Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 1

I SECOND SECTION CLASSIFIED PAGES VOL. LXXIV. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 3, 1910 NO. 43 TO MJI i i i 8 SEllATOBJOS BALLOONISTS FLY FROM OAKLAND TO OAKLAND WOMAN ATTACKED BY FIEND 1LVIS0; IN PERIL OVER BAY WATERS SCHWAB- 6111 BATTLESHIP GoraeT TESTIFY IT FOR A BUS SESSION Birdseye view of Claremont district, taKen from balloon, and portrait of Miss Blanche Bonham, who christened the gas bag.

I Efl RKIG i i Committee Meetings (Are Held Preliminary -to Conven ing Tomorrow. Will Build Two War Vessels for Mrs. D. McDonald Struggles in Back Yard With Brutal Ttyjg. BLOWS WHISTLE AND BRINGS POLICE TO AID Congressman Clark Made Up Mind Thirty Minutes Before He Voted.

China, Declares Secretary' of Prince Tsai Suin. IMPORTANT BUSINESS WILL BE TRANSACTED "I John Bfoderick Summoned as Arrive Hundreds of Delegates Witness in Lonmer in in Los Angeles for Not Suspect Arrested in Yard and Will Be Held for In- vestigation. vestigation. able Big Fighting Craft for Flowerj-! Kingdom to Cost Total of $15,000,000. I PITTSBCRG.

Oct. 3. In an Interview In a five-minute stop of a New TorV-St. Louis train last night, Lee Pome, chief secretary for Prince Suln of China Is with an announcement that a contract for two Chinese battleships, to cost J15.000.000, has been awarded to CirlCAOO, Oct. 1.

"When the Senator Invrst'gatlng committee began It session today It was announced that Vnited KtiUes marshals had surceedfd In niwr f. witness niimrnhnii on State Caught by a fiend who had- seen her leave her house and into the small rear yard at her residence at Twenty-second and Myrtle street, Mrs. t. McDonald, a well known matron of Oakland, engaged In a struggle with a brutal assailant last night ohn rode rick and that he rVnntor U03 AICGEL.ES, Oct. 3.

-j- Cbmmittee meeting prior to the generfl convention of the American Bankers Association are In progress today and 17 important committees are in session, preparjng1 their reports, which will be submitted to the executive council of the association. All of the committee meeting are executive and the matterr- they (are considering are of great Importance. Chief among them, are "Bill of Lading Covering wouM tos Ify before the week's end. Representative Joseph Clark, who was the. first wltnen recalled for examination when the man leaped the fence and today, was askrd to reconcile his state Schwab, head of the Bethle- Charles i attempted to tnrow tier down in tne the fence.

The attack on ment before the grand Jury that he had hem (Pa.) Steel Corporation. i maAe tin his mind to vr.te for Lorimer Foreign Deliveries," ''Express Companies some rlnvs prior to the election and hi and-Moneys Orders," "Standing Law," Company tout Imony before the committee that he The Brir.ce and his party traveled through here during night In Schwab's special train, but as Schwab lind ilfTrlned to cast his vote that way 'Finance "Federal only thirl "Savings Bank Laws," "Trust Section," "False Statements." Committee Resolutions," arid Legislation. I I A DELEGATES ARRIVE was not aboard and the Prince was asleep the statement of the secretary minutes before, his name wan bought I would cast my vote some days before the ballot hut came to an absolute con mild. "I hid for Lorlm was aft. the woman was made shortly after night.

and her screams brought Patrolman Cornelius J. O'Grady rushing to the place. Henry Is'eables, who was found by the officer attempting to make his escape from the yard, was placed under arrest and is being held In man will give no explanation, but declare ho is not the man responsible for the attack. Mrs. McDonald Is prostrated at her home as a result of the shock.

ATTACKED BY FIEND. She had left some washing: on the line and. returning about 9 o'clock. "With the reports of these sperlal com clusion a but hnlf an hour before I was to vote," replied the wit- could not be confirmed. The Prince will sail from San Francisco October for China.

Two battleships for the Chinese navy wilt be built in San Francisco and' the work will besrin Just as soon as It is possible for the Chinese government to pass rolled i pi ness. mittees In hand the executive council will present them to the general onyention of the association at the meeting In the Auditorium tomorrow. i Delegates and visitors to I thf Thirty-sixthr convention of the American Bank- LETTER A FAKE. R(pteeiltatlv Brrkmeyer explained speciai and regular trains ail last night i submitted to Prince decided to bring in the few-pieces of er Inviting him to meet Rob that n. Tsai Hsun by Charles M.

Schwab, head and tomorrow; two belated specials came ert K. "WIMon, Democratic representa- In today bringing more than' 200 late ar- A Chff.ieo, to discuss a banquet live from 'DIAMOND' REACHES to Lee O'Neil Prowno was fp.ke.1 of the Bethlehem Steel Cprporation. The work will be done at the plant J5f the Unkm Iron Works, In which 3500 men are employed when the plant is rua- B'Tkmej or fald that the letter was re-him In-' May of this year, hut rivals. Registrations of delegates -continues at the Alexandria hotel pod Qeneral Secretary Famsworth estimates that there will be fully 1500 accredited! delegates In ALTITUDE OF 5200 first flight of the new air Craft is SUCCESS ning full blast. As the two battleships lited bark a year.

The letter ct by had been Ir alleged 0 FEET attendance and as many moire Visitors. more yl; nigHt. to have been written In an make the meeting of the e- k-pottersy at St. Louis appear proceeding, titfempt to 'called "ia BANQUET TO are to cost the officers of the company are preparing to run It not only full blast but perhaps continuously until the ships are completed and launched. i tin anclen Passengers Land in Salt 1 EXPECT MORE CONTRACTS.

Son of Journalist Girl Christens Balloon Before Journey IsjBegun An lelab'orate banjquet in ihonOr of the executive- council frill be jriven. at the Hotel 1 Alexandria tonight at frhich 150 guesta will be present. J. A. Graves will act as tqastmaster' and there will be a number of speeches bearing on important questions that will be taken up by the lis A 5 linen.

Descending Into the yard, she commenced removing the garments from the line, when suddenly she felt herself clutched from behind by a man who made a violent attempt to bear her to the ground. Twisting herself In his arms, she struggled with him. and finding' that she was losing her strength, screamed for help. She managed to reach down and clutch a small police whistle which she h-nd tied around her waist by a piece of cord. TUTES TO HOLD HIM, The shrill sound of the' whistle echoed down the street and a moment later the sound of running footsteps was heard.

The man let go his hold, but the woman wound her arms around his body and attempted to hold him until the policeman should arrive. The fiend struck her. In the face and, breaking from her hold, 'attempted to leap the fence. The patrolman burst into the garden at that moment and discovered a man giving the name of Henry Keables. He took him to the police station, but pending further identification by the woman, he has not been bookad.

Faces Indictment Marshes, Turning Somersaults By JacK Wishar 1 i Dropplr.g four thousand feet; in leas 'association- in connection tomorjrowi That there will he at least two mora contracts awarded to Schwab for work toi be done hero is the hope of the officers of Union Iron "Works. The details of the award of the contracts were here privately to General Manager Tynan of the Union Iron "Works, but thes are withheld rom Griffin Halstead Accused of Em now seemed inevitable, and we began to Committees of local bankers jiave prepare for it. liick was with us, every 1 and personally! escbrted the for a warm current pf air r-uddenly delegates to their hotels -There flowers bezzlement and Larceny by Federal Grand Jury. caught the balloon and it teteounded up- 'and fruits of California in Iprofpsion had thn six minutes, the big gas balloon Diamond yesterday hung poised fifty five feet ward to a height of 00 feet, sweeping on been arranged in the rooms of the visl towards the land wlthi the speed of a tho public by the I tors. i I I i i Oct.

3. Griffin Hal- ftead. son of the fanxous Journalist, the TfaUtoad. whoso well-known flrr-, failed January 17 last. 4 Lite Mur Irokerape railroad train We breathed a sigh of relief.

In few moments we were over the tide flals, sailingjat a height ci 300 feet; over the big paltj works, with the huge squares of murky looking and finally out Ovef the marshes. The balkion vns tnrtlr ab ut San Francisco bay while the three pa ssengers. looked vainly for some craft wl Ich mhsrht render aid.iand prepared'for a battle in the muddy, looking water with bu little hope" of success. uit the moment when a plungejnto the ba seemed inevitable when ajV ballast 1 I linproviiienfs in Onklond id by the federal grand Jury hares of embezzlement, fals today on pretenses kind larceny. again began to) settle and we climbed into and every article, ho matter how trifling.

i if BELL AND JOHNSON TOURING IN THE SOUTH had been cast out of thei basket, -a warmer current of air was encountered which expanded the gas. Fhooting the balloon up 304 feet, where It was gripped; In the frijendly clutch of an air current that land, was magnificent, Mount Diablo, and Mount Tamalpais seemed but a step away, although dwarfed to the size of ant Supersnlendoni of Parks Prepares to Beautify Land Donated to Gily; Debris and Clay Have Been Gleaned Away sept it towards the Alvarado marshes hills, while the hills In the distance the rigging, prepared to leap when the basket struck, as the big. bag was-sweeping along at a terrific rate and our chance for safety lay; In dropping off as soon as the basket touched the earth. 1 HANG LIKE FLIES. For a few moments we hung like flies, but at the moment we expected the basket to strike, by some strange freak it again shot 'iupward, (tarrying us to a height of 500 feet, and sweeping 'along across the desolalte wastes.

For half a mile the flight continued, when the big an estimated rate of forty miles The Republican Cam-1 Democratic Candidate hour. I I i to Speak in Oil paiqner Rests Ix Day at Los Angeles EXCITING ADVENTURE; ii District This proved the most exciting! adven- The -orki of clearing Pourtlji avenue park, 'donated- some months agio to the city by F. M. Smith, a local tapltalist, has been Completed by thei park department, untjer the supervision! of Malcolm swept away in. a long, purple fold, with scarcely a corrugation to break the symmetry of the picture.

1 i APPETITES SHARPENED. I One of the most noticeable things about the upper atmosphere was its sharpening effect upon the appetite. The lunch carried was quickly consumed, and sighed for mere. fu of the ascent of the fJiamoni, which tok place at 2:45 o'clock yesterday after JKLfS, Oct. .3.

Theodore Bell. bag again began to siettle. Again we LOS AN LOS ANGELES. Oct. 3.

Hiram W. Johnson, the Republican nominee for Gov noon from the aviations field ii Rixtv- climbed into the 'rigging and waited for superintendent of (parks. Lratlc candidate for Ciovernor, he Pw tendent Lamond has commenced ploughing and making the soil ready for grass, flower beds and shrubs for the beautlfl-cation of the park. He has laid out the plan of the two blocks at Fourth avenue and East Twentieth street, making details of the park wifti winding paths, fountains and groupof trees and flowef gardens. Tho park land has been curbed on tha street frontages, and will soon be one of.

the finest parks of the city. th The wo blocks of land; when taken rd and Telegraph avenue, hefore a ernor, departed from nis regular cam this city from Fan Prnardlno returned palgn programme yesterday, as mapped I criwd of friends of aeronauts and rarly yestjrday afternoon. He ppent sev- over city, was covered vith clay and street dumpings of jseveral years accumulation. The debris and clay has been cleared spectators wnich packed the big area. The balloon was In charero rr.

Cantnir 1 'a rral hours later in conference wltu me rs of the party. At 9 o'clock local v4 Tassell, and also carried C. F-. Math- King he left for Bakersfleld. ac away and levelled down, and in the eve Superin son, Pacific coast manager of the Dia "With the aid of glasses fishing boats were seen far below, but appeared to take no notice of us.

I f' At 5:20 o'clock the balloon suddenly be- gan to descend without appreciable cause, except a slightly colder current! hy pelliicy, the par- conipanled mond Rubber and myself. Ate for lieutenant-governor. ty candl The balloon ascended easily, the earth dr From Hal ppping away in a great panorama of out by the local committee, by visiting the beaches and enloylng himself. Instead of going to San Diego, where he was schedule to speak. He eschewed politics for the day.

l.fr. Johnivm left for the city ot bay climate at 2 p. m. today, and will" return here this evening: He will remain here' until tomorrow when he will visit Riverside. Following his engagement at Riverside, Johnson will proceed on his campaign tour up the coast.

He is scheduled to speak at Santa Barbara Wednesday evening. ersfleld the two will make, a toiir of the nelsjrt.oring oil campaign which struck the bag. The sun was Hearing the horizon, and the first chill of robfs, streets which resembled sliver tht-eads; mountains whidh dwindled to the orrow morning they ar sched- field. Tort DRJ DRURYISINOW PHILOMATH'S HEAD BURGLARS STEAL WATCHES AND COIN evening was approaching. At that time and for Vlsalla in the eve- merest ant-hills, while beyond the golden iIn! for Fresno te seeid like a gossamer thread laid ov jer a deep purple tho Pacific Kpeaklni of his tour through Southern the Instant when the basket would touch the earth.

The balloon's rpeed was not diminished when the basket struck the earth with a crash that threw us far Into the air nnd we landed on the soft marsvh rolling In double som-ersaultis for many yards and laying there for a few minutes breathless from the impact, while the jballoon continued on" its way. But the rip cord been drawn ias the balloon touched and it soon Captain Van! Tasaell seriouriy sprained his left arm In his fall from the rigging and suffered severely. We had landed In a desolate spot, far from airy house. The journey across the marsh on foot then began. Mud was encountered that taxed our energy and endurance; deep sloughs of soft mud which had to be crorsed in our effort to escape from the marsh before nightfall, as the sun had set and darkness was rapidly approaching, For nearly an hour we continued on our weary way until at last we reached a slough too broad tQ be crossed.1 The sound of an auto's siren came through the gathering dusk, and derplte Its harsh, shriek, it was sweet music, i ocan gleamed blue In the sunshine, while' California.

Hell says: ueyonfl, the Farallone islands lifted Hpelldcy and I hnv been cordial fa th plr heads like the points Neptune's jv received by tb" people of tne sourn, trident. The aviation field dwarfed to tht lawt nipht before dtpartlng f'r Former Oakland Pastor Is In Make Use of Bath Room Win sl9 of mere dots, finally blending with Raid 1 lMll Rive USES SHIRT. AS BANK; SENDS IT TO LAUNDRY "I firmly- bell-ve that their supi'ort nnd that we thie darker ground as the balloon rose stalled as President of i dow to Effect Entrance to Residence. couciues wiucn in iorniT yea.ru overwhelmingly Republican. I ptiall rarr have been Oregon College.

DRIFTS TOWARDS ALAMEDA. of Angeles, but of San Riverside, 'rarne nnd San At three thousaodetsfhe; was itles. Wherever ve have gone iionk not 1'ernardin have sentiment found a revolution of political In favor of our cause. we were poised 4,600 feet above the, sea. The descent was rapid, as was shoiVn by the aeronoids.

The last of the sand ballast was practically gone, and we watched the needle in th- aeronoids with increasing alarm. At an altitude of 3000. feet a strong, cold current was encountered that started the balloon back, across the bay toward the Alvarado marshes, fully fifteen miles away. The long drag-rope which trailed 175 feet below, was caught by the wind and swept for ahead of the while the big bag itself tipped and rocked. It was swept forward with increasing speed.

although steadily falling, as was shown by tho aeronoids. BALLOON RAPIDLY SINKS. Down to 2000 feet thef-balloon shot, and still continued its onward rtsh across the water. With all the' ballast goce we prepared to throw out everything of any weight. Tha needle in the aeronoii indicated feet and continued to iall.

The sound of the waves came to us more distinctly, and the needle of the ae'ronold showed only 500 feet, but 'the onward rush of the bis towards the marshes continued. It became a proble whether it would be possible to make XYfc land before the balloon struck, as that time RESCUERS APPEAR. Tslng a handkerchief pinned Into the pocket of a shirt as a bank in which she tiefl $250. Mrs. II.

OTell promptly forgot about, the coin apd sent to the laundry in a large bundle of soiled linen. -After her. husband had reported the loss of his money to the police, she suddenly remembered what she had done with it. The adventures of the money are equalled only by those of the Brave Llttla Tin Soldier in Anderson's Fairy Tales. After being dumped indiscriminately into the machine at BREAKS BOTH ANKLES.

IN HIS SEARCH FOR WORK caught in a lig'ht current which drifted it slowly towards AJameda, oyer the heart of Oakland. The city was only a brown iss of roofs, with trie streets sharply outlined like slender threads of light. Tho perfect of the 1 upper air was broken only by an occasional creaking of th cordage, or the voice of one of the passengers. Contrary to expectatfons, the higher we the warmer it became! At a height of 4800 feet the (heat was) Uncom-fo table, and at 5200 feet, the; highest point reached during the afternoon, I was conpelJed to doft my coat to gain relief from the heat. There -was no perceptible Rev.

Marion Richardson (Drury, 15. formerly -pastor of the i- First United Brethren church. Thirty-foiirth and Adeline streets, was formally Inducted 'Into the office of president of Philomath Cpl-lcge at Philomath. frith ilmpcsing ceremonies yesterday. Prominent sneakers from the schools and; Brethren churches of Oregon, 3nia the alumni and citizens of Pliilomath made addresses, after which the keys of the, college were delivered to iDoctor.

Drury. On accepting 'them he projceeded to deliver inaugural addrefsjon "The Distinctive I4ea and Purpose pf Education." He waigreeted with a larg and Interested- audience, who received- the (message cf the new president withj manifest approval. In the evening a banquet and recep Crawling through a narrow bath-room window, burglars effected entrance to the residence of C. E. Lange of 293 PeTklna street last evening and ransacked tho place.

They obtained trro gold watches, some Jewelry and In coin, the total value of the articles stolen being aboul $0. traci of tho burglars that may lead to tho discovery or their identity has been found. Louis Passanio, who rooms at 101? Franklin street, was robbed last night rut $220 which, he had left In the pecket ol his trousers. A suspect, residing In th sfsme place, has ben arrested and is be- Ing heli In detinue pending an Investigation. M.

Rogers, residing at 1051 'Franklin street, has reportd to the polieo the theft SAN" FRANCISCO. 3. Th mls--Iman of San An- fortunes rf Harry Ciime over ti this city this selmo. Peaching a spot oppose a laree bam. we sat; on the grass and waited 'jntil rescuers They came in the form of R.

L. C. Allen. H. Pmith and E.

Jackson, (who had followed the bsljoon in an auto.) The problem of retting us across (the slough war solved by the partial destruction of an old the boards being used to lay a pathway across the marsh over which we traveled to dry land and the' waiting au'omoblle. The was accomplished and had in ffirc or nient. r.ave morning 4 hlki to believe tJiat fan to Sixty-third street, the collection or in when he left hi home to- coins became separated, some of them egulrst ilman didn't' get rvcrk. but he falling the bottom of the machine, ana Goo- et with nn occlijent wnin caue.i Mm 'o I reak nr.k!s,' nnd will lay him i 1 1 others being thrown down the sewer with the dirty water. TEAR OUT PLUMBING.

n.o oajioon at any tame, and we were at an estimated distance of two i.p I a noni time come. ie wns proved successful In every repeci tion wre givn in honor of-President and ir.e oniy means of determining our speed 1 miles from the shore. wuTklr.g the corridor In Crocker's The balloon was to bave Trri-d four i Mrs- Drury and other members of tho of three 'horseblankets. valued at 180, by lining up Objeetsj on the ground. Brr.nnar ftreet.

when, in a from tat!" at S51 Ma-emlla strt. parser, eers. The travels of the cash were traced ciiirk h- stepred Into an orrn ut at the Isst minute it was college faculty, over one; hundred and the lifting capacity was in-- and visiting friends" of the out at the great altitude at which we wire traveling this was Cifficult even with decided" that levator shaft nd fell to the hafemnt. uvijjft 1 11 lie wfic f'-r treatment to the Cen- the aid of powerful glasses. by Detective three $20 pieces being revovered from the machine.

Today wlll be spent in tearing out some of the plumbing at the laundry to recover tml l'n-'-keney Hospital. STATIONARY OVER BAYj The aeronoid rigistered 300 feet and the r.eedio continued slowly to circle downward. The shore seemed far away and the sovnd of the water came to us with a chilling ir.tenseness. The aeronoid registered 200 feet, and we began to prepare for a struggle in the water. In another minute the needle of the aeronoid showed 150 feet and the drag-rope was trailing in the water with the shore at least a mile away and no boats in sight, except a ferr- far in the distance, BRASS THIEVES ARE the rest of the mo The npper current was slowlj sweep A fifteen foot barbflt 1 pole, beautifully ing us over the bay, but when off Hunt decorated with the natcal colors, and er's point tha balloon Remained station-artr.

the faint current i leaving ua. For And still the big bag continued to settle sufficient to take four, and it was decided to flip a coin to see who hould Professor A. Vander Nalllen lost the throw and was forced to watch the others sail aloft. The balloon was christened by Blanche Bonham- Prof, i Vander Naillen' started the festivities by Introducing Dr. Ira Dalriel.

presklefet of the Pacific Aero Club of San FVancirro. as master of ceremonies. Dal-rlel made a short speect. in whih he recited a brief lilffrjTT i of balloon ventures afl Following Dnlziti's remark a. Councilman Karoid Kverhart of Oakland, delivered an address.

Rev. E. Sauiderspoke i the A Three-Year Loan OF 82.00 Wanted Will pay 7 net. giving first mortgage on new $3600 home just bHng eomplrted. Absolutely safe.

Fullest investigation solicited. Private partie only. Address pv-ner, box 4flS, bearing a golden ball atipeak, was stolen during the silent hourasf early morning from in front of the shop of R. J. Washcn at 500 AKatrax avenue.

He believes that college boys are responsible for the theft. RELEASED BY DUNNE i SAN KRAXCISCO, Oct; -It seems pathetic to send young men to the penitentiary for stealing brass ifrom the lamp port-: cf the city hall when you can't put men In prison for trying to 's'eal the whole said Superior Judge Dunne, this morning, and he forthwith! releaed on probation, George Broen and John towards the although traveling at an Increasing speed: ire than an hour the big bag hung sus-I-ended at this point, occasionally falling a rew hundred feet, but regaining the regions when' sand ballast was cast CREDITORS' AUCTION SALE thrpe f.n stocks belonging to J. llan-kti, t). M-l'ht-rson and Mrs. Dsvln.

Tuesday, October 4. at 10.20 a. ra 1 C. iv -street. Oakland.

Comprising in art: holce line of ladles' anii gent 'urnishinif Kods. fine line of stationery, nyv notic n. groceries, etc. The fixtures Comprise riliTit casf. counter counters, shelving.

National cash rrr'tters, etc. TiJs is tin extra fine lot of goods. Open LIFE. BATTLE FOR t. The'Ound of the waves reaehed us they resembled the accompaniment Peterson.

I ArJ now comes Col. Watterson alluding to Japan as "the Sunflower Kingdom." This comes of allowing 'Kansas to figure too much In ths limelight. Baltlmor News. I of! some gTeat church pip so! deep The needle, registered 100 feet and then 73 and finally: 55 feet. At this point every article in the basket -was -cast out, even trifles in our pockets, in order to save welghL A battle for Ufa la tha bay 0h The you were taken Into custody I the note In the upper silences of the whil tri th jo Jfr iii-pection.

act of sawing off the bras rted portloa cf tt cli tMUNEO A Atctlonm. J. Th panorama presented by' sea and lavocatlon. Ik from a it.