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AIRSHIP CROSSING ATLANTIC
\ Walter Wellman and Crew Make Sen
sational Start.
Atlantic City, N. J., OcL 17.—Sail
ing into a thick fog that hung low
over
Atlantic ocean a few minutes
aft*r 8 o ’clock this morning, Walter n ; rt
the World a t Large
b weiiman, with a crew of five men, is
Told in Brief.
tonight believed to be on an epoch-
General Resume o f Important Eventi
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.
The political situation in Iowa is so
complicated that both parties are wor
ried.
Julia Ward Howe, authoress and
philanthropist, is dead at the age of 91
years. •
William Vaughn Moody, noted play
wright and author o f “ The Great Di
v id e,” is dead.
The Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er company declared a dividend of
$650,000 in one year.
No recount of the census of Portland
has been ordered, and none is contem
plated by the census officials.
A general rain and wind storm on
the Gulf struck Havana and caused
immense loss of life and property.
New York art dealers arrested for
undervaluing imports, claim that they
more often overvalue their goods, as
they can then sell them for more.
The railroad strike in France has
been called off and the employes grant
ed a substantial raise. Paris was com
pletely terrorized by the use o f bombs.
An auto struck a go-cart in Spokane
and smashed it to splinters, but the
baby was snatched from the cart by its
mothir and escaped without a scratch.
The
arrest has been made for
setting fores fires.« William Longfel
low was captured by California officers
for setting fire in the Klamath reserve.
making voyage to Europe in the huge
cigar-shaped airship America.
Numerous wireless messages were
| received during the day, and the latest
indicated that Wellman is tonight sail
ing through the darkness off the New
York coast.
The men making the flight are Wal
ter Wellman, commander; Melvin Van-
iman, chief engineer and next in com
mand; F. Murray Simmons, navigator;
J. K. Irwin, wireless operator; John
Aubert and Albert Louis Loud, assist
ant engineers.
The start of the America was one of
the most dramatic moments ever oc
curring here.
Roundly criticised by
people who did not believe that he
would
ever undertake what was
thought to be a foolhardy venture,
Weiiman startled the whole island by
bringing the America out of the
hangar and without ceremony going
into the air.
For the last 30 days the public had
expectantly awaited some move from
the intrepid crew. Day after day it
was announced that a trial flight would
be made as soon as conditions were
perfect.
It was about 4 a. m. today that the
final decision to go up was made by
Chief Engineer Vaniman.
All night
he watched at the weather bureau, 'and
as dawn .broke he decided. Rushing
the crew, who slept in the hangar,
Vaniman called Wellman on the tele
phone at the Hotel Chalfonte, and no
tified him that the time to start had
arrived.
With everything ready for the words
“ Let g o,” the crew climbed into the
car hanging from the balloon.
The final “ good-byes” were said to
wives, relatives and friends and the
last word to the ground was given.
On the board walk and the beach
was assembled a crowd estimated at
A thoroughbred prize-winning bull
dog in Spokane gave a fire a la r m hv a b o u t 6.0 0 ft
persistent
have been a
averted.
The steair
with about
was picked
towed to Sea
broken down
A world-w
be a reality.
Taft will
the Alaskan
Senator D<
denly of hear
The San B
driving manj
Immense c
in the count
plete investii
Walter W<
ants, started
loon Americs
ocean.
New York
ing the latest
dolls. They
for the doll c
Adolph Bus
er, has finis
$500,000 in ii
his famous su
dena. Cal.
The Frenc
Clement-Bay:
France, to Lc
ing the Engli
tancing all ex
Many arres
der o f the Fr
New York A
customs fraud;
dollars.
Thomas S. I
his biplane wr
City, la.
Presidents e
gued before t
commission foj
Extensive f
ered in the J a
prominent con
rested.
Over half t
schools o f Kai
ommended foi
physical defe
President
on the plans
Maine in H
will begin ne
FRENCH AIRSHIP
CROSSES CHANNEL
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Dirigible
Makes Splendid Flight
Carries Soven Men From Compeigne,
France, to London, in Six Hours
Without Mishap.
London— Another chapter was added
to the history of aviation when the j
French dirigible ballooa, Clement- \
Bayard, made the voyage from Com-
piegne to London in the remarkable
time o f six hours, a journey requiring
seven hours by the fastest express
trains and boats.
Compeigne is 45 ;
miles northeast o f Paris and about 195 I
miles by air route to London.
It was the first occasion on which a ;
dirigible balloon has crossed the Eng- [
lish channel. The over-water trip oc- i
cupied 45 minutes.
The Clement-Bayard, with a crew of
six, left .Compeigne at 7:15 o’clock
Sunday morning and reached London
at about 1 :15 in the afternoon, making
the trip without a stop.
Atmospheric
conditions were iperfect and the big
airship traveled with a slight breeze
behind. The behavior of the dirigible
was splendid and .the 440 horsepower
motor worked to perfection
The pas
sengers experienced no discomfort and
were only troubled by the mist in
crossing the English channel.
There was nothing to interrupt the
smooth, swinging motion of the bal
loon, which averaged 33 miles an hour.
An altitude varying from 300 to 700
feet was maintained, and all along the [
route over the land the aeronauts
were cheered by thousands of specta
tors.
The balloon made a safe and easy
landing at Wormwood Scrubs.
The dirigible carried M. Clem»»*
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Supplement Forest Grove Press, Thursday October 20, 1910
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Maximums Have Class Beauty Colored Race Advances Rapidly
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PORTLAND, OREGON
Under the auspices of the La
The Maximum Class o f the
dies’
Society of the Congregation
Methodist Episcopal S u n d a y
School met last evening in the al church last evening, Louis H.
church parlors and elected class Dawley, a prominent colored at
officers for the ensuing term. A torney o f Portland, addressed a
majority of the members were large and intelligent audience,
present and enjoyed a social ev taking for his subject, ‘ ‘Passing
ening after the strenuous part of the Milestone” , which dealt with
the meeting had been dispensed the advancement and progress o f
the colored race in the last forty
with.
The contest for class president years, or since its emancipation.
was exceedingly close, Gus Gard From a body of 4,000,000 absolute
ner and Vernon Gould being the ly ignorant people, the race has
candidates, and the former being increased to 12,000,000, of whom
elected on the final ballot. Some less than 24% are unable to read
rivalry was also experienced in and write.
Mr. Dawley is an eloquent and
the voting for class reporter,
Misses Myrtle Bunday and Reba convincing speaker and held the
F. Hoffman polling a tie upon rapt attention of h i s bearers
several successive ballots, result throughout.
In connection with the supper,
ing finally in a decision to elect
both young ladies to the office, of which over 126 partook, and
so that the publicity of the class which was most excellent in
affairs is certain to be well looked every way, a delightful musical
program was rendered. At the
after.
The officers elected are as fol- close o f the evening a thanks
giving offering was taken, and
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President.................Gus Gardner the receipts were decidedly grat
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Vice Pres............... Vernon Gould ifying.
Mrs. W. N. Ferrin presided,
Secy...................................... Maud Bunday
and the program, which was in
Treas.....................................Claude Wagner
Librarian.................Arthur Mills charge o f Mrs. Bean, was as fol
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I Reba F. Hoffman lows:
Reporters . . “I
Myrtle Bunday Scripture Reading, Mrs. Penfield
Prayer, Mrs. Semones
C l a s s B e a u t y . . . Glenn Wagner Negro Melody, Mrs. Ferguson
S o l o - “ Old Black Joe,” Miss
The Freshmen Class entertain
Goldie Peterson
ed the Sophomores at the home Male Quartette— “ Steal Away.
Nicholas Moore, Harry Under
of Rev. D. T. Thomas Wednes
hill, Ralph Abraham. Dick Ab
day evening. Over forty o f the
young people were presentjind a
raham
delightful evening passed. Games Accompanist—Miss Ruth Thomas
were indulged in, and light re
freshments served.
The b r i g h t new m oon and the
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so much so that lately he had been al tickets that he forgot to show the aig
most irresponsible.
The operation nal to stop the southbound train for j
A government engineer at work on was entirely successful.
Captain Augusta for orders.
the Alaskan boundary has discovered a Booker was wounded by the explosion
mountain which he believes is fully o f a shell.
Thirty Mine Victims Fonnd.
22,000 feet high, which is nearly 2,000
Stark villa, Colo.—Thirty bodies havt
feet higher than ML McKinley.
Riots Rula in Nicaragua.
now been removed from the Starkville ■
New Orleans — News reached here mine. Many now being brought out
President Taft will sail for an in
spection trip to the Isthmus of Panama from Managua, Nicaragua, that disor are in such an advanced stage of de
der had broken out anew in the capital
and that frequent rioting was occur
ring. According to these advices the
situation had become very critical.
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S. C-, on the cruiser North Carolina,
convoyed by her sister ship, the Mon
tana.
Forest Grove, Oregon
composition that they can never In-
identified.
Twenty-five bodies are
■till in the mines and, according to the
rescuers, have not yet been located.
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Forest Grove Meat Market
Fresh and Salted Meats. Home Made Pork Sausage
Like Dad Used to M ake ‘Down on the Farm.’
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and Pelts
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