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Gi'i-iiiiuiy'H Uiitlnolusin for Air
Hlilp.
Tliuro In foini'thliiK vry hIkiiII)
emit in tho troniciHlouH volume of
liractloal ttympathy ervutml by tho
(llttnatur to Count Zeppelin' RUnt
airship, nt KohtordliK)n, nil Wwluo
day lnt. All Uonunuy HOornu to bo
nroiiiOtl by the mltifortuuo of tho
god aviator, who la now ovor 70
ycnrn old, uiul from every quarter
HiibicrlptloiiM ato pouring In to mak
tip tho inomy lost oanvHlont'd by tho
itlwiulor mid to onnblo thu Count to
coatliuio hlu ojt per I in onts.
Tlila uymputhy him It roots In n
nntlonnl oiuluuluwii for man
whoto koiiIiiu u pmluoliiK tho mot
tirnctlml roMtittw In tho campnlt;n far
tho couqiNMl of the nlr. Tho aor
man Rovonuiiont, and Individual
(Jeriui, nro not without npprocla
tion of the uconoinlr advuutngou ul
tliuutoly to bo derived frum the
Couiifu uroox with hit nlumlmim
monstem. but hoy more strongly ro
lln tho vnit defoiulvo poslbllltloa
m' tho conunttml of n nation uquippod
with nn vffctlvo tluot of thcao craft
(lornmny's Uolntrd position In Cen
tral Huropo, with an Irreconcilable
nnd wnrllko pcoplo on her wwtorn
Bank nd her north sea ports ox
wHl to attack by tho most power
ful navoy In tho world. Is mado sv
euro only by tho submUion of tho
Hwiplo to a system of universal and
oxtromo militarism. Anything
ftlrcnctheiilut; her dafonHvo lines. w
poclttlly whon It nppuals to the !
tiglnatlon us tho Zoppollu utishlp ap
jwsls, beoaniiw of Its novelty, wnk
rns n popular outhuMssm which
could not bo luulvlwl In th UultM
Btntvs If Captain ItaldwlD, for lu
ll auco. were to make a roqmut for
public support h hU aorinl oxinjrl
meats There Is a factm of' patriot
Urn in tho CUrmnn publlo' asjUt
anco of Coint ppHu which could
Ni'h dittloulty b parallolod Ih auy
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other country In the world. Brook
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UlilKlbh'rt llciv and Abroad.
11 must bo confstised that tlioro j
somathlug disproportionate In tho
uutluislastlo attention dovotvd just
at piwont to tljo balloon perform
ancotk at Fort Myor, lu vlaw of tho
rmnrkablo rosulttt juttt soorl
abroad by Count Zeppullh with hie
mnmmoth dirigible. Couumrod with
tho Zeppelin nlrahlp tho Hajdwln
ballon Is tho smnllett wleuorwurst
alongside of a full-grown bologna.
And lu tho performance, as far as
thoy havo gone, tho two devices nro
In tho mono proportion. It seunw
somowhat Inconitriious for tho Unit
ed Htutos government to bo fussing
ovor smallslxod dirigibles whon that
Lolaiu of machine has been in demon
Mtrutlon at tho pleasure parks of
this country for many mouths with
every ovldonco of practical success.
Thoro may bo omelhlug oxtrnordln
ary about tho Iwlloon now bolus
tested at Kort Mayor to warrant tho
oxoltemenf that Is aroused by Its
avonnilnnto perforijianco yeatonlny
Possibly It will develop a high vato
of speed. The lnvntor of tho do
vice declare that ho can make i
miles an hour. Count Zeppelin yes
tonlay wont at a paco estimated at
3? miles on hour, and covered an
enormous triangular area along a
routa computed at 400 miles In ov
tons. Tho Zppolln airship Is simp
ly n grofct oxtenslon of the dirigible
principle. It is capable of carrvlmr
a largo company of people and sup
piles for an extended Journey. As
sunilng wiltable weathor conditions.
It might start from WashlMKton at
8 o'clock In tho morning and reach
.NOW York at 4:30 or i e'elhok in
th afternoon, g0ng nt tho rate of
Si milt an ltour. This would b
gtnulne aerial navigation, crautlnsi
a successful Journey and the ability
DAILY CAWTAIi JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, JHUnSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1008
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SEPTEMBER 14 TO
,' Thoy will llnd tho grounds In belter condition and more nttrnctlvc
Ithan ever before. They will find many new buildings. All In nil, they
jwlll tee that Oregon has tho bcBt facilities of any state west of tho
Rocky mountains for holding a great fair. The Increased cash premiums
and specials will bring tho greatest llvostock show ever seen on tho
Pacific coast, and It will compnro favorably with tho be3t fairs of tho
onat and mlddlo wobU Somo of tho best horses In tho United States
will bo horo to partlclpnto In tho speed program. Somo of tho most
attrnctlvc pursos ovor hung up for a woatem rnco moot will mako
each Individual ovont worth coming a long dlstanco to tee. Tho conn
t tlos will put up their host In trying to secure tho prizes for the ex
hibits of tholr products. There will bo special rates on all linos of
transportation for passengers nnd spoolal freight inducements for nil
exhibit. If you wish nny particular
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I to return to the starting point. The
! United States army nntlmrltlts ate
But'lilng not so much a hugt paen
jgur balloon at a practicable ohser
Ivntlon appratus of high sped and
I reliable dlrtitlhltlty. The publl
however, seom to liavs looketl up
on thlrt gas-bag ttwt as the lust cry
In aviation. Thoro is no such novel-
ty In the steerable gas bg as to
L'lvn tlia titatu nt LYint Mivw unv
give the tet nt Fort Meyer any
special significance, spsctnrubtr and
Interottlng though they may be.
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Tho Troubles of Vcnczuelii.
mi.. ............ i. ,.,. ... ...a . .
iiu luuim) ih rum in uiuurui re -
sourcos. but poor In the quality of
her ellUenshlp: henoo wily for-
elgnora Havo found It easy to dupe'"""" Ul -vHiuuon. n constitutes
tho peoplo. In many Instances to do-
bntich public otllcors. and to oetabltsh
prima faolo rights to mines and to
credits for which thoy subsoquemlv
seok to make tho govornmont respon-
slble. Tho greatest offender In the
tl'tlV t .1 Id, t.Ml.lftt .1.A k.A...A ..
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i;uvii la HIV (ialinil irilSl, WniCII
for many years has been seeking to
embroil this country lu war with
Venezuela nnd has pretty nearlv sue-
coeded on more than ono ocaslon.
Castro may not be nil that may
bo deslrod In the executive head of
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m ...., win niu vtiuiaKU (lllll lirill- ' ' ,"wv.id iiuiu
ness ho has displayed In protecting a 8al,v' On of the mo-t shamo
tho rights of his peoplo, against tho ful I"150 1 tho history of thh gov
maohlnatlons of tho swarm of cor- erJl'non' la that on which Is recorded
rupt ndvonturers from every laud ,J,e ,n'ollPe which tho aiphait rust
must command the admiration rath- Rs exerted toward shaping the pot
or than tho censure of falr-mlnde.1 lai". at lne American nation with r4
obsorvers. Ministers, consult and ar1 t0 .our Uttle s,"ter republic of
diplomats, from other nations are Veniaweia. Tha States. New Or
sent there, and the opportunities for lans
graft and uuostlonable vnntnr.i iu : .
so great that It seems luipojslb'e for Tito "ew York Way Is Our Vy,
them to conflRe their n;tlvitlea to j A writer In tho New York Com
their omcjal duties. Tke4r noods must merclal quotej a letter recentlv sent
become embroiled In sonomes look- !. the olty engineer of London to
Ing to personal aggnuullsomont. and! abutting, owners ami corporations
whon thoy are caught un with and lntrstod in Mntmni.tui . ..
are given their pasivorts by the
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F. A. WELCH, Secretary
Salem, Oregon
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Protldent of tho republic r groat
howl goes up to tho effect that the
nation has been Insulted through Iti
olllclal representative.
Tho mnnnor In which tho onllght
onod nations of the world have
plucked this game llttlo ropubllc
through the agency of UiIovIiik rl
vnto corporations and rascally dip-
lomata has beon a disgrace to clvl
u...tin.. i... . i... ., .,
llzatlon. Hut for tho doiuerato cour-
ago of Castro In driving out tho
alien thlovos and plundorers, ro
gardlos of what the consequences
might be, his country today would
I bo. bnrrlod liv the Ixniprlaat uml mno
i "' "r.v .. ...wov
n,t,'e8a bd of advonturors thnt
hns ovor nrtllctd any peoplo slnco the
today tho twilight sons" of clvl
Hied diplomacy, and the most artful
and nccomnllshoil tlitilnmntin ,-
poradoos known -to human history
nr driving desporatoly to mako It
R mro flo,il tot .plo'taon.
nut, grim, determined and defiant
a poiueiiinoi almost uncouth; un
I1&0( t() thO U.l!t n' tlin nnurllA. n...l
..- -. .... wmivi nu
tno nrlnolploe of international com-
,,y QJl?tro '. and we soo graftor
Rft5lf KrnftQr sometimes a dtsttn-
BJl'ftd representative of a foreign
Sflvqpimont. sometime the agent of
' Predatory 'crporatlonflyng from
tllA OOllIltrV Itkn tha limlullln,. tm...
provements. and nolnts out tho nain,.
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the London jiubllc to a minimum In
such cn-.es. Ho adds:
i "Practically an exactly opposite
condition obtains horo In Now York.
Whllo there mny bo notifications of
contemplated pavement work, thoro
Is absolutely no Intelligent effort nt
oo-operatlon by nil concerned. First,
It's a new pavement; but no soonor
le that laid nnd 'oponed up for trav
ol thnn along comos n firm with n
.'contract for a now sewer In tho Bamo
blocks, and up Is rlppod this brnnd-
now pavomont, nnd the streets aro
closed again for nn Indefinite per
iod. And so it goes, one 'Improve
ment' or work following another in
wonrylng and discouraging succes
sion, and at enormously Increased
cost, and tremendous annoyance, In
convenlonce and general trouble all
around,
"Tho Instance comos to mind of
an upper West Side bit of area,
, whore an nvonuo Intersects Broad
way, with two or three cros streets
.cutting it up. a traveUcongested
point as long ngo ns the early 90'o,
and for nearly ten yoars continuously
It was In a stato of complete up-
theaval. An enlarged water mnln
Uavement torn np for months and
then rtlald: next, chnngo of ono
streetcar lino from cable to under
sround trelley months of upheaval
again. wHh the pavement finally re re
seored: torn up once more for a big
new sower relald: now, n chango
from blocks to n'phnlt; almost im
mediately this asphalt torn up for
subway construction three or more
years of open ditching, dirt, dust and
the praet'oal stoppage of ordlnnrv
snrfaee traffic; pavement again torn
HP for the change of an old horse
car line te a trolley system: then a
sort of 'building boom that forced
a partial closing of about half tho
street area In the entire section; and
oven now some center parkway and
sidewalk 'Improvements' In progress
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nnts might not suffer from quia
clennllncss nnd lock of confute".
'llnrrlng tho subway construction, i'l
this work might have In en done !
sido of ono slnglo year. But that U
not tho New York way more tW
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CLAIM JAPS
INSULTING
OLD GLORY
(United Pre?s Leased Wire'
San Francisco, Aug. 20 Volt!
States District Attorney levlln l
day preparing to take action as.""1
the proprietors of tho Jopanew w
garden In Golden Gate park forde
orating the American ting W
trlbutlng handkorchlefs repress"1
the Stars and Stripes with the ra
"Japan tea" printed across the
The matter was call d to hli
tentloa lu a lette- from the JWZ
Korean exclusion league P
against tho dl&trubtlon t the
and asking that the Japanese be t
lshed under the federal la
"This repeated contenT' "d y
respect) shown the American CM
tho Japanese Is In accord
poneso diplomacy; but Am
who love the flag who are wlllin
die for It, protest that even tw
called 'most favored nation e
does not clve the una..
aliens from the Orient any r
come over here and Insult tn"
lean flag," concludes the leer nf
The officials of tho ,
that If Devlin does not act X
call upon the district attorney w
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