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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
FARMAN POSTPONES FLIGHT
Forty-Mile Wind Prevents Public
Trial Of French Machine.
BALDWIN Is SURE OF SUCCESS
Army Omcers Are AnxiOusIy Await
ing rest OF DiriEibIe Balloon
at Fort Meyer on
Monday.

NEW YORK, Aug. Six thousand peo-
pie who gathered at Brighton Beach race
track this afternoon TO witness the first
public flight Of Henri Farman's heavier
than-air lying machine were disappointed
as a high wind prevented the flight.
ut would be suicide to attempt to fly
with a gale such as this blowing said
Mr.. Farman, who appeared to be more
disappointed than anyone else.
At 4 o'clock when a forty-mile-an-hour
wind p~recluded the possibility Of an ascen-
sion, Mr.. Farman announced he would try
again on Monday. However. he wheeled
his machine out OF the shed for inspection
by the crowds.
Amonz the visitors were Israel Ludlow,
who was crippled some time ago while ex-
perimenting with his airship. a klte-lke
arrangement somewhat similar to Far
mans but lacking tho motor and pro-
pellor wheel. Ludlow was wheeled into
the track on a chair and was almost the
last person to leave. Mrs. Farman cried
when she found that her husband would
have to abandon the idea Of making a
flight today.
TfnnscontinentAI Balloon Race.
CHICAGO, Aug. Ia transcontinenta
balloon race, starting from either Los
Angeles or San Francisco, with the AtlahGe
seaboard as the objective point, Is being
planned by the Federation Of American
Aero clubs, according TO announcement
made by the board of directors Of the or
ganlzation here tonight. The race is to
be made in November and a cash prize
OF 500 is to be offered for the compile
ton OF the trip.
The directors also announced that sane
lions were granted for race meets, starting
from Columbus, o., and Chicago. The
Columbus event is set for August 20 and the
Chicago race, which is to be for the Bion
]. Arnold trophy, is scheduled to begin
September /. DR.. f. J. Fielding, c. A.
Coey, and DR.. Julian p. Thomas are an
nounced as among the starters in these
contests.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
KIDNAPPED GIRL RETURNS
Veronica Cassiday of chicago Says
Her AbductOr Took Her to
cincinnati.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Veronica Cassidy,
the 12-year-old girl whose mysterious alb
ductIon last Thursday caused unusual po-
lice activity in this and other c%itiess re-
turned to her home this evening from Gin
cinnati, whittier she had been taken by
her alleged abductor, F. j. Blair. She
told her parents that Blair had placed her
aboard a train Immediately after leading
her away from home and that they had
been in a rooming house in the Ohio
city until this morning, when Blair gave
her a ticket to Chicago and told her TO go
home.
The unexpected return OF the child
turned a house OF mourning into a place
of joy. Her mother and sister. sleepless
since Thursday. when they discovered
that Blair had given a Fictitious address
in taking Veronica from home to be
come a companion of his WIFE" were
FRUSTRATED today. Mrs. Catherine Cassidy,
the mother, became hysterical late today
and only the sudden appearance of the
missing girl saved her from serious ILL
ness, According to the physicians. Anna
May Cassidy, Veronica's sister. had spent
all of last night with detectives who were
seeking traces Of the younger girl and.
worn out by her grief and labors, she, too,
became 50 i'll that medical attendance was
necessary.
Their grief was heightened by the be.
lief that Blair was identical with Charles
b. Hadley, who kidnapped Eleanora Fuller
in San Francisco six years ago and later
strangled her. Comparisons OF photo
graphs, descriptions and handwriting
seemingly established this as a fact. Both
men came from Briti.h Columbia and the
police descriptions of the fugitives tailed
almost exactly.
Later. however. this ~supposition wal
abandoned. A search Of the room which
Blair had occupied revealed several let
tiers tending to prove that he had been &
contractor at Moyie. B. c.. one of the
being a receipted bill for S2I.
worth Of lumber. The epistles proved
also that Blair had been in that town al
late as june 20.
That Veronica Cassidy escaped a fat,
similar to that of the San Francisco cir
was largely due to the publicity given t,
the case, according TO the belief of tn,
local police. This theory was borne on
by the story OF the girl, who said tina
after Blair had read tho newspapers OF
the morning after their arrival in Gin
cinnati that he became nervous and ap
peared worried.
The girl could not remember the nam
OF the hotel to which Blair took her Fl
Cincinnati. Neither could she recall N,
pame under which Blair registered. Tn,
h~ostelry was near the railroad station. sh,
said. and once they ate a meal at a SINAI
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
ARE ALL SCALES HONEST oNES7
One COney PILGRIM Has Faith in
Weight Guessing Strained
ta Limit.

Whatever scheme the weighers down at
Coney Island use,' said a frequenter Of
that place, 81 know for sure that they
don't guess by honest means the weights
Of the persons they tackle. 1 feel sure
there Is some trick about the way they
always get within two pounds OF the right
figures. II they didn't guess within three
pounds of the right weight they'd give the
money back. And I have never yet seen
one Of them who had to give the money
back.
II have heard It suggested that they
kept one foot on the chair. but the seat
is half a yard off the ground. SO that
doesn't seem likely. There has been talk,
too, Of some electrical connection that does
the trick. 1 believe, however, that in the
steel arch that supports the chair there
is some spring that the weigher touches
in order to make The indicating hand stop.
He may put his hand on the steel arch
without being noticed, because that seems
an entirely natural thing for him to do in
order to steady the machine.
but I have my suspicious anyway
solely because Of an experiment I tried
one night. 1 went up to one Of these
weighers. He felt my right arm and said,
You weigh l56 pounds Then he sat me
down in the chair and the dial indicated
154 pounds. So he won. Now, actually l
weigh LAG pounds stripped, and the clothes
1 had on, very light, summer things.
weighed Just six pounds. So there he was
off at the very start.
About an hour later 1 was walking by
again, when he called to me. Apparently
he did not remember me-not at all sur
priss Z, either, because there were some
other folks on the island. I went over
This time he made q bluff Of feeling me
over very carefully, and said, You weigh
16O pounds You lose.' I remarked. Then
I sat down. Up went the scales to 15S
pounds. And 1 had to pay again. l
walked away, wondering II the air of
Coney Island was as bracing as all that.
"Well, 1 determined to give him another
try. So just before 1 was going home,
three hours later, / wandered down to the
weighing machine. I stood there for a
minute watching another fellow getting
welghed-or skinned. The weigher turned
around and said. You're next obviously
not yet remembering me. This time he got
hold of my left arm, which is much smaller
than my right, and remarked. L will say
that you weigh 1Go pounds
ibid I weigh 100 pounds? Well, more OF
less. The scales clipped up to 14S pounds
and stopped there. That was all. / paid
for the third time.
Then I said to the man, Are those
scales of yours any good. or are they az
fected by the sea ARR How dye mean
he asked. Well 1 replied. about . O'Clock
l weighed 1A pounds on themi a little
after 10 o'clock I weighed 1853 pounds, and
now I weigh 1lS pounds. II you were
right once out of three times certainly
you were wrong twice. What's the an
swer7' Beat it, he replied. I only
weighed you once. There are lots OF
people trying to spring that game on me
but 1t don't go. Why don't you learn tc
give UP a nickel without a roar7'
80 1 still think the scheme isn't honest
but 1 can't get any proof from the
weigher. New York Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
GOT AWAY WITH THE CRANE
Hot TussIe with a Bird Having Bill
and Wings to Beat the
band.

A lively battle with a giant crane was
fought last Monday night, shortly after
midnight, by Deputy Sheriff James Jung
and Gus Schoenlin, better known as Amer
icus, the wrestler, while fishing in Back
river, off Twin Oaks shore. Maryland.
Deputy Sheriff jung and Americas
were in a boa some distance from shore
when, to their surprise, they were at
tackled by the big bird. Deputy Sheriff
Jung had just hooked a large eel and
was pulling 1t in when both occupants OF
the boat were startled by hearing the
swoop of powerful wings. Just as they
looked up the crane struck them.
The huge bird beat with Its wings and
struck at them with its long. keen bill.
II was nearest to Deputy Sheriff Jung.
but he was tangled up with the eel, and
being unable to offer much defense. was
rapidly getting the worst OF the encoun-
ter when Americas came to the rescue.
He seized al oar, but for several seconds
could not deliver a blow at the bird for
fear OF hitting the deputy sheriff. Finally,
however, he saw his chance to break in
under the cranes guard and and a blow
with the oar on its long, sinewy neck.
The stroke broke the birds neck and
knocked it into the water.
The battle broke up the fishing expedi-
ton, as the fishermen had an idea that
the crane might be one of a party. Both
men are at a loss TO account for the bird
attacking them in such a vicious manner.
The only possible reason that hey can
advance is that the crane wanted the
eel and was willing to make a fight for IL.
Tn bird was pulled into the boat and
taken ashore. where IL was hung up near
the clubhouse. II Was measured and
found to have a bill more than a foot
long. The bird is being exhibited with
considerable pride to all visitors to the
shore, Those who have seen II have char
aeteriEed its bravery as conspicuous. Il
being the first bird with spunk enough to
tackle a champion wrestler and a deputy
sheriff at the same time.-Baltlmore
American.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
WILL CREATE TEN CARDINALS
Indications hat One of New Red Hats
Will Be Bestowed Upon an
American,

ROME, Aug. lat the vatican tonight
II was considered certain tina Pope Plus
will hold a consistory either before Novem-
Der, when the form OF congregations be-
comes effective, or in December at the close
OF his Jubilee year. In either Instance. II
is asserted, HIS holiness will create ten new
cardinals, because the sacred college Ia
now reduced to a membership of fifty
eight, there being twelve red hats 10 be
bestowed.
The presence Of Cardinal Gibbons in Rome
It is expected will result in a decision
being reached as to whether or not a new
American cardinal will be chosen this year
Cardinal Gibbons had an audience with
the pope today which lasted one hour. The
pope expressed great satisfaction with the
condition of the church in America.
Speaking OF the changes made recently
in the organization Of the Roman congre-
cations, Cardinal Gibbons expressed his
admiration for the activity Of the pope
in this meter. In reply the holy father
said:
You and I are of the SAME age and we
are sim quite young"
Archbishop Farley OF New York arrived
here today and will be received by the
pope Monday.
aAdAiAa 6AUDODb pre-
sented Rev. 7. s Lee, pastor OF St Mat
thew's church, Washington, who has been
a student at the American college here.
to the pope. They conversed in Italian.
The cardinal also presented his own sec
rotary, Father Louis ODonovan, and
Captain BillupG and DR.. Crandan. both
Of Baltimore.
Later Cardinal Gibbons visited Cardinal
Merry Del Val. the papal secretary Of state.
with whom he had a long conversation.
Then the American cardinal called on Car
dinal Vincenze Vannutelli. who will repre-
sent Pope Plus as a delegate to the Ei-
chartst congress at London. M ideas of
the two cardinals are In accord concern
Ing the London celebration. Cardinal 9Th
boDs also visited Cardinal Gotti, perfect OF
the propaganda, and a lengthy discussion
followed concerning American affairs still
pending under Cardinal Gotti's jurisdiction.
Cardinal GOtti invited Cardinal Gibbons.
who is a. member OF the congregation OF
the propaganda, 10 be at a meeting OF the
congregation August 10. at which American
questions will be discussed for the last
time. Among the questions most likely 70
be considered at that time are the election
OF q coadJutor archbishop Of San Francisco
and the appointment Of a bishop for the
new diocese OF Rockford. Ill
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
CLOSING NIGHT AT THE BOYD
Popular woodward stock Company
Ends Its Season at the
VhaataP.

Last night the popular Woodward Stock
company closed it's summer season at the
Boyd theater, amid scenes that mus have
convinced the members OF the company of
their standing In Omaha. The matinee was
a big one, and souvenir photographs OF
Miss Fleming were given out in hundred
lots. In the evening the theater was packed,
and the players-were given a most hearty
reception as they came on the stage. This
is especially true OF Mr.. Morrison, who
has now played three years in Omaha, and
Is almost a "Favorite Son" here. AT the
close Of the third act the floral process
sion" was formed, and by the time 1t had
ended the stage looked like a florists es-
Establishment on a busy day. Mr.. Morrison
had more roses than he could get his
arms around; Miss Fleming had a lovely
basket Of flowers, over which she sweetiy
smiled; Miss Spencer, with her face hidden
behind the burnt cork OF her character
part, held her arms full OF posies; Miss
Power looked less like a mother and more
like a tenderhearted girl ABOUT to cry, as
she rscsived bunch after bunch of flowers.
Miss Duke was remembered. and Mr.. Poul-
ter was dragged to the front to receive &
testimonial In the shape OF a beautiful bunch
OF roses. proving to him that his comedy
work has not been wasted in Omaha. No
speeches were made, but the curtain was
raised again and again, that the favorites
might bow their thanks. And. finally, a
belated bunch OF flowers for Mr.. Poulter
came down, and while he was getting 1t
over the footlights the curtain came down
and he was cut off from the others.
1t was a very pretty occasion. and
among those who were present to enjoy it
was Miss Eva Lang. who had run up from
Kansas City to see the closing perform
ances, and to congratulate her trends
among the company. Miss Lang will re-
turn TO Kansas City this evening. She
is looking very we'll, and feels quite re-
covered from her illness OF last spring. She
will lead the company at Kansas City next
season.
After the performance. the stage hands
called Mr.. Morrison to their den under the
stage, and there presented him with a
handsome brass smoking set.
Stage Carpenter Charley Porter made the
speech, and assured Mr.. Morrison OF his
high standing with the stage hands. a tri-
butte more appreciated by the actor. maybe.
than the public can give him.
Another feature OF which the public knew
nothing was the presentation OF a sub
scTiption purse to Cooper. the stage door
keeper. His kindly face and quiet way
are known to hundreds Of actors from all
over the world. and they will all be glad
70 know that the company Just leaving the
theater thought enough Of Copper to give
him q substantial purSe.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03

Advertise In The Bee: 1t goes into the
homes OF the best people.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03

DR.. Ross. Dentist. as BARKER Block.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
Round Trip
Summer Rates

Denver, Colorado Springs m Pueblo, daily .S17bO
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Tacoma. Seattle, daily. .. 49,. $4,000
II include California and Puget Sound. 80. -. $500
To Yellowstone Park, rail. stage nd hotelf or five n onehat days
tour via Gardiner, daily. .@S46o
Rail, stage and hotel for four and onefourth days tour. via scenic
Colorado and Yellowstone, daily. .%7620
Salt Lake City md Ogden, daily 80. 5000
GIenwood Springs, Colo. daily. .9276O
Mass and return, daily. .440S5
Buffalo, n. ", and return, daily $3.50
Toronto. Ont, and return, daily. 5000
Quebec, Que, nd return, daily 5000
IN. Worth, Tex, and return, August 1880. S2S4O
Ratest to Hundreds If Other Eastern an Western Destinations o Request
High grade passenger service to Colorado, California, Puget Sound, Chicago.
St Louis and points beyond.
@M&NMkAAl j. +. REYNOLDS, City Passenger Agent.
:IllI[9UI 1902 '''''G n. s%sss. D...... $3.50 Omaha Mob
I[it55
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
J. X. Kubat Injured.


Continuous show, 7 to IL p. m. Vaudeville
every night this week. Illustrated songs.
Beginning today we will use swanson's
picture reels only. II you enjoy good pic
lures, do not fail to see both performances.
Changes Sunday and Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
what Shall a Bog DO with HI
VaeaffomR

Is the title OF a new GRAND TRUNK
publication describing vacation camps In
the Temagami region and In Algonquin
Natural Park Of Ontario. II your boy
likes the wild you can get one by writing
Geo. W. vauK. A. q. p. & 7. A. lN
Adams St. Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
A Lie ProhIem snIr.h

by that great health tonic. Electric Bitters,
the enrichment OF poor. hin blood. ana
strengthening the weak. 5Oc. Beaton Drug
Co.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-01
TOWER BUILDING To GC.
Thirty-eight Story Skyscraper to
RepIace First Steel Structure.

The Tower Building, No. so Broadway, the first
steel skeleton frame office building built in this
country is TO be torn down The site IT occupies
together with the premises No. n to IS broadway
and No q to ~ New will be improved with a
thirty-eight story office building, to be erected by
the Broadway and New Street Realty Company
of which Milton I. Deuel. is president at cost
Of So $4,000. from plans by w C Hazlett, archl-
feet The facade of the building will be of brick
and terra Gotta There will be thirteen passenger
elevators and freight elevator. -Four elevators
will run 10 the thirteenth floor, four to the twenty
seventh floor and five TO the thirty-seventh floor.
The company bought the plot, which has 'front.'
age Of Sig feet in Broadway and S02 feet in New
st. in July, 1868
The Tower Building is Of the most famous
srructures in this country Plans for its erection
were fled April IL, 1855, by Bradford l. Gilbert
As there was then no provision in the building
code relating TO the erection Of buildings of the
steel skeleton frame type the bureau of buildings
was in a Quandary as to what action TO take on
the project. Many persons prominent in building
circles said that the proposed building should not
be erected, and they sought to have the bureau Of
buildings assume an antagonistic attitude toward
the promoters Of this novel structure Finally the
plans were approved by board OF building exam
liners appointed pass on such matters as were
not covered by the code Since that building was
erected the business areas of all the big cities in
this country have been almost entirely rebuilt with
great steel office structures.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-01
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.

ARRIVED.
Queenstown July 81. e:24 m-Arabic CBr). New YORK
for Liverpool (and proceeded.
Genoa July 81, p n-Konig Albert Ger, New YORK
Naples
Montevideo July a0-Foxey CBr. New York for Buenos
and Rosario.
Fayal July -Peninsular Port). New York for Lisbon
Manila July 3l-SierTa Blanca (Br). New York via ST
Para July so-Maranhen.e (Br). New York via Bar
Auckland July s1-Janea CBr) New York via Melbourne
ADELAIDE July a1-Rapallo CBr). New York VIA Port
Natal and Fremantle. -
chefoo July 29-Haa1n.hire (Br). New York via st
Vincent c V. and Port Natal.
Madras July 2e-Moltketes Ger. New York via Bonn
bay Tutcorin and Colombo -,
wellington July so-stepsnotis CBr). New York via s..
Vincent c V, Melbourne etc.
Cape Town July 81-Breiz Izel r. New York for sgd
ney. Melbourne. etc.
Foochou July S-Kabinga (Br1, New York Via Colombo
Singapore Manila etc.
SAILED.
Queenstown July 81 1i:2o m-cedrc CBr, from
LIVERPOOL. New York
St Thomas. July ST. a m-Korona Br, 6rom Demer-
ara). New York.
Prometfeus Ger from Hamours). New York; Va
letta C8r) (from Antwerp. New York.
Middlesborough. July 30-Trunkby CBrl. New YORK
Barbados July 30-Cearense (Br) trom Para. New
York; velasauez lBrl- from Buenos Ayres' Monte
Montevideo July SoBelle OF Scotland tBr) uro Cor
souehanp,on dsn July 5;oo mBlueeher Ger from
Algters July 2@Arsenfels Ger Grom Calcutta and
Colombo. Philadelphia and New York
PASSED.
ST Helena July so-Aros Castle C3r York for Cape
scly. July se@captan Lucas New York
New-York tribune., 1908-08-01
THE KEYSTONE SOLD
HOUSE Valued At $500, 900.
Bauer also Found for a RiUerside
D1Ue Parcel.

A fair volume OF business was transacted yester-
day in the real estate market. Sswson Hooos
sold 70 an investor the keystone, six story eie-
varor apartment house. plot ssfzl5 feet at
the northeast corner of 18th st and Broadway
The house was recently built by John w hisht'
The property was held at 10000
Joseph d Cronan sold for Charles Bruno NO ~
Riverside Drive. a four story American basement
hrownstone front dwelling house. on a lot zlNfoh
irregular between slst and sd SITS. The puyer is
William H Gentzlinger. who will extensively aitei
the house and then occupy IT.
E Osgood Peu Il Co sold for the Everett f'eaitS
and Construction Company plot l2Sxleo fee' on
Mott ave- near East ave, TO a bronx lh'es'oi'
The price was about s15,eb cash
The Title Guarantee and Trust Company yesier-
day recorded an assignment from the BOND ana
Mortgage Guarantee Company TO the BANK LOT
Savings In this city Of the 5nco mortgage COW
ering the property Nos. II and B west ast ST
The mortgage has five years TO run ana Is at
the of 41z per cent
Plans were fled yesterday for a thrfy-elghI story
office building which will occupy the site OF the
Tower Building No. 30 Broadway, and an ao-
Joining plot The Tower Building was the nrst
steel skeleton frame Office structure erected IN TINS
city A complete report OF the project VIII 10
found elsewhere in the paper.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-01
MANY BUSINESS LEASES REPORTED

Denzer Brothers have leased for the estate Of
Henry Leszinsky the second loft at No. 81 to 35
West 18th for term of years; also for the
Fisshel Realty Company the third loft in Nos. As
and 50 West Gst St; for H L. Aoxy loft in No.
$40 Broadway, and for a client the fourth loft in
No 2e9 to 219 Greene st.
Frederick A Booth has leased for client the
dwelling house No ia East 18th St TO George Ro
Bee.
H. c Senior & Co report the following leases:
For William B. Thorn, three story building No. 40
West 6Sth St, Cornelius OConnor. who will use
the place as garage; the four story dwelling
house No. 3 West 6oth ST, TO r. Leverting: the
-four story dwelling No. 1S3 West 64th ST. James
Powers. the four story dwelling house No. 26 West
eoth st. TO James Alexander and the four story
dwelling house No. 123 West s4th St, TO Martha
Walsh
The Duross Company has leased for the John
Realty Company space in No IS John St 10 Ed
ward Week for a term of years
Louis Becker Co. have leased for Gustave
Banker the store at No. 115 Amsterdam avenue
southeast corner OF 1eoth st, for ten years at an
aggregate rental of about $4,000, TO James f Col
nns and Arthur A. Mullady, who will Use it as a
cafe.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-01
BUY BIG NEW JERSEY TRACT.

Armstrong & Cook. Of Toronto. Canada, who are
the largest real estate operators in the Dominion
Of Canada and who have built towns and cities
from Cuba TO British Columbia. see great realty
opportunities in Bound Brook. n. J., where they
have just purchased three hundred for SUBJ
division. They intend erect the tract from
twenty TO thirty houses, costing from 5000 to $1,000
each; pave all the streets and put in water and
sewers, that they offer the prospective
horneseeker something attractive
These men became interested in Bound Brook
especially on account of the train service which
they say, is excellent They became interested in
New Jersey real estate through the efforts OF
Henry Sherin a real estate operator. with offices
at No. 452 Fifth ave.