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Value of School Athletics.
From the Newark Star.


Athletic exercises and competitive
games are doing wonders for the school
children in a number Of the large cities
of the country. In New York 100, 200
children belong to the School Athletic
League, incorporated not long ago, and
engage in competitive games. Ten years
ago the system of athletics was not rec
0gnized in the common schools. In New
ark the school league numbers its thou
sands, and all the parochial schools are
likewise organized. The recent exhibit
lions by public and parochial school chill
dren were of a character to give pride and
qualification to the community. The moral
influence of their training cannot be over
estimated. The children take naturally to
it. They strive to excel. and 'being in
structed that to excel in physical exercise
one must not only be patient and brave,
but must also take care Of the body, avoid
such things as cigarettes and cheap can
dy they take the lesson to heart. The
boy who once thought he was manly be-
cause he smoked a cigarette begins to re-
alize that in doing SO he is only a fool
and a degenerate. He has an object in
keeping his body clean and healthy and
his energy undiminished. FOR It means a
coveted pre-eminence among his fellows
on the athletic field. The development of
the bodies of the girls is Of equal impor-
lance. The exercises and games Of the
schools are arranged to give to girls the
training they specially need. 1t is fair
to say that the generation of school girls
now growing up will average 20 per cent
better than the preceding generation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The local stock market today ex-
hibited the usual summer dizziness and
would have been absolutely devoid Of
interest had it not been for the unex-
pected strength which developed in
Washington Railway and Electric COM
mon. The broker in charge of this Sc
curity took all the stock offered at 30
and then offered the same price for 500
shares additional. The significance Of
this strength. it is said, Is not apparent,
although today's developments were
taken to indicate that a revival of bust
ness In the stock is among the proba-
bilities.
The trading of the day embraced COS
shares Of all kinds, including COG of
Washington Railway and Electric COM
mon and shares of Capital Traction
stock, with $1,000 worth Of the bonds
Of the former and $500 worth of Capt.
tai Traction IS.
The remainder Of the list continued
practically unchanged. with no appar-
ent desire on the part of any one to
sell at prevailing bids.
In the case of the American Security
and Trust Company stock. the bid was
advanced to 21S. an increase of eight
points over the previous bid. The fact
that this bid failed to dislodge any OF the
stock appears to show conclusively that
there is no stock pressing for sale at
the present low level.
An inquiry brought forth an apparent
demand for 500 shares of Potomac In
surance stock, and a bid of Is was
eventually made. but failed to tempt
the selling broker.
Allen McDermott. former president of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company, Is in the city on business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
THE COURT RECORD.
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT No. 1-Justice Wright
In re estate Of John c. Lederer; order
ratifying report of auditor.
Chester agt. Simpson: rule to show
cause returnabie July II; complanant's
solicitor. John G. Head.
Danenhower agt. Danenhower: order ap-
pointing guardian, :, ad sitter, Item; complain
Indian Protective Association agt.
Chase: order extending time to file amend
ed bill and security for costs to August 1:
complainant's solicitors. r. W. Moore and
b. 8. Minor; defendants solicitor, w. H.
Robson.
stubblefeld agt Stubblefeld: time to
file transcript extended: compliments So
licitor ]. Easily Smith: defendants So
licitors. Leckie. Fulton & Cox and c. A.
Douglas.
In re lunacy of Eugene Peters: order
ratifying auditors report and referring
case to auditor.
Bunker agt. Bunker: rule as to alimony
returnable July 3; complainant's solicitors,
J. A. MOriarity and r. l.. Montague.
Phillips agt. Parker: trustees authorized
to make investment: complainants So
licitor Wilton j. Lambert.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Wright.
United States ex rel. Harvey Spalding.
order granting leave to petitioner to
| arend petition in three days, with leave
| to respondent to- answer IN seven days
thereafter; petitioners attorneys, f. S.
attorney. Stuart Mcnamara.
Darling agt. Hallowell: order extending
time to file transcript of record to July
8; plaintiffs attorney. w. H. Holloway;
Doyle agt. Notes and Doyle agt.
Stearns: time to file transcript extended
to September I: plaintiffs attorneys
Hamilton. Colbert Yerkes & Hamilton.
and J. J. Darlington; defendants attor-
| ney, B. F. Leighton.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justfce
Wright.
United States agt. Garfield Braxton.
grand larceny; nolle pros. defendant dis
charged.
United States agt Percy Wade. setting
up gaming table; time to file transcript
extended to September 1: attorneys, ]. E.
Laskey and III. e. Davis.
DISTRICT COURT-Justice Wright.
In re extension of I'd and w streets; Or
der continuing hearing of motion to
strike out supplemental petition to Octo-
Der 9.
PROBATE COURT-Justice Wright.
United States agt. Richard Ryan: order
to transfer business; attorney, G. Percy
McGlue.
Estate of Ellen Dunlop: order to sell
stocks: attorney. G. T. Dunlop.
Estate of Catherine Helms; will admit
ted to probate and letters testamentary
granted to Katie Flannery; bond, $500;
attorney. ]. A. Maedel.
Estate of Mary G. Goble: will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary grant
ed to Flora Irene Goble: bond 500; at
torney. Robinson White.
Estate of Allen Dodge: will admitted to
probate and letters testamentary granted
to Charles II. Cragin; bond, $1,000; at
torney. c. H. Cragin
Estate of Henry Murray; order rati-
| flying SALE
In re Hazel 7. Verlander: order of al
lowance; attorney. c. T. Hendler.
Estate Of Magdalene Eicher: order Of
sale: attorney. Edward L. Giles.
Estate Of Susan Poulton; order of al
lowance: attorney. ]. A. Toomey
Estate Of Ellen NJ. Cotton; petition of
| administrators for Instructions: attor-
neys, G. II. Syme. c. A. Douglas, r. G.
Donaldson. B. w. Parker and A. S.
Worthington.
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RECEIPTS,
RAILWAY FINANCES.
Statement of Gross Earnings for
Fiscal Year Just Closed.

NEW YORK. July 1.-The gross earn
ings of the railroads of the United States
for the fiscal year ending June 30 were
estimated by the Wall Street Journal to-
day to amount to $2.477, 3o4 ,656, a de-
crease of $lOS,6OS,346 as compared with
last year. The net earnings of the rail-
roads are estimated at $71S542,57S, a de-
crease of 1921, ga, 302. These estimates
are based on the earnings of 1O5 of the
leading railroads for ten months or more
The paper estimates also that during
May and June the gross receipts of the
railroads are showing a net loss at the
rate Of $G0O. OO0. 900 a year in gross and Of
500, OOO, 900 in net earnings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
Condition Of the Cotton Crop.

The average condition Of the cotton
crop in the United States June % was
S1.2 per cent Of q normal, as compared
with 1917 May % last; 72. June % a year
ago: $50, June %, 1905, and S1S the
average of the June condition for the
past ten years. This was the announce
ment made today by the crop reporting
board of the bureau of statistics Of the
Department Of Agriculture. based upon
reports Of the correspondents and the
agents of the bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. Nd. July I.-wHEAT-Firmer
srct contract. S3aS9i4; spot No. . red western,
sla9Ii.: July. S9aSSb4; August. S3aS9l,: Septem.
ber vossO,. steamer No. = red. Nias5l.; re.
trpis- p.il9 bushels: exports IOs 800 bushels
SSs4as71t.
CORN-Dull; spot mixed. 75K: No . white,
receipts, I2,ios bushels: exports. 500 bushels
OATS.Steady; No. white. 59a59ts; No. 8
wsite aIhaaS: No mixed. 57a57,a: receipts
I.GO6 bushels: exports, 400 bushels.
KfE-Steady: No western export, SSaSS; No
,lover mixed, -. Joall.OO
GRAIN FAEIGHTS-very quiet, unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
THE LONDON MARKETS.
Special Cablesram to The Star.

LONDON, July 1.-There was no ex-
pansion in the stock markets in the late
afternoon. Consols closed at 50. a gain Of
Il over last night. Nevertheless the great
ease in money now developing was or
set in influence by the decrease Of g., 3337
600 reported in the national revenues for
the quarter as compared with the like
period last year. The home rail market
was f1abby.
American railway shares were steady at
the late official session. but on the curb
prices fluctuated irregularly and the at
tendance was light The department Of
foreign securities had little feature. Cop
per stocks were heavy. The Kaffi- mar
ket was inanimate. De Beers closed with
a net loss of p at 10 ZIG. The cont.
mental bourses were quiet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
:, 1TI9o. iEX.QlV.
Closing Quotations.

At the close of the stock exchange tn,
following stocks had changed in price
since above quotations. there being nc
chanse In balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper. 68.
American Ice Securities, q.
Anaconda, 42h.
Atchison. Top. and s. Fee, ST.
Atlantic Coast Line, 80.
Baltimore and Ohio, &C.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 47A.
Chicago Great Western, 81.
Chicago, Mil. and ST. Paul, 1898
Chicago and NV, l511.
Colorado Southern, 81.
Great Northern, pfd., 1915
1nterboro Metropolitan, pfd, 80.
Louisville and Nashville, lOJI,.
National Lead 65ss
New York Central, 1Ofa.
Norfolk and Western, CD.
Northern Pacific. 1854.
Peoples Gas of Chicago o.
Reading. 113as.
Republic Iron & Steel, 1S
Republic Iron & steel, pfd., ccX. .tH.
Rock Island. COM, 1874
Rock Island. pfd, 29l2.
Southern Pacific, $685..
Southern Railway, IN
Tennessee Copper, 361s.
Union Pacific. 145K.
Union Pacific. pfd., 49,
u. 8. Steel. 37N.
Utah Consolidated, 33A
BONDS.
B. r. T. IS. 71,s.
United States Steel IS. 97ss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
Invincible Americans.

The entries for the Olympic games
closed yesterday. and they are of a quail
ity to make English athletes tremble
The Americans. who made their final Sc
lection earlier in the week. have certainly
the finest team Of athletes ever collected.
We sometimes In this country sneer at
American times and speeds: but 1t is be-
You'd denial that in America are found, or
rather made. men who can run faster.
jump higher and throw weights further
than any people in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
Money at SO
Heiskell & McLeran.
AoS0tf l/0S 81 0t.
Side Whiskers.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
What Is there about New York which
develops side whiskers to such an I'M
usual extent? Arthur had q notably fine
set and SO did Morton. Now comes Sher-
man. 1t is not a crime to wear side
whiskers, but there seems to be no doubt
that 1t Is q mans own fault.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
Fatigue and Alcohol.

From the London Spectator.
1t Is . very curious fact that mental IA
igue produces the same result on muscu-
hr activity as is produced by alcohol,
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DEFICIT Is $50, $3.50, 3e1.2o.
Treasury Report for Fiscal Year
Ended June 80. 1908.

The complete figures of the Treasury
fe- the fiscal year ended yesterday show
that the receipts and expenditures for the
year. as compared with the last fiscal
year, were as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01

1t matters little what il is that you
want-whether q situation or . servant
Q want ad In The Star win reach the
person who can fill your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, July 1.-The cotton
market opened steady at decline of 1a3
points on the old crop. but points higher
on new crop positions, which was about
In line with the cables. Trading was
very quiet. While local professionals
sold little on good weather reports, the
market steadied on covering after showing
a net loss Of 1a4 points with prices around
opening figures during the middle of the
morning.
Futures opened steady. July $50:
August. 9.65: September. 942-944; Octo-
beer. 9.s2: December. offered, 9.1S; Janu-
airy, 913; March. 9.12-9.14
The market was very quiet during the
late forenoon, but ruled fairly steady with
prices just before midday about net I'M
changed to 1 point higher on the active
months. Spot cotton quiet: middlng
uplands. 1l.O; middling gulf. 1l.75.
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
1000 bales. against 9.3S7 last week and
LII last year For the week 5000
bales. against 43. 49, last week and Is OBS
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans. III bales. against j;:; last year. and
al Houston 1,432 bales, against Isl last
year.
Spot closed quiet: middling uplands.
II 80; middling gulf, 11.75; sales, IA
900 bales
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01

bar silver. steady "a IL l6d per ounce.
Money. 1a2H per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is rs per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
three month bills is ~ per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of
Trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL. July 1.-Closing: Wheat
Spot, easy: No. . red western winter,
as 3D.: No. California, IS i'd; futures
firm: July, IS I'd; September. IS 11ssd;
December. IS lid.
Corn-Spot. firm: new American kiln
dried, is 2a4d: old American mixed. Is
2s<d: futures steady; July. IS 4Ad; Sep
TENDER. IS Sgd.
Flour-Winter patents. quiet. -29s.
Hops, In London-Pacific coast, firm,
81 15saE2 lus.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-Washing
ton Rwy. and Elec. As. GOO at 80.
Capital Traction. 2 at 124Z.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. CON-. so at 29la
8 at 291a, 30 at 30. 100 at &c. 100 at 80
After ca1l-Captal Traction IS. $500 at 11oh.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. CON-, 80 at 30,
100 at 80, so at 80, 100 at 30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01

CHICAGO. July 1.-Wheat was firm at
the start today on strong cables, but
eased of on liquidation based chiefly on
favorable weather over the wheat belt.
September opened IL higher at S63s and
sold at 86l4, but declined to SO.
September corn opened AaN lower to a
shade higher at 7O1s to 7O1a and held
within that range
September oats opened " higher at 39aa,
and sold at 1914.
14.S5: lard ~ lower at 925, and ribs 2l1a5
lower at S.45aS4 AN.
A good demand developed later, and
the wheat market became strong Sep
TENDER advanced to 67a and closed
strong at S7h, an advance of N cents.
Corn strength developed with the up-
turn In wheat prices. and the close was
firm. September advanced to 71h and
closed with net gain OF a q, at 7Oa
Close-Wheat-July. S5a4a&3h; Septem-
Der. SIis: December SS&a8SN.
Corn-July. 69%: September. 7O%: De-
cember. COS: May. COS.
Oats-July. 80; July, old, AN; Septem-
Der. 30ts; May, 421aa429s.
Pork-July AGO; September, 14S7Ha;
October, 14.92H.
Lard-Juiy: s.l5; September, e25as 27A
October. 935.
Ribs-July. s.s7h; September. s45; oc-
tober. $50
Rye-Cash, IS; July. 71a74; September,
o.
Barley-Cash J6a63.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 3.SOa4o0
Glover nominal.
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Canadian Pacific. .
C.. c., G. & st. L. .
Central Leather. .
Cent. Leather. pfd. .
Chesa. & Ohio.
Chi. Great Western
Chi. Mil. & st. P. .
c., NJ. & St. p. pfd.
Chicago & N. w.
Col. Fuel & Iron. .
Col. Southern.
c. & III. C. and I.
Consolidated Gas. .
Corn Products.
Corn Products. pfd.
Delaware & Hudson
Del. Lac. & West .
Den. & Rio Grande.
Distillers' Securities
Erie. common.
Erie. list pfd.
Erie. I'd pfd. .......
General Electric. . .
Great Nor. Ore.
Great Nor. pfd. go.
Hooking Valley.
Hooking Valley. pfd
Illinois Central.
1nterboro Met.
1nterboro Met, pfd.
International Paper.
X. C.. Southern.
K. c. Southern. pfd.
Louisville & Nash. .
Mackay Cos.
Mackay Co.'S. pfd. j..
Mexican Central.
NJ. X. & T., com.
NJ. X. & T.. pfd.
NJ, S. p. & s. 8. NJ.
NJ. 8. p. G. S.S.M..pf
Missouri Pacific. .
National Biscuit Co.
Nat. Biscuit Co., pr.
National Lead. -. i.
N. Y. Air Brake. .
N. Y. Central. .
n. Y, Chi. e. st. l..
n. Y. c. & S. L.. I'd
N. Y. ont. & w. .
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific. . .
Pac. Mail Steam. . .
Pennsylvania R.R. .
Peoples Gas Of Chi.
Pressed Steel Car. .
Ry. Steel Spring Co.
Ry. 8. 8. Co., pfd. .
Reading go. .
Rep. Iron e. Steel. .
Rep. I. & s., pfd. .
Rock Island. com. .
Rock Island. pfd. .
Sloss-Shemeld Steel.
s. l.. & s. F.. I'd pf.
st. Louis S. W.. pfd.
sSouthern Pacific. -.
So. Pacific. pfd. .
Southern Ry.
Southern Ry.. pfd. .
Tennessee Copper. .
Toll. st. L. & w.
T., S. L. & W., pfd.
Union Pacific.
Union Pacific. pfd. j..
U. g. Rubber.
L. s. Rubber, pfd. i.
U. s. Steel. ........
Y. S. Steel. pfd.
Utah Copper. ......
Va.-Car. Chem. Co.
Va. l., C. & C. Co. j..
Wabash ...........
Wabash. pfd. ......
Western Union. 80.
West. Elec. Man. g.
Wisconsin Central. .
Wisconsin Cen, pfd.
Wooden Goods.
Wooden Goods, pfd.
30.
Am. Tob. As.
Am. Tob. 6s.
tB. r. T. IS.
inter. Met. 41as.
Rock Island AZ.
U. 8. Steel IS.
fUniOn CONVEX 4s
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Quotations furnished by e. F. Hutton Co.
members New York STOCK Exchange: G. Bowie
Chapman. manager. 1901 ut. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
Liverpool Cotton Markets.

LIVERPOOL, July 1.-Closing: Cotton
Spot. moderate business done; prices 4
points lower: American middling, fair,
1.O7: good middling. Ell: middling, 6.43:
low middling. Cos; good ordinary, SAT:
ordinary. 5O7. The sales of the day were
5000 bales. of which 1900 were for spec
ulation and export. and included 1910
American. Receipts. 1000 bales, includ-
ing 500 American. Futures opened
quiet and steady and closed easy: Amer
lean middling 6. o. c.: July. 5.7j; July
August. 5.861: August-September, $50:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SIS; October-Noyem.
Der. 5O7h: NovemberDecem 5.Olh:
December-January. 4.9S: January-Feb-
rnary. 4eS; February March. 1861;
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-05
THE CAUSE.

To be short of breath when you walk,
climb stairs, are frightened, or agita-
ted, is caused by heart weakness, and
will develop into serious heart troubles
if not speedily remedied. Weak heart
is caused by exhausted nerves. The
one sure, safe Heart Remedy is DR..
Miles New Heart Cure, which feeds
the nerves of the heart, and gives them
new strength and vigor. At druggists.
Money back if first bottle fails to ben
eft.
- s~s~Ss@SS
death. Early this morning, however,
the patients strength began to fail
Death came peacefully, and for some
time previously the actor was uncon-
scious.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-05
FUN MAKER Jokes
TO DOOR or DEATH.
Peter f. Daley, Noted Comedian,
Dies of Pneumonia After
Brief Illness.

CHICAGO, May 23.-Peter f. Daley,
one of the best known comedians IN
the United States, died today at the
Auditorium hotel He had been sick
for about a week with a combination
of la grippe, lumbago and pneumonia.
Daley for the past two or three
years was one of the leading come
dams of the Joe Weber company. He
came here with the company, which
began an engagement in a burlesque on
THE Merry Widow which opened at
the Colonial theater last Monday. He
was scarcely able to take his part
Monday night and had to be assisted to
his feet number of times. The audi
ence, however, knew nothing about his
condition. He had a temperature that
night of 103 and was unable to leave
his bed the next day, but it was not
thought that his condition was at all
alarming. During the week he showed
signs of recovery, and not until this
morning was it known that his condi-
ton had become critical
DR.. Francis w. Mcnamara and Chas
Paddock, old friends of Daley, were at
the bedside of the famous actor at the
time of his ueath.
DALEY had been suffering from
pneumonia for fully week" said Dr.
Mcnamara The death was sudden,
it is true, but in no way sensational
or mysterious
Robert DALEY of New York, brother
of the comedian, has requested that the
body be sent to New York
Daley was a cheerful invalid dur
ing his several days illness, He joked
and chatted with his nurse and his
physician almost up TO the time of his
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-05
ROOSEVELT'S TALK
TO LIGHTWEIGHT
THE PRESIDENT CHARGES THE
AMATEUR CHAMPION TO LICK
THE BRITISHERS."

WASHINGTON, May 23-The presi-
dent had as a caller today Lee Ferne-
ciari of Chicago, the amateur light
weight champion boxer of the United
States. He is going to the Olympian
games, which will be held in London
next June.
Ferneciari and the president dis
cussed the benefits to be derived from
boxing and the boxer became so en-
thusiastic that he squared off to illus
trate some of the blows which he
thought would prove effective in a
boxing match. The young boxer is
going to uphold the prestige of the
United States at London. and the presi-
dent wants him to carry back the
laurels of all other countries He ad-
monished the Yankee boy to lick the
tar out of the Britishers."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-05
THREE FALL 1000
FEET IN AIRSHIP
KNABENSHUE MAKES FUTILE AT
TEMPT TO FLY ACROSS THE CITY
OF TOLEDO.

TOLEDO, o., May 23.-While at
tempting to make a flight across the
city, Roy Knabenshue and his two as
sistants, Earl Hess and Charles Ham
ilton, barely escaped serious injury
when their airship with its engine dis
abled fell fully 1000 feet and crashed
into the center field bleachers at the
Toledo baseball park this afternoon
during ball game.
With apparent contr0l Knabenshue
sailed from his COllingwood aerodrome
and after going through many maneu-
vers he started the flight to the city,
carrying the passengers suspended in
wicker baskets.
Flying high until almost lost in the
clouds. then descending to the tops
of the houses and trees the big ship
answered the will of the operator
while thousands of spectators lined
the streets and the windows of the
office buildings, cheering every move
the ship would make until it reached
the ball park.
suddenly the snip, that was then
speeding against the wind 1000 feet
high, came to a stop and began to
descend, slowly at first, but rapidly
increasing its speed, entirely at the
mercy of the air currents. Knaben4
shue heroically crawled from his bas-
ket and crept along the delicate frame
in a futile effort to start the engine
which had stopped
A strong gust of wind carried the
craft across the baseball diamond and
it crashed into the center field bleach
ers The occupants were hurled from
their baskets, but escaped with few
bruises. The ships frame was totally
destroyed, but the bag and engine were
unframed. Knabenshue was unable to
account for the sudden stoppage Of the
engine He is working on a new frame
and will fly again tomorrow, weather
permitting