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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
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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.
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