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The Washington times., 1910-10-24
ALL CANADA HUNTS
FOR BALLOON IN WTLDS

OTTAWA, Oct "A gigantic search
was In swing throughout Canada today
Tor Alan HaWley and Augustus Post.
Of the missing balloon America Il
approximately 10000 persons were IN
the hunt The balloon left St. Louis
last Monday. There are rumors that
the monster gas bag has landed beyond
Lake kisAisink, in a desoIate region Of
Canada
Edmond F. Stratton. representing the
Hawley family IN New York. will open
central bureau IN this city co-operat-
Ing with the Dominion government. and
the various CrGanizations aiding in the
search Lewis SpindIer. OF the Aero
Club Of St Louis. viii come TO Ottawa
TO join Mr. Stratton N the search. He
has spent many winters IN the Can
adian woods on hunting expeditions
Half breeds and French Canadians
who have Intimate knowledge OF the
trailless country, have been sent over
in squads from Hudson bay point. Sir
WLfred Laurier, has directed the Can
adlan mounted police 20 Cooperate in
the search Track employees OF the
Canadian Pacific through Gue5ec and
ontario have also been ordered into
lL-e widespread nCnI-
Ten thousand Officers. contractors.
and employees who are building the
Nau0na- IransconInentaI railroS@
Joined the ranks of the searching army
today A vague report reached Super-
inJeDdenI J. T. Rodgers. Of the provincial
police, according TO adviceS from TOrOn-
to, that the America III may have landed
in the northern district, the exact 10
cation not being given
According TO the report which reached
superintendent Rodgers. two balloons
descended in the northern district. One
was accounted for in the landing Of
the AZurea- Superintendent ROdgers
upon request Of the United States Cow
eminent, transmitted throuch the Do
miniOn government. ordered all his men
10 keep watch ana report immediate
I " Little hops was contained IN this
report Every foot Of Canadian terri
tory where the balloon could possibly
have landed viii be searched in the
most thorough manner The country
viii be laid out IN blocks. and Lakes
Huron and Superior VIII be Patroued
by boats.
The question which most concerns the
SearCherS IS w ElCn way did the
America drift2-' She may have fol-
lowed the eastern trend toward ks
kisink or may have been driven Que
north b. the air currents which drove
the Azurea.
The search has become international.
American tugs VIII be utilized On
searching The lakes for Iear Is expected
that the Americans may have exhausted
their ballast before trey were across
the water. The Great Northwestern
Telegraph Company. whose lines pene-
trate the wild parts OF Canada has
Instructed all It's operators TO be on
the watch for the slightest scrap Of
information The greatest danger TO
the baIlOOnfsts lays in descending in
the primeVal forests between the Cana
dian forests and the tracks OF the Ca
madam Pacific The country is rugged
and mountainous. and in addition to
the dangers from wild animals and star
walton, there are many UeaCherOus
sWamps.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
FOREST FIRES TOLL
PLACED $l5,OOO.OOO
First Official Estimate Puts
Loss at Six Billion Feet
of Lumber.

In the first official estimate Of the
timber losses through the big fires Of
August. issued today, the Forestry B1-
reau places the amount at between
and , per cent Of the total stand Of ma
tional forest timber.
The burned area represents a loss Of
6,O00.O0O,010 feet Of lumber, or, approx
nnately S15,O00,O09. The tract Is estimated
20 contain not less than 10000 acres.
While this IS the rough estimate OF
the bureau, the exact extent Of the
damage cannot be asceTtained until the
tract has been surveyed, and a detailed
report made. Surveyors have ALREADY
been dispatched 10 the region OF ihe
fire. and will commence this work 2t
once.
Forester Graves today held out the
hope that in the burned tract patches
of living timber will be found which
will serve as a basis for refOrestatiOn.
Altogether, the destroyed timber rep
reSents twelve years supply This Is
enough TO keep all the lumber mills OF
the country busy two months
1t Is announced that the killed timber,
left standing will be sold at reduced
prices, thus offering a big bargain to
lumbermen.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24

for some fun. Most OF the aviatOrs
wouldn't take a chance with the wind
they felt around the hangers. although
thew did not realize what its fun force
was.
Then the mean part OF the affair
happened A certain committee in
charge Of the fights had the announce
meut made that the wind was blowing
only at the rate Of sixteen miles an
hour When one OF my assistants told
me this. I said. Fine, that isn't a hard
wind to buck
80 I had my plane pulled out at the
hangar AS soon as IL got out where
the wind could hit It the machine was
turned completely over and wrecked
Now. I knew by experiments that II
would take a forty mile gale 10 turn
my plane over. so YOU can see what The
announcement that the wind was blow
ina sixteen miles an hour meant l
was tricked-'
4 u-al yl the foreign aviators against
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The Washington times., 1910-10-24
BANDITS APOLOGIZE
TO WOMAN VICTIM

NEW YORK. Oct 4-Two masked
men entered the Linwood station Of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Il" in East
New York today in broad daylight and
while one stood guard, the other over
powered Mrs. Stella Reidy, the ticket
agent.
one took most Of the "Ls'' tickets in
one drawer ard then gathered mp tfe
81. 50 in bills and change. He apoloEiZNi
TO Mrs Ecidy, and left her s. IN uickei5
TO make change for passengers
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BLUEFIELDS SAFE
IN HAVANA PORT

HAVANA. Oct. 24-The steamer Blue
fields arrived here today eight days
overdue, after being given up fo, lost
with her crew Of twenty-eight and twen-
~ passengers
She was blown off her course by the
southern hurricane, and after fighting
Il for four days turned toward this port.
She viii leave for New Orleans tomor-
row. She was bound for New Orleans
from South American ports when
caught in the storm.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
COLONEL MAY SPEAK
IN BREWERY HALL

NEW YORK. oct. 24-Because Miss
Fled and Abraham Zaks refuse to post
pone their wedding. scheduled for Oc-
tober %, Col. Theodore Roosevelt if be
keeps his engagement to speak in the
Brownsville section Of Brooklyn on that
night, will have to speak in a brewery.
The only public hall in that section has
been engaged for the wedding and re-
ception, and the bride and groom to be
positively refuse to give way to the
Roosevelt meeting.
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Brother Joins Searchers.

NEW YORK, oct 24--Wnliam Haw-
ley. brother Of Alan r. Hawley and E.
I. Stcddard. an intimate friend, are on
their way 70 Ottawa, following a dis
patch from st. Louis last night stating
-hat IL was rumored that the America II
had landed north Of Kiskisink, Quebec,
trict
These men viii conduct an expedition
into the surrounding wilderness in the
hope Of finding the missing aeronauts
The rumOr Of the landing Of the America
IT has so far failed Of standardization.
Other relief expeditions win make q
thorough search OF the trackless wastes
There is only one other explanation os
the lack Of word from Hawiey and Post,
and that is that their balloon may have
dropped into Lake Huron, in which
lCnntfnrad On Pa-a EIarenN
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
STREET CAR VICTIM
is MUCH IMPROVED

1t was stated at the Casualty Hospital
today that the condition Of Charles
Gladman, of AS r street northwest.
who was struck by a trolley car last
night, is much improved.
II was reported at first that his skull
was fractured, but the physicians AT
the hospital have found that this is not
the case. Mr.. Gladman is expected TO
be out of the hospital within a few
days.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
WEATHER REPORT.

The lowest temperatures Of the pres
ent season occurred Sunday morning
in the Middle States, and this morning
in the Ohio valley. the Appalachian
mountain region, and middle Atlantic
sections. FrOsts were almost general
this morning in the latter sections, but
in the Middle States, where frOSts were
reported Sunday morning, the tempera-
ture has risen.
Partly overcast weather IS Indicated
for the Northern states east Of the Mis-
pisSippi, and fair weather for the South
ern states.
FrOsts will occur tonight in New Eng
land, but I'm other Eastern sections, as
we'll as i'm the Ohio valley and lower
Lake region. the temperature viii rise
FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Cloudy tonight and Tuesday: rising
temperature. light westerly, shifting
TO sOutherly winds.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
WATCHRAN CHECKS
EDUCATION'S MARCH
Refuses at First 70 Open
Doors of New John
Eaton School.

Owing 70 a watchman's miscOnstruc-
ton of his Instructions the entire
machinery Of the Board OF Education
was interrupted this morning FOR a
period of half an hour
Not until Commissioner Judson was
called upon was the tangIe Strengthened
Bright and early $50 pupils and four
teachers started for the new Eaton
School IN Cleveland Park, which. ac-
cording 10 program. was TO open its
doors today for the first time
But at the door their progress was In
terrupted by the watchman, who had
not been informed that school was 10
begin today. His instructions from the
boss, George Wyne. the contractor, were
that no one was TO be admitted
Pleading In Vain.
Arguments and pleadings We're Of no
avail. He was there to obey orders
Finally Miss Josephine Burke. the
principal, called up b. ". Murch, su-
pervising principal, who, in turn,
communicated with superintendent A
T. Stuart, who called Commissioners
Judson on the telephone, and urged
him TO use his influence with the
watchman, who was impeding the
progress of education.
Commissioner Judson sent out a
hurry call for Municipal Architect
Ashford to locate Mr.. Wyne, the con-
tractor Mr.. Wyne could not be found.
but the Municipal Architect got into
communication with a foreman who,
TO use his own expression. was bufta-
lOed into letting the gang IN.
The incident was explained by Mr.
WINE. who later called at the Dis
trict building TO offer apologies.
To Award Prizes.
The inspection OF the exhibits and
theses prepared by pupils Of Business
High School competing for the Gait
Geography Prize, were inspected this
afternoon by members Of the commit
tee or awards.
The Gait prize consists Of a yearly
award OF $50 to the two best exhibits
and theses prepared on some special
topic of commercial geography. The
two pupils who rank highest IN geOg-
raphy are chosen at the end OF the
school wear to prepare the exhibits
This is done during the summer. and a
month after the opening Of school the
work is inspected by committee head
cd bv Mrs + = MuSSey chairman of
the board of education committee on
awards.
The exhibits this year were prepared
by Leon +. Cooper, who chose Weeds
as the subject of his study, and by
Clifford Hine who has prepared an eN-
hirition Of silk manufacture.
To The owner Of the better Of the two
exhibits viii be given $50 and to the
other pupil 500 The awards VIII be
made tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
Farmers Message Allays
Fear Americans Are Dead
in Wilderness.
MAY NOW BE
IN ARCTIC ZONE
Worlds Record OF Death Is Fate of
international Cup Racers
HaWley and Post.
BULLETIN.

MONTREAL, Oct. "A report
reached here this afternoon that the
America II had landed in the wfIds Of
Quebec, and that Alan HawIey and
Augustus Post, the aerOnauts. are on
their way 20 this city.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
RIGHT TO ROB HIS RACE.

COLLINGDALE, Pa, Oct 24-De-
claring that he had done no wrong and
that he should not be arrested, since he
had only stolen the birds from q coIored
man, Harry Brown, a negro, having no
home, put up that novel defense when
nabbed BY Constable Harry Swartley.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
President HarrieS Picks
Members to Attend Meet
ingS of Organizations.
PLANNING FOR
ANNUAL SESSION
Ten Directors to Be Elected and
Thomas G. Noyes May Be
President.

Delegates to three conventions in
which the Washington Board Of Trade
has been invited to participate were
named today by President George II.
Harries.
Five members Of the board were
named to attend the city commission
congress, which is to De held at Calves
ton, Tex, November p 70 %, as fol-
lows: John JOY Edison, Frank p.
Leetch, Albert NJ Reed, NJ T. New
comb. and B. Stanley simmons
Those who are named to represent the
Board of Trade at the annual meeting
Of the National Municipal League TO be
held at Buffalo, November "A are John
3. Sleman. jr.. f L. Siddons, A r
Server. r. N Harper, and George H.
Chandlee
To attend the Lakes-to-theGuIf Deep
waterway convention, General Harries
has named NJ l. Weller Thomas w.
Smith, Albert Schulteis. ". a. IL.
Church, and Paul Dulany. The con-
vention is to be held in St. Louis NO
vember p.
Interest In Annual Meeting.
Interest in the annual meeting Of the
Board Of Trade, which is To be held at
the Willard Hotel on Monday evening,
November H. is becoming general
among members. Assistant Secretary
William NJ. Shuster has prepared aid
viii send out this week formal notices
Of the meeting.
The notice calls attention 10 the COM
Ing election Of directors ten 10 be
chosen TO NJ the vacancies. which will
occur by the retirement of those whose
terms expire this year. The rules of
the board require that no director can
be reelected who has served two sue
Cessive terms and nominations must be
posted al least week prior 10 the date
Of election.
Edmund G. BrandenbUrE walter A.
Brown. ". Y. Cox, -. II. DrOUp, Ralph
w. Lee. a. NJ. LothUop. Thomas =.
Morgan, Clarence +. NoTmenL Thomas
c Moves, anu James Z. oyster. The
only one who is not eligible for re-
election is Mr.. Morgan.
Noyes for Presidency.
After the annual election Of directors
the new board will elect the executive
officers to serve for the ensuing year.
II the traditions Of the Board OF Trade
are adhered TO. namely. i'm the election
to the presidency Of the man who has
just served as first vice-president, the
next president Of the 0rr-a rIiZ4ffru will
be Thomas c. Noyes and the next first
Vtce-preSiCent. Arthur G. Moses.
No other name than that Of Mr..
Moves has been mentioned in COnncc-
ton with the presidency. and his cleo
tion seems a foresCne- conclusion. Mr..
Moves has long heen identified with that
wing Of the Board OF Trade which for
the past four years has been termed
the progressive element.
A meeting of the committee on mu-
niCipal finance was called for this after
N'GtInE. lrCDF-un
TruesGell is chairman Of this commit
tee, which considers matters pertaining
10 the financial Relationship of the Cen
eraI Government TO the District Of Co
lumbia and also TO the raising Of rev
enues by taxation.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
Order Returning Axis Finder
Back to Active Duties
Expected Today.
CENTURIES LATE AT
POLE, SAYS REPORT
British Marine Record Says a Friar
Found Top of World
in 1860.

Capt. Robert z. Peary, North Pole
discoverer, viii return to active duty as
an engineer in the navy.
His period Of leave extending over five
years has expired. and the order direct
ing him TO proceed TO a post OF duty was
expected this afternoon.
Some Of Peary's friends thought the
department would not insist upon the
explorers return 70 the active service.
but that he would be given all the time
he wanted 10 prepare his record Of the
dash for the Pole. and 70 deliver his
lectures throughout the country.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TARTE

Today-High tide, y ;O7 a. m and 1910
p. N. Low tide, $50 a m. and 7;07 p. m.
1;45 p. m. Low tide, 500 a. m. and Sis
p. N.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
MOTE IN TIN BOX
HINTS At MURDER
Directions Also Given to Lo-
cate Buried $4,000
in Gold.

GO TO nv house in the ceuar-to the
right YOU VIII find pOst-taSe It Up
dig four feet and You VIII md a bOx
containing $500 in gold.
To the finder OF the note-uy skele-
ton YOU VIII ind in the river. Find Dr.
Hammond, Sherman street. Atlanta,
Ca"
This was the note which created e5c-
element in the home Of Howard Dunn.
a bOv or twelve. who lives In Congress
Heights. Nd. for Howard found a TIN
box last night on the Virginia shore
Of the Potomac and noted that II had
scratched on 1t. Note Inside"
Dunn ana a friend had been bathing
in the river. and as they emerged
DUnn's zoe struck something ard on
the shore.
Gee said nc. what's this2'
STOPPING down he picked Up a small
japanned tin box. with the black top
slightly scratched and the handle a bit
rusty. Handling II with care for he
was half afraid that Il might go
OF" he looked il over with a critical
eye and wondered what vast secret ii
contained
Speculate As to Contents.
''Oh-maybe its a murderer's gun. 80
whispered his companion. IN N awe
struck voice, -Or a mans head"
''Silly-it amt big enough for that, %
remarked Howard, in a lofty tone,
but look-there's some writing in il
Il SAYS. Note inside I wonder what
kind Of a note IL is"
Considering for a moment, he ar
-T-- al an~arrr=Fn-- Ia
easiest way TO md out what the note
was about was 70 open the box 50
the pair tried 10 break IL open on a
nearby rock, but without success
they merely succeeded IN denting the
bottom of the box
Wen take il home to mother, and
let her use the can opener on it, re-
marked Howard, with the assurance
twelve years ana the calm conn-
dence Of an Old Sleuth.
So home TO mother and the can opener
the box went and in q moment il was
opened. The whole family crowded
around for the reading Of the note
while expressions OF aShtOniShment and
ton" part was read.
Police Notified
Somebody's been murdered, all
right" was the consensus Of the fam
ily, and they all decided that the best
thing TO do was to tell the police about
the matter. Accordingly, the Washing
ton office was called up. and Captain
Bosrdman informed Of the latest '"Trea-
sure Island" mystery that hangs over
the fair city.
Whether the police viii search for the
skeleton OF the supposed victim, or
whether II will be allowed 10 rest as
merely another hoax by some WOuId-be
practical joker, remains 10 be seen, but
the police of Atlanta have been com
mUnicated with concerning the Or
Hammond" mentioned in the note, and
the further investigation here viii lest
on the report from the Georgia citv.
The Washington times., 1910-10-24

ST LOUIS. No, Oct 24-The first in
formation OF Augustus Post and Alan
P HaWley IN the missing balloon
America came 70 St Louis this morning
in a telegram 10 Albert Bond Lambert.
president Of the Aero Club Of St Louis
IL eliminated 10 q great extent the
growing fear that the aeronauts have
perished in eastern Quebec. The tele-
gram IS from Thomps0nvflIe. Mich,
due north Of St Louis, and reads:
a 3. Lambert, president Of Aero
Club OF St Louis America II passed
over here last Tuesday, course due
north A farmer asked Us TO report
these facts. The balloon passed west
Of St. Lgnace, Mich. and was lust over
SutLOu's bay at dark Talked with
people eight miles north OF our town
who saw lettering on balloon
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
Landing Place Hunted.

Sailing six miles across a barren
waste at an altitude Of 1.700 feet. know
ing that a landing meant probably star
vatiOn was certainly exciting It Is be
Eeved here the lost men VIII be found
N northern Michigan or across the
border in Canada
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May Report At Once.

From what could be gathered at the
Navy Department today. however. il
seems that the department win order
Captain Peary TO report at once for
duty. Just where he will be sent could
not be learned.
Coincidental with the expiration of
Captain Peary's leave, navy officials
found in an old British marine record a
statement that the North Pole had been
discovered in 1860 IL is known as New
Naval History of Complete View Of the
British Marine published in l757, and
I Il saws
The Washington times., 1910-10-24
The First DiscoverY.

In the year 1860 it is recorded that a
friar Of Oxford called Nicholas de
Lima, Of Lynn, being a good astrOnO-
mer, went, in company with others, TO
the most northern island, and thence
travelled alone. and that he went to the
North Pole. by means OF his skill IL
magic, or the biackart; but this magic
OF blaCkart may probably have been
nothing more than a knowledge Of the
magnetic needle or compass, found out
about sixty years before, though nos
in common use until many years after"
The Washington times., 1910-10-24

AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP.

ON lie Of
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Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05
Proceedings of The Board of Com
m;ssioners of The Buras
IeYee District.

Buras, P. O., La, Jan. IS, 1910.
A regular session of the Board of
Commis sioners for the Buras Levee
District was held in Buras, La, on
Tuesday, Jan. Is, 1910, with the fol-
lowing members present: President
J. B. Fastening, Commissioners H.
Kam!ah, F. H. Giordano. F. K. Blaise,
and F. M. Stockfieth, Absent: Asst.
State Engineer H. C. Smith. Atty.
John Dymond, Jr.
The minutes OF the meeting of Dec.
ID, 1909 We're read and adopted.
The report Of the Secretary showed
a cash balance Of $5S8l. 81. The finance
committee approved bills to the amount
of 732. q.
BE it resolved by the Board Of Com
missioners for the Buras Levee Dis
trlct that in accordance with Sec. No.
8 of Act. No. Is of the Legislature of
the State of Louisiana of 1894 there be
and there is hereby levied for the year
1910 a District levee tax of Ten U0)
mills on the dollar of the assessed v~lu-
alton en- all property in this District
subject to taxation for levee purposes.
Resolution by Mr.. Kamiah, duly sec
onded by Mr.. Blaise,
Be it resolved by the Board Of Com
missioners for the Buras Levee Dis
trict that in accordance with Sec. No. 9
Of Act No. Is OF the Legislature of the
State Of Louisiana of 1894 be and there
is hereby levied for the year 1910 a
local assessment OF l5) five cents on
each and every acre of land susceptible
of cultivation within this District and
Of $500 Thirty dollars Per mile OF
standard gauge railroad lines within
this District.
Resolution by Nv. Stockfeth, duly
seconded by Mr. kamlah,
Be it resolved by the Board of Com
missioners for the Buras Levee Dis
trict that in accordance with Sec. No.
10 Of Act no. so OF tie Legislature OF
the State of Louisiana of 1858 there be
levied Ter the year 1910 a local assess
ment or forced contribution of Twenty
five cts. per bale of cotton, five cts.
per ton of sugar cane. five cts. per sack
o. rough rice, two and one half cts. per
Dol. OF oysters gathered from the waters
OF this district, Ave cts. per bhl. of
oranges, two and enc half cts. per Dbl.
Of esculan.s all produced upon lands