The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-24

st. Louis, Oct. 22.-The dirigible
balloon, or airship races scheduled for
Tuesday as a part of the weeks aero
nautic carnival In this city, have been
postponed until Wednesday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock. This action was taken
because Of the inability of some Of the
contestants to get their machines In
shape while the international cup bal
looms had the right of way on the bal.
looming grounds In Forest Park. Sew
eral OF the motor propelled vehicles
are in readiness, however, and these
made exhibition flights late Tuesday
They are now housed under canvass
tents and special hydrogen gas, Of a
far lighter quolity than that used by
the balloons on Monday is being man
ufactured for their use. The dirigible
bags are also made Of much lighter
material than the vanished cotton Of
the cup contestants.
In the official dirigible race many
novelties are promised. The first
prize Of $4,000 will be awarded to the
airship which in the shortest time Gov
ers a prescribed triangular course tc
be announced just before the race is
started. The entries in the race In
clude several airships that have rec
ords of achievement behind them. The
California Arrow" entered by Capt
Thomas s. Baldwin, Of New York
made numerous fights here during the
worlds fair. One of the novelties en-
tered is the "Sky Bicycle" of Crom
well Dixon, 16-year-old lad of Colum
bus, Ohio. While most of the Other
vehicles will be driven by gasoline
motors, the Sky Bicycle depends fol
propulsion upon the muscles Of the
aeronaut.
Altogether there are nine dirigible
machines being prepared for flight in
Wednesdays contest. These include
the California Arrow" and Double
Propeller" entered by Baldwin; the
"Beachy Airship" and "Strobel Air
ship" entered by Charles j. Strobel
of Toledo; the "Airship Eagle" en-
tered by Horace B. Wild, of Chicago;
the "Jorgenson Airship," entered by E.
Jorgensen, of Chicago; the Dixon
Airship," and Sky Bicycle" entered
by Cromwell Dixon, and the "Airshir
America" entered by ]. Berry. of St.
Louis. The air ship contests are to
be under the direction Of the Aero
club, Of st. Louis.
st. Louis, Oct. ga long distance
telephone message was received here
Tuesday morning from Union City,
Tenn, that one Of the st. Louis bal
looms passed over there at 9:45 a. m.
Tuesday, travelling rapidly southeast.
There is strong belief here that
balloons reported to the northeast are
the three German contestants, the
English entry and one Of the French
teams. ALI of these made fight foI
the higher attitudes from the start
and evidently caught an upper current
from the southwest. The three Amer
lean teams and the French balloon
isle de France" kept to the lower
levels and II Is believed they wera
carried to the west and are the ones
reported in the vicinity of st. Joseph.
Shelbyville, Ind. Oct. pa balloon
passed Prebscott at 7:48 a. m. Tues.
day, seven miles east Of here. A bal
loon passed over Falkland at s:1l
Tuesday, 10 miles north of here
Whether the same balloon was seen
at Prescott and Fairland has not been
determined.
Detroit, Mich, Oct. ga dispatch
to the Journal from South Haven
Mich, says a balloon carrying tive
American flags, passed through about
9 o'clock Tuesday morning. A. huge
white patch was plainly seen d thu
side Of the balloon. It was goinl
northeast. .@ Il.
Springfield, Ohio. Oct. ga bal
loon which passed over this city q
noon was flying the German dag. A
letter was dropped stating Il was thu
"Pommern," also that the aeronautl
had used 30 bags of ballast sand an,
had 1000 pounds left. =,
| Kalamazoo, Mich, Oct. 22.-N 4
reported from Olivet, 40 miles north
east of here, that two balloons passes
over there at II o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
l. Grand Rapids. Mich. Oct. 23.-l
balloon passed Allegan ut 10 o'clocl
Tuesday morning, coming In the d
rection Of this city.
J Cover, Mo-, Oct. 32.-Foss balloon
were sighted here q s:45 Tussda
morning, moving SLOWLY. 70 the snortf
/ west. t,es.+ 80
( Poison Ivy for Decorations. I
j Utica, N. r.. Oct 22--ivy used !
4 the decoration OF the MsthodiJ
church IN the village Of New Have
poisoned nearly half 81 the member
Of that congregation.