungcrous air cur rents and was forced to come down. He said that the bad spot In the atmosphere was located Just above the place that Arch Hoxsey was struck and killed last Saturday. "1: Is a dangerous place and will al ways be a menace to aviators." he added, "unless the course la rearranged so we will not hare to fly near that particular place." AMATEt n-S WILL TRY 1XIGHTS rrlies Offered for San Francisco Meet Are) Tempting. SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. i Novices are expected to come In for considerable at tention at the aviation meet which will begin here Saturday. Prlxes offered have attracted a large number of amateurs. One of these. Orver Myerhofer. has a V-shaped biplane fitted wrth a 90-horse-power motor, and another home-made aeroplane of original design and con struction Is) that of C. A. Lambeurth. of Oakland. It is a multiplane type with a wind surface of 51 square feet. Other amateurs entered for the coming meet are: Iul Fortney. with a Demoisaclle monoplane; John H. Hudson, with a monoplane of original construction; Thad deus 3. Kerns, with a Curtlsa biplane; Howard Woerner. with a Blerlot mono plane; Ralph J. Sheaf, with a Farmata biplane; Karl Wolf, with a Farm an bi plane; W. C. Wheeler, with a Blerlot monoplane; Brewer brothers, with an original biplane, and M. W. Gtselman. wrth a Farrrmn biplane. Three flights to and from the deck of a war vessel by Eugene Ely are now planned by the aviation committee and the navy officers who are co-operating In making the neceexwry arrangements. The cruiser Pennsylvania will probably be used for each of the following events: Flight from the deck of a warship to avutton field In South San Francisco and return: flight from vessel to land with a naval officer aa a paswnKer. and flight from aviation field to deck of eihlp. The platform to be built on the cruiser frr the tests wttl be 30 feet wide and I'M feet long, with a tilt of Ave feet at the lower end. Railings will re placed at the sMs to prevent possible accidents In landing. MOISSAXT MOXVMEXT IS FLAX t'UUcns to Krcct Tribute In Marsh Wlrere He Fell to Death. NEW ORLEANS. Jan. I. The mem ory of John K. Mols-iant will be per petuated In a monument In marble and bronze to be erected In the marshes near Harahan. at the spot where the aviator fell to his death last Satur day. Tentative plans for the movement are In the hands of Crawford H. El lis, chairman of the cltlxens' com mittee, which had charge of the recent aviation meet. Kills said he felt sure contributions would come from every section of the United Stales and from Europe and Central America. We believe John ri. Molssant de serves a monument as much as any other pioneer of science, and at an early date, the movement will be placed on a systematic basis," said Mr. Ellis. "We have no doubt of Its success." Until Alaska hard coal ran be had the cheapest and bet fuel Is Weleti anthra cite, imported from England by (he tdlcfsea Fuel Co, Inc. LONG- nn. .nnn sv ii Lvciv I vn ixc. Mf HELEN TAFT. AND BELOW HER MRS. WORTH LOWElV ROW, B IRON VON HOGELMl LLER, DEAN OF DIPLOM ATIC CORPS, MISS ETHEL ROOSE VELT, MRS. JAMES 9. SHERMAN. SHERIFFS AFRAID TO ACT ENVOYS HOHORTAFT Display of Gorgeous Uniforms Makes Great Pageant. ALL EYES ON JUDGE WHITE Congratulations Showered on Chief Justice "Standpat" Payne and Insurgent" nrlstow March In as Brothers, 'Arm-in-Arm. Concluded on Pin 2- bert L. Spencer, U. S. N. and Ens'trn A. L. Bristol. I. 8. N assembled as escort to the President and proceeded to the residential portion, where the Presi dent and Mrs. .Taft were waiting;. rresltlcnt Knters, Function Is On. As the President's escort descended to open the reception doors, bugrlers from the United States Marine Band stationed at the foot of the stairway sounded the President's call and tha Kreat function waa on, the entire band plavinfr "Hall to the Chief." The Vice-President and Mrs. Sher man and all the members of the Cab inet and their wives were In waitlnr to assist, joining tha President and Mrs. Taft as they reached the foot of the great winding- stairway. Tha party proceeded to the southern end of the Blue Room, where the receiving line was formed. When the dlploroatio corps waa ushered In, the Austrian Am bassador In his rich, red velvet cloak, embroidered In gold, his top boots and sable cap, as dean of the corps, led. The airreeable duty of introducing; the foreigners fell to the Secretary of State by virtue of long custom. Ha stood at the left of the President dur ing Its progress. Throughout tha rest of the reception Colonel Cosby and Captain Butt made the Introductions. The dean of the ministers. Senor Don Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, of osta Rica, led the Ions; line of ministers and Charge" d'Affalres with the members of the staffs of the different legations. Next came the Chief Justice and As sociate Justices of the Supreme Court and their wives, who were among Mrs. Taffa assistants of the day. They were already In the Blue Room, but they Joined their husbands to Extend formal greetings along the line. The Chief Justice was accompanied by Mrs. White and every step of their progress after leaving the Blue Room waa a signal for their friends to clus ter about them and offer congratula tions. Following the Supreme Court were the judges of the Court of Customs Appeals, the judges of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, the Judges of the United States Court of Claims and the Judges of the Su preme Court of the District of Columbia. rolltk-al Knernlea Arm-In-Ami. There was an exceedingly slim at tendance of the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, proba bly due to the fact that Congress does not reconvene until Thursday and that most of the members of both branches took advantage of the long recess to spend their holidays at home. Something of a smile rippled around the crowd Just Inside the main entrance to the White House when Senator Brlstow, of Kansas, Insurgent, and Rep resentative Bereno E. Payne, of New Tork. author of tha tariff law. an old Una stand-patter, came In arm-in-arm. They went down stairs together, hung up their hats and coats on adjoining racks and. still arm-in-arm. iook ineir places In line. Speaker Cannon has not missed a New Year reception at the White House In years. Today he made a concession to the formality of the , occasion by wearing a frock coat. Resplendent In fulldress uniform of blue and gold, the olflcars of the Army, Navy and Marine Corrs and district National Guard formed a decided con- trast In appearance to the more som berly attired members of the lawmak ing branch of the Government, who Im mediately preceded them In the long lino that lowly filed past the President and the receiving party. Lleutenant-General Nelson A. Miles, retired, as the ranking: officer present, occupied the post of honor at the right of the line, with Major-General Leon ard Wood, chlef-of-staff. as his com panion. The naval line 'was headed by Admiral Dewey, followed by Rear Admiral Richard Walnwright and Rear Admlral W. P. Potter. Commander Robert E. Peary was In line with his follow naval officers. Nebraska and Oklahoma Accused of Giving Refugo to Gangs Which Raid From Xorth and South, Then Flee to Safety. TOPEKA. Kan., Jan. 2. Joseph N. Dollcy. State Bank Commissioner, has sent a letter to the Governors of e braeka and Oklahoma calling their at tention to the bank robbers and thieves who rendexvous In those states and work in Kansas. Mr. Dollev's letter to the Governor of Nebraska also called attention to the ap parent Indifference of the local officers. He asks the two Governors to act In conjunction with the Governor of Kan sas to round up the robbers and put them away. , Two Gangs at Work. "There are two gangs of bank rob bers and thieves, a north and a south gang." said Mr. Dolley today. "One makes Its headquarters In Wyniore, Neb., and the other just over the line in Oklahoma. The latter outfit. I be lieve. Is a part of the old Callahan gang, which formerly lived in Wichita. Every time a bank robbery has been committed In the northern part of the state, the robbers were traced to Wy more. The detectives who have worked on the case were not able to get the officers of the Nebraska county to show any activity In helping to get the men under arrest Sheriff Afraid to Act. "A business man told one of the de tectives that there was no use in trying to apprehend the robbers, at the same time admitting that they made their headquarters there. He said they brought lots of money to the town and that they never disturbed any one there. The Bherlff Indicated that he feared them, saying he would not go after nor would he send any of his men. "I have an Idea that, although these two gangs are separated by the width of the state, they have a perfect under standing between themselves. In other words, they have a division of territory like large trusts which divide the terri tory In trade. I have asked the Gov ernors of Nebraska and Oklahoma If some arrangement can't be made where by these gangs may be broken up." NEBRASKA ADMITS CHARGE Chief of Lincoln Police Says States Must Co-operate. LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan 2. The state ment of Joseph N. Dolley, Kansas State Bank Commissioner, criticising the al leged Indifference of the Nebraska of ficers to the activities of the bank robbers whose rendezvous is said to be In Southern Nebraska, was support ed by .Chief James Malone, of Lincoln, today. He. said his efforts as head of the Nebraska Bankers" Association Detec tive Bureau to locate the gang's hid luar Dlace had not been freely aided. "The only apparent way of breaking up the gang, which undoubtedly has .headquarters in tnis state near me Kansas lino, is through the co-opera tion of the two states, he said. lur Supremacy in Oregon Maintained Conservative and Healthy Growth Is the amount of Policies in force in The Only Life Insurance Company Exclusively Oregon B ESTFOR A. 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