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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

In the United States nearly half cen
turv ngo Four men made an ascent IN
n crude balloon from st. Louis and did
not come to earth until they had renchPo
a point In New York state, 1.150 miles
from their starting place, The duration
record. until the Frenchmen smashed IL
by staying nloft for A hours after he left
St Louis, had been Al hours, established
in 1901 by four other Frcnrhmcn, includ-
Ing the Unsuitable De In Vaulx, who had
consumed the interval OF two score and
one hours In q trip from Toulon to Port
Vendres. In balloon racing the contest
ants do not seek to attain great attitudes.
On the contrary, many OF the most Skill
fuI pilots believe that It Is essential TO
success I'm racing to travel comparatively
near the earth. Nevertheless. since we
nrc on the subject OF balloon records, and
since It is now proposed to signal to Mars
from a balloon. word may be said re-
gnrding the heights attained by neronnuts.
Messrs Glaisber and CoXwell are nc
counted the champions, having attained
height estimated at $1,000 feet,
whereas Acronauts Berson and Suering
come second with record OF "a. 100 feet
The record distance. IT Will be observed.
is about six times the height OF Mount
Washington, and more than two and one
half times the altitude OF Pixies Peak.
In both OF the ascents above mentioned
the aeronnuts were almost unconscious
when they had scared TO the highest altl-
tude.
1t IS a pretty safe prediction that In
this day md age no balloon race will
greatly exceed 900 miles in length. and
such being the case, the cities Of the
Upper Mississippi Valley constitute Ideal
starting points for the reason that they
nrc upward of 900 miles from tho near
! est tidewater. To be sure. the Great
Lakes, chain OF FIVE vast unsnlted seas.
do present something OF a problem-one
| formidable enough to cut short the voy-
| nges OF several OF the balloonlsts In the
memorable St Louis race OF u couple OF
years ngo-but the menace presented is
| not to he compared with that OF the
| open ocean which Is apt to stare In the
/ face every participant I'm q European
| balloon race When Lieutenant Lnhm
| put Americans In tho front rank OF mod
| ern baloonists by winning the first Cor
| don Bennett cup race he had taste OF
| this peril, 1t being necessary for him to
| cross the English Channel in his 22-hour
| flight which covered 402 miles. Again
| last year. when the same trophy was con-
| tested for from q German starting point,
some OF the sky sprinters were swept out
| over the North Sea
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

Palms and tropical flowers I'LL the cor
ners. The long windows open upon
balcony overlooking the park with It's
cluster of historic buildings, for here Is
the very foundation of Cuba, mass being
held on the ground In front OF the Palace
as early 1919.
The Blue Room Is attractive too, more
from Its dainty loyelncss than It's grand
eur. for the delicate white furniture with
Its sky blue satin upholstery is In direct
contrast TO the grand Red Room into
which 1t opens. Just In the rear OF the
Throne Room is the Green Parlor-the
hrlng-room OF the Presidents family.
Hero green Is the predomiuating color
rcsttul to the eyes, especially In tho
tropics. Easy chairs, couches and cush-
Ions are everywhere. Books and magn-
zines are NIL about and on every table
there Is a vase of fresh flowers to com
plete the tropical picture. This room
opens on one of the galleries overlooking
the patlo-n cool. comfortable yeranda
where the sun Is shut out by old-fa shIon.
cd Spanish blinds, This gallery was n
fayor!tc spot with Governor Magoon dur
Ing his residence IN the Palace, and here
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ters who are already out assist In rcccly-
Ing. as we'll as the only son of the faml-
y. Scnor Miguel Mariana Gomez. pOpu-
lar young man. who is law student at
the University of Havana
The palace is admirably adapted for
entertaining, with It's large airy rooms
and spacious galleries. The colonaded
facade extends along the entire east side
of the Plaza de Armus, the central figure
of the decorations OF the entrance being
n cnrtouche bearing the Spanish coat-of-
arms. The construction OF the building
is massive. the beams OF the hocr being
made OF the famous Cuban hardwood
known as ncann and Jocuna The patio
Is large and from the grllled balconies
one looks out upon the famous statue
of Columbus standing out In stately
whiteness In the center OF tropical dow
ers All the wainscoting Is finished In
cuban mahogany, wood which is bccom-
Ing very popular In the United States and
which Is being exported from the island
IN large quantities.. The lower floor con
tainS number OF city Offices, while the
private apartments of the president are
on the third floor and are reached by n
1ul room Is the Throne or Red Room,
ana In this apartment President Gomez
holds his official receptions The room is
model OF elegance with its rich GRIM
son furnishings. Over the windows and
doors are the escutcheons OF Spain and
Havana while eHch one OF the crimson
satin upholstered chairs Ia surmounted by
| O gilt crown. The frames OF all the
chairs are heavily gilded. There are
crystal chandeliers and mirrors with mas
siye gold frames. and ceiling frescoed in
gold and walls hung with crimson satin
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accompanied by ono OF her daughters,
called TO ascertain what might be needed
In the way of new furniture. Governor
Mogoon escorted her through the dlGor,
ent rooms, explaining ns be went, and
after they had been through the entire
building she thanked him In her gracious
Spanish fashion. II shall mako no
changes" she said "lt IS simply per
feet and today the Cuban President
and his family nre living In this splendid
home which has been furnished by an
American bachelor after the fushlou OF
tho summer home OF wealthy Ameri-
can.
The Spanish nature cries out for e1-
element and noise. by this Is meant noise
with the musical element prcdomiunting.
aud for years the chimes OF the palace
clock told the wBkeful and often sleep
less Havana of the passnge OF the hours
OF the night, But Governor Magoon re-
qulred rest and peace, and at his re-
quest the chimes ceased 10 ring. In def
crcnce to his Wishes the cannon on Nor
70 which Is fred OF o o'clock every night.
was turned seuward and, with It's charge
OF powder reduced. sent Its thunder Into
the ocean rather thun toward the city.
President Gomez has returned to the old
way and. waiting through genuine con-
Sidcration and courtesy TO Governor Ma
Goon. until the Maine, beariOg our de-
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attention. nike to all other Important
balloon races held In this country. is
under the direction OF that national or
ganlzatlon, the Aero Club of America
This body has been most important fac
tor In fostering aerial navigation on this
side of the Atlantic. IL was founded In
the year 1905. most OF the charter mem-
bers being at that time members OF the
Automobile Club OF America. Indeed.
the first active steps were taken one even
Ing when there was gathering Mt the
Automobile Club TO listen to lecture
upon progress In flying machines. dellv-
cred by Charles NJ. Manlcy, who had
been associated with the late Mr.. Langley
in his aerial experiments One hundred
members were secured for the new or
ganlzatlon that evening.
The Aero Club has stimulated popular
interest and at the same time has cur
ried on q very valuable educational mis-
slonary work by annual exhibitions where
models and full-sIzed aerial craft have
been gathered from all parts of the coun-
try and. indeed. from all quarters of the
globe. This national band OF aeronauts
has also cnrried on much practical work
for the common cause The 0rst step in
this direction was taken several years
ago when Count De In PaulX. an cnthu-
slnst on the sport. came to this country
bringing his racing balloons the Orient
and the CentauT and carried aloft vail
GUS officers and members OF the Aero
Club, who thus gained their first actual
experience In handling big gas bags at
great attitudes. The sporting Interest aud
the pleasure of the new pastime having
been thus proven wealthy club members
set about acquiring balloons of their own
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~ ANANAS palace, now the official
E<A home Of President Jose Miguel Go
III V nez, is ono OF the finest buildings
"a In the Paris OF Cuba, as Havana is
often appropriately named. Stu
otcd on the Plaza dc Arms, the most his
toric spot In Cuba. 1t commands one of
the finest Views In the city, 1t occupies
an entire block and WAS built In 1884
For years ii housed the tyrannical Span
lsh governors, aud II was in this magnifl-
cent cdlnce that the notorious Weylcr
planned and ordered the torture and
death OF SO many Cuban patriots. Here,
too. General Wood resided after the war
which gave the Island her long desired
freedom, and when Cuba became n nation
President Palma was inagurated In the
throne-room OF the palnce, standing al
most on the same spot ns did President
Gomez when he delivered his inaugural
address on January 2s and became d sec
ond president of the Pearl OF the Antilles
Provisional Governor Magoon occupied
the palace for more than two years dur
Ing the second Intervention, aud during
hie administration some extra furnishings
Including an American piano, were iu,
stalled. The building is prctentious and
oenutifui, and around 1t clusters the So
cinl center of the island, and invitations
TO the functions held there arc sought
after With as much eagerocss as to affairs
Mt the White House In Washington.
Y PRESIDENT Gomez Is n nun OF excellent
parts and fond of social life, He Is un-
usually popular. has q genial manner and
Is typical Cuban In hospitality Senorn
Gomez Is at home In the social world.
ana ner receptions which occur ever,
Wednesday, evening, arc affairs which
bring out the fashionable world OF Hn.
'nna' TWO pretty aud attractive daugh-
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Wireless MESSAGES To Mars

HH ITH the increasing number of wire.
kN less telegraph apparatus which arc
w constantly being erected nlI over
tne world, 1t would seem more up-to.date
and scientific II the astronomers should
carefully consider the possibility of utIl.
lzinS these electric waves IN an attempt
10 signal the Martians, Surely II there
VIE sun inhabitants left on Mars. they
must constitute race fur more advanced
along scientific lines than the earth
people.
Hence they must have ages ogo per
Iected wireless and should be more than
oolc to receive and interpret wireless sic.
nols from the earth. Also some sImpIe
mathematical signal or set of signals
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

In fact, much more interesting than
test that is local IN character Moreover.
balloon racing has been of this character
from the outset, largely from necessity
In the beginning, and even to this day,
for that matter, 1t Ia difficult to recruit
In any one country as closely matched
n coterIc of sky pilots ms may be drafted
from the world Mt large by the incentive
of coveted trophies money prizes such
Ms have been hung up during the past
few years and which have ranged In val
ue up to $4,000, to say nothing OF that
S20O,0 900 French contract. which was. In
effect, the magnet which first lured the
Wright brothers over sens.
However, In the field of modern aero
pautics, tho International contests have
been productive of no such chagrin as fell
to the lot of American oDlookers In the
early days Of automobile racing When
the pastImc OF making daredevil long-dis'
tnnce runs In hlgh-power motorcnrs was
In Its infnncy-and for that matter even
unto this day. majority OF the bursts
OF speed have been won by italian, Ger
man and French drivers. Happily there
has been no such story to tell In the
realm OF ncronnutcs, despite the enrly
activity OF the French, which seemed TO
prcsage monopoly of the field. or the
prominence OF the Yankee Wright Broth
crs there is no question either here or
abroad and In the sphere of free balloon
Ing, ns distinguished from airship or aero
plane experiments. the Americans have
more than held their own. Lieutenant
Lahm, an American Army officer, tenn
porarily stationed in France. won the
FIRST great international balloon race, the
initial contest for the Gordon Bennett
Cup and other hiGhnylng citizens Of the
New World have given acronautical proof
of the proycrbiol ingenuity and daring Of
the Yankees.
The freefor-all from the Hoosier CAPT
tai. which is just now engroSsing public
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

parting representative, had passed be-
yond the limits OF the harbor. be caused
the neglected chimes OF the palace clock
To be once more part and parcel OF the
official life OF the nation and to proclaim
to the Inhabitants Of his beautiful capital
that Cuban customs and fnncies should
once more prevail. He also ordered the
mouth of the cannon TO be turned to
ward the city and to be fed an extra
meal OF powder so that 1t could beIch
forth into the ears OF the people the
joyful news OF the second restoration of
Cuba TO the right Of self.government
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

However. there are other thnn geo,
graphical conditions to be taken into con-
alteration In choosing n rendezvous for
balloon rncers. Chief among the require
ments is IN ample supply Of gas OF
proper specific gravity. To be sure. tenn
porary or permanent plants for the man.
ufacture OF hydrogen gas may be erected
at any point Mt no excessive cost. but
most balloonists seem TO prefer coal gus
Formerly coal gas was manufactured at
almost every large commercial gas plant.
but latterly the Illuminating companies
bnye. for the most part. substituted
water gas, which bus not the buoynncy
necessary TO lift a balloon. Hence To-
cality must be sought where the old
fashioned method Of making gas Is still
In vogue.
Balloon racing Is nn expensive sport,
although not as extravognntly so as
many persons imagine. man who has
been accustomed to maintaining n steam
yacht or high-power touring motor car
Will not bo appalled, by the outlay re-
ouIred In this new realm OF speedy
travel To tnke n leaf out OF specific
expense account, which Ia always better
than dealing In geperalties. It may be
cited that Charles ]. Glldden. tho we'll
known automobilst and international
balloon pilot, poid $500 for his balloon
the Boston, which has capacity OF
10000 cubic feet OF gns and will lift
about 1.6O0 pounds. To make a flight
In this balloon costs about $40. The cost
OF several rather expensive instruments
must be nddcd TO the outlay TO be made
by a bnlloonists The barometer, which
indicates the elevation OF tho balloon.
and the stntiscope, which tells tho bal
loonlat whether he Is rising or falling,
cost SIS. A balloon is shorter-lived than
IN automobile. being good for only sixty
or eighty ascensions OF average length
There Is heavy duty on foreign bal
looms imported into the United Stntess
but European balloonists who come to
the States to engage In international
contests are allowed to bring their bal
looms into this country In bond OF
course, no person who is not regularly
licensed as balloon pilot" can have
charge Of q racing balloon. To obtnin
pilots license a balloonist must have
mnde n certain number OF necents, In
Guiding one ascent nlone.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

emlnencc of British navy equal to that
Of any two European nations
The United States launched only two
hrst-clnss battleshlps, the Michigan and
South Carolina, each about 1900 tons In
weight and 50. 10 the Drcadnought class
of lighting ships.
Brazil has one nrst-class battleship,
the Ninas-Gernes. 20, 000 tons, that Is al
most completed. Italy launched three
armored cruisers OF q fair weight ana
armament, but that country has lost most
OF It's naval Importance. while Spain ana
Russia arc relatively put out of the war
ship business because OF their respective
conflicts with the United States aud
Japan.
Battleship construction costs on 90
average just about 500 to the ton and
this would tend to indicate TINT on new
construction alone the big nations spent
about S115.000,000 during zoos Tho cost
OF repairs. OF maintenance, etc, but not
for power and shells, ammunition or ordi
nance. and other expenses must have run
to three times this amount All told, the
novies OF the world, during zoos, must
have taken away from the pockets an"
mouths OF human toilers close to a billion
dollers worth OF values
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05
WON'T CARRY THEM.

MT may be result OF the spirit oil
hustle. or II may be lazlpess, re-
y marked a salesman for aD umbrehn
house. the other day, but the fact re-
mains that but few men carry umorei
las these days. And 1t has burt my
business more thnn you would imngine-
or course, In the long run, we sell as
many as we ever did, but tho women
buy them, or the men buy them
for their women and children, IL taReS
pretty hard rnin or snow storm
to make man put on bis ruu
bers and carry an umbrella. i tbihh
you VIII und that seven out OF every
dozen men would rather wink along 10
n mild. drlzzling rain minus umbrella
and overshoes than he impeded by them
This Is true of Americans, at least.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

could be sent by wireless For instance
Two long dashes could be sent to Mars,
tolowed by four and then by l6 aud so
on by the simple application OF the
squares or each preceding number. Mnthe-
"atics must be universal science and
30 intelligiole to educated Inhabitants OF
any planet
no hmount or power needed to send
wireless waves as far az Mars would tot.I
about $4,000 kilowntts. or course no
wireless station with such enormous
power VIII ever be constructed on this
planet, but science cfre-s the opportunity
OF Joining together oil tie wireless sta
uonS on the same side OF the earth. This
VIII 10 Few yanrs time amount to
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

HIS week may be said to mark tho
~ arrival OF the American acroDauu-
81 cal world at another and very Sig
" nihcant milestone In the conquest
of the air The second really lm-
portant international balloon race ever
etarted from American soil is focusing
the attention OF the civilized nations OF
tho earth-newly awakened. one and ALL
To the Importance OF neronautics-and
there is every reason to expect that the
exciting contest from indianapolis Will
prove fully as beneficial in-its contribu-
lions to ncroDauticnl science as did that
other aerial blue ribbon event which had
st. Louis as its starting point.
With the greatest of all aerial stceple-
chases In full night. all eyes will natural
IL be turned townrd the sky and, 1gura-
lively speaking. they will remain there
nll summer, for almost before the spec
tacular event at Indianapolis bns become
n memory new miracles In flight Will be
enacted at Fort Myer, Vn.. where tho
Wright brothers and their leading Amcri-
can rivals. Mcssrs. Herring and Curtis,
will try out acroplancs constructed FOR
the United States government and later
will teach some OF Uncle Sans Army Of
ncers how to manipulate the new-fangled
croft. Then in August the Europeans
will como into the limelight with Inter
national races Mt Rhcim md at Brescia,
Italy. October secs IN important balloon
racc at St Louis and the same month
holds the dntc of the annual international
raco for the Gordon Bennett Cup. which
this year will start from Zurich. Switzer-
land Finally. America will have the con-
Guiding event OF this momentus rncing
season In the $4,000 alrship racc from
Now York city to Albany In connection
with the Hudson Fulton celebration.
II will be noted that virtually all of
these contests in tho clouds nre interna-
tlonal in scope. Ono reason. doubtless. is
that an international contest In any sport
OF pastimc is theoretically. and usually
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

about the power required, and by means
OF wire communications all the stations
could be hooked together into ono enor.
nous aggregate OF wireless power.
Then. II all the wireless, 10 years from
now. In North America could be jolned
so as to respond 20 a single key the prob
lem OF suftcient power would be probably
solved
The vorious devices for signaling the
planet Mars which have been suggested
heretofore have none of them been ne
sensible az the foregoing proposed link
Ing OF all the wireless electric energy in
North America In n single attempt 10
force messages through space 10 the
planet.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

As whole. the production OF coffee 10
India is slowly decreasing. The causes
are the great and increasing output oil
Brazil. with which the Indian grower
lnds 1t most difficult to compete. and the
leaf and twlg diseases, which are most
0lflcult to combat.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

As compared with other countries, Ar
gentina ranks third in the number OF cat.
tie. Russia. with OIL 900. 600 head, stands
hrst. and the United States follows with
60. 100000 head.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-05

In n recent lecture delivered before the
Roynl Society of Arts, Leon Caster ad
yances the opinion that ultraviolet rays
from Indoor electric lamps are injurious
to health He advises the use or bulbs
which Will obstruct these rays.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-09-02
In the Social Realm.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Floyd will
entertain tomorrow evening at
their home on Fourth street in
honor Of their guest, Miss Annie
Hubbard, Of Fayetteville.
Miss Pearl Floyd entertained
a few friends last evening at her
home on the corner of Walnut
and Second streets.
Miss Maria Nash entertained
Monday evening at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Nash,
on Fifth street, in honor Of her
cousin, MissSudyLewis, ofRaleigh,
who has been her guest for some
time.
The hostess received at the
door and ushered the guests into
the hall, where punch was served
by Miss Esther Mcneil. The
amusements Of the evening were
many and varied, consisting of
quite a number Of games played
in and out of doors. Much music
was rendered by Misses Estelle
Sledge, Lillian Proctor andAnuit
Ruth Caldwell at the piano, while
quite number Of the gentlemen
exercised" their voices, all OF
which added greatly to the many
pleasures Of an altogether de-
lightful occasion. Refreshments
consisting of fruit said and cake
were served. The out-of- town
guests present besides MissLew
is, were Miss Katie Billingsley
who is guest at the home O.
Mr.andMrs. FL. Thomas. Messrs
I'd Smith, of Howellsville, and
y Smith of Paleiuh
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-09-02
Minor Court Matters.

Tom Pate, Dock Milesand Bascom
Meares Observation-Disclosures in the
mayors court for gambling and
were bound to court in bonds in
the sum of $50 each. They were
seen playing in a room in the
Columbia Hotel by Policeman D.
W. Biggs and were arrested by
him and Chief Floyd. The
young men claimed to have just
finished game of setback for
amusement, that Pate was just
showing them. likewise for
amusement, how the game of
stud poker is played, and that no
money changed hands.
A trial which attracted a large
crowd and which consumed the
major portion of the day was
held Tuesday in the court house
before Justice w. G. Reynolds.
Rex Cain, a young man who runs
a buggy painting establishment
here, was indicted for an assault
upon Fobie Milligan. 15-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. d. F.
Milligan, who live at the Lum-
berton Cotton Mills. After the
matter was thoroughly threshed
out there did not seem to be
much to the charge and Cain was
taxed $40 and the costs.