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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-25
MIGHTY FLEET MOVES
ALONG HUDSON RIVER
Thousand Ships of Peace and
War Open New York's
Great Celebration.
MILLIONS LINING SHORES
WATCH MONSTER PAGEANT
Weather Conditions Perfect for
Hudson-Fulton Festival.
HALF MOON RAMS CLERMONT
Replicas Of Famous Vessels in
Slight Observation-Disclosures
Naval Parade and Fire
works Tonight.
Program of Today's Events.

Naval renQeZVOuS-NOrth river, 10
o'clock.
Cruise of the Half Moon and the
Clermont-Stapleton. s. L., 1890;
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. II 30
Naval parade-FrOm the Battery
up the North River to Spuyten
Duyvil and return to 10th street.
Presentation of the Half Moon
and the Clermont to the ceiebra-
tion commission. and general re-
ception. with addresses, Water
Gate. foot of 10th street. 3:15 pm.
Illuminated naval parade-Starts
from the Battery 7:30 pm. Same
route and arrangements as for
afternoon.
illumination Of public buildings,
all bOroughs. 6:15 pm.
Fireworks exhibition-North river,
off 10th street. pm
Searchlight eXhibition-Riverside
Drive and 153d street. 8 pm.
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BURST HIGH IN AIR
French Military Balloon De-
stroyed in Flight.
FOUR OFFICERS KILLED
Captain and Three Ieutenants
Dashed to Earth With Car.
HAD JUST ANSWERED CHEERS
Big Dirigible "Republique" Return
ing From Maneuvers Collapses
Without Warning.
HAD JUST ANSWERED CHEERS

MOUL1NS. France, September 25.-The
French dirigible military balloon Re-
publique exploded in the air five miles
from here this morning and was COM
pletely wrecked. The four men on board
were killed. They are Capt Marchal.
Lieut.. Chaure and Sub-Lieuts. Vincenot
and Reux.
The Republique left La Palisse where
manuvers, at o'clock this morning, In
charge of Capt. Marchal. She passed
over Moulins at S:45 at an altitude of
400 feet, going at high rate of speed.
and apparently under control. The four
officers in the car waved their hands in
response to the enthusiastic cheers from
the people below them.
Fell More Than 800 Feet.
Nothing presaged the terrible catas-
trophe which occurred q few minutes
later. Without warning the airship ex-
ploded with a loud report At the time
she was sailing at an altitude of more
than 600 feet.
The wrecked envelope and car fell to
the ground Immediately, and the four
men on board were crushed to death
The balloon Republique made he,
initial flight at Scissors, June "a. 1909
carrying cargo of $500 pounds. in.
ciuding the crew. and remaining in the
air thirty-hve minutes.
Early this month the Republique was
seriously damaged in a wind storm a,
Nevers. France. on her way to Neudon
where It was intended to take part In
the autumn military maneuvers. She
took part in the maneuvers at La Palisse
being attached to the army of the de-
tense. and attacted great attention, hav.
ing ascertained and disclosed to the de-
tenders the plan of the enemy,s cam
paign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-25

sibily early part polar
disadvantage eliminated by the survival of the tes after
the last supporting sleds the married
and longer disabled untitled dog be fed
his companions but weak be aside
An exploring venture only strong its weakest member
and increased members like increased links in chain reduce eff
cheney.
The diosyncrass always
the days march, but above ALL party quickly divides
into cques which always opposed each other leader
and to the best interests of the problem in hand With but
savage companions whom this arduous
accustomed life of FROST hoped many
ura personal barriers the of arctic expeditions
DEGREE IN THREE DAYS.
BY dead reckoning position latitude deg % mn
longitude e5 deg study of the indicate
that had passed beyond the of by
OF land Behind great hunaoks small
ahead cheerful of foes Using
cuulated of and beast had advanced degree
latitude in three days. Our destination
and sixty miles beyond
But life had assumed quite another aspect Previously
permitted ourselves xuries of coal oil and
good deal OF musk taow burned each day heat
gloo and cook abundant food Extra meals
occasion called for and each and drank all he
Sired 1t the stockings the mens there fire
enough to dry them but all of this be changed
There short daily allowance of pound
OF pecan day for the dogs about the for with
taste of other things Fortunately well stuffed for
the with fresh the lucky through game lands
At first great hardship followed the changed We
filled sufficiently cold meals and used supeuous bodily
tissue 1t longer possible jump the sled for
casona breathing SPELL had done along the land With
overloaded sleds drivers pull sled
aid dogs troubled ice easy
cutting there with the ice permit passing of
the Sleds.
STRIPPED FOR THE RACE.
We finally stripped for the and dog walk
along together through and frost for that elusive pivot
Success failure depended mostly ability
noumen and keep the muscular strength for prolonged
period. =
AS awoke on the following morning and peeped out of
the the edgng along the northeast throwing
orange glow that gladdened The tenn
perate degrees below Fahrenheit the barometer
steady and high There and not cloud
lined the dome of pale purple blue
After two cups OF tea watch sized biscuit chip
and boder of pemican out of the haox The
shverng legs were pushed through bearn cylinders which
the worked into frozen boots and then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-25
UPSETS WIRE SERVICE
Aurora BoreaIis Causes a
Severe Magnetic Storm.
STARTED IN EARLY TODAY
All Parts of the Country Are
Visited.
CABLES SERIOUSLY AFFECTED
Crippled Condition Of Telegraphic
and Gable Lines Interferes With
Weather Bureau Reports.

The Severest magnetic storm recorded
at the Cheltenham. Md. magnetic OBJ
servatory of the coast and geodetic sur
vey since the observatory was put in
operation in April, 1901. made its ap-
pearance on that institutions delicate in
struments today. The prevalence of this
storm, which is due to influences of the
aurora borealis. was first noted by the
observer upon his usual examination of
the instruments just before O'Clock this
morning.
officials of the Cheltenham observatory
the working of the telegraph lines this
morning was no doubt due to the preva-
lence Of this magnetic storm.
The magnetic disturbances began about
2:3O o'clock this morning, but the very
large disturbance did not occur until a
little over four hours later. The dis
turbance was so great as to displace the
magnets beyond the limits Of the record
sheets and to upset the adjustments Of
the instruments.
The daily meteorological reports of
weather conditions throughout this and
weather bureau were vitality affected to-
day because of the crippled conditions of
telegraphic and cable service due to dis
turbed electrical currents in the earth
and air. And all on account of the aurora
borealis.
The usual weather reports from the va
rious local weather bureaus in all parts
Of the country were greatly retarded. The
weather bureau daily receives reports Of
meteorological conditions from foreign
countries. but the cable dispatches from
London giving the weather conditions in
the British Isles and in Iceland Paris,
Lisbon and Hamburg were slow in COM
ing in.
Time Service Not Affected.
Officials Of the United States Naval OBJ
servatory here were immensely interested
today in the conditions brought about by
the aurora borealis. but stated that the
time service there was not In the least
affected by the disturbance.
The Washington telegraph offices were
not as lucky as the observatory time serv
ice, however. They began suffering from
acute attacks of aurora borealis in their
wires early this morning. They were able
to handle their business, but not with the
usual speed.
The electric currents began shooting
through the air before daylight, striking
the wires and putting them out of busi-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-25

y OOLOOTINGWAH and Inugto had been bedfellows
for the northward and they had gone through
~ many dangerous and hard experiences together We
therefore felt keenly their departure than the going
of the first six lonely the exgencies
problem sufficiently engaging occupy every
strain every fiber.
Now party reduced three and though the isoa
ton oppressive there the usual advantages
greater comfort and progress Of small family of workers The
increased number of expedition always enlarges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-25
CONDUCTOR LOSES LIFE.

Fatal Collision Of Electric Cars at
Des Moines.
DES MONIES. Iowa. September 25.-
William Kiser of Des Moines was killed
and many were hurt. some probably fatal
ly, when an interurban car from Boone
struck a Des Moines street car near the
Highland Park bridge in this city early
today. Kiser was the conductor on the
street car. The motorman had both legs
cut OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-25
Sixth Installment
THE CONQUEST OF THE POLE.
By DR.. Frederick A. Cook.

Copyright, by New Herald Company.
in with Copyright Act
Copyright in Mexico
Rights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-25

Continued on Fifth Page.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-22
SHOOTS HIMSELF
NEAR THE HEART
THRILLING EXPERIENCE WITH
BURGLAR SUPPOSED TO HAVE
DERANoED YOUTHS MIND.

MENOMINEE. Mich, Feb. 22.-(Spe-
cial. Frank Noonan, well-known
Marinette young man, shot himself at
an early hour this morning. infiicting
probably fatal wound and lies iR \
critical condition In the Menominee
River hospital. Noonan Is an EN-.
ploye OF the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad, working In the freight
department and recently created a
sensation by capturing burglar
sill gle -handed In the ticket office OF the
railway company. and holding him at
the point OF a revolver until the police
arrived This morning at 4 o'clock
willie the night operator at the St.
Paul depot was working. Noonan en-
tered the office and picked up a re-
volver and aiming at his heart. fired.
The bullet penetrated his body just
below the last rib. Ii Is said at the
hos pital that the wound Is dangerous
but not necessarily fatal. Noonan Is
10 years OF age. young man OF cor
rect habits, and II Is thought he com
mitted the rash deed while temporar-
ily deranged
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-22
BREAKS DOWN DOOR
AND RESCUES
HUSBAND
WOMAN'S STRONG ARM SAVES
GEORGE MOBILES LIFE WHEN
OVERCOME BY GAS WHILE
TAKING BATH.

To the strong right arm Of his wife,
George Noble, OF No. 26i Collins-st.,
owes his life.
Mr.. Noble prepared TO take bath
Saturday night, and to heat the water
lighted the gas in a small heater re-
Gently installed. When the water was
warm he got into the bath tub, after
locking himself in the room. He had
been there but few minutes when
Mrs. Noble heard him vomiting. She
called to him, but received no answer.
Fearing that something serious was
wrong, she seized a heavy hammer
and tried TO smash the lock. In that
she was unsuccessful. but she man
aged to break out a panel, and reach
ing through the opening unlocked the
door
Her husband lay In the bath tub, I'M
conscious. and she dragged him from
the tub and sent the children for help.
Soon Drs. Harrison. Pfeiffer and Zim-
norman arrived. They worked over
Noble for several hours before he
was restored to consciousness. Sun
day he was apparently recovered from
his experience and Monday morning
he went TO work at the Packard Auto
mobile works.
That's, the third time we had that
heater lighted Mrs. Noble said. land
II Will never be lighted again in this
house. The plumber has orders To
take 1t out, and out 1t is going II
have to do the job myself"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-22
PINK EYE IS
EPIDEMIC HERE

IL your eyes smart as though pep
per had been thrown In them. you have
to use your handkerchief frequently
10 keep the tears from streaming down
your cheeks and some one asks II you
have been sitting UP with sick
friend. It's probable that you have u
case OF the pink eye" which is said
to have n goodly number OF Detroit
citizens In Its grip. Many believe that
this disease Is peculiar TO horses alone.
but DR.. Guy l.. Kefer. OF the health
department. says that Detroit suffered
quite an epidemic OF IL some five or six
years ago, but that he has heard moth
ing OF similar contagion this year
However. quite a number OF people
have an inflammation OF the eyelids,
extending 10 the white OF the eye,
making the whole orb look pink. In
stead OF attending church. Sunday. doz-
ens OF men were obliged TO stay at
home and sit with their heads swathed
In witch hazel-soaked bandages or
some other lotion prepared on the ad-
vice OF physicians. Several employees
OF the McRae Il Roberts establish
ment have suffered from the disease.
Dr. Kiefor says that pink eye" -
not necessarily dangerous, but that the
epidemic in Detroit some years ago
gave the doctors great deal OF
trouble.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-22
TRACTION EXPERTS
no Be KNOWN SOON
OF D. v. r. PROPER
TY WILL LIKELY BE AN
NOUNCED TUESDAY.

BY Tuesday night, 1t Is hoped, the
Committee OF so will be able to report
rs to the experts who are TO appraise
he ID. L. X. property and TO learn the
Eost OF service on the lines. There
WAS a prospect that that matter would
be arranged Monday, but this did not
eventuate.
BY the end OF the week, however.
the various subcommittee will have
kheir men working on the ID. L. K.
books In accordance with the agree
knent made with the officers OF me
road.
While many of the members of the
committee have ideas OF their own as
TO the ultimate settlement. none OF
hem has vet presented any plan,
even tentatively, as basis for new
franchise. There IS no doubt that
khere is considerable opposition in
he membership OF the committee to
municipal ownership.
The business men on the commit
tee regard IL as idealism as the cry, >
declared one of the members. They
want to be shown that municipal own
crship will work out In American con-
ditions. IL shown that. they Will be
willing to consider II along with otner
proposals
DIR. Carstens committee on extern
sion and Encouragement of lines meets
Monday afternoon and this conference
Is TO have the aid OF General Man
ager F. w. Brooks. OF the ID. u. Il. in
shaping the future arrangement. Supt.
Bullen will also give his Ideas as 10
how TO serve the population OF the
city best with economy OF cars and
trackage.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-22
MAKES HIS SCHOOL
BOARD FIGURES
STICK
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE SECRETARY
PROVES CHARGE OF GROSS Elk.
TRAvAGANcE AND RIDDLES
WEAK REPLY OF THE RING

Anthony Pratt. secretary OF the Mu
nicipal league. has gathered facts TO
combat the statements made In op-
position to q recent bulletin OF the
league In which the Martincale ring In
the school board was held responsible
for n large increase In school ex-
penses.
The statements made by apollo
gists for the school board In the news
paper which has taken up the Martin
dale cause simply serve to show the
correctness OF our position" says
Pratt. They admit that the cost of
night schools increased from $4,000
last year TO $3.50 this year.
They state. in comparing present
cost with that OF 10 years ago. that the
sessions have been heightened from 90
to 100 nights per year. That there
has been no frightening Is proven by
the superintendent report for 1928.
which says: The night schools for
the past year were In session 100
nights.
There were nine night schools in
1898 and only three more 10 years
later when the cost was enormously
increased. The annual reports show
2,297 pupils in the former period and
2,107 In the latter.
I'VE have been accused Of trying to
fool the people in stating that the
school board asked for $2.67S,000 this
year. The estimates show that this
is true, $2.17S,0O0 being raised by city
taxation and the remainder being esti.
mated as coming In the primary school
fund from the state. AS the city re-
ceived more than a million dollars
from the state last year and only
100000 Is estimated as coming from
that source this year, while the amount
actually received may be as high as
last year. this organization has not
overstated the amounts to be received
and expended by the school board.
These apologists have deliberately
twisted figures in attempting To show
that the cost per pupil has not In.
creased In 10 years. In taking the for.
mer year. the primary school fund
from the state is included. while in
the figures given for the latter year,
the same fund, which amounted. as
said, to more than million dollars. is
left out, thus unfairly decreasing the
cost per pupil for last year"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-22
THEY'LL GIVE NE
THE LIMIT" SAYS
FRANK b|ALk
MURDER SUSPECT REALIZES HI
is TIGHTLY CAUGHT IN POLICE
WEB, YET WEAKLY PROTESTS
HE'S INNOCENT.

I'VE will ask for a warrant, Tues
day, charging Frank Bialk with mur
der" said Chief OF Detectives Melon
nell. I'VE would get the warrant TO-
day only there is no court"
Bialk is one OF the men arrested
Sunday in connection with the brutal
staying OF Mrs. Frances Richards In
her home, No. 535 Alexandrine-ave.
east. Bialk will admit nothing. except
that he and Frank Deering. also ar
rested In CONNECTION with the crime
and now held as a witness against
Bialk. were drinking with the aged
woman Saturday night. But Capt. NC
Donnell says he does not care whether
Bialk confesses or not.
II have been criticised In the past
for breaking people down." said the
captain, Monday morning. so l am
not going TO press Bialk for a confess
sion. We have a strong enough case
against him without 1t. We have
plenty OF evidence to secure q con
viction."
Bialk was questioned briefly, Nom
day morning. but the examination was
practically without result. After II
was over, Capt. Mcdonnell said;
Were through with him."
Hold DeerIng az Witness.
The police are satisfied that Deering
had nothing to do with the crime IL
self, but are holding him as a witness.
In many respects the case Is a parallel
with the murder OF Mother Welch
on Congress-st. east IA months ago.
Blood stains on Biaik's shoes and
clothing and scratches on his face are
regarded by the police as tending
strongly TO connect him with the
crime. Bialk told conflicting stories
In trying to account for the scratches.
His first statement was that he re-.
ceived them In a fight, Thursday night.
Later he placed the time as Saturday
night In this connection a statemect
ly Dcering is significant. He says
positively that his companions face
bore no marks when they parted CON-
pany shortly before midnight Satur-
day.
The police theory is that Bialk re-
turned to the house after separating
from Deering, gave the old lady pow
erful mixture of alcohol and blackber-
ry brandy for the purpose OF stupefy-
ing her and then tried to abuse her.
When she resisted. her assaiIant, 1t
is believed, attacked her with a butch
er knife. A significant fact. In view
OF the scratches on Bialk's face. Is
that several OF the murdered woman's
finger nails were found broken. i
Crime Discovered Sunday Morning.
The crime was discovered about 8
O'Clock. Sunday morning, by Joseph
Brodecki, No. $50 Alexandrine-ave.
east. who went TO the house TO get
some meat Mrs. Richards had cooked
for his Sunday dinner. Failing 10 get
any response to repeated knocking he
entered the back door, which was UNI
locked and found the body OF the aged
woman lying in pool OF blood on
the floor OF her bedroom. Three deep
gashes in her throat and a blood-stain-
ed butcher knife at her side told how
the. murder had been committed. The
murdered In an effort to conceal his
crime. had placed lighted lamp near
the body with a newspaper over the
tContfnued ON Page scven.l
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-22
SEVEN ARE KILLED
As TRAIN HITS
ENGINES
NORFOLK EXPRESS CARRIED
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS OF
HOMECOMING SAILORS ON THE
AMERICAN sATTLEsHlP FLEET.
THE DEAD.

GEORGE DAVIS, Scnford. Del.
=. IL. McCREADi. bagGnseman,
OLIVER PARRY. express m~..enger.
Philadelphia.
". II. COCHRAN. mail clerk, Phiin-
'Lsiphia.
). W. WOOD. mail clerk, Whining
Il. VI. DAVIS. mail clerk. MarydeI,
q. L.. WILHELM, mniI weigher, VIII
mington.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-Seven
are known to be dead and the body
OF messenger is stiu In the debris
as the result OF a disastrous wreck on
the Delaware division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad early this morning.
The section of train No. Az Known as
the Norfolk Express, filled with rela-
tives and friends or the homecoming
jack tars OF the American battleship
fleet, crashed into two locomotives
standing on the main track in the Del
mar yards. Immediately follow
Ing the collision the combina.
ton baggage and mail car OF
the passenger train caught fire. Seven
bodies have already been removed
from the wreck and 1t is believed
that another is still in the heap OF
wood and twisted iron and steel!
The bodies OF six OF the victims are
SO badly burned that II Is impossible
to identify them.
None OF the passengers were fatally
injured, but all of them were thrown
from their berths and were severely
shaken up.
The injured: Miss Ashansophilos,
Memphis. Tenn, left shoulder bruised .
Lewis Brockway. in charge Of the
pony OF Princess Trixie company. In.
ternal injuries, taken to hospital in
Salisbury. Md.
Princess Trixie, educated horse. was
burned 10 death. She had been ex-
hibited at Keith's theater. Philadel-
phia. Tor the past two weeks, and was
being taken 10 Norfolk for an engage
ment.
The cars caught fire after the crash.
The horse was the most famous ami
mai exhibited. She was 20 years old
and had been shown all over the
world by her owner, w. Harrison
Barnes. In Europe, she was a favor
lite with vaudeville audiences and she
appeared three times before King Ed.
ward, each time receiving q handsome
present from his royal highness. the
last one being a magnificent head
piece.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-22
DOUBLES ASSESSMENT
ON WOMAN'S PROPERTY

One widow In Detroit will be great.
ly surprised TO find the extent 10
which her taxes have been raised
during the winter. Her property is
located out In old Delray, and Asses.
sor John c. Nagel happened on II In
making his rounds. He found that a
large tract In this woman's name was
assessed at only $4,000 while a sim.
liar tract short distance away was
down for $65.000
why are this woman's taxes so
low" he inquired.
The clerks searched through the
records and finally found that the as
sessment value had been reduced be-
cause the owner was a widow.
II do not think that widow who
rides in an automobile is entitled 10
any consideration, declared Nagel.
There are 80 houses on this land
and the lowest rental is sl4 per
month
Then he doubled the valuation. II
the widow objects, she Will have TO
tell the board of review why.