The Ordway new era., 1909-08-06


The Aero Club of Great Britain
After handing NJ. Bleriot his 1000
pound prize in silver cup, decided IN
present him with a gold medal simiIa,
70 the one conferred on Wilbur and
Crviiie Wright, the American aero.
p'ahists' In London last May.
virginia Republicans in conyentior
NJ newport News decided in favor NJ
iocai option and will make this tho
lending issue OF the campaign vii
liam =. Kent, American con.r, n.,,
erai 10 Guatemala. was nominated for
governor. '''
AZ wei considered stop to reduce
the mortality from tuberculosis anon,
insured hves. the Metropolitan Life
insurance Company of New York has
pesun the distribution of 3bOO ooo
copies or volume called "a War
Upon Consumption"
faris Socialists held an immense
meeting to protest against the yisI,
OF the emperor of Russia. Gustav
iierve. anti-military agitator. luded
the Spanish proletariat and the nwak.
ehlhg masses for their courage in
launching revolution.
In recognition of their services at
the tim" when Canada was threatened
with an INVASION by the Fcnlans in
1866. the Canadian government is
ABOUT to award to the l75 living mem
bers OF the imprOmptu army" of Hal.
iiaN. grants of 100 acres of land each
Count de Lambert has postponed his
attempt to fly across the English chan.
mel. his acroplane having been dam.
aged more than was supposed during
his recent trial flight He has decided
not to attempt cross-channel flight
until September. when he hopes the
weather Will be more settled.
Action taken in the Supreme Court
OF New York on three state indict-
ments against Charles w. Morse, the
former banker. resulted in Morse's dis.
charge on his own recogni2ance on
TWO OF the indictments, charging grand
larceny and the reduction OF bail on a
perjury indictment to $1,000.
DR.. John Guiteras. renowned yellow
fever expert. has resigned as chief
sanitary officer at Havana He gives
as his reason that his department is
So crippled by unwise reductions in
expenses that he Is compelled TO de.
cline further responsibility for hold.
ing the fever in check
General Brun. the new French min.
ister of war. commenting on Louis
Bleriot's feat in flying across the Eng.
lish channel. said The aeroplan"
is less vulnerable aLd more rapid and
cheaper than tn. dirigible. and as
soon as 1t is perfect the French army
will be provided with swarm of these
wasps."
Louis lIlcriot. the French aviator,
accomplished the remarkable feat of
flying across the English Channel
Sunday morning. July 25th. in twenty
three minutes. The distance from his
starting point. near Calais. to Dover.
is about twenty.onc miles. and he
therefore travelled at the rate OF
nearly mile minute.
The British immigration to Canada
during the last year was 52.S0l, as
compared with 12O,lS2 in the fiscal
year previous, The continental immi-
grafton for the same period was 3i.l75,
as compared with S3.975. Immigrants
from the United States numbered So,
$50. being $50 more than came in dur
ing the preceding year.
Louis Bleriot has cabled his Amer.
lean representative that he will enter
a monoplane in the flights to be held
in New York next fall for a 100000
cash prize at the Hudson-Fulton cele-
bration. lie did not think his en-
gagements would permit him to come
In person, but promised 10 send an
experienced operator.
Louis Bleriot appeared greatly
pleased when informed by the Asso-
ciatcd Press at Paris that the officers
of the Observation-Disclosures Exposi-
ton had offered S25,000 for an aero
plane race between him and the
Wright brothers. He said: IF either
of the Wrights challenge me under the
Seattle conditions | shall Immediately