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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1910.
HAMILTON MIKES
LONG FLIGHT
Flew From New York to Phila
• detphla and Return.
172 MILES IN 209 MINUTES
Daring Aviator Wins SIO,OOO Prlre Of
fcred by New York Newspaper.
Cheered by Huge Crowds.
Charles K. Hamilton, the little red
haired acrobat of the upper airs,
llew from New York to Pnlladelplila
and back again and won the SIO,OOO
prize offered by the New York Times.
The flight \\;as made wlihout mis
chance. Straight as a pigeon on the
wing. Hamilton Hailed over cities, riv
ers and farms, winging an unsurveyed
course. At 9.28 a. M.he was shaking
hands with Governor Stuart, of Penn
sylvania, eighty-eight miles from Gov
ernor's Island. He made the trip to
Philadelphia in 1 hour and 49 minutes.
His luck failed him on the journey
home, or he might have beaten Paul
han's record for uninterrupted (light—
-117 miles. London to Litchfield. Fifty
three miles from Philadelphia he lost
his bearings, mistaking a green patch
of Jersey for Statcn Island, and simul
taneously two jf the eight cylinders
of his engine coughed and quit ,/ork.
He dropped into the clutch of a swamp
near South Amboy, and it was hours
before repairs could be made and the
aviator could escape the Immense
crowd that swarmed from the Jersey
towns.
As it was, his actual flying time for
the 172 miles was 209 minutes, and he
fulfilled to the letter his contract with
the New York Times to make a round
trip from New York to Philadelphia
within twenty-four hours. Glenn H.
Photo by Amrrlean Press Association.
CHARLES K. HAMILTON.
Curtiss. the first man in this country
to make long distance calls in a flying
machine, said he considered Hamil
ton's achievement the greatest in the
history of aviation; unsurpassed in
that Hamilton struck out a course for
himself, without land buoys to guide
him, without a charted ro«te to help
him, and accomplished the feat with
such accuracy that he kept to the sec
ond on the schedule he had laid out.
Few men have received the kind of
reception that Hamilton got when he
dropped out of the clouds. Along the
Battery, the water front of lower
Brooklyn, the edge of Staten Island
and the Jersey shore the piers and s. a
walls were black with people. Thou
sands of them had waited for houis,
swayed by rumors that came from
the Amboy swamp. On Governor's
Island, at the aviation grounds, a
thousand chins were turned skyward.
Hamilton came so fast that a few
Becouds after the officer spotted him
the aeroplane was discernible to the
naked eye. You saw, painted against
the gray mists of Staten Island, a
blur. Ten seconds more and it was a
wide winged bird, a bird with its head
tucked out of sight. On it came in a
line a quarter of a mile south of the
Statue of Liberty, 400 feet above the
bay. In another flash of time you
made out the clean lines of the planes
and you could see Hamilton crouched
over his steering wheel.
As the air currents frisked above
the water, they dipped the aeroplane
to the left and right. While still over
the bay, but rapidly Hearing the sea
wall of Governor's Island, Hamilton
shut off power. The propeller ceased
its faint droning, revolved slowly for
a few and the machine com
menced to drop, slowly at first, then
faster. Hamilton set the motor work
ing just ♦ong enough to reverse the
propeller and make sure of an easy
landing.
RICHARD W. PARKER.
Congressman Accused of Accept
i Ing "Gifts" From Railroads.
I
PUTS "GIFT" TAKING
UP TO CONGRESSMEN
Says Judiciary Committee is
Empicyed by Railroads.
Sensationnl charges were made in
congress against Representative Rich
ard Wayne Parker, of New Jersey,
chairman, i>nd other members of the
house committee on the judiciary.
The sensation was sprung by Rep
resentative Choice B. Randell, Demo
crat, of Texas. He charged that Rej>-
reesntallvi Parker and other members
of the committee were "receiving
gifts, franks, employment and compen
sation of great and pecuniary value"
from railroads
Mr. Randell charged that this was
true to such an extent as to disqualify
these members of the committee from
deciding upon the bill to prohibit con
gressmen and judges from receiving
such gifts from railroads or other cor
porations.
Randi'U brought before the house a
privileged resolution to remove the
measure refirred to from the commit
tee on judi< iary and to have it imme
diately reported back to the house.
The committee assailed by Mr. Ran
dell includes some of the most promi
nent members of the house. Its mem
bers are: Richard Wayne Parker, New
Jersey, chairman; Charles Q. Tirrell,
Massachusetts; John A. Sterling, Illi
nois; Reuben O. Moon, Philadelphia;
Gerrltt J. Dlehema, Michigan; G. R.
Malby, New York; E. \V. Higgins.
Connecticut; H. P. Ooebel. Ohio; Ed
win Denby, Michigan; Paul Howland,
Ohio; P. M. Nye, Minnesota; W. P.
Sheffield, Rhode Island; Henry D.
Clayton, Alabama; Robert L. Henry,
Texas; W. G. Brantley, Georgia; C. C.
Reid, Aarksnsas; E. Y. Webb, North
Carolina; Charles C. Carlin, Virginia.
FLOOD TAKES 200 LIVES
Fifty Spectators Persh When Bridge
Is Swept Away.
It is estimated that 200 persons lost
their lives in the flood that swept the
valley of the river Ahr, In the Elfel
region in Germany.
Elghty-fieven bodies were recovered.
These were found along the river
banks, tossed high by the flood, or left
stranded as the waters subsided.
A report says that fifty lives were
lost at the village of Schult when a
bridge which was crowded with per
sons watching the turbulent waters
was carried away.
Two barracks In which Italian and
Croatian laborers were housed were
swept away and their occupants, who
were in their beds, were drowned. 1
Morocco.
Morocco, In spite of Its close proxim
ity to Europe, is the most fanatical of
the Mohammedan countries.
With" yells exploding aii arounl him
he droped his biplane to the sail.ls I'
a long sweep, as a gull dives. Th
bicycle wheels thumped the grouii'l
the aeroplane bounced a foot perhap
and then ran along without a jar foi
'«»RS than fifty feet.
The crowd engulfed the little mat'
and gave him no chance to climb oil
of the machine and stretch his cramp
ed limbs. He was a sight. If ever lii
Hie worM there was a soiled atlator
Hamilton was that bird.
CONFEREES AGREE
ON RAILROAD BILL
Taft Gets Commission to Probe
Stock Watering.
REPORTED TO THE SENATE
House Short Haul Clause and the Sen
ate Provision For Suspension of New
Rates Accepted by Conferees.
The conferees of the senate and
house reached a complete agreement
on the railroad bill, and Senator Kl
kins Immediately presented the report
to the senate.
The agreement was In accordance
with an announcement made at the
end of a conference at the White
House, In which Senators Elldns and
Aldrlch participated with the presi
dent.
Although the Democratic conferees,
Senator Newlands and Representative
A damson, refused to sign the report,
inasmuch as they had not participated
in its preparation, it is conceded that
the report will have a substantial ma
jority in both houses, and that a con
siderable number of the members of
the minority will vote for it.
The president's wishes for a com
mission to investigate and recommend
a method for supervising future stock
and bond Issues are included in the
conference report.
The conferees adopted the house
long and short haul provision and the
senate provision in regard to the sus
pension of the increase in rates.
The latter section provides in ef
fect that the proposed increases shall
not go into effect for a period of elev
en months from the time notice is
given by the railroads; but it is fur
ther provided that the interstate corn
merce commission shall give to hear
ings on such questions preference over
all other questions pending before it
and shall make decisions thereon as
speedily as possible.
The report provides that the section
relating to the suspension of Increasi s
ill rates and the section providing for
the appointment of a commission t >
investigate the question of fedorr.l
regulation of stocks and bonds shall
take effect immediately. The remain
ing portions of the bill will go Into
effect sixty days from the date of ap
proval by the president.
There was some friction over put
ting into th" hill the paragraph to au
thorize the apointmcnt of a commis
sion by the president to take up the
subject of stock "watering" by the
railroads.
The president remained firm in his
insistence that there should be some
provision looking to the control o'
future issues of railroad securities
that the party might say it had com
plied with its platform pledge in this
respect. It is said that a committee
of railroad attorneys was urging the
conferees not to put such a provision
in the bill. This fact did not disturb
the president.
COL. ROOSEVELT
SAILS FOR HOME
On Last Lap of Record Mak
ing Trip.
Theodore Roosevelt is now home
ward bound. Accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt. Kermit, Ethel and Mis.
Nicholas Longworth, he sailed June
10 on the Hamburg-American line
steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria.
The steamer is due at Quarantine,
New York, on the night of June 17,
but the former president will not land
in New York until the following morn
ing.
In company with Sir Edward Grey,
the foreign secretary, Colonel Roose
velt spent the last night of his visit
in England at the Brockenhurst. a ho
tel in the vicinity of New Forest,
Hampshire.
The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria had
a large passenger list, and when he
went aboard Mr. Roosevelt was given
quite a reception by his fellow trav
elers.
As the tender came alongside, the
band on the steamer's deck playe.l the
"Star Spangled Banner," aud there
was a good deal of cheering.
Night Riders' Foe Dead.
Judge Harris, president of the West
Tennessee Laud company, of 1 ipton
ville, Tenn., whose life is said to have
been several times sought by the Reel
loot lake night riders, was drowned
while swimming in the Mississippi
river.
75C PER YEAR
YOUNG BRONCHO BUSTERS
Louis and Temple Abernathy Rode
2000 Miles to Meet Roosevelt.
ABERNATHYS REACH GOAL
Youthful Oklahoma Rough Riders Are
Warmly Received.
After a ride of two thousand miles
on ponies from their home in Okla
homa in a journey to New York to
greet their father's friend, ex-Pre3i
dent Theodore Roosevelt, upon l id ar
crowd of at least a thousand people
when they drc-w up their tired bron
chos before the Hotel Breslin and.
dismounting, rushed into the arms of
their proud father. Marshal Jack
Abernathy, anxiously awaiting to re
ceive them.
From the moment they reached the
city the little rough riders were the
center of a continuous reception. They
rode off the ferryboat that brought
them from Jersey City into a veritable
mob. It took six mounted policemen
to clear the way, and a constantly in
creasing crowd fell in behind.
Smiles as broad as their sombreros
lighted up the youngster's faces as
they bared their heads In salute. Then
they slipped from their ponies and
hurried into the hotel.
The nervy sons of the Oklahoma
United Sta'es marshal left their fath
er's rani'h-411 the middle west on April
1G and have received great ovations
at all points during their trip across
the country.
Miss Drexel Now Lady Maidstone.
The marriage of Viscount Maid
stone, the oldest son of the Karl of
Winchelsea and Nottingham, and Miss
Margaretta Armstrong Drexel. daugh
ter of Anthony J. Drexel, of Philadel
phia, the first of turee Anglo-American
weddings to take place in London dur
ing June, was celebrated at St. Mar
garet's, Westminster.
Rut for the death of the king placing
many people in mourning this was to
have been one of the big social events
of the season. As it was, there was a
large attendance both at the church
and at the reception held afterward at
Mr. Drexel's residence in Grosvenor
square.
The service was fully choral, the
bishop of I.ondon and Canon Henson,
of Westminster Abbey, rector of St.
Margaret's, officiating. The interior of
the little church had been decorated
with white flowers, chiefly margue
rites.
There were ten bridesmaids iti soft
white satin, and instead of hats they
wore bandeaux of marguerites with
long tulle veils. They were Lady
Gladys Finch- Hatten, sister of the
bridegroom Miss Hilda Chichester
and Miss Essex Vere Gunning, cous
ins of the bridegroom; Miss nhoda
Astley, daughter of Dowager Lady
Hastings; Lady Violet Manners, Miss
Sybil Fellowes, daughter of Lord de
Ramsey; Kiss Constance Combe, the
daughter of Lady Combe; Miss Edith
Wayne, of Philadelphia, and two
American brides-elect. Miss Mildred
Carter, who is to be married to Lord
Acheson on June 21, and Miss Helen
Post, to be married three days later
to Montagu Eliot. Charles Mills, son
of Lord Hillingdon, was the best man.
The two received many presents.
The bride's father gave her a diamond
tiara and a medallion of diamonds at
tached to a jeweled chain, as well as
an automobile, in which and
Lady Maidstone are to tour the conti
nent on their honeymoon. Mrs. Drex
el's gift to her daughter was a rope of
pearls.
The value of the presents has been
estimated at more than a quarter of
a million dollars. J. P. Morgan sent a
diamond cable two yards long, and the
George J. Goulds a twelve-carat gem
set In a ring.
Lehigh Confers Honors.
At the forty-first annual commence
ment exercises at Lehigh university,
at South Bethlehem. Pa., 118 degrees
were conferred by Dr. H. S. Drinker
on graduates. The address to the grad
uates was delivered by Dr. Henry
Price, of Brooklyn, N. Y., an alumnus,
he being a member of the first clans
to enter Lehigh university.