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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
FLAMES IN WOODS
PURSUES SETTLERS
ConfIagration Leaves DeSoIated
Region Forty Miles Long
Near Border of Canada
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hour, the great body of flames passed
this section, revealing calamity that
already reaches the proportions of an
international disaster.
Sixty corpseS have been found in the
path of the flames, and a vast area is
yet to be searched for the dead, while
the towns of Spooner, Beaudette and
Pitt. Mimi. have been totally de-
stroyed with great property loss.
With the exception of the destruc-
ton of the mills and stock of the Rat
Portage Lumber company at Rainy
River, the principal loss is confined to
the south side of the river, and chiefly
sustained along the American border
Railroad and wire connections from
the west We're cut off by a burned dis
trict extending forty miles from War
Road, Mimi, on the Canadian-North-
ern railroad. Through this district the
last trains passed last night. The road
is open to the south and east, however,
and relief IS being afforded from Fort
William.
The fires have been smouldering In
that district for months and were
started anew by the terrific wind that
began two days ago. The wind in
creased in velocity until it bore a
wave Of flame a hundred feet high
and a half-mile wide. Many settlers
these were burned to a crisp as the
fire leaped this barrier Of some 300
yards along the clearing.
The flames struck Pitt early in the
afternoon and everything was de-
stroyed. Previously Beaudette and
Spooner had burned and the people
fled across the Rainy river. Many
were overtaken as they fed from Pitt
and perished.
The work Of relief carried on by the
Canadian Northern railroad saved
thousand of lives, practically all the
people in Spooner, Beaudette and Pitt
being taken out on special trains, The
people had become so accustomed to
the haze in the sky caused by burn
ing timber that they could not real
ize the situation was becoming dan
gerous.
The Canadian Northern has been
running trains in all directions, stop
ping at every point where frantic peo-
ple were to be found along the track.
Several trains have been run through
suffocating smoke and over burning
bridges, regardless of danger to the
crews.
Among the most dramatic incidents
was the escape of 1000 fugitives in a
long train of box cars. The throng of
men, women and children awaited the
train while their homes burned.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
DURRANT CASE DETECTIVE
CRUSHED TO DEATH BY CAR
Officers Companion Is Probably
Fatally Injured by Accident

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. s.-Charles
]. Cody, for many years a member
Of the local detective force, was
crushed to death beneath a street car
tonight, and his companion, c. A. Muir
ray, a contracting painter, was prob
ably fatally injured, when the car col
lided with the buggy in which they
were riding. Murray was so badly
maugled that the amputation Of both
legs Was necessary.
The two men were driving along the
car track ahead of the car. A thick
fog prevented the motorman from see
ing the buggy until he was within few
feet OF it. The heavy car smashed into
the buggy and the two occupants
thrown upon the tracks, fell directly
in the path Of the ear. The wheels
passed over Codys body.
Cody gained fame by his work IN
the Theodore Durrant murder case and
in the case lf the robbery of the Selsby
smoltng works 1T Crockett, when
John Winters tuuneled beneath the
railroad TRACKS aud stole $2S0O00 worth
of gold bullion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
POLICE in AUTO CAPTURE
2 YOUTHFUL HIGHWAYMEN
Officers Discover Loot on Men Ar
rested; They Confess

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Oct. "a
party of policemen in an automobile
ran down and captured two youthful
nighWaymen, who at Ii o'clock tonight
had held up and robbed Louis Grant
and Fred PietZ in the roadway paral-
leling the cemetery between here and
Montecito. Laurence OVieda and
Charles Young, Santa Barbara lads
were the robbers. The loot, consisting
of gold watches and money, was found
upon them, and they confessed after
being locked up.
Grant and Pietz were going home in
a buggy. Opposite the cemetery
Ovieda and Young leaped out of the
darkness and ordered them to halt.
Grant, who was driving ignored the
commands, and sought to drive over
the robbers. until several shots fired
at close range caused him to stop.
Young and Ovieda were captured not
far from the scene of the robbery.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
MRS. R. P. SCHWERIN HAS
TO PAY MORE DUTIES
Wife of Steamship Manager Fails
to Declare DutiabIe Gods

NEW YORK, oct. 9.-Mrs Remi p.
Schwerin, prominent socially in New
York, Baltimore and San Francisco,
wife of the vice president and general
manager of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company, escaped having a charge of
smuggling placed against her by frank
ness in answering questions put to her
by the customes men after the discov-
cry on landing Saturday night from
the steamer ST. Paul, she had failed to
declare all the dutiable goods brought
home in her eleven trunks.
In her original declaration, Mrs,
Schwern mentioned new gowns to the
extent of $500. In going through her
effects the inspector found articles not
declared.
A careful examination was made of
her baggage, and her original declara-
ton was raised by S1400. This was
paid and the baggage was released.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
SITS UNCONSCIOUS
IN RUNAWAY AUTO
Machinist, While Suffering from
Strange MaIady, ImperiIS
Lives of Two Children
CAR CRASHES INTO BAKERY
Young Passengers Escape Injury
and EmpIoye Suffers Only
Slight Bruises

A new automobile, travelling at good
speed with two children in the tonneau
and an unconscious driver at the Wheel
ran amuck on Central avenue yester-
day morning, only stopping when it
crashed through the front of Horth's S
bakery, at the intersection of Adams
street, demolishing counters and show
cases and littering the floor with
pastry.
Arthur King, SO years old, an auto
mobile machinist living at 1866 East
Fifty-fourth street, was the uncon-
scious driver, the sudden victim of a
malady that Is occasionally prevalent
among the French peasants but rarely
found in America. which snuffs con-
sciousness for a short period.
CHILDREN IN TONNEAU
King had been requested by w. H
Warley, 1175 East Adams street, to try
out a new machine he had purchased
The driver, after a trial spin, pro-
nounced the auto in perfect order
whereupon Ruth and Ralph Warley
the 7 and 9-year-old daughter and son
of Mr.. Marley, begged that he take
them for a spin. With the two in the
tonneau he started south on Central
avenue.
Returning, to further test the engine
he speeded up little to the delight
of the two youthful passengers, but
their joy turned to fear when they say
the driver in front suddenly relax, his
head droop forward, his hands fall
Imply from the steering wheel and the
machine continuing ungoverned and
with unabated speed.
Swinging of its own accord to the
right, the auto bounded over the curb
i,1cr md ora sl1a5 tbrOtlph tho PlaSS front
of the bakery. Before the impetus and
the engines stopped counter and
showcase filled with pastry were de-
molished and the unconscious driver
was hurled from his seat.
CAUSES PANIC IN BAKERY
After the startled occupants of the
bakery had overcome their fright King,
thought to be dead, was removed to the
sidewalk, while the two children, who
We're uninjured, were rushed home to
their parents.
Just as a policeman arrived on the
scene to take charge of the supposed
corpse King suddenly sat upright to
the amazement Of the onlookerS. Ex-
cept for a few bruises and a slight diz-
ziness he seemed in good condition. He
was taken to the receiving hospital,
where several slight bruises were
treated. He was advised by the at
tending surgeon never to attempt to
drive a machine again as his malady
might overtake him at any moment.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
ACCIDENT HALTS
GREAT AERO RACE
Aviator Ely Starts from Chicago
to New York-WiII Start
Again Today
FLEW II MILES IN IL MINUTES
Trip Abandoned by CIogging Car
buretor; Crowds of 125,000
Were Disappointed
IAssor,ated Press,

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Eugene Ely, en-
trant in the Chicago-New York aero
plane fight, started on the record
breaking test this afternoon, but re-
mained in the air only twelve minutes.
In that time, however, he Travelled
eleven miles. A fresh start will be
made early tomorrow morning.
The aviator descended because of a
clogged carburetor The repairs We're
a matter of few moments, but in the
rapidly gathering dusk Ely, in trying
to start again, ran the machine upon a
rock, and the front running wheel was
torn away. A new wheel was brought
up and the force OF mechanics began
work, while Ely went to Gary to spend
the night.
ut must have made you crazy to be
stopped by so simple a thing, Sug-
gested a bystander.
"By an aviator such 1nishaps are eX-
pected; they are not even annoying,
replied Ely. IN try at 6 o'clock in the
morning, and if the wind is as it was
today I'll not stop of my own will
until reach South Bend, Ind, and not
long at that place"
Owing to the chill of the air and a
smart northwest wind, only q small
crowd gathered at the Hawthorne race
track to see the start of the trial
which, despite the fact that q field Of
eight starters originally counted on,
dwindled to one, is still the most am
bilious flight yet attempted in the
United States.
READY TO START
Willard and CurtIss made technical
starts, flying over the race course
fence, but as previously announced,
it was not their iTtention TO make a
race of it. Their machines were quick
ly taken apart and shipped to Gary,
Ind, to be ready tc supply any parts
which Ely might need. 1t was from
one of these machines that the spare
running wheel was secured for Ely's
machine.
Two hours after the start, Curtiss,
Willard, McCurdy, Ely and a number
of mechanics went over the biplane
in the most careful way. The pro-
peller developed 4 thrust of 800
pounds, worn wires were replaced and
nuts and screws tightened To make
assurance doubly sure, Curtiss made a
trial flight Of few minutes and on
Ialighting pronounced the machine
ready to start.
There were 20 gallons of gasoline in
the tank to feed the 60-horsepower
eight ht-cylinder engine and lubricating
oil in roportion-enOugh to have car
ried the flyer $50 miles.
Ely was garbed from head to foot
in light brown leather. On his right
wrist compass was strapped, and in
front of him attached to the machine
was a watch. The latter indicated pre-
cisely All p. N. when the propeller
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10

A snappy wind was on his quarter,
almost at his back. That it was a
great accelerator of his speed is shown
by the fact that in the twelve minutes
he was in flight he covered eleven
miles.
A telephone message from Laporte,
Ind, stated that a crowd of $4,000 per-
sons awaited the aviator at that city,
and another from South Bend said
75 600 were awaiting him there.
He's going close to a mile minute
now, and ought to be at Laporte, bar
ring accidents, in n little over an hour,
and in South Bend by 7 O'Clock" were
the replies.
A few minutes later press dispatches
were sent telling of the descent, and
the disappointed throngs were forced
to hold their interest in check until
tomorrow.
As Ely related his experiences after
ward, he was going like an express
train with the wind behind him. when
the engine began missing. He was
about to advance his spark, but the
carburetor had bee permanently ad-
justed and he was unable to reach it,
WHEEL WRENCHED OFF
He therefore descended, alighting in
a prairie far from a road, and before
help had arrived had adjusted the car
buretor. which had become clogged
and performed the difficult task Of
starting unassisted. Before he had
gained sufficient headway to leave the
ground the front wheel was wrenched
off AS it would require several hourse
to repair this damage, he gave up the
flight for the night.
1T was a great wind for speed, but
one Of the roughest I ever tackled" 1"
said Ely. at was extremely choppy
and kept me on the move every second
to retain the balance Of the machine"
Ely has seven days in which to COM
plete the trip. The prize is $4,000 Of
fered by the Chicago Evening Post
and the New York Times. A special
train on the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railroad and the New York
Central will keep as closely in touch
with the aeroplanist as possible. Be
sides newspaper men and a few en-
thusiasts, the train will carry the re-
pair parts and machinists.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
LIMITED TRAIN HITS MAN;
CAUSES SLIGHT HEADACHE

REDDING, Oct. 9.--Herman Ballers,
a cook employed in local hotel has
two large bumps on his head and a
slight headache as the result of going
10 sleep on a railroad track with his
head on the rail
The Shasta limited passenger train
struck Ballers. and he was found ap-
parently lifeless by the train crew. 4
few minutes later he sat up and
rubbed his head where two bumps
were the only evidences of its con-
tact with the engine wheel.
The train was going forty miles al
hour. The cap on Ballers' mead was
torn off and ground into fragments
He was thrown to the side of the
roadbed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
Around The World
By tE0e "OFFICF PO p

,
A young American boy was com
planning to me one day about e
young niS. who was travelling with
the came party, saying she was a
coquette. asked him Is no thought
the nir loved him. He said, "Noj
I'm only ono Of tho strap hangers"
Don't you know that expression,
hOne of the strap hangers" made a
hit with me because we have an
awful lot of "straP- P-hangorsn in
every calling in life, The world Is
larnned and orsmmsd with failures
with mon capable Of SUCCESS, but
who set out without thought OF set
bscks--dereitots who went sailing
away 70 fortune without chartered
oourse-vTho mistook eaeernegs for
oRpabilttS and elected careers wish
out the training requisite for sur-
vfVel. You must be prepared for
estbacks and disappo cleaVe
10 principle without encouragement
or rstreet. Temporary failure
PLAYED It's part In almost every ca
rssr. Fortune BoIdom changes her
serrne~--her standard price Is fixed
In years and tears. What was built
In haste soon fsis 20 waste. The
orsat temples In India wore not
oreotsd Ia q hurry, The Old Man
hos put in about twenty years In
buildina our business and another
ten years learning how, etili J heard
him say the other day that te was
lust getting started,
Gee, II folks only know how well
they would be treated al the Silver
wood Storee we'd have 70 have the
6standlna room only" sign cut all
tho time.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
HIRAM JOHNSON STARTS
ON SACRAMENTO CAMPAIGN
The G. O. P. Candidate Will Make
Speeches in River Cities

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 9.-After a
short rest at his home t LAY, Hiram
Johnson, Republican candidate for
governor, left tonight for Antioch to
continl his campaign through the
state.
There he will be welcomed tomor-
row morning by a large delegation
from Sacramento. He will proceed to
the state capital by boat, escorted by
a flotilla Of gaily decorated river
craft, making stops at Rio Vista, Isle
ton, Walnut Grove, Courtland and
Broderick, arriving at Sacramento at
night and addressing a gathering there
in the assembly room at the capital
building.
On Tuesday the Johnson party will
go to Colfax, Nevada City and Grass
Valley, and on Wednesday the meet
ings will be held in Auburn, Lincoln
and Roseville.
The candidate will return to San
Francisco Thursday for a rally on that
night.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
MAN Is FATALLY SHOT BY
GUN THAT WASN'T LOADED

OAKLAND, oct. 9.-Taking careful
aim nth "a gun that wasn't loaded"
James 3. Lawson, a cOnCeseionaire at
a local amusement park, pulled the
trigger today and sent a bullet through
the brain Of Harry NoOg9n, an attend
ant at a neighboring concession. Coo
gan died in an hour.
The shooting was accidental. and
Lawson, who was arrested on a charge
Of manslaughter, win be released later
on his own reCognizanoo.
Coogan had visited Lawsou's shoot
ing gallery and had payfully pur-
loined several cartridges. Lawson
laughingly ordered him to return the
shells. AS Coogan started to run
Lawson leveled a rife, the chamber O
which he believed to be empty anC
fred. The bullet entered the righ
temple and lodged in Coogan's brain.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
RANCHER CUTS CHAUFFEUR,
NEARLY CAUSING DEATH

CORNING, Cal, Oct. 9.-B. E. Hol-
lday, a rancher, is in the county Jail
charged with attempting to murder
Arthur Dutton, a chauffeur, whom ne
had hired a short time before.
Holiday returned from trip to San
Francisco and hired Dutton to take
HIM to the ranch When about two
miles out the rancher stood up In the
machine, and without a word slashed
tbe driver in the neck with a hooked
pruning knife. Dutton narrowly es-
caped death. The two men We're
friends and had never had any trouble
so far as known.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
I. B. STLYERM MO0D

/ "a soats spripe Los Angeles
| Bakersfield Long Beach
San BeFndFdinO MariC0pa
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
SHORT BUT RAPID

began whirring. In nine seconds the
aviator left the earth.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
FAIL TO RELEASE SHIP

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9.-The
British steamer Damara, which ran on
the rocks at Fort Point in the narrow
part of the Golden Gate yesterday
While leaving port. bound for London,
is still hard and fast aground. An
other effort to pull the vessel off the
rocks will be made at high tide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
Mississippi Marathon.

, ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 6.-The Mis-
sissippi Marathon, for several years past
emblematic of the ten-mile national
swimming championship. will be held over
the usual course, from the Chain Of
Rocks to the Eads bridge. this city, Sep
tember 8.
Handy of the Illinois A. G.. Of Chicago, its
four-time winner. would not enter it
again, but news comes that he Is train
ing daily, and everything points to his
once more having an eye on 1t. The one
thousand-dollar trophy which Handy Sc
cured last year by his third consecutive
victory has been replaced by another,
and the race will be as popular as ever,
which Is saying a lot. for fields of over
fifty starters are the rule. and 1t Is es-
timated that some 100000 people turn out
- go SC.
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CRACK ATHLETES TO MEET.
New York Press Club A. A. to Give
Athletic Meet September II.

NEW YORK, August 6.-An athletic
meet that promises to rival the famous
clash between the London A. c. and the
New York A. c. In 1896 will be held at
American League Park September II.
The events will be run of under the
auspices Of the New York Press Club
A. A. and the stars Of the athletic world
have promised to be on hand. Added in
terest will be given by the presence Of
the best in the far west and Canada.
Melvin Sheppard and Martin Sheridan
already have volunteered their services.
and Lawson Robertson. trainer of the
Irish-American A. c., says he will enter
all the star athletes OF the Irish Ameri-
can A. c. The New York A. c. and other
big clubs of the district viii enter their
strongest teams. Coming one week after
the senior Metropolitan championships.
all the athletes will be in the best con-
dition and the clash between the east
and the west will be q good line on what
probably will happen in the national
track and field championships. which
will be held in New Orleans q few weeks
later. .
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FOOT BALL COACHES
ARE GETTING BUSY
Candidates Are Being En-
couraged to Do Some Sum-
mer Training.

CHICAGO. August 6.-The middle west
ern foot ball coaches are beginning to an
nounce their plans and send the first let
tiers to the resorts stating that he who
trains In the summer will have a better
chance in the fall.
Coach Yost of Michigan University, who
wound up last seasons schedule with a
victory over Minnesota and Pennsylvania,
is congratqlating himself and his prospec-
tive squad over the Maize and Blue pros
pect. He has announced that he will
reach Ann Arbor September IA. Hurry
up Yost is again the peerless leader In
the eyes of misfortune, and he will have
q veteran squad to work with this season.
Among the M men who will again be
eligible will be Capt. Benbrook. Ends
Conklin and Ranney; Edmunds, guard
Smith. center; Magidsohn. halfback;
Freeny and Green. fullbacks: Clark.
tackle, and Linthicum of the 1908 var
sity. Lawton, Daniels, Kaynor and Dor
leske are also good men.
Two sophomores will report on the var
sity squad this fall who seem of unusual
promise. They are Thompson and Hub
BILE. Michigan men say that Thompson ID
the best freshman fullback Yost ever had
turned over to him, and Hubble made an
underclass reputation as kicker.
Cole, formerly of Oberlin, has q year
more Of college competition. and should
prove to be q good acquisition. Mcmillan
and Pattengill are also promising former
freshmen.
, Yost and Trainer Kraenzlein viii take
the squad to Whitmore lake August 10.
and the men will not return to Ann Arbor
until October s. -Four days later the sea-
son opens with the Case Michigan game.
The Maize and Blue will miss Allerdice.
Wasmund, Casey and Miller this fall.
While Coach Yost is congratulating him
self on having a veteran squad, Coach
Kennedy Of Kansas University believes
that he Is better or with new men in the
new game. He Is not pleased that his
hard games como two weeks apart, how
ever, and is quoted with the statement
that q team should be rounded into shape
gradually, and that never more than a
week should intervene between important
contests.
There arc to be several new factors In
this years Missouri valley foot ball The
teams have lost most of their veterans,
and the training tables have been abol-
ished. The coaches will face q strange
game with green men and new training
conditions. AS result fall training will
begin early at Kansas University and the
neighboring colleges.
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CRAWLEY TO COMPETE.
Chicago Foot Ball Player in Ma
tional Amateur Meet.

CHICAGO. August 3.-William Craw-
ley. captain-eiect Of the University Of
Chicago foot ball team. has announced
his intention of competing in the all
around championship of the National
Amateur Athletic Union. to be held on
Marshall Field August 10.
Crawley has been attending the Chi
cago summer school and has been train
ing the varsity field. He weighs $50
pounds and is six feet one inch tall He
is credited with the following records:
Northumberland dash. 0.1O2-5; high
hurdles, O.l6: 440-yard run. 053 2-5: mile
run. $50: high jump. ) feet 1O11 inches;
broad jump, 20 feet 10 inches: shotput II
feet: discus throw. lis feet, and pole
vault IL feet.