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u ' f ' "I THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY . EVENING, AUGUST 11. 1911. J -a WORLD'S FOREMOST AVIATORS ENTER .iwjcn (in mot VUlllVf IUV Mill IllbUI '.. International -vQarnival Prom ! ises S to Eclipse t Anything of Kind: Ever -Held in -the United States. v (Bf tb International New Serrtco.t Chicago, Aug. ll.Wlth mors than a. score of the world' foremost airmen entered, the International aviation meet. which promisee to eclpee anything of Ita kind ever held in this country, will begin tomorrow with total prizes aggre ' grating more than flOO.OOtf. Grant park, where the- contests, will be held, has been transformed Into an ideal aero nautic. couras, and seats hav been . erected for more than 50,000 persons. All Chicago seemed to be ' congregated about the field today, watching the tun ing up flights of the blrdmen, who vied with each other in their practice evolu tions - , : The meet la a. civic proposition. Pop ular subscription was resorted to for , the funds to, carry on the jneet, and the International Aviation Meet association was organised to conduct it, with Har old F. McCormlck at Its head. While the prises are approximately $100,000, It ' is estimated, that the total cost of the meet will exceed 3225,000. Any proilts that may be earned will be turned over to charity. , V Continues vine Says. For nine days, ending August JO, event will follow event. Altitude flights, speed contests for monoplanes and bi planes, open events embracing both pas senger carrying events for each and both, quick starting, quick climbing, alighting in a glvtn space, bomb throw ing and cross water races will alternate In quick succession All the flying will be done in, the afternoons, as the weath er bureau has declared flying conditions Will be better at Uat time of day. Foremost among the list of flyers en tered is the great Charles T. Weymann, who won the Coupe Internationale In England. Others of more or less celeb rity are Maurice Tabuteau of France; Lincoln Beachey of California, James Ward, Hugft A. Koblnson, Rene Simon and Rene Barrier, the French airmen; St Croix Johnstone, the Chicago aviator, who flew over Havana, Cuba; John J. Friable, Abram Ravgorodsky, foremost of the Russian flyers: J. A- D. McCurdy and Charles F.Willafd, the Curtlss fly ers; Earl 1 Ovlnpton and Tom Sopwlth of Engla4i who flew to an ocean liner and droiTwM a package of mail on Its decki, Arthur Stone and James V. Mar tin; Captain Thomas S. .Baldwin, the veteran: ,J. C. (Bud) Mars, who recently had a narrow escape from death in the fall of his biplane; Lee Hammond, pro tege of Atwood; William R. Badger, Andre Ruel and F E. Post. These avia tors are all here end ready for the fray. Others who re expected , to arrive COWRIIiHMIIt at Wli : t riKHit CO, " ..Easy . Terms to V W si ' t " 'I il v 4 - I - s. kt i s 1 within the next ftw days are Romeino Greasier of France; Charles, F. Walsn, the Irish flyer; ' Ladia ' Lewkewici, the. Scandinavian-; Eugene E.' Ely J Andy Drew and Miss Hftrriet Quimby. . , With aviators 01 this caliber as the competitors, it Is a cerutnty that sev. eral. present world's records I will be shattered, particularly ' the aerodrpmo records. Stretching from Randolph .to Twelfth; street, - more than a - mile In length, the ground In Grant park form the finest course for flying ver se lected, especially in view of the fact that beyond the grounds stretohes the whole of Lake Michigan. ' :y J: The Chicago .Athletic association has offered a 12500 cup to the aviator break ing, the world's altitude record, to be come his personal property. f If the rec ord is not broken, -(the cup shall go to the aviator scoring the highest mark during the meet, and eventually go 10 the birdman who succeeds In breaking the record. Under- the same conditions Manager W. 8. Sharer of the Auditorium hotel has offered a -cup to the aviator breaking the world's reoord for 20 miles, and additional cups and trophies will be presented by almost every one of the numerous pountry clubs in the vicinity of Chicago. Festival Period et Aside. Appreciating the Importance of the af fair as a civic event as well as edu,ca tlonal, scientific, national and Interna tional, the city of Chicago has officially set aside the period of , the meet as a festival occasion known as "Aviation week." All of the public buildings and the large business blocks are decorated. by order of the city council, and the city has taken , on gala aftire in honor of the aviators. It is proposed that at the conclusion of the meet Itself a long distance, cross country race be arranged between tho aviators to St. Lonls or some other city equlvalently situated. However, this will not be decided until near the end of next week. LADY COX IN OREGON TO SEE CRATER LAKE 'Speolal to The Journal) Medford, Or., Aug. 11. After traveling half way around the globe for the ex press purpose of gazing on the wondrous beauty of Crater lake, Lady Cox, the wife of Lord Cox, stationed by the Brit ish government at Singapore, India, Is about to have her hopes realized. She arrived Wednesday, and will leave In a day. or two by automobile for the lake. Lady Cox states that she first heard of Crater lake several years ago while touring America, but was unable at that time to visit it. As she was on her way home to' England for a visit, she took occasion to etop over at this time. She has visited many natural wonders the world over. "A visit to the lake meant the cur tailing my visit iz. Chicago and New York," states Lady Cox, 'but I really don't care. I am very glad that I am about to see a natural wonder; of which I have heard so much." Lady Cox displays an intimate knowl edge of the lake, which she states that she gained by writing many letters In regard to It. She is accompanied by a maid and a man servant. M en's Light and Medium Weight Summer Suits At August Clearance Sale Prices Good Goods Going at Sacrifice Prices N 1 Store Open Saturday. Until Ten P. M. ta fnWrt Qntttuxr mmm REWARDS OFFERED FOR CAPTURE OF FOREST FIRE BUG United States Government Hot on trail of Persons Guilty of Setting Fires in forest; Highest $250. v .The United Slates government Is look ing for, forest fire Incendiaries. Rewards varying-from $50 to $260 are to paid for their arrest and conviction. Many of the fires started this summer are said to have been ."set. out" Ay "fire bugs." This was true of some of the fires near Estacada, where the violence of the flames was uncontrolable until the recent rain. Timber owners and rederal authorities are still looking, it Is said, for the Estacada Incendiaries. District Forester Cecil gave the In formation that awards. for capture and conviction of persons maliciously and wilfully setting ont fires, -will be con tinued this year as offered last year by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. The terms are as follows: Terms of Rewards, Methods have been used to secure the the arrest and conviction thereunder, and to allow only, one reward where several persons have been convicted of the same offense or where one person has bein convicted of several offenses, unless the circumstances entitle the claimant to a reward on each such con lotion. These rewards will be paid to the person or persons giving the informa tion leading to such arrests and con victions upon presentation to the de partment of agriculture of satisfactory documentary evidence thereof, subject to the necessary appropriation, as afore said, or otherwise, as may be provided by law. , Applications for reward, made in pur suance of this notice, should be for warded to the forester, Washington, D. C; but a claim will not be entertained unless presented within three months from the- date of conviction of an of fender. In order that all claimants for re wards may have an opportunity to pre sent their claims within the prescribed limit, the department will not take ac tion for three months from date of conviction of an offender. Largest $350. First Not exceeding $250, and not less than $50, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person, in any United' States court, on the charge . of wilfully and malicious ly setting fire, or causing to be set on - fire, any timber, underbrush, or grass upon the. lands of the .United States within a national forest. - Second Notexceeding $100, and not less than $25, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person, in any 'United States court, on the charge of building a fire on lands of the United States within a national forest. In or' near any forest timber or other Inflammable material, and leaving 'A 5r JIUp tnfull &Ioi 0 up in ruu urioM.iow; . . . . IWi s'b'AND YAMHILL aid fire before the same has been to tally extinguished, y .-.'. a.w'w L Third All - officers and employe of the department of agriculture lire barred from receiving reward for information leading to tije areet and conviction of any person or" persons committing either of the above offenses.' , r ..! 'Fourth The department of agricul ture reserves the right to refuse pay ment of any claim for reward when, in 1U opinion, there has been collusion. ; GIRL CHEATS DEATH ... Fifteen thousand people thodght they were about to see a tragedy at The Oaks yesterday afternoon. In place of Opening smoothly Miss Tin' Broad wick's second parachute drop from her balloon, considerably over a mile In mid-air, became almost a dead drop as the 'ropes of her flrbt parachute became entwined In those of her second. The big umbrellawas prevented from open- The girl aeeme'd to flash through, the air like a dead weight and although ehe was seen to struggle desperately, there was not a single spectator who ex pected the girl to live. Believing th girl to b already dead, thousands turned their heads. Many women fainted.. But few understood the saving act. vn RNmi!whii aava that she was able to drag down the upper parachute urn til it was nan acro nr omj. holding on with one hand and lening backwards, she says she was able to balance the big umbrella, while at the same ime she kicked desperately at the heavy canvas. At any rate, when about 2000 feet from the ground, the para chute opened and the flight was stayed. The final drop was made in the midst of several hundred people In the 'heart of Sellwood. Practically every carman on th street car system attended the car men's picnic at The Oaks yesterday. Tho following Is the list of events, with the results: Watermelon eating contest, boys un der 13 Won by Benny Ponsky;. John Patton, second. ' Pie eating contest, boys under 11 Won by Dan IHff, Alex Teambeater, second. Women's nail driving contest Won by Mrs. C. W. Lawrence, Mrs. I. W. Dlmmick, second. Women's 50-yard dash Won by Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. C. B. Johnson second. 60-yard dash for girls under 13 Won by Stella Patton, Olive Mortensen, sec ond. Potato race for boys under 13 Won by Viles Vofrel, Guy Gorden, second, a Egg race for women Won by Miss May Daniels, Mrs. Bryant, second. 100-yard dash for men Won by Joe Hirons. Orville Voaper, second. Wheelbarrow race Won by Joe Hi rons and W. E. Jackson. Orville Vos per and A. Hemlln, second. 100-yard dash for boys under 12 Won by Harry U. Montgomery, Guy Lander, second. Fat men's race Won by F. E. Pur dick. 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