The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-19
ANOTHER BIRD
man SECURED
HOME. COMING COM MITTEE
PRACTICALLY CERTAIN NOW
4, THAT FLIGHT WILL BE
MADE HERE.

kilograms received by the executive
committee i'm charge of the Hancock
home coming celebration At noon to-
day convey the information that an
ether Curtiss biplane and expert avia-
tor will leave Chicago today for Han
cock and will arrive tomorrow 1t is
expected the new aviator will get here
in time To make a flight tomorrow af-
ternoon or tomorrow evening at the
latest. While the identity of the avia-
tor is not known, he comes highly rec
commended as one OF the competitors i'm
the recent aviation contests at Chlca-
go and is said to be one of the most
expert flyers i'm the windy city.
The action Of the Hancock commit
tee followed the discovery by Aviator
Morok, that the damages sustained by
his airship In the attempted flight yes
terday are so serious that ii may be
imppssible to repair the ship In time
for a flight during the present week.
Mr.. Morok is much disappointed at the
accident, and volunteered his services
TO the committee today to make a
flight i'm the new Curtiss machine, If
so desired Prof Moroks attempted
fight yesterday afternoon ended disas-
trously for his machine
At 3:41 the machine got a good
start and was gathering considerable
speed when after travelling about sew
enty yards, the wheels struck a hump
or rut i'm the earth. The acroplanc
was brought to a sudden standstill,
turned a somersault and lay ON it's
back crowd rushed to the spot to
assist Prof Morok i'm eXtricating him
self from beneath the wrcckagc ana
the police at once cleared the field, but
not before fragments of the broken
machine had been picked up for SOU
venirs.
An examination of the machine
showed that both propeller blades had
been broken. the front plane smashed
and the supports broken g.
Wants Press for Judges.
NH Mandelbaum. Of Chicago, VINO
arrived yesterday from Chicago and
who was the donor of the fifty dollar
prize offered for the best history of
Hancock. is a guest at the home OF
II. l.. Baer II was proposed TO award
the prize offered by Mr.. Mandelbaum
some time during the present week.
and when asked yesterday relative to
his preference for judges stated that
he would be satisfied to have COM
mittee composed of local newspaper
representatives To decide upon the
merits of the sketches submitted in
the contest
Wickersham Here Friday.
Attorney General Wickersham will
come to Hancock by train over the
south Shore from Duluth on Friday
morning next. Mart Adson. general
messenger agent of the South Shore,
who arrived in Hancock ytsitrday
said that all arrangements had been
made for the trip and that Mr.. Wick
ersham will leave tomorrow night.
Mayor Dodge of Hancock, president
uf the Copper Country association OF
U. of NJ. alumni has extended an in
vitation to all college graduates. from
any institution of learning whatever,
10 he present at the German village
on Saturday night, Wneh reireshihoh''
will he served and college songs sung
Young Couldn't Come.
A message was received yesterday
from Hon III. Olin Young stating that
nv reason of being detained by busi-
ness at washington he would be nm
able to attend the Hancock nome
coming celebration. He expressed his
hopes of success in the undertaking
and signified that he would be pres
ent I'm the spirit.
All of the attractions on tine
Drift" only four of which were ready
on the opening night. were In nun
blast last night and with vociferous
barlSers to give carnival tone ana a
bio business. Lambs Manikins ana
tho Maxim Models are two of the most
nonu,ar shows and are well worth
..i.;,;xr ,vbila tho dancing girls,