THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY liW-NJNU, uCiUiJK u, iivx
WHEN THE SKY NAVY
SAILS AWAY TO WAR
For the First Time in History Attack Will Prevail Over
Defense and War Will Thereafter Bo No
War, Say the Optimists. ,
battle.
And eo
of war-
troy that
B FREDERIC J. IUSKIX.
pvrih ItOL by rrederto X Haekln.)
Weehlnston, Oct. ll.--vVht effect
will the perfect alrehlp have on war-
. feret
Ever tine tht creation of the world
attack and dofenae hare kept an even
balance. No Invention haa ever T
btta perfected by the agareeeor but the
on attacked hu boon uu 10 invent aurae
reeiating device. The ehleld and coat
" of wall met the arrow and Javelin. The
atone walli of tha fortreae ntet tba bat-
taring- ram. Earthwork mat tha armor-
Dlerctna bullet Tha ironcjaa
? ahlp raaUted tha solid ahot.
nrorreaa marked tha blatory
' r.M Rut . tha elranlp will d
balance. It will offer ettexkta JolU-
tUs that will find no power bl enough
- . to reaiat lhem.end willbrlnE a reign of
' terror tha haa had no aqu al In h latory
Becaoae of lta great poaalbllitiee In
waVtbe nellone of tha earth are taking;
thi keeneet lntreat in the Pr'Vi1" V
the "rUl craft, and drlftfns baUoona.
' ". T.. in mnA urnnlABU of va-
Vr 'i yprva Kid their try-out and
f..vev.d their poaalbllit a. a. world-
.l.atroyln. .PeUi"J. '"Vd
Prime have been offered, bide received
fTi'-'.u.r.fMtatlona of great lnter-
eit ahown by tha enlightened nations.
... am Ballooa'a eaulrmeB.
Tha United States lernment has
named thew reaulaltes for the airship
..1.1.1. ... atanri the teata at ort
Wyer: It fount make 40 miles an hour.
It muat be easily dlsmanUed. , carried
. abo?t and asaawbled. ready orofutfri
. one hour s time. It must be of euffl
. i.nt ranacltv to carry -two persons
with an aggregate weight of 160 P"".
and fuel enough for a 13-mlle trip.
U tnust stand spae tests ever a set
flve-mlla course, taking a OvnJ.tr'
" and going both with and
wind. It must stand an nd"..te?'
of on hour's flight and land ready to
go up again, going In all directions in
this flight, being at aU UW W
under control. In case of tba 'allure
, - k. nmnirinr machinery. - niUOl
hive a safety device by whloh tha oc-y?'.i7K-
i-.re without Injury
It mast be capable of ascent In any
i,,tiZ where military operations are
In progress without special preparation.
. It Is believed that tha navy depart
ment will soon name speclflcatlonsand
advertise for bids on a ln; laLTi..
It will .ask that the ship be able to arise
from and alight on the water and make
a speed of 40 miles an hour wniie car
rying a weight of 160 pounds.
, Aerial Battleship la Action.
Tha ships that stand these tests will
have, broken down world-old barriers.
The new warfare will be terrible and
wonderful. Coast defenses that have
cost billions of dollar will be set at
naught; fort and castle will be as so
much picturesque pasteboard scenery
on a playhouse stage; the armies of the
world will be useless; the Ironclads will
lie powerless at anchor In easy, range
of pitiless aerial Dreadnaughts. On
completely equipped aerial battle.in.lp
could wipe, out the several thousand
Vessels that constitute the navies tt
the world powers, ana destroy ineir r--
mies by poweriui expiwvj uiuiv
from above. Were such a destroyer to
attack Great Britain, for example, the
protection of insularity which : that
country has so long enjoyed would be of
no avail, and ths annual army budget
of $138,000,000 and navy budget of $160,-
000,000 would have been as utterly
wasted as so many cups of water.
in the new warfare aeroplanes as
swift as swallows act as scouts in the
skins, sailing at rrom o to eu nines an
hour, and mapping the country at -will
from a height of 2,000 or perhaps 4,000
feet. Sharpshooters on looitout towers
on tha land, armed with guns especially
made for sighting ana nnng sKywara,
will have some difficulty winging such
strange birds. On sea tha object to be
hit moves at about 15 miles an nour,
on land it goes slower, in the air it
would be going four or five times as
fast On land or sea tne oDjeei wouia
be following the same plane. The skip
Der of the skies may change at will
the plana on which ha moves, and the
sharpshooter would find his rangefever
changing, his shots going wide of their
mark. A war Danoon oi ordinary ai
inenslons would present to the land bat'
teries about the same surface as that
offered by a platoon of cavalry, while
an airship would be very difficult to hit
because the planes would be tangential
to the curve or tne mgni oi tne projec
tile.
When actual military operations have
been begun, with tne maps as guiaes,
armed cruisers will invade the skies
of their enemy's country. New Instru
ments, which must be a combination of
plumb line, range finder, and telescope,
will be used to get the range f city
or fortress, una tnen on mesa aeiense
less places the ship will drop high ex-
closlves with terrific effect. The ex-
organisation of efficient mean for ob
serving tha lira. '
War JBaOloom'a Accomplished Tacts.
Tha work dona, already by tha war
balloon la notable. A captive balloon at
l'ort Arthur helped tha Japanese And tha
range ror ineir guns ma oDservations
being telephoned into tha Japanese lines.
Napoleon used captive balloons at the
battle of rieurua In 17(4, and they were
used In tha Italian campaign of tba Em
peror Napoleon In littt Tha Con
federates sent them out from Richmond
In 1166. and they ware a big factor in
tha franco-Pru lan war. Curing tha
slega of Parle 6 baUoona . were Bent
out and Ct IntreDld aeronauts went UD
only Ave of whom had ever made ae
cenalona before. These baloons carried
4 passengers, 11 H tons o( postal mat
ter, representing i.suo.uuu letters, ana
381 carrier pigeons, which carried 100,-1
000 messages and telegrams. The re
ceipts from tha letters and telegrams
were $100,000 and as tha expense of
sending up the balloons was $6M0O, the
besleced French figured that the $141
SOD waa eaailv saved. . On this same
basis other nations may figure, and If
the possibilities of helpfulness were so
ronouncea in ii, wnai win iney urn
SIMPLE LIFE FOR
POSTAGE STAMPS
Uncle Sam Will Have New
Series Out Some Time,
in November.
fretted ras Leased Wire)
Washington, Oct 11. Tha bureau of
engraving and printing la preparing to
Issue tha new postage stamps, designs f- Santa
for which have bean completed at tha
suggestion of Postmastsr-Qenaral
Meyer. ,Tha new stamps ara to ba tha
moat simple printed by tha government
for years. They will be of tha follow
ing dtnnm
InJllo
S IA It ..,. 111-.! - n.i 11 Tha 11
and ll denominations bow la Uaa Will
not ba reprinted. '
Tha printing of tha 1-oent denomina
tion la to ba begun at once, and It is
thought they will ba ready for distribu
tion some time In November.
Tha stamps ara very simple In de
sign. The lettering Is In straight Unas.
At tha top ara the words, "U. aV I'uat
asa," and at tha bofvmi tha words.
Two nta,1' er according to the de
nomination, The 1-oent aumpa contain
the head of Franklin and all the others
the head of Washington. Tha heads
ara all profiles. Ths colors ara tha
reds and blues of early sum pa
VINTNER'S WIFE PIES
' IN A VAT OF WINE
country.
It was no
The wo
until
oman waa nilaaatl. en
overal boura after
(Called rteas Leasee Wtre.t
Ilosa, Cel.. Oct 11. Mrs
George Collier, wife of a prominent
vlnavardlat of Occidental, near here.
lost her life yesterday In a vat of wine
on her husband's ranch.
Tha accident la one of the most nenu-
liar ever recorded in this section of the
on the tp tf tha win In one of tli
large vaia. She had evidently climb
la the tun ef the vat to look III. ani
had become overcome by tha fuue-pf
the wine ana ration into tne tail.
HATFIELD 'MAY Bf
- DUNHAJI, AFTER ALL
(MM Vnea Laeaa Wkt.)
gas Jose. CaL. Oct II. Sheriff iJing
ford ia to leave bare tonight for Sher
man. Tex- to return with William Hat
field, the man held on auaplclon of
being Jamaa C Uunham, alx times
murderer.
Thia waa decided upon yesterday by
District Attorney Arthur M. JTree after
a conference with Governor ulllett,
when it waa decided that tha atala
would take no chances on Dunham, al
though there la considerable doubt that
Hatfield la Dunham. Hherlff Langford
doea not believe Hatfield la Dunham
Half
la Dunham. Hherlff Langford
hut Dlatrlot Attorney Free thinks ha la.
Tha man will ba brought here, and the
men wno anew uunnatn in nia noynood
will be eskea to Identify Hatfield.
n 11171?
When the great horror of aerial war
fare strikes the harta of the neons Of
all the world, when they realise what It
means to see these greet birds of the
sky grappling with one snother high. In
(ha ether, and either hurllnc one to d
struotlon on tha earth below, or driving
it so far ud. up. that tha oocupanta
neriah In tha rarefied air. they Will be-
sin to sea that aa the means of tha
most terrible form of warfare it be
comes Immediately tha biggest argu
ment for neAoe.
Hitherto those who have made tha
ware hava - been nroteeted. whether
iut. a k In r an err.neror or a czar. It
waa easy enough to say, "lat there be
war." and remain aafelv Intrenched
within an Impregnable city. They have
alwava been suarded bv army and navy
bv men whose lives counted for little
In the big scheme of the nstton, so many
Dawns on the chessboard of life. In tha
light of this new invention war-making
will become a mora personal matter, ror
the old principle will remain the aame,
the capital city must be, taken and the
ruirr luuai jjv lucn ur bibiu. aikicuiu
sailors of the air would seise with Joy
the privilege of skimming over the land
to dron exDloalves into -tha enemy a
capital and so make tne seat or govern
ment aa a tale that is told and the king
a thing to be forgotten.
Caught Smoking Opium.
The Dalles, Or.. Pet 12. Chief of Po
lice J. H. Harper arrested a negro man
and a white woman Sunday morning In
room at the Bkibbee hotel on the
charge of smoking opium, and confis
cated the pipe and a 17.60 can of opium.
with a Quantity of yinsha. The nesro
is a member of the "South Before the
War" aggregation belonging to Arnold's
shows that have been here during fair
week, i he woman is also a strantrer
here. The case will be brought before
Recorder Filloon for hearing.
HARTJE PUT FURTHER
, . ON THE DEFENSIVE
Hartje an
agalnal
"l 11 111 ,
Pa.. Oct Il.-Ane1ial
nis aiinmeys are preparln
rittsburg,
u nis aiinmeys are rrii In
to C.Kae the additional charsra fllo.l
by hit
the millionaire manufacture
wile, alary Hcolt liurtje, who la
ulng him for divorce. Tha causa has
been Sot for Rearing for .November 1.
Ths additional charges of Mrs. Hartje
Include atfRllsallon that Hartje sent
aa-er.ta to Europe for the purpoee of
making falaa testimony asatnet her j
una aiao rnariea inai ner liusoand paid
'1 hoinae Xiadlna, bla nsro ooaohmln.
a larse sum of money to leave A merle
ana remain in niuing in Ireland.
.. -' " i " - i eeeuitdeTtaW be ps L.--
-a"" "kasf rhaae ef oae ef BS d I s e a's . '
Pbeaearrapba, aad It's wise eewalderatleavwttk
jrf raU w,"te' evael ners eosalag ea.
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OF THE WESTBOUND
COLONIST FARES
They apply from all points in Eastern and Southeastern states.
Have you informed interested friends in the East?
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via
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plosives would possibly be towea Denina
the airship on inexpensive, barge-like
floats, and these be cut loose and sunk
one by one on the besieged country be
low, so as not to endanger the aerial
battleship Itself. High explosives of
small bulk might be dropped through
rifled barrels of new type guns.
ITo score JTaval Secrets.
Secrecy, the one great need for
armies in war time, will no longer be
possible with an aerial navy. Every
movement will be known to the keen
eyed watchers above, and every move
circumvented. In land fighting there
has been little change for centuries. It
is even said that Caesar might return
and maneuver an army of today, and
that he would And the physical endu
nnr an A the flrhtlne: strength of man
no greater than when he crossed the
Rubicon and went out to conquer the
known world. What civilisation and art
have done is to lnvi-nt machinery that
will increase man's flghting efficiency.
The greatest chanires have been in ses
flghting, a wonderful evolution from the
days of Roman trireme to those of the
Dreadnaught. To perfect the airship
would be to transfer the nsvy to the
skies and so leave the land at Is mercy.
From a point S,000-feet high missiles
csn be discharged and from this height
not only can the sea fighting craft be
seen, but, because of their altitude, the
men on the airships will be able to dis
cover the submarines the mines snd the
harbor obstructions laid deep In the
water.
The Possibilities of Attack
There will be a gallant attempt to
make defense keep the balance with at
tack. The principle that makes wireless j
telerraphv possible may be utilised to!
act the air with dangerous currents that
will shock the attacking patty's ahlp
and explode tha ammunition as It goes I
bv. or in old sun gisss will tm brought
Into plsy. and. focusvd on the trailer of
explosive, cause an atmospheric con
vulsion that would make a tornado
seem m ' summer brcese. Captive bal
loons, ewtnging high in the air would
be the vtdette of the besieged nation,
and from specially constructed guns, fed
from below with electric power, they
cm Id do possible daansgc to the balloon
force of the enemy's aervlce. Thv
would be Btted with searchlights snd
sweep the beavena tirelessly by Bight, j
j aey cooja co exrective aruaxd wors
wiib guns that sprayed bullets or dead
ly gaaee.
Already Ire nations ara stsdying tba
teet means of attacking balloons and
airahlpa. A French efneer has psb
liahed a report stating that the alege
f un la the only erua for attacking bal
oona aad that scitrapnei caa lo deadly,
work oe a be.ioea that cossee within
vt sectors ef a battery. He ar
no
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THOUSANDS Of DOLLARS FOR THE tHURCHES Of
PORTLAND AND SUBURBS
EveryChurch in Portland and Suburbs May Share in This Distribution According to its Popularity
The journal will donate a liberal portion of its subscription receipts during the next three months,
Every dollar received by The Journal from subscribers, for city subscriptions, during: the next three
months, whether from old or new subscribers, will be generously shared with the many churches of Portland.
The amount each church receives will be determined by a POPULAR CHURCH VOTING CONTEST
of the subscribers. This contest opens at once . w - . - if, - '
Every subscriber, whether new or old, can, when paying his subscription, indicate and vote for the
church of his choice.
Members and friends of any church can, by paying their subscription at this time, help their church with
out any additional cost. In this manner the amount to be divided among the several churches will reach a
magnificent sum of thousands of dollars.
$1500-1(1 Additioo-41500
-v . '
In addition to dividing its subscription receipts among the churches, The Journal willake a special
award of $1,500 to the six churches receiving the highest number of popular votes in proportion to their mem
bership, according to classification below.
D
Amount of fare can be deposited with any agent of the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
and ticket deliveries will be arranged at any point desired.
Call on or write to
A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Passenger Agent,
255 Morrison Street Portland, Oregon.
V
Here Is the Plan
How Subscriptions Will Count
in Money and Votes
Every person parlnir for a city sub
scription to Tba Journal during; tba next
three months will ba allowed to vote
for tha church of fa la choice, according
to tba following" tables:
(Dally and Sunday or Dally Without
Sunday.)
No. of Votes to Caah to
Weeks. Church. Church.
f weeks....... It votea 1 oenta
IS weeks it votea II cents
! weeka it votea IS oenta
' SO weeka 10 votea 10 cents
40 weeka Ml votea lit oenta
SO weeka ITS votea 171 oenta
0 weeka 100 votea 100 oenta
SO weeka t?l votea 271 cento
OLD rtTBmZSEMS.
(Dally and Sunday ar Dally Without
Sunday.)
No. of Votea to Caah ta
Weeka. Church. Church.
S weeka votea cent a
10 weeka T votea T cents
0 weeka IS votea , II oenta
10 weeks 10 votea to cents
40 weeks 40 votea 40 cents
10 weeka Si votea...... IS eeeta
00 weeka TO totes TO cents
SO weeka 100 rote. log eoata
N votea will be allowed nor roeoey
paid for periods not specified la above
taMea
Oaa aeat ta tae aknek far ever? vt
1 't tie emabtiehmettt or baUooa
t-i at once, vrcea th atixlv of ranee. 1
Tba laifer tba vote the mora mover
for your church. Cacb cruarra will bo
gives one cent for erery vote It receives
whether It wins aay portioa ef tba
I l,it or not.
Every Church Benefited
No losers, and no church can possibly fail to benefit
by this popular voting plan, tor every vote each church
receives 1 ne Journal will give one cent.
How the Plan Works j
EXAMPLE ONE A new subscriber paying for 80
weeks subscription will yield to the church of his choice
$2.75 in cash and 275 votes in the popular contest for a
portion oi the special award ot $1,500.
EXAMPLE TWO An old subscriber paving for 80
weeks' subscription will yield to the church ot his choice
$1.00 in cash and 100 votes in the popular contest for a
portion of the special award of $1,500.
Thousands of Dollars for the Churches
There are 40,000 church members in Portland, and at
least as many more who are friendly and would be glad
to help and see the churches prosper. If evervone in
this vast army of over 80,000 will take an active interest
in this voting contest, it will mean manv thousands of
dollars for the church, without any cost. Any subscriber,
new or old, can participate during this period.
$1500 Special Award To Be
Divided Among Six Popu
lar Churches
An tha churchea of tha city will ba
divided according to membership into
three classes A. B and C
Claee A will Include all churchea with
a, membership of lot or more.
Claee B will Include all churchea with
a, membership rrom 110 to S00.
Cleae C will Include all churchea with
a membership from IS ta ISO.
The 11.800 will ba distributed among
alx churchea. two :n class A. two la
claes B and two In claaa C, receiving tha
highest vote aa followa: ,
first Second
. ... Award. Award.
Claee A SOS- er more
members fSOS 1200
Claaa B 410 to SOI
menabera 100
Class C SI to lit
membera 210
HORSE S
HOW
Second Annual
Horse Show
of the
Portland Hunt Club
Oriental Building
October 1, 16, 17, '08
meeerved Seate bow on
Bala at So we St Martin's
Drug" atora, Sixth aad
WuhUrtoa Streets.
Reserved Seats $1.50
General Admission 50
Also Tickets for Woman's Exchange "I860" Dance, Wednes
day, October 14. Tickets $1.50
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II
10
It will ba aeea front tha above that
wary church la en aa equal footing, aa
anaiter hew manv members It mar have.
Bear la mind, that this special award
f 11.100 la la addition to aOlawlog a
liberal portion ef tba ubactiptloa tw
caleta far tha next three m on tha. Ivory
chare h. whether receiving a portioa ef '
thla epeckU award er not. recalvae oae
mt far every vote Aortas the eoateat.
It will be i fen that every subscription, whether from z new or old subscriber, yields a definite sum of
uiuncjr 10 ine cnurcn.
Oregon City Trains
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
Beginning Saturday, October 10, 1908,
Oregon City trains will leave First and Alder
streets as heretofore.
Cazaderb trains will leave East Morrison
and Water streets. Passengers can take
any car operating over East Morrison or
Madison street bridges.
caaing ioc tia.nx.ra, amei Bead for toe