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HOW CHIEF LEES WON A CON
FESSION- OF CALIFORNIA'S MOST
FAMOUS FORGERY WILL BE
TOLD IN THE SUNDAY CALL.
V^ -J)
VOLUME CIX— NO. ,27.
NEW HIGH WATER
MARK MADE BY
CHRISTMAS MAIL
Increase Over Same Week Last
Year Is Placed at 20
Per Cent
SPSS _ #• ' r» j'i
Twenty to Twentyfive Postal
Cards Mailed to Every
Letter
If That Expected Package Has
Not Arrived You Will Get
It by Tonight
Postal Receipts Show
Increase in Business
The following record shows
the number of pieces of mail re
ceived at the San Francisco post
office for special delivery during
Christmas week for the last four
years. It is regarded fcj? the post
office officials as the best index of
the increase of business during
that time:
Year Year Year Year
Day — 1907 190S 1909 1910
18th .... 096 423 412 644
20th 730 717 009 767
21st 024 533 7SO .774
22d 555 »C 0 83S 876
23d 750 589 893 1,250
24th ... r 1.647 1,565 1,697 1,890
SSth 832 1,045 1,145 1,196
26th 578 GB9 594 750
Total.. . fl.fi 12 6,821 6,968 8,177
NEXT to the indulgent fathers and
husbands whose pocketbooks
have taken on a concave aspect
because of the days leading up to
Christmas,' the happiest men in the
world are the employes of the -post
offices now that Christmas day, is past.
Like thee fiSh^rs^-and-' JiHsbatnds, the
postal employes have cheerfully suf
fered* from the same source — Christmas
presents.
" A . conservative estimate of the in
crease in mail this Christmas week over
Christmas week a year ago is placed at
TO per cent.
The greatest increase in mail mat
ter was in postal card?. The habit
of sending cards of greetings has been
steadily gTowlng for the last four
yars but Christmas week of 1910 Is
the banner year for the litt!« paste
- boards. In- San Francisco there were
from 20 to 25 Christmas cards mailed
for each letter. F.rom outside sources
it is estimated 12 to 15 postals ar
rived for each letter. As the postals
mailed In this city must be "faced"
and canceled the same as letters the
receiving clerks and assistants were
taxed to keep the carriers supplied with
work.
You'll Get It Tonight '
At the postofnee last night it was
etated every piece of. Christmas mall
for San Franciscans wijl be delivered
by tonight. Congestion at the postof
fic« caused only second class mall mat
ter, such as letters, packages contain
ing presents and postal cards, was
given preference. For Christmas week
first class matter was assorted and de
livered the day of receipt- "Work on
second class matter followed, with the
result that it will be delivered less
than two days following Christmas.
In order to handle the Christmas
Treek mall »fnciently Superintendent of
Delivery R. TV. Madden employed more
than 200 extra men. Of this number
363 men were detailed to assist the 316
carriers regularly employed. In the
main room of the postofftce, where can
cellation, sorting and packing is done,
, there were 50 extra men.
Messengers Make Record.
In tr-e special delivery department,
which is considered the barometer In
dicating the increase or decrease of
all classes of mall, between 20, and 25
per cent increase was shown over the
receipts of last year. Special .delivery
boys are paid S cents for each letter
delivered. Several of the boys earned
ss high as $10 for a day's work — the
highest ever known In this department.
In order to accommodate a' throng
of more than 1.000 persons, who be
eieged the main postofnee from 11
o'clock y.esterday morning until 2
' o'clock in the afterndoh, "Postmaster
Flsk found It necessary to fll^ the cor
ridors before the stamp windows with
tables, upon which late Christmas pack
ages conld be made' up aqd -addressed.
At one time more than 500 people were
lined up in front of the stamp windows!
The corridor with its crowds/ tables
and packages- took on the appearance
of* a department store.
Fisk Is Pleased .
Postmaster'^Fls'k is well pleased- with
the way his^ men- handled the Christ
mas rush. Others in the service de-
Serving of special, mention for efficient
(and prompt service are: Superintendent
, rf Delivery R. WV. Madden; Assistant
' Superintendent : -;.*'of- Delivery Warren
The San Francisco Call.
Mrs* Nat Gopdwin,
: Who Would Cut
Ties of Matrimony
BOMB JOKE STARTS
SALOON STAMPEDE
Harmless Skyrocket in Can Is
Placed Against Bar and the
Thirsty Flee
What the police believe was a prac
tical joke created a panic yesterday
afternoon in the Golden Rule saloon,
kept by Charles Schoene at 765 Market
street, when customers in the * pladl 11 ' 1
discovered an ominous looking can
with a section of fuse attached resting
against the foot rail in front of the
bar. Believing that an attempt was
being made to dynamite the saloon;
the occupants made a hurried exit
from the barroom, some running to, the
street and others taking refuge in a
rear, office.
Policeman Jack TiHman .\u25a0was 'sum
moned and he carefully removed the
can and its contents to the office of
Captain of Detectives Wall, where an
examination •\u25a0was made. 1
The large can" was of red tin, about
one foot in length and three inches. in
diameter. The cover removed, copious
wads of cotton were found, beneath
which rested a smaller can, cylindrical
kin shape, with a cone shaped cover. *• A
foot of fuse was attached and this was
gingerly separated f rom i the /'bomb" by
Captain Wall before the investigation
continued. SflSB - T ' \u25a0-.
When a' detective with a , knowledge
of high explosives gave Wall assurance
that the danger, risk had been
to the minimum arid volunteered to
open the smaller can, he was left alohe
to the work. In a, few moments,he.an
nounced that" the object was the head
of an ordinary_ skyrocket and that it
contained a quantity of black powder.
Schoene was notified and the "scare
was over.
VETERANS OF SPANISH
WAR CELEBRATE SEASON
Christmas Tree for Children
V and Grownups Alike
In the signal- corps armory, 1574 Mc-
Allister street, gayly festooned -with
colored streamers,**Chrlstmas t bejls 'arid
Japanese , lanterns, and presided- over, by
the Teddy bearlmascot at the* footjof
prettily ;decorated^. Christmas ! tree, 107
children? of * members of - the vNelson
A. Miles ; camp,. Spanish t War ""yeterans,
received presents last evening from, the
hands of Santa Clau's L. 'S. Otis.^?- ,-:
. The grownups were not forgotten -.and
both the members 'and- their ;wlves* re
ceived two wagons, -jumping- jacks; and
other gifts "calculated .tor bring*, forth
roars 'of laughter, at t the expense of . the
recipient:
Outgoing. Commander \u25a0E; A/. Robbins
was presented .with a gold; watch- fog,
the emblem of the; order. -. .
GILROY* PASTOR TO \u25a0
CONTINUE CHARGE
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
GILROY, Dec. . 26.— Rev. ; D.; : : A/ jßus-'
sell, editor of : the Pacific ; Christian^
who has filled. the pulpit'of ; theVchris'-'
tian church in ,this; city'during^%the
last, two .months.; has-been 1 induced 1 . 1 to
rema4n- during .s.the/i year *l9ll.f Doctor
Russell has accomplished? many needed
improvements about Hhe church ? build
ing., .. \u0084'•,.. --• . \u0084', i. ;
SIX YOUTHS^GOOVER .
EMBANKMENTiIN TAXI
. JEFFERSON\CITY. M 6., r Dec»26.— A
taxicab in .which"- six. .young 'men;, of
this city i were ; taking, a ; ride went rJoVer"
an embankment f our \u25a0*; miles ;.west of
here today^ All were Injured, 'one;
Warren- Goodell,^ seriously. He. was
badly cut ,on % ; the; head and .body.' iThe
.taxicab turned over^sixy.tirnesjr.while
going over -the- enbahkraent and 'was
wrecked/;^ , - .v. v . \u25a0'/"..
death^calls man who
walked;far c forYgold
. ST." JOSEPH, Mo.. Dec. 2 6.-^-Geor ge
M.V Hauck,*al pioneer 'died: at his
home "here "todays aged 79. . In? 1849."
whin r gold ; was discovered: in
S A®_ . FRANCISCO- v -jTIJESD^T^. DECEMBEBi 27^ ,1910;
EDNA GOODRICH
GOOWDIN SUES
TO DIVORCE NAT
Wife Said to Have Found Hus
band in Room With Well
Known Actress •
Planned to Surprise Actor With
Turkey Dinner in for
onto—and She Did
[Special Dispatch to The Call] '
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.— -Nat Goodwin,
"actor and late partner, in the
mining stock firm -of 8.H.-3chef
t "tels & 'Co.. recently defunct,: has
been sued for divorce by Edna Good
rich Goodwin.
Although Goodwin knew several days
ago that the suit was Instituted he
avoided admitting it until' the facts be
came known through friends" who were
present -at a recent 'by
Goodwin to a select few^in commerao
ration'of; the incident. ."
The genial Nat called it a "fourth
service ."dinner," and the'- invitations
which he sent ; to a dozen or so iritU
mates, were- so inscribed." '
The incident that led to the divorce
suit, it was learned tonight, i occurred
In .Toronto, Can., last Thanksgiving
day. ' A -friend of Miss ; Goodrich !tells
the story : as i follows: *.;
Goodwin had ; gone to Toronto several
Continued on Page 2, Col. 5
UNCLE SAM WATCHES FOR
REVOLT IN HONDURAS
Another " JRebellion Feared and '-'.Gunboat'^YoiUtown^ls
Ordered to the Storm Genterl at Amapala}
[Special Dispatch lo • The Call!
WASHINGTON, Dec/ 26.— Fearing the
outbreak of another, revolution in Hon
duras,. Secretary, Meyer • today ordered
the" gunboat • Yorktown, stationed." at
Corinto,- NlcarAgiia, to* proceed- to - Ama
[P»3a?'-H'p7ltJufa's>^Tfie order'to the 'com
rrtanderof ;the; Yorktown iWas:
-and report upon the con-*"
ditions existing on the^west x coast of
Honduras."
A'mapala has'long been a: storm cen
MOTHER DIES OF JOY WHEN FAMILY
IS REUNITED ON CHRISTMAS DAY
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 26.— Surrounded
by her seven children and their wives
and husbands and almost a score of
grandchildren, who; had gathered for a
Christmas reunion of the family, Mrs.
John H. Martin died of joylast nightat
herhome at 10131 street. 1 .
The happiness at meeting her chil
dren and seeing the family united with
out a vacant place was more than; her
PIONEER KEEPS SECRET OF FRUITVALE
MINE 39 YEARS AND THEN BUYS IT
[Special Dispatch io'The, Call] >'•
: OAKLAND, Dec. 26.—After - holding
the' secret of a rich mineral find for 39
years, George W. May; a pioneer miner
and prospector, was able., to purchase
the coveted property, which' is just out-
side of Fruitvale,.and begin the devel-
op'ment of his old discovery.
• The land is mouhtaincius.^four.milea
ONE IS^KI^LED WHEN
TABERNACLE^CAVES IN
Others Are Hurt Working on
Revival Building'
BARBERTON, 0., Dec. -26.— While, a
number of preachers and 50- deacons
and . laymen • were ; putting the : , finishing
touches in 1 celebration of Christmas .to
a*i new tabernacle, which was built - for
a" series of revival meetings, .the ; roof
caved in, killing J/ ; H.- Lyers,' a real es-.
tate dealer,' andjin juring L several Mothers:
Two '? preachers /are^'amohg those^ hurt/
One of the- injured may .'die/ '
T>VO GIRLS KILLED/BY
EXPLOSIONtOF GAS
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- ipiTTSBURG, . Dec. 26.-^ r Elise; ; and
Margaret Bryant aged -, 22 » arid* 16 : ' years/
respectively;: daughters 'of .^Mrs.> Mary
Bryan; •.'a > ' widow,^were • fatallyiburned;
and 'their "brother, |*Andrew,\agedp 23,*
was seriously! 7 injured z in ? an : explosion
of gas in^theirjhome "in7,Corapolis, a"
suburb, Vea'rly^today.'*-; The -two > girls
died ! in ; the , hospital thisjmornlng.* .
BLUEJACKETSVSEISDtA t "V;;
GIFT TO ROCKEFELLER
. Va-. C. P ec - --^feUnlted;
States ."seamen" from '^ eight $ warships,*
grateful Cto ' John D.% Rockefeller^; and
Miss / Helen 1 Gould <-f or,;" kindnesses * to
them; "have *serit^ Christmas ; ,£ gifts ;<to;
both. ; " A " flower ~ stand'. -.was V' sent , -to
Rockefeller;": and 7 a % * crn - dish ,' Miss
Gould/:" The'latterllnireturii;ißjsendlng^
atßhufneboardiwith^tehpihi attachment
ito'Uhe naval j<Y^ Mo C/jA:^here.Vv/% f ;;/ v ;
,WOJtiLBr BAMTA ' OLATJB i BUBJrEß^PortliißA,-
I f Ore. ," - Dec.*' :, 2G.— Mrs: : * Eva } Bakar^J an Si aged
BELL RINGS UP
FOUR MORE FAIR
VOTES FOR WEST
Napa Man Gains New Pledges
for Sah Francisco^ and v
Keeps Up Good Work^ \u25a0
Brief Is Being Prepared for Con- •
gress by Delegation at
Washington -V
[Special Dispatch to TfceColl]
WASHINGTON,^ Dec. ;26.— San Fran
cisco . exposition representatives, have
been busy ,Inv spite- of the holidays."
Many.; congressmen \ are iri -.town;: and
every one of tliem : ls being interviewed.'
Theodore; A; .Bell, : who is r in
charge at headquarters, is ibusy/cor-,
responding -,; with agents i* throughout
the country^ arid [preparing a brief pre
senting San Francisco's; case to the
house , of representatives.' :^Letters r and
telegrams received iyeste*rday r " and to
day Indicate a favorable swing toward
San : Francisco , in, the ; middle west.'
Four^votes were captured for San Fran
cisco ; today. . • \u25a0..'. "\u25a0? ./ ;_ \u25a0__;...
-E. M. Swazey has | returned from New
York, where he;had a conference; with
Leon SlossV . Representative; Kahn' has
gone to Pittsburg to line up: the forces
there.. Representative > ."McKinlay has
gone^ to Kentucky ona'sifriilar errand
and Representative Knbwland lsiin.Vir-
Continued. on Paste 2, Column 6
ter..'. It. wasr.the of ivGen-
eral Valadares, r who » is- opposed :• to * the
government i/arid> wa'gw'ousted;- as' sov
ernor byiPresident Dayilla. '"*\u25a0'
\u25a0'"'(Th'e'Jstate^. department o is --watching:
with,-; interest -the^rnovemeritsrof v'the'
gunboat Hornet, which cleared from*
New,- Orleans'" Saturday.;; Coincident
with the. sailing of the Hornet was; the
leaving" of former Bonila
from New -Orleans :for»Honduras. . , : . l
frail body could stand: Death came' so
swiftly and unheralded thatV it ' was
some.time ; before -th'e; members ;of i the
family could realize that V. the grim
reaper "had stalked Tin" upon' the' Christ
mas festivities. ' ' ' . "\ '.--
Mrs.' Martin was 68 years old,' a-.pio
ner of Sacramento, havingjeome to this
city, when a iglrl/ She is survived by
her'husbknd. '
back-of # "Friiitvale/ .on the' ,Redwood
road. _; It was purchased three I weeks
ago. The vein is. a decompgsed por
phyry, composition,.. 14 feet \u25a0:wide, and
cuts across the property for '200 feet. ,
; It;carries silver;and;.gold^havihg.tlje
distinction]'of; being;thefonlyVgold,mine
known in Alameda:,c6urity.--" •
BROTHER^SUAPS SISTER,
Man Shot by; Brother; on Eve -of
Wediiiiig
PRESCOTT/ Ark.r Dec.^26— O»; the
eve^of :\ his wedding-, : because, it is : _al-;
leged, ' he : h£d slapped his ; sister; Qeofge
H. Hendricks: was" shot-, andikilled^b'y
his/ brother, - William Hendricks, today.
t The shootin y . at: ; the: store^f
the father; of ; the ; men,' ."At ; the'; time"' the"
eldefi' Hendricks > was Jn-.'seareh/of ."po
licemen v to!have;his - s6ns ; .arrested. \u25a0;•\u25a0*•.'
RANCHER DIES CVVHILE
FIQHTINQiQRASSvFIRE
[Special ipispaieh io iJheiCall]
SANTA I ROSA, i Dec;: 2 6.^-Trhii'eVngbt-j
ingi a'; grass;: fire /thatc threatened 'to'
burnj his >J home,J; twoSmilesft from. 'this
city,;; George § Louis * Roff ,"* 6 6 V, y e'ars^old. 5
suffered 3a V rush «of Sblood ?; to !? his * head
and 'dropped , deadiv* He ! leaves : a"* widow,"
two ;v daughters jaridtaf son/; v\One i'Tpf *hls
sons i Is; employed ,'" : in . .Sanv^rancisco.'"
Five ! : years : ;:Jago./ -. Roff > acquired his
.ranchhlVHeJwasiaV Mason- andVai.Wood-"
man^of ItheiWorld.t' :" : •' ; " Y.p \ ••;\u25a0 i *--y- /
F?ATAIS^WRECIC^CAUSED v
=DAMAQEj{r^STEAMER
ANTWERP, 1 ?: Belgium, j Deo:- 26J— The
Red|Star; Hne-fSteamerlF^inlandriwhich
sankUhe!Belglan)freierhter>BaltiQueYat'
,the!'mouth"ribf athe I River f Escaiutay,"! Buf^
fer"ed2COJisldefa.)t)le£da.mage7itp;iits|b"ow'
'and^will|beTdfydockedfat:: Southampton
\u25a0\u25a0 for examination.' ; ,;,The ?, Finland t,*. war
bound v- f rorrui An twerp^j f br^New.'^Ydrk
,wh>nithaf^lli«io"nfoccurred?aridsafter^
wardianchoj^lat'Flushing.^Blxi > 6ffthe'
HOXSEY SOARS 11,474 FEET
REMARKABLE FLIGHT IN GALE
ArchfHoxseyiy Calif orhian iivho^broke world's- height* record, and diagram
showing-hon '"altitude work has'been brought up to \]\,47 4 feetP
PILOT OF DEATH
HUSBAND'S SEAT
\u25a0 Wif e;i X Hied .?in *IBuggjr j \u25a0$ Farmer
Unhurt,;- Carrie^Six; Miles
.:: J •bjr'fengihe . ..'
ALEMOYNE^a^D«. V 26PTIirown ; on
of the;r<pnglne of the fast
Hocking.- valley- passenger, train; which
stfuckv and his ] biiggy • and
instantly; killed '-hls'iwife, : John'Bartel
shein^ra wealthy 'farinW/ was carried to
Fembervlile,' six' miles distant, where, he
alighted,; dazed' but, uninjured.'^ He^ still
heldj,part\of "'theVbrqken.' lines 'In . one
hand.'jtogrether^withjtlie^lap^rpbe. •
\u25a0-\u25a0'•: BY* ALA BAM A -YOUTHS
Love {Jfpr-Excitement "arid bime
" s Cause of .Affray/" V
'; : MOBILB/rAla^VfDeC;} 26.-^-L,ove \u25a0 f orTex
cltement/superißducediby reading dime
novels, ftwaB > - the*'c*auset of James J. Parks
and^Fr an k : aTt emor, ',1 5 ' \u25a0 y e ar } ol d . b 6 y a,
Tight ing,*a^ duelVhere ' on the ; outskirts 'of
VhefcJty*.today. Parka jwas swounded jln,
thellef ti-arm, r an - artery.;being J severed."
TreroorJescaped'unhurt.' The "boys built
-I^:^£^^- •.^Vf.Vl'.'ifWA" ; v',«Vn v o.---:»»,'«^' '-Vl'
\u25a0 lowest Sunday nf»mJ4s.. *Sf V* \>^* \
FORECAST :FOJ^^€^AY^<^^ |
frost in morning; ligf^&qgwind, changing to '
A VI ATION: FIELD, LOSANGELES. Dec. 2&— Seventy-five thousand
./ \ persons, the largest crowd that' ever witnessed manbirds in flight in
X \ America, saw. Arch Hoxsey, the Pasadena aviator, break the world's
record for altitude today.' He soared more than two miles up into
the sky— to.be exact, his barograph registered a height of 11,474 feet, or nearly
a thousand feet above the altitude of :10,499 feet attained by Le Gagneux at
"Pau,: France, a short^time ago. This is the second time the world's altitude
record has .been broken in Los Angeles, the first time being last January, when
Louis Paulhan rose a little more than 4.000 feet. ,*"£\u25a0" v
Hoxsey did this in spite. of a gale of 40 milev an hour that wrecked
' Huber/ Latham's Antoinette monoplane and kept more cautious aviator 3on
DESCENDS IN THRILLING SPIRAL GLIDES
Hoxscy sailed into the sky at 1 o'clock. At 2:45 his barograph 'showed
'thc;_reckoncd-'hcight;oycr Venice, a'scaahore resort, more than 20 miles:. from
\u25a0the field.^..Qjniipg' dowiT.-he.detied the forces- of the wind and;made arsejries
of thrilliJigbpiranglidcs while. thousands of ,tect in. the air. Before he came
lightlyto earth the -crowd was on its feet cheerins:. . He was lifted from hia
biplane >by. fellow, aviators, , who paraded ; up. and down before the grandstand,
bearing, the-intrepfd fiier'upoh their shoulders.
,The.;immense, throng* insisted on' making a hero of Hoxsey,' demanding
.that he^walk alone up and ;down before them. They did not give him time
to doff the arctic furs'in which he", made -his record flight, but marched him
back©nd forth before, the grandstand.
\u25a0'\u25a0".. 'tWas it windy .up there?"- he was asked.
• ""It blew; so hard," replied Hoxsey, "that my machine hardly moved and
:barely,held its" own. It was. so blamed cold that more than once I thought my
carburetor was about to freeze!^
"l"made!the record because I determined to'keep on going up until 'l
passed Le Gagneux' record or the carburetor froze.
HUBERT LATHAM IN BAD WRECK
'The gale which Hoxsey and his brethren of the Wright camp, Parmalee
andv'Brookins, braved successfully, wrecked Latham's beautiful "Antoinette
• machine completely. The Frenchman was among the first of the aviator 3
'Avho; answered the starting' gun at 1 o'clock. For 2 hours and 15 minutes he
fought. the^wirid^whichjblew directly off the ocean, six miles from the aviation
;6eld; % Tlicn an^adyerse' current slapped his monoplane downward, hurled it
k into f a fence-under the brow .of the hill and threw the aviator into a gully.
-The -Frenchman relieved the fears of the thousands whp saw his fall by
'rising.itfimediately.' But- his machine -roas a tangled mass of wire and silken
('fabric. .The :motor,A\^aV t the. only part oi the machine found to be intact, and
IfLathaiir declared, thatyiavihg enough parts for three extra machines he would
flJuild 'a- new monoplane»and be in the air again before the end of themeet.
ii r T : .r "There .is: oner consolation/, he said philosophically. "I don't think they
I'caiv'rnake.me'pay. duty lon an imported machine- that's no longer in existence,
{\u25a0"aiid'then: Ixari build a new Antoinette and they can't make me pay duty on
] that ; becauseat-willibet built- in America." :
I? v The duty, was due^qn Latham's machine in a little while^ as his period of
\u25a0grace \u25a0granted^byvthe' government so he might participate in this meet had
7 CURTISS^TEAj>i^UERS ARE CAUTIOUS
.; \u25a0»'.-;.-.' None o£-the : jZu,rtiss;'machines ascended after the breeze, which was blow
ing V ls milesan hour Vat '1 o'clock, 'had'gained a velocity of 20 miles an hour,
alfew. minutes'laterV-N'Eugene^Ely was theonly member of the Curtiss team
who'essayed flightat all!/- Whenhe rose the judges announced; be could com
'petejwith.'Hoksey fb/.thc altitude record. But after going up 200 feet* he
"came downY taking his biplane back to the hangar. ""
Parmalee, driver of the i"baby" Wright, also dared the wind and attained
an altitude .of .6.625 feet- He electrified the crowd by a series of whirling
:dipsViand^then Walter-Brookins, originator of the spiral glide, went up and
iufriishd further thrills by .-exhibitions of his favorite" feat. At this time the
wind!'had attained its "highest velocity. The aeiometer in the judges' stand
spun; at- a- rate: of ,40'mUes: an hour, but the Wright men went through their
daring performance apparently with as much ease as on the? calmest May.
• According to the executive^ committee of the -aviation meet the attend
ance: today 'surpassed 1 all records 'for 'such events anywhere in the world.
Some estimates "gathered -from "railroad ; and gate officials ran as high as
82,000,- but the registers of -the .auditor in the ticket"' department showed
'75.000. . .'More: than '5,000 automobiles- were ; packed in the- grounds.
RECORD OFFICIAL _' PpHHRHBP
l ; When .the barograph: reading of Hoxsey^s Record flight had been verified,
telegraphic- certificatiohs .were, sent' ,to^Clifford 'B.Harmtm and ~J. K. Duffy,
itheTp're"sident]andii theTp're"sident]andi ; *secretary;of the National federation of the Aero Qub of
America. -^Theyj in tuhji will -certify Hoxsey.'s performance ' to foreign consuls
and thus establish feat las an v ofncial international record. -
, A;crbwd_'fully as^arge as that which .witnessed; the struggles againstithe
gale^today. is'; expected tomorrow !wheh" _Ctxrtis*s in^his 1 " 60 horsepower racer,
[vnl\ \fly.- against Parm*alee« in v the "baby" •Wright.": and Radlcy, the English
iholderiof 1 the; present" .world's speed record, in a $5,000 match race. Radley
is an* added- starter in the match race because'the Bleriot monoplane in which
;he' flies is, the/same machine in 'which he made his record of 77 miles an hour. ,
Starting 30 seconds apart, the racers will fly five times around the five,
kilometer course,* making a. total distance of !5 miles and 70 yards.'
y While' the wrecker -his Antoinette montrplane was being carried by a
score of mea .back.' to? his hangar tonight Latham talked of the fall which
; might'easily have»caused;hiv; death. **-
'. ; ..''When ; the gale started it held my machine almost motionless on every
westerly reach.-. "Then - v i\jecided to come-down, and found I could noti
:' There' was inothing:for^me! to do but fly about" until a lull would permit me
; to descend,*safely.' I had been waiting for the lull more than two hours, when ;
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CALIFORNIAN
SHATTERS
WORLD'S
RECORD
Seventy -five Thousand Persons
at Los Angeles See Aviator
Win Great Battle With
DARING BIRDAUN DESCENDS
IN THRILLING SPIRALS '
Hubert Latham's Antoinette
Monoplane Wrecked Com
pletely, but French
man Is Unhurt
FAMOUS FLIERS TO RACE
TODAY FOR $5,000 PURSE