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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
FAILS TO REACH GOAL
Aviator Beck Unable to Com
pIete Annapolis Flight.
LANDS NEAR BALTIMORE
Good Start From College Park, But
Meets With Mishap.
MACHINE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED
Exercises at Aviation Grounds In
clude Tests and Practice Work.
Chandler Earns License.
LANDS NEAR BALTIMORE
MACHINE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED

College Park. Md, figura tively, was up
in the air. for several hours last evening
when il learned that Capt Paul Beck,
one of its daring aviators. operating the
big Curtiss machine in a fight 10 An
napoiis. was lost somewhere in the blue
empyrean-or elsewhere. The only definite
news of him received for some time came
into headquarters from somewhere over
the telephone and said he and his ma
chine were marooned at Orange Grove.
Md. and would return the machine by
freight.
There had been no accident and no ia
tality. but after the machine started its
flight the lubricating oil leaked into the
carbureter and spoiled the mixture so
that he had to make a landing. He i'd
not need any spare parts, as there was
nothing broken. but he did want some
money. as he hao gone off in his aviation
clothes and did not have any with him.
As he is really honest looking officer
there was no doubt among his associates
that he could get trusted for a supper
and he'd.
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Arrival on Steam Yacht.

1t was shortly after = o'clock this morn
ing when the Mona, from New York, car
rying Col. Aston, Miss Madeleine Force
her sister. Miss Catherine Force, and
William NJ. Force. the brides father.
dropped anchor in the bay.
Mrs. Force. the brides mother. accom-
panied by Mrs. P. T. Elder. a personal
friend. slipped into Newport and were
driven to the Muenchinger-king inn.
Those aboard the yacht were astir early.
The sky was heavily overcast with dark
gray clouds. and the old adage, Happy
Is the bride that the sun shines on.
seemed likely to lack fulfillment for
Madeleine Force. There was a cold, peEe-
trating twans to the salt air during the
early morning that called for overcoats
and sweaters.
Whether the question of luck was in
volved or not. there went out Nom shore
Deputy Sheriff Frank P. King, headed for
the Mona just as the Astor-Force party
sat down to breakfast at b o'clock.
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Last Stunt Of the Day.
An Interested Spectator.

One OF the visitors to the field yester-
day was f. w. Roberts of the Roberts
Motor Company. Sandusky, Ohio. He
was an interested spectator OF the flights.
but was more interesting himself to the
aviators because he happened to be an
assistant of Sir Hiram Maxim in 1891.
when Maxim built the big flying machine
that actually lifted about four tons. and
flew with it 500 feet. 1t was a work of
great historical interest, and ii was
rather an experience for the modern ayia-
tors to get among them a man who hat
been intimately connected with that
monumental work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
Served With Summons.

AS soon as Col. Astor was Informed
that he was sought by the process server
he said he was ready to accept the serv-
ice. A summons was given him in a
damage suit for $4,000 brought by Bird
get McCrohan and her children. The ac-
ton grows out of the death of Eugene r.
McCrohan, son of the woman, who was
killed at Beechwood in the summer Of
1910 while doing some electric wire work
on the estate.
Just a few minutes before 8 O'Clock Col.
Aston. Miss Force and the others Of the
party went ashore. Then from an OBJ
scure spot, where they had been waiting.
two limousine automobiles dashed up.
The carefully planned strategy worked
out just as was intended. and the news
paper men were left behind when the
automobiles hurried away with the party.
The License Obtained.
Col Astor and party drove direct to
the Office of the town clerk. Col Aston
appeared agitated. Miss Force, somewhat
unconcerned in appearance, kept her
head i'll the air. apparently seeing no one.
City Clerk Fullerton had the license all
ready. This had been arranged by the
Newport attorney.
The application for the license was
made August -. On that day Col. Aston
and Miss Force We're in Newport and
had a conference with City Clerk F. III.
Fullerton. Before the license could be
granted Col. Aston had to file with the
city clerk a copy of the papers in his
divorce proceedings.
In the license application Col. Aston set
forth that he was forty seven years old.
the son of the late William Aston; resi-
dence, New York, and occupation, gen.
tleman
Miss Force declared that she was TWEEN
ty years of age, the daughter of w. Fl.
Force of New York, and gave her father 5
occupation as forwarding and commits
sion.
1t was not until the house was reached
that the change as to the clergyman was
known. The Rev. DR.. Lambert had been
rushed from Providence.
Marked by Simplicity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
WEATHER
Cloudy in Early Morning, Followed
by Fair Sunday

For the District of Columbia and
Maryland. cloudy in early morning. fol-
lowed by fair Sunday. Monday, fair;
light variable winds.
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ALEXANDRIA AFFA|RS|AV0|D PUBLIC GAZE
C. Jones Rxey Committed to COL Astor and Miss Force
an Insane Asylum. Have Simple Home Wedding.
TRIAL MAY BE POSTPONED ONLY SEVEN WITNESSES
Council Meets October TO- When Ceremony
Improvements to Streets May Newport Villa.
Consideration.
PLANS WERE KEPT SECRET
Septem
indicted pre'- of
dent Of he
Col. Astor and Miss Force
Have Simple Home Wedding.
ONLY SEVEN WITNESSES
Ceremony Performed at Groom's
Newport Villa.
WERE KEPT SECRET
Change in Clergyman Said to Be Due
to the Insistence of the
Bride.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEWPORT. September 9-Madeleine
Talmage Force of New York became the
bride of Col John Jacob Astor. head of
the famous American family of his name.
a few minutes after . o'clock this morn
ing.
Although the ceremony was performed
al Newport in the midst of famed society
leaders not one was present at the serv-
ice. The marriage was performed in the
beautiful white and gold ballroom of
Beechwood the famous Aston show place.
The secrecy which marked the courtship
and subsequent pre-nuptial arrangements
of Miss Force and Col. Astor reached it's
climax in the carrying out of the we'd
ding plans. So carefully made were the
inside plans that room had even been
engaged in an obscure hotel, where the
ceremony would have been performed if,
by some chance. the Beechwood arrange
ments had been revealed.
Rev. DIR. Lambert Oficiates.
The clergyman who dared public opinion
and displayed his independence by per-
forming this ceremony is the Rev. DR..
Joseph Lambert, pastor Of the Elmwood
Temple Congregational Church of Provi-
dence. r. l.
The Rev. Edward S. Straight, known
as the carpenter preacher" was on hand
ready to act if required, but he was eN-
cused just after the Rev. Mr.. Lambert
reached Beechwood.
1t is known that Col Astor's bride was
insistent upon being married by clergy
man who was in good standing and who
had charge of a parish.
If Mr.. Straight was requested to come
here by enc of Col. Astors legal repre-
sentative, as the retired minister de-
clared yesterday he had been requested,
it is believed he was to be called upon 10
perform the ceremony only in the event
that regularly installed clergyman could
not be obtained.
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Col. Astor on Remarriage.

OOl. xASLOT Oh neIudITldRe.
Immediately after the marriage, as he
J was rushing away to board his yacht
Mona for his honeymoon voyage. Col
Aston said to the reporters:
Now that we are happily married, l
don't care how difficult divorce and remar-
riage laws are made.
IL sympathize heartily with the most
straiSht-laccd people in most Of their
IDEAS. but believe remarriage should be
possible once, as marriage is the happiest
condition for the individual and the COM
munity."
AS Col and Mrs. Astor hurried toward
the yacht landing, where a launch was
waiting to bear them across the bay to
the yacht, he waved aside all questioners
with the statement that w. A. Debbyn,
his confidential and business secretary.
would make public all the details.
Authorized Account.
Mr. Debbyn then issued this state
ment: .
"Col. John Jacob Astor and Miss Made
leine r. Force were married at Newport
today by Rev Joseph Lambert of the
Elmwood Temple Congregational Church
of Providence.
THE bride was given away by her
father, Mr.. William III. Force. Miss
Catherine Force, sister of the bride,
acted as maid OF honor. and Mr. Vincent
Astor was the best man.
"'rhose who witnessed the marriage
were Mr.. and Mrs. William Force, par
ents of the bride; Miss Catherine Force.
sister of the bride: Mrs. Elder. Mr.. Vim
cent Aston. William P. Sheffield OF
Newport and Mr.. w. A. Debbyn OF New
York"
Within less than an hour from the time
that they had gone ashore to be married
Col. Aston and his beautiful bride were
aboard the Mona, headed for the open
sea. a message from Point Judith gave
the information that the Noma after
passing down the bay, rounded Point
Judith and steamed TO the westward
This led to the belief that the bridal
couple might be heading for Rhfnecliffe,
N. Y, where Col. Aston has a country
home.
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Not a Familiar Name.

Never heard of Orange Grove-sounds
like it ought to be in Florida" said the
telephone operator at College Park.
Guess Capt. Chandler or some of the
officers will have a map"
But it turned out that there were no
maps showing any such place. and there
was no reference to the town in the
Postal Guide. and for a time the lost
aviator might as well have landed on
some island in the South sea.
1t was finally discovered that the town
was an adjunct of Gainesville. on the
outskirts Of Baltimore, so that Capt. Beck
had made fight of about forty miles
across country before his motor went
hack on him. Whether the fight toward
Baltimore was intentional or not could
not he determined. The start was made
from the aviation field about 4:1O The
weather then was hay. but the air was
very still. The machine bore more to
the north than the compass direction of
Annapolis, and some Of the other Of
fcers who went aloft said that the clouds
were very low and covered the ground in
patches. so that it was very difficult, even
at height of 800 feet, to be certain of
the country beneath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART
will reopen the public On week days on
Friday. September Is. 1911. The date of the
opening Of The Sunday exhibitions will he an
noupced later.
FB MCGUIRE. Director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
Work for City Council.

Within another month Alexandrias city
council will once more get into harness
after its summer vacation.
The coming session, which will be held
October 10 next, will be busy enc, and
the street committee doubtless will make
recommendations for many improvements,
which work WILL of course, not be done
before spring. In addition to street and
sewer improvements many other matters
of importance are to be considered by
that body. 1t is probable that efforts
will be made on the part of a number Of
councilmen for the establishment of a
modern fire alarm system.
Before adjourning for the summer the
council passed a number of ordinances
for street improvements. Within the next
few weeks some of the work will have
been begun by the city engineer. Bids
are now being asked for paving with Wit
rfied brick of the square on Duke street
between Royal and Fairfax streets. own
ers of property on that thoroughfare hav
ing been the first to put up the amount
required by the city for the work, which
is one-sixth of the cost.
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Supposed to Have Lost WAY.

IN time Tor night Monday afternoon.
Flights Were Numerous.
There was lot of flying at College
Park yesterday. William Reichter was
out with the Schneider biplane and made
several circles of the field. The machine
was then taken in to make some further
adjustments in the elevating planes.
Both the Wright and the Burgess
Wright machines were flying, we'll as
the Curtiss. which made a number of
rounds of the field before starting on its
cross-country flight toward Baltimore
Lieut.. Arnold took up the Wright ma
chine and tried bomb-dropping with
Irish potatoes for bombs. He was at
dropping seven of the bombs in a cir
Gle of fifty feet. This was merely pre-
liminary practice and 1t Is possible that
one of the army machines will be
equipped with a bomb-dropping device
designed by Lieut.. Reilly Scott to see
how accurate the practice can be made.
Lieut.. Kirkland flew the Burgess
Wright machine and made number of
very pretty landings.
Last Stunt Of the Day.
The last official act OF the day was
qualifying flight for his pilots license
made by Capt. Charles de Forest Chand-
Ter. He has been flying for some time
and recently was detailed to the Wright
factory at Dayton for additional train
ing and to look after some new machines
for the army He made the fight for his
license just before dusk. He assembled
to height of about 800 feet. something
like twice as far as Is required by the
rules. and made his two landings, one
thirty-four feet and the other forty-five
feet from the mark. AS he had a mar
gin of 1Go feet in which to land, he came
easily within the requirements.
Lieut.. John Rogers of the navy was at
the park throughout the afternoon. The
navy machine has been given a tent
hangar by itself. The motor was taken
down and cleaned, SO 1t will be ready for
further practice tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
Expect Many Delegates.


1t is expected that $50 delegates, from
every section of the state, will be in at
tendance at the annual state meeting of
the Junior Order Of United American
Mechanics. which will be held October
10 next at Sarepta Hall,
The work of arranging for the enter
tainment of the delegates is now in the
hands of committees from James W.
Jackson Council. No. .b. and Belle Haven
Council, No. u. The session will, it is
expected. last two days and will end
with banquet. which may be served in
the Young Peoples building of the Meth
Odist Episcopal Church South
The army Of Alexandrians who have
been spending their vacations at the va
rious seashore and mountain resorts is
rapidly returning home, and within an
other week practically all will have re-
Surned
The congregation OF ST. Mary's Catho-
lie Church has completed plans for a
picnic to be given Thursday next at the
city. The picnickers will be conveyed to
and from the place In automobiles, which
will leave King and Washington streets
every half hour.
The funeral Of Hugh A. Harris. little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Harris. took
place this afternoon from his parents
residence. 10 Gibbon street Rev. w. F.
Watson. pastor of the First Baptist
Church. officiating.
Announcement Is made of the marriage
OF Miss Emma Y. Groves and Percy l..
kise of Washington Thursday last at the
parsonage OF Trinity Methodist Church
by Rev. 6. A. Luttrell. pastor
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. kilgour of Panama
are visiting MIR. and Mrs. George Francis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
Marked by Simplicity.

The most striking feature Of this mar
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-12
SEVENTH YEAR OF SIZES.

The pioneer guided by fixed prin-
clples SATISFIES himself thai he is right
and goes straight ahead. Though ne
be years ahead of his times he changes
his attitude, his direction and his
plans less than his contemporaries.
When, however, the pioneer does
change it is because OF a deep-seated
principle, and he makes a radical de-
parture indeed. and is apt TO be con-
sidered faddish. This is particularly
true of engineering and mechanical
pioneers.
Reviewed briefly from this viewpoint
the pioneering history of the stevens
Duryea Company has great interest
and value for the owner or prospective
buyer of a motor car, especially IL ne
is considering a six-cylinder car. In
1904 when one and two-cylinder cars
were the vogue this company brought
out a Four. Incidently that first Foui
had its power plant, clutch ana gear
set built and assembled in one casing
the Unit Power Plant" supported
on Three Points" This Unit Power
Plant, Three Point Support principle
Is the scientific solution If a number
of motor car problems and through it's
use weight is reduced, the wearing
and twisting strains encountered "n
rough, uneven roads are lnin.lniHed,
and loss of power between the motor
and the rear wheels is practically
eliminated.
This identical design N principle
used by this company in earlier mod
els was employed for the first time
in any fo%ur-cylinder car in the Ste
vens-Duryea -Four of 1904. and was
made a vital part of the Six, intro
duced later.
In 1906 the first Stevens-Duryea Six
was brought out at a time when six
cylinder cars were considered ultra
radical, and when there were few au-
tomobile engineers or manufacturers
in the world who believed in the ability
of anyone to make and market sue
cessfully six-cylinder cars. But the
Stevens Duryea Company, confident OF
the correctness of the scientific prin-
ciple round which its ears were and
are built, went un~hesitatingly forward
and proved by the success of that first
Six, the unerring accuracy of its
design and construction.
That first Stevens-Duryea six-cylin-
der car had to fight it's way in the face
of great opposition and prejudice
Manufacturers who did not make SKIES
scoffed at it and argued the advan-
tages of four-cylinder motors. But ths
buyers of cars began to be convinced
by the success of that Steyens-nlf.ie1
Six, and there arose a considerable dc
mand for skies. AS the demand III
creased other manufacturers began &c
see the six in its true light ard 90;
ready to build skies. The most note
worthy feature of the season Of 1871:
lis the large number of new six 'cVlin-
der cars which are being announced.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-12
DEAD HORSE HILL CLIMB.

The only hill climb of Importance
scheduled thus far takes place today
at Worcester, Mass, over the famous
Dead Hors Hill route under the
auspices of the Worcester Automobile
Club. The hill climb committee, COM
posed of John r. Coghian, J. W. Har-
rington. d.. r. Gay, C. e. Greene and
Il. S. Clark, has done an enormous
amount of work in getting the one
mile road into proper shape and some
exceptionally fast time should be made
on the course. A. ID. Converse, presi-
dent OF the Massachusetts State Auto
mobile Association, is the referee and
Fred J. Wagner Is the starter.
In addition to the events scheduled
for cars eligible to compete in the vari-
Gus classes open to stock and nou-stock
machines, as prescribed for in the 1911
A. A. A.. contest rules, there will be
free-for-all events and a special anna
teur event. =
There will be an exhibition event for
commercial cars and trucks, and also
events for motorcycles, steam and
electric-propelled machines.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-12
AUTOMOBILES
To HOLD OUTING
NEXT SATURDAY
New Jersey Motor Club Will Go
to Port-au-Peck for Big
Shore Dinner.


Next Saturday the many members of
the New Jersey Automobile and Motor
Club and their friends. wives and
sweethearts will journey from the four
points of the compass to Port-au-Peck,
there to partake CT an old-fashioned
shore dinner and clambake arranged
by the central committee of the club.
This committee, under the chairman
ship of Clarence S. Fisher, met at the
clubhouse in Park place Thursday and
completed all necessary arrangements
for the run, Members will drive as
they please and return at will. the
affair being purely social, without any
contest features. A special Cadillac
car will be provided for members of the
press who desire to attend the outing.
1t was originally intended to hold
this months run on Sunday, August
20, but for various reasons the COM
mittee decided on Saturday. August 10,
as the best time for the event.
Secretary LeMassena, of the club, has
already received many applications for
seats. and the outlook is that the out
ing will be one of the largest yet held
by its club.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-12
GENESIS OF THE HUDSON.

A striking article on the automo-
bile industry. recently published in
Pearson's Magazine by M. J.. White,
describes the genesis of the leading
automobile companies and gives the
histories of the leading designers. OF
Howard z. Coffin and the Hudson Mo-
tor Car Company, it says that the for
mer began his automobile work as a
mechanic in a shop and is proud of 1t.
He was born on Il farm near Dayton,
o., and worked his way through Michi-
gan University by putting in overtime
in the Ann Arbor postoffice. A few
months before his class graduated he
received an offer from the Odds
Motor Works, of Lansing, n accepted
II. After a year in the shops he was
put in charge of the experimental de-
partnent, and there his sensational ca
reer as a designer began. 1t was in
1905 that he resigned from the Olds es-
Establishment, and thereafter his history
becomes interviewer with that of other
wizards of the auto world who must be
herein accounted for"
Mr.. Coffin, goes on the article, be-
lieved in racing as a means for testing
automobiles, and went into the game
with a ~thoroughness that earned tro-
plies by the score. The cars were Mr..
Collins design. THE company did so
well that the plant was tripled in 1909.
1t paid big cash dividends of 80 per
cent. and a stock dividend of 1000 per
cent. With their big cash dividends
the stockholders organized n built
another plant, calling 1t the Hudson.
This company also was a big success.
In the latter part of 1909 the men own
ing stock in both companies concluded
that it would be better to segregate
their interests. So they bought e4th
other out by exchanging stock, paying
a cash difference in the cases where it
was necessary to do so to make the
exchange an equitable one. Howard
e. Coffin cast his lot with the new COM
pany, and was elected vlce-president
and general manager. He also is the
designer and includes in his managerial
duties the personal supervision of MAX
ing the first cars of the new models.
His ideas of construction are very ad-
vanced; he always has something diff
ferent from anything on the market
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-12
ELGIN NATIONAL RACES.

The entries SO far for the races at
Elgin August 25 and 26 are:
Elgin National-Lozier. Ralph Null
ford; National, not named: National,
not named; Alec. Harry F.NGrant; Alec,
Frank Lee; Alec, Harry Hartman;
Simplex, Ralph De Palma; Simplex,
Spencer Wishart.
Illinois Cup-National, not named;
National. not named; Vclie, j. IL. Stick
ney; Velie. r. Jeffkins.
Kane County Cup-Fal, A. w.
Greiner: Fal, w H, Pearce; Fal, J.. II.
Gelnaw; Staver-C Chicago. G. Mockmeier;
Staver- Chicago, not named; Staver-
Chicago, not named; Cole, j, Jenkins;
Cole, not named; Corbin, An Maison-
ville%.
Aurora cup-Abbott- Detroit. Morti-
mer Roberts.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-12
BIG ORDER PLACED
FOR WHITE TRUCKS.

E. G. Langhorne, president of the
White Motor Car Company, of New
ark. with headquarters at $50 Broad
street, announced yesterday that
among other large orders received this
week for White trucks was an ex-
ceptionally big contract for twenty
1,5OO-pound White delivery wagons for
Gimbel Brothers. Of New York. Mr..
has had exceptional sue
cess with the White line since his ar
rival il Newark and seldom misses a
day without closing several sales.
w. E. Ellis. of the Ellis Motor Car
Company, has returned from a long
tour to the White Mountains.