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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
St. Augustine Flooded.

st. Augustine, Fla, Oct. 1S.-The en-
tire business section of st. Augustine
is flooded with inrushing sea water
today, while the wind and waves are
still rising with no. indication of when
their limit i'll be reached. The water
Is pouring over the sea wall from the
highest storm tide in sixteen years.
It is feared that tonight's tide will be
still worse and that it will sweep high
over the city. So far there has been
no loss Of life.
Scores Of persons were driven from
their homes today by the rising tide
Several hotels on the water front were
flooded on their lower floors. The
tide receeded slightly about noon. but
is due to rise again tonight. Two
launches were sunk in the bay but
no lives were lost. The electric power
plant was forced to shut down.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18

for use In high attitudes. Leblanc
and Hawley carried air blowers by
which they, can force air into the bal
loon bags and husband gas. This en-
ables the balloonists to keep from
ascending under the expansion of the
suns rays without letting out gas.
The French entrants included cham
payne and whiskey in their supplies
Of drinks. The Germans placed beer
and sausages In their baskets. They
also had bottles of wine and large
pieces Of chocolate in their larders.
Most Of the balloonists took fruit with
them.
H. q. Honeywell, who Is in the bal
loon ST. Louis No. 4, will cook his
meals by slaking lime. He has been
able heretofore to boil coffee and fry
eggs.
Hans Gericke, one Of the foreign
balloonists, took a revolver with him.
He said he expected to, shoot game II
he landed in wooden part of the
country Honeywell carried rifle in
his basket to be used, he said, to scare
persons who attempt to hold his drag
rope and thus force him to make a
landing.
The Million club basket carried a
cage holding homing pigeons, which
are to be liberated as messengers.
Alfred Leblanc, Jacque Faure, Capt.
Emil Messner, Capt. Hugo Won Aber-
cron. Allan r. Hawley, Augustus Post
and Col. Theodore Schaeck have COM
peted for the cup In the races of other
years. Col. Schaeck was the winner
of the 1908 race from Berlin by land
State Ii f,,nntn ,nntnrthern Norway, after being
's' eoeiety Cp. He Travelled
7bU lnIres.----~.-.---.
The balloons Helvetia. Conder and
the Isle de France were used in FORM
er races for the Bennett cup.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18

the Boulevafsis Calzada de Galiano
and Animas were several feet under
water. The residents of the lower
floors were driven to seek refuge on
higher levels. while detachments of
soldiers, rural guards. police and fire.
men, assisted BY members of the Red
Cross and fishermen, with boats which
were dragged from the harbor, has
tened to the submerged district and
rescued hundreds from buildings that
threatened, to collapse at any moment,
The sea advanced some hundred
yards inland, demolishing many small
structures.
The rumor that the city had been
struck by tidal wave added to the
general public. which was allayed
when the wind perceptibly abated and
the water ceased to rise.
The jail, at the foot of the Prado.
was completely surrounded by water.
and the prisoners, mad with fear,
clung to the barred windows clamor-
ously demanding to be removed to q
place of safety. 1t was feared for a
time that the prisoners would break
loose, but armed guards held them in
check with rifles until the waters be-
gan to recede.
At the height Of the storm, the great
waves broke over the ramparts of
Moro castle. (, They rolled with ter
rifle speed up the harbor, tumbling
over the sea walls, inundating the
streets in the lower part of the city,
carrying away many of the small craft
along the shores and swamping many
lighters. All tho steamers in the har-
Dor remained ,r anchor.
At $3.50 o'clock the rain ceased, but
the wind remained strong from the
northwest. The barometer stood at
1928, having risen eight-tenths of an
inch in two hours. giving rise to the
hope that the worst was over.
A barge containing all the outfit of
the divers working on the wreck of
the old battleship Maine was carried
away and stranded on the rocks Of
Moro castle.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
WARD TENDERS
HIS RESIGNATION
Quits Active Connection With
the New York Republican
Campaign

New York, Oct. 1S.-Timed with q
view to its greatest dramatic effect
that is to say, on the day Theodore
Roosevelt literally hurled himself in
to the state campaign-William L
Ward rendered his resignation as q
member Of the Republican state exc
cutive committee. Ward is New
York's member of the national COM
mittee, and has long been one of the
most influential leaders of the G. o.
p in this state. He is one of the "old
guard" who fell before the onslaught
Of the Roosevelt forces at Saratoga q
fortnight ago. 1t was under his d.
rection that the campaign in this
state two years ago was conducted
and when New York gave Taft a
plurality over Bryan of 100000.
Ezra Prentice, the new and youth
full chairman Of the state committee
whom Col. Roosevelt selected as
Timothy Woodruff's successor, as the
head of the state campaign, received
Wards letter this afternoon. 1t was
such shock to him that he conclud-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
Disaster at Havana.

Havana, Oct. 1s.-For hours during
the night and all through this morning
Cuba was in the grip of a storm which
blew with great violence from the
southwest. At noon the wind shifted
to the west and the sea began to rise,
the waves sweeping in upon the city.
Within an hour the pounding Of the
waters had broken breach through
the Malecon sea wall. Thewavesquick
the Maleson sea wall. The waves
quickly increased to mountainous
height, engulfing the Malecon drive
way and flooding the handsome resi-
dences facing thereon for distance
of mile.
The waters invaded all the seaward
part of the city, until the section
bounded by the Malecon, the Prado and
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
COMMITTEE NAMED
Speaker Cannon Selected Members to
Attend DolliHer Funeral

Chicago, Oct. 1s-Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon today named the follow
ing committee to represent the ma
tional house of representatives at the
funeral of Senator Dolliver: James
o. Davidson, Wisconsin; James T..
Lloyd, Missouri; Charles +. Scott.
Kansas; Andrew S. Volstead, Minne-
sofa; John e. Andrus. New York:
E. H. Hinshaw. Nebraska Charles H.
Burke, South Dakota; Nicholas Long
worth, Ohio; Swager Sherley. Ken
lucky and Lincoln Dixon, Indiana.
It is now expected that the majori-
ty of the members of this committee
will meet in Chicago and 60 to Fort
Dodge In q body.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
Story Of the Start.

st. Louis, Oct. 18.-The fifth inter-
national balloon race for the James
Gordon Bennett cup and $4,750 in three
prizes began here yesterday afternoon
when the balloon Condor, an entrant
from France with Jasques Faure pilot
and Ernest Schmolch aid, assembled at
4:40:25 o'clock.
Faure got away with only ten bags
of ballast. He tried to lift with more,
but seeing this was impossible, he cut
loose from the sacks, shouted farewell
to his friends, with request that the
band play the Marsellaise and gave
the signal to let go.
The balloon arose almost perpen-
dtcularly and foated gently toward the
northwest.
, Won Phul was ready for his start as
soon az the club officials were through
with Faure. As his balloon ascended
1t veered toward grandstand, and
for q moment 1t looked as IL q collis-
sion was certain. Won Phul and his
aid worked rapidly, dumping out sand
until the grandstand was cleared.
The Azurea got away with nearly
nifty bags of ballast. Col. Schaeck and
his Swiss balloon Helvetia, took q
course almost due north from the
Aerodrome.
Alfred Leblanc. H. e. Honeywell and
Hans Gericke got away in quick sue
cession. A. r. Hawley had considera-
BILE dtficulty in getting a sufficient
quantity. Of gas, and though he was
ninth in the order, the Germania, with
Captain Abercron was ready several
minutes ahead Of him, but was held
back until its starting time.
President Cortlandt Field Bishop of
the Aero Club Of America, was In d.
rect charge of the contest.
The race is for an airline distance
and the first prize 10 $4,000. The sec
ond and third prizes are $500 and
$1,250.
Under the rules q landing is made II
the basket touches the ground, or the
drap rope becomes entangled in trees
or trails along the ground for more
than fifteen minutes, or II the balloons
descend in fresh water. II a balloon
descend In salt water It is .disquali-
fed.
The velocity of the wind when the
race started was eight miles an hour.
and the direction southwest to north
east. Weather Observer Hayes expects
the balloons to take northe gterly
course after they have reached the
higher attitudes.
:. All Of the balloons were we'll
equipped for remaining In the air
many hours. II u
Oxygen tanks were in each. baskets
& = "a sf ~. - az
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
Associated Press Wire Into
Storm Swept Territory
Went Down
THE STORM IS GRADUALLY
MOVING NORTH ALONG COAST
Savannah, Georgia Is Now Threaten.
ed, the Wind Having Reached a We.
locity Of Thirty Three Miles Per
Hour and Barometer Falling.

Jacksonville. Fla, Oct. 1S.-At 1920
o'clock this morning the Associated
Press wire from Jacksonville to Tam
pa. the last thread of communication
with any point in the storm-swept ter
ritory south of this place, was severed.
At few minutes past o'clock the
local offices of the Western Union re-
ported that the prospects of re-estab-
fishing communication this morning
appeared slight.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
Score Was Nine to Three six
Scores Being Made in One
Inning
CROWD TODAY IS As LARGE
As THAT Of YESTERDAY
Bleacherites Began to Assemble at 3
O'clock This Morning at the Gstea
of Shibe Park and Double Linz Exa
tended Hallway Around Grounds.
RHR
National ......10O0001O1 8 8

Americans ....0o201oe0|e il {
National ......10O0001O3 8 :
Philadelphia, Oct. 1s-Rereshed
after yesterdays hard battle ON the
diamond the two leading baseball
teams of the country were ready
and eft" for the second struggle as
shibe park for the worlds champion.
ship this morning. Although the day
broke a little hazy. the sun quickly
dispelled the fog and the afternoon 70
fine.
The American league CHAMPIONS
played steady ball during tho early
part Of the game. though their oppon.
ents had won first blood by scoring one
run in the first. Nothing moro was
done until the third when the Ameri-
cans had two chalked up to their
credit. In the seventh when they
posted up six runs.
A crowd fully as large as yester.
day, will witness the second game.
The bleacherites began to assemble
at s o'clock this morning at the field
fates. and four hours later the double
line extended half way around the
grounds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
Moving Northward.

Savannah, Ca, Oct. 18.-At 2 O'Clock
this morning the wind had reached
thirty-three miles an hour and was
apparently increasing steadily. The
barometer at 9 o'clock read 29.75, hav-
ing steadily declined since yesterday.
The shipping in the harbor is prepar-
ing for the expected blow and the local
wireless station Is trying to warn ves-
sells at sea.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
MAY BE INSANE

New York. Oct. 1S.-An inquiry in
to the mental condition Of Mrs. Caro-
line B. Martin, one of the Wardlaw
sisters accused Of numbering Ocey w.
M. Snead, the East Orange, N. j.,
bathtub victim, was ordered today by
Justice Ten Eyck in Newark and No
-vember 2 was set for the hearing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
TOO SECULAR
Episcopalians Want More Religion in
&. the Public Schools.

Cincinnati, Oct. 18.-Discussions
teeming with inferences that the gem
eral educational plans in the schools
of the country did not contain
enough religious training occupied al
most the entire time Of the fourth
joint session of the house Of bishops
and the house of deputies of the
Protestant Episcopal church conven-
tion here today. Several were out
spoken in their belief that the
schools controlled by the church
should improve their pupils by giving
them complete religious training in
conjunction with the regular school
work, and inferred strongly that all
of the schools of the country should
take up the plan.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
PROPOSED STRIKE
IS POSTPONED
The Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain Systems Will
Settle Trouble

st. Louis, Oct. 1s.-The proposed
general strike of the mechanical trades
employed by the Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain systems, which was
scheduled for tomorrow, was post
poned until Thursday by James O'Con-
nell, president of the machinist's g
union, today. General Manager Sulli-
van by telegraph assured O'Connell
that definite settlement would be
reached Thursday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
WINNIPEG HAS
Strike DANGER
Union Demands Reinstatement
of the Dismissed Union
omcials

Winnipeg. Oct. 1s.-The employees of
the Winnipeg electric railway sent in
an ultimatum to the company this
morning that II certain dismissed en-
ployes who are officers OF the union
are not reinstated they will take steps
to strike at o'clock this afternoon.
Twelve hundred men are involved.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
Made &6 Miles.

Racine, Wis, Oct. 18.-Because they
had but eight bags of sand left with
which to cross Lake Michigan, Tony
Won Phul, pilot, and Joe O'Reilly, his
aide, landed their balloon. the Million
Population" six miles north of this
city at 1925 O'clock this morning. The
i. Million pulatioH. q. Fea ached Its. hish;.
est altitude near Vernon, I'LL, during
the night when It SCARED $500 feet
above the earth. It covered 355 miles
figuring by the air route. The balloon
was brought to this city and the pilots
left Immediately for st. Louis.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18

ed to sleep on it before giving it out
or making any announcement of
Wards action, but the news percolat-
ed into Greater New York from West
chester county, where the national
committeeman has held sway for
many wears.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
BOY VICTIM Of
FOOTBALL GAME
Kicked in the Head and Died
of Hemorrhage Of the
Brain

Detroit. Mich, Oct. 1s.-Claude H.
Buell., a student at the western high
school, died today of injuries received
in the football game Saturday. He
was kicked in the head and suffered
from hemorrhage of the brain,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
Drifted South,
Helm Ordered.
Mrs. Wellman Pleased.

Philadelphia, Oct. 1S.-When in
formed by long distance telephone of
the news of the rescue of Walter
Wellman and his crew, Mrs. Wellman,
who was in her room in an Atlantic
City hotel, exclaimed: THANK God
for the good news. I am overjoyed
to learn that my husband and, the
brave men with him are SAFE"
Mrs. Wellman was eager for the
particulars and expressed deep re-
gret when informed that the America
had been abandoned.
Shipping men here say the Trent
left Bermuda yesterday and must
have been 400 to 500 miles south of
Sandy Hook when the Wellman party
was encountered.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
Over Janesyillc,

Janesville, Wis, Oct. 1S.-Three of
the balloons which started out from
st. Louis last evening passed over
Janesville between and 8. o'clock
this morning. One OF the balloons,
the America H. was about 1000 feet
high. The other two were too high
to communicate with.
The occupants of the America II
shouted down that they were feeling
fine. All three aircrafts were sailing
In northeasterly direction.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
FROM ST. LOUIS
TO MILWAUKEE,
DURING NIGHT
Balloon aermania, Entrant in
Bennett Race, Passed Over
Milwaukee.
THE RACE FOR AIR LINE
DISTANCE covered BYBALLOONs
Start Was Made Last Night After 4
O'clock and Included Well known
Air Navigators-Three Prizes Ag.
gregating s4,75o.

Milwaukee, Oct. 1s-Early today a
balloon was sighted passing over, Mil
waukee northeastwardly and at z!
o'clock q young woman brought
the Associated Press office the follow
ing message which she had picked
, up:
ITO Associated Press: Balloon
Germania travelling northeast in
1,400 foot level. Thirty bags left.
Time z a. IN. Over Milwaukee. We
will cross the sea.
Won Abercon,
"Pilot
4 -"Blanckerts,
"Aide. /"
Reference to the sea of course
means Lake Michigan.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
Two Sighted.

/; Sherlby, Mich, Oct 1S.-Two bal
looms have bsen sighted after crossing
Lake Michigan. One was seen at Mus
kegon and the other northeast of this
place.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
Frenchmen Sailing.

Wadsworth. ILL.,, Oct 18.-The bal
loon, Isle de France passed here at
6:15 a. m. 1t was travelling slowly at
height Of about moo feet. The pilot
ts Alfred Leblanc and. his aide Walter
DeMunn.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18

THE WEATHER
. North Dakotas Showers to.
} night or Wednesday. Cooler to.
night.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-18
WELLMAN AND
CREW PICKED UP
Reports Indicate That Airship
Drifted South and Was
Abandoned

New York, Oct. 18.-A wireless
message to thesNew York Times from
Captain Dowd of the Royal Mail steam
er Trent says that the Trent picked
up Wellman and the crew. of the
America at 8 o'clock this morning. The
airship had abandoned. The res
cue was made In latitude IS. .43,. longi-
tude 6a.1S.
A wireless message received by San
olson & Son, local agents of the royal
mail steamship packet line plying be-
tween New York and Cuba and Ber-
muda was sighted > by Commander
Down Of the steamer Erent and re-
ceived 40 follows: ,S.ss
...At 5 q. m. today sighted Wellfnan's q
airship America IN distress. Signals
by the Morse code that she required
assistance and help. After three hours
maneuvering and with fresh winds
blowing, got Wellman with the entire
crew and the cat. They were hauled
safely on board. All are we'll. The
America was abandoned in latitude
5.43 north, longitude 6S.18 west"
Drifted South.
New York, Oct. 18.-The position
reported by Captain Dowd indicates
that Wellman and his crew were
picked up at point about $50 miles
due east of Cape Hatteras on the North
Carolina coast.
Help Ordered.
New York, Oct. 1S.-President Taft
sent telegram from Ellis island to
the navy department in Washington
today giving the department authori-
ty to act in the Wellman matter. The
president asked that inquiries be
made as to the situation and that
whatever assistance was necessary be
rendered.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-30
WICKERSHAM INSISTS ON
JAILING TRUST MAGNATES
Plea for Clemency by Members of Bath
tub Combine May Be
Futile.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-Pleas fol-
clemency. it is reported. will be made
TO the department OF justice by the In
dicted members OF the so-called bath
tub trust AT conference to be held
here tomorrow attorneys for both sides
Will go into the matter in detail.
Two or three days ago some OF the
defendants appeared in court In Detroit
pleaded not guilty. and asked TO reserve
the right to change their pleas. Attor-
ney General Wickersham gave instruc-
tiops that If such reservations were TO be
made. the time In which the pleas might
be changed must be limited The court
fixed January as the last day.
The conference arranged for tomorrow
was the result.
Ii is said lawyers for some OF those in :
dicted have advised their clients TO plead
"nolle contendre" I'm the hope OF having
a court impose fines and not Jail SEN
tences,
Attorney General Wickersham has pub
lcly declared he will insist on jail sem
tences for all violations of the Sherman
law He personally renewed his instruc-
tons in the baJhtub case.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-30
BATTLESHIP FLEET WILL
INVADE AMERICAN WATERS
Enemy Prepares Elaborate Plans to
Elude Uncle Sans Fast Scout
Cruisers.

WASHINGTON Dec. 29-After mem
orabie reception by England and France,
in which the American nation and her
navy were toasted the Atlantic battle
ship fleet Will leave foreign shores to-
morrow and return home.
The fleet will approach this continent
as technical enemy. and Will attempt
TO elude the vigilance OF the fast scout
cruisers which will operate along the At
lantic coast and endeavor TO herald the
advance Of the enemy. All conditions of
actual warfare will be adopted and the
fleet will make serious attempt to hide
from the watchful scouts.
NT The fourth division OF the feet depart
ed from Gravesend today, while tomorrow
the first division will put out from Cher
bourG. the second from Portland and the
third from Brest. The fleet will assem-
BILE at the entrance of the English chan
ne probably Saturday. and from this
rendezvous will start as a unit across the
Atlantic. The vessels are scheduled TO
arrive at Guantanamo. Cuba, January l6.
The four divisions will be met in Gu
ban waters by the remaining cruiser d.
visions, consisting of the Tennessee,
Washington. Montana and North Caro-
lima. the scout cruisers Birmingham.
Chester and Salem, and by the seventh
torpedo boat division.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-30
BACK TO FUNDAMENTALS
Commissioner Brown Uses This as His
Text for An Address.

United States Commissioner of Educa-
ton Elmer T.. Brown delivered an address
before the association Thursday evening
upon Back 10 Fundamentals" in which
he said that industrial education is the
education of the future. The progressive
would have industrial training in practi-
cal life, while the conservative would
have il In the school. cut and shaped by
the culture which the contact with books
and art must give. In the central part
OF his discourse he touched upon the
necessity for teaching justice. declaring
that The idea OF justice appeals strongly
10 the child and can be easily taught II
understood by the teacher Our judicial
systems are In great need OF a higher
popular sense OF justice and right. His
tory is replete with object lessons, Illus
trating the principles which have made
great or destroyed. If the principles OF
justice were taught with more under
standing and thoroughness war would
pass away. Our present unsatisfactory
methods OF settling Industrial disputes
would be simpliied. eradicating many err
rors in our clumsy systems. Such moral
education is fundamental.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-30
WHITE GIRL DRIVEN CRAZY
BY HER JAPANESE CAPT0R
Prisoner Given Oriental Drinks and
Tortured Until Police Finally
Rescue Her.

SEATTLE. Wash, Dec 29.-May
Harris, an eigbteenyear white girl
who was rescued from Japanese cap
tors Christmas day, was committed to
the state hospital for the insane at
Stellacoom by lunacy commission in
the superior court yesterday.
The girl had disappeared several
oner In hotel in the Japanese guar
ter. On Christmas morning she man
aged TO reach n telephone and implored
the police to come to her rescue. The
police searched the building three
times and at last broke down the door
of small back room. where they found
her in helpless condition.
The girl told the examining physi-
clan yesterday that she had been given
drugs and sake by the Japanese and
had been beaten when she became re-
belllOus