Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1910 — Page 7

FIREMEN HURT IN BIG VICTORIA FIRE

British Columbian City Swept by Fierce Conflagration. LOSS MAY REACH $2,000,000 Fire Breaks Out in the Business District and Blazing Embers Are Carried Out Over the Bay, Endangering Ships. Victoria. B. C., Oct. 28. —Fire swept through the heart of the business section, wiping out several of the finest buildings and causing a less which is believed to be close to $2,000,000. Huge firebrands floated on the high wind, which swept toward the waterfront, and it was with great difficulty that the firemen, aided by the militia and the garrison at Work Point barracks, kept the flames from sweeping a broad path to the edge of the water. Many blazing embers were carried out over the bay, endangering the shipping in the harbor. Several unprotected pleasure yachts caught fire and burned like floating beacons. The fire started in the department store of David Spencer & Co., limited, one of the largest retail establishments in Victoria. Fanned by a high wind the flames spread with remarkable rapidity. The newly-organized fire brigade found itself unable to cope with the conflagration and the troops were ordered out. The soldiers not only aided in keeping order among the frightened crowds but manned the fire apparatus and helped the fire brigade combat the flames. No fatalities were reported, although several of the firemen were badly hurt by falling walls and many persons had narrow escapes. The district burned was in the heart of the retail section. It included all the buildings between Government and Broad streets, extending from Fort street to the alley back of Trounce avenue. In the square bounded by Broad, Fort, Government aiyl Trounce, only those buildings facing Trounce avenue escaped total destruction.

CHOLERA SUSPECTS GUARDED

Four Italians Held for Examination by State Health Commissioner. Albany, Oct. 28.—At Schenectady, two Italians, cholera suspects, were taken into custody and will be kept in quarantine until ordered released by the state health commissioner. The men arrived in this country Thursday aboard the steamship Taormina, at Philadelphia. There was a death from cholera aboard the ship coming over.

It Makes Good.

“It is said that she is a wonderfully clever talker.” “Yes, but It is not remarkable.” “Isn’t it?” “No.” “Why?” “Because it is her money that talks for her.”

We Beg

Ladies at d gentlemen, we beg you to meet Nathaniel Duncan. He will appear in the next issue of this paper. Nat Duncan is a mighty honest chan. He knows his bad points, and he confesses to the rn. He is coming to town to try to reform. See how he does it.

In Love With a Thud.

When the Fortune Hunter falls in love it is with a thud. He decided that he had to marry for money, hut he was mistaken. You want to see how he learns of real love.

Not a Defaulter.

Think of any one suspecting that the Fortune Hunter was a defaulting bank cashier! Well, he was accused of that crime, and a complex problem is presented.

Read “The Fortune Hunter.”

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AIR RECORD BROKEN BY TWO AERONAUTS

Details sf Hie Flight by Hawley and Post Hawley and Post, of the America 11, are safe; not only that, but they Have broken the world s record for dis tance travelled in a balloon. A dis patch announcing the safety of the balloonists, of whom no certain news had been heard since the start on Oct. 17, was received at the Aero club Wednesday afternoon. It was signed by Hawley and Post, and read: “St. Ambroise, Sagueny, Quebec, Oct. 26. —Landed near Peribcnka fiver, north of Lake Chflogoma. on nineteenth. Alt well; returning.” A dispatch received in New York from Montreal, Quebec, dated Oct. 27. says: • “Hawley and Post, the Ameri ca II aeronauts, arrived at 10 o’clock last night at Chicoutimi. They were in the air forty-six hours in all, and traveled approximately 1,450 miles. They landed on Wednesday of last week at Lake Dane Defallen, five miles east of Lake Petsgammo. They have left the balloon behind them in good condition. They had to sleep out in the cold night air three nights. Mr. Post, in describing the trip, said that while they had to husband their strength their hardships were inconsiderable. Alter four days’ tramping through the brush they came upon a trapper’s hut and were received hos* pitably.” When the excitement had cooled down a bit the thoughts of every one at the Aero club turned to the question, “Did they beat the Dusseldorf II?” Samuel F. Perkins, who with Pilot Hans' Gericke manned the Dusseldorf 11, led the rush for the chart room. It took some time to figure the thing out. but the club experts finally decided that the America II had landed about 75 miles ahead of the Dusseldorf 11, and that the race and world’s record was theirs. The Dusseldorf II came to earth near Kiskisink, Quebec, which is estimated to be about 1 250 miles from the starting point and was the world’s record until the America II reported. If the Aero club experts figured; the thing right, the America IPs flight was 1,325 miles in an air line from St. Louis. Later advices received atySt. Louis from Lewis Spindler, of the St. Louis Aero club, who was in charge of the search for Hawley and Post in Ontario, gives the America ll’s landing place as “About 120 miles northeast of Coocooche, Quebec.” Mr. Spdinler’s dispatch says that Coocooche, which is the point at which the Germania landed last Wednesday, is 1,185 miles from St. Louis in an air line, and that Hawley and Post’s distance is figured by him as 1,305 miles from the starting point. It doesn’t matter whether it is 1.305 or 1,325. either distance is the world’s record, which before this race had been set at 1,1.93 miles by Count Henry De La Vaulx in. a flight from Vincennes, France, to Korostichev, Russia, in 1900. While the official announcement will not be made for some time, the figuring of the Aero club people and the contestants themselves, places the leading balloons in the following order: America 11, (1); Dus*seldorf 11, (2); Germania, (3). The telegram sent from St. Ambroise by Hawley and Post shows that they cameL to earth on the same day that the Dusseldorf landed and that the difficulties of travel were so great that it took them a whole week to get back to the end of a telegraph wire St. Ambroise is not big enough to get on the map. but it is about forty miles north of Chicoutimi, where the Caguenay river steamers make their last stop northward bound. How many of those seven days were spent in an unaided struggle with the wilderness cannot be; known until Hawley and his companion send details.

BALLOON CROSSES CHANNEL

Military Dirigible Starts from Nantes, France, for Aldershot. The British balloon Morning Post crossed the English channel from Nantes, France, successfully, and passed over Brighton en route for Aldershot, where it arrived safely. The Morning Post was constructed in France and presented to the British army by the London Morning Post.

MARVIN HUGHITT RESIGNS

President cf the Northwestern ‘Railway Retires from Position. | Marvin Hughitt. president of Chicago i and Northwestern Railroad company nearly twenty-four years, has retired from that position to accept the chairmanship of the board of directors At its annual meeting the board elected William A. Gardner, former vice president, in charge of the operation of the road, and also president of the Chicago, Minneapolis and Omaha road,'to succeed him, and Richa: Aishton, formerly general manager, to be vice president; William D. Cantillon, formerly assistant general manager to he general manager; Willie E. Morse. formerly general superintendent, to be assistant general mam ager; Samuel C. Strickland, formerly assistant general superintendent, to be general , superintendent, of the lines east of the Missouri river, with the exception of the Minnesota and South Dakota divisions; Chester L. Dyke to be general superintendent of the Minnesota and South Dakota divisions. , ' •; ' ‘ ■ -:v „

Tiinrr | llHill l I FREE TRIPS TO I ! wru/ VADI/ i THE DEMOCRAT will present to Jasper County’s three most popular young ladies a grand tour of the East, including Washington, D. C„ Baltimore, Philadelphia, etc., and a magnificent outing in the greatest of all the world's most famous sight-seeing cities— Beautiful New York City The Democrat will conduct within the next few weeks a popular voting contest to determine who ..shall take this trip. Three young ladies will be sent on the entire tour absolutely free of charge to themselves. The selection will be left in the hands of the people. Hence the popularity phase. The people will determine the fortunate ones. There are no strings on this offer, no reservations, nothing to confuse, no difficult terms to comply with. Any lady of good moral character-married or single—is eligible to enter the contest and is welcome to participate—and three of them are going to win a prize that will prove the event of their lives.

Contest Rules Any young lady—married or single —of good moral character, is eligible to enter this -popular voting contest. A lady must be entered in the district in which she resides, but she may receive votes from any section of the county —or. in fact, wherever The Deynocrat circu r lates. Of course the five fortunate ones will be the five ladies who receive the highest number of votes in their own districts. To enter the contest, simply write the name on the Nomination Blank and send or bring it to this office. The count of votes will be f made twice a week and the results announced in the following issue I . of The Democrat. Contestants should enter the race at once. All those entering before Saturday night will receive a bonus of 3,000 votes to start.

DIVISION OF DISTRICTS First—Keener, Wheatfield, Walker, Gillam and Union Townships Second —Newton, Marion, Barkley and Union Townships Third —Jordan, Milroy and Carpenter Townships

NOTE—FiII out the Nomination Blank completely aj|d either bring or send it to the Democrat office. If dropped into the ballot box before Saturday night it will count as 3,000 Votes for the contestant.

SPECIAL NOTICE—In case of a tie in any Qistrict BOTH candidates will be sent on the Grand Tour

Manner of Voting '.. V * TheVe are two ways, and only two, in which people may vote for their favorite. First-—A coupon will appear in every issue of The Democrat entitling the holder to a certain npmber of votes. Cut out these coupons, place the name of your favorite upon them and mail them to this office, .or drop them in the ballot box in The Democrat officqt Second —Each subscription to the Democrat will count for votes as shown in the vote schedule. For in' stance, if a friend gives you a year’s subscription to the Twice-a-W'eek Democrat, that counts 1.000 votes for you.

VOTE SCHEDULE *■ / VOTES 1 year’s subscription, $1.50 1,000 . * 0 ." ■ • - 1 _ *-' ' - . 2 year’s subscription, 3.00 3,000 5 year’s subscription, 7.50 10,000

NOMINATION BLANK I desire to nominate the following named young lady as a contestant for Democrat's FREf TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY Name Addre55............................ District No. ........ 1