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WRIGHT BROTHER'S AIRSHIP "
GREW FROM CHILDHOOD TOY
BY JESSIE M. PARTLON.
Special Correspondence to The Press
DAYTON. 0.. Sept 21.—"My son
Wilbur wrought a greater miracle
than the invention of a heavier
than air flying machine that will
fly. He prolonged his invalid moth
er's life two years by the strength
of his great love and devotion:"
Tn accents that trembled with
suppressed feeling Bishop Milton
Wright, father of Wilbur and Or
•rtlle Wright aeroplanists. told me
this little story revealing the other
"soul side" of the elder of the two
Wright brothers, the now famous
kings of the air.
"My wife was an invalid for
many years before her death and
Wilbur nursed her with the pati
ence and tenderness of a woman.
By his watchfulness and constant
care of her he undoubtedly pro
longed her life two years beyond
the time she otherwise would have
lived."
It is a sunny, bowered little cot
tage, this home of the Wright
brothers, aviators and history mak
ers. There are no wives there to
meet them when they return from
their triumphs In France and at
Fort Myer. No sweethearts, either.
But in the pleasant home are their
nearest and dearest —a sweet sister
and an aged, proud father. Rev.
Milton Wright is a retired bishop
of the United Brethren church.
Miss Katherine Wright is a teacher
in the Steele high school here—
"little Kate," whom Wilbur Wright
reared from a child when mother
died.
Do
You
Need a
Soft
Hat?
If so start at a two
minute gait to see those
that are on sale in Went
worth's bargain basement.
They are men's and boys'
sample hats picked up at
a special price by us from
a traveling salesman, and
there are no two hats
alike. The styles are
good and the qualities are
guaranteed satisfactory.
All now on sale at 50c on
the $1.00.
Pick out the one you
want from our east show
window.
Here are a few of the
other inducements in our
bargain basement quoted
briefly:
78c.
for your choice of
a fine line of $1.25 soft
shirts, new and beautiful
patterns, and we assure a
perfect fit.
50c summer underwear
on sale at 3J C
75c summer underwear
at 49c
$12.50 summer suits at
$6.55
$17.50 summer suits at
$9.00
And this assortment In
cludes a few odd sizes
and broken lots from our
regular stock. Now you
can see why it behooves
you to come in at once.
Spokane's Greatest Men's
and Boys' Outfiters
WtINTWORTH
CLOTHING HOUSE
Entrance 709 Riverside
It seems a little strange when
learned scientists, the experts of
two governments, and such men as
Santos Dumont. Chanute aud Henri
Karman are showering praises on
the Wright brothers for what they
have accomplished, to have a slim
slip of a girl stick her chin up and
say: ''Oh, we knew they were go
ing to succeed right along!"
But this is Kate Wright. "Sister
Kate," the only woman who has
shared their lives —who has been
the sunshine of the Wright home, a
loyal and devoted "comrade" to her
two famous brothers since their
mother died, nearly 2u years ago.
The family consists of four sons
and one daughter. Reuchlin Wright,
the eldest son, is a bookkeeper
turned farmer and lives with his
wife and three children a few miles
out of Kansas City. The next sou,
Lorin Wright, is a bookkeeper,
married, has four children and lives
Just three squares from the old
Wright home in Dayton. '
Wilbur Wright, the real pioneer
of the Wright aeroplane idea,
comes next. He is about 41 years
of age, and Orville Wright, young
est of the Wright boys, is now
about 35, and "Sister Kate" is the
baby of the family.
Bishop Wright was for many
years an active worker in tlie
church. With his family of five he
moved from place to place. Thus
Wilbur Wright was educated in
many schools, finishing with the
Richmond, tnd., high school and a
year or two in college at Cedar
Rapids, la.
Orville Wright started in high
school, but never graduated.
Neither received any technical
training of any kind.
Their father sums up their main
characteristics thus:
"Wilbur is a natural inventor —
he 'sees' things and forms theories.
Orville is a patient and untiring
worker, with great talent along the
line of mechanics. Both are horn
workmen, they love work for its
own sake and not for the money it
will bring."
The rise of the two Wright hoys
from the modest proprietors of a
bicycle repair shop to world famous
aviators is a chronicle of hard work
and perseverance.
The little shop at 127 West
Third, Dayton, stands silent and de
serted. Dust lies reavy on work
benches and floor, and the torn
blinds sag on the fast locked win
dows.
Dpstairs in that deserted shop,
sandwiched between a plumbing
shop and a grocery, Wilbur and
Orville Wright built aeroplanes,
shipped them to the country at
night, and tried them out next day
without any of their neighbors be
ing the wiser.
The beginning of their airship
idea hinged on a toy. Wilbur
Wright was about 11. and Orville
between 5 and (5 when their father
brought home one day a toy called
a "bat." The technical name is
"helicoptiee."
It was constructed of cork and
bamboo covered with paper. Two
screws were driven in opposite di
rections by twisted rubber bands.
Father Wright wound up the
novel toy, released it and it flew
right across the room up to the
ceiling, where it whirled around a
few times and dropped to the floor.
Here was a marvel for two rest
less, curious boys, a bit of paper
covered bamboo that would fly!
They studied the new top and
made others like it, using news
paper and bits of pine. The ones
they made flew, but they wanted a
bis one, so thej kept enlarging the
model, and then the "bat" fell down
flat and refused to fly at all.
Still engrossed with the idea of
making something that would "fly."
the Wright hoys took to Hying
kites —and they made them, too.
Their kites were not the molly
coddle things with a tail and a bit
of string. Nut at all. they made
monsters of the air, shaped like
birds with Immense outstretched
wings, and became experts on send
ing these aeriel nightmares up, up,
up into the blue-
But all the time they were going
to school and growing up, and
thinking more about aerial flying.
Then came tue big problem—to
make a thing that would sail in the
air, and that you could sail in and
control.
Being studious, clear headed
boys, they knew others must have
tried that, they turned to
books (in aeroidrutics. Orville fell
ill with typhoid fever. During his
long, slow convalesence Wilbur
read to him and always about their
dream of Hying In the uir like a
bird.
Resolved to study the thing out
and prove to their own satisfaction
it could or could not he done, they
devoted all their spare time to tlu
study of aeronautics, even sending
to the Smithsonian institution at
Washington for pamphlets on the
subject.
Now they were earning their own
living. Wilbur clerked 111 a grocery
store, Orville ran errands. Later
they i tai led a little newspaper in
connection with a job printing
plant-—and tiny made their print-
ON THE LEFT IS WILBUR WRIGHT, WHO IS FLYING THE
AEROPLANE IN FRANCE. ON THE RIGHT IS ORVILLE WRIGHT,
WHO BROKE ALL AIR RECORDS AT FORT MYER.
ins press with their own hands. It
was a marvel, printers used to
come and look at it and hold their
sides and yell—but it did fine work.
Then, when the craze for bicycl
ing was at its height, the Wright
boys decided to start a bicycle
shop.
The bicycle shop was a success
from the start. From simply repair
ing the boys began to manufacture
bicycles. It was all done Itoycroftie,
lovingly and with minute attention
to detail. The Wright bicycles were
called the best in Dayton. Some of
them are still carrying 300 pound
business men to and from their of
fices to this very day.
All winter Wilbur and Orville
Wright made bicycles in their little
shop, and in the spring and sum
mer they sold them and made
money. And then the money went
lor material to build airships, tried
out in secret, lest their friends de-
CANNON HILL CAN'T
PAY A POLICEMAN
A large delegation of Cannon
Hill citizens appeared before the
board of public works this after
noon to support a petition bearing
60 names asking that Frank E.
Parrish, a private officer on the
hill, be made a regular and assign
ed to that district. The compensa
tion of Parrish has been by private
subscription, but some of the sub
scribers have recently dropped out.
Parrish is an applicant for a place
on the regular force and the Can
non Hill men are anxious that he
be employed at the citly's expense
and continued in that district.
Th' matter was referred to Po
!ice Comm'ssioner Wltherspoon.
ANOTHER CANDIDAME
FOR PHILLIPS' PLACE
F. E. Michaels, who lives in
Lidgerwood, is out for the position
of councilman to fill out the unex
pired term of Joe Phillips, coun
cilman from the Fifth ward, who
has been nominated for county
commissioner. Mr. Phillips has
made no announcement yet as to
when he will tender his resigna
tion.
O. B, Nelson has also been men
tioned for the vacancy.
FOR ANY CANDIDA TE THA T
STANDS FOR LOCAL OPT/OA
Anti saloon men are preparing to
invade every legislative district
where there is a chance to win,
but some districts are to be aban
doned to the "enemy," because, ac
cording to Royal W. Hammond, su
perintendent of the state league,
there is no chance to carry them.
The fight is to be nonpartisan. If
the republican does not meet the
requirements of the league, the
democratic nominee will be looked
over, and if he does not fill the bill
the socialist will have a chance to
prove that he is a good local op
tionist and get the support of the
reformers.
The list is in process of prepara
tion and will be published as soon
as the committee representing the
league is fully satisfied that it has
selected the beat available men for
support.
Mr. Raymond said he would
lcav Mie Forty-fourth district to
its fate, as none of the nominees
is exactly satisfactory to him, al
though the democrat agrees to vote
for the- submission of the question
of a prohibitory amendment to the
constitution to the voters and both
the republicans say they will stand
by the platform adopted at Spo
ikane, which incorporated a local
option plank. The Forty fifth will
cide they were quite crazy and fit
subjects for a lunatic asylum.
At the beginning of their work on
aeroplanes the Wright boys had an
agreement. They would thrash out
together all differences of opinion
and keep on talking until one or the
other had given in—and then they
would get down to business aud
make airships.
In 1903 they made their first suc
cessful flight. They had won sue
cess. ,;.
So that's all there is to the fam
ous Wright brothers' history. In
herited mechanical facility, clear
brains, clean, upright lives and lots
of hard work! These things have
given them the ability tOjjreatyze
with their hands what their minds
pictured forth long ago when a
winged toy sailed across the- dining
room and produced an idea in their
childish minds. , ..
UNTERRIFIED WILL
ORGANIZE TONIGHT
The democratic county central
committee will be organized this
evening at a meeting of precinct
committeemen at headquarters
810V£ Riverside. All committee
men are urged to be present.
Dana Childs, choice for chair
man, is trying to kick over the
traces, but an effort will be made
to induce him to serve.
SHOOTING SERIES CLOSES.
Tonight will close a second
series of championship shooting
which is being held at th? Majes
tic rifle range. Amos Hill has a
record of 47. and C. VV. Lee fol
lows with 46, open sight. The last
gun to be given away, a 30-30 Win
chester, was awarded to H. E,
Cave. Manager Keiley expects to
start club shooting in this city.
COMES UP UNBOUND.
Hardeen, the unshackled, enter
tamed a big crowd in tbe region
of the city hall at noon by jump
ing from the Stevens street bridge
into the Spokane river with his
feet shackled and his hands men
acled behind him. He came to the
surface in about a minute, swim
ming with ease and gracefulness
and hound by neither shackles or
handcuffs.
be treated by anti-saloon forces in
the same manor as the i Forty
fourth.
The latest novelties In
fall jewelry are here for
your inspection. Our prices
will pleasantly surprise
you by their lowness.
17 JEWEL ADJUSTED
WALTHAM AND ELGIN
WATCHES
$7.50
C. E. STURGES
Watchmaker, Engraver and
Jeweler
813 Riverside Aye.
Cedar Mill Wood
$2.00 LOAD WITHIN HALF
MILE OF MILL.
Johnson Shingle Co.
Phone Maxwell 1172
ATLANTIC AND CATALDO
THE- SPOKANE PRESS
HOLDUP'S VICTIM
MAY RECOVER
Nordonoff, the Bulgarian labor
er who was shot Friday night by
an unknown man while he was
riding in a boxcar on the North
ern Pacific in Montana, shows
signs of recovery today. The two
bullets which were imbedded in his
right side were removed by Dr.
Kalb Saturday and the patient
showed signs of improvement
soon afterward.
He has been able to furnish
Special Agent Hindman of the
railroad with a good description
of the would-be murderer, having
got a good look at him by the light
of the lantern he carried.
PREACHER KILLED BY
SOMETHING HE ATE
WENATCHEE, Wash., Sept. 21.
—Rev. I* R. Kufus, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, Dalles,
Ore., died here yesterday at a hos
pital following an operation per
formed after the preacher was
made deathly sick by something
he ate.
He was attending the Columbia
river conference.
Frank Anderson, alleged bur
glar, who gave Detective Goodwin
of the Northern Pacific such a
hard fight, is before Justice Mann
this afternoon on a charge of bur
glarizing the Columbia hotel.
Goodwin picked Anderson up as a
suspect. He was recognized as
fitting the description of the Co
lumbia hotel burglar. Three wit
nesses have positively identified
him. Anderson claims he was in
Trout Creek at the time of the
burglary.
Server Springborn, of Cleveland,
0., is working for a noiseless city.
If Sprinborn's plans are carried
out, milk wagons and other ve
hicles that disturb the morning
hours will have rubber tires.
"Express wagons should have
rubber tires, too." he says.
COUNCIL TOMORROW NIGHT.
The regular standing commit
tees of the city council met this
afternoon to consider all matters
referred to them on which reports
are due tomorrow night, when the
council will hold its second regu
lar session for September.
TRIED FOR BURGLARY.
TIRES FOR THE TIRED
GREAT SALE OF LOTS
MILLER'S PARK
The remarkable sale of lots in this addition still continues. The public realizes that this prop
erty is being sold for one-half of its real value and that the opportunity to acquire a home for a
•mall sum may never come again. These lots are being sold for
$10 down, $10 a month
This property is close to the new proposed O. R. & N. shops on Sprague avenue. This street
Is being paved and is the main artery to this city. Buy now. Don't delay if you expect to get
one of these lots.
I
Come up to our offices and let us take you out in an automobile. Remember, that the Traction
Co.'s car line to Opportunity runs through this tract.
CI A TED JPr QI ATFB 24-25 ZIEGLER BLOCK
uLuf\ 1 CIV OL OLi/il 1 £iIV telephone main 2110
SAY GRAFT INVESTIGATION
WILL DISRUPT UNION
That the investigation of politi
cal graft among labor men, now
going on, will result in disruption
of the present central body and
the organization of a new one, is
the prediction of J, E. McCracken,
member of the labor temple com
mittee.
McCracken said this morning
that he was willing to bet that the
investigating committee would not
get far in its work. Secretary
Corcoran of the temple committee
added that in his opinion there
was so much other unfavorable
matter which might come to light
through the continuance of tho
present investigation, that it
would probably be dropped for
that reason.
John McChesney, chairman of
the political committee who pro
voked the investigation, has been
working in conjunction with the
committee to secure evidence. He
claims that nothing has been done
that the committee will diVtlljM at
this time.
The investigation committee
met last night at til 2 Riverside
and deliberated over some evi
dence. Just what this evidence is
the members will not state.
The central body is in a state
of disruption and leaders of the
individual unions are taking sides,
some with and some against the
Investigating committee. Those
Opposed to the work of the com
mittee claim the unions acted
without power in the appointment
of a committee.
Tom Joyce, the only man the
investigating committee openly
accuses of grafting, declares that
his threatened arrest will never
he brought about. He denies that,
he made overtures to Gordon Cor
baley, who has made affidavit that
Joyce demanded fBOO to Influence
the union vote for Mcßride.
J. \V. McArthur, republican
nominee for the legislature, who
was approached by a labor leader,
returned from a hunting trip last
night, and today stated that he
told members of the investigating
committee that he was willing to
go before that body and give evi
dence against the man who offer
ed to do business with him, and
further signified his readiness to
give the same information to the
prosecuting attorney. McArthur
$50
was informed that he would be
called before the committee soon.
He refused to divulge the alleged
grafter's name before first submit
ting th facts to the committee.
THE BABY SHOW
Atkinson, Jefferson L. and Lottie,
731 Providence avenue, September
19, a girl.
Kuhlmann, William and Anna M.,
5721 Milliard street, September 19,
a girl.
Kalejake, Waina Eanglla and
Selma, ICOI Water street, Septem
ber 19, a boy.
Truman, William and Helen,
01827 Smith street, September 20,
a boy.
Ingham, Joseph and Alice, 1517
Water street, September 20, a boy.
NO LIMIT TO THIS
BRUTE'S VILLAINY
CHBHALIS, Wash., Sept. 21.—
To kill a four year old child, dis
embowel it, fill the cavity with
stolen jewelry, ship the body to
West Virginia for burial and when
an opportune time came, disinter
it and recover the plunder, was
the scheme proposed to the father,
It. KUhn, by George Wyatt, accord
ing to testimony adduced at the
trial Of Wyatt, who pleaded guilty.
The alleged suggestion was not
followed.
Wyatt was on trial for robbing
A. Toepell's store at Doty, Wash.,
in November last year. lie was
sentenced to from one to 14 years.
HE* WILL BE DELIGHTED
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 21.—
.lames Wickersham, former United
States district judge, and delegate
to congress, has received the fol
lowing dletter from Roosevelt:
"I looked forward with much
pleasure to seeing you. I have
much to talk over with you con
cerning Alaska."
A suit for the recovery on notes
and other obligations to the ex
tent of |870, was filed this morn
ing by the Review Publishing Co.
against w. w. white.
IN
and Upwards
FORAKER TO GET
OUT OF THE WAY
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 21 —
Rather than embarrass the Taft
campaign, in which he is sched
uled to speak over the country.
Senator Foraker, whose name has
been connected with alleged Ir
regular transactions with Stand
ard Oil by W. R. Hearst, has re
quested that his name be canceled
by the national speakers' bureau.
He has stated that at the proper
time he will make a speech in
which he will answer all tho
charges brought by Hearst.
While Taft has not expressed
himself in the matter publicly,
this plan is the apparent myiUsjaf
a conference between Senator
Dick and Mr. Taft.
WILL COMPLETE LONG
TUNNEL TOMORRROW
BUTTR, Mont., Sept. 21.—0n
September 22 the contractors hope
to have the half mile tunnel at
the summit of the divide on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad ready for the passage of
trains.
Theh tunnel has been building
for two years, lacking about, three
months, and is now a solid con
crete tube nearly half a mile
long. As soon as the last rails
are laid the trains will be moved
through the bore.
Last day of the shooting
contest at the
MAJESTIC
RIFLE RANGE
Don't fail to see the popular
Remington Auto Loading Rifle
which will be given away to
the best marksman.
TO-NIGHT
Majestic Rifle Range
Opposite Hotel Victoria,
607 First
Look for the Sign.