The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

New York Herald Special service
New York, March 24.-Count Henri
de la Vaulx, the noted French aeronaut'
arrived here today on the french llhel
Savoie. He ex-
Noted Aeronaut' poets to make sew
+ -" eral asce sions
Will Show while in this
country and is
How to Sail Air planning bal
'"..' loon trip fro nj
Denver to Washington, which he says
is perfectly feasible. He thinks ne
could make the trip in forty hours The
count is six feet two inches in height,
strong and muscular, with heavy
blond moustache and looks like a
hardy Norsman. He has come to this
country at the invitation OF Augustus
Post and CORTLAND Bishop of the Aero
club to make ascensions in the interest
of ballooning as a pastime. He IS the
holder Of several worlds records. In
1900 he made the longest trip ever made
in a. balloon-from Paris to kiev, Rus
sia-covering the 1900 miles separating
these cities in thirty-one hours. Count
de la Vaulx is the only man that ever
made trip from Paris to Britain IN a
balloon. altho several balloonists have
made trips from Britain to France. The
count brought with him to America
three balloons, one Of which is mon
ster. called the Centaur, which has
capacity of 100000 cubic feet OF gas
and can carry forty-fve persons. 1t
was in this balloon that he made his
famous trip from Paris to Kiev. The
other balloons, the Orient and Ludion,
are comparatively small, carrying re-
spectively three and two persons. The
count expects to make an ascension in
the Orient at West Point some day
within the next two weeks and an as
cension later at Pittsfeld.
s. With several yards of rich lace con-
cealed under an automobile coat which
she tried to give to friend on the
pier, Nine. Jeane
Woman Is Caught Gathers, Pari-
H. sian modiste, was
Sc Trying detained a t the
h. French line pier
to Smuggle Lace today just after
t b Savoie W s
docked. Another large quantity Of lace
was found on her person when she was
searched in her stateroom. The lace
was confscated Nine. Gathers was ar
rested after she left the pier and was
later arraigned before United States
Commissioner Shields. She has a place
in New York. There was dramatic
scene when she threw the coat which
she had been carrying over her arm tt
her friend as she. embraced. Two Gus
toms inspectors approached the pail
and separated them. They explained
that they would like to examine thu
coat. The woman objected. inspectors
Donovan and Niermand insisted and ii
it's folds they found the lace. Then {
woman inspector took Nine. Gather:
back to her stateroom and discovered
more Of the lace. According to tn,
customs officials they have information
which they are now investigating tina
a gang of smugglers have been at worl
. for months carrying expensive good
past the officials and as a result O.
today's arrest, others are to be made.
An invitation was recently EXTENDED
to Senator c. NJ Depew, in behalf Of tn
Montauk club Of Brooklyn by it's presi
dent, Timothy L
Depew Too Sick Woodruff, to par
take Of the club
to Make hospitality a
heretofore, on hi
a Dinner Speech birthday, to whic
Mr.. Woodruff ha
recently received reply from the ser
ator, in which, after referring to hi