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The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21
GAS BAG TO CARRY
A FLANDERS AUTO
Captain Ivy Baldwin to Guide
Big Balloon From Seat OF
Popular Car
BY R. R. L'HoMMEDIEu

Navigating the air at the wheel of
a modern automobile sounds like
Jules Verne romance, but visitors at
the Tanforan racetrack Sunday and
Monday, May 29 and so. will witness
this thrilling sight, for the star at
traction at the good roads race meets
of the San francisco motor club on
those days will be an ascension by the
balloonist Captain Ivy Baldwin in his
monster gas bay Queen of the Pacific
with a Flanders "20' substituted for
the usual balloon basket Captain
Baldwin will be seated at the wheel
of the Flanders car and guide his
aerial craft through the air from that
position.
Contrary to the general opinion. the
fight of the Queen of the Pacific with
its Flanders "20' basket will not be
captive balloon stunt. When the big
gas bag leaves the ground 1t will do
so free of all traces, subject absolutely
to the manipulation of Captain Baldwin
and the frolic OF the breezes in the
upper air.
Every precau ution will be taken to
guard against accident, as it is in
tended that the flight shall be from
the Tanforan racetrack to Alameda
county soaring over the bay of San
Francisco. -Four hundred feet of drag
rope will be carried, together with
sufficient ballast to effect perfect
landing.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21

= SszSAllksEsJS2zyyrS5lt meeting or COOKS
union No. A, after
Robert Hesketh. vice president of the
international. had made plea for har-
mony and unification of the labor move
ment, vote was taken on reafiliation
with the parent body. 1t was decided
to rejoin the international on the same
terms as the walters, bar tenders and
mattresses demand.
The following nominations were
made:
frank Merryfeld; for vice president,
Milllam Kress and James Russian; for
recoraing secretary. George j. Brooks
urer. A. f. STEINER; for business agents
1.-TWO TO be elected), S. P Drake and
a. n Ganny; for trustees, Thomas Hol-
C c Haugaard: for inside sentinel,
= s69Osse sbTOeseheII; fer fer sSscusjys, ,. board.
schen, Louis, Baldwin, Frank Merry
neld, N Thell. 9. E. Henley, George J.
sro%9aS, %si, James ld ) Rustan n Frank La Seine,
gates to local joint executive board,
Il; Schneider, 4. E. Steiner. Charles +.
Grimm, G. Spencer. Anton BiasfoW and
G. G. Haugaard; for delegates to labor
council, G. II. Grimm. NJ II. Canny,
s. P. Drake. A. Z. Steiner A. Blaslow
George Brooks, c. Spencer William
Meyer, n. Thell, C. F. Fleischmann,
o. z. Henley and William Schneider.
Secretary Bech N walters union ad-
dressed the meeting soliciting sub
scriptions for the big fair to be held in
1915. The matter of taking stock was
laid over until the next meeting.
A contribution of $40 was made to the
striking leather workers.
Nine candidates were obligated and
II applications received.
Carpenters union No. 1882 will give a
benefit dance in Carpenters hall, 124
Fulton street, Saturday evening, May
2S. The committee of arrangements
promises an attractive program.
The label section of the labor coun-
ell held a meeting Wednesday night.
Many speeches We're made suggesting
the best methods for advertising the
union labels. Another meeting will
be held next week, when some definite
plan will be adopted. The label section
has become af1liated with the union
label trades department of the Ameri-
can federation of labor, of which 1. d.
Lennon is president. In speaking of
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21

BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS FILED = The fol-
lowing petitions in bankruptcy were fled yes
terday in the United States district court:
A. 7. Noe. an Oakland salesman, liabilities
$7Ss, no assets; Edward F. Rolf. carpenter
Of Sacramento. liabilities s1,40e.96, with S55
in available assets.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21

PICKPocKET cAUGHT-while G. ]. Rose. 44o
Vienna street, was on a cemeteries car on
his way home Thursday evening he. felt
thiefs hand in his pocket The thief Bumped
off the car, but was captured by Policeman
r. II. Solomon. He gave the name OF Frank
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21
NOTES OF THE AUTO

Horace A Bonneii, treasurer of the
American automobile association, has
joined forces with the Association of
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
He will act as assistant to Alfred
Reeves, the general manager. taking
the place made vacant by the resigna-
tion of c. +. Clarkson, who is now as
sociated with the Society of Automobile
Engineers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21

TO UNvEIL MoNUMENT-Redwood circle No.
~ of the Women of Woodcraft will visit
Mount olivet cemetery tomorrow afternoon for
= the purpose of unveiling monument erected
in memory of the late Celia Walton, who
was member of the circle.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21
Record Expense
for White Car

II bought from you In August, 1909,
a model 90 White steamer and I wish
to express to you my unqualified ap-
proval of this car. and it affords me
from the date of purchase to the pres
ent time I have expended only $3.50 on
repairs, part of which includes the
mending of punctured tires, an acci-
dent that befalls every car.
"I make frequent trips from my
country plantation to Little Rock, a
distance of about 25 miles, part of the
way through very heavy sandy roads,
and 1 have never yet had the slightest
trouble or experienced any difficulty in
making the trip.
MY car is a source of constant
pleasure to me, and is a revelation so
far as the question of upkeep is con-
cerned, as I fail to see how any one
could better this record"
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21

With the death of Harmon B
Becker, until recently. nominal presi-
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21

Carpenters union No. 1882 will give a
benefit dance IN Carpenters hall, 124
Fulton street, Saturday evening, May
2S. The committee of arrangements
promises an attractive program.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21

]. w. Leavitt, president of J, w
Leavitt & Co., received word from F
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21
Cowboys Use
Overland Cars

the sale OF To over
land cars for cowboy use on the j. H
Barker writes that each car is equipped
with box on the back. containing
pliers, staples, post hole. diggers and
wire stretchers. He further says:
The cowboys can cover rs miles a
day in our Overlands, while the best
they could get out of a horse was 20
miles daily, and since the installation
of cowboy motoring the ranch owners
have found that 10 men can do the
work of 50.''
Barker himself punched cattle" for
several years, and so speaks with au-
thority. Negotiations are now being
made with several other large ranch
owners for cars for similar work. The
fact that the southwestern territory
has ordered almost s4 10000 worth of
Overlands for 1910 delivery would in
dicate that the farmer and rancher are
realizing the utility of motor propelled
vehicles.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21

Hardly day passes but that some
owner in a distant part of the
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21

Winton Owners
Visit the City
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21
Head of Gilmore
| Company Dead

from the bicycle business to the auto
mobile manufactory has lost another
been actively engaged in the Elmore
company for long time, as he was
81 years old, his sons, James II. and
Burton B. Becker have carried on their
fathers principles. The Elmore com
pany is now one of the listed prop
critics of the General motors company.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

Thursday nights possibilities department
meeting of cooks labor he said recently
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-21

branch in this city.
Among the recent touring parties to
arrive are: Fred Shaw of Eureka, H.
J. Kelsey of Modesto. J. Jenkins of
Los Angeles, S. n. Feldheim of Oro-
vile. r. c.. Callahan of Sacramento and
J. H. Myers of Los Angeles. The fol-
lowing is the verdict of each tourist,
Roads good in places; rotten in others
car gave no trouble.
The following letter from J. NJ Penn
herton of Scott Ark has lust heen
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
HUMOROUS QUIPs
Some pon,ts For Christmas.

d
Don't send grand piano to your
iancee in Chicago with little note
:equesting her to put 1t into her stock
ng.
Don't send an electric runabout to a
reezing widow with ave starving chill
Een. This Ia like throwing rope Of
tearis to drowning man.
Don't give your wife set Of Rus
Iian sables or an ermine opera cloak
4 your balance at the bank is down to
IN overdraft OF SAIL.
Don't present your pastor with copy
" THE Worlds Best Sermons" He
might preach one Of them by mistake
Ind interfere with your Sunday morn
ng nap.
Don't send blank check signed to
Tour son In college. AS a student of
;he arts It may be that he has learned
% draw.
Don't undertake to impersonate Sam
Ia Claus for the delectation Of your
children and try to come down
by hue II you have waist meas
irement of hfty-seven inches. y
Don't be ostentatious In your celebra-
ion Of the day. The man who decorat-
ID his windows last year with wreaths
woven Of greenbacks dotted all over
with naraschino cherries instead OF
aofiy berries Is sojourning this season
1t Bloomingdaie.
Don't appear ON the public highways
with u piece or mistletos decorating
suur winter hat unless gQu ara O. DE
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
"WILD MAN , HUNTED.
Proves to Be Dartmouth Orator
Practicing.

The college town of Hanover was
Saturday thrown into a whirl of
excitement by man hunt.
For three hours villagers along
the Connecticut river below Hanover
were frightened by a supposed wild
man, who with frenzied gesticula-
tions and ordinations chased women
and children.
Shortly before 2 O'Clock, farmers
wife, Mrs Josiah Brown, noticed the
man walking along the river bank,
throwing his arms about him in a
manner which at once attracted her
attention.
Thinking that the man was about
to commit suicide, she ran to prevent
him, but as she approached he
greeted her with glare which she
Immediately believed to be that of a
wild man. His hair was disheveled
and his eyes emitted fire.
Becoming alarmed, Mrs Brown ran
back and locked her house, and tax
ing her two-year-old child ran to the
nearest neighbor, Mrs. Jeremiah Jen-
kins, quarter of mile away.
The news spread like wild FIRE and
in half an hour every house along
the river was locked up and the
children taken to safety. Meanwhile
the voice of the man could be heard
for half mile along the river bank.
Chief of Police Gauthier of Hano-
YER, notified by telephone, at once
organized an armed posse and started
in pursuit. After a half hours
search, the man was located by his
cries. Chief Gauthier stationed his
men at strategic points, and
approaching from behind, bore the
crazed one to earth.
With outraged mien, he confronted
his assaiIants and demanded to be
released. It developed that he was
Dartmouth student, and that he was
practicing an Grafton to be delivered
in English
Prof. Craven Laycock, head of the
oratory department of Dartmouth,
declared that such ambition has not
been known since the days of Daniel
Webster.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
OVER 91,ooo,o
Population of the United States
Greater Than Had Been
Supposed.

The population OF the United
States should be 81. 3,490 if the
rate of increase shown by states on
which complete returns have been
received and tabulated by the census
Office is maintained. The full returns
Of the enumeration under the 18Th
census have been tabulated for 33 out
OF 40 states and the District of Co
lumbia They show a grand total Of
SO. 1856, ,l78 as against 55, ,299, ,636 for
the same area in 1900 This is gain
of just 20 per cent over the 1894 :
SIS indicated by the census Of 1900
A corresponding increase for the l6
remaining states would bring the
figure for the entire country up to the
number stated
The states not yet announced are
Arkansas, Georgia. Kentucky, Lou;
isiana. Mississippi. Montana, New
Jersey. North Dakota. North Caro-
lima, South Carolina. South Dakota,
Texas, Utah. Washington, Wisconsin
and Wyoming OF these it is expect
ed that Texas and Washington will
show very large increases, and that
Georgia, New Jersey, Montana, Utah.
Wyoming aud the Dakoias will e.
beyond the average so that there is
little doubt that the exact grand total
will be even more than the present
tabulation indicates 1t would not be
surprising if the aggregate should be
almost 81. 800, 600. which is 1900
boo mors thun has been generally
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
AGRICULTURAL TRAINING
Winter Courses to Be Held at
University of Vermont as
Usual.

.RThe annual winter courses in dairy
ing, general agriculture and domestic
science to be held at the University
of Vermont at Burlington begin on
Tuesday, December 9th, and last
for nine weeks, closing Saturday,
February 25th. These courses are
four in number as follows:
l. Creamery Management, four
weeks, December 81 to January 81.
2 General Agriculture with spec
ial reference to dairy practice, Janu-
airy 23 to February 25.
8. Domestic Science and Home
Economics, 2 weeks, January 80 to
February ii.
A, Farmers Week. l week, Feb
ruary 20 to 25.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Deputy Sheriffs Appointed.

The following is list of deputy
sheriffs for Windsor county appoint
ed by James Kiniry, sheriff of Wind.
sor county, for the term of tw,
years beginning December /. 1910
and extending to December l, 1912
Windsor, s. M. Taylor.
Springfield. Wallace Fairbanks
Daniel Mcdonald
Weathersfield. Willis T. Mahoney
Collin w. Stearns.
Woodstock, e. A. Thomas.
Rochester, Paul Tinkham.
Chester. F. A Leland.
White River junction, H. Fl. Peck
R. A. Spafford
Bethel, E. E. Cushman.
Proctorsville, f. s Lockwood.
Norwich, Fred W. Fitzgerald
Weston. @. j. Winship.
Ludlow, Levi b. Moore.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Fire Loss in Western Forests.

Zone of the most striking features
Of the forests in the Western noun
tains is the enormous destruction by
fire." says United States Forester
Henry S. Graves. There were alto
gether over 4090 fires in the national
forests during the season The cost
of lighting them was about a million
dollars"
He said 100000 acres were
burned over and that the money
damage would probably reach $685.
100000.
Probably seven billion feet of tim
Der was killed by the fires, of which
fires "a per cent we're started from
railroads. Twenty-three per cent of
the fires were set by lightning
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

Announcement Of the passing of the
aged leader. which occurred late
Saturday night at her home at
Chestnut Hill, suburb of Boston,
was made at the morning service of
the Mother church in Boston Sunday
Natural causes" explains the
death, according to George L. West,
a district medical examiner. who was
summoned few hours after Mrs.
Eddy passed away. Later DIR. West
added to his statement by saying
that the more immediate cause was
probably pneumonia.
Mrs. Eddy, who was one of the
remarkable women of her time, was
born in Bow. N. H., in 1921.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
THE SPIRIT OF THE ACE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
WOODSTOCK NEWS
Mr.. Brown, Globe Trotter.

James " Strawberry" Brown OF
Plymouth was in Woodstock day
or two this week and had something
to say about his wildcat nursery.
also bears, and talked more about his
recent trip abroad.
Wildcats are scarce this season, at
least around the Plymouth preserves,
but bears seem to be thicker than
flies in August. Mr.. Browns daugh-
ter tells him that half dozen or
more have been killed lately up in
Pitts6eld--one Of them measuring
seven feet in length-and the woods
are fairly overrun with them.
Mr. Brown is getting to be quite
some traveller, seeing a good
deal of this country, and he went
across the water in September,
leaving Boston on an Allan line
steamer the first week in September
and returning on the 18th. he Wis
tied Edinburgh, Glasgow and other
cities, and was especially interested
in shipysrd where some of the big
gest liners are built He said that
he knew that lie couldn't get official
permission to 60 into the shipyard,
so he entered along with a lot Of
laborers and saw pretty much all he
wanted to see before he was put out
Mr.. Brown had been planning a
voyage to the other side for some
time, as the globe-trotting fever is
growing on him. bnt one of the
objects of his trip was to demon
strate the fact that person could
visit foreign parts without spending
vast sum of money. His round
trip ticket cost him fifty-odd dollars,
and his other expenses were proper
tionate, though he was on the move
most of the time while in King
Georges realm. So he seems to have
proved his case.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Red Cross Seals Not Postage

The dead letter Office of the post
office department is being over,
whelmed with letters bearing Red
Cross stamps. Some of the letters
even bear stamps advertising local
institutions and business houses.
some of which are directed to foreign
countries.
These are not transmissable in the
mails The placing Of such stamps
on the face of envelopes intended TO,
delivery in European countries rem
ders the matter unmailable.
For domestic transmission it is
necessary that the envelope should
bear domestic postage stamps in
addition to the Christmas stamps
For transmission to European coun-
tries the envelope must bear the
regular postage, and the Christmas
or charity stamp, if used at all. must
be affixed to the reverse side Of the
envelope.
In order to prevent delay in the
handling ,of matter bearing such
stamps. particularly during the holi-
day season, the covers or envelopes
should bear the fnll name and ad'
dress Of the sender
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
GETTING RICH QUICK.
(From News and Citizen. y

.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
issued an Official statement showing
that over One Hundred Million Dol
lars has recently been lost by the
people of this country whose anxiety
to gel rich quick has prompted them
to put their money into widely
advertised investments
When will people learn that high
rates of interest are danger signal
Just as surely as the ''Look out for
the engine" signal at the railroad
crossing is a warning against
danger1
The Hyde Park Savings Bank
lays four per cent. interest, COM
pounded semi-dnnually, and does
not own dollar in paper that is not
absolutely good, according to the
Judgment of conservative men. 1t
never makes l,an except on Ver-
mont security or on one or more
first class Vermont names.
The best evidence that it is man.
aged, on the most conservative lines
is the fact that in its entire existence
it has never lost a dollar by poor
note.
Twenty-one years experience
without the loss OF single dollar
sent by mail is sufficient warrant for
the assurance that banking by mail
is absolutely safe. Remit by Postal
Money Order, Express Money
Order, Express, Personal Check,
Cank Check OF Registered Letter.
For any desired information, adj
dress the Treasurer, f. M. Culver,
or the President. Carroll 8. Page,
Hyue Parks VT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

dcuIafly angular old maid. There are
A lnrge number of freshmen home from
college lurking about. and they might
Well. you never can tell.
Don't fail to discriminate In your
Christmas economies. II you are
using last years gifts for this years
presents be careful not to send to
your rich maiden aunt the very same
ear tabs she knitted for you last
Christmas.
Don't look ungraciously on the bar
gnin counter cigars your wife buys for
you as little surprise. but keep them
either to smoke when her mother Is
visiting you or to augment your popu-
ularity with the electorate, when you
run for office. Many man has been
waited into the state Legislature on
the strength Of that kind of weed.
Don't be sarcastic In your choice OF
gifts for those you love. II is all right
to send copy of the Payne tariff bill.
bound In pigskin. to your member of
congress or a barrel of sand to your
grocer, but 1t Is bad policy to send
your wife rolling pin labeled "a
Woman's Club For Mother to Spend
Her Afternoons At" She might Insist
upon your joining II some night on
your return from your own club In
defenseless condition.
Don't make pre-Christmas promises
that you do not intend to fulfill. II Is
not good form 10 promise your daugh-
ter a ring and then give her a muffin
ring or to tell your son. who Is fond
Of motoring. that he shall have new
machine for Christmas and then pre-
sent him with vacuum cleaner or a
newfangled automatic -potatn reaRer.
Suhrr iba fur The Am &1m
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Sunday Work $500 Fine

Sunday morning, for the second
time, was the work on the new Hotel
Vermont in Burlington summarily
stopped and, at a warning note
sounded by the majesty of the law,
the sound os purring saw and clang-
ing hammer was stilled.
Ex-Goy. U. A. Woodbury. com
planned to the police Sunday, saying
that the noise of the workmen on the
Hotel Vermont disturbed the guests
at the Van Ness House.
Officer John Ryan took the COM
plant to City Attorney Martin S.
Villas and that gentleman turned the
matter over carefully in his mind.
Sunday work, of course, is violation
of the public statute. that is, unless
it is work of necessity or charity.
The statute reads:
"A person who between twelve
O'Clock Saturday night and twelve
o'clock the following Sunday night,
exercises any business or employment
except works of necessity and
charity, or holds or resorts to ball
or dance, or uses or exercises a game,
sport or play, or resorts to a house of
entertainment for amusement, or
recreation, shall be fined not more
than two dollars"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10

Subscribe for The Age. $1,00
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estimated. The aggregate increase in
the 33 grand divisions accounted for
is ll.O55, ,542.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-12-10
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy
Dead.

Mrs. Mary Baker Gluver Eddy, the
iuundsr 6f Christian Science, is dead.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-06-14

SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the shipwreck OF
the steamer on which Mias Genevieve
Leslie, an American helress, Lord Win
thrope, an Englishman. and Tom Blake.
brusQue American, were passengers.
The three were tossed upon an uninhab
drowned. Blake recovered from a drunk
en- stupor. Blake, Stunned on the boat,
because Of his rOughness, became hero
preserver of the helpless pair. The
Englishman was suing for the hand of
Miss Leslie. Blake started to swim back
Blake returned safely. Winthrope wasted
his last match on a cigarette, for which
he was scored by Blake. Their first meal
was dead fish. The trio started ten
mile hil'e for higher land. Thirst at
lacked them: Blake was compelled to
ness He tainted Winthrope They en-
tered the jungle. That night was passed
roosting high in tree The next morn
ing they des ended to the open again.
All three constructed hats to shield them
selves from the sun. They then feasted
Miss Leslie showed a liking for Blake
but detested his roughness. Led by Blake
they established a home in some cliffs
Blake found fresh water spring. Miss
Leslie faced an unpleasant situation.
They PLANNED their campaign. Blake re-
thus insu-ing fire. He started a jungle
fire. killing a large leopard and smoth-
ering several cubs. In the leopard's cav
ern they built small home. They gained
the cliffs by burning the bottom of a
tree until 1t fell against the heights. The
Miss LesIie's white skirt was decided
upon as a signal. Miss Leslie made a
dress from the leopard skim Blake's eff
forts to kill antelopes failed