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The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
YOUNG WOMEN TO PLAY BALL.
Unusual Feature OF Pythian Day
Programme.

The Knights Of Pythias Of the District
ian Day" IN which ell the eighteen
lodges will participate. the event to take
the form Of an annual reunion excursion
70 Marshall Hall August 8.
The outing and reunion viii be a big
family fraternal picnic in which the fam
lies and friends OF the organizations viii
carry lunch baskets. Every hour and
minute Of the day Will have something to
interest. as there is a long athletic pro-
gramme.
Principally interesting will be tire base
ball game between the Jolly Nine. OF the
Southeast. and the Eastern Stars. OF the
Northeast. Both OF these mines are COM
posed OF young women.
The jolly Nine has grounds at Eighth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east where they practice IN good wealth
er every afternoon, and the Eastern
Stars have grounds at Seventeenth and
Gales streets northeast The young wcm-
en- viii be uniformed In boomers OF the
modified type.
The girl making the first home run
viii win the prize Of a fine pair OF walk
ing shoes. and the girl making the great
est number OF hits will be entitled 70
book OF chances on an automobile
There Will be sixteen other events.
among them q nail driving contest for
women Then there will be shoe race
for girls. an egg race, 1OO-yard dash for
men. two similar events for boys, race
for women. and enc for girls, a three
leEed race, 8 tug-of-war between the
two uniformed ranks Of the District, and
a gold medal studded with diamonds. for
the best weltzer.
During the day there VIII be prize
bowling contest. and boxing bout IN
the afternoon. Sergt. Wilson, OF the
police department. has charge Of the
athletic events. Albert Kholert, grand
chancellor OF the District Of Columbia,
viii be the guest OF honor.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
STRANGE DREAM OF AIRSHIP
Lieut.. Sweet Saw the Flight Before
It Was Pulled Of.
Lieut.. FOuIois Let OrviIIe Down end
Then SCARED to Unknown Height.
Ended in Nightmare.

Premoni'i9n OF success for yesterdays
record-breaking flight OF the Wright
aeroplane was given Lie~ George c.
Sweet. L. S. N. one OF u MEMBERS OF
the Official timing committee, who was
stationed at Shooters Hfn with Maj.
Saltzman and Lieut. HUMPHREYS. OF the
army. in a dream in the early morning.
The story IS best told In Lieut.. Sweet S
own words;
7 went to sleep last night thinking
Of my forthcoming duties. I hadn't
dropped of 10 sleep long. 1t seemed TO
me. before my mind took on long flights
or fancy. The most distinct, though, con-
cerned Lieut.. Foulois and Orville Wright
In my dream. Maj. Saltzman, Liuet.
HUMPHREYS, and I, were at our post al
Shooters Hill The aeroplane came soar
ing through the air; We took the Official
time, pulled up stakes and tore across
the intervening country 20 Fort Myer In
our automobile.
when we got TO the aeroplane house,
we found Mr.. Wright, happy and smiling,
with an enthusiastic crowd around him,
but there was no sign OF Lieut.. Foulois.
Where Is Foulois2' we asked IN chorus.
Why, up therel' was the reply.
I'VE locked up !nto the rafters. but
failed TO see anything. We were then di-
rected outside. and when We looked Up
into the sky, We saw a small speck, thou
sands Of feet IN the air. II was the
Wright Reroplanel Asking for an eXpla-
nation, we were told that Foulois was
so euraptured over his sail across coun-
try that Immediately after the landing,
he started OF with the aeroplane for q
Toy ride
"As we were gazing upward the aero
plane began 20 descend, but without the
familiar buzz Of the motor. Alighting as
easily as a feather, Lieut.. FOuiOis stepped
from his seat and asked for more gaso-
line.
do you see that big aeroplane up
there7' Foulois asked. 1t has two cabins.
and there are four men in t. 1 want 70
go after Il and make a report 70 my chief,
the chief signal officer
From that point on, my dream became
somewhat Of a nightmare" concluded
Lieut.. Sweet, laughing. but. neverthe-
less, / took il as q good augury for sue
cess. and that part Of 1t has come true,
any way"
Maj Saltzmann, who was standing near
by when Lieut.. Sweet told the story of
his dream. said:
1T has been no dream to me that
Foulois would make the good showing
he did. He is a little brick. He and /
have serged in some Of the hottest fights
IN Minandao in the Philippines. and !
have always found him the Quickest and
nerviest man OF my acquaintance"
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Alexandra. Va. July 30.-Four hun
dred Alexandrians at 6:53 o'clock this
evening saw Orville Wright pass the
stake balloon on Shooters Hill In his
ten-miie fight from Fort Myer. and as
he made the turn. regarded as one Of
the most beautiful aud perfect ever be-
fore made by a heavier-than-aIr machine,
there was one loud hurrah. although Il
is doubtful II the occupants OF the ma
chine heard #.
As Wright and Lieut.. Foulois made
the turn. those stationed on the hill
stood spellbound 20 witness the remark
able performance. which. II was estlmat-
&c, required nineteen seconds. As the
machine approached the hill IT'S speed
was considerably reduced. and It came
lower and lower. until Il was not more
than sixty feet in the air.
Some cried out. He Is faIling!" Those,
however. who more closely observed his
maneuyers were aware that such was
not the case, and as he rounded the stake
balloon he passed over the reservoir which
supplies this city and a portion OF Alex
andria County with water.
Ascends Rapidly.
After the turn had been made the ma
chine sped on with its increased rapldity.
while he assembled considerably higher as
ne started on the return voyage.
Within four minutes the Wright ma
chine was beyond the visage OF human
I eye. speeding on its remarkable journey
over the hills Of Alexandria County.
/ IN the meantime the crowd increased
/ several hundred, many believing that the
/ flight would not be made at such an early
/ hour IN the evening. Most OF those. how
ever, who we're bound for the hill had an
opportunity OF seeing the machine as IL
made the cord-breakIng trip, and there
were shouts OF approval on all sides. even
\ from those who were not so fortunate as
/ 20 be on the HILL
/ As the machine approached the stake
/ balloon the majority OF those present
made a scramble for the west end Of the
\ bill. and the biplane passed directly over
I their heads.
/ After the machine had gotten beyond
I view, the crowd which remained on the
/ hill congregated around the telegrapher
4 who was stationed there TO ascertain the
total time required for the trip. and also
10 ascertain Il ii was made in safety.
Pleased with Success.
When the news was learned that Fort
I 8Iyer had been reached and that the
speed exceeded forty miles an hour there
were shouts Of appreciation on all sides.
and everybody appeared generally happy
over the successful flight On all sides
could be heard. IT'S perfectly wonder
ful. isn't itT' In each instance the an
swer came forth without hesit lion:
Yes"
AS Wright came around the big tree
west OF the golf club house. ne found Il
necessary 10 lower his machine and incl
dentally 70 reduce his speed IN order 70
make a successful turn He appeared "a
have his machine under perfect control
and the sound from the engine could be
heard distinctly for q considerable dis
lance.
Many people saw the machine from this
city. The coming OF the Wright aeroplane
10 Alexandria was the principal topic OF
conversation on the streets this evening.
and those who witnessed the flight felt
amply repaid FOR their visit.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
THE WRIGHT AIRsHIP.

Tho rsison house q earth is opened now
A door Is found iD yOnder vault OF blue,
Tho KEY Il which IS but his mystic ship,
Unlike 70 any mankind ever knew.
Behold across tho twilight heavens she comes
In snow-white dress. the victor Of the sky;
The dream fulfilled Of pagan Dacdolus
Who hrst Predicted man. one day. should hy.
Proud as mother Of her hrstbom son
The nation views this pioneer Of flight.
As o'cr the hills ard mountains OF the air
Il rrccts the clouds and scars far out Of sight
What visions riss Of fItiro aerial neets
70 follow thcse, the brother Kings q Air,
Who strong in native gontis. fear no III
While sailing Ger celestial zePhy1s there.
sail on. 0 monarch Of the Southland skies.
Ncr check your flight until around the world
Tho eagle Of chr land triumphant flies;
Thcn only win inc hag OF war he fuled
ELISABETH ELLICOTT POE.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
NEGLECT 10 LIGHT CROSSING.
Railway Company Fails 10 Protect
Citizens ut BenninE.

The attention OF the washington Rail-
way and Electric Company hes been
directed by the Commissioners TO the dan
gerous condition existing at the Benning
crossing, due to the insuficieney OF lights
maintained BY the railway company.
on May e last this matter was brought
70 the attention OF the railway company
BY the Commissioners upon q complaint
made by the Benning Citizens Associa-
ton. No notice was taken Of st by the
railway company
Unless the lights needed 10 make tho
crossing safe are installed at once. the
Commissioners viii either force the rail-
way company to put up the lights or
else approve the suggestion OF the citi-
zens' association that special policemen
be stationed there 70 protect the crossing.
for which the railway company wiz have
10 pay.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
GUARD RECEIVES ORDERS.
Given I'm Preparation Of Departure
for Summer Maneuvers.

Given I'm Preparation Of Departure
for Summer Maneuvers.
Orders were issued yesterday to the
National Guard Of the District OF Column
bia to prepare for departure for the an
nual army maneuvers 70 be held in Mas
sachusetts on August II TO Z7.
The date Of departure has been set for
August Il, when the entire brigade. with
the exception OF the First Battery OF
Field Artillery, viii embark with their
regular equipment including horses. on
the United States army transports SUM-
mer and Mcclellan.
The First Battery will go 20 New York
by rail and embark there IN accordance
with instructions.
NO ammunition will be taken from
washington, as the Ordnance Depart
ment has made arrangements for distri-
sutton OF necessary blank cartridges at
the point OF debaTllatiOn.
During the maneuvers the First Bat
TALON has been ordered 10 make prepara-
tons to operate Independently Of the re-
mainder Of the brigade and arrange
ments will be made later for the trans
portation. subsistence. and other details.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
Panama Comes TO Terms.

Panama has granted the persistent de-
mands OF the United States regarding
reparation in the Columbia and Buffalo
cases. concerning maltreatnent Of Amer
lean naval officers. The Panama gov
eminent Will pay an indemnity Of 5000
IN the Columbia case, where several naval
officers were roughly treated after arrest
5000 was paid relatives Of Boatswain's
Mate Rand who was killed in SeDtem-
Der, 1905.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
Ritten by a Dog.

Eddie Hoyson, eyed FIVE years, OF
Charlotte, Va, now visiting in the city.
was bitten on the right wrist by a do<
yesterday afternoon IN the southeast. Ire
canine was the property OF Harry LOc
hart. OF Twining City, and was shot
Policeman Howell The boy was net da.,.
gerOusly bitten.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
seen AT ALEXANDRIA,
Airship Cheered as 1t Makes
Turn at Shooters Hill.
GL1DEs NEAR TO THE GROUND

While Passing Captive Balloon Or
vile Wright Reduces Speed Con-
siderRbIy and Spectators Get Good
View Of Craft Directly Overhead.
Anxious Until They Learn Of safety.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

COLORED.
Joshua Jones. -, ard Henrietta Parker d. Rev
Arthur Warasa q. and Maggie Waters. q. Rev
John Richard
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
INVENTOR STEALS
LOOK AT AIRSHIP
Would Use Attachment to
Let 1t Down Easily.
GUARD ORDERS HIN TO LEAVE

Wanted to Ascertain II Invention
Would Work - Sends Letter to
virgins Offering to Equip Aero
plane with Device-Snys IL Engine
Stops 1t WIN AIight Like n bird.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
New Phase to Warfare.

The influence Of the new science on
the art Of warfare takes on new phase
as a result Bleriot showed that the
Wanted isolation OF England was con-
querable by a power against which the
British navy could not avail
OryfIle showed that the isolation OF any
armed body of men. for example. an
army, could be overcome as easily, no
matter what the nature Of their natural
defenses. Breastworks, Notifications,
battlements. seige guns coast defense
riheS, would have been practically power
less against the shooting star that fed
across the hills of Virginia at the bid
ding OF Orville Wright.
Yesterdays performance gives a pract-
cal and commercial demonstration OF the
future uses Of the aeroplane. Il Is the
first time. with the exception OF the
Bleriot flight, that such a convincing
demonstration has been given An end
less vista Of possibilities is suddenly
opened UP, In which vague hypothesis
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31
Trip More Difficult.

Compared with the performance OF
Bleriot in crossing the English Channel,
Orvfle's achievement possessed Difficult
ties Of an entirely higher order. Bleriot
few through an atmosphere troubled by
none OF the currents arising from irregu-
lar topography. Orville few over some
OF the toughest topography in Northeast
ern Virginia. through the consequent,
tickle air currents, and through II all he
kept his machine under perfect control
and, more than that. on remarkably
even keel
From the scientific point OF view, the
performance sets a new top notch in
the achievements Of heavler-than-air
machines, and gees far toward demon
strating that as a device FOR annihilat-
ing distance under adverse geographic
conditions they have an undeniable, if
undeveloped, value.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-31

OrV1llc Inkes Ills seat.
Immediately Lieut.. Foulois climbed into
hts seat next to the engine. leaving the
outer seat for Orville. He was then in
the exact center of gravity Of the blplane,
so that his presence there did not affect
the equilibrium at all. The engine was
started again. Orville climbed into his
place. touched the spark control, acceIer-
ated the speed of the motor, and settled
himself firmly.
A glance passed between the two
brothers. Each nodded. OrviIle reached
down for the releasing mechanism, and
the great flight was on. The time was
6:46:47 O'clock.
The flyer sped down the memorial. leap
ed off into space, and scared low for
distance OF 800 feet. Then OrviIe gave
II the forward planes, and It lifted its
head skyward, beginning the turn 10 the
left at the same moment The curve
was made on the rise. At a level OF
about forty feet above the ground the
machine made a circuit OF the field
on the second circuit II climbed up
ward until it had reached an altitude OF
eighty feet There II scared, down the
south end Of the field. up the Arlington
Cemetery side and partly down the
north end. past the crowd.
A sudden turn 20 the right however,
faced 1t due south again before 1t had
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-19
Serial No. O0035.
NOTICE ron PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, J
HALEY, Idaho.
Septem Der 3Oth, 1909.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, }
HALEY, Idaho. :
September 30th, 1909. J
Notice is hereby given that the
Northern Pacific Railway Company
whose post Office address is St. Paul,
Minnesota, has this 18th day Of Sep.
TENDER, 1909, dlcd in this Office its ap-
plication to select under the provisions
of the Act of Congress, approved July
/. 1898 TAO Stat. 597, 6eO).
The NE4 Mex, Sec. Q. TIP. le N. R.
20 E.. Il. Nj.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or desir.
ing to object because of the mineral
character of the land, or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their aftidavits OF protest in
this office, on or before the 9th day Of
Decem ber 1909.
Al. MCMAHON.
Register
First publication Oct. 10, 1909
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-19

CHALLIS, IDAHO.
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

TWENTY YEARS AGO.
lNews items taken from the flee OF
The silver Messenger Twenty Years
Xpo, and published now by request OF
= number OF uubacribers.1
(Oct. 1, 1889.
DR.. W. A. Dodge is down from
Clayton.
Thos Dusinberre returned to
Custer this morning.
0. E. Penwell has leased 1000
head of sheep of J. D. Wood.
Instituting officer F. B. Willis
and J. G. Fox have gone to Clay
ton to institute an Odd Fellows
lodge tonight.
Badly" Mcclure has gone to
Starbuck, Washington Territory
to locate.
Dan Reber took charge of the
Challis and Bonanza stage line
this morning.
Judge G. H. Berry and Texas
Angel departed for Wood River
this morning.
(Oct. 8, 1897
w. f. Trapp went up to Clay
ton yesterday.
The MCGOWAN ranch this year
threshed $500 bushels of oats.
The road between Challis and
Custer is literally lined with big
freight teams.
Ed. O'Neal and l.. Falls re-
9urned this week from Omaha,
where they took 500 head of beef
cattle.
Over $500, 900 pounds of frei-
ght is being shipped to this
county this fall from Blackfoot.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-19

1t has lately transpired that
during the session of Congress,
which ended last March, a law
was enacted which makes it a
penal offense to make, issue or
circulate any note, check, mem
orandum, token or other obliga-
ton for sum less than one dol
lar. The penalty prescribed for
the preparation of this crime is
fine which must not exceed $500
or Imprisonment not to exceed
six months.
This is about the most fragrant
example of oppressive and pre-
posterous legislation that has yet
been brought to the public no.
tice, and it could only have reach.
ed place on the the statute
book through inadvertence. Had
it attracted any attention during
its progress through Congress
it must have been promptly kill
ed by the ridicule it would have
provoked.
To create artificial crimes and
misdemeanOrs is an undesirable
proceeding at all times which
nothing short of some urgent
public need can Justify or ex-
cuse. But what public need re-
quires that the making of a check
for less sum than one dollar be
prohibited ? That is a matter
of merely private concern of
which no legislature has any call
to take notice. 1t is not custom
airy to write check for less than
a dollar and most people would
not think of doing SO, but if the
banks do not object, why any
one else should mind does not at
first appear.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-19

hs s s4 SAFETY Razor should be the home Of
ned with highly tempered reinforced blades Every blade
element OF perfect comfort and satisfaction
on the market There
Nothing adjust But you're
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-19

In Cincinnati, President-elect Taft swung
down the steps, looked smilingly at the
crowd and began rubbing elbows with
small committeeman who was in front
Of him.
PandemOnium Breaks Loose
He had walked ten feet before the
crowds recognized him. Then pandemo-
MUM broke loose. Through the aisle 0f
cheering people Mr.. Taft picked his way.
looking down at the floor and then up
at the crowds. The Taft smile was with
him from the first step he took out of
the car until he passed out into Wall
street, where the crowds that had been
patiently waiting for him, broke into
cheers.
He was taken to a carriage and driven
TO the capitol.
Arrived in the executive Offices, Judge
Taft went to the governors private Of
fee where he met Governor Smith ana
removed his overcoat. He asked the gov
when he spoke. The governor told him to
say anything, he liked.
Judge Taft was then taken into the
lobby. where he was introduced TO many
people. including state house officials.
judges OF the courts and others.
Burton Smith, brother of the governor.
told the judge that he had heard him
speak i've years ago at the bar associa-
ton meeting in Georgia.
That speech Is now barred by the
statute of limitations" replied the presi-
dent-elect, with a laugh.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-19
SWALLOWED PINS
BUT FEELS NO PAIN

NEW YORK, Jan. IS.-Medial men are
so Interested in the case of Florence
Smith. a fifteen-year-old girl of Patch
ogue. L. l., who has swallowed half a
paper of pins from which she has suf-
fered comparatively little, that she will
be brought to this city this week for an
X-ray examination. An account or the
case viii be published in the medical
journal
The child swallowed the pins, number
ing about 100, three weeks ago and al
though she complained of pains, physi-
clans say that the protective walls
which nature builds in such cases, will
probably save her life. A physician
speaking Of the case said:
although about fifty pins are still
lodged in the abdominal tract, the tract
does not seem to have been badly affect
ed by them. While the points of the
pins have unquestonably perforated the
tract, the heads Of the pins seem to
have stopped UP the perforauon. Nature,
as far as we can judge, is also building
adhesive walls around the points of the
pins. The copper and zinc pins may cause
Miss Smith to suffer from chronic amaze
mia and debility all her life, but she will
never the less get we'll"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-19
BOY BITTEN BY DOG
SENT TO ATLANTA
Ebert County Lad VIII Be Given tho
Treatment for Supposed Hy-
drophObia

ELBERTON, Ga, Jan. 1s.-George
Tucker, the ten-year-old son of Mr..
George Tucker. farmer living near FL
berton, in Heardmont, Ga, has been Bit
ten on the leg by an unknown dog. For
tunately for the little fellow, Mr.. Tom
Ashworth was near and killed the dog
and early Sunday morning Mr.. Tucker
went to Atlanta with his son, taking the
dogs head with them for examination.
The boy had been out in the woods TO
examine some traps he had set and was
returning home walking on the railroad
track, when the dog attacked him. AL
though there have been no mad dogs in
Ebert county in the past few weeks,
Oglethorpe county, which adjoins Ebert,
has been having considerable trouble
from that source, and it was feared that
this dog had either come over from that
county, or had been bitten by some mad
dog.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-19
WIFE AND DAUGHTER
DRAINED BY HAMMER
Insane Over Financial Worry w. l..
Seely, of Seattle, Murders His Wife
and Child and browns
fRx Associated prsss.l

SEATTLE. Wash, Jan. 5S.-Insane over
financial worries. W. L. Seeley, an attor-
ney and former National bank examiner
Of Illinois, murdered his wife. Mrs. Kate
M. Seeley, a member of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, and her daugh-
ter, Miss Irene Seeley. a student at the
University OF Washington, and then
killed himself.
The dead were found in a bath room of
their home in the fashionable capital hill
quarter Sunday.
The victims had been dead since last
Thursday The women, clad in night
robes, had apparently been murdered
with hammer.
There was no mar of violence on
Seeley. He is believed to have been part
" chlopoformed and then drowned in the
bath tub.
seeley's night gown. blood stained from
the bodies OF the two women, was found
beneath a clean pillow in the room occu-
pied by him and his wife. The pillow on
which Mrs. Seeley had been sleeping was
saturated with blood.
SeeIey came here less than two years
ago from ST. Joseph, Mo-. He moved
there from ottawa, Ill. He was IS years
of age. his wife about three years his
Junior and his daughter p.
The bodies were found by Guy NJ. Smell
ser, afianced husband of Miss Seeley. and
E. r. Seibbell. friend of the family.
The family could not be communicated
with after o'clock Thursday night when
Smelser talked over the telephone with
Miss Seeley
Although keeping up the appearance of
prosperity, Seeley had been forced to bor-
row money for his last months house
rent from w. w Wiltshire, from whom
he rented desk room in the New York
building.
blood stained implements In the house.
although a hammer was found.No article
of jewelry or anything of value was TAX
en-. Every window and door was securely
locked