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MARCH 28, 1913 Luton's Challenge and Its Rejection Matter Of National Interest GREAT excitement prevailed in yachting circles and the Amer ican public at large was deep ly interested when the recent challenge by Sir Thomas Lipton for a fourth chance to contest for the Amer ica's cup was received. When the New York Yacht club courteously rejected this challenge, naming objections to the conditions stipulated by the Irish baronet, a wave of disappointment was felt But it was quickly learned that pos sibilities of another great international vacht race after the ten years lapse ere far from gone. An unidentified yachtsman of England, it was gos siped, would surely challenge for a contest against the victorious Ameri can club. The rumor also had it that Sir Thom as Liptou had in mind the possible challenge by this unnamed yachtsmau when he himself startled America with his offer to race. It was his purpose, go the rumor said, to head off the other yachtsman. This rumor is at variauce with a statement by Sir Thomas when he is sued his challenge. "1 think that now Is the time for another contest," he said. "It has been ten years since the last one, aud I think it is for the good of the sport both in America and England that a contest should be ar ranged. Had any one come along in the interval 1 should have been pleased to assist all 1 could; but, seeing that no one offered to race, I thought Great Britain should have another try." Al together the baronet expressed unself ishness toward the possible success of any other challenger. The terms on which Sir Thomas, through the Royal Ulster Yacht club, offered to make the race and which the New York Yacht club found ob jectionable named seventy-five feet along the water line as the length of the challenger and defender. The American club by a unanimous vote of forty yacht owners asserted it would lower the dignity of the club to restrict the size of the yachts. Ac- Photos by American Press Association. 's THOMAS LIPTON AND THE SHAH KOCK in. cording to the deed of gift governing the cup races, tbe yachts may be of any length between sixty-five feet and ninety feet on the water line. Sir Thomas sent a similar challenge In 1907 through the Royal Irish Yacht club, naming a yacht of eighty feet in length. Sir Thomas has always objected strenuously to the rule requiring that the challenging yacht traverse the ocean under its own sail. He contend ed that such a voyage was hazarding the lives of the sailors because of the frailness of the racing vessel and was seriously harmful to the yacht. He contended that the great sea waves invariably knocked the racing lines of tbe vessel out of true. Speakiug of tbe dangers of the trip, be said: My designer, Charles E. Nicholsou o Gosport England, holds out good ope of success without risking the ves of the crew of the yacht while crossiug the ocean, which always has the danger with the kind of boats necessary to build under the deed of Prt Had the designer not assured ®e of the perfect safety of the men urine the crossing ] should not have considered the idea of challenging for 'be cup." §'• Thomas added that it was njpes *ary to (, ff the race until 1914. as h m° U ta!ie hiin a " that time to '!' h ' s yacht and get ready. He alth * he Sai(l * * n ( ' art ' 'd two yachts, oujrh it was possible he would use e itieserit Shamrock IV., which had ra< D s p en ° nt e iffht. international (jpjf 8 , w hich she had competed in m _' n - v last season and twenty-three °«t of thirty 1,,0al races. Is fh. e cetle!il ' impression in America .n/Vr of t,le chief reasons for the w-i« " T ln p hallengiug by Upton Don h 6 t0 " le he. iu com -1 raohtsmon in England, ear,.,hi D(> designer whom he thought •enirp * k f° r Elding !| successful chal- NiohrTi ° r tl)e C,, P until Charles E. 'Uatif, S, tl °' *' os Port made his rep- JJw tUta year with Istria and Na which Sfria is a flfteeD meter boat sbuwin Svs . e ' )t "'e waters last season. tW(> Qtv.'th erself fasf cr than even the tv ree me ter bouts of the Sham- MORGAN DEFEATED AT LUXOR. Financier Wanted Carriage In Egypt. Invalid Chair Offered Him. An interesting report has come out of the romantic region of Luxor, Egypt, with reference to the recent visit and embarrassing experience of J. Pierpout Morgan in that town. Mr. Morgan, as it has been pretty widely announced, had been seriously ill. When he reached Luxor the various Wall street captains of industry and a lot of newspapers were figuratively Jumping sidewise with alarm over the financier's illness. It was feared a great panic would ensue incidentally with the expected death of Morgan. This alarm after much wirelessing and telegraphing with Egypt and Rome was at last quieted, aud Mr. Morgan's party were permitted to get out of the news zone. According to the latest story. Mr. Morgan one day sent word to the chief AVENUE OF SPHINXES AT LUXOB. officials of Luxor that he would like to drive around through the ruins of the Karnek temples and up the avenue of sphinxes. He thought that was a petty little formality and that he could go right ahead. He was mis taken. Along came word that the keeper of the temples must forbid him from driving about the scenes. Mr. Morgan's secretary protested that the former w r as very ill and could not walk any distance. "Use an invalid chair," was the suggestion made to the secre tary. That left Mr. Morgan in a quan dary. He realized that if he were seen navigating round Luxor in an invalid chair the report would be flashed all over the world that he was in his death sickness. This would have made a wild panic. Just what the financier said is not reported, but he didn't usf the invalid chair. SHELL SNAPPED IN FLIGHT. Camera Catches Projectile a« It Leaves Mouth of Cannon. Just as evidence that the camera Is quicker than the eye, here Is a picture of a projectile snapped while it was in flight from the mouth of the cannon. This remarkable photograph was taken at Fort Monroe. Va., during target practice. The camera was adjusted by an electric connection with the gun, so that when the projectile was discharg ed the camera snapped synchronously, catching the puff of smoke and the deadly missile. One can see the projectile just at the edge of the smoke cloud in the picture Fort Monroe is a point of great mill tary interest It Is manned with man; Photo by United States Journal of Artil lery. SNAPSHOT SHOWING PKOJECTILE IN FLIGHT. bit? guns, and great feats of marksman ship are registered at every target practice there. Secretary of War Lind ley M Garrison was reported recentlj to be preparing for a visit to the fort to become acquainted with war equip meut affairs The photographers who accomplished the feat of snapping the projectile in flight are regularly enlisted men who have lieen trained as specialists In pho tography The United States coast ar tillery service has a fine department of specialists in this and the similar de [tartmeut of art. The photographic work Is used extensively. THE KENNEWICK COURIER, KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON ASKS LOWER PRICE ON GIBBON GUT-OFF Northern Pacific Postpones Action on New Stretch of Track Indefinitely People along the line of the pro posed Northern Pacific cutoff be tween Grand view and Gibbon are reported to be deeply disappointed by the announcement that the com pany has indefinitely postponed plans for building this stretch of track. No definite information has been secured, so far as is known here, for the sudden change in plans. Nelson Rich of Prosser is stated to have been the low bidder on the work. Some time following sub mission of bids Rich was asked by the company if he could not reduce his figures. He found this impos sible and soon afterward announce ment was made that work had been postponed. This state of affairs has led to the conclusion that the company found the construction would cost more than it expected, and that the com pany is not anxious to build the cut-off at this time unless it can get the work done at a low figure. FIND $40 IN KENNEWICK JAIL, IS THEIR STORY Charles Stewart Has Unique Defense When Charged With Stealing Cash from Friend Charles Stewart was arrested Wednesday night for taking $20 from the pocket of Jack Donovan. This, however, is not the remark able part of the story. Neither is the fact that Charles admitted tak ing the $20. The really interesting feature is Charles story of fthy he took the $20. On last Saturday night, according to Charles, he and Jack were in the jail at Kennewick as sleepers. When they went to bed they found four $10 bills concealed in the jail, which they took away the next morning. Charles contended that half of the $40 should be his and he took the $20 out of Donovan's pocket to o quare his account. Donovan admitted that he was awake when Stewart abstracted the $20, but said tbat he remonstrated orally with Mr. Stewart, which he constituted an able defense. Stewart was taken to the prosecuting at torney, who declined to prosecute, as the case would not be more than one of petit Ja ceny. The c ise was given a hearing in police court yes terday afternoon and Stewart was released by the judge with a warn ir.g to leave the city.—Yakima Re public. PROGRAM FOR WATER WAYS CONVENTION The tentative program for the fourth annual convention of the Columbia and Snake River Water ways Association to be held at Pen dleton, Oregon, April 14-15, has been prepared by the officers of the association, and is published here with. The order of the addresses may be varied somewhat, but the whole program will be carried out practically as announced. April 14, 2 p. m. —Meeting of Board of Directors, to be followed by ses sion of convention and annual ad dress of President W. D. Lyman, of Walla Walla, on "Achievements of the Association." Evening session, 7:10 —"Some of the Work of the I*. S. Reclamation Service in the Northwest States," (illustrated by stereopticon) by E. (x. Hopson, Supervising Engineer, Portland. April 15, i) a. m. to 11 p. m., Sessions of Convention with ad dresses as follows: "Astoria, Lewiston and Priest Rapids," by Judge J. <2. Bowl by, of Astoria. "The Auto Truck and River Traf sic," —to be assigned. "Hard Suiface Highways a« Ac- cessories to River Freighting," by Judge Mariner, of Blalock. "The Celilo Canal, Its Status and its Future," by Major J. J. Morrow, U. S. Engineer. "The Federal Government; Its Work and Duty in the Development of Interior Waterways," by Jos. N. Teal, of Portland. "The Past and Future of Snake River Navigation," by R. C. Beach of Lewiston. "The Actual Benefits of Open and Improved Rivers," by Capt. W. P. Gray, of Pasco. "The History and Future of Co lumbia River Navigation," by Ex- Governor Z. F. 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