The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-02
A tornado that struck Dexter. Mo-.

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November 22d. demolished fifteen
houses and wrecked the Stoddard
county fair buildings, including the
amphitheater Two women and two
children were injured.
A tornado that passed over Hamil-
ton. Ohio. few days since damaged
property to the amount of $4,000.
Barns and outbuildings in the rural
districts were blown down. In Ham
ilton the roofs were blswn off a num-
ber of business houses and factories.
Had it not been for the recent
trouble in Spain, King Alfonso would
have been a challenger next year for
the Americas cup, according to re-
port published in New York The
threatening troubles at home prevent
ed the issuance OF challenge for the
international yacht race.
In order to attend the hunting party
OF the Marquis de Polignac at Berru.
in France. Hubert Latham flew in his
monoplane from Chalons. a distance
of nineteen miles. in thirty minutes.
He killed a goodly number OF pleas
ants and partridges and at sunset
turned to Chalons.
Negotiations have practically been
concluded at Paris whereby NJ. Paul
han. the French aviator, will come to
America to participate in the exhibit
ton flights during aviation week at
Los Angeles. Later he will give exhi-
bitions at the Mardi Gras at New Or
leans and at other places in the South.
NJ. Paulhan will receive $4,000 4
month.
Solon Chase, a celebrated figure in
the days Of the greenback agitation. 80
years ago. died of heart disease a few
days since at his home at Chases
Mills. in Maine. He was 81 years old.
During the height of the greenback
campaign Chase stumped the country
as far as the Middle West. driving =
pair OF steers hitched to a hayrack.
from the rear end of which he deliv-
cred his speeches.
Letters urging an immediate re-
vision of the methods of football play
have been written by President Jud-
son. of the University OF Chicago:
President Cyrus Nortbrop. OF Mime
sofa; President Van Hise. OF Wiscon-
sin and Chancellor Samuel Avery. of
the University OF Nebraska. That the
sport is fast becoming a menace to
the life and limb oil all participants 10
the opinion of the educators.
Reports were received at Nairobi
November 22d that all the members
OF the American hunting expedition
were well and would return to Lon
dianai November 3oth. During the
hunting on the Guas Ingisu plateau
Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit Roose-
Welt. in company with the Chicagoan.
Carl f. Akeley. killed four elephants
for the American Museum of Natural
History in New York.
The Wright Company OF New York
has been Incorporated. with $1,000
900 capital. ito manufacture, sell.
operate and otherwise use at any
place on the North American CONT
nent and the islands adjacent thereto
machines. ships or other mechanical
contrivances for aerial navigation"
The directors are Wilbur Wright. Or.
vile Wright. Of Dayton. Ohio: George
4. Stevens, Henry F. Hooker and A
F. Barnes. OF New York.
The American Federation of Labor
in its convention in Toronto. in addi-
tion to indorsing the attitude taken
by President Gompcrs in the Bucks
Stove & Range Company Injunction
proceedings. voted to continue the
salaries OF Gompers and Secretary
Frank Morrison. and to compensate
Vice President John Mitchell. who Ia
not n salaried officer. during their
terms of imprisonment. in case II is
decided they must go to Jail for con
tempt of court. They will be paid at
the rate of $1,000 year.