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New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
NEW AVIATION RECORDS.

what else happened that we'll informed
person ought TO remember" asked Busy
Man.
Eight passengers, whose combined
! weight totalled 1.ff2 pounds. flew for five
minutes In a Bleriot monoplane over the
Pau. France. aerodrome. The monoplano
was piloted by lie Martin, who established
new record for the number Of persons
carried I'm heavier than air machine. A
record of six passengers was established
only the other day by Roger Sommer, who
took up that number in bplane at Douzy
and after ascending TO a height Of one hun
Gred feet. flew 10 Romilly and return, u
distance of thirteen miles.
u a. u. McCurdy Canadian by birth,
but now affiliated with American aeronauts,
set a new record in over the water flights.
covering a distance of nearly n hundred
miles, from Key West 10 within ten miles
of Havana, when, owing TO a slight acci-
dent, he was compelled 10 drop into the
sea There he remained. his biplane float
cd by pontoons. until the lifepoat or the
destroyer Terry picked him up with VIC
tory within his grasp, his goal IN plain
view. an accident, trivial In ITSELF for
which no provision was possible roboei
McCurdy Of his almost won title Of conquer
or through the air OF the Florida strait
With Moro Castle scarce dozen miles
away. his aeroplans rushing at the rate OF
fifty miles an hour at an altitude or one
thousand feet, a break In small part OF
tho engine. d ruptured crank case, permit
ting the escape OF all the lubricating oil.
forced McCurdy's Immediate descent. Ha-
ana was then in plain view. and Camp Co
lumbia. where the landing was TO be made,
was only a short distance beyond.
"a commissioned officer OF the United
States navy managed an seroplane for tho
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
DIX'S PROBE READY.

What have the politicians been doing
elseNherc?' asked Busy Man.
Governor Dix took the first step toward
the general investigation Of state depart
,ncrts which he has been contemplating for
some time. lie appointed as special inves-
tieators. under the Moreland law. William
Church Osborn. his legal adviser. and
George L. Van Kennan The Governor di-
rcc.ed them 70 begin probing affairs in the
lunacy, prison. excise and highway depart
rlents.
The New York State trustees Of public
buildings. consisting of Governor Dix. Lieu
tenant Governor Conway and Speaker F'ris.
bic. removed Daniel W. Cahill, A Republi-
can and former Mayor of Watertown, as
state Superintendent OF Public Buildings
snG named as his successor John Bove, OF
ALBANY. a Democratic leader. The place
lAys 5000 a year.
THE rrst new law Of l9ll was signed by
Governor Dix when he approved the bill OF
Senator Frawley. reappropriating $4,000 for
the expenses Of the automobile bureau in
The Secretary of states office.
The Joint legislative investigating COM
,rjttee which held forty-two public sessions
IN the fall Of 1910 70 inquire into alleged
oorruption in the New York Legislature and
,Iso into fire insurance affairs. made public
II. r.port The committee recommends the
massage OF an amendment 10 the penal law
corppelling any member OF the Legislature
30 report az once "a his house ana 10 the
District Attorney of the county any attempt
70 bribe or improperly influence his vote
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
THE DEATH ROLL.

Rear Admiral Charles :. Sperry' retired'
who successfully piloted the American oa'-
tleshIp fleet part of the way arounu inc
world I'm 1a0s-D9, died at the Naval Meu-
ical School Hospital In Washington from
tneumonia. John Lockwood Kipllng lather
Of the noted English author, Rudyard nip
ling died on Sunday at his home. The Ga
bles In Tlsbury near Salisbury "h.shiIe.
He was an illustrator Of his son ooohr
and was by profession an arcHltectuioi
sculptor. George Henry Rock"ood' photos-
rerher died at his tpme, No $50 west
S5th street OF Bright's disease. fauI sing
or, prominent Socialist and member OF inc
Reichstag. died In Berlin from inflammation
Of the lungs The Rev. Or. Jonn MASON
Ferris, frrinerly secretary OF the boaru oI
| Foreign Missions of the Dutch Helorhed
/ Church of America. which place ne helu
| for more than a quarter OF a century uied
a; his home, No. 2i10 BEDFORD avenue
BROOKLYN. John MacWhirter, the painter
/ died IN London Professor FREDERICK VI.
Hesse. Of the University Of California, died
in Oakland. lie was elghty-six years Old.
| Cclcnel Edward Lafayette Russell vice.
| presidcnt of the Mobile 4 Ohio Railroad,
died in Washington from pneumonia. Jo-
! seph s. Decker. for nearly thirty years
member of the New York Stock Exchange
| and former head OF the banking firm OF
Decker, Howell & Co. died at Roosevelt
Hospital from complication Of diseases.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, au-
thoress and leader in the movement against
y,visection. died at her home In Newton.
Mass, from heart disease. She was sixty
seven years old. Miss Mary Desha, sixty.
five years old, one of the three founders OF
the Daughters Of the American Revolution.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
On the Boardwalk

Atlantic City. February
The Grand Atlantic Hotel. the hostlery
| that annually entertains vast numbers OF
neop,e from all PARTS of the world VII
| open February Q. II has been renovated
/ within and without, and. Landmark ~
Atlantic City. awaits its numerous summer
throng. The Grand Atlantic is the cosFo-
nolitan summer hotel OF the resort
Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt and Mrs. ResinaI'
c. Vanderbilt. OF New York. are retu.i,
guests at the Hotel Traymore and VIZ
make this hostlery their homo for sevefs'
weeks during the height OF the shore VIII
ter season.
The Chelsea Hotel threw open its door
20 the public to-day for the season OF ~.
The house has been thoroughly overhanieo
and placed in spick and span condiiioh i0'
the throngs OF incoming visitors
DIR. NJ Stein, of New York, u spennus
the remaining winter months at the t'o'''
Normandie.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles g. Wilson ha'o
apartments at the Hotel Shelburne io'
brief rest period.
Mr. and Mrs. =. Schlff. and Mr.. anc Mo
J. Stern. with Miss Blanche Stern,
recent New York arrivals at the h''''-
Merton.
Archibald Pash, from New YORK "e
apartments at the Hotel Strand.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Burnet are Ne"
guests at the Hotel Holmhurst
Mrs. William Elliott. daughter or pa'..
Belasco accompanied by her HUSBAND
guest at Yorngs Hotel
J. ]. Murphy. with party OF fr'enu',
motored from New York Sunday, snu n''
apartments at the Hotel Shelburne.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Davidson ot .
York. are guests at the Hotel Pennau's.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Aldrich are s'e'.
al the New Clarion Hotel.
Monsignor Henry A. Brann' OF
York. is a guest at the Hotel 81. Chsr"s
Miss r. q. Barnes, of Kew YORK
spending a brief vacation period 81 '"'
Hotel Jackson.
Mrs. J. d. Holmes. Of New YORK
guest at the Hotel Seaside
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
constant Reader Tells What
He Missed in Last
Weeks Papers.

"I don't need 10 ask you what has made
the most noise this week." said Busy Man
ss he met Constant Reader last evening.
Il guess We agree" was the reply, TN
awarding that honor 10 the terrific explo-
SION Of dynamite on freight Pier No. Of
the New Jersey Central Railroad. in Com
nunipaw, which caused the loss Of about
thirty lives and left IN its wake a scene Of
devastation covering an area Of several
miles in every direction. All the men who
we're engaged IN loading the dynamite from
freight cars on the end OF Pier into light
ers alongside the per where the explosion
occurred were Killed outright so no satisfy
ing explanation of what caused 1t could be
had Buildings in the lower part OF Man
haitian rocked with the concussion' ana
casualty companies insuring plate glass es-
t,mated that the loss from broken glass
alone would exceed 100000. Other prop
ertv loss will equal this amount
"It was decided TO issue warrants for the
arrest Of eight men on charges Of man
slaughter. A. Hamilton, general freight
ssent Of the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey: j. NJ. Morris. It's local freight agent !;
louis F. Galadetto dockmaster OF Pier Z,
where the explosion occurred, and Charles
Eidder, a checker on that pier, were named,
as well as Frederick Peters. manager of the
J. / du Pont de Nemours Powder Company; ;
r G. Morse. assistant manager. and Cap
tain Burr ST. John. superintendent OF trans
Sortation. In addition 10 manslaughter, the
men are charged with the violation OF the
city ordinances Of Jersey City covering the
storage and transportation of dynamite.
Perhaps as big n noise though New York
did not hear it, was made by an eruption
~ the Taal volcano and accompanying dis
turtances in the Philippines. which killed
Ilnost seNen hundred natives"
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05

Failure 10 DO so is 20 be made punishable
bv imnrisonment for not moro than ten
ears or hy fine Of not moro than $4,000.
or both, together with forfeiture OF once
and disqualification from ever holding any
office in the state.
William Donegan, Civil war veteran
living =; the Soldiers Home. DanFille' iil''
testified before the grand jury as TO the
means used at the reelection or speaker
Joseph G. Cannon last November. Among
the charges made by Donegan were these:
That veterans. weak from disease. dying,
some insane and others childish, we're
voted. That officers in the hospital ward
marked sample ballots and placed them In
the hands of the voter, who was wheeled
TO the polling place. There Judges marked
ballots as outlined on the sample. That
young. able bodied Spanish-Arnerican vet"
erans were kept at the home TO swell the
enrolment and increase the appropriations
for this branch OF the home. That money
vas given the barracks captains for voting
members Of their barracks. That men
we're voted in place OF veterans long dead.
"Montana's vote was cast in favor OF the
income tax amendment 20 the Constitution
The Senate concurred in a House resolution
ratifyins the amendment.
THE Walker Young antiracetrack bill
~ ssed by the Assembly and Senate OF Cali
fornia was signed by Governor Johnson. It
Is believed that the measure. in Its drastic
prohibition of wagers. oral or recorded, will
end horse racing in that state. II becomes
effective on February 15
New Yorks aldermen voted down, by
g. TO 90 the proposed city ordinance TO
restrict the length Of Uomen's hatpins.
The constitutional! amendment providing
for the submission OF the question Of woman
suffrage TO a popular vote was passed by
TIRE California Assembly, IS TO 6. The
amendment already had passed the Senate
"The Michigan Legislature, by vote Of
5S 70 "a, defeated the resolution calling for
the submission of the question Of woman
suffrage To the people In November, 1912
Anything of significance transpire IN the
world Of commerce." asked Busy Man.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
This Feature Intended for the Busy Man

I FIRST time IN the history Of the navy at San
Diego. Cal The flight, made by Lieuten-
ant Theodore G. Ellison In biplane, was
short but successful.
THE military dirigtble balloon Gross
Three ascended from Berlin for It's hI't
long voyage Of the year. and landed at
Gotha in safety. The distance sailed was
about one hundred and sixty miles.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05

The United States Tobacco Journai oe-
clared the loss in the last twenty 'ea' :,
u,ust have been between s7S,Oee''VV anu
s100, 900, 900.
'The promised reduction IN fu''indn
berth rates went into effect"
AN economically Inclined travelier may
now save tie porter's tip out OF the price
nf one nights ride" chuckled BUSY "a"'
nAnv nersnns of imrortance die.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05

day it is still resorted TO by cunning and
malignant savages. Thus, TOR eH-
ample, when an Ojibway Indian desires
to work evil on any one he makes a
little wooden image Of his enemy and
runs needle into its head and heart, or
he shoots an arrow into it. IT he
intends 20 kill the person outright, he
burns or buries the pupp.t, uttering Ger.
tain magic words as he does so. OF our
drawing it should be said that it shows
d.ed suddenly OF apoplexy in Washington.
Sir William Henry Wills, first Baron Win
terstoke of Bagden. died suddenly from
heart disease IN London. Judge Henry NJ.
Nevius, a former national commander or
the Grand Army Of the Republic and one of
the most prominent members Of the New
Jersey bar died at his home IN Red Bank,
-
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05

man, and that when il perishes he must
die. For thousands Of years ago
il Was known to the sorcerers OF ancient
India, Babylon and Egypt, as well as
TO those Of Greece and Rome, and at this
to the suit as a determined effort TO turn
the Havemeyer interests out of their last
sugar holdings The National Sugar Re-
fn!ng Company, which was incorporated III
New Jersey in 1900, issued s10,OOO,OOO pre-
fcrred and s10000,00 common stock OF the
par value Of 500 a share. 1t became
known, following the filing Of the govern
m.nt suit against the American Sugar Re
fining Company about two months ago, that
H. o. Havemeyer, as president of the Amer
lean company, had purchased for that COM
ranv s., ,0O0. 600 of National preferred stock
1t par. and that IN return for his services
TIE National officers had turned over 20
hlm at least S9.500.000 Of common stock.
II ie now contended that since there was no
consideration involved this transfer of COM
mon stock is null and void under the laws
of New Jersey.
u. T.. Freeman. secretary of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company, announced
that at a recent meeting Of the board Of
directors Washington b. Thomas, then
president Of the company, resigned that
Office To fill the Office OF chairman Of the
board Of directors recently created. No
incumbent for the Office Of president has
yet been chosen
"An unqualified charge that he had been
approached by two advertising concerns.
which agreed for the sum of 100000 10
pat an immediate end TO agitation against
schedule K Of the Payne -Aldrich law. was
made in Washington at a banquet Of the
National Wool Manufacturers Association
by Charles II. Harding Of Philadelphia,
one Of the vice presidents Of the organiza-
ton.
Benjamin Green and John Gaynor have
ended their terms at the federal prison in
Georgia and will be free mon In a few
days. They were convicted OF defrauding
the United States Government out OF large
sums IN the Savannah harbor work.
through the aid OF Captain Carter, who
represented the United States, and were
sentenced for four years and fined s575,-
$3.50
"Basing its statement on tho story pub
lisEed In Tho Tribune that the customs reve-
nue. was suffering a loss OF from 81, 600 900
20 S5.Oo0.O0O year because OF improper
classification Of Cuban tobacco imports,
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
QUARREL OVER SUGAR.

- suit instigated by the American Sugar
Refining Company was filed in the Court
Of Chancery at Trenton, " j., against the
National Sugar Refining Company and the
executors Of II o. Havemeyers estate Its
object is 70 set aside as illegal the transfer
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05

the practice Of sympathetic magic in
AustraIa-the killing Of an unfaithfuI
wife in effiey. This takes place in the
daytime, as night is feared. The magic
circle" is a deep scratch in the ground.
The figure is sometimes Of wood, but
generally Of clay. Only men arc present.
and there may be as many as fifty Of
them, all with white streaks painted on
their bodies.
illustrated London News.
ands 10 the United states for naval pa Sc
or for other purposes.
at the Princeton University Club Dean
Andrew f. West told three hundred or more
Princeton alumni something Of the plans
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
HE LIBELLED THE KING.

edward +. Mylius was sent 10 prison
for a year OF hard labor on conviction Of
taving libelled King George Of England.
Tho libel consisted in the reviving in pa
rer called The Literator' of the old, old
story about a morganatic marriage con-
tracted in Malta with Admiral Michael
CuIme-S -Seymours elder daughter by King
George while he was the Duke of York and
was serving in the navy as Sailor Prince
George. The Liberator' is owned and pub
lished in Paris by Edward Holden James,
brother Of the novelist, Henry James, and
OF the late Professor James, Of Harvard
University Mylius is the London agent
and distributor of The Liberator.' A let
ter read by Sir Rufus Isascs. the Attorney
General, after the sentence was passed,
showed that the King was ready and anx-
ious 10 give testimony that he never went
through any ceremony OF marriage except
with Queen Mary. and that be remained
outside the witness box solely because the
law officers of the crown advised him that
he could not enter It constitutionaily.
1T was officially announced that the Duke
OF Connaught would succeed Earl Grey in
September as Governor General OF Canada
at least ten or twelve negro sand hogs
we're drowned like rats In the Passaic River
They were working in caisson used in the
construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad
bridge over the river at Centre street, New
ark. The caisson was thirty feet below tho
surface Of the water, and the breaking Of
a derrick chain caused a ton of earth 20
fall. ripping open the doors 70 the big air
chamber and flooding IL.
After five we'll known alienists had testi-
fed that Joseph C. Robin, who is awaiting
trial on eight indictments charging the lar
ccny of s297, 900 from the Washington Saw
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
(NebJ News.

10 the late H. Q. Havemeyer of practically
ell Of the National company's stock A
statement issued by representatives Of the
American Sugar Refining Company refers
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
SOME PERSONAL ITEMS.

Andrew Carnegie gave an additional
s1,a5o.0o0 in furtherance of his philan-
thropies at his birthplace. Dunfernlllne,
Scotland.
Henry Christie. a wealthy business
man OF Los Angeles, was cut open TO prove
that DR.. Rea Smith, prominent surgeon,
lad been guilty Of malpractice In former
operation. DR.. Smith Is accused Of having
ineisted Christie had cancer and is said TO
have sewed up the patients intestines and
made an artificial opening in his side after
lie Rad gone under tho influence Of an anes-
ttetic for a supposed appendicitis operation.
A quantity OF SCARED tissue was removed
BY the second operation, and VIII be SUBJ
mitted to microscopic tests to determine
| II Il is cancerous or not.
"Rodman Wanamaker. son OF John
Wananaker. bought THE Evening Tele-
graph Of Philadelphia. from Barclay IL.
Narburton. BY this purchase the Wana'
makers get control Of three newspapers IN
philadelphia, The North American The
Record and The Evening Telegraph
"The centenary Of the birth of Horace
| Ate AL AN
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05

for the new Graduate College work upon
which will be started shortly In Princeton.
Aggregate funds of between S3.0O0ooo and
$4,000, 900. Dean West said. are now avail
able with which TO begin the work. This
fund consists of the William Cooper Proc
ter fund Of 100000, which was donated
outright recently; the great Weyman De-
quest OF from 81. 100000 to 100000. the
Swami contribution of s325. .00O. the Grover
Cleveland Memorial Tower fund OF slOo'-
900. and finally s150,0o0 which has been
contributed By friends Of the university
through the EFFORTS OF Moses Taylor Pyne,
of the class of -.
"The scientists at Mount Wilson Obser-
vatory. California, made a photograph or a
celestial body nearly six trillion niles
away. According TO their estimates the
body is 5s65 696 eco coo miles from the earth.
The body pictured il new world being
horn. thrown of from spiral nebula or
10000 600 600 miles diameter. Tho new world
Or maybe SUMS already E0.Wo,coWO
miles from the parent body. The scientists
say Il may become an Inhabited world Ike
ours or II may become a sun It required
one year for its light to reach the earth
Mercury and Venus are already dead
and dried up worlds, Mars is rapidly ap-
preaching n state of wrinkled old age, and
the earth is next in procession headed tow
ard the extinction Of all life, according 10
Dr. PercivaI Lowell, head OF Lowell OBJ
servatory, who addressed the New York
Electrical Society in this city. Mars Is
certainly Inhabited by some character OF
croantzed life DR. Lowell said, ana the
Nartians have far greater reason to deny
that there is life on the earth than we have
that they do not exist.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-05

Perhaps tho most familiar application
OF the principle that like produces like
is the attempt which has been made by
many people in many ages to injure or
destroy an enemy by inju-ins or destroy
ina an image Of him, in tho belief that,
lust as the image suffers, so does the
man, and that when it perishes he must
die. For thousands Of years ago
it was known to the sorcerers OF ancient
india, Babylon and Egypt, as we'll as
TO those Of Greece and Rome. and at this
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-29
WESTON STUDENT
BODY HOLDS MEET
Especial Correspondence.) }

Weston, Ore, Sept. 29.-Wednesday
the regular meeting of the student
body was called and the following
officers were elected: President, Miss
Ina Blomgren, vice president Mr.
Earl Lieuallen, secretary and treas
urer, Miss NJ. Bulfinch. Other bus
mess, as the appointing of commit
tees was attended to and the meeting
adjourned until October 4th.
The high school enrolment is about
AZ and a number more are expected
The work on the acadamized road
has been taken up since harvest Is
over and this offers work for many
men.
Mrs. ID. j. McGraw of Weston has
been in Walla Walla for several days
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Andrew
Larson.
Mr.. d. b. Jarman left Monday eve
ming for a brief visit in Spokane.
Mr.. George Ferguson of Pendleton
was in Weston Tuesday on his way
to visit relatives on the mountain.
Mr.. j. j. Blomgren spent We'd
nesday in Pendleton on business.
Miss Minnie Walker of Weston vis-
tied the Garden city during the week
Mr.. f. o. DeMoss. received a new
supply of furniture Wednesday and
he is now we'll settled in his new
store building.
Mr.. Edgar L. Smith of Walla Wal
la is in the city instructing the
Ladies' Band.
Mr.. James Lieuallen who has been
suffering from a slight attack of
pneumonia is much improved after
two trips to Walla Walla where he
was attended by DR.. Blalock.
Mr.. Lane Lansdale who has been
working at the Weston Mountain mill
was in town Wednesday visiting his
mother Mrs. Lizzie Lansdale.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-29
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-29
a Dreadful Sight

to II. ]. Barnum Of Freeville. N. Y.
vas the fever sore that had plagued
his life for years in spite OF many
remedies ne tried. At last he useJ
pucklen's Arnica Salve and wrote: "It
has entirely healed with scarcely Il
scar left" Heals, burns, boils, ecze-
ma, cuts, bruises. swellings, corns and
piles like magic. Only csc at Keep
pens
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-29
Nobleman Found Slain.

Tacoma.-With a bullet hole
through his head, the body of Eric
Norstrom, thought to be connected
with a noble Swedish family, was
found In vacant lot. Although a re-
volver was lying under the mans left
hand, the wound and powder stains
were such as to cause doubt as to
whether the case was one of suicide
or foul play.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-29

buildings in White Bluffs, was ex-
tinguished after destroying part of
building, the work being done largely
by women and children in their night
clothes. Two new teachers at White
Bluffs, Miss Helen Parsons from Che
ney and Miss Eva Shotwell from Ell
lensburg headed a volunteer brigade
which saved thousands OF dollar
worth of property