The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-11-01

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French balloon L'Isle de France, pilot
ed by Leblanc and Mix, which came to
earth at Herbertsville. N. j., SGT miles
distant from st. Louis. The third
prize goes to another German balloon.
the Dusseldorf, piloted by Won Aber-
cron and Heideman. for going $50 miles
to Dover, Del. The American balloon
st. Louis, sailed by Hawley and Post
took the fourth place with fight to
Westminster. Nd, distance of 730
miles. Their gas gave out at this
point. Chandler and Mccoy. who last
week won the Lahm cup by their
fight from st. Louis to Walton, w. Va.
distance of Ats miles, were fifth in
the race in their balloon America. land
ing at Portland, Nd, distance of
725 miles. The Anjou of France. OPP
Grated by Cashier and Levee, came to
the earth at Armenius Mines, Va. 700
miles from the starting point. The
German balloon Abercron, managed by
Nickel and Denig, reached Manassas,
Va. $50 miles. Major II. B. Hersey
and A. T. Atherholt, in the American
balloon United States, terminated their
voyage at Caledonia. Ont, $50 miles
from st. Louis. while Griffith Brewer
and Lieutenant Barbazon, in the Lo-
tus H., landed In Ohio. 375 miles from
the point of ascension.
The worlds balloon record, which
has stood for seven years. was estab-
lished in 1900 by Count Henri Dele
vaux. who covered 1900 miles in
balloon from Paris into Russia. He
broke the record established July /,
1859, by Professor John Wise, who
covered distance Of 1850 miles from
St Louis to Henderson, N. Y.
Beachy Wins Airship Sprint.
In the dirigible balloon race with
which the great aeronautic tournament
at st. Louis closed Lincoln Beachy of
Omaha was victorious over Thomas
Baldwin. his former teacher. Beachy
navigated his cigar shaped vessel with
a gasoline motor from the balloon
grounds to the Blair monument and
back, distance Of two miles, in four
minutes and thirty seconds, winning
the first prize of 1900.
Numerous Spots on the Sun.
Professor John Brashear of Pitts
burg reports that the surface of the
sun has been literally covered with
spots for the last week or two, several
Of which could be seen with the naked
eye. Five groups extended to the equa-
torial region, where they do not usually
occur, and one of these was estimated
to cover 100000 square miles.
A New Diamond Maker.
A report from Paris tells Of dis
covery in the direction of artificial
making which is distinct
advance upon the Moisson crystal car
bon making. The new method is cred
tied by the Academy Of Science to |
Aristide Charette, chemist hitherto |
unknown. He says he has formed
minute diamonds by passing a feeble
electric current through tube con-
tanning sulphuret of carbon and metals
like iron.
To Build House In Day.
One of the latest schemes developed |
by Thomas A. Edison, the noted cleo
trician. is the plan Of building a house |
Of solid concrete by means Of an iron |
mold, into which the soft material can |
be turned until the building is COM
plete even to the top Of the chimney. |
This mold. he says. will permit the.
Of house with the roof, |
heating pipes. stairs. window sashes. |
plumbing. floors and bath |
.ubs all Of concrete. The only wood |
used will be strips on the sides of the
1oor to take tacks for carpet and tba |
front stoop. and even this latter. be
thinks, may be avoided. The mold |
will cost about $4,000. but may be
lsed indefinitely. 1t is left in position
or six days to permit the concrete to
thoroughly settle and harden, when it |
nay be removed for further USE Mr.
edison estimates that moderate sized
house can be built in twelve hours and
It cost of $1,000. 1t would be proof
against damage by fire and children