The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-03
Hundredth Anniversary Of
City Being Elaborately
CommemOrated.
Wsrships. Airships and Great
Men Present.
PROGRAM FOR WHOLE WEEK

ST. Louis, Oct. 4. Omitted Press.)
With the first illustrated lecture OF
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, discoyerer OF
the north pole. and flights by Glenn
n. curtiss. as leading attractions, to-
gether with a score OF other unusual
events, promoters OF the st. Louis
Centennial. celebrating the one hun
dredth anniversary OF the founding OF
ST. Louis. predict the biggest festival
In the history OF the southwest. The
big show begins today.
Three United States torpedo boats.
the Tngsy. Thornton and wilkes.
headed ny the destroyer Melon
ough as flagship. which will form
the naval escort for President Taft
on his voyage down the Mississippi,
will head a water pageant Tuesday,
One thousand mayors and governors,
representing every state in the union,
viii be guests OF honor.
The aeronautlc festival will begin
this afternoon with two balloon
races. the hrst between small craft
OF 10000 cubic feet capacity, start
ing at o'clock. while the big con-
test for balloons OF 10000 feet
capacity, with prizes aggregatlng
$1,000, will start al y. m.
Ten are entered In the big dis
lance race. including such noted
pilots as Capt John Berry. winner OF
the national championship race from
Indianapolis: Albert Bond Lambert,
~. v. HONEYWELL and Paul McCul-
lough, OF ST. Louis; Charles Walsh,
Of New York. plotting the Hoosler
fer the Aero club OF Indiana; Chf-
ford D. Harmon. OF New York. J..
Holland Forbes. Of New York. act
ing president OF the Aero club OF
America: @. l. Bumbaugh and Carl
Fisher, OF indianapolis. aud ]. II.
wade. Jr, OF Cleveland
The rules Of the International
Aeronautic Federation. which gov
erned the Gordon Bennett race here
Two years ago. will obtain. and the
balloon travelling the greatest dis
lance will be the winner. Aeronauts
predict that In all respects the race
will surpass the former event. They
also declare Il more than likely that
the IAhm cup record will be smashed
which means the big gas bags will be
seen hundreds OF miles from st.
Louis.
Water Pageant.
Tuesday the water pageant will
take place. with the torpedo notilla
playing a conspicuous part. while In
the evening the Yelled Prophets ball
and stree. parade will be held. DR..
Cook. Curtiss and the visiting mayors
and governors will be guests OF
honor at the bali
Wednesday evening Or. Cook will
deliver his first illustrated lecture on
the discovery OF the north pole since
his return TO the United States. and
the hours talk will be illustrated
with stereopticon views from photo
graphs taken in the far north. For
this he will receive $4,000. Dr.
Cook will also ride at the head OF
the histoii cal parade Friday morn
ing. and will be an official Judge OF
the aeronautic events. He will ar
rive in ST. Louis this evening with
his wife and two daughters, and will
remain throughout centennial week.
Airships.
Glenn Curtiss will make his tuning
up flights wednesday afternoon and
will give exhibitions Thursday. FRI
day and Saturday. II is possible he
will compete in the heavier than air
race Friday against the Farnum BIZ
plane. driven by j. ormon, the ma
chimes invented by ]. II. Tulley and
M. Dettmar, OF st. Louis. and the fly
ers of the two Chicagoans, Il. r..
Harbert and F. II. Mahan. but he
will not be eligible for the prizes. his
contract guaranteeing a fiat sum OF
$4,000.
A dirigible balloon race between
Capt. Thomas Scott Baldwin, A. Roy
Knabenshue. Lincoln Beachey and
several lesser lights will be contested
around a ten mile triangular for ST.
500 in prizes Saturday. The exhibit
tons OF Baldwin in connection with
the Hudson-Fulton celebration in
New York have shown that the vet
eran Is the same old wizard OF the
air as FIVE years ago, when the sue
cess OF hts first dirlgible driven by
Knabenshue at the worlds fair here
brought the names Of both before the
public. Beachey annexed the trophies
at the carnival held here two years
ago when he defeated Captain Bald
win in two races.
Included in the FIVE street parades
during the week will be the lerPes'
automobile parade ever held. Owners