TOE SUNDAY OREGON! AN, PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 6, 1903.
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American Aeroplane Remains
In Air Nearly 20 Min
utes at Lemans.
SPEED 37 MILES AN HOUR
llMblo Covers IS Mile In FUgM,
Rising to Height of SB Feet.
Second Test Marred
by Accident.
LEHANS, France. Sep. -'Wilbur
, Wright, the aeroplanlst of Dayton, O,
made m.gniant and highly luooe!..
ful flight here thla morning. Hli machine
was la the air 1 minutes, 4 J-8 seo
onda, thus approaching within a frac
tion of a minute Henry Farman s reord
I for the longest publlo flight. The dls
Unce covered by Mr. Wright was not
accurately measured, but It U stl
mated at between 14 tt and 1 mllea.
The feat tu accomplished on tno
i field of Anwar and was-aooompanled
fby a remarkable series of evolutions
I demonstrating the precision olMr.
Wrlghfs oontrol of the machine. When
the alighted easily, within 300 feet of
!his starting place, the American aero
I pianist was oTerwhelmed with oongrat
ulatlona. He said he could bare re
'mained In the air longer, but he de
jsoended on account of an abnormal
noise made by the motor. -M.
Boulle, who Umed the flight, eotl
I mated that the average height of the
aeroplane from the ground was U i feet
land that Its speed exceeded 3T miles
Ian hour.
I After readjusting his rnoto. Mr.
I Wright prepared for another flight,
'in the ' meantime, however, a strong
j -K-lcd had arisen, blowing at times as
ifclgh as J4 miles an hour. Neverthe
less. Mr. Wright launched hie machine
land the aeroplano was slipping along
nicely when suddenly, as he reached
a point opposite a group of trees, a
eavy gust of wind threatened to drive
him into the branches. To avoid this,
!3jr. Wright turned his machine sharply,
but ho lifted the right wing too much
I and the left wing came In oontaot with
I the ground. Thla brought about a rep
etition of the accident of August 23,
Iwhen the delicate framework was de
' rmzixid and torn from a similar cause,
lilr. Wright was not hurt. He announced
'that he would be able to resume his
iXllght next week.
1AEKOXAT7TS WIUCj FORM VSIO'S
Pnrposo to Prevwn TJnlloensed Bal-
loonlsts From Risking Lives.
; WASHINGTON. Sept. . Actuated br
the death of Charles Oliver Jones at
Watexville. Ma-, on Wednesday, by fall
ing from his airship, the Boomerang,
leading aeronauts gathered at Fort Meyer
to witness the aeroplane tests are seri
ously discussing the advisability of the
enactment of a law which would tend to
prevent accidents of this character. It
Is proposed to make it Illegal for anyone
not holding an aeronaut's license from a
recognized Aero Club to make an ascen
sion. Aero Clubs have been formed In near
ly 10 cities, and nearly all balloon as
censions by recognized aeronauts are
made under the auspices of the Aero
Club of America. In order to uphold
the dignity of aeronautics as a science,
and to Insure its progress along cor
rect lines. It Is proposed that these clubs
be given power to Issue licenses to
aeronauts.
There have been numerous accidents In
connection with aerial navigation, not
ably the collapse of a large dirigible
balloon In California last Winter In
which several persons were Injured.
These accidents. It Is asserted, have been
due to the Inexperience of the aeronaut.
AEItOPLAXE CONTEST DELAYED
'Wright and Several Others to Fly
for Trophy.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. The contest
for the Sclentlno American trophy for
beavler-thas-alr flying machines, which
was to take place in New York Mon
rday, has been postponed Indefinitely
and plans are now being considered for
holding the oontest at Fort Meyer, Vs.,
immediately after the Government's
tests there are completed.
Orville Wright has expressed a de
Mire to compete for the cup. Glenn
Curtis will probably fly in the Aerial
.Association's new aeroplane, now being
.constructed at Hammondsport, N. Y. A.
M. Herring, , who Is due to bring his
.machine to Fort Meyer next week for
. official trial before the board of Army
officers, will probably compete. The
conteet Is open to all heavler-than-air
types of machines and to Inventors of
nr nation.
There was no flight at Fort Meyer
today, owing to unfavorable weather.
The balloon, tent, which has housed
the Wright aeroplane, was taken down
today and will be shipped, together with
the dirigible balloon, to St. Joseph, Mo.
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rXCLB SAM XEEDS AERONAUTS
Army Officers Cannot Take Fart In
Berlin Balloon Race.
NEW YORK. Sept. 5. Brigadier
General Allen, chief of the United
States Army Signal Corps, who leaves
today on the St. Paul for a tour of in
spection among aeronauts and avia
tors of Europe, says that the Govern
ment Is seriously handicapped by want
of men and lack of funds in the de
velopment of aeronautical facilities
for the Army and Navy.
Because of the great need of expe
rienced aeronauts, he announced that
neither Lieutenant F. P. Lahmn nor
Captain Charles pe Forrest Chanler
will be allowed to take part In the In
ternational balloon races at Berlin,
October 11. as had been expected. .
AVIATORS ARE OUT IX FORCE
Several Frenchmen Show Ability of
Aeroplanes to Fly,
PARIS, Sept S. French aeroplanlsta
were out In force at Issy this morning to
view a number of flights by local
aviators. Leon La Grange circled the
field five times covering a little over seven
miles at an average height of 30 feet,
M. FVrtxr. on board his biplane, re
mained In the air two minutes. M,
Malecot, with a mechanla at his side, ac
complished two turns of the' field at a
height of 60 feet, but he had trouble with
his motor and this mads it neoassary for
tun to abandon the effort.
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READY FOR STUMP
Bryan Starts Today on Inva
sion of East.
WILL TALK THREE WEEKS
Conference "With Democratic Lead
ers In Chicago Precedes Tour.
Monster Rally In New York
Is on Programme.
FAIRVTEW. Lincoln, Neb.. Sept 6.
With practically everything requiring
his immediate attention disposed of,
William J. Bryan, atter a comparative
ly busy morning, spent the remainder
of the day resting preparatory to his
campaign tour of the Middle West and
the Eastern States, which begins to
morrow afternoon. Encouraged by the
conditions In the West as he found
them on bis two recent trips, Mr. Bryan
will invade the East for about three
weeks, during which time he Is
scheduled for many speeches and will
hold conferences with the Democratic
leaders of that section of the country.
Arriving In Chicago Monday, he at
one will be brought into touch with
the National committee, suspending his
conference only long enough to deliv
er a Labor-day address. The political
ground also will be gone over with his
advisers on Tuesday. Wednesday he
will speak in Peoria, and from there
he will travel eastward. From reports
received a monster Democratic rally
will occur In New York City when he
goes there on September 17.
The political Itinerary provides for
his absence from home until September
SO, after which date he will remain at
Fall-view for at least three weeks. The
remaining week before election will
be left open for such speaking engage
ments as may be deemed necessary.
GRIP WILL NOT . LOOSEN
(Oonturaed From First Face.)
some will be carried on purely local
Issues; others will be swayed by the
general election.
Taft Strengthens Ohio.
In view of the fact that an Ohio man
heads the Republican National ticket,
the probabilities are that the Ohio dis
tricts will return Republicans to the
House. One of the three close dis
tricts, the Eleventh, was formerly rep
resented by General Grosvenor, and
was then strongly Republican, but was
made doubtful two years ago by reason
of Republloaa factional trouble, grow
ing oat of the defeat of Grosvenor for
reaomlnatlon. That trouble will not
be la evidence this year, so this dis
trict Is oount&d as safely Republloaa.
The seoond Maine dlstrlot will also
probably roll up a good, strong ma
jority for its) Republloaa candidate.
This dlstrlot has been represented by
Mr. Uttlefleld, who drew ths opposition
of Sam Qompers, sf the American Fed
eration ef La.be, With Llttlefiold out
ef ths race, and a Republloaa running
on local Issues, this district Is not In
danger this year.
New York Seems Safe.'
Again, the Fifth Michigan has long
been a Republican stronghold. It was
represented by William Alden Smith,
and when he went to the Senate a new
party struggle was opened up, thereby
reducing the normal majority. That
trouble has been patched up. The death
of old General Ketcham reduced the Re
publican majority In the Twenty-first
New York dlstrlot two years ago, but
when Ketcham was a candidate he never
had much difficulty In defeating his
Democratio opponent. This Is the dis
trict In whioh Judge Alton B. Parker
lives, but Ketcham won handsomely four
yearn ago. In spite of Democratio local
pride. The Twenty-first New York is.
therefore, safely Republican.
Where Democrats May Win.
The Democrats may capture the Eighth
Illinois, a Chicago district; because of
the fact that Kern Is Bryan's running
mate, they may get some of the close
Indiana districts, especially as Indiana Is
highly excited over the prohibition Issue,
and the parties are not solidly welded
together; they may regain the Eleventh
Missouri, which went Republican four
years ago, and they may capture the
Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania. In the
latter district Representative Acheson,
Republican,, after a long, uninterrupted
career In Congress, was defeated for re
nomination, and much bitterness was en
gendered. This local disaffection may
throw the district Into the Democratio
column. There Is little danger of the
Republicans losing the Twentieth Penn
sylvania, which Is a manufacturing and
farming district.
Situation in Kentucky.
If Kentucky gives Its vote for Taft
the three close Republican districts are
likely to return Republicans to the
House, but If Bryan carries the state by
a substantial majority these districts
may change their political color. But
for Bryan's unpopularity there might be
danger of Republican defeat In the Fifth
and Seventh New Jersey districts, rep
resented respectively by Fowler and Par
ker. The very fact that Bryan Is the
Democratio nominee will be of aid to
these two Congressmen, each of whom
has seen long service In the House, but
neither of whom has ever been elected
by a strikingly large majority.
Democratio Hopes Weak.
The First Iowa district, close two
years ago, gave a Republican majority
of over 6000 four years ago, and is nor
mally Republican. The same Is true of
the Third Nebraska district, where a
Republican majority of 3000 was record
ed in the last Presidential year. It Is
evident, therefore, that If the Democrats
are to carry the next House, they must
capture districts that were not particu
larly close In the last Congressional elec
tion, and they must hold all those dis
tricts which they carried In 190 by
very small majorities. But can they hold
the 26 close Democratio districts?
Must Hold These Districts.
These are the districts, now repre
sented by Democrats, all of which must
be held if the Democrats are to gain
control of the next House:
State District Majority.
Illinois, Fifth 811
Illinois. Twenty-third............ ISIS
Indiana. Third. , ................. 455
Kentucky, Sixth. S75
Maryland, Second, . .............. 1252
Maryland, Third. 88
Minnesota. Beoond. . ............. 1060
Missouri. Fourth. , M 1173
Missouri, Thirteenth. . . 438
Missouri, Fourteenth, . .......... 1489
Missouri, Fifteenth. , ........... 175
Missouri, Sixteenth. , ............ 427
Nnbroska, Second. , . ............ 608
North Carolina, Eighth. . ........ 1066
North Carolina, Tenth. , ......... 0
Ohio, Filth. . . ................... 1018
Ohio, Sixth ,. 1180
Ohio, Ninth. , , 41
Ohio. Seventeenth, . 195
Oklahoma, Seeond, . , 878
Pennsylvania, Fourteenth, ...... lot
Pennsylvania, Fifteenth. ........ 881
Rhode Island, First. lf
Tennessee. Eighth. 35
Virginia. Fiftn 222
Wisconsin, Third. 1011
rarrled by Republicans In lau
Swung Over fcy Roosevelt.
Eighteen of the foregoing districts were
carried by the Republicans In 1904. large
ly on. acoount of the popularity of Mr.
Roosevelt. In not a few of those dis
tricts Mr. Taft 1b also popular and this
faotor Is not to be lost sight of. In the
18 districts designated, new men have
been sent to Congress, and as a rule new
men are not particularly formidable, be
cause in a-single term they have no op
portunity to demonstrate their compe
tency or lack of ability. They are. there
fore, at a disadvantage.
The Republicans are making a Prtle
ular effort to carry Missouri for Taft,
and If they succeed will likely regain
soma of the Congressional districts they
captured four years ago.
Apathefto In Maryland.
There Is every indication that the Re
publicans, because of Democratio apathy,
will carry one - of the Democratic dis
tricts in Maryland, and they are making
a tremendous fight for the other. Mary
land Is almost certain to give Its elec
toral vote to Taft.
The lone Minnesota district that went
Democratio two years ago Is to be fought
for again by Second Assistant Postmaster-General
McCleary, who was Its Con
gressman for many years, and the
chances are about even that he will be
returned. The only reason for doubt Is
the fact that Johnson Is again running
for Governor, and may swing enough
Scandinavian votes to shut out McCleary.
Hope for North Carolina.
The seoond Nebraska district Is very
doubtful, with the advantage on the
side of the Democrats. In North Caro
lina, however, the eighth district. Re
publican for several terms, up to the
present Congress. Is likely to swing
back Into the Republican column. The
effort being made to carry North
Carolina for Taft will help out in this
dlstrlot, though there Is apparently
little chance that the state will break
from the solid South. The 10th North
Carolina will probably remain Demo
cratic. The local pride of Ohloans will go a
long ways toward capturing the four
close Democratio districts of that state.
If Roosevelt could carry them In 1904.
certainly Taft stands a splendid chance
of doing as much In his home state,
now that he Is the candidate of the
Republican party.
Sims Becomes Too Great.
Tnlena there Is serious labor trouble
before election the 14th and 15th Penn
sylvania districts are expected to re
turn to the Republican camp, and the
steady Republican gains In the eighth
Tennessee give hope that a Republican
may be chosen to succeed the petulant
Sims. Sims has become a "holler than
thou" statesman In late years, and his
change has proven Injurious.
The third Wisconsin district was
split by factional trouble In the Re
publican camp two years -ago. It Is
normally a strong Republican district,
and up to the present Congress, was
represented by Babcock. The La Fol
lette fight put Babcock out of the run
nlng, and a Democrat captured the
seat. Wisconsin is for Taft this year,
and the Democrats will have a lively
time holding the third Wisconsin.
Make One Reservation.
All the foregoing Is based on the
assumption that there Is to be a land
slide to Bryan. No such landslide is
now In sight, and nothing has occurred
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the prediction that there is to be any
great slump in the Republican vote.
Of course. If the Bryan . landslide oo
curs, as some of his friends predict,
then all ordinary calculations are
worthless, and Congressional districts
will be swept In those states which
swing from the Republican Into the
Democratio column. If there Is to be
a landslide, It will be felt in such
states as New York, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, West Virginia, Kansas, Ne
braska, and even Iowa and Wisconsin.
Hope Only In Upheaval.
In all these states the Republicans
have been having their differences
factional differences, and failure to
come together before election day
would certainly mean the loss of Con
gressional districts In all. But taking
an impartial. Bane view of the out
look. It Is difficult. Impossible even to
figure out how the Democrats are to
carry the next House. They can never
VILAS NOT MILLIONAIRE'
Dead Ex-Senator's Estate Worth j
Less Than $800,000.
MADISON, Wis., Sept. 6. According to
the petition to probate the will of the late
Colonel William F. Vilas, filed in the !
County Court this, afternoon, his estate i
is valued at 1842,000. It consists of JH2.000 ,
in real estate and (700.000 personal prop- ,
erty.
The Indebtedness of the estate is estl-1
mated at 170,000. This, however, is sub-'
Ject to correction. The heirs at law are I
Mrs. Anna M. Vilas, the widow, and a J
daughter, Mary Esther Vilas Hanks.
Tha Transvaal produces 400,000 ouncas of
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