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.
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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!
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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