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BALLOONS MISSING; ONE DOWN IS LOST Berry Reported Injured; Aide Sends Word by Pigeon, but Gives No'Location. FATE OF OTHERS MYSTERY Belief Is Bags Have Alighted in Wild Country in Cascade Range, Search Parties and Forest Rangers Are Out. WATCH FOR THE BALLOONS. Persons in neighboring towns and cities should watch for the balloons which started from Portland Thurs day, at 4:10 P. M. In the Rose Festi val balloon race. Persona picking up messages dropped from the balloon today should telephone or telegraph them 'collect1 to The Oregonlan. Farmers and forest rangers In the Cascade Mountains southeast of Ore gon City and in the neighborhood of Bull Run should organize to go to the aid of the balloonlsts. (Continued from First Page), the Milk Creek Canyou and that it can not possibly rise out of the canyon. At Liberal, a small town in Clacka mas County, a report was received to the effect that Lou Ayres, a farmer, saw a balloon close to the ground at 2:30 A. M. yesterday. He reported that he I reported was out attending- to a sick horse, when the balloon came by moving in northeasterly direction. basket called to him asking the direction of Portland. Mr. Ayers told them and they dropped a note which could not be found afterward by Mr. Ayers. Balloon in Wooded Country. The balloon moved along toward Timber Grove, a wooded country about 20 miles southeast of Oregon City. It '.was sinking fast apparently and Mr. A vArn sava V hflltAVAa it wwmt- snwn In Timber Grove, which embraces the ATLANTIC Milk Creek canyon. Charles Howe, Seventy-i'lfth and Klickitat streets, who had Deen fish ing on Bull Run River, reported that he had seen a balloon flying low over Bull Run Lake at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. This may be Donaldson's balloon. , ' Others) Jfot Located. The balloons bearing Donaldson and Lake pass last night from Eastern Oregon reaching the head of the Mc Kenzie today. He reports terrific lightning and hail storms extending irom Ulamond ' Peak to the Sisters. Today the forestry officials expect to go over the lava beds on the sum mit. Oregon Electric engineers at Odell nave Been notified to keep watch A circumference with a radius of 100 to ISO miles from Portland would cover that territory which tha forestry officials are tonight patrolling, and it a- ueuevea mat if the men are within mis region they will be found. Weather Bureau Helps. The reports of the United States Weather Bureau of Portland were brought into play In the efforts to lo cate the missing parties. Reports gleaned from all the stations of the bureau confirm the other reports that the balloons are all in a southeasterly direction from Portland. It is shown by the mans of Thursday night that the wind at Roseburir Port land, Marshfield, North Head and at California stations of the weather bu reau was in the general direction from northwest to southeast. The same gen eral direction was noted In the reports of 5 o'clock yesterday morning from these stations. This indicates that the same conditions prevailed all night. It is shown by a weather map pre pared by the Weather Bureau and by compilations of distances prepared by Acting District Forecaster Drake that had the balloons traveled along with me wina they would have reached point 35 miles from Portland at o clock last night. If they had con tinuea until 5 o'clock- this mornin they would have reached a point some wnere Between Bend and Prineville. distance of about 130 miles. from Port land. The weather reports show that ther was but little wind and the only seri ous storm was that near Beaver Creek and at Baker, Medford and Klamath tails. Or. There was but little rai anywhere west of the Cascade Range, it was shown. The wind throughout tnis territory was light, according to ins weatner reports. When it became apparent yesterday morning mat tne condition was seriou tne .Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company sent messages to all stations in tne cascades and throughout Clack amas, Marion and Multnomah counties asking that- the operators in charge rush tny Information which might be round. Among unverified reports received was one from Seaside, where it was that a large balloon had BIRDS THAT BROUGHT MESSAGES FROM RACING BALLOONISTS AND NOTES THAT THEY CARRIED. alighted on North Head at noon yes leraay. Another report from Seaside. Those In the 1 aIso unvrified, was to the effect that a. hubs uanoon was seen Thursday evening between 8:30 and 9 o'clock over Tillamook Head by Dan J. Moore. of the Moore Hotel, and other guests oi tne notei. MIDDLE WEST IS COOLER COAST, SIZZLING, PECT8 RELIEF TODAY. EX Richmond and Montgomery Have Tun perature of 10O, but Chicago Ex periences 20-Degree Drop. WASHINGTON, June 12 Witherin Henderson and Watts and Fawcett are e&t that paused suffering and death located .nly by these indirect reports y?ot 'wwas' J"D "'feci. OTesBH.se irom jjonaia- succeeded tonight by cooler weather son ana nenaerson. xnursday night I nearly everywhere except along the At about 9 o'clock the Watts and Fawcett lantic Coast from Boston southward Party was over Silverton. and the Don- wnre relief is expected tomorrow. eldson and Henderson party about 10 wiles southeast of Oregon City. Scattered reports which have to be taken for what they are worth indi cate that balloons were in the air southeast of Beaver Creek as late as 4:15 yesterday morning. The country In the Cascades is sparsely settled, but Richmond, with a temrjeratura tnHnv oi xuu, ana Atlanta with 98. equalled tneir nign records for June. Mont gomery, Ala., had a temperature of 100 In the East. Washington's official tnermometer registered 95 degrees, rnuaaeipma naa a temperature of 94 Boston 90 and New York 88. Temperatures fell abruptly from the anxious people in Portland and other hio Yalley northward and eastward cities and towns have been straining every effort to get some news of the missing parties. Landings In Wilderneeas Is Belief. By many it is considered certain' that thev have fi.lieht,ri 111 u w1l1 nuntrv For miles there is dense forest and 7IFRLER FTATF FTTI Fn rugged mountains from which only ,x- T " COIMI C Ot I I LtU except along the Coast. Chicago had a temperature of 70, a drop of 20 de grees from yesterday. The favorable change was almost as marked in other juiaaie western cities. Adopted Daughter Receives $375, 000 From. Big Bequest. perienced woodsmen and rangers might expect to find their way unless exceed ingly fortunate or close to some place where bearings might be established or neip round. That none of the balloonlsts was NEW YORK. June 12. Litigation able yesterday to get to any place over the estate of the late William wnere communication could be had legier has terminated with Miss Flor placed a very serious aspect -on the ence L. Brandt, his adopted daughter. situation, as darkness and a dense fog enshrouded the Cascades and forest country last night. Forest Ru(en on Lookout. Communication could have been had It is said, if any of the parties had receiving 375,000 from her brother. William Ziegler, Jr.. adopted son of tne millionaire baking powder manu lacturer, it was announced bv vounz Ziegler's lawyers today. Tne order of discontinuance of Minn Brandt's suit for 8250,000 has been filed Forest raneers i. o,, '. -. . . . in the Federal " service were on the ."".."'1,". " w.as 8la.tea ,"dn L "r - bought et to'ann'tSe a- r,tifi,i " I gation or her adoption by the late Mr. The balloon bearing Captain Berry was last definitely sighted by '.aptain .Honeywell aDout a mile east of Beaver Ziegler but the surrogate's court d cided against her and was sustained by the Court of Appeals. In this suit ... .ov luunudf jusHi, aI. wnicu time Plaintiff infl iifBnrtan .m the Honevweil hallnnn aiirhtrt Th. . naintiir and defendant were the chil Berrv balloon wa. i- fh.t tl k ?.ren r ?eorge Brandt, half brother of . Berry balloon was seen at that time by captain iioneyweii about 4000 feet up ana aDout a mile to the east, enshroud Mr. Ziegler. After their adoption by Mr. Ziegler, Brandt was successful In a ed in the same storm which drove the "JL v- hl daughter's adoption set Honeywell balloon to the ground. Sfhlnt Th. n,u.. j u j . , cally the entire fortune upon the elder The Donaldson and Henderson bal loon was beard from when it was about . 10 miles southeast of Oregon City, at 8:10 Thursday night, the information as to location being brought to the city by a carrier pigeon. This note In dicated that the balloon had passed through a severe storm and had sur vived. Inasmuch as the bird failed to reach Portland until noon yesterday, it is very inaennite when it was released. but it is thought the balloonlsts let it go soon after the note was written. xn tne note it was reported that a air. Zlegler's death in 1905. William J Gaynor, late Mayor of New York, was one or tne administrators. RIDE TO WIN $500 FAST Southern Motorcyclist Stops Long Enough to Pay $25 Fine. NEW YORK. May 29. Arthur Black. a young man who said he had bet S500 balloon was sighted to the north but wlth a friend In Thomasville, N. C. that it was not possible to determine whose he could reach Boston by May 26 on his it was. It is thought by those who have motorcycle, expePlenced a deiay ln hls studied the situation that this was the J ' c' """" ru"mM -assey, or the balloon of Captain Berry, which would trafflc squad, timed him going up Fifth indicate that it had survived the storm av?nue a the rate of 25 miles an hour. or at least part of it. and was still In Lassey toon mm to the Night Court, the air at 9:10 o'clock Thursday nttrht wnere Black explained about his bet. at which time the Donaldson and Hen derson balloon message was sent. All Wire Lines Called In. Railway companies telegraphed to all their agents at stations asking them to report an miormation and ru mors. The effort was made more de termined and extensive when the note was received from the Berry party in dicatlng that disaster had been met. sy ausk last nignt 60 towns and ham lets were searching. According to information from Eu gene last night from Clyde R. Seitz. su pervisor of the Cascade National For est, darkness fell with a heavy fog unngiiiB over trio Liacaao Mountains. Tne entire rorestry organization ln Lane County has been utilized to search for the missing balloons. The lorest supervisor nas ordered every guard and ranger to watch, from the lookout points for the missing aero nauts. He ordered a guard sent to Deer Butte Lookout Point, near the sum rait of the Cascade Mountains. Lookout 6O0O Feet Bia-h. This lookout is 6000 feet In the air, THE OREGONTAN SKN'DS SEARCH PARTY TO HUNT FOR MISS ING BALLOONISTS. The Oresonlan last nlgbt organ lied a party of searchers, which -eft during the night by automobile for Milk Creek canyon to search for the miAlng ballooniBts, The party Is headed by n-en aoqualnted with tha country to be searched. If no definite news Is heard by this morning other parties will be organized by C C Colt, of the Rose Festival Association, and Joseph Rleg, who had charge of the balloon races. Governor West will be asked to assist ln putting men ln the field, and assistance of forest rangers has already been promised. He did not tell when he had left Tnomasviiie. dui confided to the magls and w.'Stt. enure Cascade range eafety of M- IsOO-tln' for miles in every direction, including " hours the day before RPtF? and the territory east of the mountains ..ttin ,f,t iv-.. V ,w St Of the mountains I .nvthlno. ahnnt v. 1 . in Central Oregon. Although it Is im- nances p"a orQ1" possible to see the balloons at any dis- Magistrate Marsh fined him us tance. he hopes to detect the signal flres the young mil and resumed hi- ifnfhf lh" C,"i!,aVO drlft&d this journey, remarking that if he waVlo ' ? , i De nnea tnat much very often it v Thornton Munder came over the Odell be cheaper for him to lose ni bet! 1' " - - JV 'I - - X. j 4 i - s Plgreona Owned by Ralph Warren, of Oregon Homing Clnb. One Pigeon Taken by Balloonlsts Is Still Missing. . r-. i ,4- t J ,v- x. rv? M,sgsss"waMssa,,Mss.M.M G (Hi aJUtc, vc ? Cap UA Tl -ux&a iaj XAMSru 5 a. its 0 A 0 a Ad Art t 1. ess.ge. Brought Pigeona. Lower Right Hand Note. Signed by' Aide MorriMn, Tell, of InJnrT- to Cmm I a, Berry. Appeal tor Help I. Written Renmd to Beat of Note. THRILLS TOLD OF Caught Between Storms Cap tain Honeywell Tosses. LIGHTNING PLAYS PRANKS Efforts Made to Go Up After Strik ing Ground and Ascension Ac complislicd bnt Finally 3Iother Earth's Appeal Is Heard. MILLION' POPULATION BALLOON OWNED BY ST. LOUIS MAN. ST. LOUIS, June 13. The balloon Million Population Is owned by Albert von Hoffman, of St. Louis. It was valued at $1000 and wu equipped With aeronautical Instruments worth 300. Captain Berry is one of the 11 entrants for the National elimination balloon race that will start from St. Louis July 11. With lightning flashing and spitting in every direction about them, enclr cling their basket, running down their tall rope, and even tingling through their bodies. Captain Honeywell and Dr. W. E. Stewart, of the balloon 'Uncle Sam." which came down about :ao o'clock Thursday night near Bea ver Creek, Clackamas County, had ex ceedingly tnrining experiences, accord Ing to the story of Captain Honeywell as related upon his arrival in Portland yesterday. Both were weary from the strain of their trip and the efforts which they made to get trace of the other balloon parties, at least one of which got into the same storm which brought the uncie Dam to tne ground. "We got a bad start yesterday." .aid (Japtain Honeywell, in relating his ex periences. "Our balloon was released before we were entirely readv and for tnat reason we encountered some diffi culty in getting away properly. All our clothing except what we wore was left behind. We arose quickly and took an easterly course for considerable dis tance, getting to a height of 3000 feet as we proceeded eastward. Suddenly we were shaded from the sun by a dense cloud and the gas in our balloon contracted, letting us down to a height of about 600 feet We drifted south easterly until we got near Oregon City, traveling all the time in the shade of the cloud. Rapid Changes Experienced. At Oregon City we came out intothe sunshine again and our balloon ex panded and we arose rapidly to a eight of 6000 feet. We had a eood current at the lower altitude, but upon getting up 6000 feet we struck a dead calm and remained almost still for about three-quarters of an hour. uater we were caught bv a storm traveling south by east and we moved rapidly, passing to the east of Beaver Creek, where we came to a sudden halt in ine iace or a second storm moving north by west. The storms had con tracted our gas and wo were well down, i The two storms coming together, turned us back toward Beaver Creek. west of where we had passed on our way soutn. "The wind began to toss our balloon and our passage was very rough, so we let out auu ieet or trail rope. This dragged the ground and became wet. We got so low that three or four times we struck the ground. Just missing trees. We did not unvalve and ascended again as the currents or gusts of wind suoBiaea. " Trail Rope Thought Savior. "Then the lightning began to play all mnus oi antics with us. 1 felt It ting ling at my finger tips and through my body; flashes encircled the balloon and ran rings about our hat bands, crack ling like the receiver of a wireless tele graph instrument. This was due to the perspiration about our hat bands. I ex pected any minute that something seri ous would happen and I believe we would have been wrecked but for our traix rope, wnicn drairse tha irmmd ana iormea a conductor it the light mug to rea.cn tne earth. as tne storm continued and the iigntning quit Hashing our balloon con tinued to bounce, so we decided that the best place for Us was on the ground. .mo wmu was mowing irom every direction. We met currents running aimost vertical as well as horizontal, and for that reason were unable to handle the balloon. To release gas from tne oag wniie tne lightning waa flash ing and playing about was dangerous. as an explosion and the bursting of tne uag illlglll result. Alter we had gone over a rushed course of several miles from where we nrst siruca tne ground we again came down low and believing that we were fortunate in having got as far as we did without disaster and having a fair place to land, we pulled the rin rnni and came down in an orchard. The balloon struck a tree and waa dam aged slightly, but neither of us was ourc Berry Seen In Storm. "The last we saw of Berrv was iimt before we got down. He was In the same storm as ourselves. Ha was about a tile to the northeast of us an about 4000 feet up. The other balloons were about five miles to the southwest 01 us ana apparently- got out of the storm which struck us. I believe that they got into some rain and nrobabiv got wet, but I do not think they were Dotnerea Dy iigntning. Our balloon and that of Captain Berry seemed to be tne oniy ones tnat got into the storm which centered near Bear Creek. "It was tne most serious and thrill ing experience I have had ln my 12 years as a balloon pilot. I have never seen anything to compare with it. My aide. Dr. Stewart, although inexperi enced in balloon npvlgatlon, was the gamest and best aide I have ever gone up who. iae aia not gel rrlghtened." Captain Honeywell was loud ln his praise of the management of the bal loon contest. He says the handling of the affair was satisfactory in everv re spect. He paid a particular compliment to J. M. Reig, who served as manager of the ascension for the Rose Festival Association. POLICE GONE; THIEF BUSY Robber Takes Advantage of One- Man Department; Loots Store. ROCKVILLE CENTER, L. I., May 29. the absence of the police de partment a few nights ago someone broke into Tv. J. Hassans dry goods bazaar and ladies' emporium, across the street from the station, and escaped with $4000 worth of gowns that were marked "Direct From Paris" and Take Me Home for $19.70." Much ridicule has been heaped upon the police force lately, but this was not his fault- He had to arrest a negress the night of the robbery for intoxication, and she waa so unruly that he could not, as usual, put her into a trolley car and send her on for the next town to take care of. Rockeville Center has a Jail, but It needs repairs. The back door Is all right and no one can get out of that, since a .building has been put up against it. But several months ago a prisoner arrested for blowing up the postoffice safe took the pins with him, so the front door of the jail has not amounted to much since. Whenever a white man has been ar rested for Intoxication since then, the police force has registered him at the hotel, where he has slept off his "Jag' at the town expense. In this case the notei refused to take the negress on account of her color. inereiore. the police force had to take the woman to the Jail at Mineola, and while he was gone the burglar iook. advantage or his absence, broke Into Mr. Hassan's store and stole nearly every dress ln the place, even taking out of the ehow window the fancy gowns which Mr. Hassan said were cor rect Paris models marked down for this sale only. The thief must have had a wasron because no man could, carry all thoee gowns and the other aooaral from th. bazaar and emporium. Real Sympathy. (Philadelphia Bulletin.) juror we acquitted him out sympathy. Friend For his aged mother? Juror Oh, no for havlnar surh lawyer. PLIGHT OF PIGEONS TELLS OF STORMS Three Bedraggled, Weary Car riers Reach Home Friday, Leaving One Out Yet. SOME CARRY NO MESSAGE of Owner of Homers Ieclares Messages Xot Properly Attached and In structions About Dispatch of Birds Unheeded. Bedraggled and tired, apparently from long flights and encounters with the fury of storms which encompassed the balloons at dusk Thursday near Beaver Creek, Clackamas County, three of the homer pigeons taken by the balloon pilots " reached Portland1 yesterday, bearing sensational but meager and uncertain reports from the aeronauts. Only one out of the eight trained birds taken on the trip has failed to return. Inasmuch as this is one of the best trained and most depend able of the lotylt is feared it has been killed. It Is declared that if it had been released and had any chance of flying it would have reached home. Four of the birds reached tne city Thursday night between 6:15 and 6:45 P. M. Three of them bore notes, while the other had lost its messaee. Inasmuch as no reoord was kept of the birds taken on each balloon, it is not possible to tell which balloons the birds carrying no notes came from. Bird's Condition Arouses Fears. The first bird to. reach the city yes terday was "Oregon Queen," which bore a small, hurriedly written note from the balloon piloted by Captain Berry. The note and other circum stances, coupled with the bedraggled condition of the bird, indicated that something serious had happened. The note, written on the , back of a store receipt, read: "Balloon struck by light ning. Berry hurt. Lost in woods. Come quick. Morrison. No mention was made of where the balloon - had dropped and It was ap parent that the writer, probably Mor rlson, was much excited. Apparently the bird with this note was released ln the storm of Thursday night, and It is believed the writer did not know where they were. A second pigeon came ln at 1 o clock. the note missing. It is not known from which balloon it came. A third bird reached the pigeon loft at 2 P. M. from the "Springfield." This bird apparent ly had had a hard time and was in bad condition. Just when it was released is not known, as the bird failed to get home until the afternoon, but the note was dated Thursday night at 9:10 o'clock. Note Cornea From "Springfield." Ralph E. Warren, of the Oregon Horn Ing Club, which furnished the pigeons, says he believes the bird was released high ln the air and was driven a long way out of Its course by the storm. Such a release would not be in accord ance with the Instructions given the balloon pilots before they left. The note from tbe bpringrieid Dal oon dated 9:10 P. M. Thursday read as follows: "We are about 10 miles southeast of Oregon City. Course south east. Altitude 2200. Just passed through storm. Wind blew about 20 mile gale. It poured and completely covered us. Saw a rainbow upaldo down. Both feeling fine. We see bal loon to the northeast of us. Can't make out which. Haven t seen others for over an hour. Donald and Henderson." The messages received yesterday were in bad condition, being blurred and marred. Pigeons Declared Good. Mr. Warren, of the Oregon Homing Club, says the pigeons sent out were all well-trained carriers. "Oregon Queen." which carried the message from the Berry balloon, ' has made trips from San Francisco to Portland and has made other long flights and has won some prizes for flying. All tbe others are well-trained birds also. Instructions were given by Mr. War. ren before the balloons left for releas ing the birds. Pigeons having young were selected and marked for release at night because of their eagerness to return directly home. Old birds with long experience ere selected for re lease ln the morning because of their endurance power and ability to fly long distances. Mr. Warren says the aeronauts ap parently did not follow listructlons and it is considered surprising that the birds reached the city at alL Mr. War ren says he has no doubt but that they were released in the storm and were blown miles out of their course. That notes were not made fast to the birds was apparent from the fact that two ot the returning birds had lost them. LIGHT AND "BEAUTY PASSi (Continued From Page 7.) float. The beautiful pink and white blooms so familiar to the orchard coun try of Oregon were displayed In great profusion. It was a general exhibition of the orchard Industry of the state. Trigano's band rode on a float named In honor of the Pacific Ocean. ."Oregon, the Land of Roses." was another pretty picture. Miss Helen Mc Iver was the Queen of this float. A typical rose garden was shown. Another band chariot was named in honor of Mount Hood, and carried Russi's band. A chariot called "Mult nomah" carried Brown's band. Next to the float bearing the Queen herself. ;he most popular one In line, was that representing the Panama Ca nal and the battleship Oregon. Miss Estella McCarl. one of tbe Princesses, rode on this float. . Queen Thelma rode on the last car hih on her throne, where she could be seen and admired by all her subjects. She was loudly acclaimed. Miss Alice Husby and Miss Helen Fitzgerald, a pair of Princessea, rode on the queen's float. The strenuous efforts of George L Baker, together with Police Captain t irele and a squad of policemen, kept the large crowds from cutting off the end of the parade. When the paeeant neared its end at the corner of Four teenth and Morrison, thousands of spec tators broke their line and crowded upon the streets. This trouble was soon mended when the officers arrived ,t.Al,10:? 'clock a band float Jumped the track at Fifth and Glisan streets and it required the wrecking car 30 minutes to make repairs. However. ' this failed to cause the immense crowds to leave and they were not satisfied until the very last float passed in re view. "It's over," sighed Queen Thelma, as she laid aside her royal robes, after the cars had been returned to their sheds. Next week she will resume her duties as filing clerk in the freight claim de partment of the O.-W. R. & N. Com pany. 0AKS40 BLAZE IN FIRE SECOD DISPLAY TO EXD FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS OF WEEK. Mammoth Bomb to Be Discharged In Own Mortar, While Designs of Xcvr Kind Will Be Featured. The Rose Festival will be given a farewell of fire at the Oaks Amuse ment Park tonight at 9 o'clock, wheu the second big pyrotechnic exhibition of the week will be held. Outside of the mammoth 36-inch bomb, the largest shell ever fired in Portland, the features of the pro gramme will be entirely different from those that drew such an Immense crowd Tuesday. So many inquiries were made re garding the big bomb that a messen ger was sent down from the Hitt Fire works Company with the great explo sive. Great care was needed ln carry ing the bomb from Seattle. The shell is guaranteed to go up 4000 feet, or about three-quarters of a mile. When It explodes it will burst over an area of five acres, illuminating the whole city. The first bomb was an un qualified success and similar results are expected for the later display. There will be a number of brilliant set pieces and about 500 rockets, with novel features. While the display will not be quite so great as that given in honor of Queen Thelma. it will have a number of entirely unique features. fcpeciai preparations have been made to handle a crowd fullv as larira as that Tuesday. Another pyrotechnic feature will ho the display of daylight fireworks at the Oaks Sunday afternoon at 4 These will portray in smoke what the nignt displays show in fire. Manv novel effects are promised. Smoke figures of all kinds will result. TARGET CRACKS COME FIFTH COAST ARTILLERY COMPANY EN ROITB FROSI ALBANY. On War to Knrimpmcnt S3 Mrtnhrr, of eUOO-Yard-Record Coast Shots Will Participate In Parade Here. CHART PREPARED BY ACTING FORECASTER DRAKE, SHOW- j ING PREVAILING AIR CURRENT AND DISTANCE BAL- LOONS MIGHT HAVE TRAVELED IN REGULAR WIND. Arrow Indicates direction of prevailing winds from 4 P. M. Thurs day to 6 P. M. Friday. The 86-mile circle shows where balloon might have traveled by 9. P. M. Thursday. The 130-mile circle shows what location might be by 5 P. M. Friday. Mr. Drake explains Utat con traryxoi Irregular winds might have altered this calculation, which is based on wind at Portland. ALBANY. Or, Juno 12. (Special.) The Fifth Company of Coast Artillery reserves will leave on a special train over the Southern Paciflo at 6:20 this morning en route for Fort Ste vens. First Lieutenant L. R. Gilbert was ln command of the company, as Captain Powell is now at Toledo. Ohio, as a National delegate to the Modern Woodman convention. R- R. Knox is the Second Lieutenant. There are 55 men in the comnanv. the greatest number that has attended the annual encampment ln 10 years. They will stop in Portland to take part ln the Rose Festival parade tomorrow, then continue to Fort Stevens, where they will be ln camn from June 12 to June 23. The final Inspection was held ln the Armory today. The : company is sent to Fort Stevfens every year, where they are Instructed ln handllns: tbe 10-inch Coast-defense guns. This is said to be the only company of National Guards that has ever succeeded ln hitting the bullseye on a 6200-yard moving tar get. Lieutenant Gilbert said the men were ln excellent condition and fully expected to maintain their record. COMPANY AT ASHLAXD LEAVES Coast Artillerymen to Take Fart in Festival Parade Today. ASHLAND, Or, June 12 (Special.) Forty members of the First Company, Coast Artillery Reserves, of this city, left tonight for Portland. Tomorrow they will take part in the big parade in the Rose City, the artillery regiment heading the line, after which they will go direct to Fort Stevens for a 10 . days' drill in manning tbe coast defense guns. The local contingent is under com mand of Lieutenant Clyde Dean, with Don Spencer first sergeant. ZACATECAS FIGHTING HEAVY Federal Minister of War Reports Heavy Casualties. MEXICO CITT. June 12. General Blanquet, Minister of War, said tonight that fierce fighting was still continu ing around Zacatecas. The constitution alists, ho said, had been repulsed ln every attack they had made on the town and the federals were holding all their positions. Heavy casualties were reported by General Blanquet " -. result of tbe fighting. The town ot Zacoalco. State of Jalis co, about 0 miles west of Guadalajar-t, is reported to have been retaken from the constitutionalists by f derals under General Manuel Zozrya. The war office reports that 300 constitutionalists were killed in tbe battle. The followers of Emiliano Zapata are said to have abandoned their plans to capture Cuernavaca, owing to t..j severe dtteats they have suffered re cently. An international conrrui of authors and journalists which some of the most famous thinners ot tne aire win attend, will con vene on the srounda of the Panama-PaoUle International exposition ln