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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1911)
ftHOW PROVES OREGON IS I it-. r?v::-. j I J&jy". lS , Ir ; -(4&lfA - utr -w ' v 1 lit - m iKJ w- v all I J. -..4 . t-x:v:--"..A?v;--.-- I . , w. 1. j& v, ' - $ ?f pf s r ' s " - t , Ul T?-y. - . .! 3P ' 1 I :- - - ; A . J n CP A -V, 4 ' ' i - ? - if : " ONE tbonsand hejd of ihwp and roaU Trd th pn of the Na tional MUwIntir Shrt Show hr'.d n connection with the National Wool gronrera' runvntkn. which haa been In rsaloo ulnce lust "llnesday In Port land. Theee ahorp ahowa are annual rvente with the wooSarnwrra whin thrr AMATEURS FURNISH COMEDY RELIEF IN LOS ANGELES AVIATION MEET Some of Tiem Really Succeed la Flyinr and Their Inadequate, But Painless FliShta Help People Torget for Time, Tragic Deata of Popular Arch Hoxsey. BTHM. WHITXIT. LO ANOELE3. Jan. 7. 5pe1al.- Avlatioa meets) have their com edies as well aa their tragedies, and the reeeat meet at Los Aogele bad both. The awful, spectacular late of Arch noxsey. the popular hero of th meet, after be had won the world s altitude record and the American en durance record, moat of the special prUrs offered by the aviation com ml t tee. circld Mount Wilson (the only mountain flying ever done except by the Ill-fated Chaves thle dramatic end of a, yoang toaJi who had sprung Into In ternational prominence) practically In m wevk'a time, rmnlns; at the end Of hla great wk and on the last day of the year, will be the feature of the meet locgeat remembered by the crowds of apectators who went dally to D-tnlca-ucs Field to see the exhibitions of this new form cf sport. But them were other features that brought lauichs and good feeling Instead of tha anguish that the great tragedy caused. Mm! of the fun was furnished by the amateur anj novices local youths who had been working on aeroplanes .of various types since a year ago thla Dion I h. At the meet a year ago there were a half doien Imposatlrte type of local marhlnea. none of whk-h could get off the ground without the aid of a dorrlrk. But thla year the local aero planes were all modeled after the Tartoo typr of biplane and monoplane that Cava been proved capable of fly In. The novl-a were not allowed to take their machine out on th neM during tha tegular eshlhltlon hour after the first day. when none of them had been able to get off the ground. Their en try f"a were forfeited on that day. bat their ardor we undiminished. Krery forenoon, and In tha afternoon at t-a close of the regular programme. Climate of Willamette Valley Specially Favorable to Development of Long-Wool Breeds-Leading Growers of Western States in Attendance at Convention Just Past. v ;;v,: a hold their convention and Invariably attract the beat ebeepbreedera of the VnlUd Statea. It wua tho opinion of auch mrn aa Dr. Jnmea Wlthycombe, of Conrallla. and F. W. HardlnK. of Wau keaha. Win., that the ahow hld In Port land contained the flneat ahecp ever withered together In America. Espe these young fellow would get out their machine and try desperately to fly. They could get no aaslatance from the accomplished aviator except by watch ing them while they were at work. For three day a prise waa offered for tha first novice who could get hi machine back Into Its hangar, once It was taken out. without an accident This prise was Anally won by George Deuasler, who. while unable to fly aa yet. did succeed In rusinlng hla aeroplane, a Farman type, around the ground for me time and getting back to his hangar without smashing th machine. Later, it I only fair to say, Deussler succeeded In maklna; several creditable abort flight, and thoae who witnessed them predict a future for the youth. The day after Hoxsey waa killed there was a natural hesitancy on th part of the experienced aviators In starting the afternoon programme. Th spectators, too, were nervous, and the enthusiasm of the previous days wss lacking. Something bad to be done to relieve the tension, so the commute offered prises of 123 for each flight past the grandstand by a novice. For days the young men had been barred from th limelight and they jumped at th opportunity to try for aom pub lic notice. Edgar flmlth. who haa a little aers plaoje of the Demoiselle type, weighing only laO pounds less. In fact, than the aviator himsaif and a machine that bad never experienced real flying, net hi teeth and ventured out. Laughter and ridicule would be hla fate If he failed and he alone knew how many tlmea he had failed. II pushed hi machine to th upper end of the Held and atarted hla engine. Taking hi seat In the machine all his work had to be done alone, for no one volun teered to help anyone except the real heroes of the air b manipulated the levers that were to set the machine go ing. To hi surprise and that of the spectators and th committee most of all. after a short run on too ground cially 'f thl true ,n tfle 'ong; w001 claia of the Cotswold breed. Royal wln nera of England wera entered In compe tition with tha Oregon bred yeorllng ram and It waa eaay to win the rrand championship. The lower floor of the Armory waa cut Into 150 pen to provide for the ac commodation of the larce number of exhibit. Ehrrp Equal to Europe. In the Itamboulllpt breed there were exhibits by the Butterfleld Livestock. Company, of Welaer. Idaho. The Ram boulllet la a native of France and Ger many. He la a remarkable looking ani mal, to thoae not acquainted with aheep and the ram carrlea large horns, su perbly curved. In the judgment of the acorera these aheep were the equal of any to be found In Europe. R. II. Jack eon, of Dayton, Wash., also had aeveral very fine specimens, as did the Nuna maker Bheep & Land Company, of Hep pner. Or., but they were of the unreg istered class. In the Lincolns the Cloverdale Btock Farm, of Deer Island. Hawley A Bon. of McCoy, and M. B. Woodcock. of Conrallla had several splendid apeclmena. Out of the ahow. which waa under the direct manage ment of Secretary Monton. who worked hard for Its auccess, there came the conclusion that Oregon la the greatest sheep country In the world. In the long wools of the 'Willamette Valley, cllmatlo condltlona favorably with those of any part of the world for sheep, es pecially that of England, which Is be lieved to b the greatest sheep-breeding country. The attendance during the four days' and the lifting of the rising plane, his maobln rose In the air. He was off! Imagine his feelings! He waa flying! And In his own machine! Straight as a bullet be sped past the grandstand ten feet above th ground. Th spectators recognised Ms tri umph after more than a year of trying and rose In a body to cheer him. Probably no Sound could be mora pleas ing to human ear. To make the auc cess more Impressive th'e committee awaited him at his landing place and handed him hla f2S In gold. It waa -hi first prlxe money. No longer waa ha nobody. He waa an aviator. Thl time. Book Ins, Hoxsey's part ner and the Inventor of th spiral dip which had killed hi other partner, Johnstone, ran out hla automobile and dragged the novice's machine back to th starting place. There were plenty now to help. Hla engine waa again atarted. "Let her go," cried Smith, with a new thrill In hla. role. Hox sey and hla traglo death were for the moment forgotten. Five tlmea Smith 1ew past the grandstand and each timr he got his $25. Glen L. Martin, another looal aviator, also served to make that anxious day a success. He had flown before, but up to that day he had been unable to get hla machine off the ground during the meet. The rulra were somewhat less strict ly enforced on that day because of the feeling of anxiety.' While Brookins and Ely were flying. Martin got his ma chine out of the hangar and tried It out back of tbe grandstand, when the spectators wef-e watching the regular aviator. It flew. He was exuberant. It did not answer Its helm as readily a the other machines did but. It flew. Disregarding th fact that he was not allowed to take his machine out on th regular course, he made his start back of the grandstand and flew around upon the course. He waa one of them. His machine wavered somewhat and Its flight waa erratic, but he managed to navigate th 2800-meter course. There BEST SHEEP COUNTRY ON Session Was all that conld ba asked, although being a comparatively new thing here It took some time for the general public to appreciate the full value of the show. One of the novel features of. the entertainment was the "dog-drlvlng." One of the Scotch cel Ilea would be taken out of the kennels In the building and would be directed to drive sheep out of the area down aisles to the pen indicated by the shep herd. It was a wonderful display of the Intelligence of the dog and was ap plauded by the thousands who attended. The winners of the leading exhibits of sheep were: F. H. Koser, of Hlck reall. Or.; Butterfleld Livestock Com pany, Welter, Idaho; C. E. Cleveland, Greeham, Or.; R. H. Jackson, Dayton, Wash.; F. W. Harding, Waukesha. Wis.; Hawley ft Sons, McCoy, Or.; William F. Renk. Sun Prairie, Wis.; Rlddell & Sons, Monmouth, Or., and John Stump, of Monmouth, Or. The display of Angora goats and of. Toggenberg milch goats were also at tractive In many of their features. Tariff Chief Topic, The convention of the National wool growers occupied four days and dealt largely with the tariff question. Fred W. Gooding,' of Shoshone, Idaho, pre sided most - of the time. Georg W. Walker, of "Cheyenne, Wyo., was secre tary. Papers were read. by many of the prominent men of the mountain states. Thomas C. Power, ex-Senator from Montana; Dr. J. N. WlUon, of Douglas, Wyo.; Frank J. Hagenbarth. of Spen cer. Idaho, and Samuel Ballantyne, of Idaho, were among the principal speak ers. Portland provided a splendid enter would have been danger In this had not the two aviators in the air seen that this was a strange craft and steered olear of It. The spectator were puzzled. After completing the course, Martin alighted gracefully and easily and Brookins, Ely, Parmalee and th other experienced fliers hastened to greet a new - comrade. After thla, Martin shared the honors, and actually won a prlxe or two In competition with men whose flights-have mad them fa mous. Thl feature of tbe novice coming Into their own was one of the impor tant accomplishments of the meet. They had worked hard and enthusiastically, sacrificing much for, ba It known, aeroplane-making is expensive, and th nearer success you attain the greater tbe expense, for victory le won only through many disastrous defeats and had at last won publlo reoognltlon. Actual new types of machines have been Invented and developed into fly ing machines by these novices, and while their craft need many more Im provements, they ar on the road to ultimata real success. C. F. Walsh is another local man whose machine, mad by himself, suc ceeded In flying during the meet. Olenn Curtlsa says that the accomplishments of these amateur la of real Impor tanceand Glenn Curtlsa ought to know. Even th machine that are modeled after some of the recognized tvpes have distinct features that ar different. Some of these Individual de vice will go to the scrap heap, but others will be adopted as tbe aeroplane Is developed and all will serve their purpose in one way or another. The advance In aviation in 1910 was well exemplified by the two meets held her during that year. The first meet was when airmen were scarce and fly ing a wonderful novelty. Paulhan. the Frenchman, waa th only real feature of that meet. Curtlsa wa there, but. as always, he was more In terested in experiments and practice than In spectacular feats for the benefit of the crowd. Applause did not spur him on to new achievements. He was working out his own problems In his own way. and frequent criticisms of him were heard for his failure to try to beat Paulhan. Some of Paulhan's mechanicians did more spectacular flying than Curtlss. Paulhan broke a world's record at the meet the record for altitude rising IA some 4000 feet. Hoxsey's record at th recent meet was almost three times s h'gh. Someone likened the differ tainment for the Visiting delegates, as was promised at the meeting last year In Ogden. The reception on the part of the city began by meeting the incoming delegates at the. train and directing them to "the headquarters. This was followed by informal receptions of fl0t only the offloers of the Oregon State Woolgrowers' convention, but those of the National association. The Armory had- been especially decorated for the event and the convention hall was one of the prettiest sights given to Port land people to witness In a long time. Long banners stretched from the center tinsel' bell. Across one side was a large electric sign, wreathed in evergreen and tinsel, bearing the words: "Happy New Year." On the other side of the hall were a bleeding heart and arrow. In one corner was a waving flag. The Illuminated effect was . striking. On Wednesday night the formal dance and reception took place. The arrangements were under the supervision of Mrs. Sarah A. Evans. The music of the convention hall was provided by Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer. She was cheered to the echo every time she appeared and by a vote of the delegates ehe was de clared to be the "best sheepman In Ore gon." with the explanation that It was the highest compliment a sheep man could pay. On Thursday night came the smoker and vaudeville. Friday night the Baker Theater was turned over to the sheepmen and they enjoyed Clyde Fitch's "Girls." Saturday It was voted by resolution that the sheepmen had had the best time of their lives and that they would rather live in Portland than any other spot on earth. ence between the two meet to the dif ference between a street corner, gaso line torch, wagon tail spieler and a high-class vaudeville ahow. Robinson Crusoe's story was rivalled by the tale brought to the mainland by Horace Linton from Ban Nicholas Island, 70 miles out .In the Pacific Ocean, the other day when he told Coroner Hartwell of the death of a fish erman on the little Island. Linton is a sheep-herder and has lived alone on his bleak island for several years. This week was his first .trip to the main land for five years. A boat calls and leaves supplies every three months. The rest of the time he Is entirely out of touch with the wdrld. A few months ago Charles Petersen went to the Island for fishing and was welcomed by Linton as a companion to help him whkle away the dreary day. Then suddenly Petersen was stricken with pneumonia, as a result of long exposure to the weather dur ing a fishing trip. The supply boat was not due until a few days before Christmas, and storm? "weather might delay It weeks. Linton moved his tent to the vicinity of the fisherman's so that he could be of service at any time, day or night. Petersen's condition grew sieaany ( worse, and as the sheep were able to take care of themselves, Linton de- I voted his entire attention to his new- found friend. When Petersen suffered with chills Linton built flres of drift- . wood and held his body near the flames. ' He cooked temptingly as he could such bits of food as the sick man thought he could eat. But Petersen jjrew worse, and at times was delirious. In his delirium he found strength , and fought the man who would saVe him. Many a desperate battle the two men had on the loneiy isiana me erased one trying to kill his friend and the latter trying to subdue his oppo nent without harming hlmj But Peter sen became weaker and weaker. Then Linton. tried to find some med icine among his belongings that might do some good. The only thing he could find wa some quinine. He ad ministered this and broke the delirium. Petersen's strength Increased and at last Linton felt so greatly enoouragd that he determined to visit his sheep and see how they were faring. He started to walk across the Island, a dletance ,of six miles, whr the sheep were, and aa h left Petersen rose to hie feet and waved his handkerchief. VJ. ..y:t ;.;(". . -j v ! FttVAv vNwilcT jr "V2s i & H r J S Linton trudged along the bearh, turn ing occaHlonally to wave a greeting to Petersen and receive the return salute. He was gone several hours. When he returned Petersen was dead. Evidently feeling worse, Petersen had crawled from the beach to hi tent and the ex ertion had proved too much for his strength. The date of hla death was November 28, almost a month before the supply boat was due. As it turned out. the boat did rfot arrive until two days after Christmas. Linton dressed the fisherman's body in the best clothes he had on the ieland and then constructed a rude coffin. A grave was dug and the tent became a shroud. A rude mon ument was erected over the grave on the wind-swept island, and Linton once mora took up his loneiy life. The women of the Civic Association have declared war against all the people of Los Angeles who put up bill boards, advertise on them, or patronize those who do either of ahe former classes. Mrs. Cora E. Lewis, one of the officials of the association, who has been waging war on the billboard nuisance for a long time, said . to your correspondent re cently: "The Council simply puts us off with one excuse after another that we cannot combat, and we are left In a hopeless position. It has come to a place where we have to wage war along our own lines regardless of any aid we ought to get from other quarters. It Is our In tention now to begin a real campaign against all the men who do business with billboards, though, of course, we shall not declare any boycott, because that is forbidden under the law. We shall fight with every other means in our power, however, in the hope that some day we shall have the satisfaction of getting bill boards down to our demands." Mrs. Lewi then stated the plan that has been drawn up by the women of the Civic League. The previous fight has been to get the boards down to eight feet in height, but the City Council told them that as all the paper for all the billboards throughout the entire coun try la made in the same place and con tracts are already made, the size of the boards could not be changed at this time. Thl was about the last straw for the women, who threw to the winds all ideas of watting any longer. The Civic League will take the ' first step by compiling a folder of just the right size for any body's pocketbook which will contain all th names and addresses CT all the EARTH v - x NWW.V'.'!')M merchants and business men who will help them by not patronizing billboards. These they will diBtrtbute to as many people as will use them, and It Is hoped by the Civic League that every woman In Los Angeles interested in the civic Improvements wrought by the associa tion will help In this particular way and will patronize only the merchants whose names appear In this folder. The second step planned Is the compiling of all the names of people in Los Angeles who own land rented for the use of bill boards. When this compilation is com plete, the Civic League will promptly, publish It. 0ZMUN POPULAR OFFICIAL Much Regret Expressed In Constan tinople Over His Death. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 7. (Special.) There Is a widely prevailing regret over the recent death of Edward Henry Os man, the American Consul-General at the Turkish capital. Instances of th Integ rity and enterprise with which he served America and of his high character as a public official and citizen of the world are now cropping up everywhere. It waa due to his initiative; for 'nstance, that the well-known home for American sail ers was founded here which proved a very effective influence, a few months ago, in making the stay of ?he American fleet a credit to the American National character. Mr. Ozman's service at Constantinople dates from 1906, so his term of respons' bllity has witnessed the ascendency, the coup d'etat and the ticklish regime es tablished by the Young Turks. He rend ered a great service to the young gov ernment at the time by risking his life to give shelter to the radicals who were hunted through the streets by an armed re-actionary populace. One day he re ceived a leader of the Armenian Liberal Party in this way,' and an excited and savage rabble surrounded his house and started to batter in the doors. Had it not been for the timely arrival of some" constitutional troops, Mr. Ozman would certainly have lost his life. A native of Rochester. Minn., he wa well known throughout the state for his achievements at the bar. He wos a grad uate of the University of Wisconsin, class of 1881, and left a seat in Minnesota Sen ate to take up consular duties In Stutt gart in 1S97, where he remained till hi promotion, to Constantinople.
